Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Ferris Wheel
On Valentine's Day, Momozawa Airi decided to go ride the Ferris wheel.
There is no cause and no reason.
The moment she made this decision was like the moment she fell in love with Jinpei Matsuda——
Maybe it was just because the sound he first called out in the classroom was very nice.
Perhaps it was because he looked so energetic when he was helping her with the questions that was so touching.
No reason.
If I like it, I like it.
…
Momozawa Airi was just combing Xuetuan and E'e's fur when she suddenly felt...
It's time to take a new step.
It wasn't like her to dwell on troubled memories.
…
Momozawa Airi has always been a person who is well prepared for everything.
The moment she made up her mind to untie the knot in her heart today, she immediately began searching for the nearest Ferris wheel.
In Dorobiga Paradise.
She filled E'e and Xuetuan's bowls with food, grabbed a coat, and hurried out the door.
After wandering around Dorobiga Land for most of the day, Momozawa Airi planned the most perfect itinerary.
You can enjoy the most activities in the shortest time, and the route of the tour happens to pass by all the specialty food shops in the park.
The weather in February is very cold.
The cold wind blew, and Momozawa Airi's cheeks turned red.
But she didn't seem to feel cold at all. Instead, she drew circles on the park map in her hand with great interest, outlining the best route.
The entire route ends at the huge Ferris wheel.
The phone rang, and she picked up the call from Matsuda Jinpei. She said a few random words and then made an excuse to hang up.
“…”
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make, especially since Officer Matsuda on the other end of the phone is a very alert person.
Momozawa Airi nodded with satisfaction.
She was going to go on an awesome amusement park trip with Jinpei Matsuda—the kind that ended with a Ferris wheel.
No bombs, no prisoners, no fear.
There is only a peaceful and warm snowy Valentine's Day night.
*
The weather forecast says it will snow tonight.
The snowflakes didn't fall until Momozawa Airi and Matsuda Jinpei successfully lined up at the observation deck.
"It would be great if it snowed while we were on the Ferris wheel." Momozawa Airi held the telescope with both hands and turned it around carefully. "It would look like a scene from a girls' manga."
She looked through the telescope at the scene in the paradise with great interest.
Whether it's the dreamy carousel or the very down-to-earth restroom sign, there are crowds of people around them.
There were huge crowds of people.
"If we get separated tonight, it might be difficult to see each other even with cell phone contact."
Momozawa Airi clicked her tongue twice and commented casually.
“…”
Matsuda Jinpei glanced at her and felt that Momozawa Airi had an expression that said "Come and ask me, come and ask me."
He remembered that Momozawa Airi had just used ambiguous language in the car to make him angry, so he deliberately ignored the topic and responded perfunctorily.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She rolled her eyes.
After the crazy thing in the car, her lipstick was almost ruined by Jinpei Matsuda.
——The ending is that the two of them are cleaning the lipstick marks on their lips in front of the car mirror.
Momozawa Airi: “…Hmph.”
Her cute lipstick was kissed off, but Matsuda Jinpei is still holding a grudge.
Momozawa Airi angrily reached out and grabbed the corner of Matsuda Jinpei's clothes and shook it.
Shaken again.
Shake again.
When the hem of his coat seemed to be about to be deformed, Matsuda Jinpei finally responded calmly, "So what are you going to do?"
He stared at Momozawa Airi, who was on the verge of exploding, and raised the corners of his lips in a good mood.
"Then I'll go to the broadcast hall and call you on the radio."
Momozawa Airi cleared her throat and imitated it.
"Miss Matsuda Jinpei, please stop crying after hearing the announcement. Come to the broadcast hall and find Sister Airi~"
She blinked her eyes: "How is it! Isn't it exciting tonight?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He pulled the corner of his mouth and ruthlessly raised his hand to pinch Momozawa Airi's face.
"Ugh, let go—" Momozawa Airi protested incoherently, casually slapping Matsuda Jinpei's disruptive hand away. "I'm going to continue looking through the telescope—let me see if the hot cocoa stand is busy."
She stopped fooling around and turned to look at the telescope, muttering to herself, "It looks like I won't have a chance to drink hot cocoa in half an hour" and "It will be your turn to watch after I finish."
The observation deck is located very high, and even without a telescope, just looking down at the night view with the naked eye is an excellent experience.
Jinpei Matsuda glanced casually at the colorful night scene, turned his head, and lowered his eyes to look at the profile of Momozawa Airi.
Her carefully styled long hair fell on the sides of her face, and her cheeks were stained with a faint blush.
I guess he's cold.
He had just tried to give his coat to Momozawa Airi countless times, but she was reluctant to wear it, shouting, "Your clothes don't match my style today" and "Aren't you cold yourself?", and dodged his hand holding the coat as nimbly as a loach.
Matsuda Jinpei paused and suddenly leaned down.
…
Momozawa Airi was watching the float parade in the distance with great interest when she suddenly felt a weight on her shoulders.
"What are you looking at?" The refreshing scent of Matsuda Jinpei suddenly lingered in her nose. "It's my turn."
The tall, curly-haired man bent over, his chin resting on her shoulder, his curls gently brushing against her cheek.
Matsuda Jinpei maintained this delicate posture, opened his wide coat, and wrapped it directly around her.
It's a warm embrace.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
She turned her head in a daze and looked at Jinpei Matsuda's profile.
He seemed completely unaware of the strangeness of this posture and continued to stand in front of the telescope as if nothing had happened.
Feeling the teasing gazes coming from all around, Momozawa Airi's face flushed red and she stammered, "This, this, this...others are looking at us..."
Matsuda Jinpei responded nonchalantly, "It's normal for those who haven't gotten their turn to stare at us enviously."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
That sounds reasonable.
She sensed the determination of the person behind her: "If you don't agree, I will maintain this posture until the end," and nodded resignedly: "I will wear it, I will wear it, I will wear it."
*
After coming down from the observation deck, they walked on the way to the Ferris wheel.
It’s indeed not cold anymore—Momozawa Airi admitted reluctantly.
The loose coat had a faint minty scent and the hem almost covered her thighs.
Momozawa Airi inexplicably felt like she was being hugged by Matsuda Jinpei.
“…”
What a weird idea!
She shook her head, glanced down at the map as if to hide her mistake, and pointed to a road.
"This is the shortest way to the Ferris wheel."
Matsuda Jinpei stood tall and straight, walking beside her casually. "Do you want to go?"
"..." Momozawa Airi blinked, smiled, and answered without a word, "Because I'm sitting with you."
As she walked, Momozawa Airi accidentally discovered that the hot cocoa stand that was crowded just now was suddenly empty - everyone seemed to have gone to watch the nearby float parade.
Just as they reached a sheltered place, Momozawa Airi thought for a moment and said, "Wait here for me. I'll buy you a surprise."
Jinpei Matsuda glanced at the hot cocoa stand not far away and instantly decoded the meaning of the surprise.
He paused, but didn't say anything: "Let's go together."
Momozawa Airi shook her head: "You will be cold, I have your coat."
She smiled and pointed to the doll photo wall and claw machine in the sheltered area: "You can play here, Matsuda brother, and Airi sister will pick you up later."
Momozawa Airi blinked and said, "Don't cry if you can't catch the doll or find Sister Airi."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
In just a few sentences, there are countless complaints.
He gritted his teeth.
...There will be many opportunities to settle accounts in the future.
Jinpei Matsuda watched Momozawa Airi running away happily until she hopped near the hot cocoa stand.
He turned around and looked at the claw machine that was crowded with children.
“…”
Matsuda Jinpei hadn't originally wanted to play, but one of the older kids accidentally caught sight of him standing nearby. He was startled and waved excitedly at him, "Brother Matsuda! It's been ages since I've seen you at the children's park!"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He stared at the familiar face, which was almost enlarged in size, for a few seconds.
It was the kid in the children's park before—
The night he and Momozawa Airi officially started dating.
Jinpei Matsuda was stunned.
...It's been so long.
The little brother, who had grown up a lot, obviously knew the other children.
He glanced at Jinpei Matsuda, an expression of sudden realization appeared on his face, and turned to talk to the other children.
"Let Matsuda-nii play first. He looks like he wants to play," the younger brother explained very reasonably. "He's older than the rest of us. Let's just let him play."
The children nodded understandingly and separated to the left and right.
Make way for Jinpei Matsuda.
The little brother, who looked like he was begging for praise, turned his head and looked at Jinpei Matsuda, who was speechless and expressionless.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He twitched his lips and said in a principled manner: "...I don't want to play."
…
When Momozawa Airi came back with two cups of hot cocoa, she saw Matsuda Jinpei's back surrounded by a group of children from a distance.
As the only tall adult, he stood out from the crowd.
"Brother, you're such a wimp! You can't even catch a single one!"
"Brother, my dad said that if you are good at catching dolls, you can win the favor of girls. You won't be able to find a girlfriend if you are like this."
“Hey hey hey hey, this claw has loosened again!!”
"Brother, let me help you catch it!"
Jinpei Matsuda gritted his teeth and said, "...No need! I'm sure I can catch the next one."
It was soon drowned out by the children's voices of "Brother, you are lying."
Momozawa Airi: “…Pfft.”
She suppressed her laughter, walked behind Matsuda Jinpei, and cleared her throat: "Matsuda brother, stop playing, sister Airi is here to pick you up with hot cocoa."
Then he froze as he looked at Jinpei Matsuda's back with a smile.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
…
Five minutes later, Momozawa Airi was still smiling.
"Hahahaha sorry... I just couldn't help it hahahahaha."
She felt a little pain in her abdomen from laughing, so she slowly slowed down her pace and bent down slightly.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
"puff."
Feeling the faint aura coming from Matsuda Jinpei, Momozawa Airi used her unparalleled self-control to suppress the urge to burst out laughing again, and raised her eyes as if nothing had happened.
"Matsuda-kun, I didn't expect you to be so good at playing with children."
“…”
"I thought all the kids would be scared of you—I was a little scared when I first met you," Momozawa Airi said with a nostalgic tone, "I was even a mature and rational beautiful girl JK back then."
“…”
"Let's go, there's a viewing garden up ahead, and the Ferris wheel is just a short stroll away."
Momozawa Airi held her cup of hot cocoa in one hand and held Matsuda Jinpei's hand with the other, shaking it gently.
"Everyone, have a cup of hot cocoa, and hold hands, so you won't be cold."
“…”
The temperature of the hot cocoa passed through the thin paper cup to the palm of Matsuda Jinpei's right hand.
His left hand was firmly held by another soft and warm hand.
Matsuda Jinpei paused, and his voice, chilled by the cold wind, gained a bit of warmth.
"Let's go."
"Let's go ride the Ferris wheel together."
*
The moment she stepped into the Ferris wheel cabin, Momozawa Airi was a little nervous.
Even the hot cocoa she had finished more than ten minutes ago could not soothe her tense mood.
She sat upright, her face looking as if she was facing a great enemy.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei sat beside her, "How about——"
"I can."
He was interrupted by Momozawa Airi before he could finish his words.
The cockpit door was closed.
Not long after, the Ferris wheel began to move slowly.
Momozawa Airi pinched her clothes tightly with her fingertips and sat in her seat pretending to be calm, not even lazily leaning on the backrest as usual.
She felt her fingers, which were pinching the corner of her clothes, being slowly pried apart, and her cold fingertips were being gently pinched intermittently by a hot hand.
It was as if reminding her that there were people around her.
Momozawa Airi turned her head and looked out the window at the ground that was getting farther and farther away.
The glittering and colorful landscape of the amusement park gradually merges with the surrounding urban night scene.
Momozawa Airi stared at it for a while, then said absentmindedly, "The area around the Haido Mall is full of blocks."
"It was noon." Although she had just had cocoa, Momozawa Airi suddenly felt her throat dry. "When you saw the traffic, tall buildings, and people up there, weren't you afraid... afraid of death?"
In front of him is the ruthless bomb in the cockpit and the countdown of his life.
Just by turning your head slightly, you can see the city full of life and the ordinary and peaceful life.
At that time, Jinpei Matsuda was obviously ready to face death - to die alone in the sky.
Momozawa Airi has always believed that what is scary is not the moment of death, but the short period of time between knowing that you are about to die and death.
A brief period of powerlessness.
At this moment, she was sitting on the Ferris wheel and suddenly felt that what she had been afraid of all these years might not be heights themselves.
But the feeling of being powerless in the sky -
If you fall, you will lose your support.
"Won't."
She heard Matsuda Jinpei's calm voice.
"...But, it's a bit regrettable."
Momozawa Airi uttered a dazed "What's the regret?"
"..." Matsuda Jinpei leaned back in his chair, his expression paused, but he finally spoke a little unnaturally, "I can't race with Hagi, I can't watch my dad stop drinking, and I can't help my mom fix that beauty device that always breaks down."
The Ferris wheel slowly rose, and their cabin was about to reach the top.
Momozawa Airi caught a different point: "...Wait, you're speeding?"
She turned her head and looked at Jinpei Matsuda seriously.
"You must obey the law and not exceed the speed limit."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei said dryly, "We were just showing off our driving skills."
Momozawa Airi nodded: "Next time, take me with you. I will supervise you."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He stared at the serious Momozawa Airi for a while, then suddenly chuckled.
"besides."
Jinpei Matsuda blurted out something without any context.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
"Can't hear these words anymore."
He looked out the window somewhat deliberately, but finally resigned himself to his fate and moved his eyes back.
There was a barely perceptible embarrassment in those clear eyes.
“…”
Momozawa Airi blinked slowly, then suddenly reached out and pushed Matsuda Jinpei, who was leaning on the backrest, back.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
He was originally sitting quite upright, but was caught off guard when Momozawa Airi pushed him, causing his sitting position to slide down a lot in an instant.
It turned into a casual and lazy sitting posture.
Momozawa Airi stretched out her arms, and with a snap—
There was a wall-bang on the Ferris wheel seat.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
"Zhen Ping."
Momozawa Airi hadn't called this name for a long time and even felt a little shy.
"I'm setting up a countdown here—not the bomb kind."
Momozawa Airi looked at him sincerely, exuding the aura of a domineering boss.
"In three seconds, I'm going to kiss you."
"three--"
She looked directly into Jinpei Matsuda's eyes and spoke slowly and drawn out her words.
"two--"
Suddenly, the pair of blue eyes filled with a nonchalant smile widened in front of her.
The last countdown was drowned in the sweet and mellow scent of cocoa, and slowly evolved into a somewhat rapid breathing sound as the lips and tongues intertwined.
The cockpit rises to its apex.
…
"Do you think it's okay for us to go somewhere that requires a plane for our honeymoon?"
"……cough."
"Ah, don't be shy. I actually knew you were going to propose to me at the Beido Ferris Wheel."
"?"
“Mmmmmmm stop biting my face—Kenji told me!!!”
“…”
"So..." Momozawa Airi held her face in her hands, "What about the Ferris wheel? Try something more innovative next time, or I won't agree."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Airi Momozawa's eyes curved as she tilted her head to glance at the view outside the window. She moved closer to the window in surprise, "It's actually snowing! When did it start snowing?"
The snowflakes fluttering in the air are particularly romantic under the illumination of the lights.
"...it started snowing just when you were out of breath."
Jinpei Matsuda explained slowly.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi gave him a gloomy look: "How can you pay attention to this when you're kissing?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Momozawa Airi argued: "You're not paying attention at all. I won't kiss you anymore."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
*
In the park's underground parking lot.
“Woo…”
Momozawa Airi, who had righteously said "I will never kiss you again" half an hour ago, huddled pitifully in the passenger seat, and was a little dazed by Matsuda Jinpei's kiss.
【I am very focused this time.】
She listened to the voice in her head with tears in her eyes, feeling that Jinpei Matsuda was too focused.
When Matsuda Jinpei finally stood up, Momozawa Airi angrily started to make trouble: "This car is too small. I feel it's too crowded to kiss here."
She paused, indignant: "Next time I'm going to sit in the back seat! Not in the passenger seat! Away from you!"
Matsuda Jinpei casually wiped the traces from the corner of his lips with his thumb and raised his eyebrows nonchalantly: "Next time, buy a bigger one."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
…
The car drove steadily on the road.
Matsuda Jinpei stared at the road ahead for a while and realized that he was about to reach the intersection he passed when he returned from Iwatobi last time.
Turn left to return to Momozawa Airi's house.
The way to their common home is to turn right.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda felt a little complicated and silently turned the steering wheel to the left.
When he arrived at Momozawa Airi's house and was about to leave, he suddenly heard Momozawa Airi asking him to wait.
"I need to get something." Momozawa Airi pointed randomly at her window. "Wait here for me."
Matsuda Jinpei nodded, not really paying attention, thinking she was going to bring something back to him.
Momozawa Airi came back shortly after getting off the bus.
Her face was a little red. She held a bag, opened the car door and got in.
Matsuda Jinpei put one hand on the steering wheel and looked at her with interest: "What did you take?"
Momozawa Airi mumbled, "...You'll know in a moment."
At the moment the door closed, Momozawa Airi paused and said casually, "Let's go."
Matsuda Jinpei responded casually.
After a while, he suddenly turned his head and looked over: "...departure?"
"Ah." Momozawa Airi pretended to be calm as she fastened her seatbelt. "When I move, I always move myself first."
There was silence in the car for a moment.
Momozawa Airi swallowed slowly and glanced stealthily at Matsuda Jinpei who was in the driver's seat.
He looked at her seriously, his deep eyes hinting at aggression.
Like staring at prey.
Noticing her gaze, Matsuda Jinpei naturally started the car and drove forward.
"..." Momozawa Airi clutched the bag in her hand, and suddenly her legs felt weak. "Is it too late for me to regret... I should just turn around..."
"No way."
Matsuda Jinpei replied lightly and stepped on the accelerator.
The car was speeding on the road.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
…
The moment the door closed, Momozawa Airi felt herself being lifted up by her legs and leaned against the wall with a thud.
The bag in her hand fell to the ground, making a slight noise, but it was quickly drowned out by the sound of kissing.
Momozawa Airi continued kissing in a daze, trying to find a chance to speak, but she failed.
After an unknown amount of time, she regained consciousness and found herself lying on the bed in the bedroom. She struggled to speak, "My...my things..."
Jinpei Matsuda never approved of impatience, but at this moment he felt he didn't want to waste even a second.
He reluctantly brought the bag at the sprint speed of a timed training session and was forced to watch Momozawa Airi slowly unpack the bag.
Matsuda Jinpei gritted his teeth and said, "...I'll do it."
As he spoke, he tried to take the bag.
Momozawa Airi protected the bag: "...No! I'll do it!"
She even thought that Matsuda Jinpei would simply and roughly tear open the package with his hands.
Under the sharp gaze of Jinpei Matsuda, Airi Momozawa slowly opened the bag and took out the contents.
“…I prepared it earlier.”
Hearing the sudden heavier breathing in front of her, Momozawa Airi pretended to be calm and explained.
"I wanted to perfectly replicate my Valentine's Day a few years ago and buy a cat design, but in the end I bought a bunny."
Furry bunny ears.
The familiar complicated silk ribbon.
A rabbit's tail with a small bell hanging on it.
“But I still don’t know how to wear it.”
Momozawa Airi gently poked the furry rabbit ears with her fingertips, lowered her head and stared at the bed.
After a while, she felt a shadow cast on the bed in front of her.
"I'll help you."
…
Momozawa Airi remembered that Matsuda Jinpei was not good at handling ties before.
…But now I’m very skilled.
With his hands restrained, his eyelashes gently brushed against the soft fabric.
Even though she had prepared herself mentally in advance, Momozawa Airi still felt that it was a little beyond her expectations.
From the initial "running away from home alone" to the recent "calling Matsuda brother many times", Matsuda Jinpei listed the crimes in her ear one by one and carried out the exclusive punishment at will.
Just like the most beautiful and dreamy amusement park, there is only happiness.
He kissed away her tears fiercely, nibbling the back of her neck with his teeth and stroking it slowly.
It's like getting your own exclusive prey.
Suddenly, Jinpei Matsuda felt Momozawa Airi raise her head and gently rub his cheek with her soft rabbit ears.
In an instant, the end of the furry rabbit ears brushed against his Adam's apple, leaving a somewhat unique touch.
Almost sweeping away his sanity as well.
Hiss.
“…”
Um.
Compensate for a few more items.
Other styles are also good.
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