Tokyo, there are too many defeated magical girls.

He raised his right hand and gently cupped her cheek, their eyes meeting.

In an instant, Mizuki Mieko swallowed back the excuse she had made up.

At the same time, his favorability rating skyrocketed once again.

She was certain that she had genuinely fallen in love with the young man before her.

Willing to do anything to make the other person feel happy and create heart-pounding memories.

"."

Mizuki Mieko didn't say anything more, silently tightening her grip on Lin Chun's arm.

But just at this moment——

Her tummy started rumbling, much to her dismay.

"Ah?"

Lin Chun noticed it immediately.

He lowered his head and looked over.

"Rinko-chan, you didn't eat dinner tonight, did you?"

"I ate...a little..."

Mizuki Mieko blushed and answered without much confidence.

My habit, which I've developed over the years, is to eat very little and very lightly at night, with almost no calorie intake.

I usually prepare to sleep after eating, so it's not too bad.

But today, I'm attending the summer fireworks festival with Lin Chun...

Excitement alone consumes too much energy, so feeling hungry is inevitable.

—Miscalculation!

"I'm so sorry... I'm sorry that something so small ruined your date..."

"Rinko-chan, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Lin Chun raised his right hand and pinched her guilty little face.

"Let's go buy some food."

"But……"

Mizuki Mieko felt a little embarrassed and wanted to politely decline.

However, the decisiveness of young males was underestimated.

Lin Chun took her hand and the two of them went to the commercial area of ​​the Summer Fireworks Festival.

As a grand celebration, fireworks are certainly important, but the various food stalls are also of paramount importance.

The aroma of various foods even made Lin Chun, who had already eaten a full dinner, feel a little hungry again.

Considering that we still have to carry out the Demon King's evil mission later...

He decided to take the opportunity to get some extra nutrition for himself as well.

Roasted sweet potato or taiyaki?

"Taiyaki, please help..."

"it is good."

Lin Jun arrived at the taiyaki stall, handed over 400 yen, and bought two cleanly and efficiently.

One of them was handed to the hungry girl in her yukata.

Even through the paper packaging, you can clearly feel the steaming heat that only freshly baked food has.

Because Japan doesn't have the habit of eating while walking.

The two of them stood right next to the stall and sampled the food.

"Um... is there a problem?"

After slowly finishing the fish head, Mihoko wanted to take a break and then savor the fish belly, which had the most red bean filling.

But then she suddenly noticed—Lin Chun was staring at her.

Furthermore, there wasn't a single taiyaki left in the paper bag in his hand.

Thinking he hadn't eaten enough, the considerate Mieko handed him what she was holding without hesitation.

At the same time, she revealed a maternal smile, as gentle as the spring breeze in April.

"Here you go~"

"No, no, no, I just think you were acting really strange tonight."

“Is there…?”

The second soul-searching question made it difficult for Mieko to even breathe.

Feeling guilty, I felt ashamed. This forbidden date was not only unfair to Lin Chun, but also to my daughter.

I could clearly feel every inch of my skin trembling inside the pansy yukata.

The hot sweat was unruly and flowed everywhere.

As for areas without cover, the situation is even worse.

As is well known, yukatas do not need to be worn with tabi socks.

Mizuki Mieko's smooth, jade-like feet have always been treading on traditional wooden clogs.

Now, the intense tension is also being transmitted to the soles of her pink feet, causing them to sweat profusely.

So much so that his wooden clogs were as if they were coated with oil, making it difficult for him to even stand steadily, leaving him in a very sorry state.

"What's so strange about it... I... I'm just... Rinko..."

As it turns out, Mieko is not good at lying at all.

The stumbling sound immediately made Lin Chun even more suspicious. He narrowed his eyes and moved closer.

Prepare to scrutinize every detail with a suspicious gaze.

But it seemed as if fate was on Mieko's side.

Just then, a cool autumn night breeze swept across the riverbank and brushed against her face.

Several strands of her jet-black hair were disheveled.

Mihoko subconsciously freed her right hand to brush them aside and tuck them behind her ears.

In addition, she is a Japanese-style beauty.

Even such a simple gesture would be incredibly impactful for a guy almost twenty years her junior.

In an instant, Lin Chun's favorability towards her reached its maximum, and she turned her slightly flushed cheeks away.

"Ahem, I'm just curious, why are you eating so slowly..."

"That's because... uh..."

Mizuki Mieko looked at the taiyaki she still had most of in her hand.

Thinking back, when I usually have meals with Rinko's family, that child usually finishes their food in about half the time.

—I was careless again!

Now, I need to come up with a plausible excuse to keep this date going.

At the crucial moment, Mihoko Mizuki had a flash of inspiration.

"Mr. Lin Chun, do you really not understand?"

"Hmm, I don't understand."

"Fool!"

Mieko took the initiative, poking his chest with her left index finger and giving him a sad kitten look.

"The reason I eat slowly is so you can feed me! Mr. Lin Chun, you idiot!"

"Ah this..."

Lin Chun initially felt that the other party lacked a girlish charm.

Now, it just feels so perfect!

Without saying any more nonsense, he took the taiyaki that was still mostly left and fed it to the Japanese girl in front of him.

"Woo——"

Mizuki Mieko hesitated as she brought the taiyaki to her lips.

It's truly shameful to actively ask a younger male, more than a decade younger than yourself, to hand-feed you or something like that...