Perhaps fearing that Mochizuki might be approached by other girls again, Shiina Mahiru significantly sped up her grocery shopping, no longer comparing items repeatedly, and only spending a short time at each spot.
The rest of the shopping process went smoothly, with no one else coming up to talk to him.
Soon, they had bought all the ingredients for dinner.
After waiting in the long line, they packed the items into the eco-friendly bag Shiina Mahiru had brought.
The two finally escaped from the mall.
It has to be said, there are really a lot of people in the supermarket during the holidays!
Everyone has time to go out and spend money.
"Ah! We're finally out."
They looked at each other and both laughed out loud.
Mochizuki even had a little sweat on his forehead and the sides of his nose.
Seeing this, Shiina Mahiru thoughtfully took out the tissue she was carrying, moved closer to Mochizuki, and stood on her tiptoes to help him wipe away the sweat.
Mochizuki was momentarily stunned, feeling the girl's faint fragrance.
This action was too intimate; it's usually only something couples do.
He couldn't advance or retreat, so he could only stand still, letting Shiina Mahiru wipe his sweat.
It wasn't until she finished wiping that Shiina Mahiru realized how intimate the action was and how close they were.
Shiina Mahiru quickly stepped back and turned her face away, not daring to look at Mochizuki.
"Thank you, Shiina."
"It's nothing..."
The atmosphere became somewhat ambiguous for a moment.
They both turned their gaze forward and set off for home.
Shiina Mahiru carried the ingredients, and Mochizuki held the umbrella.
...
Upon returning home, Shiina Mahiru said she would go home first to shower before cooking.
It seems even a beautiful girl sweats in such hot weather.
During dinner, there was a lot to talk about because they were going to the amusement park tomorrow and had gone shopping today.
In particular, Shiina Mahiru brought up the incident of Mochizuki being approached several times.
She instructed Mochizuki to firmly refuse such approaches on the street in the future so that he wouldn't be pestered...
"But wouldn't that be too impolite?"
"What's impolite about it? You just need to speak more firmly, coldly, and heartlessly."
"I can't say that."
Shiina Mahiru sighed as if giving up: "I'm defeated by you."
Finally, she suggested that Mochizuki should just keep his hair long in the future.
Before leaving that night, Shiina Mahiru repeatedly instructed him.
"Mochizuki-kun, you mustn't stay up late tonight, okay? If I see you have dark circles tomorrow, I'll be angry."
So that night, Mochizuki logged off at twelve o'clock after playing with his two good teammates.
He was worried he wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow if he played any longer.
Mochizuki once again became a traitor in the eyes of Yamada Elf.
He was used to it.
...
May 2nd, the second day of the holiday.
It was another sunny day.
9:00 AM, their agreed-upon departure time.
"Did you put on sunscreen?" Shiina Mahiru asked Mochizuki with concern.
"Yes, I did."
"That's good."
Mochizuki's way of applying sunscreen was just to casually rub it on his exposed skin and be done with it.
...
The amusement park they were going to was a newly opened one near the suburbs.
Since it was newly opened and coincided with the holiday, the amusement park operators had a promotional event, so the ticket prices were very affordable.
A student ticket was only 3800 yen per person.
Of course, this also meant there were a lot of visitors.
It was about an hour's drive.
Mochizuki and Shiina Mahiru arrived at the amusement park.
After scanning their tickets and queuing to enter the park, they were both amazed by the scene before them.
Especially Shiina Mahiru, her eyes darting everywhere, not knowing where to look.
The entire amusement park looked very new, with a complete range of facilities, exactly matching the pictures on the flyer.
The streets were also clean and tidy.
It seemed it wasn't false advertising!
The only drawback was that there were too many people today, so queueing would probably take a lot of time.
Mochizuki handed over full command to Shiina Mahiru.
So, Shiina Mahiru looked at the guide map in her hand.
She led Mochizuki to the first ride, as it was nearby.
Ah! It was a roller coaster.
Mochizuki was a little surprised; was the first ride going to be this thrilling?
He had thought Shiina Mahiru would start with something more relaxed and enjoyable, like a carousel or a Ferris wheel.
Looking at the long, winding, and quite high roller coaster before him, Mochizuki felt like backing out.
Presumably, the surrounding visitors felt the same, with many watching rather than queuing.
Everyone wanted to see if it was safe first, letting others test the waters!
"Shi, Shiina, aren't you scared?" Mochizuki swallowed and asked.
"It looks quite safe, and I saw in the reviews that everyone said it's very exciting!"
"Okay, let's queue quickly then."
Gritting his teeth, Mochizuki certainly couldn't back down on the first ride.
He probably wouldn't throw up his breakfast, right?
It would be embarrassing to throw up his breakfast in front of so many people.
Soon, it was Mochizuki and Shiina Mahiru's turn.
They sat side by side.
Mochizuki fastened his safety buckle with unprecedented seriousness and even asked the staff to double-check it carefully.
After everyone was ready, the roller coaster began to slowly ascend.
If it stayed like this, Mochizuki felt quite comfortable; the wind at the top was very cool.
Breathing the fresh air at high altitude, he looked down at the people on the ground who looked like ants.
Shiina Mahiru also looked around excitedly, seemingly not scared of this scene at all.
But soon, Mochizuki stopped being comfortable.
The roller coaster suddenly accelerated, racing along the track.
Screams continuously echoed in the sky, but the people screaming probably couldn't hear anyone else's voice, only immersed in their fear.
"Ahhh—ahhh—ahhh—"
"Ahhh—ahhh—ahhh—"
The onlookers below heard everything clearly.
Mochizuki and Shiina Mahiru naturally also screamed.
Mochizuki now knew that a video he had seen before on Douxi watermelon short video, about a certain country inventing a method of euthanasia using a roller coaster, was not an exaggeration.
It really could scare people to death!
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh"
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh"
Mochizuki felt his ears filled with the sound of wind and screams.
Fortunately, this winding journey soon ended.
The roller coaster gradually slowed down.
Many people who had closed their eyes in fear also opened them, their still rapidly beating hearts proving their tension.
Everyone got off their seats one after another, discussing their feelings.
Another group of visitors nervously took their place.
Mochizuki felt a sense of relief, thinking it wasn't so bad after all, just a bit windy.
Shiina Mahiru was also quite excited after getting off.
"It was so thrilling, it felt so good up in the air, I want to ride it again!"
However, in the end, they decided not to queue again, the reason being there were too many people.
After that round of testing, everyone believed in the safety of this roller coaster and rushed forward to queue.
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