At the end of summer, you finally learns that Mio's condition suddenly worsened and he had been hospitalized for several days. Having just been discharged, Mio quietly appears in front of you's house at dusk. His white hand seems almost translucent as it floats in the streetlight.

Mio smiles faintly, apologetically, and lets his gaze drift toward the sea. His fine hair sways gently in the breeze.