Chapter 270
Translator: Ranzan
Editor: ryunakama
The ferris wheel began again to move in a clockwise direction, as everyone was slowly brought back to earth .
The minute the gondola touched the earth again, Taiyou, relieved, released his grip .
Somehow he was able to get them back to earth safely and that reassured Taiyou .
However, he thought it was a bit early to relax himself, as he said to himself, so he continued to stay tense .
「The gondola is down, stop the ferris wheel once more . 」
The ferris wheel operator said, who appeared near his side, and Taiyou responded .
「No, it’s okay, you don’t have to stop it . 」
「But sir, the gondolas coming down afterwards will . 」
「I’ll do what I have to, just watch . 」
Taiyou put it down in his own timing, and grabbed on to it again .
「Akiha, get off, hurry . 」
「Okay . 」
Akiha took the kids and got out of the gondola .
There was no haste or confusion on their faces .
Taiyou looked at them and thought 「Just like Akiha」, and then hefting up the gondola, dropped it in an open place next to the ferris wheel .
After that, the next gondola in the rotating ferris wheel continued through where the previous one was .
「Phew…」
After all that, finally, Taiyou relaxed completely .
「I’m totally spent . 」
「Thanks, Natsuno-kun . Are your arms okay?」
Just as expected, Aoba ran up to Taiyou, appreciative of his efforts .
Taiyou smiled at her and kissed her lips .
「Now it’s okay . 」
「Geez! Natsuno-kun, there’s nothing okay about what happened . 」
「Well then I guess it was okay to begin with . 」
「How’s your hand? Are you cut somewhere?」
「No, that’s fine too, loook . 」
「It’s all red, you should put some ice on it . Wait here, I’ll go get some . 」
「No, I need to move too…let’s get away from here . 」
「Huh, ah, okay . 」
She was lost for a second, but looking around, she knew why Taiyou said what he did .
Taiyou had done a super-human deed by grabbing onto and holding the gondola all the way down .
Simply because the ferris wheel was in a high place in the park and everyone saw and was paying attention to what Taiyou did, now there were many onlookers gathering around and surrounding Taiyou .
「Let’s go . 」
「What, but?」
「Hera?」
Taiyou called Hera as she warped there .
「Yes, desu . 」
「Did you tell Youran?」
「Yes, desu . Youran-chan’s message to you, 『I’ll do something . 』, desu . 」
「Just like Youran, I’m glad I told her what was going on . 」
「Youran…maybe will destroy the evidence?」
「I don’t know, but she may do something to fool her…I think . 」
Taiyou smiled .
It was a smile he had because he could completely trust Youran’s ability as a woman from the bottom of his heart .
「She’ll do fine, I think . 」
「You’re right . 」
Now, Aoba agreed with him .
As one woman of the Natsuno household, she knew she could trust Youran as well .
「Well, then let’s go . 」
「Okay . 」
Akiha nodded calmly .
After she said a word or two to the parents of the children, she caught up to Taiyou and Aoba who were walking away .
Three of them, walking side by side .
It looked like the onlookers were going to follow them, but they passed by Taiyou and stopped near a few people that were explaining what they had seen .
One of the people stopping the onlookers with the story was one of Youran’s workers, so Taiyou just let her be as he walked away .
After walking a while, Taiyou found some chairs in front of a store to eat at, and slumped in his chair .
「You must be tired . 」
Aoba again thanked him for his hard work, and Taiyou responded with a smile .
「I’ll get something to drink, Natsuno-kun, what would you like?」
「Something with fizz and sweet, anything’s okay . 」
「Okay, just wait there . 」
Aoba ran off to the store there, and brought back the largest Cola that they had .
Taiyou took it and drank the whole thing down at once .
「Phew」
「You want another one?」
「No, I’m okay . 」
「Okay . 」
The two calmly talked as if nothing had happened .
Akiha watched the two carefully, and asked with a bit of a confused face .
「Aoba, you’re acting like nothing happened?」
「Huh, nothing?」
「I’ve been watching you – you’re not angry or worried . I watched your face until our gondola was dropped on the ground…you looked like some wife greeting her husband home from work, just a normal-looking face . 」
「I guess you’re right . 」
「Were you worried or anything?」
「No… . 」
Aoba bent her neck a bt as if thinking about it .
「Now that you mention it, I guess not . 」
「You guess not?」
「Yeah, I didn’t . 」
「Why?!」
「Well, because Taiyou was there . 」
Aoba smiled with her response, and Akiha’s eyebrows furrowed .
「I mean, it was a big accident, but it was something within Natsuno-kun’s reach, so I thought he would be able to handle it, I guess…」
「That’s it?!」
「Yeah, I guess so . 」
「…」
「Hey, let me say something . 」
Akiha had a frown like a scowl, and Taiyou broke in to say something .
「And it was kind of my fault too . I wanted to be in a place where I could help Aoba too, if I’m there I can help, right, so I got mixed with this whole ferris wheel thing . 」
「That’s it?」Akiha said .
「Well, if that’s all I can say about it, I guess so . 」
「Yeah, and if Natsuno-kun says he’s going to do something, he’s going to do it . Especially something important like this . 」
「Like this?!」Akiha said, confused .
「For example, making sure that we’re all loved . I mean, in an important thing like that, Taiyou does what he says he will . 」
「I think the phrase I say is 『Do the best I can do』…」
Taiyou made a bit of a pained smile .
Not love all them at once, but love the one in front of you the most .
And do the most he can when he’s within reach .
That 「promise」was what he said was「what he’d do the best he could」to protect .
But, because he was able to do it again today, Aoba had her trust renewed in him all over again .
This thing, this even . Akiha still looked a bit confused .
「I see…」
In an instant, Akiha’s face looked a bit lost in a mix of emotions .
Just like one person imitating several, her face changed again and again .
They didn’t know what she was thinking, but she was going through a lot of thoughts, that was for sure .
And after a moment of that, Akiha opened her silent mouth .
「It sounds wonderful . 」
She finally said .
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