Mygo, the band legend of Tokyo handsome guy

"How did you know I was thinking about this... um, next one, next one..." Ijichi Hoshika grabbed Narusawa Kaede's hand and ran outside.

[Sigh, it's a pity that Hongxia isn't interested in these things.]

They ran hand in hand out of the building, their next stop being the amusement park.

Mingze Feng insisted on paying for the milk tea that Yidi Zhixingge brought. They leaned against a pavilion and watched people come and go in the park, because they didn't know much about most of the attractions they had visited.

Even when it comes to being right in front of you, there's a sense of awe and fear.

"Although it's good that I bought tickets beforehand so I don't have to wait outside, is everyone really in pairs?"

"Yes. There are more families on weekends, but the park's revenue on weekdays is mainly supported by students. There aren't that many people with money and free time after graduation, and college students are a major force of consumption before graduation."

"So...do you come here often?"

Does coming here to work count?

"Definitely not, it's about selling and collecting tickets."

"Neither, it's the gatekeeper outside the park."

"So they never even came in."

"What about you?"

"I did bring Hongxia here once, but even then I felt that amusement parks weren't for me anymore..."

"So, my body is getting old after all..."

The two of them, who were known for their吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary/criticism), would take turns criticizing each other, seemingly capable of doing so until the park closed.

Mingze Feng sipped his empty straw and realized he had already finished a whole cup of milk tea. Meanwhile, the singer Yidi Zhixing had only gone down one step...

"I feel like the two of us are really out of place sitting here."

"Ah, youth..." Ichi Seika tried to recall her youth.

I have absolutely no idea.

Those were the days of playing in a band between skipping classes and smoking, in short, being a delinquent... All the people I played in the band with are gone now, so let's just pretend this dark history of my youth never existed.

"I can talk to you about the wall with the opening in the backyard of the school... but what about you?"

"I worked until I died to pay my fees and taxes. During the most difficult time, I saved up 6 yuan, but it wasn't even enough to pay my tuition. I even had a near-death experience due to overwork."

"So neither of us has any memorable youth to look back on?"

"That's all true."

Ijichi Hoshika lay face down on the table.

The milk tea covered half of her face and blocked her view of Mingze Feng.

Hmm... thinking about it this way, it's actually quite interesting. We had a nice lunch, visited the shops we wanted to go to, and finally arrived at the amusement park.

Mingze Feng stared blankly at the scene. He finally realized that something was wrong. Could someone really create something ambiguous in such a normal date?

If things continue like this, it'll just be eating, drinking, and having fun. So, is this whole dating process just a lie created by the city's consumer chain...?

“I say, now that we’re here,” said Ijichi Hoshika, “we can’t just sit here.”

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Maybe This Is What Dating Is Like

"We followed behind them, and wherever the crowds went, we went too."

Mingze Feng discovered something.

Ijichi Hoshika wasn't as mature as she appeared; even her current outfit was inspired by a suggestion from a younger female student's friend.

Since it was a date, she still wanted to dress up nicely. But in her daily life, she lived a simple life as if it were from the last era, and she only had a superficial understanding of the internet.

This is inextricably linked to her past experiences. A delinquent girl who had repeatedly failed college, she underwent a complete transformation one night, realizing she had a younger sister and supporting both of them. Before this incident, she herself was also a little sister.

Ijichi Hoshika sleeps with a Barbie bear, likes cute things, likes sweets, smokes, and likes strawberries... Oh, let's forget about that last one. Anyway, she's trying to quit smoking, so let's just let that part go.

When he came out of the dessert shop, Naruzawa Kaede had an opaque white plastic bag in his hand, which belonged to Ijichi Hoshika.

They chatted as they talked.

"Places like amusement parks are a nightmare to visit alone. So before, well, I had only heard about them from friends."

[Dark History: I've been here a few times. I rode the carousel alone, went rafting alone, and sat in a corner drinking milk tea alone. I was pinned against the wall by three or four couples while riding the bumper cars... Ah, there's no need to recall these things anymore...]

"There's nobody else here today... What's it like riding a carousel?"

"The queues were exhausting. Although it looked cute from the outside, once you sat down, all you could see was the horse's rear end, and it was all plastic."

"You only went once or twice and then stopped?"

"I went once or twice and then stopped."

"What about this time?"

"Just let things happen naturally... After all, dating is just about walking and chatting."

This part is also part of the chat content.

"Besides that, there's also... pinching you?"

I'm referring to the fleshy part of your palm, of course. The pad of your thumb, the center of your hand, and the spaces between your fingers...

"...Tch, I can do that too."

Fortunately, the sleeves of winter clothes are a bit longer.

The two men's sleeves were hooked together, and they probably didn't expect that their hands were pinching each other inside.

Their fingers somehow slipped between each other's. Their shoulders brushed together, and Naruzawa Kaede could feel Ijichi Hoshika stiffen for a moment, then blush slightly.

[A man's palm...rough and warm...if only...ahhh, that's not what I'm thinking about right now.]

Couples on dates can be so boring that they have to learn to find their own fun.

Neither of them paid much attention to where they were going; they simply followed the flow of people and stopped wherever they found something interesting.

In contrast to cuteness, things like thrilling roller coasters and haunted houses are not very good at what Ijichi Seika is good at.

Mingze Feng led her through the haunted house, but they didn't go in. The same thing happened with the roller coaster. It wasn't until a shooting game stall on the street behind them caught Mingze Feng's attention.

Result: Today's Air Force bonus +1.

While Ichiji Hoshika was still saying that he was too easily red-hot, he turned around and broke thirteen or fourteen nets while catching water in a fishing pond.

Result: Today's Air Force bonus +2.

Mingze Feng used his past part-time skills and finished the catch when the two of them had combined for the fifteenth time.

He got ripped off by the balloon vendor, losing two magazines in the process. Mingze Feng reluctantly put down his gun.

He hadn't expected to get to steal the spotlight at this moment. Ijichi Hoshika, arm in arm with Narusawa Kaede, proudly told the shopkeeper to wrap up the goldfish.

Through the thick coat, its shape was barely discernible, but the wide, excited sparkle in Ijichi Hoshika's eyes prompted Narusawa Kaede to take out his phone and snap a few more photos. Before the two could even feel smug, the shop owner set up a service to buy back the goldfish they couldn't keep.

Taking it back will just mean throwing it away...

In the end, they exchanged the goldfish for a 500 yen bronze coin in silence.

In the room where they were taking photos, the two of them looked especially good in the pictures.

When Mingze Feng asked the staff for the photos, Yiji Zhixingka was a little nervous. She only breathed a sigh of relief when they received the finished photos.

[Grateful: Kiku mentioned that Kaede's face shape is quite youthful, and I was worried I would look older... Thank goodness for Eliza's remote guidance on light makeup...]

To be honest, he didn't look old to begin with. His eyes looked too listless before, but now they're just right. His eyes are bright in the photos, even though his pose is still a mess... By the way, Hiroi Kiku didn't mention anything about Narusawa Kaede's student status.

Following the flow of people, the two stopped in front of the carousel.

There was a short queue at the ticket counter, and it seemed like it would be their turn soon.

"We're here."

Actually, it was Mingze Feng who pulled her over.

"...I didn't expect that following the crowd would actually get me there."

"...I got dragged here, huh? Hmm, isn't it childish to ride a carousel at this age?"

But we've already come this far.

Mingze Feng: "Let's sit together. It's my first time here, and I'm quite curious."

Ichika Hoshika: "Let me make this clear first, this is really boring, just swaying up and down twice... I'll queue up this time. The ice cream truck over there..."

Chocolate parfait ice cream cones...which stomach do girls use on dates?

"I'll go buy them." Mingze Feng nodded, and when he returned, he was waving two tickets in the Yiji Zhixing Singer booth.

When she got back on the carousel, Ijichi Seika subconsciously turned around to look for the person who had come in with her.

Mingze Feng stood slightly behind her.

I feel like something's different from before.

As the brushes started, several colored lights shone in, the rotation began, accompanied by music like that from a music box.

The difference in elevation caused the two to appear both close and far apart, and their gazes towards each other to shift between high and low positions.

“Look ahead…” Naruzawa Kaede mouthed the words, but the music and shouts around him drowned out his voice. However, Iji Chisei's mouth was saying it.

I don't want it.

Ichi Seika did not look away.

Mingze Feng noticed a smile appear on her face.

She replied with the same words, and Mingze Feng could see that she was talking, telling him to look ahead.

Looking at her in front of me.

Oh, so the carousel isn't for watching horses after all.

So this is what it feels like to turn around and see a familiar figure.

Ijichi Hoshika went up for the second round, but this time Narusawa Kaede didn't go up.

Ichi Hoshika just pulled out a camera. She had initially shown little interest in the carousel, but now she was intrigued by the idea of ​​taking pictures of herself.

When she turned around, the first thing Naruzawa Kaede saw was Iji Chisei's expectant expression turning into joy.

[Expectation → Joy: It's back]

[Joy → Expectation: It's turned around...]

"You know what, you really have to say... this circle is actually quite interesting."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Date Should End with the Afterglow of the Setting Sun

The final stop on our date: the Ferris wheel.

The city Ferris wheel has some unique curses and legends. Some couples break up after riding it once, while others say they made vows of eternal love here.

In any case, the Ferris wheel is undoubtedly the best observation deck.

In November, winter, the air conditioning in the cabin was on, and the warm air was natural, so I put my thick coat next to the seat.

As you stand up and look around, what comes into view through the glass walls is the city's towering rooftops.

Above, the distant sun ignited half the sky. Half of the sun descended from the west, burning the clouds a fiery red. Several tiny black shadows, no bigger than fingernails, hung in the sky; if you stared intently, you could see they were moving. Their paths appeared as straight lines, almost always crossing from left to right.

"The sunset is so beautiful tonight...maybe tomorrow will be a good day." - Naruzawa Kaede

“Hmm.” Ijichi Seika replied simply, then remembered, “When Tokyo is hit by a typhoon, no matter how beautiful the clouds were the day before, it’s useless.”

She touched the basic guitar, raised her eyes, but not to ask Mingze Feng to play it.

Speaking of which, when was the last time I carried a guitar?

"Let me have some fun?" she said.

Of course there is no problem.

Mingze Feng stood opposite her and handed the guitar to her.

The simple cabin cleverly distributes weight so that people standing on it won't sway back and forth. In the enclosed space, the cabin door naturally won't be opened casually.