CH 43

Chapter 43 "What the Couples are Doing"

――When we arrived at the amusement park which had a Brazilian theme, we were riding around rides that Aki wanted to ride.

Unlike a certain theme park where mouse characters were famous and a certain theme park whose attraction was a big hit movie of magic school, in the amusement park we went to we didn’t have to wait much for our turn.

Thanks to that, We were able to enjoy the rides without spending much time.

At first we rode a coffee cup and then a merry-go-round.

To be honest, I thought that her choices were childish, but I didn't say anything because Aki seemed to be having fun.

I wanted to see the smile on her face as she enjoyed the ride more.

With that in mind, I found something fun to ride, a two-seater bicycle on a roller coaster track and invited Aki to ride with me.

I felt that Aki's expression was tense for a second, but the next moment she was smiling, so I thought it was my imagination and went on with the ride.

Then-on the way, Aki was about to cry.

The attraction was to pedal a bicycle at a height of 16 meters above the ground, and there were no walls or supports, and we could see the whole scenery below.

TL : ( here is a reference for the ride : https://youtu.be/Gw-Xu9ChkMg )

Aki stopped in between and couldn't ride his bicycle, and the next customer came right there from behind, so I had to hurry.

I knew Aki wasn’t good at roller coasters, but I didn't think that she was bad at such rides either.

She was so terrified that I decided not to ride any such rides with Aki again.

Speaking of which, this amusement park consisted of a normal roller coaster, a roller coaster that moved backwards, and a roller coaster that was ridden in a standing position. 

I had never rode anything other than a normal roller coaster, so I was honestly interested in the other two roller coasters.

If I had asked Aki to go on one, she would have probably followed me even though she would be scared, so I thought to bring Akira along next time and give it a try.

( Or maybe Miyu-sensei )

She was probably a roller coaster lover, and it would be convenient to travel by car.

On the contrary, Charlotte and others may be better off.

Surprisingly, Charlotte seems to be able to go, but it seems that Emma can't ride due to height restrictions and makes her feel lonely.

On the other hand, Charlotte might not want to ride it.

I thought so because even if Charlotte was fine with such rides, but due to height limitations, Emma wouldn’t be able to ride with her, and she couldn’t leave Emma alone.

"--Senpai, I feel like you are outcasting me..."

While I was wondering who to take with me, Aki, who was sulking, picked up the sleeve of my clothes.

I can’t say I was outcasting her, but I certainly was certainly thinking about something similar.

"It's just your imagination. Let's take a break."

I decided to divert the topic, because Aki would have become even more sulky if I had admitted it honestly.

She was probably tired from the morning's walk, so she nodded her head and went with me towards the bench..

As we got to the bench, I sat down with Aki and started looking for a food stall nearby.

"What's up?"

"Oh, I'm thinking of buying something to eat and drink. You’re hungry, right?"

"If so, I’ll also come along."

"No, I'll buy it by myself, so Aki should rest."

"But ..."

"Its okay, Sometimes you should leave it it to your senpai."

"......... You’re always spoiling me ..."

When I asked her to leave it to me, Aki turned down and muttered something.

I couldn't hear it because her voice was too low.

"Then I'll leave it to you, senpai."

"Ahh"

I nodded to Aki's words, And went looking for a food stall.

――But it can't be too late.

She may be picked on if left alone.

It was unlikely that Aki would follow a man she doesn't know, but she would be scared.

So I hurriedly searched for a food stall and bought my own lunch and Aki's lunch.

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"Sorry for the wait, Aki"

With our meal in my hands, I called out to Aki, who was sitting on the bench and looking at the playing children.

It seemed that I wasn't picked on during the time when I was away.

"Thank you. How much was it?"

"No, it's fine. It's my treat today."

“…………”

When I said it was a treat, Aki stared at me

with a mysterious look.

(　What happened ? )

"what up?"

"Today's senpai ... is too kind. Are you hiding

any blunder you committed ...?"

"Hey, what kind of image do you have of me in your mind..."

I glared at Aki, who was fooling around with me.

Then Aki laughed happily.

"After all, it was my usual senpai."

"... Are you stupid?"

"No! I'm just telling the facts!"

"Why don't you at least do something about that grinning face before you say it?"

I sighed at Aki, who was laughing happily as It was clear enough that she was just trying to make fun of me.

Maybe because we were at an amusement park, Aki was very excited.

Sometimes she got carried away but she never went overboard.

(...... Well, it's okay if she’s having fun …)

I sat down next to Aki and handed over the hot dog and juice I had bought.

"... Senpai ? I understand hot dogs, but why am I the only one with fruit juice ...?"

Aki, who was given the fruit juice, stared at the fruit juice in her hand and asked me.

By the way, I usually drank melon soda.

"I thought you would be happy"

"Isn't senpai treating me as a child too much? ... Well, I'm happy though ..."

Despite what she said, Aki's eyes are full of curiosity.

Surprisingly, Aki was the type who got interested in strange things and made a move.

The moment I found it at the food stall, I thought “this is it”, and apparently my choice was good.

――But after a few seconds, I regretted buying the juice.

"This comes with two straws ... do you wanna try it too?"

Aki started drinking the juice, and stopped after a while and offered it to me.

When I bought it, it had two straws for some reason

If this happens, it might have been better to have one straw, even if it was unreasonable.

I don't know why, but Aki was looking at me with expectant eyes.

"No, I don't need it because I have myself."

"But this is too much for me to drink alone. It would be helpful if senpai also drank it ..."

"... Then, leave as much as you can't drink. I'll drink the excess."

"... Isn’t it ideal to drink together like this? Look around."

I looked around at Aki's words, and saw that there were couples sitting on the benches around us, all holding the same juice.

(  Aki doesn’t seem to be exaggerating.

But-this is probably because the people around us are couples.

This isn’t something we should do when we're not even dating . )

"Drink it alone. I can't hear that kind of request."

Even though I wanted to let Aki do what she wanted, I couldn't allow her to do something wrong.

So I refused, but after that Aki's mood turned sour, and it took me an hour to get her back in a good mood.