Traveling With a Beautiful Girl - Chapter 25: Where Should We Go Next?
Atami Station.
Before passing through the ticket gates, we held a “Where should we go next?” meeting.
“Is there anywhere you want to go?”
“The afterlife.”
“Please, something in this world.”
“How about you decide this time? I suggested Atami and Mount Fuji.”
“That’s true.”
I cross my arms and think.
However, nothing comes to mind immediately.
I can’t seem to find a place that I really want to go to!
Maybe it’s because I haven’t asserted myself much until now, or maybe it’s just that I lack a sense of agency.
Before I know it, I start thinking about whether Nanase would approve or be happy with my decision.
“Just to be sure, don’t make a decision just to please me, okay?”
“Are you an esper?”
“Kind of. I had a feeling you were thinking something like that.”
What incredible insight.
I can say with certainty that Nanase must be very good at reading people.
“…Well, I can’t say I don’t understand the feeling.”
“Huh?”
“Never mind.”
It’s not like I’m a hard-of-hearing protagonist, I heard what she said but didn’t understand the true meaning.
What does she mean…? But that’s not the issue at hand right now.
Where do I want to go?
Our current location is Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Speaking of Shizuoka…
“…I want to eat Sawaya’s1Here hamburger.”
“Sawayaka?”
Nanase tilts her head in wonder.
“Yeah, it’s a local family restaurant in Shizuoka. It often comes up on the internet.”
“I don’t use social media, so I don’t know.”
“Nanase, you don’t seem like the type to browse Twitter or anything like that.”
“What’s the point of just letting in unreliable and useless information?”
“At this very moment, you’ve made tens of millions of enemies.”
“I won’t be inconvenienced by being disliked by tens of millions of faceless people.”
Nanase dismissed it easily.
Whether it’s a strong core or an unwavering sense of self, I genuinely admired her for having something I lacked.
“So, what kind of hamburger is this Azayaka?”
“It’s Sawayaka. Well… look, here.”
“Oh, that looks delicious.”
While looking at the smartphone screen, Nanase nods.
It seems to have a good impression.
“Where is it located?”
“It’s pretty much everywhere in Shizuoka.”
“Ah, so it’s a community-based place. Is there one in Hamamatsu?”
“Hold on a moment… Oh, it seems there is.”
“Then, I want to go to the one in Hamamatsu.”
“Is there a particular reason you’re fixated on Hamamatsu?”
“…Just a little.”
I could tell Nanase intentionally kept it vague. Though it piqued my curiosity, I decided to let it go for now.





































