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the next day.
Takuya was having lunch with Yu.
To be honest, he wanted to have dinner with Yui, but she was with other friends. They couldn't be together all the time because they couldn't let it be known that they were dating.
However, rather than being disappointed, Takuya seemed somewhat uneasy.
"Is something wrong?"
At first, Yuu thought that Yui had realized that he had done so, but it seems that was not the case.
"Well, it's..."
Yui invites him to go to the beach and stay the night. Takuya wonders if it's okay to tell her.
Takuya knows it's better not to say anything. But he also wants to brag, and he simply wants someone to listen. In Yui's case, he told his sister, but since Takuya doesn't have any siblings, the only person he can talk to about such things is Yu.
"...Actually."
Takuya, overcome by his desire, decides to tell her after much deliberation. He is unaware that the person before him is the one who is tormenting Yui.
But it would be cruel to blame her for that. It is natural to want to tell people about happy things, and all Takuya knows is that Yui received a photo of them kissing. And that the culprit is Yu.
"...I see, the two of you went to the beach. That's great."
Of course, he didn't say that he gave permission to do anything sexual, but when you hear that a man and woman of this age who are dating are going out alone for a sleepover, it's not hard to imagine that things would develop in that way to some extent.
"Yeah. I never thought I'd be able to go either, so I'm really happy. I'm already curious about it."
"Is that why you're fidgety?"
Takuya is popular with the opposite sex. He says he doesn't have a girlfriend to hide Yui's feelings. That's why someone confessed to him just the other day, but it's his first time having a girlfriend, so he can't act relaxed.
Yui comments that it's innocent and cute, and much better than being used to it, but as a man, Takuya would like her to be able to act a little more relaxed.
"It can't be helped."
"Well, I understand that feeling."
Yuu answered yes, but of course deep inside he was thinking about something else.
(Just the two of us at the beach... I thought Yui-chan might have changed her mind a little, but... I guess that wasn't enough to get the message across. I need to explain it more clearly...)
"What's wrong?"
"No. I'm just jealous."
"Yeah. I was prepared for total failure when I confessed too, and even now I think it's like a miracle. Isn't that good?"
He is the only one who can talk about Yui as his girlfriend, so he speaks proudly about her. He thinks he is just bragging, but to Yu, it is not an interesting story.
(It's okay to keep other people's things, right? This is the only time you can feel good about yourself, Takuya.)
Of course, he wouldn't be so foolish as to say it out loud. However, a misguided thought welled up inside of him.
"...Hey, Takuya. Suppose something really important was stolen from you, what do you think the right thing to do?"
"What's with that sudden question?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
"That's right. If it's something really important, then we should take it back."
"Right."
Yuu indirectly gets his boyfriend to agree to steal Yui away.
He uses the fact that Yui herself gave him permission to do so as another reason to attack her.
"So, getting back to the topic, let's go somewhere during summer vacation too."
"You mean the three of us?"
"No, just two guys going out to hang out in the neighborhood. I don't want to be the kind of guy who abandons his best friend just because he has a girlfriend. Is that okay?"
This proposal wasn't a surprise to Yuu, as they had gone to a batting cage and bowling alley together during the winter break of his first year of high school and during Golden Week this year.
"Okay. Have you thought about where you're going yet?"
"For now, karaoke and the aquarium."
"Two guys at an aquarium?"
No matter how close a couple are, it's unlikely that two men would go to an aquarium together.
"...I was thinking of inviting Yui there on a date."
"So you're scouting the area?"
The idea is that an aquarium is dimly lit, and since many people will be staring at the fish swimming gracefully in the tanks, it will be hard to notice, so a male-female pair would not stand out as a standard date spot.
If you disguise yourself and stay quiet so you don't stand out, no one will notice you.
"All right. It's too embarrassing for a guy to go alone, so please come with me."
"Well, okay."
I feel like I might get some strange looks from people around me, but I don't have a girlfriend and there's no reason for me to go to amusement parks or aquariums at my age. That's why I wanted to go see them for the first time in a while.
"That would be great, Yu. I'll buy you a souvenir when we go on a date."
"Well, I'm going with you too..."
"Ah, I see. ...Well, don't sweat the small stuff."
Takuya, who is a bit absent-minded, agrees and laughs, brushing it off.
"Even so, is it okay to go to the beach, the aquarium, or club activities?"
"We do have training camps, but they don't happen every day. It's not like our high school soccer club is particularly strong."
"Is that so?"
Yuu, who has never belonged to a sports club, doesn't really understand the details. He has a strong image of Koshien, which is often broadcast on TV during summer vacation, and he had a preconceived notion that soccer was the same.
"...Even so, it's hotter than usual today."
The rainy season has recently ended, so the summer sun has been shining brightly for the past few days. The sound of cicadas is a part of the summer, but it can be annoying when they are so loud you can hear them all day long.
To soothe his feelings, Takuya looks at Yui, who is happily talking with her friends.
Yui is also hot, but she is so upright that you don't even notice it, and there is a refreshing feeling as if she is transforming the humid heat into a refreshing space.
"Yes."
"Don't sigh and say you wanted to eat lunch with Yui-chan."
"Oh, sorry. It's not like I'm unhappy about eating with you or anything."
"Well, as a man, I understand that feeling, and it's fine."
Yui's charm is not just her beautiful appearance. She is aware of her good looks but doesn't brag about them. Her good nature and her mannerisms are somehow cute.
It's only natural for people of the opposite sex to be attracted to Yui, who is flawless in every way, and it's not surprising for people of the same sex to be attracted to her as well.
"But I'm sure you still don't feel good about it, I'm really sorry."
"A glass of juice then."
"Okay, after I finish eating."