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Morning.

I got up, made breakfast, and then went out alone.

In front of the square's fountain pond—

A girl with a golden ponytail, wearing a white uniform and a shoulder bag, stood quietly. The gazes of the passersby all fell on the girl, their eyes filled with a touch of amazement.

'What a beautiful girl.'

That was their only thought.

The next moment, this girl's eyes lit up. She walked with light steps to a young man. Although the sweet smile on the girl's face seemed very warm, it made the hearts of the surrounding people turn cold, instantly extinguishing the fantasies in their hearts.

"Good morning, Kyoya-kun."

"Good morning, Mayuri." I naturally took Mayuri's hand.

"Kyoya-kun?" Mayuri clearly felt my fiery gaze. Her pretty face turned red, and she looked at me shyly.

"There are a lot of people today. To prevent Mayuri from getting lost, this is a necessary measure."

Hearing my shameless explanation, Mayuri pursed her small lips and couldn't help but glare at me.

'If the movements of your hands could be a little more honest, maybe I'd actually believe you!!'

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"Have you thought about where you want to go for our date today, Mayuri,"

"Mm..."

Mayuri smiled slightly, tucked a strand of long hair, and then pointed to a tall building.

As the two of them walked hand in hand towards the tall building, the sounds of tapping and games came from inside.

It was an arcade.

"Eh? Why did you pick this place for a date?"

I was a bit surprised by Mayuri's choice because this was the place where he had dated Kaguya. But Mayuri was clearly different from Kaguya. No matter how you looked at it, she seemed like a good girl who wouldn't play games.

"Mm, Wasn't it Kyoya-kun who said it was very fun here?!" Mayuri tilted her head, her pure pink beautiful eyes glancing at me.

Hearing this, I suddenly understood, and a wave of emotion followed. He felt even more doting towards this gentle girl.

Then, the two of them walked into the game center together.

At this moment, the game center was mostly filled with students and young people, but there were also quite a few middle-aged uncles.

"So, Mayuri, what do you want to play?"

Mayuri, who had been lost in thought, the next moment, as if discovering something, happily tugged at me. "Kyoya-kun, that! I want to play that."

Following the direction of Mayuri's finger, I saw a photo booth in the corner of the arcade. "Oh, so it's a photo booth."

"Mm, Last time I came, it seemed very fun."

"It's a rare opportunity. Let's go take a picture together." I looked at Mayuri's lady-like appearance transforming into that of a little girl, and couldn't help but reveal a delighted smile.

"Mmm," Mayuri nodded gently.

However, just as they were about to go in, Mayuri suddenly pulled me back, as if she'd noticed something. 'Um, Kyoya-kun, look at this."

Hearing this, I turned around and looked curiously at where Mayuri's finger was pointing, muttering the words. "Photo booths prohibit male use?"

By the time I finished reading what was written on the paper, Mayuri couldn't help but be surprised.

"Isn't this gender discrimination?"

"Mm... I remember that after a pervert was caught taking secret photos, this rule was added."

"But, anyway, it should be fine for us. Look, doesn't that paper also say 'Couples OK'?"

"Eh, it really does! Then let's go in... Wait, couples?"

Mayuri, who had been heading in, stopped. Suddenly reacting, her face turned beet red.

Seeing this scene, I looked at the shy Mayuri with a faint smile. "Shy Mayuri is so cute. But rest assured, after all, we are a real couple."

"D-don't talk nonsense! I just agreed to go on a date with you! I-I didn't agree to be your girlfriend,"

Even after saying that, Mayuri still stepped carefully into the small photo booth. Though the girl had her back to me, I could see her blushing earlobes.

I never expected that Mayuri would also have a tsundere day.

Smiling and looking at the flustered and shy Mayuri, a huge gap from her usual calm, young lady-like appearance—in short, she was too cute.

Suddenly, the girl's stammering voice came from the small room, interrupting his reverie. "You... what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and come in and finish taking the picture!"

"Oh, got it."

When I entered, the first thing I saw was a huge display screen and a small seat.

And Mayuri, sitting on the seat with a slightly blushing face.

But—

This room was really too small, and the seat was only big enough for one person, not two.

Noticing this tricky problem, Mayuri also looked a bit troubled.

"What should we do?"

"I have a way."

To this, a smile appeared on my face.

Saying this, I directly picked up Mayuri, sat down in her seat, and placed her on my lap.

Mayuri was startled by the sudden embrace and subconsciously struggled to get up.

"Don't move."

I looked at Mayuri in my arms.

"Y-You... what are you doing? Q-Quickly let me go!" Mayuri turned her head, glaring at me with a blushing face.

"I told you not to move." I hugged Mayuri's slender waist tightly and whispered in her ear.

"Idiot, pervert Kyoya-kun!"

Mayuri's small fists hammered my chest fiercely. But after a few hits, she stopped with a flushed face.

"Why don't you listen? Relax, I'm just holding you." I still pretended to be serious.

"Y-You... you big liar!"

Mayuri's face turned beet red. She could feel my change.

"This isn't my fault. It's a natural reaction. I mean, I held Mayuri all night and didn't do anything—it was torture." I gave what I thought was a perfectly reasonable explanation.

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