I Was Unreasonably Dumped By My Girlfriend And Had My Heart Broken. When I Rescued A Beautiful Girl Who Was My Former Classmate And Idol In My Class From A Group Of Yarisa, My Gray College Life Started To Shine - Chapter 47
Episode 47: Sofa Seats in the Planetarium?
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While we were experiencing such a situation, the time had come for our reservation at the planetarium.
Arriving at the venue a little before the scheduled time.
What happened there was a completely unexpected turn of events. Upon entering the venue and reaching our reserved seats, I was dumbfounded.
“…What’s this? Sofa reclining seats? That’s the first time I’ve heard of such a thing.”
There were regular seats around us as well.
However, the seats Aoba had reserved were special sofa seats shaped like clouds.
They were quite large in size, and they even had pillows, so they were more like beds than sofas.
Limited to a few seats, it seemed to be a special type of seating, and as I looked around, couples were eagerly using the same seats.
…Whether it was good luck or bad luck.
Today seemed to be a day when couples were particularly favored, which was troublesome.
“Ahaha, there’s nothing we can do about it now. Besides, since we don’t know when we’ll meet again, we have to pretend to be a couple. I should have looked more closely when making the reservation too.”
Contrary to my confusion, Aoba had already accepted the situation.
Rubbing her feet together, she took off her shoes and climbed onto the sofa, making a short “hmph” sound.
It felt somewhat sinful to stare at her crawling posture.
I tried to avert my gaze, but then I found myself fixating on the slightly faded tips of her socks, which was quite embarrassing.
I closed my eyes and let out a sigh.
“Come on, come here.”
When I opened my eyes in response to her voice, I saw Aoba still on all fours, trying to take my hand.
Cute, and somehow dangerous.
Especially her neckline. It had an atmosphere that seemed like it might spill over at any moment, and even in the dimly lit venue, I felt like it was probably attracting the attention of the men around us, probably.
The couple on the adjacent sofa even started…
“Hey, you were looking at that short-haired girl, weren’t you? It’s despicable to look at other people.”
“Ha, wait, that’s not true!”
They began to quarrel like this.
It was skillfully done, seeming visible yet invisible at the same time.
It seems that a beautiful girl’s presence alone can disrupt the balance of human relationships. Yeah, it’s scary.
Anyway, she needs to stop this posture as soon as possible. It was too stimulating.
Without taking Aoba’s hand, I quickly climbed onto the sofa.
“I already held your hand, you could have at least taken my hand.
“…It’s okay, just lie down and be quiet.”
I said so and lay down on the sofa.
I pulled the pillow closer to my neck and decided to simply gaze up at the still dark ceiling, devoid of projected stars.
Let’s not think about lying in the same place. I decided that and tried to calm my breathing consciously, releasing the tension from my body and just being here.
And when the screening began, I should just focus on the stars.
So I just had to get through this moment.
“Hey.”
…But such modest efforts didn’t bear fruit, however.
When I was spoken to by the ear, I reacted excessively.
When I looked at Aoba, she was already looking at me with those gem-like eyes.
It was Aoba who had already gone wild today.
What would she say next? I was a little wary as I tried to find information from her eyes.
That sparkle hadn’t faded even in the darkness.
If anything, it seemed to shine even brighter.
As I was about to be captivated by it, she blinked her eyes rapidly and then looked up at the ceiling.
“Can you see something? I was looking so intently. Maybe it’s already started? Is it because my eyesight is bad?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
As expected, Aoba was Aoba.
Regardless of whether she was going wild or not, she might just be naturally airheaded.
Thinking about that made me feel a little relieved.
But still, I couldn’t bring myself to face her and talk.
So, I tried to converse while avoiding eye contact as much as possible.
Eventually, the program started, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
The content was not only about the stars visible in the spring night sky but also included stories of love and romance set by past great people related to each of the stars.
In short, it was content aimed at couples.
To be honest, it couldn’t be more awkward.
What did Aoba think about it? I glanced at her sideways.
And what do you know
She was completely asleep. Moreover, she was curled up and sleeping peacefully with shallow breaths.
Considering how much she was looking forward to this, I couldn’t just let her sleep. I lightly shook her shoulder, but she just murmured something incoherent.
“Twinkle, twinkle little star…”
She even muttered such childish sleep talk.
I gave up on waking her up and stopped shaking her.
Maybe Aoba was completely exhausted.
Until we got here, she had been pretending to be my girlfriend all along.
I, too, was quite overwhelmed by fatigue.
It might be okay to sleep for a little while.
Thinking that, drowsiness suddenly overwhelmed me.
The next thing I knew, the space that had been completely dark except for the projected stars had become brighter.
“Wow, look at them. Those two. Aren’t they bold?”
…And, moreover, my lower body.
When I thought it felt hot, it turned out that Aoba, in her uncomfortable sleeping position, had clung to my waist.
Because of that, curious eyes were directed at us from the departing guests.
“You were looking again, weren’t you?”
“Hey, I told you, I wasn’t!”
And it was becoming another cause for argument.
I hurriedly jumped up and vigorously shook Aoba’s shoulder this time.
“Hmm, what?”
Finally waking up, she rubbed her eyes with her hand and then blinked rapidly.
Surprised to see it was bright, she sat up abruptly, her face turning pale.
“…Is it over?”
“It seems like it. It ended a while ago, actually.”
“No way! I was awake until the introduction of the twelve constellations!”
“That’s still pretty early, by the way.”
“Oh, what a waste!”
Aoba held her head in genuine disappointment.
In that posture, she glanced sideways at me.
“Should we watch it again like this?”
“…That’s definitely not happening.”