Ai opened her mouth, took a breath, calmed herself down, and thought to herself, "How much longer?"

Last time she rode it, she felt the time was too short, wondering why it went by so quickly. But now, all she wants to know is, why isn't it over yet?

With his eyes closed, Guangyou smiled triumphantly, the reactions of the beauty in his arms completely under his control.

"If you're so busy thinking about these things, you won't have time to think about your parents."

That was indeed his initial thought, without considering anything else. However, now that the plan is underway, he's realized that it might not be so bad after all...

"It has the same lemon flavor."

The music from the carousel kept echoing in Guangyou's ears, and the cheerful tune made the children present laugh happily. Seeing their children happy, the parents' faces were also full of gratified smiles.

Kōyū held Ai in his arms, resting his head gently on her shoulder. A sense of peace settled over him. As he listened to the music gradually coming to a halt and felt the carousel slowly slowing down, he thought to himself, "If only this moment could last."

That's just a figure of speech. A round of the carousel doesn't last long, only a few minutes. Just as Guangyou was lamenting that there wasn't enough time, this round of the ride came to an end.

The moment the rocking horse stopped, Kōyū jumped off without giving Ai a chance to speak. He pretended nothing had happened, reached out his hand to Ai, and asked, "Have you decided on the next one?"

Ai jumped off the rocking horse, ignored his outstretched hand, walked straight past Kyou, and headed towards the exit, leaving only two words: "Haunted house."