Ayatsuki Ayaka's good mood had completely vanished. She curled up little by little, just like she had been scared while watching a horror movie as a child.
In her mind, she recalled the scenes of meeting Aozawa: dating, holding hands, and riding the carousel, roller coasters, and the Ferris wheel.
The feeling that holding hands brought wasn't enough to make Ayatsuki Ayaka truly fall for him.
The key was the claw machines.
In the eyes of adults, such things were trivial.
In Ayatsuki Ayaka's eyes, it was a grand feat.
Winning a toy with each token was what she had fantasized about, yet Aozawa had made it a reality, spreading a dreamlike sensation in her mind.
At that moment, she felt like a princess in a fairy tale who had met her Prince Charming.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Slowly, Ayatsuki Ayaka held her chest and took a deep breath, comforting herself that it didn't matter.
She and Aozawa hadn't officially announced they were lovers; they had simply hung out together.
