The Pure-Hearted Beauty Who Only Dotes on Me Despite Not Being in a Relationship—And How She Became Even Sweeter After We Started Dating - Chapter 57: Were you startled?

Were you startled?

Day 3 of the school trip.

That day, the entire class got on the bus to go sightseeing, and the day ended.

After returning to the hotel and immediately going back to my room, I was about to eat something I had bought earlier that day.

“Ao-kun, dinner will be ready soon, you know?”

“Just a little bit…”

Mizuki, who had promised to go to the dining hall together with me, looked at me with a slightly exasperated gaze.

“Hey, Mizuki, want to share this with me?”

“What is it?”

“A pineapple financier.”

When I showed her what I had taken out of the bag, she unconsciously murmured that it looked delicious, so I tempted her by showing it off a bit more.

“You want to eat it, don’t you?”

“I-I don’t want it! We will have dinner soon.”

Could it be that Mizuki is the type to strictly follow her parents’ rule of not eating sweets before meals?

“Okay, then I’ll just eat it by myself.”

“On second thought… I do want it, after all.”

“Here, take it.”

I handed her the open bag with the pineapple financier, and she happily started eating it.

(She looks so incredibly happy…)

“It’s so delicious… As thanks for giving it to me, Ao-kun, I’ll give you this.”

“What’s this?”

“Goya Champuru chips.”

“…Uh, thanks.”

Because I dislike goya, my reaction was a bit awkward. I wasn’t sure if it would be tasty, but who knows, maybe it would surprise me…

“Ao-kun, since you got a girlfriend, is there something you’d like to do together?”

“Something I’d like to do with a girlfriend? That’s a sudden question.”

“I just got curious. Is there anything?”

Until I met Mizuki, I had never thought about romance, so I had never really considered what I’d want to do if I got a girlfriend.

“I don’t have anything I specifically wanted to do if I got a girlfriend, but there are things I’d like to do with you, Mizuki.”

“Like what?”

“Things like having you clean my ears while I rest my head on your lap, or having you sleep next to me… and also, I think I’d like to go beyond just kissing with you. There are probably countless things I’d want to do.”

“B-beyond just kissing…”

Mizuki’s face turned bright red, and she said “Understood” as she stood up from her chair and positioned herself in front of me, sitting on the bed.

“Well then, since neither Kouta-kun nor Tabe-kun are here, shall we?”

With that, Mizuki began to unbutton the first and second buttons of her shirt.

This… this isn’t a dream, right? I pinched my cheek, but it hurt, so this was reality.

“W-what do you mean by ‘shall we’…?”

“Of course, I mean whatever Ao-kun wants.”

“M-Mizuki… I’m not quite ready for… wait, what?”

She kissed me on the cheek, leaving me dumbfounded. Seeing this, Mizuki let out a small giggle.

“Did your heart skip a beat?”

“Y-yeah… but, uh, please button up your shirt.”

When I said that to Mizuki, she replied “Understood” and buttoned up her shirt.

“Since you’re not quite ready yet, we’ll leave anything beyond kissing for another day.”

There it was again… Mizuki always manages to make my heart race.

“Hey, um… did someone put you up to unbuttoning your shirt like that?”

I couldn’t believe Mizuki would do something so bold. Well, maybe I just didn’t know that side of her…

“W-what are you talking about?”

“Come on, tell me. I have a pretty good idea.”

“I-it’s a secret. I promised Kana-san I wouldn’t say.”

I knew it…

“I’ll have to ask her later and give her a piece of my mind. She shouldn’t be telling you weird things.”

“Kana-san only gave me advice. She said things like, if you want to make Ao-kun’s heart race, try unbuttoning your shirt a bit or teasing him a little…”

Unbuttoning her shirt to tempt me and teasing me a bit? Just what kind of advice was Kana giving Mizuki?

“Ao-kun, you always pat my head and let me be spoiled, so I thought it would be nice if I could do something for you in return…”

“So, you decided to do what you did earlier. But really, I’m happy just being with you, Mizuki, so you don’t need to worry about doing anything special.”

Saying that, I stood up from the bed and gently embraced her.

“Ao-kun.”

“What is it?”

Mizuki called my name and tightly grasped my sleeve.

“Can I hold on to you even tighter?”

“I don’t mind…”

She closed the distance between us even more, leaning against my chest.

When I glanced down, I noticed Mizuki’s beautiful hair. I felt an urge to stroke it, but just then, there was a noise—clank. I quickly pulled my hand back and tried to step away from Mizuki, but my foot caught on something, and I ended up falling forward.

I tripped over a power cord and toppled onto the bed, dragging Mizuki with me.

“We’re back, and I brought Kana along…”

“Kouta, did we just interrupt something? Ao, quite the bold move, pushing her down like that.”

Kana and Kouta entered the room, saw the scene before them, and immediately started to leave.

“It’s a misunderstanding…!”

I quickly moved away from Mizuki and helped her up from the bed.

It looked like I had pushed her down, but I hadn’t intended anything inappropriate.

And who on earth left their stuff on the floor? There’s a shelf, use it…

Apparently, I had tripped over the handle of Kouta or Rikuto’s bag.

“Misunderstanding, huh…”

“Your smirking isn’t helping. I’m telling you the truth. Mizuki, let’s go to the dining hall.”

“Y-yes… Kana-san, we’ll go ahead.”

“Sure, let’s eat at the same table.”

As Mizuki and I left the room, Kana exchanged glances with Kouta.

“That flushed face of Micchan’s was so adorable. I wish I could’ve taken a picture…”

“I don’t think that would be a good idea…”