Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Want to kiss
Momozawa Airi was a little confused.
She held up the carefully prepared dress and waved it around for a long time as if she were a salesperson in a clothing store, but Senior Matsuda seemed to be in a daze.
After saying "I like" softly and vaguely, he kept looking down slightly.
I don't know what he was looking at, but the more he looked, the more absorbed he became, as if he was lost in thought.
His eyes were wandering.
“…”
Momozawa Airi shook the dress again with a hint of dissatisfaction and deliberately gave a reminder.
"Matsuda-senpai, I've been preparing for many days."
She tried to attract Jinpei Matsuda's attention by deliberately bringing her clothes close to his face and shaking them demonstratively.
"If you don't like it, forget it."
Momozawa Airi hid her face behind her white T-shirt, looked down at the ground gloomily, and muttered softly.
She was a little depressed.
I thought Senior Matsuda would definitely like this surprise.
He didn't seem to care much.
…What on earth is this person thinking about?! What is he staring at?!
"I...I'll give it to someone else."
Momozawa Airi used her T-shirt as a curtain to separate herself from Matsuda Jinpei and hide her somewhat depressed expression.
She added slowly, somewhat unwillingly.
...I'm a little hungry. I'll find an excuse to slip away and have dinner later.
As she lowered her head and began to think about what to eat, the T-shirt in front of her was suddenly opened like a curtain.
"?"
The cover suddenly disappeared, and Momozawa Airi didn't react at first. She looked up at the other person in a daze.
Jinpei Matsuda in front of him gently raised his hand and lifted the piece of clothing between them.
Without the thin cloth covering her, she realized that the distance between her and him was... very close.
I could even feel Matsuda Jinpei's somewhat hot breath.
"Who said you don't like it?"
Matsuda Jinpei had just come to his senses when he heard this statement. He couldn't think of any countermeasures for a moment, and his tone subconsciously became a little anxious.
As if to prove something, he took the T-shirt from Momozawa Airi in a domineering manner.
"These are my clothes. You are not allowed to give them to others."
The thing in her hand was taken away, and Momozawa Airi reached out to grab it angrily: "You didn't look happy at all just now! You didn't like it at all! I won't give it to you!"
With the height advantage, Matsuda Jinpei subconsciously raised the dress high, and Momozawa Airi jumped for a long time but couldn't reach it.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She was just a little depressed at first, but now she feels a little aggrieved.
...Senior Matsuda was not only in a daze, but also stole her things.
Momozawa Airi paused, adjusted her expression, and glared at him angrily: "I'm going home! I shouldn't have come to see Matsuda-senpai if I had known!"
She turned around and was about to leave, but was blocked by Jinpei Matsuda who quickly appeared.
Momozawa Airi moved to his left, and Matsuda Jinpei moved to his right.
Momozawa Airi moved to his right, and Matsuda Jinpei moved to his left.
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
She looked up angrily: "Is this over yet? Please, Senior Matsuda, move aside! I need to go home and do my homework!!"
Matsuda Jinpei lowered his eyes, looked at her seriously, and explained somewhat unnaturally: "I... I wasn't unhappy just now. I really like this gift. Thank you."
Momozawa Airi fought back stubbornly: "...I don't believe it! You were clearly in a daze just now!"
Perhaps because she was a little excited, her eyes looked unusually bright.
"So what were you thinking just now, Matsuda-senpai? If you tell me, I...I'll consider not being angry."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He was speechless for a moment.
...You can't say that you want to kiss her.
Pink lips.
It looks very soft.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda realized that his thoughts seemed to be heading towards a dangerous place again, so he quickly braked.
"...No, I didn't think anything." He hesitated for a long time, and finally decisively chose the universal reply, "...I was wrong."
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
Jinpei Matsuda looked at Momozawa Airi with his eyes brighter.
Looks even angrier.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
The last time I said this, she was clearly smiling happily on the sofa... ?
He looked confused.
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips and looked at him for a while, then suddenly said, "Give me your clothes."
Jinpei Matsuda blinked, and what the other person had just said flashed through his mind.
——Give it to others.
Matsuda Jinpei remained silent: "..."
Momozawa Airi said firmly: "If you don't give it to me, I will leave now."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He handed her the clothes slowly.
Momozawa Airi grabbed the dress and spread it out.
Then, she stretched out her fist and hit hard—
I hit the curly-haired, sunglasses-covered bun pattern.
He hit it again.
Hit it again.
Matsuda Jinpei: “???”
Momozawa Airi let out a long breath and casually placed the clothes on Matsuda Jinpei's hand: "Here you go."
Matsuda Jinpei: “……?”
He didn't quite understand what Momozawa Airi meant, but he vaguely felt that she seemed not as angry anymore.
Momozawa Airi glanced at him and explained with unusual seriousness, "I just punched the pattern based on you three times, and I'm barely feeling less angry now."
"..." Matsuda Jinpei stared at her blankly, "Then why don't you hit me?"
After he said it, he realized that his question sounded a bit silly.
Momozawa Airi had a look on her face that said, "Are you a fool?" and said righteously, "If I hit you, it will hurt."
He also waved his fist slightly.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He wanted to kiss Momozawa Airi again.
So cute.
Matsuda Jinpei repeated to himself three times, "The other party hasn't agreed to end the internship yet," before he slowly spoke, "With your tiny strength, no matter how hard you hit me, it won't hurt."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She blinked her eyes and hooked her finger at Matsuda Jinpei: "Senior, do you want to try it?"
Just give it a try.
Matsuda Jinpei walked a few steps closer with interest and put the clothes into the bag: "Okay."
Looking at Momozawa Airi, who kept looking at him and seemed to be trying to figure out where to hit him, Matsuda Jinpei said generously, "As you please."
As if that wasn't enough, he added, "Use as much force as you can."
Momozawa Airi nodded: "Oh."
Then he decisively punched Jinpei Matsuda's waist.
Matsuda Jinpei, who thought it would be like a kitten scratching him, responded: "..."
Matsuda Jinpei, who thought he would give a gentle blow like a spoiled child, responded: “…………”
Depend on.
Her strength.
How come?
big.
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He could even feel that the other party must have deliberately restrained his strength.
There is a slight pain, but not strong.
Just enough.
Momozawa Airi withdrew her hand and looked at Matsuda Jinpei, who looked a little unnatural, with a smile: "Senior, I am really not angry now."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He looked at Momozawa Airi and suddenly wanted to laugh too.
"Then I'll treat you to dinner."
Jinpei Matsuda quickly reached out and pulled the bag off Momozawa Airi's shoulder, motioning her to follow.
"Don't refuse. Consider it a return gift."
The strength was controlled just right, not only did he take the bag gently, but he also didn't make her feel uncomfortable being pulled.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Seeing her bag being snatched away, Momozawa Airi, who had no phone, wallet or keys, had no choice but to follow.
"Why are you forcing me to treat you? Give me back my bag—"
“…Why are you pretending not to hear anything, Matsuda-senpai! Wait for me!!”
"Ahhh, then let's at least eat something cheaper. Senior, please don't spend money, otherwise I won't be able to invite you back next time--"
*
In an unusually simple ramen shop.
Momozawa Airi rubbed her hands together and looked at the fragrant ramen in front of her: "This looks delicious."
Matsuda Jinpei sat beside her, propping his chin up nonchalantly. "Want more? Another bowl?"
Then he raised his hand as if to ask the waiter to take the order.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
She looked at the huge bowl of ramen and decisively tried to stop Matsuda Jinpei's hand: "No, I can't finish it."
Jinpei Matsuda looked at where they were sitting - in the corner of the store, and even if they raised their hands, the waiter couldn't see them clearly.
You have to shout for the waiter to come.
...Well, in this way, he shouldn't affect their work.
So, Matsuda Jinpei deliberately raised his hand high, trying to tease Momozawa Airi: "This is a return gift, you can't refuse it - I'll give you three more bowls, and five more plates of grilled chicken skewers."
He spoke the astonishing figures calmly.
Momozawa Airi: "???"
After calculating the price and the amount of food in her mind, she hurriedly turned sideways and tried to grab Matsuda Jinpei's hand: "No!! Eat it yourself!!"
Momozawa Airi leaned to the side and tried hard to stop Matsuda Jinpei's hand which was raised deliberately.
As she explored, she almost fell on Matsuda Jinpei.
[…Such a small creature, yet it possesses such immense strength.]
【It's really fun to tease. 】
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She looked up at Matsuda Jinpei, who was pretending to be sincere, and decisively distanced herself from him: "You did it on purpose!"
After getting to know Jinpei Matsuda better, Momozawa Airi realized that he seemed to have a bit of a... bad taste.
...It seems that her initial judgment was correct. This little curly-haired guy was indeed not someone you would mess with.
Still very childish.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei didn't expect that the other party would discover his thoughts so quickly, and he felt regretful for a while.
He leaned back in his chair and said lazily, "Eat quickly, or it won't taste good later."
Momozawa Airi picked up her chopsticks angrily: "...I'm starting to eat."
She slurped a few mouthfuls of noodles and tasted the sour plum juice she had ordered, and found that both tasted very good.
So Momozawa Airi continued to eat her noodles happily.
She took a long tram ride to get here and took a long detour, so she was indeed a little tired.
I'm still a little hungry.
So, Momozawa Airi ate very attentively and hardly spoke to Matsuda Jinpei.
...There was no time to talk to Jinpei Matsuda!
Ramen won’t taste good if you don’t eat it anymore!
Ramen is important!
She ate with her head down for a long time, grunting and mumbling. When she looked up to add some vinegar, she suddenly met the eyes of Matsuda Jinpei.
The other person was like an overseer, sitting there leisurely with his chin supported, watching her eat.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She withdrew her hand that was about to take the vinegar bottle and observed for a while: "Why isn't the senior eating?"
Matsuda Jinpei replied nonchalantly, "I'm not hungry."
Momozawa Airi scratched her head and said very considerately, "Senior, don't be so concerned about your reputation. If you don't have enough money, I have brought some."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei silently changed his hand to support his chin: "I've eaten."
Looking at Momozawa Airi who had a look of "Don't pretend", he paused and added firmly: "I really ate it. I had a big bowl of pork cutlet rice."
Momozawa Airi nodded sincerely: "Oh."
"..." Matsuda Jinpei felt like she still wasn't convinced, so he continued to add details, "I'm really not hungry, just a little thirsty."
Momozawa Airi naturally raised her plum juice and approached Matsuda Jinpei: "So, senior, do you want to drink mine?"
Matsuda Jinpei stared at the only straw and subconsciously wanted to refuse: "No——"
Just as he started, he suddenly realized that—
This is considered an indirect kiss.
It was still a sweet and sour, icy and sweet indirect kiss.
“…”
The thought that had just occurred to him under the streetlight came back to his mind.
He licked the corner of his lips and said inexplicably: "Okay——"
He had just started, but Momozawa Airi, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't wait any longer: "Okay, if you don't want to drink, forget it."
Then he drank the remaining half cup of plum juice in one gulp.
Matsuda Jinpei, who would lose if he hesitated: "..."
Momozawa Airi drank the plum juice in one gulp and found that Matsuda Jinpei was looking at her with a complicated expression.
She blinked in confusion and followed Matsuda Jinpei's gaze.
Locked on the empty cup in his hand.
Momozawa Airi stood up very considerately: "Senior, please wait for me."
Then he skipped happily to the bar.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
After a while, Momozawa Airi came back with a mysterious look on her face.
She leaned close to Matsuda Jinpei's ear and whispered, "Senior, I've asked for you."
The warm breath sprayed on his ear, and Matsuda Jinpei felt a tingling sensation.
He responded absentmindedly, his nose filled with the faint fragrance of the girl.
...too close.
"The waiter said the sour plum juice is XXX brand, available at convenience stores."
Momozawa Airi continued seriously.
Matsuda Jinpei came back to his senses and said, "......?"
etc.
What direction is this topic heading...?
"She told me not to tell anyone, saying it would affect business, but because I was cute she told me secretly."
Momozawa Airi made a hushed gesture with a serious face.
"I'm telling you this in secret. Don't tell anyone else after you buy it. This is a secret between us."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
He doesn’t want to drink sour plum juice!!!
Jinpei Matsuda withdrew his hand that was supporting his chin, leaned back in his chair with mixed feelings, and continued to watch Momozawa Airi, who was eating noodles very sweetly after returning to her seat.
He silently recalled the name of the brand.
...I'll buy ten bottles of plum juice when I get home later.
*
As they were about to leave, they heard guests at the next table loudly discussing the fireworks display.
Momozawa Airi pricked up her ears and listened for a while: "Senior, the fireworks festival will be held in a few days."
Matsuda Jinpei nodded casually: "Yes."
He paused, then casually turned his head to look at Momozawa Airi, who was picking up her bag. "...Do you want to go with me?"
"Um?"
Momozawa Airi stood up and lowered her head to pack the things in her bag.
The store was very noisy and she couldn't hear what Jinpei Matsuda said.
"What did you say, Senior?"
Jinpei Matsuda was the first to reach out and open the door for her.
It was completely dark.
The street was much quieter than the store.
Jinpei Matsuda looked around and chose a shortcut to the tram station.
He walked naturally on the outside side, protecting Momozawa Airi inside.
"I mean—"
Jinpei Matsuda put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly on the road side by side with Airi Momozawa.
"Who do you usually go to fireworks festivals with?"
He asked implicitly while turning to look at Momozawa Airi.
Jinpei Matsuda thought he would bump into the other person's star-like gaze, and get a response of "Senior, you reminded me, why don't we go out and play together this year."
But all he got was Airi Momozawa's ruthless head.
Momozawa Airi looked down at her phone screen, not really listening to him, and answered casually, "I go with my grandma every year. She made an appointment with me a few days ago. Sometimes I also go with the neighborhood seniors."
But usually I only run into Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu by chance.
She looked at the navigation carefully and only breathed a sigh of relief after determining the route back.
The road here is really winding.
She paused, then realized that the people around her hadn't spoken.
Momozawa Airi raised her head silently.
I got a little curly-haired senior with a slightly unhappy look on his face.
"Going with the neighborhood seniors?"
The curly-haired senior frowned and deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "neighboring seniors".
Momozawa Airi nodded. "Yeah, there's a senior who's really good at hitting balloons and tossing hoops."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He glanced at Momozawa Airi slowly, then suddenly reached out and rubbed her head randomly.
Momozawa Airi's hair was ruffled.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: “What are you doing!!”
She stood there stupidly, watching Jinpei Matsuda who suddenly took a few steps forward.
The other party also left a dry sentence -
"Your senior is still playing balloon punching and ring tossing at such an old age."
Momosawa Airi: "...?"
He seems to be about the same age as you.
Before Momozawa Airi could catch up, Matsuda Jinpei came back silently, stretched out a hand, and pulled her to his side.
Seconds later, a car sped past them, splashing water from the puddles on the ground.
"He's so childish."
Jinpei Matsuda commented with a serious expression.
I'm definitely better at it than him.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi ruthlessly exposed his past: "...Senior, last time a second-year graduate student told me that you still like to play goldfish scooping."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei let go of his hand, his intention only becoming more obvious. He cleared his throat and said, "Don't listen to him. I've stopped playing this for a long time."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She was silent for a moment, then suddenly jumped up and ruffled Matsuda Jinpei's hair.
His curly hair became increasingly messy.
"It's even."
Momozawa Airi nodded with satisfaction.
"It feels pretty good, hehe."
She stretched out her hand eagerly, looking as if she wanted to stroke the curls again.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
You didn't even listen to him!
He reached out to smooth his hair and decided to throw a straight ball: "Would you like to go to the fireworks festival with me this year?"
It’s better not to be so subtle. Hagi’s method is not suitable for him.
“…”
Momozawa Airi looked at him in silence for a long while.
Just when Jinpei Matsuda was feeling a little timid, the other party spoke.
"But the senior said he doesn't play those childish games. It would be boring to go with you then."
Momozawa Airi looked sincere, as if she really believed what Matsuda Jinpei said.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
On purpose!
It must be intentional!
Matsuda Jinpei: "...I'll play."
Momozawa Airi put her hands to her ears and made a speaker sound: "What? I can't hear you clearly."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei: "...playing with you."
Momozawa Airi continued to pretend she couldn't hear clearly: "I can't hear clearly~"
The tone is cheerful.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He stretched out his hands in anger, gently lifted Momozawa Airi's face, and leaned closer until they were very close.
The breathing sound is clearly audible.
The posture is like a kiss.
"What I'm saying is—not only will I play, but I'll also play those childish games with you. Will you go to the fireworks festival with me?"
Jinpei Matsuda looked directly into Momozawa Airi's eyes and spoke slowly, enunciating each word.
"Momozawa-san, did you hear that?"
Jinpei Matsuda looked at Momozawa Airi, whose face suddenly turned red and whose eyes became vague and whose momentum became weak, and his mood suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny.
He raised an eyebrow and continued to tease, "Senior will definitely help you catch a lot of cute goldfish. Do you like them?"
The distance is too close.
It was so close that he could almost see Airi Momozawa's thick eyelashes trembling slightly.
If I really do that, it will probably scare her.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
She was at a loss and felt like she was about to faint from the sudden decrease in distance.
do what?
How to do it?
Scare her?
What day is today?
What did he just ask her to do together?
Momozawa Airi was almost breathless due to the strong invading aura from Matsuda Jinpei, and forgot everything in an instant.
It took her a long time to slowly utter a word.
The sound is very soft.
"……like."
*
"I say, have you been wearing this dress too many times recently?"
After playing a game of ball, Kenji Hagiwara sat on the sidelines, casually unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, took a big gulp, and let out a long breath.
He glanced at Jinpei Matsuda, who was drinking plum juice nearby, and sounded a little confused.
"I've never seen a piece of clothing appear so frequently in Xiao Zhenping's life."
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda slowly finished the bottle of plum juice, put the bottle aside, and wiped the sweat off his face with a wet towel.
He didn't respond, but seemed to change his sitting position unintentionally, showing the small pattern on his abdomen.
Hagihara Kenji: "...?"
He lowered his eyes to look at the curly-haired sunglasses pattern, stroking his chin and commenting, "They look quite like yours. Where did you buy them?"
Matsuda Jinpei slowly shifted his sitting position, the pattern showing at a more suitable angle. "Custom-made, an exclusive limited edition."
Hagiwara Kenji: "?"
Hagiwara Kenji: "Is this—"
Just as he was about to ask if it was a new product of the OOO brand, Jinpei Matsuda interrupted him as if nothing had happened.
"How do you know it was my girlfriend who did it?"
Hagiwara Kenji: "?"
Hagihara Kenji: "."
...How many times has one person secretly practiced this smooth and flowing content?
*
The day of the fireworks display.
Momozawa Airi put on a carefully prepared yukata and looked at herself in the mirror for a long time.
hey-hey.
Super cute.
She happily put away the small mirror and looked around.
Jinpei Matsuda was spotted from a distance.
The other person was also wearing a yukata, leaning casually against the door of a corner shop, a lollipop in his mouth.
Momozawa Airi, who had been tidying up her appearance for a long time, adjusted her hair with dignity, pretended to have just arrived, and walked over in a natural manner.
"Matsuda-senpai, I'm here~"
She stood in front of Jinpei Matsuda, somewhat anticipating his reaction.
Will you praise her for being cute?
I deliberately put on a very vibrant lipstick today! I also used a very popular girly blush!
Momozawa Airi chuckled several times in her heart, as if she could hear the other party's exclamation.
"You're wearing makeup."
Jinpei Matsuda was speaking incoherently with a lollipop in his mouth.
"The lips are red, and so is the face."
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
She blinked slowly and pulled the lollipop out of Jinpei Matsuda's mouth.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Momozawa Airi gave him a sinister look and said, "Oh, you're not allowed to eat anymore."
She waved the lollipop in anger, "Senior, you don't know anything! You can't eat candy!"
Matsuda Jinpei looked at her for a while, then suddenly leaned over and took the lollipop from her hand and put it in his mouth again.
Momozawa Airi: "???"
It looked like she was feeding him specially...!
Before she could be shocked by the other person's actions, Jinpei Matsuda suddenly raised his hand and rubbed her head.
"Super cute."
Jinpei Matsuda raised the corners of his mouth, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly.
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips and was about to accuse the other party of being too perfunctory when the voice of Matsuda Jinpei suddenly rang in her mind.
[So cute that I want to kiss you. ]
Jinpei Matsuda naturally took the bag from her hand.
[I guess it's not obvious... Let me take a few more looks.]
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "???"
Momozawa Airi: "????"
She stood there like a fool, looking at Jinpei Matsuda's back.
"Let's go, why are you still standing there in a daze?"
Matsuda Jinpei turned his head slightly and called her, then yawned lazily.
"Senior is taking you to catch goldfish."
Momozawa Airi: "………………"
Did she hear it right...?
*
Jinpei Matsuda was not lying, he was really good at catching goldfish.
He had not been standing at the goldfish scooping stall for long when his superb skills attracted a large group of children to watch.
Matsuda Jinpei acted quickly, and the boss's face became paler and paler.
Not long after, several cute little goldfish were swimming in the plastic bag filled with water in Momozawa Airi's hand.
A little brother looked at her with envy, biting his finger and asked Matsuda Jinpei: "Brother, can you help me catch a few? My dad always can't catch them all..."
The uncle next to him looked anxious: "Stop talking, stop talking—this will definitely work! It's leaking! It's leaking!!!"
The little brother turned his head to look at his anxious and sweaty father, then turned to look at Matsuda Jinpei: "Brother, you are a handsome guy, help me fish it out."
Matsuda Jinpei stood up nonchalantly and put down the paper net in his hand: "Sorry, little brother, I only helped her catch goldfish."
He nodded slightly and gestured to Momozawa Airi beside him.
The little brother looked at Momozawa Airi, who had a stiff face, and rolled his eyes.
The little brother said sincerely: "Sister, this brother is so good to you, you two are such a good match."
Jinpei Matsuda narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at his younger brother with approval.
After a while, Matsuda Jinpei slowly said, "It's not impossible for me to help you catch a few."
…
Five minutes later, the little brother happily left with the bag, leaving only Momozawa Airi and Matsuda Jinpei walking together.
Jinpei Matsuda glanced at Momozawa Airi calmly.
She seemed to be standing still and didn't say anything.
……What's wrong?
Jinpei Matsuda thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. He felt that Momozawa Airi was really difficult to understand.
He paused and cleared his throat deliberately: "What do you want to play next?"
Momozawa Airi stared at the ground in a daze.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
He repeated: "What do you want to play next?"
Momozawa Airi was still in a daze.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
He reached out and gently poked Momozawa Airi's shoulder: "What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, the moment his fingertips touched Momozawa Airi, the other party suddenly shot out several steps away like a clockwork robot.
Momozawa Airi hurriedly took several steps back: "I I I I I I I I I I think it's too fast——"
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
He looked bewildered. "We've been catching goldfish for almost half an hour. Is that fast?"
Momozawa Airi came to her senses and remembered that she was still at the fireworks festival.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the little goldfish swimming happily in the bag, and suddenly felt very nervous.
…So Senior was thinking about this kind of thing.
Just imagining the kissing scene made Momozawa Airi feel dizzy.
Her thoughts were in a mess and she didn't know what to say, so she could only hold the handle of the bag tightly.
She and Jinpei Matsuda had unknowingly walked to a corner where there were fewer people and it was much quieter.
…which made her even more nervous.
"..." Momozawa Airi pursed her lips and stammered, "Senior, let's go back to where there are more people to watch the fireworks."
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
He blinked and said, "The front seat is more convenient for viewing."
Jinpei Matsuda casually pointed to the river bank ahead.
There are very few people, only couples in groups of three or four, and it is indeed a good place to enjoy the view.
Momozawa Airi's face flushed red after just one glance.
Yes, yes, yes, there is a couple kissing...!
Momozawa Airi: "I, I, I, I just like places with a lot of people——"
She tugged at Matsuda Jinpei's sleeve in a panic and pointed at the crowded festival scene.
“…” Jinpei Matsuda felt like something was wrong.
He looked at Momozawa Airi, who seemed extremely nervous, and finally relented: "It's okay, you can go wherever you want."
Perhaps because the fireworks show was about to begin, the flow of people at the festival became even more intense.
Momozawa Airi carried the bag of goldfish with difficulty, trying hard to prevent them from being squeezed by others.
Matsuda Jinpei: "How about I help you——"
He just stretched out his hand to touch Momozawa Airi, but Momozawa Airi jumped away: "No no no no no no no, please don't bother me, Senior!!"
Matsuda Jinpei: “……?”
He frowned slightly and looked at Momozawa Airi who took several steps back into the crowd. Just as he was about to move over to separate her from the crowded crowd, he heard a cry of surprise from her.
"ah……!"
Momozawa Airi's voice was drowned out by the noisy crowd, but Matsuda Jinpei still caught it clearly.
He decisively and flexibly moved among the crowd and approached Momozawa Airi.
The other person happened to be standing next to the wall at the corner of the street.
Jinpei Matsuda pulled Momozawa Airi, who was slightly bent over, to a corner with few people.
There happened to be a bench there, and he helped Momozawa Airi sit down.
"Are you okay?"
Jinpei Matsuda leaned forward slightly and looked at Momozawa Airi who lowered her head.
The other person was holding the bag containing the goldfish in one hand, and gently protecting his calf with the other hand.
Matsuda Jinpei stared for a while and asked softly, "Did you get hit?"
Momozawa Airi replied softly, “…Yeah.”
I stepped back too quickly and accidentally bumped into the wall.
The rough wall scratched my calf.
She lowered her eyes to look at the wound, which was neither big nor small, and was stunned for a while.
...It bled a little and it hurt quite a bit.
Momozawa Airi wanted to take a tissue out of her bag to wipe it, but she remembered that her bag was in Matsuda Jinpei's hand.
She slowly raised her head: "Senior——"
Jinpei Matsuda is missing.
Momozawa Airi looked around blankly, but there was no sign of Matsuda Jinpei anywhere.
...Is he gone?
She suddenly felt inexplicably aggrieved.
…It was clearly her own fault, but she still felt a little aggrieved.
Momozawa Airi slowly tried to stand up, but just as she stood up a little, someone behind her held down her shoulders.
"Where are you going?"
It's Jinpei Matsuda.
He was holding something to treat the wound in his hand, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Didn't I just say I was going to borrow some medicine and asked you to wait here?"
Momozawa Airi whispered, "...I didn't hear it."
She lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Matsuda Jinpei.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei didn't say anything. He pushed her onto the stool and squatted down in front of her.
"May I?"
He looked up at Momozawa Airi and gently placed one hand on the corner of her yukata.
Momozawa Airi was stunned for a moment, then realized that the other party was referring to her clothes: "...Yeah."
After getting permission, Matsuda Jinpei gently moved the hem of her yukata a little bit, revealing her snow-white calves.
He didn't just look at her casually, but lowered his head to pick up the things he needed, intending to help her treat the wound.
Momozawa Airi squeezed the bag tightly.
...It hurts more than I imagined.
Feeling the pain, Momozawa Airi hissed and subconsciously tried to move her legs away to avoid the stimulation of applying the medicine and cleaning, but her ankle was quickly grabbed by Matsuda Jinpei's hands.
Jinpei Matsuda's hand easily grasped her slender ankle.
The scorching temperature was transmitted to her body through the fingertips.
Matsuda Jinpei firmly held Momozawa Airi's legs to prevent her from moving so that he could treat the wound more easily.
Used some tricks.
He didn't use much strength, but she couldn't break free.
The already gentle treatment of the wound became even gentler.
"I'll be right there."
Jinpei Matsuda was concentrating on treating the wound, and his voice sounded gentle.
After a while, he slowly added.
"...Be good, it won't hurt for long."
From afar came the exclamations of astonishment from the crowd.
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
The fireworks show began.
Colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky, lighting up the dark night sky.
“…”
Momozawa Airi stared at Matsuda Jinpei intently, completely ignoring the gorgeous fireworks.
He squatted in front of her with his head lowered, his eyelashes trembling slightly.
The unruly curly hair suddenly seemed exceptionally docile and gentle at this moment.
Such a light force.
Momozawa Airi recalled how Matsuda, the senior, always lifted her up like a chick, and felt that he should have restrained his strength.
...So gentle.
[Ah... a little more blood than expected.]
[I'll take her home later... and buy her some medicine.]
[…How about buying some more food? The apple candies I saw when I was borrowing medicine just now are pretty good. She should feel less sad if she eats something sweet.]
Jinpei Matsuda's mumblings came to my mind.
He didn't ask why she suddenly resisted physical contact, nor did he complain about her sudden upset.
He was just treating her wound very carefully.
The sound of fireworks exploding is very loud.
The noise of the crowd was also loud.
But Momozawa Airi felt that she could clearly hear the rapid beating of her heart.
"Matsuda-senpai."
Momozawa Airi's voice was drowned out by the fireworks of the fireworks festival.
"I like you so much."
Matsuda Jinpei paused, without looking up, but continued to treat the wound seriously: "Then you are still unwilling to get close to me and have been hiding from me all night."
There was no complaint in his tone, but rather a hint of sarcasm.
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips, looked at the fireworks in the distance, and suddenly said, "Can you raise your head?"
"No, it's not finished yet, so be honest."
Jinpei Matsuda flatly refused.
Momozawa Airi lowered her head: "Okay."
She waited obediently for Jinpei Matsuda to finish treating her wound.
After a while, Matsuda Jinpei raised his head slightly and put away the things he had used to treat the wound: "It's done."
After finishing the job, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
Before he could continue speaking, Momozawa Airi raised her hand and made a silencing gesture, signaling him not to speak: "Wait a minute before getting up!"
Her eyes were wandering and her tone was a little anxious.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei stopped talking silently and motioned her to continue.
Momozawa Airi paused for a moment, as if preparing herself mentally.
Jinpei Matsuda raised his eyebrows, placed his hands casually on his knees, and waited with rare patience.
After a while.
Momozawa Airi tied the bag of goldfish into a knot and placed it securely on the bench.
After doing all this, she gently touched her lips with the index and middle fingers of her other hand.
Then he gently poked Jinpei Matsuda's cheek.
Leaves a slight lipstick mark.
"I have fulfilled your wish for tonight... although it's not completely fulfilled."
"Thank you for treating my wound."
Momozawa Airi said quickly and quietly.
As she spoke, she turned her face away slightly and looked deliberately at the fireworks in the distance.
“…”
wish?
What wish?
What is she talking about?
A lot of messy questions flooded into Jinpei Matsuda's mind.
He raised his eyes and looked at Momozawa Airi.
The sky is full of fireworks and the night is charming.
Momozawa Airi's cheeks flushed slightly, and the movement of slightly raising her head made her neck look even more slender.
She pretended to be calm and looked around, looking at the fireworks, the street scenes, and the crowds in the distance.
But just don't look at him.
Don't look at him who is so close.
...is it blush?
Or is she...blushing?
Jinpei Matsuda felt as if his other senses had failed for a moment, and he could only recall the soft touch that lingered on his cheek for a moment.
Close yet distant.
Even grander fireworks exploded in his heart.
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