Chapter 267
Translator: Ranzan
Editor: ryunakama
Akiha on the left, Aoba on the right .
With a flower on each arm, he entered the haunted house .
Still he had some fear entering the haunted house .
His speed of walking naturally became slower .
「What? Are you scared?」
Akiha asked . There was a tinge of malice in it .
「Yeah, I am . 」
Taiyou clearly admitted, and his voice shook .
Usually at this point he would act tough, but that toughness was now very far away .
It was necessary to understand his position in for its ways and means .
Even so, it was still a bad position .
He understood why he was doing this, but the fear overwhelmed it .
CLUNK, a sound .
Something came out from the well in front of him – a (doll) of a woman in white robes sprung out from the middle!
「UGYWWAAAAHHH!」
Screams, not from the girls, but from Taiyou .
「Hah hah hah hah hah」
Akiha laughed happily .
「Just look Taiyou, it’s a doll . 」
「I know that already, there’s no ghosts and this is just a haunted house…」
Suddenly logical words came from nowhere, but his voice was still shaking .
「Whatever, let’s just go . 」
「Noooo . We have to take our time and enjoy it . Right, Aoba?」
「…yeah . 」
She took a breath, and answered .
She thought of something for an instant, and then agreed with Akiha . From his appearance, she felt a little bad for Taiyou, but because it was all so fun, she reacted that way .
「Natsuno-kun, take your time . 」
「Agh . 」
「If you want to go ahead, let go of us and go on . 」
「…」
Akiha laughed again malevolently and Aoba as well, enjoying the sweetness of it all with a little regret at his fear – like salt on a watermelon .
Letting go of him would be easy to do . It would be easy with his power .
He had two choices he could make, he could keep his arm around these flowers…no, at this point it was more like a crucifixion and be dragged through the haunted house…or he could let them go and do it alone .
Those were the choices .
「…」
For an instant he short circuited .
He let the two go for an instant .
Aoba was shocked, and Akiha sneered at him .
He didn’t have time to think about their assorted expressions as he simply squatted and grabbed both girls around the waist .
「Kyaaa!」
「Wha? What are you doing?!」
He didn’t have time for words or explanations . He simply sprinted with both of them in tow .
「Whoaaaaahhhhh!」
It was a war cry…maybe with a bit of fear mixed in, but he ran along the haunted house route in a mad dash to the exit .
「N…Natsuno-kun!」
「…hah!」
Instead of having the slightly worried look that Aoba did, Akiha laughed out loud over Taiyou’s shoulder .
He had no time to think of her reaction, he simply scrambled out of the haunted house with both girls in his arms .
「Huff…huff…」
Under the autumn sky, Taiyou slumped over and caught his breath .
He looked totally exhausted physically, but it was mentally .
He had dashed several hundred feet with the two girls in his arms and not really felt the physical exertion in doing so .
It was the haunted house and the mischief of these two girls that had exhausted him .
「Here, Natsuno-kun . 」
Aoba held out a paper cup .
A red cup with a white logo, an international one that you see everywhere .
Inside was obviously a certain brown drink with carbonation .
She had been considerate and bought it for him .
He took it from her and downed it at once .
「Gulp, gulp…ahh… Thank Aoba…that helped . 」
「Sorry about that . We were having too much fun with you . 」
「No, it’s okay . I’m sorry to be the wet blanket for your fun . 」
「But…」
「It’s okay . 」
「You’re right . 」
Akiha suddenly interrupted .
Her face was between a smirk and shock as she looked at him and continued .
「Are you a little too scared? It’s all fake . 」
「Can’t help it . Scary is scary . 」
「It’s not very manly, can you protect Aoba like that?」
「Hey, Akiha…」
「I can . 」
He interrupted Aoba’s reaction at Akiha saying too much, and Taiyou answered .
He answered while looking straight at her . He wasn’t acting, but being truthful, as he looked at Akiha .
「I do what I say I will, even though that sounds like a cliche . Even though it wasn’t cool to see me like that . 」
「…」
He wasn’t pleading .
He understood what he was saying, as he would do what’s necessary, even though it didn’t sound very cool .
She was about half right, but the important part she missed .
To be honest, Taiyou thought 「I’ll do whatever is necessary when I want to . 」
Without a goal there’s no reason to do it, is what he meant .
「Akiha . 」
As they glared at each other, Aoba broke in .
She used a rarely heard, sharp voice .
「Could you two stop? We’re at an amusement park . 」
「Yeah, you’re right . 」
Akiha quickly backed down .
Then the three began looking around the attractions again .
From then there were no real problems, just a purely fun trip .
It wasn’t as good as the first rollercoaster, but Taiyou took a step back and let Aoba and Akiha have fun together .
Akiha noticed this and when she met eyes with him again and again made sure her eyes said 「I know . 」
Taiyou wondered what those knowing eyes meant, and since he didn’t really know what she wanted to say, he quickly gave up trying to interpret it .
The reason why is because they were having fun .
He had noticed this and the fun had made him understand .
They girls were having a blast and he had fun taking a step back and watching them .
「Kotone and them are like that too . Yeah, it’s fun watching Kohaku and Youran too . Youran and Leticia…I wonder how that would look . 」
Taiyou said without thinking .
Kotone and the others from one birth .
Kohaku and Youran .
Youran and Leticia .
All had special relations and it was fun watching them go at it .
Well, not all…for example, Kohaku and Leticia didn’t have that good of a relationship .
With that in mind, the two girls in front of him seemed to pull on his heartstrings .
「Aoba, would you like some ice cream?」
「Ice cream? Oh, that place over there?」
「Yeah, doesn’t that look interesting? It looks like a lightsaber . 」
「Light? I don’t know, but it’s impressive, the ice cream part is five times longer than the cone . 」
「I wonder if it’s the same as the picture . Hey, could I have a vanilla?」
The two were bantering back and forth as they went up to the store . One of them bought a vanilla, the other chocolate .
They came out just like the picture, and as they held the cones the soft serve ice cream itself almost looked like a weapon .
They talked about it, those two, while eating .
Taiyou simple watched .
After eating the ice cream, the three walked together .
「A Ferris wheel?」
Taiyou said, and stopped .
「Yeah, getting on?」
「Sure . 」
「A ferris wheel . Are you scared of heights?」
「No, in fact I would walk the fence on the roof like I said . 」
「You’re right . 」
They followed the attendants directions and waited for the ferris wheel car .
There was a family ahead of them, and they put just the children on the car .
The attendants warned them, but the parents said, 「We told them just to not try and stand up . 」
As they were debating over this the ferris wheel continued to rotate, so the children were seated and the attendants backed down .
「Thank you for waiting . 」
It was Taiyou’s turn, and the attendant opened the car’s door, and asked Taiyou to step in .
「Let Aoba step in first . 」
Let the girls in first, Taiyou thought, and then was pushed from behind .
He was thrust forwards . He tried to stop from falling, and right next to him, he saw Akiha fall into the car next to him .
「Here, now get in . 」
Aoba said, and pushed both of them in . Taiyou and Akiha were pushed in the car, and Aoba stood outside .
「Aoba?」
Akiha and Taiyou were surprised .
The door was shut and the car rose in the air .
Aoba was on the ground and waved to Taiyou and Akiha .
It was all a surprise, Taiyou having no idea what was going on and all he could do is watch Aoba fade away in the distance .
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