Chapter 46: Taiyaki in an Osaka-style
"Let's go back. The library is almost closed."
"Yeah."
After their talk, Tsubame returned to her usual, and this relieved him, thinking that she had recovered from her gloomy thoughts. However, Ishigami wasn't sure why she suddenly became gloomy again.
But then, when he thought Kobachi and Onodera had treated Tsubame previously, he felt that it was normal for Tsubame to be depressed.
The two treated her like enemies and even showed off to Tsubame that they were close to him.
Frankly, he felt that they were petty.
Yet, this was a woman, and a man should have learned this part of a woman as it was a great way to annoy your competitor of love or even your enemy, especially when all of those attacks were indirect, and when those people you wanted to annoy wondered whether you had annoyed them, you could say, "Aren't you too sensitive?"
To make others believe that they were the wrong ones instead of themselves.
In other words, it was called gaslighting.
While it was terrible and shouldn't be used, one should have learned it so they could protect themselves from someone who wanted to use it on them, but then again, when one fell in love, it was hard to see anything.
Nevertheless, the weekend is coming!
As he thought so, he couldn't help but stretch his arms, feeling so relaxed, thinking he didn't have to meet various troublesome situations. All he had to do was go on a date with his girlfriend, go shopping, eat, and enjoy the time. Frankly, he had anticipated this date, especially when he had collected 198,500 yen of money from the streets after he gained the "Eyes of Wealth" previously.
This was a lot of money, and probably the income of most people in this country in a month after being reduced by tax, insurance, and many others, yet he could collect them by walking on the streets, which was great, right?
As for the rest, let's think about that later, especially when he really needed to take a break, considering what had happened to him after he was transmigrated to Ishigami Yuu.
'I really work hard, huh?'
Not only did he erase his previous stigma, but he also helped Shirogane set up a date, got a girlfriend, and, more importantly, he also lost his first kiss.
While he stayed in the house, lazying around on the weekend, playing a game might be nice, and going out shopping to give himself a nice reward was a good thing, too.
"Yuu-kun, what are you going to do after this?"
When they left the library together, Tsubame asked him this question.
"Hmm... I will probably go home and play a game."
The previous Ishigami was an otaku and had a lot of game collections, so it was a great thing for him. While for some people, this action might seem meaningless, he didn't think so since there were many people who became gamers as a career, and raising his gaming proficiency might not be bad. More importantly, the game industry is one of the most profitable industries in the world, and it might not be bad to learn more about this industry in the future.
"....."
Still, his answer made Tsubame speechless. "How could you play a game? You should study more!"
"...I have studied a lot. Let me rest, okay?"
"That's not good!" Tsubame felt like she couldn't leave him alone. His determination was good, but then again, she felt he might start to get lazy if she didn't watch him. "You are also going on a date tomorrow, right? Do you even have time to study then?"
"There is no need to study even on the weekend, right?"
Even Shirogane, who was known to have the best grades in the entire country, rested on the weekend instead of studying.
As there was an example before him, shouldn't he follow Shirogane?
"No, no." Tsubame shook her head and said, "You have to study."
"..."
Ishigami looked at Tsubame speechlessly, wondering whether the gentle and warm senior who had always taught him patiently was an illusion.
"Let's see..." Tapping her lower lip, Tsubame thought of something before she said, "Then, how about you go to my house now?"
"...your house?"
"What? Are you shy? Geez, you little pervert~!" Watching his stunned expression, Tsubame laughed and tapped his forehead lightly as if trying to admonish him. "We're going to study. I will teach you there. Don't think anything weird, okay?"
"...."
Ishigami rubbed his forehead silently, staring at Tsubame, who smiled happily. It was good that her mood had become better, but why were the things that came out from her lips so dirty?
'Well, whatever.'
As long as she didn't ask him a troublesome question and was happy, then it was all good.
"Okay."
"Eh? Are you sure?"
"If you hesitate, then there is no need to. I don't have to study, then."
"No! I will be a strict teacher now! You can't skip! I will teach you thoroughly that you will get into the top ten in this mid-term exam!"
Based on her cognition and understanding of Ishigami's IQ and knowledge, Tsubame felt that it shouldn't be hard for him to enter the top 50, but then, she wanted to aim higher!
"..." Ishigami.
"OOOOH!" Tsubame raised her hand high, full of spirit, and as her uniform stretched due to her raising her hand, her breasts became even fuller and moved around constantly as if trying to hypnotize him.
Shaking his head, Ishigami looked away, thinking that today was really a hard day for him.
"Come on, Yuu-kun! Cheer with me!"
"...how about we go now before it is so dark."
"Um!"
Still, it was good to be with Tsubame as she had an unlimited amount of energy, and she could start to talk about anything if she wished to. Naturally, this could only be done if the person she spoke with could give a proper talk.
If Ishigagami was too shy and didn't dare to say anything or talk about something strange, then even if Tsubame was good at talking, their conversation would be dead right away.
Nevertheless, it was fortunate that they had stayed at the school for quite a long time. That way, there weren't many students in the school, and even if they stood together, they didn't attract much attention.
This should be the case, but there were so many people that Tsubame knew, so along the way, she greeted some people before she followed him to go out.
"Sorry, Yuu-kun."
"It's fine." Ishigami shook his head and asked, "Though, while it might be too late to say this, don't you have a plan or anything after school?"
"You don't have to worry. I am free either now or on the weekend."
What did she mean by that?
Did she want him to invite her on his date tomorrow?
Don't be kidding!
"You have a lot of friends. I thought you would go out with your friends."
"Geez... even if I have a lot of friends, it doesn't mean that I will go out with them all the time, okay? More importantly, it isn't like they will be by my side all the time, and even if I have a lot of friends, my close friends are only two!"
"Oh, who are they?"
"It's..."
When Ishigami asked about her friends, Tsubame happily told him.
Still, as they talked, he smelled a sweet scent that made him hungry. He followed the source of this scent and saw a taiyaki shop, a Japanese fish-shaped cake.
"What's wrong, Yuu-kun?"
Tsubame followed his gaze and then gulped when she smelled the sweet scent from the taiyaki shop. "Do you want to eat taiyaki?"
"Yeah." Ishigami nodded, then asked, "By the way, are you good with sweet things, Senpai?"
"I don't think that there are any girls who hate sweets."
"Then, let me treat you. It might not be much, but you have helped me with my study, after all."
"Really? I will accept your kindness!"
With that decision, the two didn't hesitate and went to the taiyaki shop to buy the taiyaki, but as there was a line, they had to wait for a while.
"Oh, it seems that this is an Osaka-style taiyaki."
"What is Osaka-style taiyaki?"
Ishigami looked at Tsubame in doubt.
Tsubame smiled and explained kindly, "There are many ways to bake a taiyaki; among them is the Osaka style. Unlike the Kanto style, the Osaka style has a thin skin and thick inside, so it will be crispy and full of red bean paste."
"It seems delicious."
"That's right!"
As Tsubame kept explaining, suddenly, she was pushed by someone from the front and fell onto Ishigami.
"Senpai, are you okay?"
"Ah, um, I am okay. Thanks, Yuu—"
"...." 2x
The two fell in silence and blushed, but Tsubame quickly lowered her head in shock.
"...I am sorry, Senpai."
Ishigami felt speechless by his body since, with just a slight touch, it reacted so strongly!
"No, no. It's fine. You don't have to worry, but you should quickly cover it with your bag!"
While she said so, she used her bag to cover the 19 cm excitement that Ishigami showed while glancing at it from time to time and thinking how big it was.
Frankly, there might be someone who was bigger than him in this world, but in this country where the average was so low, his was gigantic.
Still, perhaps because it was in public, his excitement was quickly subdued, and the two sighed in relief.
While there were many things that Ishigami wanted to say to Tsubame as she also sighed in relief, he decided not to say anything since sometimes pretending not to see or notice anything was a kindness in itself.
Fortunately, it was soon time for them to buy the taiyaki; Ishigami bought quite a lot, and he even got a box from the shop.
"Eh? Didn't you buy too much?" Tsubame was surprised.
"I thought to bring this to your family too."
"What? You don't have to."
"It's fine. I think that it will be awkward if I don't bring something."
If he was a close friend and often came to Tsubame's house, then he might not need to bring anything, but as it was his first time to come, he felt that he should bring something, especially when Tsubame had taken care of him.
More importantly, he didn't lack money now, and even if he had used all of his money, he could get it again in the future.
While Tsubame wanted to stop him, she saw that Ishigami was being stubborn, so she could only pout.
"Only this time, if I come to your house next time, I won't buy anything."
"Promise me, okay?"
Somehow, even Ishigami didn't plan to; from their conversation, it appeared like he might revisit Tsubame's place, which was strange, he thought, but regardless of fueling his body and satiating his calorie needs, he took two taiyaki, which he and Tsubame would eat along the way to her house.
Biting the crispy skin of the taiyaki, the sweetness of the red bean paste unfurled before her tongue, making her smile and forget about the unpleasant and unexpected things she had encountered previously.
"Yuu-kun, this is delicious."
"Yes, it's delicious, Senpai."
Watching his figure, who ate a taiyaki as his body basked in the orange sunset, Tsubame stared at him until he looked at her.
"I am glad that I didn't buy the wrong things for your family."
When Ishigami thought about it, he realized that his good intention to buy something for Tsubame's family might be a little hasty, especially when he wasn't sure whether the taiyaki was delicious or not.
However, fortunately, the taste of the taiyaki was delicious, so it was all good.
"What's wrong, Senpai?"
When he turned, he saw that Tsubame was absentminded and rooted in her place, stopping to walk.
Taking a deep breath, Tsubame said, "Yuu-kun, wait here for a while. I need to buy something before we go back."
"Okay."
As she saw him standing on the side, Tsubame made up her mind and entered a convenience store near her home, knowing that the employees there had always been female. Walking around the aisles, she looked around and found one that she wanted to buy.
While she knew that they might be studying, it wouldn't hurt to prepare since no one knew what would happen later.
'What a perverted woman I am...'
Unlike him, who had a pure heart, Tsubame felt she was quite dirty, but just in case, it wouldn't hurt to prepare, right?
She didn't expect anything to happen, but just in case... just in case... she felt that as someone who was older than him, she had to take care of this matter properly.
'Oh, right.'
Returning to the box she had picked up, she thought about his 19 cm fishing rod, which she felt previously, thinking she should get a bigger size, right?
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