Volume 5 - CH 20

Geez!　What are you talking about!

Her face turned bright red, she glared at Yuzuru and then turned her head away.

That was how Arisa reacted to Yuzuru’s proposal.

Although Yuzuru was only half-joking, at the time he responded that it was a joke…

He glanced over at Arisa, who was running next to him.

Her flaxen hair was tied up in a knot, and she was running beside Yuzuru with a serious expression on her face – looking a little pained.

Currently, they were in the middle of jogging around the neighborhood park.

Even though she wasn’t running at full speed, Arisa was still quite fit and had good mobility, considering that she could run alongside Yuzuru, a man.

(…In any case, doesn’t it hurt?)

As if in conjunction with the movement of Arisa’s legs, the mass of fat on her chest was bobbing up and down.

Of course, she was wearing a sports bra (apparently), so it wasn’t exactly major enough quakes…

It was shaking at least on the third scale on the Japanese seismic scale.

On a rainy day, it could cause a landslide, or a startled old man could lose his balance and break a bone…

In some cases, this tremor could be enough to cause death.

Would Arisa’s small shoulders be able to bear such a burden?

After all, as a fiancée, shouldn’t he take the burden off his partner’s shoulders?

And as he was thinking dumb things like that…

“…where are you looking?”

His eyes met with jade green eyes.

After being stared at with fierce eyes, Yuzuru looked forward as if nothing was wrong.

“No, it’s nothing… Just let me know if it becomes too much for you.”

Even though it was relatively cool in the evening…

The season was midsummer.

The temperature and humidity were high.

That meant that there was a risk of heatstroke.

Yuzuru said as if he was showing concern for his fiancée.

Arisa then replied, “It’s okay,” and looked forward.

And…

“…pervert.”

She mumbled in a small voice.

It seemed he had been found out.

After finishing the target distance, they sat down on a bench in a park.

And wiped off the sweat with a towel.

“It’s hot…”

“…it is hot.”

No matter how much they wiped, the sweat continued to pour out of them.

Not only on the face but also under the clothes, the sweat was uncomfortable.

He put a towel inside his clothes and wiped away the sweat.

But it didn’t make much sense, since the clothes themselves had absorbed the sweat.

Glancing next to him, he saw that Arisa was doing the same thing.

She put her hand inside her clothes and wiped the sweat off.

Though there was nothing to see as the clothes were not rolled up… it somehow gave off a sensual vibe.

“What is it?”

“No, it’s…”

Yuzuru replied, checking his surroundings.

There were no people, only Yuzuru and Arisa were present in that place.

“…were you looking at me with those pervy eyes again? Good grief​, geez…”

It can’t be helped.

Arisa frowned deliberately.

However, she didn’t seem to be angry.

In fact, she seemed rather happy.

“Yeah, well… I’m not going to deny that…”

“…You sure are upright.”

It was true that he had been looking at Arisa that way.

It was impossible not to look at her in that way.

This was because there was no part of Arisa that wasn’t sexy.

At least that was what Yuzuru believed.

Maybe it was not that Arisa was sexy, but that Yuzuru had a ‘Sexy Arisa filter’ on his retina, and that’s why Arisa looked so sexy when he looked at her through it…

Well, either way, it really didn’t matter which one was true, because Arisa looked pretty hot.

“It’s just that… Well, what I’m trying to say is…”

“…what is it?”

Yuzuru scratched his cheek, hesitated a little, and then answered…

“Well, I was hoping that you’d only be defenseless like that …when you’re alone with me.”

Of course, there were no other people around, but…

As far as Yuzuru was concerned, he didn’t want other men to see Arisa like that.

…This was not something he wanted to talk too much about because he didn’t want to seem too possessive.

“I-is… that so?”

On the other hand, when Yuzuru said something unexpected to her, Arisa blushed and turned her head down.

Then she answered in a small voice.

“S-sorry. I’ll be careful…”

“Y-yeah… No, well, you don’t have to worry about it that much.”

“…aren’t you bothered about it?”

Arisa then spoke a little disapprovingly.

As for Arisa, she wanted him to be concerned.

“Yeah, it bothers me.”

“Then, I will be careful.”

As they exchanged these words, the sweat began to subside to a certain level.

Then Yuzuru took out a bottle from his bag.

He drank the sports drink inside.

The drink was very tasty, especially after a workout.

“…h, huh?”

He heard a slightly confused voice.

When he looked next to him, he saw that Arisa had her hands in her bag and was tilting her head.

Then she started to take out the contents of her bag, one by one.

…but only the water bottle did not come out.

“Did you forget?”

“…Maybe I did. Well, it’s fine.”

Yuzuru’s room was not that far from the park.

She could drink as much water or tea as she wanted when she got home…

“Want some?”

Yuzuru said and held out his own water bottle.　

It was better to drink it as soon as possible, considering the risk of heatstroke.

“Eh, but…”

“…well, I wouldn’t say you have to.”

When Yuzuru said this, Arisa shook her head.

“…I’ll take it.”

She then took the bottle from Yuzuru.

After staring at the mouth of the bottle for a moment, she began to drink slowly…

“Speaking of which, it is an indirect kiss, right?”

“Geho!”

As Yuzuru said aimlessly, Arisa choked lightly.

He laughed and lightly rubbed her back.

Arisa, on the other hand, glared at Yuzuru sharply.

“Geez…!”

“Sorry. sorry… What will you do?　You want to stop?”

“…I’ll drink it.”

Apparently, she was going to drink it for some reason.

With her ears turning a little red, Arisa started drinking the sports drink.

The white throat was moving.

“Thank you.”

“Sure.”

Yuzuru got the bottle back from Arisa.

It was already empty and light.

“Let’s go home.”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

They made their way home.

As soon as they got back, Arisa asked.

“Can I have a shower first?”

“Sure.”

When Yuzuru answered, Arisa thanked him and went into the changing room.

She then poked her head out.

“Don’t peek, okay?”

“I’m not peeking.”

“Eh~, but you’re a pervert after all Yuzuru-san.”

After laughing, Arisa closed the door.

Left alone, Yuzuru chuckled.

Arisa had become less reserved in a good way lately.

It was fine for Yuzuru.

Incidentally, it was no longer unusual for Arisa to borrow Yuzuru’s shower at home, so his house was always stocked with Arisa’s bath set, including the shampoo that she used.

Basically, Yuzuru was not allowed to use it, but it was a secret that he sometimes sneaked around to use it and say something like, “Ooh… It smells like Arisa.“. 

After a while, Arisa came out of the changing room wearing a white shirt and shorts.

Her skin was slightly rosy and radiant.

“Then, I’m going in.”

“Okay.”

“No peeking, okay?”

“That’s disgusting.”

When he tried to joke around with her in reverse, Arisa responded with a stern voice.

Yuzuru shrugged his shoulders and went into the bathroom.

Then he took a quick shower to wash off the sweat.

As he wiped off his body, changed his clothes, and walked out of the changing room…

Arisa was there to greet him.

But…

“Ah, Yuzuru-san…”

There was something a little strange about her.　

She seemed a bit fidgety… and uncomfortable.

Her cheeks were also a little flushed, even though it had been a while there since she had finished her shower.

She looked right and left…

And for some reason, she sat upright.

“…?”

Even though he didn’t understand what was going on, Yuzuru tried to sit on the floor in front of Arisa.

Then, Arisa shuddered.

Then she asked Yuzuru with a downcast look in her eyes.

“Um… So, what would you like me to do?”

“…what?”

“T-that, you know… That…”

“…that?”

As Yuzuru tilted his head, Arisa said in an embarrassed, slightly angry tone of voice.

“P-please don’t make fun of me…”

What is it about?

As Yuzuru was seriously wondering… Arisa said.

“…I’m talking about your reward.”

TN: Well, Yuzuru did ask for that reward…