Chapter 36: Chapter 33
Ichiro and Sakurako were standing in front of a certain store, as they looked at the store sign.
"Is this the store, Ichiro-san?"
"Yes, it is. Shall we go inside, Sakurako-san?"
"Of course"
After making sure that it was the correct store, the two entered the music shop, and in there they were greeted by a wide lineup of musical instruments and other items for keeping those same Instruments in good shape.
"Can I go and take a look around, Ichiro-san?"
"Of course, you can"
"Nn *Nods*"
With that, Sakurako started walking around the store as Ichiro followed behind her. He, unlike Sakurako, didn't know much about musical Instruments, but seeing Sakurako giving an excited atmosphere around her, was more than enough for him. The two kept walking, as Sakurako looked around, but didn't stop to take a closer look at the items available, that was until they reached the part where the various types of guitars were lined up.
There Sakurako approached the neatly lined up guitars and closely looked at them, almost as if she was trying to find the right guitar for her to test out. Then after considering her options very carefully, Sakurako picked a black Yama*a guitar so that she could take an even closer look at it.
"Do you like guitars, Sakurako-san?"
"Hm? Yes, I do. I even have one at home that I play sometimes"
"I see, I'm glad to find out another side of yours"
"You're welcome?"
Sakurako didn't know how to exactly respond to Ichiro's comment, so she just made a confused expression and then went back to checking the guitar she was holding.
"Hmm… … …"
After checking and having some light tests with the guitar, Sakurako made a thinking face, once she reached a decision, she began to cutely nod her head.
"Are you going to buy the guitar, Sakurako-san?"
"Yes, it is a quite good one, and it is not bad to have a reserve one, in case something happens to mine"
"I see"
After handing the guitar to one of the clerks, the two went back on looking around the store, until they reached the area with the more classical instruments, which Sakurako directly went for the violins, and began checking the store's selection. Just like with the guitars, she carefully looked at them, before picking one to inspect it more closely.
"*Sigh*…"
With a sigh, Sakurako put the violin back into its original place, as she found the violin to be lacking in something. Seeing that there wasn't anything else catching her interest in the classical instruments area, Sakurako went towards Ichiro.
"Shall we get going, Ichiro-san?"
"Of course"
On their way toward the cashier, Sakurako took the opportunity to pick a few maintenance materials, before she paid everything with her grown-up golden card, which also blinded the shopkeeper, as she had never had such a card before. Having paid for everything, the two left the store with Ichiro carrying the guitar and the other materials that Sakurako bought for herself.
"It's already getting late, huh?"
"It appears so"
When Ichiro and Sakurako looked at the orange setting sky, they saw that it was almost getting time for them to return home from their date.
"Sakurako-san, do you want to have a coffee before we end our date?"
"Sure, but… Would it be possible to be at your place?"
"… Of course!"
Ichiro made a slightly surprised face at hearing Sakurako's request, but he quickly followed by showing her a reassuring smile as he agreed to her request. With that, the two made their way back to the train station while holding hands, and began their journey back home.
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Hours later
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After taking the train back to their home city, and then returning to his house, Sakurako immediately fell asleep on the sofa of Ichiro's house living room, for Sakurako who had pretty low stamina and was an indoor person, the date was pretty tiring. But as Ichiro prepared a cup of coffee for her, he saw that Sakurako had a feeling of satisfaction on her face as she slept, showing that even though it was tiring, she had thoroughly enjoyed their date.
Not long after, Ichiro finished preparing the coffee, but seeing that Sakurako didn't appear that she would be waking up anytime soon, he put the coffee in a thermal bottle to keep it warm until she woke up. Then with nothing else to do, Ichiro went towards Sakurako and sat down right beside her, then he gently pulled her towards him, and carefully laid her head down on his lap, so as to not wake her up.
Seeing that Sakurako was still sound asleep even after all that, Ichiro began to pat her head, as he enjoyed the moment to pamper Sakurako a little, even though he already pampered her quite a bit every time they were together.
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"… … … Hm?…"
After quite some time, Sakurako finally woke up from her slumber, but as it usually was for her, she was still feeling half asleep as she rubbed her half-open eyes. Then as her senses slowly came back to her, she noticed that she was seeing everything sideways.
"Rise and shine, Sakurako-san?"
"Hm?… Ichiro-san…"
Sakurako also felt confused when she saw Ichiro's face being above her, according to her perspective, but because she was still groggy from just waking up, she didn't show any reaction aside from confusion. As she still kept laying her head on Ichiro's lap, since she felt way too lazy to get up on her own.
"… Do you want your coffee?"
"… Yes…"
"Got it, then I'll go get it for you"
Ichiro then gently helped Sakurako to sit up and went to get the coffee he had made for her earlier. But even after, he brought the still-warm coffee to Sakurako and she began drinking it, she still showed a sleepy face, but that also appeared to be beaming from drinking the coffee she liked so much.
The two would spend some more time together, until the usual luxurious black car appeared to pick her up, signaling it was time for her to return home.
"Ichiro-san, thank you for taking care of me today"
"Don't worry, I enjoyed spending my day with you, Sakurako-san"
"… Me too, Ichiro-san"
Sakurako blushed a little from Ichiro's words but she still responded to him, before bowing down, but before she turned to enter the car, she shyly spread her arms, clearly asking for a hug.
"… *Smiles*"
Ichiro seeing his cute fiancée acting so cutely just smiled and hugged Sakurako as she asked him to. After receiving a relatively lengthy hug from Ichiro, Sakurako entered the car with her cheeks tinted slightly red.
"Good night, Ichiro-san"
"Good night to you too, Sakurako-san"
And with that, she closed the car's door, and then the car started moving. With Sakurako no longer there, Ichiro returned back to his house with a good feeling in his chest.
Weekly Power Status
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Ranking 
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