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Gotō Hitori felt that all the roller coasters she hadn't ridden in her first half of life were made up for today.
Fortunately, although Asakura's car was fast, it was also quite stable. Otherwise, she might have been thrown from a high altitude, creating a rainbow in the sky.
After getting used to the feeling of whistling through the sky, Gotō Hitori suddenly felt that cruising around like this was quite nice.
"Hitori, hold on tight."
Asakura's steady voice came.
"Still, still want to accelerate?"
Gotō Hitori quickly grabbed the handrail and asked softly.
"No, we're running low on fuel, we're preparing for an emergency landing."
"Eh?!?"
Fortunately, the situation of "forced landing" reading as "crash" did not occur. Asakura parked the car very steadily.
"Wait a minute, this is…"
It wasn't until this moment that the girl who emerged from the Ford classic car realized they had returned to Chiba.
To be precise, it was the small park where she and Asakura first met.
Thinking about it carefully, it had only been about ten days, but it already felt a little nostalgic.
"The rest of the way isn't far, let's walk together for a bit."
Asakura pressed a car key. The classic car didn't make a locking sound, but instead gurgled directly into the ground, leaving Gotō Hitori stunned.
"Where are we going?"
The girl first followed Asakura step by step for a while, and then remembered to ask.
"My school."
Asakura smiled kindly: "The place where you'll play a guitar solo in a bunny girl outfit."
Gotō Hitori immediately turned to run away, but Asakura grabbed her by the collar, like carrying a newborn kitten, and carried Gotō Hitori towards Soubu High School.
Although he was going to escort Gotō Hitori to Soubu High School, the small park was actually still some distance from Soubu High School, with a shopping district called Toyama Shopping District in between.
The shopping district was small, but because there were several schools nearby, and many students visited every day, it was surprisingly prosperous. Also, because most of the customers were students, there were no common greengrocers and butchers found in typical shopping districts. Instead, there were some fashionable cafes and dessert shops. In addition, the Mame Daifuku and Tteok here were also very distinctive.
"Daifuku, is that okay?"
"Ah?"
"It's almost dark, and you haven't had dinner yet, have you? It'll take you almost two hours to take the train home from here. It's better to eat something to tide you over, otherwise you might get a stomachache."
"…If I suddenly get a stomachache on the day of the performance…"
Gotō Hitori suddenly looked at Asakura with an expectant gaze.
Asakura snapped his fingers lightly, and a green flame flashed across his fingertips: "It's okay, I'll cure you, though it might hurt a bit when it burns."
"I will definitely take good care of my body and not let Asakura-sama waste his precious Magic power on me."
Gotō Hitori immediately said in a flustered manner.
Asakura ignored him, and as dusk fell, he bought a box of Daifuku for the girl when they passed by a pastry shop.
"I heard this shop's most famous item is the Butt Daifuku, limited to a hundred servings per day."
Asakura said as he handed the takeout box to Gotō Hitori.
"…Will anyone really buy something with a name like that?"
The girl's expression looked a bit complicated.
"It seems to be quite popular, among girls, or rather, among JK."
Asakura said.
"…I completely don't understand JKs nowadays."
Gotō Hitori said dejectedly.
"No, no, no, Hitori, aren't you also a current JK?"
Asakura retorted: "Also, because it's so popular, it's already sold out, so what I bought is just regular Strawberry Daifuku."
"Normal is better…"
Gotō Hitori took the takeout box. She then shyly glanced at Asakura again: "Can I really eat it?"
"Of course."
Asakura showed a kind smile, "I bought it specifically for you to eat."
"Then, then I won't be polite…"
Gotō Hitori carefully picked up a Strawberry Daifuku from the takeout box and took a small bite.
Unlike other newly opened, trendy shops in Toyama Shopping District, the pastry shop Tamaya was an old shop that had been open for several decades, and the owner was said to be the 'fourth generation.'
An old shop that could survive for so long naturally had its own unique skills, at least when it came to Strawberry Daifuku, Gotō Hitori would call it the strongest.
The skin was soft, smooth, and glutinous, filling the mouth with the aroma of rice. The strawberries used as filling were also sweet and refreshing. If one tasted carefully, one could also taste the sweetness of red bean paste. The combination of the two not only had no abruptness, but complemented each other perfectly. The texture and taste were a harmonious triple-play, leaving an endless aftertaste with one bite.
"How is it, is it delicious?"
Asakura asked.
"Delicious!"
Gotō Hitori's eyes sparkled, clearly very fond of Tamaya's Strawberry Daifuku.
"Is that so? Then I'll try it too."
Asakura said nonchalantly.
Gotō Hitori obediently handed the takeout box back to Asakura. There were six Daifuku in the box, and five were left.
But Asakura shook his head: "I don't really like sweets. A whole one is too much. I'll just have the one in Hitori's hand."
"In my hand… Eh?"
Gotō Hitori's face instantly turned red. She looked at the Strawberry Daifuku in her hand, which had already been bitten once and had tiny teeth marks, then looked at Asakura, hoping to get a response like 'Actually, you misheard, don't be so self-conscious' or 'Prank successfully executed.'
But Asakura just opened his mouth, looking like a little bird waiting for its bird mother to feed it, a rogue expression.
Gotō Hitori's face instantly turned so red that it was almost dripping blood. If it weren't for the series of events with Hoshino Ai that had greatly improved her mental endurance, she would probably have already had her brain smoking and directly crashed.
"You said you'd entrust your latter half of life to me, but now you won't even give me half a Daifuku to eat?"
Asakura's somewhat playful words invigorated the girl.
So, she endured the shame and, with an 'Ah~' motion, put the Daifuku in her hand into Asakura's mouth.
The latter took a big bite and ate the Daifuku.
Gotō Hitori vaguely heard someone nearby saying things like 'That little couple over there is so cute' and 'They seem quite innocent~'.
Suddenly, the girl felt her heart start to pound wildly, and golden stars seemed to appear in her eyes. Her whole being fell into a state of confusion, and she could only ask indistinctly: "Is, is it delicious?"
"Hmm, how should I put it—"
Asakura pondered for a moment, then replied: "It has Hitori's taste."
"Ugh…"
Gotō Hitori felt like she was about to faint.
"If I had to give it a score—"
Asakura paused, then looked at the girl who was shy to the point of exploding and said: "Around six hundred points. You're in first place now, Hitori."
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