Volume 13 Chapter 213 Shirogane Aqua, Should I go to the hospital？
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
After arriving in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, we decided to have a slightly late lunch.
”Delicious!”
I savor the Takayama Ramen for the first time.
Recently, Japanese ramen has been highly praised by foreigners accustomed to Western cuisine.
This is due to the recent trend in ramen, where complex soup flavors are akin to the seasoning of Western dishes.
However, Takayama Ramen features a simple, traditional Chinese noodle style with soy sauce soup and thin, curly noodles.
Its ultimate and orthodox composition, stripped of all excess, seems to embody the essence of Japanese cuisine’s simplicity.
Above all, Takayama Ramen reminds me of the familiar taste of home, Ramen Takeko.
”I wonder if everyone is doing well.”
”Isn’t it actually peaceful over there because you’re not around?”
What!?
It’s not me, but Kohina-senpai who’s missing, so that’s why it’s peaceful, right!?
I wanted to say that, but I held back, thinking it might get me in trouble, and I washed it down with the ramen soup.
”By the way, what are we doing after this?”
”Hmm… for now, how about we stroll around town and explore a bit?”
I want to take photos, but I also want to buy a souvenir for Tenga-senpai, who organized this trip.
After finishing our ramen, Kohina-senpai and I leave the shop and walk down the street.
”Something smells good…”
”This way!!”
I follow Kohina-senpai, who is leading the way to the source of the smell.
”Look, it’s Mitarashi Dango!!”
Kohina-senpai’s eyes widen, sparkling with excitement.
Oh, I remember, this person loves dango more than anything else.
No, it’s not just dango; she has a weakness for mochi and buns too.
”Kohina-senpai, they have Gohei Mochi too!”
”Let’s buy both!”
Gohei Mochi comes in various flavors.
I buy the sesame sauce Gohei Mochi recommended by my grandmother and take a bite.
”Yum!”
The chewy texture is irresistible, and the sweetness of the sesame and rice is incredibly delicious.
Furthermore, the freshly baked, sweet aroma exploded in my mouth, amplifying the original deliciousness of the Gohei-mochi.
”Mmm~! This is delicious!”
Kohina-senpai showed a satisfied expression while enjoying her Mitarashi Dango.
”Hey, you should eat some too!”
Kohina-senpai pointed the skewer of Mitarashi Dango, from which she had only eaten 2 bites, towards me.
Wait, wait a minute!
If that’s the case, we’ll end up having an indirect kiss!
The virgin inside me suddenly pops up again.
”Mmm!”
Kohina-senpai opened her mouth wide.
Huh?
Are you really going to eat my half-eaten Gohei-mochi?
W-wait, won’t that be a double indirect kiss…?
”S-should we take a picture?”
Whoa!
That startled me!
The ‘Berry-Berry’ staff, who had crept up on me without me noticing, held out their palm with bloodshot eyes.
Ah… I see, they want to take the picture for me.
Got it.
I handed the camera I was holding in my free hand to the staff member while still holding the Gohei-mochi.
”Alright, say ‘ahh’.”
”Aah.”
My face turned red as Kohina-senpai and I fed each other.
”Mmm… so yummy!”
Kohina-senpai chewed the Gohei-mochi with a joyful expression on her face.
Damn, I just want to poke those puffy cheeks!
”So, how was the Mitarashi? Wasn’t it delicious? Right?”
”Ah, yes. It was really good.”
I thought it was incredibly delicious.
But I couldn’t even come up with any detailed flavor comments because I was too overwhelmed.
Damn, am I the only one feeling conscious about this?
I blushed slightly when I saw the bite marks Kohina-senpai left on the Gohei-mochi.
”Mmm.”
Once she finished the Dango, Kohina-senpai stuck out her tongue slightly and licked the remaining Mitarashi sauce off the skewer.
My heart skipped a beat at the adorable look she showed then, coupled with her feminine lips and slightly naughty tongue.
”Ouch!”
”Hey!? What are you doing all of a sudden!?”
Kohina-senpai was shocked when she saw me punch myself in the chest.
This is all a misunderstanding.
Yeah, just a moment of insanity.
I keep telling myself it’s just like the “bridge effect,” you know, like back in the ’90s.
”I thought you were an idiot, but are you actually going nuts!?”
I wish that was just a troll…
Kohina-senpai looks at me with a worried expression.
”Sorry. There was a fly…”
”No way, that was too strong for a fly!!”
I try to make a lame excuse, averting my eyes from Kohina-senpai.
Kohina-senpai gently touches my body, looking at me with genuine concern.
”Hey, are you really okay? Should I be nicer to you from today?”
”N-No…rather, please be the same as always…”
I glance at the gohei mochi in my hand and eat it in one bite, as if to shake off my worldly desires.
”Kohina-senpai, let’s put that photo on social media.”
”Yeah, let’s do it!”
Kohina-senpai and I get our phones back from the staff and post the photos taken on social media.
Then, comments come in immediately.
[Tsukimachi Ayana: I’m jealous!]
[Shirogane Kanon: I wanna feed each other with Aqua too!!]
[Kirika Kotono: Food is always a hit, almost as good as sharing a meat bun]
[Ugh! Ugh! This is a great photo]
[GWAH! I’m so jealous!!]
[I wanna do this too]
[Finally, a lovey-dovey photo]
Oh!
The comment section is already getting a lot of good reactions.
I wonder if we can expect a high score?
And Kanon, let’s feed each other when we get back!!
[Kokucho Agewa: Jealous]
[↑Congressman Agewa, you let your true feelings slip!!]
[Agewa-san couldn’t hide it, huh]
[She didn’t even go as far as typing it, but she accidentally hit send, I guess]
[↑She must be agonizing right now]
[Well, Agewa-san probably prefers Dango rice cakes because she’s with Kohina Yukari.]
[↑ These 2 actually seem to hit it off pretty well, right? lol]
I feel warm and fuzzy reading Agewa-san’s comment.
I also want to squish Agewa-san’s mochi-like cuteness.
[Morikawa Kaede: Aqua-kun’s expression…]
I feel my heart skip a beat when I see Kaede’s comment.
I thought I could play it cool, but Kaede might have sensed something with her instincts.
[Morikawa Kaede: Wait, is Yukari forcing a food-sharing thing?!]
[Sayamu Inko: ↑ Yeah! That could be a crime of coercion against a minor or something!!]
Phew~!
I’m glad Kaede and Inko-san are so silly.
I genuinely hope they stay just like that forever.
[Yukishiro Emily: Oh…! Is that what it is?]
Huh?
Didn’t I just see a comment from Emily?
Am I imagining things?
By the way, Kohina-senpai swipes way too fast on the screen!!
[3510: Hmph, looks like you’ve gotten a bit better at taking photos. This must feel like a parent watching their kids grow up. This time was great. But I can see some complacency in relying on food for points, so I’ll give it 93 points.]
Kohina-senpai, stop!
You’re dealing with an AI here!!
Huh?
You’re not even mad?
I see… So this is how it feels to watch a child’s growth as a parent.
”Hey, if you’re taking photos next, what about that over there?”
I turn my gaze to where Kohina-senpai is pointing.
A kimono shop?
What’s going on?
”Look, check out that sign over there.”
A sign?
Oh, that one.
I squint to read the text on the sign.
[Kimono rentals available, couple plans offered.]
Couple plans!?
Hold on a second, Kohina-senpai.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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