Chapter 41

The summer vacation came to an end, and school started.

For Yugen, it meant the start of another week of being able to eat Arisa's cooking, but also the beginning of a somewhat melancholic period of being confined at school for long hours.

It was the Saturday after the vacation.

Arisa came to Yugen's apartment for the first time in about a month to play games.

Arisa's choice for today was a very famous racing game series where a certain plumber and his cheerful friends race.

The two of them lined up in front of the TV, controlling the characters with the remote.

Yugen was a bit skilled at this type of game, having played it often with Soichiro and others.

He was confident he could beat Arisa, who had a strange talent for games, but...

"Hmm... mm..."

He couldn't concentrate because Arisa, sitting next to him, was making sounds every time she turned a corner, leaning her body in that direction.

It wasn't a problem when she leaned in the opposite direction from where Yugen was sitting, but it was an issue when she leaned towards him.

Perhaps because they were sitting next to each other, every time Arisa leaned, her slender shoulder almost touched Yugen's body.

Her beautiful flaxen hair moved softly.

The most captivating thing was her cute voice.

She might have been trying to put in effort, but it sounded unusually sultry, making him more aware of her.

"Looks like I win again, Yugen."

"Yeah... that's right."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just a bit tired from looking at the screen."

Yugen said this and put down the controller.

He stretched and lay down on the floor.

He checked the clock.

They had been playing for a long time, so he was indeed tired.

However, more than the tiredness from looking at the screen, he was more fatigued from being too aware of Arisa.

"Are you okay, Yugen?"

Arisa seemed unaware of this.

She looked at Yugen with a worried expression.

Her beautiful eyes and plump, alluring lips appeared before him, making his heart race.

"I'm fine... I'll rest a bit and it'll be better."

Yugen said this and covered his eyes with both hands.

It was a gesture to protect his tired eyes, but the real intention was to block Arisa's face from his view.

Seeing her beautiful face up close was too stimulating.

However, Arisa, seemingly unaware, entangled her fingers in Yugen's hair.

He felt the soft touch through his hair and scalp.

It made him even more nervous, but he couldn't stop her from enjoying herself.

After a while, Arisa's hand reached his cheek.

Her warm hands enveloped his cheeks.

But Yugen couldn't bear this any longer and tried to stop the physical contact.

"Arisa, can you sit up?"

"Ah... sorry. I got carried away."

Yugen slowly sat up and looked at Arisa.

She seemed to realize she had been bold and looked away from Yugen, her skin turning red.

She glanced at Yugen from time to time.

(…Cute)

Yugen couldn't help but swallow hard.

He felt an aggressive urge to pin her down and ravage her.

"Huh..."

Yugen sighed deeply, expelling that desire.

He turned his back to Arisa.

He then thought of the four dogs he kept at home to calm himself down.

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(Okay)

He turned to Arisa again.

Arisa looked at him with a frightened, worried, and anxious expression.

"Did... did I make you uncomfortable?"

She looked up at Yugen, trying to gauge his mood.

Yugen imagined the four dogs again.

Woof woof.

"No, it's not that. Rather, the opposite..."

"Opposite?"

Arisa tilted her head in confusion.

Her gaze moved to Yugen's lower abdomen, and her face turned as red as a tomato.

She turned her back to him in a hurry and shouted.

"What are you thinking about!"

"Well... it's not that I'm thinking about it, it's more of a physiological reaction... I do feel bad, of course."

His instincts reacted independently of his rational mind, so it couldn't be helped.

Besides, it was already calming down.

"However, I want to make one thing clear: I have no intention of hurting you. ...But, I do have impulses, and as a man, I need you to be a bit more cautious. Of course, I should be the one to be more careful, and asking you to do this might be unreasonable, but..."

When Yugen said this, Arisa slowly turned her body towards him.

Her pearl-like skin was still slightly flushed.

"Where is the line?"

"Touching my hair is okay... but I need to be mentally prepared. A word of warning would be appreciated."

"I'll be careful."

Arisa nodded solemnly, keeping a considerable distance from Yugen.

Being suddenly distanced like this was a bit hurtful.

But Arisa was just surprised and didn't dislike Yugen... he hoped.

Yugen's slight depression seemed to be noticed by Arisa.

She suddenly changed the topic.

"About next week..."

"Yes?"

"Can I... invite you out this time?"

An invitation.

In other words, a date.

Usually, Yugen would suggest places like a comprehensive entertainment facility, a pool, or a summer festival, so it was only fair for Arisa to take the initiative this time.

"Sure. ...Do you have a place in mind?"

When Yugen asked, Arisa nodded.

"I want to go to the movie theater... I've never been before."

Thus, the movie theater date was decided.

Well, Yugen is a man, or rather, a male...

Next time, it's the movie theater date.

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