When I Brought The Lost Little Girl To Her House, The One Who Came Out Of The Front Door Was The Most Beautiful Girl In The Grade. - Chapter 69

“Y-Yuusei-kun…!”

Saying that, Ayano wiped away her tears with a blue handkerchief.

She was crying so much that her nose was running.

The movie was about a novelist’s childhood friend who dies in a traffic accident one day, and the story revolves around the novelist writing about the days spent with their childhood friend.

Certainly, even I got a bit teary towards the end, but Ayano had been sobbing since the beginning, so I couldn’t bring myself to cry.

“I feel so sorry for the protagonist.”

“I almost felt like crying.”

“Sniff, I didn’t cry.”

“But Ayano was bawling.”

I said this and laughed, and Ayano pouted and said, “I won’t cry next time because it’s embarrassing.” But I thought that people who say that are usually the ones who end up crying again.

More than that, what made me quietly happy was that she said she’ll watch movies with me again next time.

“Why are you grinning?”

“I’m not grinning.”

“Are you making fun of me?”

“I’m not.”

“I wonder… if that’s true.”

Ayano seemed to be subtly suspicious of me. I wasn’t making fun of her, but I just thought she was really cute.

Could it be because I’m not good at crying myself? I believe that people who can cry during touching movies like this are really good-hearted.

“Oh, can I look at the merchandise?”

“Aren’t you getting a little too into it?”

“It’s fine, right? The movie was good.”

Saying that, she looked at clear files and posters.

“Uh-oh. I’m about to cry just from looking at the merchandise.”

“Come on…”

“I’m fine… ugh.”

“You seemed like you were about to cry just now.”

In the end, Ayano gave up on buying merchandise because she said she might start crying again from looking at it.

“It’s gotten quite late.”

“Yeah, you’re right. How about we go see the illuminations?”

“Sure! That’s what I’ve been looking forward to the most!”

To see the illuminations, our main objective, we left the movie theater.

As Ayano and I walked through the streets, something white hit my nose from above. I looked up, and snow was falling from the sky.

The snow looked dazzlingly bright in the city lights. It reminded me of a scene from the movie.

“Snow! It’s so beautiful!”

“I wonder if it’ll accumulate. I hope it doesn’t, snow removal is such a hassle.”

“Huh?! It’s more fun when it accumulates! Making snowmen, having snowball fights… and then…”

“I stopped playing in the snow once I got into high school.”

“W-Well, even I want to play if Natsuno insists… I-I mean, really! I sometimes invite people too.”

She said she stopped playing in the snow, but she does go snowboarding. She’s often taken by Mimura and her sister.

As I walked, lost in thought, I noticed there was quite a crowd ahead.

“Y-Yuusei-kun…”

“There are a lot of people, and it would be troublesome if we got separated. Shall we hold hands?”

Saying that, I tightly held Ayano’s small, soft hand.

“I haven’t said anything yet.”

“Well, should I stop then?”

“Hey! Wait! That’s not true! …Because I want to stay connected, don’t let go…”

“Sure thing.”

The conversation went on naturally, but my heart was pounding. I was worried that I might start sweating, but at this point, I didn’t have time to worry about such things.

“Wow, it’s so beautiful.”

There were too many people, and I wondered what would happen, but somehow we managed to find a spot where just the two of us could enjoy the view.

Although I felt a bit uncomfortable in this sparkling atmosphere that seemed to be filled with couples, I said to myself three times, “For now, I’m also one of those in a fulfilling relationship,” and that made me feel better

“I’d like to get a bit closer, but it feels like we’d be in the way of others.”

“True, some people are taking photos too.”

I wonder why there’s this feeling that you can’t pass through when there are people taking photos. But it’s not like I want to be in those photos either…

I could see just fine if I stood normally, but Ayano was struggling to see, stretching on her tiptoes because the person in front of her was like a wall.

“Do you want to see from a higher place?”

“Huh? Yeah, if possible.”

“Then excuse me.”

“Huh? What are you… Whoa!?”

I squatted down and grabbed Ayano around her waist. Surprisingly, even though I wasn’t putting in much effort, I was able to lift her. Ayano was that light.

And she had a sweet floral scent, and it felt like I was lifting something soft and entirely different from my own body.

“Sure, it’s higher up, but wouldn’t piggybacking be better?”

“Someone might try to target your back.”

“What are you saying!”

I wanted to say more and express my exasperation, but Ayano was completely absorbed in the illumination.

“Oh, this way, Yuusei-kun, you won’t be able to see…”

I said, “It’s okay, really,” but Ayano, trying to consider my feelings, asked to be carried on my back. So, I tried to put her down to carry her, and just as I was doing that, someone bumped into us from behind, and there was a thud and a jolt, causing me to stagger and almost fall forward.

In that instant, I instinctively reached out and grabbed Ayano’s upper body, holding onto something and steadying myself.

The thing I held onto was soft and squishy. It wasn’t her stomach…

“Let go…”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Put me down!”

I slowly lower Ayano. I understood her reaction from this. The spot I instinctively grabbed was her chest.

I didn’t want to trigger a lucky pervert moment like this.

“Could you carry me on your back, please?”

“Y-Yeah!”

As I carried Ayano on my back, she leaned forward, and I realized that her chest was pressing against me.

“Ayano? Um, you know, you’re pressing against me…”

“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it! It’s not like I can make them smaller.”

“You don’t need to make them smaller, but…”

“You’re such a pervert!”

Saying that, she lightly slapped me. But as a guy, there might not be a time that feels more like heaven than this.

Having lived until my second year of high school, this became the best Christmas ever.