After deciding to give up, I became popular

Although I was sprayed with coffee, the espresso was innocent, and since he was going to pay the bill later, I couldn't just go home.

Anyway, my clothes were already dirty, and the stain wasn't too obvious, so what's the harm in staying a little longer?

You can't possibly dye it again, can you?

"Okay, okay! Got it, Senpai!" The little devil junior immediately perked up, but didn't dare to be too presumptuous, obediently following behind.

Because I had mentioned it to the waiter earlier, the things hadn't been cleared away when the two of them returned, except that Iroha Isshiki's strawberry sundae had melted a little, but it wasn't a big deal, since it had nothing to do with him.

"Um... as an apology, Senpai, would you like to try this sundae?" Iroha Isshiki suggested ingratiatingly.

Kazunari Natsukawa glanced at her and then shook his head: "You eat it, I don't want it."

Maybe this arrogant junior had the idea of ​​wanting to retaliate, but since she could eat it, there was no reason for him not to accept it.

However, he wanted to say "I refuse" to her now.

No reason, he just felt good after refusing.

"Senpai, really... Don't you think Iroha wants you to finish the melted part? I didn't think of that, okay!"

"..."

If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have thought so carefully, Kazunari Natsukawa rolled his eyes in his heart, as expected, this guy just won't learn, even if it's an unimportant matter to him, she's still thinking about teasing him.

"Hurry up and finish eating, let's go and complete the next thing."

"Really? Senpai is actually going to continue going on a date with Iroha with coffee stains on his body?" The little devil junior looked at him in surprise, even stopping her spoon from scooping ice cream.

"Whose fault do you think it is?" Kazunari Natsukawa glared at her.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, it's getting dark, you can't see it unless you look closely."

"But Iroha might dislike it? After all..."

"I'm going back." After saying that, he pretended to stand up.

"Eh, eh, eh (＞人＜;), Senpai, I'm sorry, Iroha got carried away, please don't go back!" The little devil junior put her hands together and apologized to him, "Please continue dating Iroha, at least finish all the scheduled items for today!"

"Then hurry up and eat, don't talk nonsense," Kazunari Natsukawa said without curiosity.

"Yes, sir!" So she stopped talking and began to bury herself in her work.

After a while, Iroha Isshiki finally wiped out her cake and ice cream, but there were still a few wagashi left on the table, so she rolled her eyes and suggested to Kazunari Natsukawa: "Senpai, I really can't eat anymore, let's divide them?"

Kazunari Natsukawa looked up at the mochi balls and daifuku on the table, hesitating to shake his head.

"Didn't Senpai say it himself? Don't waste food, Senpai must set an example!"

"This stuff was clearly ordered by you, okay? I only ordered a coffee," Kazunari Natsukawa retorted, but hesitated for a while and nodded, "Alright, since you can't eat it, I'll take care of it."

"Okay, okay, I'll leave it to Senpai! But before that..." Iroha Isshiki quickly picked up two wagashi, took a small bite of each, and muttered while chewing: "Hmm, let me taste them first..."

Then she handed the two wagashi over with her own hands, blinking her innocent little eyes.

"..."

Just a mere "declaration of sovereignty", does she really think he cares? Kazunari Natsukawa looked at this arrogant junior with a dumbfounded expression.

He's seen this kind of plot before, like back then, when classmates borrowed water from others, they would take the first sip themselves, and some with a dark sense of humor would even lick the bottle mouth twice, really talented.

What's even more bizarre is that the person who took the water didn't dislike it, and even repeated the same action, then gave the original owner a "you know" expression, highlighting an arrogance of "who's afraid of who".

Honestly, he used to be quite envious, after all, being able to do that meant that the relationship between the two was really good, and he just happened to lack such good friends who could joke around with each other.

So Kazunari Natsukawa was actually not afraid at all, it was just a bite, it wasn't like it fell on the ground, what's there to not eat?

Rather, the more the other party made small moves, the more he wanted to see this arrogant junior embarrassed.

So he directly took the wagashi handed over by Iroha Isshiki and took a big bite from where she had bitten, even savoring it carefully in front of her.

"So-so," he commented.

I don't know if he meant the wagashi or something else.

Iroha Isshiki, who was originally a little embarrassed, immediately put on an annoyed expression, glared at him fiercely, and whispered:

"Stupid Senpai, the worst!"

069. As expected of you, Iroha Isshiki

Although such and such things happened, the overall dining process was quite enjoyable, and the food tasted pretty good, which satisfied some of his appetite.

The most important thing was that after seeing the little devil junior's embarrassed appearance, his mood couldn't help but improve a little.

"What's next?" Kazunari Natsukawa asked Iroha Isshiki next to him.

The other party was a little excited, still flipping through her phone, which seemed to be recording some notes.

"Next is the aquarium, it's a few minutes' walk in that direction," Iroha Isshiki pointed in a direction, then grabbed Kazunari Natsukawa's arm and hurried up, "Senpai, hurry up, we're running out of time."

"Running out of time? Are they closing at night?" Kazunari Natsukawa asked in confusion.

"Oh no, not that," Iroha Isshiki shook her head, acting mysterious, "Hmph, Senpai, don't be so curious, Iroha won't reveal it in advance! Just come with me."

"..."

There was no way, since she said so, Kazunari Natsukawa had no choice but to obediently speed up his pace.

It's good to be faster, the sooner he finishes his work, the sooner he can rest. Although the coffee stain on his body has dried, it's still a bit awkward to leave it alone, so it's good to be able to go back sooner.

Before long, the two arrived at the appointed place.

The target aquarium is in a park, and you need to buy an all-in-one ticket to enter, but the ticket price is not expensive, only 700 yen for adults, and only 250 yen for junior high school students, but unfortunately they are past their expiration date and can't take advantage of it.

He handed the purchased ticket to Iroha Isshiki, but she inexplicably complained about it.

"Senpai always becomes inexplicably assertive in this kind of place, just like when you suddenly said you were going to treat me to dessert, it scared Iroha."

"But this doesn't cost much, there's no need to take it to heart," Kazunari Natsukawa shook his head.

"As for treating you... it's because you treated me to lunch, so I'm returning the favor."

The reward is a reward, he definitely wants to take it, but if he really accepts it with peace of mind and doesn't respond, that definitely won't work, he's still a little concerned about it.

"Oh! Although the intention is good, Senpai's wording doesn't get a high score from Iroha! At most, it's like 7 or 8 points."

"7 or 8 points isn't high?"

"The full score is 100, you know."

"..." Kazunari Natsukawa was speechless, thinking that this junior sister had never followed the routine from beginning to end.

It seems that either she likes this kind of appearance, or she is deliberately teasing him, truly worthy of being a little devil type.

"Okay, Senpai, don't be discouraged, quickly enjoy the happy time playing with Iroha!"

"I'm not discouraged," Kazunari Natsukawa retorted decisively.

This is very important, otherwise it would seem like he cares about the other party's evaluation.

But even so, he still took a step and followed.

The two walked and took pictures together, walking along the exhibition hall surrounded by a sea-blue magical tunnel, watching the swimming, colorful tropical fish and various marine creatures aimlessly swimming in the water, and their mood couldn't help but relax a little.

"It doesn't feel as interesting as I imagined."

"Is that so? I think it's pretty good..."

"That's because Senpai hasn't been to this kind of place before, right?" Iroha Isshiki complained, she could tell that her Senpai just looked calm and indifferent on the surface, but was actually like a child who was taken out to play by his parents for the first time on the weekend, with inexplicable enthusiasm and anticipation for everything.

"I've seen aquariums that are more luxurious than this, with whale sharks, giant squid, and so on, and their size is at least a circle larger than here."

"Is that so... how amazing." Kazunari Natsukawa was a little absent-minded, and in fact, most of his attention was attracted by the scenery inside the glass, the blue sea, the colorful coral reefs, and so on, all of which were more interesting than the arrogant junior sister next to him.

"[○?｀Д′? ○]..."

Iroha Isshiki glared at him fiercely, but unfortunately, she was completely ignored, so she poked his waist with her finger, and Kazunari Natsukawa finally came back to his senses.

"What's wrong?"

"Senpai! When you go out with a girl, you have to pay attention to her! Even if the surrounding scenery is beautiful, you have to show that she is more beautiful than it! Remember that!"

"Uh..." Kazunari Natsukawa was stunned, and then apologized with some guilt, "Sorry, this... I do have a problem."

He was indeed a little too excited now, seeing these things that he could only see in books, so he completely ignored his companion next to him.

The original purpose was to help the other party with "research", but it wouldn't work if only he was happy now.

And it's just a mere aquarium, you can only see fish and stuff, it's really not interesting, it's just because he hasn't been here before, and if he comes here about 10 times in the future, he should get tired of it too.

Thinking this way, Kazunari Natsukawa finally convinced himself.

"Well... having said that, I don't know what to do specifically? I can't just keep looking at you and not look at those fish, right?" Kazunari Natsukawa spread his hands, he bought a ticket, you can't let him waste his money, right?

"Take pictures, take pictures!" Seeing that Kazunari Natsukawa was willing to listen to her, Iroha Isshiki's face looked a little better, then handed him the phone and asked him to help take pictures, "Listen carefully, Senpai, when taking pictures, you have to first..."

"It's not taking pictures of these fish and turtles, but taking pictures of Iroha, taking pictures of me!"

So Kazunari Natsukawa quickly realized and pointed the camera at Iroha Isshiki.

His technique wasn't good, and he only took a few good-looking photos under the careful guidance of the little devil junior.

"Is that enough now?" Kazunari Natsukawa asked.

He always heard that girls, whether they are traveling, checking in, or eating out, would first take a few selfies, or have others help them, but he didn't believe it at first, thinking that taking pictures of people was not as important as taking pictures of scenery? The former can be done anytime, anywhere, and the latter can only be done in specific places, so the selfies after the trip are just photos to prove that they have been to this place.

But now it seems that it's not the case at all. Compared to leaving evidence to prove that they have been to this place, it is more convincing to use a special background to set off their cuteness.

"Far from it! But considering that Senpai seriously took pictures of Iroha's cute appearance, I'll praise you, Senpai is amazing!" The little devil junior fiddled with something on her phone before giving Kazunari Natsukawa a thumbs up.

"I feel like I'm being treated like a child..." Kazunari Natsukawa pouted.

But before he could say anything, Iroha Isshiki continued, "Okay, Iroha's photos are finished, next is Senpai's! Be prepared, Senpai!"

"Eh? Me too?"

"Of course, Senpai doesn't want to come here for nothing, right? Then leave some photos as a souvenir."

"But I've already taken so many photos..."

"Those of the fish don't count! You have to take pictures of Senpai to show the feeling of playing, so Senpai, stand still!"

"..." After listening carefully, Kazunari Natsukawa also felt that it made sense, so he did as he was told.

However, he waited for a long time and didn't see Iroha Isshiki say it was okay, so he became a little impatient. Even taking an artistic photo wouldn't take so long, right?

"Not yet? How long do you want me to hold this pose..."

"Almost done, Senpai, don't be so anxious!" Iroha Isshiki shouted at him, then looked around and finally found an aunt who looked relatively kind, so she comforted Kazunari Natsukawa, "Senpai, wait, I'll be right back, stand still and don't move."

"..." Kazunari Natsukawa didn't know what she was going to do, but he thought that if she didn't come back in a few minutes, he definitely wouldn't do it.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not long, Iroha Isshiki came back quickly, and even brought back a passerby aunt.

"?"

Just as Kazunari Natsukawa was wondering what happened, Iroha Isshiki suddenly ran to his side, took his arm, and whispered to him, "Senpai, we're going to take a group photo next, stand still and don't move, you don't want to trouble others, right?"

"..."

How did it suddenly become a group photo? Didn't you say you wanted to take a picture of him and the background?

However, it was too late to refuse, so Kazunari Natsukawa had to face the camera and smile.

So, with the help of a passerby, a "couple photo" with a fairly harmonious atmosphere was officially produced.

"Thank you for your help, thank you very much." Taking the phone from the passerby aunt, the little devil junior was very happy.

This isn't just for commemorative purposes, Senpai...

070. Prepare yourself, Senpai! (3K)

After visiting the aquarium and watching the dolphin show, time quietly slipped away.

This park has quite a few amusement facilities, but in addition to its inherent scenic views, other facilities require payment. The two of them walked along, having enjoyed quite a bit.