Volume 7 - CH 6

“Wow! It’s so beautiful!”

After the sun went down.

Arisa said happily as she took a video of the illuminated parade with her cell phone.

“Yes, it’s true. So cute.”

Yuzuru also said this as he watched Arisa jump up and down with excitement.

To put it bluntly, Yuzuru was not as interested in this kind of illumination or parade as Arisa was.

But just seeing his fiancée looking so happy was enough to satisfy him.

The fun time flew by and the parade was over.

The closing time of the park was approaching.

“Hmm… it’s a little too shaky, isn’t it?”

Arisa raised a reluctant voice as she checked her phone.

The video was not very clean, probably because she jumped up and down in excitement during the filming.

“As long as it’s etched in your mind, that’s all that matters, isn’t it?”

Rather than being so desperate to shoot that one could not enjoy it, it would be better to enjoy it to the extent that one could not shoot it well.

“That’s true… but I should have taken some pictures, though.”

“I did take some pictures instead.”

“Really?”

Yuzuru nodded at Arisa’s question and showed his cell phone screen.

There it showed Arisa, cell phone in hand, jumping up and down with a beaming smile on her face.

“I, I made a face like that…”

“You look cute. I’m thinking of using it for my home screen.”

“Please don’t ever do that.”

In response to Yuzuru’s half-joking words, Arisa said in a low voice and then glared at Yuzuru.　

While Yuzuru thought she looked cute in the picture, Arisa seemed dissatisfied with her face and expression.

It was probably because she was not smiling with the intention of being photographed.

“In the first place, you didn’t capture much of the parade, which is the important thing, did you?”

“What’s important is the memories, isn’t it?　The proof that you were here is more important.”

“Then why didn’t you include yourself in the picture, Yuzuru-san?”

“…that’s, well. true.”

Of course, the two of them had taken many two-shot photos in this amusement park.

But they didn’t get a picture of the illumination and the parade they just saw.

“Then let’s take a proper picture next time, shall we?”

“Next time… I guess so!”

Yuzuru’s words made Arisa put on a happy expression on her face.

Then she looked a little sad.

“…So, I guess we should go home for the day.”

“I guess so. It’s not good if it’s too late. Let’s buy some souvenirs and go home.”

The couple headed home with reluctant steps.

The two arrived in front of Arisa’s house, and it was already late at night.

“Thank you for today. I had a lot of fun.”

Arisa bowed slightly in front of Yuzuru.

This time, it was mainly Yuzuru who planned the date at the amusement park and made the reservation.

Of course, they paid for the entrance fee and accommodation together.

“No, I had fun, too. It was thanks to you.”

As high school students, they seldom have the opportunity to visit amusement parks.

For Yuzuru, it had been several years since he had been there with his family.

If it weren’t for Arisa, Yuzuru wouldn’t have had the desire to go.

She gave him the opportunity to enjoy the amusement park.

“I am glad to hear you say so… I want to go again next year. Maybe in the summer this time.”

“That’s a good idea.”

Winter and summer would be different in terms of enjoyment and the events that could be seen.

The whole atmosphere of the amusement park would be very different.

“…And maybe next time we can go to the west.”

“West, huh? Ah! I see, that’s good too. I’ve never been there!”

“Let’s find opportunities and go to various places.”

There will be many opportunities.

Yuzuru said this to himself.

This time, Yuzuru had a slight regret.

That was…

(we could have had a little more couples-like fun…)

In a romantic atmosphere, a sweet kiss.

He didn’t get to experience much of that.

The only kiss he got was a ‘good night’ before going to bed.

(Arisa was more childlike than I expected.) 

Yuzuru chuckled as he recalled Arisa’s excitement at the amusement park.

He was taken aback by her childish enjoyment of the amusement park.

Of course, Yuzuru felt that he had seen a good thing.

Yuzuru was satisfied just to see a jubilant, happy Arisa.

Out of a perfect score of one hundred, the date was a hundred and twenty points.

But at the same time, it was a little different from what he was looking for or expecting.

“…Yuzuru-san?”

“Eh? Ah, sorry. Um… did you say something?”

Before he knew it, Arisa was approaching him.

She was staring at Yuzuru with an upturned eye.

“No, I didn’t say anything…”

When Yuzuru asked her back, Arisa blushed slightly and looked away shyly.

She then looked at Yuzuru as if she had changed her mind, and put her hands on his shoulders.

“A-Ari…”

“Nm~”

The next thing he knew, Yuzuru’s lips were sealed by Arisa.

After about five seconds of prolonged kissing, Arisa slowly removed her lips from Yuzuru’s.

Then she took three steps backward and turned on her heel.

“See you tomorrow.”

“Y-yeah! See you tomorrow.”

Arisa went inside the house as if to escape.

Yuzuru, who was left behind, touched his lips.

Arisa’s warmth was still there.

“…maybe Arisa was a little frustrated too?”

This time it was longer than the usual ‘good-bye’.

The reason must have been that Arisa felt the same way as he did.

Yuzuru arrived home, hoping that was the case.

TN: And the amusement park date is finally over…