Volume 5 - CH 10

One Sunday in mid-June.

“Happy birthday, Arisa.”

Yuzuru said to Arisa as she visited his house.

Strictly speaking, there was a slight discrepancy in the number of days from her birthday… but they decided to celebrate it on Sunday, the day when Arisa visited Yuzuru’s apartment.

A few days’ difference was within the margin of error.

“Here’s a present… that is identical to the one before though.”

Yuzuru said and handed the present to Arisa.

The contents were the same as the previous year, a towel and a set of soap.

Although he had chosen a different type of soap (scent), there was not much difference …so Yuzuru was a little hesitant.

“Thank you very much. I’m delighted.”

Arisa smiled as she said this.

The one she had gotten before had been a very good one, matching her taste, so she was not dissatisfied, even if it was the same one.

In fact, since it was a gift from Yuzuru, there was no reason to be dissatisfied.

…If it was something really weird, that might be a different story though.

“But um…”

“Yeah?”

“I wanted to get… something else as well…”

Arisa looked up at Yuzuru with an amorous gaze.

Yuzuru, on the other hand, tilted his head.

“Something else? …Well, if you want cake, I’ve got it.”

“N-not that…”

Arisa showed a flustered and panicky look.

Yuzuru smiled at her and said…

“Happy birthday, Arisa.”

Gently, he kissed Arisa on the lips.

Arisa’s face turned bright red.

“G-geez… Please don’t make fun of me!”

“No, Arisa is just so cute…”

“Hmph, I don’t care now, Yuzuru-san!　I hate you!”

Then Arisa turned away.

Now it was Yuzuru’s turn to be troubled.

“I’m sorry, Arisa. Can you please forgive me…?”

“…Do you really, really want me to forgive you?”

“By all means.”

“….Will you do anything?”

“I’ll do anything.”

“Then bring me the dragon’s head bead.”

“No, that’s …a bit tough.”

“Can you get me a jeweled branch of Hōrai ?”

“If it’s a fake, well, I might be able to…”

“It’s got to be real.”

Good grief, geez…

In such a tone, Arisa made a small snorting sound.

“Then give me the best thing… Yuzuru-san can think of.”

“That’s easy.”

Said Yuzuru,

And he kissed Arisa lightly on the lips.

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“You think a kiss is going to make everything okay?”

“A kiss is not enough?”

“…one kiss is not enough.”

Arisa said in a dissatisfied tone.

Yuzuru covered Arisa’s lips again.

Then he kissed her lightly for the third and fourth time…

For the fifth and final time, he covered her lips for a little longer.

Then their lips parted…

Yuzuru asked Arisa, who was dazed and had lost her strength and was supported by Yuzuru.

“Isn’t that enough?”

“F-for this time, I’ll let you off the hook with…”

Before she could finish, he covered her lips again.

Arisa’s eyes darted around in bewilderment.

“H-hey…”

“You didn’t look satisfied. Do you want more?”

Arisa blushed and shook her head from side to side.

Then she straightened her posture and fixed her slightly disheveled clothes.

“G-geez… After all, Yuzuru-san just wanted to do it, right! Can’t be helped…”

Arisa seemed to be happy despite her words.

Apparently, she liked the gift from Yuzuru.

Then the two of them ate cake, played games, studied a little… and tucked into the food that Arisa had prepared.

And while they were washing the dishes together.

“…Yuzuru-san’s birthday is in October, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

It was about four months away.

“Do you have something that you want, Yuzuru-san?”

“Something I want?　No… anything is fine.”

However, an answer of “anything” would be the most difficult.

Yuzuru thought for a moment before answering.

“I’d be happy if you baked a cake for me.”

Arisa looked a little troubled at Yuzuru’s answer.

“No… I’m going to prepare the cake separately from the present…”

“I see… Yeah, you’re right.”

Last year, Arisa made Yuzuru an accessory to decorate his wrist, but apart from that, she also baked him a cake.

For Arisa, a birthday cake and a present were two different things.

“I thought about making something handmade, but …If I knit a scarf or gloves every year, you won’t need that many, right?”

“Well, I’d be happy with any gift from you.”

Although, two or three mufflers would certainly be a problem.

“That’s right… I guess it would help to get some consumables that I use on a daily basis.”

In terms of direction, it was the same as the soap that Yuzuru had given to Arisa.

In response to Yuzuru’s outlandish answer, Arisa nodded her head.

“Okay… I’ll think about it”

Arisa said and gave a small smile.

Then, Yuzuru walked Airisa home…

After kissing him goodbye, Arisa returned to her house.

Then she went into her room and muttered quietly.

“What should I do about the money…?”