The Heroines Want to Fall in Love 96
by TINY FAN FICTIONThe Heroines Want to Fall in Love 96
Edited by: Tiny Fan Fiction
Chapter 96 The Date Begins
Tanabata.
The day when, according to legend, the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden meet.
Before the appointed time.
Isshiki Irohame changed into her yukata, took her fan, Ougi, and walked towards the nearby station with a light step.
A few black cats passed by on the street corner at dusk, their emerald eyes sending shivers down her spine.
A boy and a girl ran past her, chatting…
“Hurry up, Sakurai-kun, you idiot!”
“Tamako, you fool! Don’t pull my clothes, the festival is still a while away… and besides, didn’t you say you wanted to see the fireworks? Those don’t start until 8, we have plenty of time…”
“…Shut up, or I’ll never speak to you again.”
“You think I want to go? I turned down an invitation to hunt the Silver Fire Dragon with my friends to be with you, and I even prepared 10 Glittering Orbs…”
The two middle school students chatted as they passed by Isshiki Irohame.
Ayame took out her phone and sent a message to Asakura Yuu about the silly couple she had just met, then asked…
[Where are you, senpai?]
He read it immediately.
And replied immediately.
[I’m already at the station, just don’t be late.]
Isshiki Irohame looked at his response and sighed inwardly.
‘A clueless straight man.’
No wonder he’s never had a girlfriend at his age.
Who rushes a girl on a date before it even starts?
‘Is senpai doing it on purpose?’
No, no, no… what’s the point of intentionally lowering a girl’s affection?
She walked for a few more minutes.
Isshiki Irohame met Asakura Yuu at the station entrance and found that he was wearing his Soubu High School uniform…
He clearly wasn’t taking the date seriously, and Isshiki Irohame felt a pang of disappointment.
“Senpai, senpai~”
She forced herself to cheer up and waved at Asakura Yuu.
As she approached him.
“Good evening.”
Noticing that Isshiki Irohame was staring at his clothes, Asakura Yuu explained, “I was at the school library helping a friend study, and I didn’t have time to change before coming here.”
The excuse was reasonable, so Ayame didn’t ask any further questions.
“A friend?”
“Yui-senpai, her high school grades aren’t exactly… ” Asakura Yuu trailed off.
“Not good?”
“Let’s just say she has a lot of room for improvement.”
“Hehe~” Isshiki Irohame let out a delighted laugh and took out her phone: “I’m going to secretly tell Yui-senpai that you’re badmouthing her.”
“Tattletales are disliked by everyone.” Asakura Yuu gave her a glance, then held out his hand.
“Huh?” Isshiki Irohame tilted her head, confused.
“Not holding hands?”
“Senior, I’m not your girlfriend anymore,” she said, yet still pressed her body against his.
“I’m just fulfilling a gentleman’s duty. There are many people at the station, I’m afraid you might get pushed around…”
Asakura Yuu sized up the yukata she was wearing: “The outfit is beautiful.”
“Thanks.”
They walked a few steps towards the station.
“By the way, I heard that girls don’t wear underwear under their yukatas…”
“…perverted comments are forbidden!”
“I’m just asking out of curiosity, a question many men would wonder about. How is that perverted?”
“Then…do you want to try and find out, senior?”
Her voice was as soft and sweet as rich milk candy.
Asakura Yuu slowed his steps, showing his surrender was also at the level of an excellent student: “…I’ll pass.”
Isshiki Iroha deliberately let go of his hand and instead hooked her arm through his, pressing her chest closer.
Then she stopped and tiptoed to whisper in his ear: “Senior~ I’m not wearing any.”
Asakura Yuu turned his head away, blushing all the way to his ears.
“Hehe, senior is so weak.”
Isshiki Iroha covered her pink, delicate lips and let out a giggle.
“Before we’re dating, I won’t just touch a girl’s body…that’s my bottom line.” Asakura Yuu put up a strong front.
“Really? Then you can’t just touch randomly, you know.” Iroha felt his arm against her chest, her face slightly red: “After all, if you touch, you have to take responsibility. If senior has the confidence to help me put on my yukata properly…I guess I wouldn’t mind.”
“No problem, I’ll come to your house tonight.”
Isshiki Iroha ignored his stubbornness and simply laughed, dragging him into the train station.
A shy senior is also super cool, super cute!
…
Riding on Chiba’s famous suspended monorail.
They were lucky to find 2 empty seats.
“It’s getting dark.”
“There might be a light drizzle tonight, but it won’t interfere with the festival, so it doesn’t matter.” Asakura Yuu checked the weather forecast.
Ever since Yukino Yukinoshita played a trick on him with the weather forecast, he always checks before going out.
“I heard the Tanabata fireworks festival is the earliest one in Chiba. The next big fireworks display won’t be until August…unless you go to Tokyo, where they have an even larger scale.” Isshiki Iroha seemed to have gathered a lot of information about fireworks festivals…
“Hanging a ema at the shrine is said to bring eternal love, it’s super amazing. After the fireworks end, the couples holding hands won’t separate…”
Girls will believe in such ethereal things.
“There’s a super big bonfire in front of the Shrine where we can dance… and there are tons of food stalls forming a circle outside the Shrine.”
Mhm, and then?
“Are you really listening, senpai?”
“I am.”
“There are a lot of girls from our class going this time, I might run into someone I know. I’m so conflicted, what identity should I use to approach them? As senpai’s girlfriend… it feels like they’d secretly be jealous, not too good.” Isshiki Iroha rests her right hand under her chin, saying it’s not okay but her tone is full of anticipation.
It’s true that the guys at Soubu High School dislike Asakura Yuu, but his popularity among girls is overwhelmingly terrifying…
“Senpai, senpai, what should I do?”
“I’m not admitting it no matter what.”
“So that’s a tacit agreement?”
Where did you get that conclusion?
“Don’t use guys as tools to show off. If you just want to prove your cuteness and popularity, you don’t have to work so hard because…”
“Because what?” Isshiki Iroha turns her head to look at him.
Asakura Yuu meets her gaze earnestly and says, “You’re already plenty cute. If you get any cuter, it’ll be dangerous for the world.”
“Oh my, senpai’s words are so frivolous…” Isshiki Iroha turns her head away, her little face all red.
[Isshiki Iroha favorability +5.2, points +5200]
Several minutes later.
The train slows to a stop at the station, passengers streaming out one after another, Asakura Yuu and Isshiki Iroha following at the end, leaving the station with the flow of people.
As soon as they exit the station.
The number of people in front of them is enough to surprise both of them.
This isn’t just a few hundred people, it might even be a few thousand, possibly nearly ten thousand to give a rough estimate.
In this situation, forget sightseeing, it’s hard not to get swept away by the crowd.
Asakura Yuu quickly takes Ayato’s hand, leading her to a relatively empty spot.
He takes out his phone, only to find the signal is really bad here due to the crowd.
‘Guess we should head to the festival grounds first…’
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