When My Younger Brother Stole My Girlfriend, I Began Living Together with My Beautiful Childhood Friend Almost As If We Were Married - Chapter 44

Episode 44: Arrival in Hokuriku

Eating station bento, admiring the scenery, and occasionally being swayed for two and a half hours while watching the skinship between Fuyuka-san and Reina.

Finally, the Shinkansen arrived at Kanazawa Station.

We got off the train, took our luggage, and took a commemorative photo in front of the station sign.

“It’s hot, isn’t it?”

“Well, it’s summer.”

“But it’s the northern region, I thought it would be cool! That’s what I was hoping for!”

“It seems like it reached over 20 degrees yesterday. If you want to cool down at this time of the year, maybe Hokkaido would be better.”

“All right! Let’s go to Hokkaido!”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Let’s enjoy our trip to Hokuriku!”

Reina chopped Fuyuka-san’s head who had just said something absurd again and left the platform with her own bag and took Fuyuka-san carry-on bag, making sure she wouldn’t really head to Hokkaido instead of returning to Tokyo.

Following suit, I passed through the ticket gate and left the station.

“Look, Hayato! It’s Kanazawa Gate!”

“It really makes you feel like you’ve come to Kanazawa, doesn’t it?”

I’ve only seen it on TV, but when you actually see it in front of you, its size is breathtaking.

Many tourists were enjoying taking photos. They were leaving memories with various poses.

Then, Fuyuka-san took out her camera.

“I’ll take a picture. Come on, strike a pose.”

“Hayato, let’s do that.”

“That?”
Reina pointed to where a couple seemed to be making a big heart shape and taking a photo.

Indeed, that was a special pose only allowed for lovers. Let’s join in to strengthen the memories with Reina.

With both arms, I made one side of the heart, and Reina came to join the other half.

“Say cheese!”

The shutter clicked at the signal.

After the camera shooting was over, we continued shooting with smartphones.

…But gradually, Fuyuka-san’s movements became more like a professional photographer.

“It’s good, it’s good! Come on, smile!”

It’s becoming like a full-fledged model photo shoot.

In fact, because Reina, the subject, was beautiful, and also because of that, there were several people passing by who seemed to be having conversations as if they were really mistaken for magazine shoots until they saw the carry-on bag.

After taking about a hundred photos judging from the sound, Fuyuka-san finally calmed down.

“Satisfied, satisfied.”

“Now, what do we do, big sister?”

“Shall we look for lunch? ”

“No, let’s leave our luggage at the hotel. It’s just right there so we can come back quickly.”

It seems that the hotel we will be staying at is about a five-minute walk from the station.

We walked along the elevated tracks of the conventional line and headed towards the hotel.

And after a while, we could see the hotel.

We crossed the signal and entered the lobby.

The hotel staff noticed us immediately and came out to take our luggage.

“I’m Iwasaki, who made a reservation for today. Could you take care of our luggage? ”
“Of course. If it’s alright with you, shall we complete the check-in even though the room isn’t ready yet?”

“That would be great! Thank you! Oh, wait a moment, you two.”

Thanks to the hotel’s kindness, we were allowed to do the check-in first.

While Fuyuka-san was filling out the necessary information on the form, Reina and I looked at the guide posted in the lobby.

“Hey, Reina. This hotel has an artificial hot spring.”

“Really! …It’s a shame it’s not a mixed bath.”

“If it were a mixed bath, it would be a problem. If you want to bathe together, we can do it in the room, right?”

“Yeah. Oh, and there’s also Kenrokuen nearby.”

“What’s that?”

“It’s a very beautiful garden! I want to go! ”

“Then let’s go to Kenrokuen.”

“Yeah! There’s also the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art and the teahouse district… There are so many places I want to go!”

“We have plenty of time in our schedule, so let’s visit them all.”

Fuyuka-san, who had finished checking in, returned.

The hotel staff took our carry-on bags and bowed respectfully.

“Shall we go then? Although I’m curious about the gold leaf soft serve ice cream, let’s have lunch first.”

“Is there a good restaurant around here?”

“I heard earlier from the recommendation of the hotel staff that there’s a restaurant in Hyakubangai(shopping district in Kanazawa), which is next to the station.”

Apparently, it’s a restaurant that serves dishes using seafood directly from the Omicho Market.

Looking forward to that, we left the hotel and returned to the station.

“Blackthroat seaperch! Blackthroat seaperch!”

“Fuyuka-san seems to be having a lot of fun.”

“Well, we came to eat delicious food, after all! Let’s make it a gourmet trip!”

“I can’t believe you’re the one who was talking about going to Hokkaido just a few minutes ago…”

Reina, please stop with those retorts.

Eventually, we arrived at the station and entered the building next to it.

Heading to the store located near the exit on the opposite side, there was indeed a quaint restaurant.

“It’s crowded.”

“Yeah.”

“But this looks good! Let’s write our names on the waiting list!”

I also want to eat here, and I have no objection to waiting in line.

I wrote my name and sat on the chair in front of the store, eagerly waiting for our turn.