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After absorbing what just happened, Ryoma wiped his tears, get down the stage, bow down to his music teacher and said, "Sorry for the mess!" after that he ran towards the changing room and the tennis court for his afternoon practice.
During the practice everyone had this 'weird' look on Ryoma. But he disregards them all. He just concentrates to his practice. And never think about what had just happened during the music class.
After the afternoon practice, the routine was still the same.
"Hey, Ryoma how about a hamburger?" Momoshiro–sempai asked Ryoma. "Okay! It is your turn now!" Ryoma replied with a smirk "Huh? Oh… Okay…okay!" Momo replied ("Men, I can't believe that this Ryoma and the Ryoma inside the auditorium just awhile ago are the same!") Momo thought. "Hey! Are you two going for a hamburger?" Kikumaru-sempai asked "Yup!" Momoshiro replied "Can I go with you? It's been a long time since I ate a hamburger, so I wanted to go with you." "I want to go too!" Oishi-sempai said "I want to go too!" Fuji-sempai said. It continued until it ends up all the regulars wanted to eat hamburger too!
While they are eating, all of them talk a lot but nobody dared to talk about what just happened in the auditorium. Ryoma stayed silent just as usual. But, he can sense that everyone was avoiding the topic.
"Do I still look the same?" Ryoma suddenly asked all of his sempai. Everyone stopped talking, they remained silent, they don't know what else to say. "Did I look crazy on stage?" Ryoma asked again. "It's better if you tell and ask me all the things you wanted to tell or ask me right now, than to hide it from me. I'll forget this day tomorrow and act as if this day never existed." Ryoma continued. A long silence continued.
"Ryoma? When do you start playing the piano?" Kikumaru asked first "Since I'm 3 years old!" Ryoma replied "Did you intended to hide this fact from us?" Kawamura asked next "Yes!" Ryoma answered "Why are you crying when you played the piano?" Kaidoh asked "Because I failed my promise not to play the piano again." The interrogation continued and the questions are getting more difficult for Ryoma to answer.
Q: "Why do you promise yourself not to play the piano again?"
A: "I'm trying to forget someone!"
Q: "Who is that someone?"
A: "Yuki."
Q: "Who is she?"
A: "My twin sister!"
Q: "You had a twin sister?"
A: "Yes!"
Q: "Where is she now?"
A: "She died almost year ago 1 day before our birthday."
Q: "I'm sorry."
A: "It's okay"
Q: "How did she die?"
A: "She went inside a collapsing stadium during a sudden earthquake to look for the necklace I give her."
Q: "Are you blaming yourself for her death?"
A: "Yes!"
Q: "Is that the reason why you migrated?"
A: "Yes!"
Q: "Is it okay if I take down this data?"
A: "Yes!"
Q: "Is that the reason why you rarely smile?"
A: "No!"
Q: "Why did you suddenly broke your promise and played the piano?"
A: "I don't know."
Q: "Do you consider tennis as your way to forget about her?"
A: "No!"
Everyone was now silent until Momoshiro asked a question, "Do you really believe that forgetting is the key?" Unlike the previous questions, Ryoma was kind of confused of what to answer. "Yes!" Ryoma finally managed to answer.
After all the questions were answered Ryoma said something. "The reason why I never tell anyone about this is because I don't want anyone to pity or feel sorry for me. So please don't feel sorry for me. I'm trying to move on. I'll be okay, so don't worry about me!"
They are finally walking home. Though everyone remained silent, all the doubts are obviously gone. Ryoma ca tell that everything is back to normal. And he is very happy about it.
When Ryoma entered the house:
"How's the day Ryoma?" Nanako greeted him "I played the piano during my music class." Everyone fell silent. "Don't worry, I'll get rid of this day tomorrow." Ryoma continued. Then, walk upstairs towards the bathroom for a salt bath. After that he changes into his sleeping clothes and lay down on his bed.
20 minuets had passed but he still cannot sleep since he still cannot get rid of his memory about this day. Even though he had been doing this for almost a year now, he's still not used to it. ("What do you want me to do Yuki? Why do you like me to go back to the start? Do you want me to remember that day, the day you die? Do you want me open up my heart again? How did you know that I'll never reach the end? Why don't you answer me, so I'll have a reason to do those things! Tell me the reason, make me understand!") All those thoughts are running inside Ryoma's head the whole night. He do not know what happened next, he just find himself crying again. He cannot stop his tears from falling. ("it's true that the reason why I never tell anyone about my past is because I don't want anyone to pity or feel sorry for me. But they don't know why I don't want anyone to pity or feel sorry for me. It's because all I fell for my self now is pity, and I think its great enough for me to endure. I can't take any pity from anyone else anymore. The pity I feel for my self is enough.") Ryoma can't do anything but to hope that everything will turn out the same the next day.
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