"So—" Hanamaru Hanabi laughed on his shoulder.
"So what?"
"So, Sakura, you should also blend this emotion into your book. When you truly like them, no matter how others see them, in your heart, they are still alive."
"Do you understand, Sakura? You have to love this book you created just like you love Hanabi."
While he was thinking, Hanamaru Hanabi cuddled up against his face, "Even if they don't exist... you have to treat them as if they do."
Strange.
Sakura Uesugi had a feeling that this line sounded oddly out of place in her words, as if she wasn't talking about characters in a novel but about herself.
Sakura Uesugi turned his head to meet her gaze, locking eyes with her.
"Don't exist... what does it mean?"
Hanamaru Hanabi stood in front of him with hands behind her back, smiling, "Sakura, you're so smart, you can guess the meaning."
"Hanabi, you're... not going to disappear, are you?"
"Of course not. Hanabi keeps her promises, always by Sakura's side."
