Chapter 712 – 712. Mood Change 4
Time for Aki to shift.
Me and Haruka in Hokkaido. We sit side by side and wait for Aki to come.
After 6 o’clock, after waiting a little while, Aki suddenly appeared.
“Ah. I’m here.”
Haruka jumps up from her seat and approaches Aki who appears, hugging her tightly.
Aki hugs Haruka without much awkwardness. What? They look very familiar.
Then Haruka looked at me and spoke.
“Oppa. What is my name?”
“Huh? It’s Haruka. Wasn’t that your real name?”
“That’s her real name. Haruka means the scent of spring. She uses the Chinese characters for spring chun and scent fragrance.”
“Ah. Really? So it’s Chunhyang? You have to listen to my request. Ah, you already heard it.”
“Yes?”
“No. It was a rotten joke.”
“That oppa says strange things sometimes, right?”
“Once or twice?”
Haruka and Aki glance at me while whispering.
I’m being attacked like this. Well, I did say something strange.
“Anyway… Now spring is over, and it’s fall’s turn.”
“After spring, summer must come.”
“Summer is now. Anyway, Aki-san, will you send me to the ark?”
“Uh… Are you going? I thought we’d be together.”
“I’m not that tactless. Please open the door.”
Aki thought about it and eventually opened the gate.
She came out through the open gate, waved her bright hand at Aki, and returned.
Aki closed the gate, and only Aki and I were left in the house in Hokkaido.
But he seems quite embarrassed, as if he didn’t know this would happen. It’s cute to look a little flustered.
“Aki.”
“Ugh.”
She just called her name and she was surprised.
Are Japanese girls passive about cuteness? It’s not. Lena didn’t say that?
No. He’s cute too. It’s just that it’s hidden because it’s more desirable.
“Have you eaten dinner yet?”
“Huh? Uh… I didn’t eat. I came right after we finished.”
“Did you miss me so quickly?”
“Stop saying weird things. If you keep teasing me, I’ll go back.”
“What did I make fun of? I was just asking.”
We confessed to each other, but I don’t think we have really realized it yet.
No, maybe he’s just shy.
Anyway, looking at Aki’s reaction, I think my heart was tickled too.
In this world that has become abnormal, he is maintaining his normal innocence alone.
“Sit down, don’t stand.”
Aki sits across from the table. She sat down, but couldn’t even look at me.
Her hands on the table are constantly twitching as if the current situation is awkward.
I can’t keep her hand still for even a moment.
“Can I hold your hand?”
“Uh… Who would ask such a thing? Idiot!”
When I asked her, her face turned red, and she looked at me and spoke as if scolding me.
Is it? Do you just catch them without asking? You have to have done something to know.
Aki’s hand was still on the table, so I held her hand.
Something… It’s a very strange feeling. All we did was hold hands.
Actually, this would have been the beginning of a normal relationship before the world fell apart.
What I’ve been doing all this time isn’t dating, right? No… It must have been a love affair in a ruined world.
Although Aki’s hands were small and soft, she had a lot of calluses.
A part that is not readily apparent from the outside. It was probably a sign of swinging hard with a wooden sword and bamboo sword.
“It’s amazing. The back of my hand is this soft. There are a lot of calluses on my palm.”
“It’s ugly… There’s no need to force it.”
“Hmm? Who is ugly? These calluses are what are keeping you alive now, so how can they be ugly?”
As she continued to touch her calluses with her fingertips, Aki withdrew her hand as if embarrassed.
“Why avoid it?”
“If you keep touching me like that… It feels weird.”
“I like it. Give me your hand again.”
As I spoke, Aki hesitated and held out her hand again.
Even though she just gave up her hand, it was as if she had exposed her naked body.
So I touched her hand thoroughly and carefully.
Aki’s face becomes increasingly red as he touches her naked body as if caressing her.
“How long… Will I touch you?”
“Well, I think it would be fun to touch you all night long.”
“Really… You are a strange person.”
In the end, Aki takes her hand away again. It’s so cute that you can’t even make eye contact with her new red face.
This is a different kind of excitement. My heart is pounding for no reason.
“Are you hungry? Do you want to eat anything? If there is anything you want to eat, tell me everything. I can listen to everything.”
Although she looks a little suspicious, she glances at me and asks a small question.
“Anything is possible?”
“Uh, really anything.”
“Then… Fruit parfait.”
Aki mumbles softly. Why are you shy again?
“Huh? Parfait? The one with ice cream and fruit on top?”
“Okay. No. Pretend you didn’t hear.”
“No. It won’t be difficult. Wish.”
Soon, a grandiose fruit parfait appeared in front of Aki.
I roughly knew what fruit parfait Aki was talking about, so I ordered whatever came to mind… I don’t know if this is a bit excessive.
Colorful ice cream in a long cup. And lots of fruits and snacks on top.
However… Aki seemed to like it. Looking at his round eyes and covering his mouth with his hand, I guess that’s exactly what he wanted.
“This is what it is, right?”
“That’s right…”
“Try it and see if it tastes good.”
I took out a small spoon from the storage compartment and handed it to him, so even as he took it, he couldn’t take his eyes off the parfait.
You definitely can’t get something like this now.
No matter how much regression or growth there is, it will take a lot of work to get all these ice creams, fruits, and snacks.
Aki takes a spoonful of the parfait and brings it to her mouth.
And her face became an expression full of happiness.
“It’s delicious.”
I think this is my first time seeing Aki with such a bright expression.
She was the one who always had her eyebrows slightly furrowed. She was a woman who always had a lot of worries, concerns, and concerns.
But there is no such thing now. An expression filled with nothing but happiness.
When I see that, I feel like all my worries disappear.
It’s Horizon, it’s America, and I don’t really want to worry about it right now.
“You… Don’t eat?”
“Give me just one bite.”
When I told her, she was slightly embarrassed. I guess it’s because I only have one spoon?
It’s quite fun to watch things like that.
She stiffened for a moment, but eventually scooped up the parfait with the spoon she had been eating and offered it to me.
“It’s delicious.”
As I ate it without hesitation, Aki seemed even more at a loss.
The problem is that now it is her turn to eat.
After hesitating for a moment, she seems to have made up her mind and scoops up the parfait with the spoon that was in her mouth and puts it in her own mouth.
She’s like a natural monument.
To the point where I feel grateful that a woman like that still exists in this world.
Perhaps she was able to protect her innocence thanks to her strength and talent.
Protecting yourself in a rapidly changing world is not that easy.
In the end, Aki ate the entire parfait.
A very satisfying appearance, and a sense of distance as if we were getting closer.
However… I don’t know what to do now.
When I meet a woman, all I know is to strip down and do dirty things.
I have no idea how to go about a normal date.
“Are you full from that?”
“Yeah… For now. But you didn’t eat anything, right?”
“You called me oppa last time. Why did you call me you again?”
“That… That is.”
“Well, actually, it doesn’t matter what you call me. But don’t you feel like you’re a little closer to me?”
“I… I’m still not used to that title. I guess I’ve forgotten, but I’m Japanese.”
“Well, that’s probably something special about Haruka. She was the one who was originally called angel.”
Aki becomes speechless for a moment when Haruka’s story comes up.
What does Aki think of Haruka? What does Minhee think?
I have a lot of questions, but I can’t bear to ask them.
Because I am dating several women, I am not confident enough to go into detail about these relationships.
I’m just thankful that they understand and move on.
“Is there somewhere you want to go?”
Since I don’t have much money, I’ll say what I can do well.
Where you want to eat, where you want to go. How to achieve that and build goodwill.
That’s the only thing I’m good at. What can I do? Even if you’re good at it, you have to use it somehow.
“Hmm… Not really.”
“What do you want to do?”
“That’s not too much…”
The problem is that Aki is not a very greedy woman.
A woman who doesn’t want anything in particular other than crepes.
Ah. It’s difficult. It’s hard for a woman like this who doesn’t have much of an opinion.
“Do you want to go see the sea?”
“It’s evening now…”
“Because it is now morning on the other side of the world.”
“Oh. I see. But I don’t really want to go out.”
“What do you want to eat more?”
“Not really…”
It’s not easy. I don’t think she’s putting up an iron wall.
I guess I just don’t have much greed in the first place.
If this continues, I’ll end up having to use Aki’s exclusive cheat key.
“Do you want to spar?”
There is an immediate response to what I say. She shows interest to the point where her eyes sparkle.
“You have a wooden sword, right? Let’s spar with it. Don’t use skills. There’s something I want to try too.”
He seemed to like it so much that he even smiled slightly. Also. This is a cheat key.
“Why all of a sudden?”
“I told you. There’s something I want to try.”
Aki suddenly took out two wooden swords from the storage. That’s hilarious. Is it that good?
“Hmm. It’s a little dark here right now, so let’s go somewhere bright.”
The beach in Rome where I was with Haruka earlier. The gate there was opened.
Aki goes over there and looks at the Mediterranean Sea with an expression of admiration.
“Isn’t it cool?”
“That’s right… It feels different from the sea in Sendai.”
“It’s probably the difference between the Pacific Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Would you like a wooden sword?”
Then, Aki, who was intoxicated by the scenery for a moment, quickly gave me a wooden sword.
“But is it okay to spar on sand like this?”
“Because you don’t always end up fighting on flat dirt.”
“That’s true too. Now… Then.”
I grabbed the wooden sword and swung it once or twice.
Aki looks at me like that with sharp eyes. I guess he’s already gone into battle mode.
The look in your eyes is completely different from when you just looked at the sea. Is swordsmanship that good?
“The use of any skills is prohibited. That is the rule of this sparring.”
“Is it okay? If I do that?”
It’s a bit funny to see Aki worrying about me.
Of course, I probably didn’t mean to do that, but if I take away all of her skills, there’s no way I can beat her with her sword skills, so I’m saying that.
“But, I have a few passives. I’m just trying to check them out, so don’t be too surprised.”
“Are you talking about telekinesis?”
“No. I won’t use Poltergeist. Anyway, I’ll know when I experience it.”
“I don’t know what confidence is.”
Aki tilts her head. Okay. I don’t know now.
However… You will probably be surprised soon. I want to see that expression quickly.
Two people facing each other, holding wooden swords and keeping the distance apart.
Aki looks at me harshly and speaks briefly.
“Come.”
Confidence. The energy that surrounds her
I rushed at Aki like that.
Unlike her neat posture, where she held her wooden sword with both hands, I held it with one hand and swung it in her random manner.
However, the first couple of times the wooden swords clashed, Aki’s expression changed drastically.
My movements, which included lightning-fast reflexes and cool-headed judgment, enabled even me, a beginner in swordsmanship, to make ridiculous moves.
Especially cool-headed judgment. This is awesome.
Feeling like it’s telling me how to swing it? Although Aki appears to be flawless, he knows where and how to swing the wooden sword.
And the movement is aided by all passives, including the stamina of a superhuman, and reflexes like lightning.
Even as a beginner, it looks like a very sharp move. Even though I do it, it feels amazing.
Is this possible?
“What? How can you move like this!?”
“Isn’t it amazing?”
A free swing without any formalities or frameworks.
But what’s even more amazing is Aki. He is blocking, dodging, or dodging all my attacks.
She blocked my attack for a long time and then swung her wooden sword, dodging my sword by a length of paper.
A wooden sword swung with the thigh. The problem is that I knew the trajectory and tried to avoid it, but my body got twisted.
So she got hit on her thighs even harder. Enough to make a popping sound.
“Wow! Are you okay?”
Aki puts down her wooden sword and clings to me as I fall on the sand, her legs intertwined as I hit her thigh.
“It hurts. But this isn’t a big deal.”
As soon as she put on heels, the pain in her thighs disappeared. The leg got better quickly. But Aki’s expression is full of regret and worry.
Maybe she didn’t mean to swing this hard. Maybe she wasn’t perfect, and she wasn’t easy to control.
