Volume 4 - CH 27

Amusement parks and movie theaters are among the most popular date destinations.

Other options include aquariums and zoos.

However, they all cost a certain amount of money.

Needless to say, Yuzuru’s family is wealthy, so if he appealed to his parents, they would probably give him enough money for the two of them plus pocket money for his fiancée.

But Yuzuru didn’t want to do that.

And Arisa also didn’t want to pester Yuzuru’s parents for money, but she also couldn’t pay for the entire date.

So, they decided to have a healthy and low-cost date, just like any typical high school student.

Not very expensive.

And a place that both Yuzuru and Arisa can enjoy in their own way.

And not too tiring for the body.

When it comes to such places… the only ones Yuzuru and Arisa could think of were museums and art galleries.

“By the way, do you usually go to museums, Yuzuru-san?”

While on the way.

Arisa asked Yuzuru while they were being rocked by the train.

“…Yeah.”

To be honest, he seldom goes to museums.

It’s not that he wasn’t interested, nor that he wouldn’t enjoy it if he did, but he wouldn’t venture to go to a museum or art gallery.

However, Yuzuru was also a boy.

He wanted to be cool in front of the girl he likes.

He wanted to look good.

He wanted to look like an intelligent boyfriend.

But he couldn’t lie.

So…

“Well, as much as anyone, I guess.”

“In other words, you rarely go, right?”

It was easily seen through.

“…By the way, what about you, Arisa?”

“It’s about the same as anyone else.”

“So you don’t go much.”

Arisa’s housekeeping skills and thought processes were a little off from the average high school girl, but her hobbies and preferences were not that far off.

In other words, she is the type of person who doesn’t visit museums and art galleries that often.

“There’ s not much opportunity for that, is there?”

“Well… that’s true.”

When she was in elementary school, her parents took her to the museum a few times…

However, she has never been to a museum since she was in high school.

“Well, I guess this is a good opportunity.”

“Yeah.”

As they were talking, they arrived at the station where they were to get off.

They got off the train and took a bus to the museum.

The destination was a large historical museum.

They paid the entrance fee and entered the museum.

“Wow… It has a lot more detail than I thought.”

“This plant-opal analysis stuff, we did that in class.”

Both of them had taken Japanese history courses, so they could understand the exhibits to a certain extent.

“I’ve been here before, probably when I was in elementary school.”

“I see.”

“Yes… Well, I only remember seeing some strange clay figures.”

Arisa’s eyes narrowed as she said this.

“It’s funny how the same thing can look different.”

“Doesn’t that mean you’ve grown up?”

“I hope so… Maybe I’m just getting older.”

“…You’re not that old.”

While exchanging these words, they proceeded to the depths of the museum.

“Ah, I remember this from class. As I recall…, it was made for the purpose of praying for fertility and prosperity of descendants, right?”

As she said this, Arisa read the caption of the naked female figure and smiled happily, “There it is“.

Yuzuru, on the other hand, was thinking something stupid like, “It’s not erotic at all“.

“Huh?　…This one doesn’t have a caption.”

And close to the nude female statue, quietly.

There was a kind of stone pillar on display.

It was about two meters taller than Yuzuru and Arisa…

[Stone Stick]

The only thing written on it was the name of the exhibit.

“Ah… This is…”

Arisa didn’t seem to recognize it, but Yuzuru did.

“Do you know about it?　This… stone stick?”

“Well, yeah. I think it was written on the corner of the reference book.”

Yuzuru scratched his cheek as he said this.

It was a little difficult to explain.

“What is this then?”

“No, um, I think it was something similar to a nude female statue… but I wonder what it was? I forgot.”

It was hard to explain, so he pretended to have forgotten.

Then Arisa muttered a small “hmm” and took out her cell phone.

Yukishiro Arisa was a modern girl.

If she didn’t understand something, she could ask Google.

“I’ll look it up now. Let’s see…”

After typing in the text, Arisa’s movements stopped.

She was reading earnestly.

But her cheeks were tinged with a hint of red.

“…”

Arisa silently put her phone away.

“…How did it go?”

Yuzuru asked, and Arisa smacked him on the chest.

“You knew.”

“…Well, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“I will hate you if you keep pretending.”

“I knew it.”

Yuzuru confessed honestly.