Volume 4 - CH 14

It was three days before the Golden Week.

“Thanks, Mom. The futon was delivered.”

Yuzuru was reporting to his mother, Sayori, that the futon sent from his parents’ house had arrived.

There was no way he was going to let his fiancée sleep in a sleeping bag.

It was only natural that she should have a set of bedding.

As for which of the two, the bed or the futon Arisa will sleep on, will have to be discussed later.

[“I see. I’m glad to hear that it arrived safely… Try not to disappoint Arisa-san, okay? Get a good grip.”]

“I know.”

There is a big difference between spending time at home once a week and staying together, albeit for a short period of time.

He had to avoid a situation where he would be too carefree and would be disliked by Arisa.

[“By the way, are you planning to spend the whole Golden Week at home?”]

“No way… We will be going on a date.”

Museums and art galleries.

There are some dating spots that one can enjoy without spending a lot of money.

…And his promise to teach Arisa how to swim was also going to be fulfilled during the Golden Week.

[“That’s good to know… Do you get it?　It’s a girl, you have to be careful. There are things she doesn’t want others to see.”]

“I know that.”

Aren’t you worrying a little too much?

You’re just too persistent.

And just when Yuzuru was beginning to feel that…

[“Ah!　That’s right!　Did you buy a condom?”]

“Wh-What are you talking about!!”

Yuzuru couldn’t help but raise his voice at the sudden words from his mother.

[“What? You have to have birth control. You’re not getting any?”]

“…I’m not going to do anything like that.”

As an adolescent boy, he doesn’t want his mother to get too involved in his sexual affairs.

But Sayori was worried.

[“You never know. It’s possible that something could just trigger it.”]

“I need you to trust your son’s privates…”

[“Even if you want me to, not trusting is what a parent should do.”]

“…”

Yuzuru wanted to try to argue, but no amount of argument was going to clear Sayori’s suspicions.

[“You can buy it at the pharmacy. Just make sure you have it ready in case you need it. There’s nothing to lose by being prepared. If you say you don’t have money, I’ll include it in your living expenses.”]

“N-no.. is fine. I’ll buy it with my own money.”

There’s nothing to lose by being prepared.

That’s what they say, so Yuzuru decided to obey honestly.

As expected, though, he didn’t want his parents to pay for his birth control.

[“Oh, yeah…”]

“…Is it still not done?”

[“Condoms don’t have a hundred percent contraceptive rate.”]

“I know… They can break, right?”

[“I’m glad you know that… Okay?　If it does break, don’t be shy about calling me if you think something is wrong! Promise me!　If it’s right away, the post-pill will do!　Okay?”]

“Okay… I understand… no, I won’t be doing it though…”

Feeling very awkward, Yuzuru hung up the phone.

“Yuzuru-san… Yuzuru-san?”

“…Eh? Ah, I’m sorry. I was just thinking about something.”

He remembered the conversation he had with his mother three days ago but came to his senses when Arisa called out to him.

Today is the first day of Golden Week.

Since it was the first day of the week, they didn’t go out on any particular date but instead spent the day playing games and relaxing.

And now, it was just after finishing dinner.

“…What are we talking about?”

“We were talking about who takes a bath first.”

“Ah… yeah, that’s right… I don’t think I have any particular preference.”

“Is that so… Then Yuzuru-san, as the homeowner, should take the bath first.”

“Then I’ll take your word for it.”

There was little point in discussing the order of bathing.

Yuzuru decides to go in first straightforwardly and stood up.

“…Right, Yuzuru-san. How long will it take?”

“Well …It should take less than thirty minutes. Should I leave early?”

Yuzuru asked, and Arisa shook her head from side to side.

“No… Please take your time.”

For a moment, Arisa’s eyes seemed to shake.

But that seemed to be only Yuzuru’s imagination, and Arisa maintained a calm, cool expression.

Feeling a little uncomfortable, Yuzuru headed for the bathroom.

The jade green eyes quietly watched Yuzuru’s back.

After making sure that Yuzuru had disappeared into the bathroom, …

Arisa scampered around.

She then walked over to Yuzuru’s bed…

And she peeked under the bed to check it out.

“…well, it’s certainly not going to be in such a classic place.”

Somewhat relieved, Arisa sighed.

And then she remembered what her friends had told her.

–Well, since you’re at it, why don’t you go search for the naughty book that Yuzurun has?

–Maybe it’s on the computer.

–I can’t really imagine that Takasegawa-kun looking at something like that.., But exactly because of that, I’m curious…

There is no way Yuzuru-san would have or look at such a thing.

Arisa claimed that to her friends, but.. she was still curious.

“Since it’s not here… means he doesn’t have it, right?”

Arisa knew very well that Yuzuru is anything but a well-behaved and innocent gentleman.

Although he may be joking, he is the kind of guy who would say something like, ‘I want a blonde girl with big breasts’.

He must have one.

“I guess it’s the internet…”

Arisa turned her gaze to Yuzuru’s computer.

But she couldn’t go through his internet search history without permission.

“Mm… I’m curious.”

But there was no way she could search the whole house.

That would be a violation of Yuzuru’s privacy.

So as not to search the house, she carefully observed the house.

…And suddenly, she noticed a medicine cabinet.

It’s not that the medicine box itself is strange.

It’s just that some of the plastic bags were sticking out of the box.

“Yuzuru-san is… as sloppy as ever…”

He must have thrown the medicine he bought into the box with the plastic bag still in it.

He has been doing a better job of cleaning up lately, but this kind of roughness was still noticeable in key places.

It seemed that people can’t change so easily.

It may not bother Yuzuru, but for Arisa, who is a meticulous person, such trivial things were inevitably noticeable.

And once she sees it, she can’t help but notice it.

“…Geez.”

She stood up and opened the medicine cabinet.

Then removed the contents from the plastic bag.

“…○.○1 ?　What’s this?”

She tilted her head and checked the back of the box.