Volume 5 - CH 1

It was a little after Golden Week ended…

One fine holiday.

Takasegawa Yuzuru was standing alone near the ticket gate of the train station.

He looked at his watch a few times, then checked his cell phone.

After a few moments…

“Yuzuru-san.”

He heard a small cute voice.

Yuzuru turned around and saw a cute young girl standing there.

She had lightly pigmented brown hair, white skin, and jade green eyes.

She was Yuzuru’s lover and fiancée.

Yukishiro Arisa was standing there.

“I’m sorry, I’ve kept you waiting.”

Arisa said apologetically.

Yuzuru, on the other hand, shook his head.

“No, I just got here myself.”

Actually, he waited for a while…

But it’s called the beauty of form.

And Yuzuru’s character was not so small that he would be angry at being only a few minutes late.

“Ah, but…”

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Yuzuru and he muttered to himself.

Arisa, on the other hand, tilted her head puzzledly.

“…what happened?”

“Since I’ve been waiting a while, I hope you’ll pay me back.”

Yuzuru remarked such.

For a moment, Arisa tilted her head.

It was because she couldn’t figure out what Yuzuru’s intentions were.

From the looks of it, he wasn’t angry.

And he wasn’t asking for an apology.

What does “payback” mean in this case?

And after some thought, Arisa’s cheeks turned slightly red.

“…I understand.”

As Arisa said this, she gently placed her hands on Yuzuru’s shoulders.

She then stood on her tiptoes slightly.

Arisa’s green eyes appeared in Yuzuru’s blue eyes.

The girl reflected in Yuzuru’s eyes, slightly lowered her eyes, looking embarrassed.

Then she closed her eyes and…

“Nn…”

She pressed her soft lips against Yuzuru’s cheek.

“…Will this do?”

Arisa asked as her eyes moistened and glared at Yuzuru.

Her white skin was stained bright red.

She seemed to have become embarrassed for him afterward.

“Yeah… thanks.”

Yuzuru said and lightly hugged Arisa.

Then he kissed her cheek.

And Arisa’s eyes dilated as if charmed.

Yuzuru grabbed Arisa’s hand.

“Shall we go then?”

“Yes.”

With a slight blush on her face, Arisa nodded happily.

Today’s date took place at a place where they have visited many times before.

It’s a so-called general entertainment facility.

It was also the place where the two of them had their first date, so it was very memorable.

“I’m done getting changed”.

Arisa said to Yuzuru as she finished changing from her fashionable clothes for the date to something more comfortable.

She was dressed simply in shorts and a T-shirt.

She wore her hair in a ponytail, which was unusual for her.

“…what is it?”

“No, I just thought you look good no matter what you wear.”

It was an outfit that emphasizes ease of movement, but it was still stylish and cute.

Of course, it was only natural because the person wearing it was adorable.

“Flattery won’t get you anything, okay? …So what shall we do today?”

Arisa said this while lightly brushing aside Yuzuru’s compliments.

The fact that her cheeks were faintly tinged with red was an added bonus.

“Let’s see…”

They had already played here many times.

They had experienced darts, bowling, batting, and more.

“Do you want to play tennis since it’s been so long?”

When they first came here, the two of them played tennis together.

Yuzuru recalled such things as he spoke.

“It sure is nostalgic… Sure, let’s do it.”

Meanwhile, Arisa also seemed to reminisce about the old days.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she nodded.

They immediately borrowed a racket and a ball and stood on the tennis court.

They started off with a light rally.

The green ball passed back and forth between the two of them.

“How many times do we have to play for a match?”

“Let’s see… Let’s make it three rounds. That way, we’ll have a clear winner.”

“Then… do you want to decide on some sort of punishment game?”

When Yuzuru asked that, Arisa smiled provocatively.

“Sure… How about where the winner gets to request one thing from the loser?”

“Fine… I will be the one to win.”

If I win, should I ask her to kiss me again?

While thinking about this, Yuzuru hit the first ball of his serve.

Even though they were a chummy couple, it was serious competition from thereon.

Even more so, since there was a reward of “the winner gets to request one thing from the loser“.

And the result of the first round was…

“Mumu…”

“It’s my win, right?”

Yuzuru ended up conceding the victory to Arisa.

Wiping the sweat off his face, Yuzuru asked Arisa who was in a good mood.

“Did you improve from before?”

“Actually, I’ve played with Ayaka and the others a few times.”

Apparently, she had been training without Yuzuru’s knowledge.

If he didn’t take it seriously, he would lose.

It was a matter of his reputation as a boyfriend.

“I will win the next one too.”

“Not so fast.”

Yuzuru was fired up to challenge the second round.

And the result of the second round was…

Yuzuru won the match.

One of the reasons for his victory was that he was more focused than in the first round.

Another reason was…

“You can’t beat me in physical strength and muscle power.”

“Isn’t that a bit cunning?”

There was a big difference in physical ability between men and women.

If a boy is athletically inept and a girl is athletic, the former can lose… but fortunately, Yuzuru’s athleticism is not bad at all.

So the longer the game goes on, the more advantage Yuzuru gains.

“I will win the next one as well.”

“…I will never lose.”

The third round.

It was a fierce battle, with both Yuzuru and Arisa refusing to give up.

In the end, the winner was…

“Yay!”

“What…?”

It was Arisa.

The reason for Yuzuru’s defeat was that he let his guard down after his victory in the second round.

On the other hand, Arisa was able to pull herself together and was able to beat Yuzuru.

“So, you’ll grant my request later, won’t you?”

“…Well, sure. What do you want me to do?”

As Yuzuru asked this, Arisa’s cheeks flushed slightly.

Then, after a slight hesitation, she moved her lips.

“Err… um…”

Arisa tried to say something.

But then she put her hand on her cheek with a surprised expression as if she had noticed something.

“…what’s wrong?”

“I will ask later.”

Arisa said as she wiped her sweat with a towel.

Yuzuru could only nod his head.

Arisa-chan’s Anxiety Degree: 0%