The main part of Lover's Point was an observation deck located on a mountain, from which one could look out over the sea.
There were two observation decks in total. At each stood a large bell: the "Golden Bell" and the "Bell of Love." It was said that if couples faced Mount Fuji on the northern shore and rang the bell three tis, they would obtain eternal happiness.
And Mikoto and Shido were now walking along the mountain path toward those two observation decks.
"Ugh…"
Along the way, Shido honestly had no idea how his legs were moving. He simply advanced chanically, like a wound-up doll.
"Shido, what's wrong?"
Noticing how stiff Shido looked, Mikoto asked in confusion.
"Yakumo-senpai… your chest… is rubbing against …"
Shido scratched his cheek with a red face. Mikoto's ample chest was currently pressed tightly against his arm, making his heart race.
"Oh my, is that bad? If we're lovers, this is normal, you know?" (TL:ugh.....explode Shido)
Mikoto asked with a giggle. Although it was an overly intimate posture, this was Lover's Point. Perhaps because they had been infected by the atmosphere, there were quite a few couples acting the sa way.
"No… that's why I'm saying, we're…"
Shido tried to correct Mikoto's statent.
"Ordinary friends, right? Good grief, Shido really is dense."
Mikoto sighed, then continued.
"Then let ask you—what does Shido think the definition of ordinary friends is? Girls who have gone on dates with Shido and kissed him?"
"Well…"
Hearing Mikoto's words, Shido froze. In the first place, the kind of relationship Mikoto described was extrely far from the definition of ordinary friends. And unfortunately, that was precisely the fact Shido had no choice but to face.
"And not only . Tohka, Miku, Natsumi… everyone is the sa. In the first place, girls don't kiss boys they don't like, you know."
Mikoto said with a red face, sowhat shyly.
"Ugh…"
Hearing Mikoto's words, Shido's face turned even redder.
Although Shido had gone on dates with the Spirits and kissed them in order to capture and seal them, if one changed perspective, this was actually sothing similar to a romantic relationship.
It was unavoidable because only Shido could seal Spirits, but even so, he felt as if he had done sothing terribly irresponsible.
"Shido?"
Noticing that the boy had suddenly beco gloomy, Mikoto tilted her head in confusion.
"Sorry. I suddenly felt my conscience condemning ."
Shido lowered his head.
"Good grief, you realized it way too late! Shido really is dense when it cos to feelings."
Mikoto gave a wry smile. Although he was a playboy who had conquered countless beautiful girls, when it ca to girls, he still maintained an innocence like a little boy. According to Kotori, he had the sll of a virgin that could never be washed off.
Shido really is unfair, isn't he?
Looking at Shido, who seed sowhat depressed, Mikoto thought helplessly.
"Don't worry. I already know very well that Shido is a dense playboy. So until Shido finds the true love in his heart, I'll patiently keep waiting."
She hugged his arm tighter, then winked mischievously and said:
"But, Shido—today, please be my boyfriend for one day."
"Yakumo… senpai…"
Shido looked at the girl's shy smile, and his heart was filled with happiness.
Mikoto's aning was very clear. Even if Shido had not yet found his true love, that was fine. She would patiently wait. But today, Shido had to spend this ti with her as her boyfriend.
"…"
Thinking that, Shido gently turned his head away, unable to look into Mikoto's eyes.
"Um… you don't want to?"
Mikoto had not expected Shido to react like that, so she asked anxiously.
"No, I was just thinking—can soone like really have such a cute girlfriend like senpai? It feels like even if I used up all the luck in my life, I would only be able to encounter sothing this good in a dream."
Noticing the girl's expression, Shido scratched his cheek sowhat awkwardly. It was not that he hated being Mikoto's boyfriend. Rather, it was so blissful that he felt it was sothing he had no right to even hope for.
"Pfft… What's that? Even if Shido says that, I've already obediently been conquered by Shido, you know."
Mikoto had not expected Shido to be worrying about that kind of thing. Unable to hold back, she laughed. Hugging Shido's arm, she responded affectionately.
"Yeah. Then let's go, Mikoto."
Perhaps because he had accepted the fact that he was Mikoto's boyfriend, Shido's nervousness gradually eased.
"Mm!"
Hearing him call her in such an intimate way, the girl showed a happy smile.
She hugged Shido's arm and happily strolled along the mountain path of Lover's Point.
After that, the two of them rang the large bell said to grant happiness, enjoyed the view of the sea and Mount Fuji in the distance, shared Lover's Point's specialty couple dango, wrote words of love on a heart shaped wooden plaque, and hung a lock engraved with their nas by the scenic coast.
Gradually, the sun set. The two took a bus back to Asaba Inn.
"The fairy's magic is about to end."
Looking at the inn's karahafu gate and the scenery beneath the setting sun, Mikoto said sowhat wistfully. Today had been a happy day. So happy that even now, she was still tightly hugging Shido's arm and could not bear to let go.
"Mikoto…"
Shido felt the sa. Even though they were only lovers for one day, even though they had already returned to the inn, his heart still longed to continue this couple acting ga.
"Haa…"
However, Mikoto eventually let go of Shido's arm. Here, they could run into Miku and the others at any ti. If that happened, it would be troubleso.
"But, Shido."
At the end of their date, the girl looked at Shido and said playfully:
"Until the day Shido blushes, puts on a shy expression, and says to , 'I love Yakumo-senpai the most. Please be my girlfriend,' I will ab.so.lute.ly not give up!" (TL:Ugh..*shot down to the floor*)
"!!!"
Looking at the girl's bright and irresistibly charming smile, Shido's mind went blank.
Today had been an excessively sweet, excessively happy day.
So happy that he almost wanted to say the words of confession right now. And—if he opened his mouth, Mikoto would surely accept with a happy and sweet smile.
"Yakumo-senpai… I…"
That overly tempting thought filled his entire mind, making Shido open his mouth without thinking. However, at that mont…
"Shido!"
"Ah! Darling!"
"Mikoto!"
At so point, the familiar voices of the Spirits awakened the two from the romantic atmosphere. They turned their heads and saw Origami, Miku, and Natsumi, who seed to have just returned from shopping.
"Everyone…"
Now sober, Shido awkwardly greeted them. Fortunately, at this mont, the two were not hugging each other like lovers.
"Shido, what is that?"
However, Origami's gaze locked onto the area around their necks. There, the scarf embroidered with heart patterns was still wrapped tightly around the two of them.
"Ara, I'm so jealous. Please do let join in too."
Miku said with a smile. She seed very eager to slip into the scarf as well.
"Although I don't mind the two of you being together, as expected… sothing about it still feels unpleasant."
Natsumi said with an awkward expression. Whether it was because Shido had stolen Mikoto, or because Mikoto had stolen Shido, even she did not seem to know.
"Wait! Everyone… it's not like that… uwa!"
Facing the Spirits' overwhelming pressure, Shido hurriedly took a step back. However, he forgot the fact that he and Mikoto were wrapped in the sa scarf.
"Huh? Wait… Shido…"
As a result, his movent caused the girl to lose her balance.
Thud!
The two of them fell to the ground just like that.
"Shido, I need an explanation."
"Darling and Mikoto-san are so unfair!"
"As expected, you should just turn into Shiori already!"
Looking at Shido lying on the ground, and Mikoto who had fallen into Shido's arms, the Spirits went berserk.
[Please save , Yakumo-senpai.]
Shido lay on the ground, using his eyes to ask Mikoto for help.
"Ehehe…"
However, the girl only winked slyly, stuck out her little tongue, and lightly buried her head in his chest like an ostrich hiding its head in the sand.
"Don't—sell——out—at—a—ti—like—this!"
Under the setting sun, the boy's scream echoed for a long ti.
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