CH 61

“It is pretty close.”

We took the train and then walked to the aquarium, which took about 20 minutes.

“Uwa~, it’s pretty big…” Kaede exclaimed,

“Don’t run too fast, okay?” I said,

“I-I’m not that kind of a kid!”

“Is that really true?

“It’s true.”

When I teased her, she turned away with a sullen expression on her face, which was also adorable.

I then stroked Kaede’s head to get her in a good mood.

“It’s not enough just to pat me on the head, you know.”

“You don’t seem to mind it, though”

“I-I’ll make a special exception for today.”

“Haha, thank you.”

While I was doing that, Takuto called out to us, so I immediately headed towards him.

“Here are the tickets for both of you.”

“Ah, thank you.”

“Thank you.”

Takuto was holding two tickets, one for himself and one for Chinatsu, and was scurrying around the area.

“Huh? Where’s Chi?”

“Chinatsu-san.. um, if it’s Chinatsu-san.”

I looked at Kaede’s back and saw Chinatsu using Kaede’s back as a shield to keep Takuto from finding her.

I was a little bit taken aback that she would go that far to avoid making eye contact with Takuto.

One of the reasons might be that Me and Kaede have never fought.

“Chi, I know”

“…What are you talking about?”

“That is, hiding behind Kaede-san’s back.”

Maybe she gave up, Chinatsu stopped hiding behind Kaede’s back, looked down and left without showing her face.

“Chi, look up or I won’t give you the ticket.”

“Uu~, a-alright”

Saying that, Chinatsu looked up and stared at Takuto’s face.

“W-What? Hurry up.”

“Ah, sorry. You’re so cute, I was just admiring you.”

“Wha!… shut up.”

Chinatsu said so and punched Takuto in the side. But it was a soft punch.

(Cat punch is more powerful)

“What a nice mood those two are in, don’t you think?”

“Well, if that’s the case, they might be able to make up soon.”

“Chinatsu-san seems very happy.”

“It’s not like I don’t get what Takuto is saying.”

“Eh? Ren-kun, you are also fawning over Chinatsu-san? C-Certainly, she’s cute? She’s cute but…”

(What a weird misunderstanding she is making, no?)

“I mean fawning over you, Kaede”

“I see… E-Eh!?”

“Come on, let’s not talk about this, let’s go inside.”

With that said, I ended that conversation and went into the aquarium with Takuto and the others.

Inside were not only various fish, but also penguins and seals.

“Look at that! It’s a penguin!”

“Yeah, they’re so cute.”

“Right~”

“Oh, is the keeper going to feed them?”

A keeper was giving the penguins the fish from a bucket.

“T-They are swallowing whole…”

“Y-Yeah. Is that really okay? Won’t he choke on his food?”

“But they’re so cute when they’re eating,”

“Since a moment ago, all you’ve said is how cute they are, Ren-kun.”

Then she looked at me and I couldn’t tell if she was stunned or jealous of the penguins.

“It’s okay, this is just healing, there is no romantic feeling.”

“You don’t think I’m healing you?”

“Why would you say that? … That’s not true. You heal me all the time.”

“There will be a punishment of pampering when we get back home.”

(Guh… I don’t like it because I want to take it…)

“What’s that? That’s a little scary.”

“I’ll spoil you very, very much. I will not be outdone by a penguin.”

“You don’t have to be so uptight….”

I followed behind Kaede, who was walking ahead of me. Takuto and Chinatsu followed behind us, little by little, but with a better atmosphere than before.

I felt that the reconciliation of the two was going in the right direction.