Volume 1 - CH 31

After that, Yuzuru bought some takoyaki and Arisa bought some candied grapes.

Unlike the candied apples, the candied grapes were a big hit with Arisa because they were small and easy to eat.

“What should we eat next?　I think it’s time for something sweet. ……”

“Oh, goldfish scooping. ……”

Arisa raised a small voice.

She stopped and stared at the stall.

“Do you want to try it?”

“Yes, ……, but I’ve never done it before. It’s difficult, isn’t it?”

“Everything is a challenge, right?”

He encouraged her, but she seemed to be lost in thought.

Huh?　Yuzuru thought that if she wanted to do it, she should do it, but he soon got the point.

“If you can’t keep it, we’ll just take it to my home. Don’t worry about it.”

“You don’t mind?”

“We have a pond and the goldfish I caught in the past are still swimming there.”

“We have a pond. And the goldfish I caught in the past are still swimming there.

The goldfish in the goldfish scoop game may be of poor quality, to begin with, or they may be stressed out from being chased around, so they die easily.

However, the goldfish that have overcome this tendency is very stubborn.

They can live for more than ten years without hesitation.

Yuzuru took Arisa, who was relieved to hear that Yuzuru would take care of the goldfish, and went to the stall.

At first, the owner of the stall smiled and said, “Welcome,” as if he had a new customer, but when he found out that it was Yuzuru, he frowned.

“Geez!　It’s the brother from Takasegawa!　I’ve already told you that siblings are not allowed in here!”

The owner of the other stall was very friendly to Yuzuru, so this stall owner’s attitude was surprising to Arisa.

She looked up at Yuzuru with a surprised expression.

“…… What did you do?”

”I overfished the goldfish a long time ago.”

“How many goldfish did you catch?”

“How many you ask? – Fifty, including my sisters.”

“That’s cruel.”

Now that he thought about it, he was about to destroy the store.

However, Yuzuru and Ayumi were very young at the time.

Incidentally, Yuzuru’s father later paid for the goldfish, so it didn’t go out of business.

“Well, ….. It’s not me who will scoop them up, it’s her.”

Yuzuru said and patted Arisa on the shoulder.

Arisa bowed to him.

The owner of the store was surprised and widened his eyes.

“Wow, ……, that’s quite a pretty girl. I’d like to say that I’d welcome such a lovely girl ……, but I don’t suppose she’s an expert goldfish scooper, is she?”

“She has no experience in scooping goldfish.”

“…… FIne then.”

For the time being, he seemed to be convinced.

The shopkeeper gave Arisa a bowl and a poi in exchange for money. (TN: Poi: the scooper)

Arisa rolled up her arms and dunked her poi into the water with a nervous look on her face.

Then she pulled it up on the goldfish, but ……

The paper was torn.

“Mmm …… It is difficult. Are you sure you can scoop it up with this paper?”

“Your boyfriend and his sister almost destroyed our house with that paper.”

The owner of the store said pleasantly.

Probably because he realized that Arisa was a real inexperienced person.

From his point of view, she was a good duck.

However, they cannot afford to waste too much money.

“I want to show her how it’s done, so will you let me do it? I’ll pay you.”

“No, Not you.”

“I will return what I scoop up. Also, I won’t do anything to weaken them by overfishing. I want to show this girl(friend) a cool side, you know…….. Please help me.”

“…… Can’t help it then.”

He’s a good guy at heart, so when Yuzuru brought up the idea of the girlfriend, he was easily won over.

However, the word “girl” here is a synonym for Yukishiro Arisa and does not mean girlfriend.

So Yuzuru was not lying.

(TN: The word “Kanojo” in Japanese can mean ‘girl’ or ‘girlfriend’ depending on the situation. Here Yuzuru used it to deceive the shopkeeper. It’s lost in translation)

Yuzuru took the poi and began to lecture Arisa.

“If you lift it up and down vertically, the paper will tear. So drain the water and move it at an angle when you pull it up or put it in.”

If possible, one should try not to put the tail on it, but it seems impossible for a beginner like Arisa, so he taught her from the first rudiments.

Then she tried practicing with one or two of them in front of her.

“Shall we try it together?”

“Yes.”

Letting Arisa hold the poi, Yuzuru went behind her.

He grasped her hand and moved it slowly to scoop up the goldfish.

When it was the third one,

“By the way, do I have to let these go too?”

“Of course .”

That’s what the shopkeeper told him, so he released the three goldfish back.

Then he got a new poi and gave it to Arisa.

“Try it.”

“Yes….”

Holding the poi with a more serious expression than usual, she slowly approached the goldfish.

The target was the ones that came up close to the surface.　

She dipped the poi under the goldfish and scooped it up.

The goldfish were placed on the paper.

Yuzuru quickly pulled out a bowl, and Arisa placed the goldfish in it.

” I did it, I did it!”

Arisa was beaming with joy.

She was in a good mood and was smiling happily.

She is beautiful and pretty enough in her normal state, but when she smiles……, she looks much more attractive than usual.

This is a fact that only Yuzuru knows.

“You did it. As expected of Yukishiro.”

Yuzuru patted Arisa on the shoulder.

Normally, he wouldn’t be so careless as to touch her body, but today he was in the mood for it and let himself be carried away.

–In the meantime, Arisa was not particularly bothered and smiled happily.

“Hurry up and do it, will you?”

However, the shopkeeper’s blunt words as he turned away brought him back to himself.

Arisa’s cheeks blushed slightly, and Yuzuru also looked at the goldfish out of awkwardness.

Then she scooped up three goldfish, bringing her total to five.

It was a great achievement for her first time.