"I Wanna Fondle Them Too" (Oppai Momitai) - Chapter 29
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Chapter 29
They got off at the local station and walked the same way home like yesterday.
Although Natsuhiko was prepared to go to a strange and distant place, he had no idea where Miko was walking to.
After a while. They seem to have arrived at their destination, and Miko stops walking.
It was a nostalgic place for Natsuhiko.
“You wanted to stop by here, Miko? To this Whale Park?”
Whale Park. The official name was Central Park.
It was nicknamed “Whale Park” not only by children but also by adults because of the large slides in the shape of a whale in the playground zone.
As a general park, the site was quite large. There was a field where you can play soccer or baseball. And if you climb up the stone stairs, and walk around the perimeter, there is some health equipment that makes you wonder who uses them.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that every local elementary school kid has been to this park before.
Of course, Natsuhiko and Miko were no exception.
When he saw the children playing together, the words “I miss it” naturally spilled out of his mouth.
“When we were kids, the three of us used to play here very often.”
“Yes ♪” She nodded her head, and with Natsuhiko’s hand in hers, she walked lightly to a certain place.
“Natsu-kun. Do you remember this tree?”
When Natsuhiko looked up at the large tree that Miko was pointing at, the corners of his mouth turned up as he remembered the time.
“I remember, I remember. That’s the tree where Miko and Nina couldn’t get down.”
When Natsuhiko was in the third grade and Miko and Nina were in the second grade. Out of curiosity Miko and Nina climbed the tree, but it was higher than they expected, and they were too scared to come down!
“Natsu-kun at that time, the caretaker uncle brought all the fallen leaves collected and made a cushion for us. But when we still complained that we were too scared to climb down, you climbed up and flew with us, holding each of us in one hand.”
“I succeeded in rescuing you two, but later uncle scolded me severely. He told me not to play dangerously.”
Natsuhiko was embarrassed, “Hahahaha… I was too bold for my good.”
The next place where Miko took him was to the bars.
“Do you remember when you used to accompany me here to practice my backflip?”
“Oh, yeah, there it is! It’s a training camp! and we practiced together for about three days.”
It was when Natsuhiko was in the fourth grade and Miko was in the third grade. Natsuhiko found out that Miko was practicing an exercise that she couldn’t do, and he offered to coach her.
“I still clearly remember you saying, “I’ll teach you” and lending me your back dozens or hundreds of times. It was supposed to be a practice, but you taught me so earnestly that I was exhausted, though it made me happy.”
“No, no. I saw Miko practicing so hard even though you had piano lessons, I wanted to help you so it was unavoidable.”
Natsuhiko remembered how he was even more excited than she was the first time she successfully performed the backflip.
But it seems that Miko’s tour of memories is still going on, and she leads him to the next place.
Up the stone stairs, they could see the whole ground. It was still early in the evening, and there were boys in the upper grades of elementary school playing football.
“Natsu-kun, what did we do in this area?”
“Kick the cans!”
Natsuhiko answered immediately as if it had left a lasting impression on him.
The answer seemed to be satisfactory to Miko, and she smiled.
At the time, Natsuhiko was in the fifth grade and Miko was in the fourth grade. They were playing together with many other people besides Nina.
Natsuhiko vividly remembers the time when he was a demon.
“Yeah! I underestimated them because I thought they were just a year younger than me, but the guys on the junior soccer team beat the crap out of me. It was scary because they didn’t know how to take it easy…”
For Natsuhiko, it was a bitter memory of being beaten to a pulp by younger kids.
But not for Miko.
“At that time, Natsu, you were playing with another friend, but you joined me in kick the can for my inability to escape from the demon.”
“… Is that so?”
Natsuhiko paused for a moment, but the truth was, he remembered it well. It was embarrassing to come here thinking he’ll do great, but it turned out to be a lost cause, and it became, “Look at the Hiro, he’s Mr. Satan.”
So he wanted to just ignore it.
As Miko said, at that time Natsuhiko was playing with his classmates on the playground. Therefore, he was only aware that “Nina, Miko-chan, and others were also playing at the park.”
But then Natsuhiko started to worry about Miko’s condition.
After 15 or 20 minutes, she was still playing demon. In short, she was struggling to replace the demon.
The fleeing side was desperate to escape. They didn’t care about the feelings of the demons.
That’s why Natsuhiko, who was able to look at the situation objectively, couldn’t leave Miko, who looked like she was about to start crying, alone.
As a result, Natsuhiko broke up with his classmates and rushed to Miko’s side.
“Natsu-kun, you were so cool. When you said, “I’ll be the demon, so let me play Kick the can.”
“Oh, you’re overestimating me. I’m just a genuine can kicker.”
Miko giggled.
“Natsu-kun, you’re a terrible liar.”
“…”
“No matter how much you like Kick the can, one won’t leave their friends to hang out with younger kids unless it’s a big deal.”
Natsuhiko choked on her words that were too plausible to answer. His face turned red, not because he couldn’t breathe, but because he was simply embarrassed.
But for Miko, there was nothing to be ashamed of, in fact, she wanted him to be proud of it. She was so happy that Natsuhiko saved her.
It was because of this that Miko said to Natsuhiko with a generous smile,
“You are a Gentle Prince to me, Natsu-kun.”
“Eh?”
Such sincere words from a beloved girlfriend.
He couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
“… I see.”
“Yeah ♪”