I became the best friend of the heroine in Love Tour

Chapter 365 Ends with Fireworks Rising

The student council office, where only Ise Yuuri was left, was pushed open again.

There was a precedent of this kind of movement with Suzuran Ayano and Shiraishi Wakane.

Ise Yuri was almost used to it and didn't find it surprising at all.

Without looking up, she said, "Is it Meizi? Did you forget something?"

The other party did not answer, but walked to her desk with crisp footsteps and placed a cup of hot matcha on Ise Yuri's forehead.

Only acquaintances would do this.

Among the people who could interact with Ise Yuri in this way, there was naturally Harada Umeko. Ise Yuri, who still kept her head down, smiled lightly and raised her hand to take the matcha hot drink that was handed to her.

"Thank you Meizi. Okay, my work here will be done soon. You don't have to worry about me. Go to the after-night festival by yourself. You will be sad if you don't dance with your boyfriend."

By pretending to be busy, Harada Umeko can stop worrying about him and enjoy the last night of the school festival.

With this thought in mind, Ise Yuri drove away the person who was bringing her a hot drink.

However, instead of leaving, the other party walked around the desk and came behind Ise Yuri, and then Ise Yuri's eyes were covered.

"Guess who I am?"

This was obviously a boy's voice, and Ise Yuri immediately stopped what she was doing.

She didn't need to look to know who would dare to do this to her in Izuki High School.

But what she couldn't understand was that everyone else was looking for him, so why did he appear here?
"Akimoto-kun? Let me go now and stop making trouble. Suzuran Ayano and Shiraishi Wakane are looking for you."

The pair of warm hands that were pressing against Ise Yuri's eyes released their hands.

When she turned around and looked behind her, she could clearly see Akimoto Yoichi's face in the light of the fireworks rising outside the window.

Akimoto Yoichi, who had disappeared for a whole day, showed up. What was unexpected was that he came to me.

"Oh? They are looking for me? That's okay, I will go find them later. Now I want to accompany Ise-senpai." Akimoto Yoichi held Ise Yuri's hand.

Using the hand-holding gesture as if inviting a princess to join the dance floor, he pulled her up from her seat with a little force.

Ise Yuri looked at Akimoto Yoichi who was holding her hand. She was a little shy but more curious.

"What are you going to do? Akimoto-kun, where are you taking me? I have work to do..."

"Don't worry about work now. It will be terrible if the night festival is over." Akimoto Yoichi interrupted her.

He chuckled at the kendo senior who was carrying a wooden sword behind him, and continued to pull Ise Yuri out of the student union office.

"After-night festival?" Ise Yuri looked at Akimoto Yoichi in front of her and already understood why he appeared here.

There was no doubt that Akimoto Yoichi wanted to invite her to participate in the after-night festival.

The rumor that couples dancing around the bonfire during the late night festival will be happy is unscientific, but what does it matter whether it is scientific or not?

Because let’s not talk about whether dancing by the bonfire at the end of the festival will really bring happiness.

But at least if someone invites you to dance by a bonfire, it's a confession of love to you.

Isn’t this a kind of happiness?
"Wait, wait a minute, Akimoto-kun, aren't you going to go find Suzuran-san and Shiraishi-san? What do you want to see me for?" Ise Yuri stopped in front of the window illuminated by the fireworks, her face flushed.

Her heart was beating fast at this moment, but she tried hard to stay calm.

It's not the first year anymore. As a third-year student, how can I be so nervous in front of my junior?

"Hmm? Of course I'm looking for Ise-senpai to dance by the bonfire at the after-night festival. What else can I ask you for?"

Seeing Ise Yuri standing still, Akimoto Yoichi squatted down and picked her up without saying anything.

Before Ise Yuri had time to react, he picked her up and ran towards the stairs.

Akimoto Yoichi said this while running just like in the Japanese drama.

"I've already accompanied Ayano and the others a few days before the school festival, and I've been dealing with the Nishida family all day today."

"It's the last minute of the school festival now, and I haven't accompanied Ise-senpai to this school festival that we organized together."

"As the organizer of the school festival, how can I not participate myself? If I don't participate, how can I summarize the experience of this school festival? How can I get close to the masses and understand everyone's needs? How can I make progress?"

It sounded reasonable. Ise Yuri looked at Akimoto Yoichi, who was holding her and talking serious words, with a smile on her face.

In fact, Akimoto Yoichi just wanted to dance with him at the after-night festival.

But he knew that I would be rejected, so he came up with these twisted logics to fool me. It seemed that this junior student had figured out my character, and I was seen through by him.

"What nonsense! You still want to take me to the after-night festival?"

"Oh? Senior Ise wants me to invite you to dance at the after-night festival?" Akimoto Yoichi looked at Ise Yuri in surprise.

Feeling teased, Ise Yuri blushed and glared at Akimoto Yoichi.

She was just about to say that she let go of herself, as the current state of the two of them would cause misunderstanding if seen by others.

However, Ise Yuri discovered that at this time, Akimoto Yoichi was not walking towards the bonfire in the school yard downstairs, but was walking towards the roof of the teaching building.

"I heard that if you dance around the bonfire with the person you love during the late night festival, you will be together forever and get married."

"This has been verified by many graduates of Chuyue High School, but there are actually several more detailed conditions for making a wish at the bonfire."

"If you make a wish when the bonfire is at its brightest, the chances of your wish coming true will be greater."

When the bonfire is at its hottest? I don't know.

By the way, Ise Yuri doesn't really care about this kind of thing. Since she has no chance of falling in love, she naturally won't care about the details.

Looking at Akimoto Yoichi who was holding her and running towards the rooftop, Ise Yuri asked.

"So what Akimoto-kun means is to find a way to dance when the bonfire is at its brightest?"

"Of course." Akimoto Yoichi lowered his head and smiled.

The fireworks outside the window illuminated his face, and Ise Yuri's heartbeat quickened involuntarily.

Unconsciously avoiding Akimoto Yoichi's always direct gaze, she asked softly.

"But why do you want to be with me?"

I had the goal of studying at the University of Tokyo, and was not prepared to fall in love during this critical period of my third year.

If you dance around the bonfire with yourself and make a wish.

Wouldn't it be a waste? Because I don't know how to fall in love at this time. If I want to fall in love, I have to wait until college.

These are the words that Ise Yuri was thinking at the moment, but she didn't say them out loud, for fear that saying them would make Akimoto Yoichi sad.

Ise Yuri didn't want Akimoto Yoichi to be sad, why? In the past, she could ruthlessly scold those who confessed to her like a mother scolding her son.

But when facing Akimoto Yoichi, Ise Yuri will be very careful to care about the other person's feelings.

Ise Yuri herself didn't know why this happened.

Perhaps it was because of the deep memory of Akimoto Yoichi left at the amusement park, or perhaps it was because of the sense of security that Akimoto Yoichi would always appear at critical moments and solve problems during the preparation for the school festival.

It could also be something else, Ise Yuri became increasingly intolerant and concerned about Akimoto Yoichi in front of her.

For example, now she tacitly agreed to Akimoto Yoichi hugging her like a princess. "Why? Haha." Akimoto Yoichi stopped.

Ise Yuri looked up and saw that the two of them had already arrived at the gate on the roof.

Putting Ise Yuri down from his arms, Akimoto Yoichi held Ise Yuri's hand and held the door handle in front of him with his other hand.

"Because I like you and want to marry you, even though it's impossible now, we both have things we want to do."

"But in a year, Ise-senpai, you will go to college, and in two years, I will be a third year preparing for college. In three years, when I go to college, won't we be able to get married? Aren't we slowly getting closer to each other?"

"Although the road ahead is still long and we still need a little time, I want Ise-senpai to always think of me in her heart and let Ise-senpai always remember what I say to you at this moment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door leading to the balcony was slowly pushed open by Akimoto Yoichi.

What appeared before Ise Yuri's eyes next was a small heart-shaped candle emitting a warm candlelight on the dark roof.

The reason why such a weak candlelight was not extinguished by the night wind on the roof at this time was because the roof was covered with heart-shaped balloons.

These balloons decorate the entire roof like a fairy tale world, and the ribbons fluttering under the balloons are like rainbows under the starry sky.

"This, this is..." Ise Yuri likes this.

Even though she is now a teenager, Ise Yuri still likes cute things from her childhood.

Whether it is the doll costume that Akimoto Yoichi once wore, the carousel in the amusement park, or the roof decorated with balloons, ribbons and small candles in front of him.

Ise Yuri had absolutely no resistance to these cute, innocent and beautiful things, and she could no longer hold back the heart-throb expression of a girl in love on her face.

"Isn't it troublesome to arrange all this? Why did you do all this, Akimoto-kun? Is it just to make me remember you?"

"If I had known I shouldn't have exposed my weakness in front of Akimoto-kun."

"Akimoto-kun, don't think that this trick will work every time! I can grow up too! Really, really, really..."

Although she said this in an attempt to maintain her image as a senior, Ise Yuri could no longer suppress her joy and wanted to jump for joy.

With his hands behind his back, he suppressed the smile on his face and slowly stepped onto the fairy-tale-like rooftop.

When her feet landed and raised a cloud of petals, Ise Yuri realized that her feet were covered with petals, and among the petals there was a red carpet to guide the direction.

On both sides of the carpet there are inflatable dolls serving as audience members. These cartoon dolls sway with Ise Yuri's footsteps, which is very cute.

Looking at Ise Yuri who was trying hard to hold back and not let out a happy cheer.

Akimoto Yoichi didn't care about the senior's bravado. He walked up to her and led her towards the small heart-shaped candle, saying, "Really? That's a pity. I want to leave new and beautiful memories for Ise-senpai at this school festival. It seems I still need to work hard."

Ise Yuri shook her head vigorously and said, "No, please don't mind what I just said. I think Akimoto-kun, you did a great job. This is my happiest memory, really!"

As long as she is slightly wronged, she will give in.

Looking at Ise Yuri who was so easily fooled, Akimoto Yoichi smiled brightly, kissed Ise Yuri's little hand and continued to pull her towards the front of the carpet.

The two of them stood in front of the small heart-shaped candle. Ise Yuri's face flushed as she looked at Akimoto Yoichi who picked up the flint gun beside her.

"What, what is this for?" Ise Yuri asked curiously as she looked at Akimoto Yoichi who handed the flint gun to her.

Akimoto Yoichi smiled and said, "This is a surprise. Come, you melt this candle."

"Okay, okay." This was another surprise for Akimoto Yoichi, and Ise Yuri understood it.

So she couldn't suppress her excitement at this moment. She didn't know what would happen next, but it was definitely worth looking forward to.

So she took the lighter and began to melt the small heart-shaped candle in front of her with some reluctance.

Under the melting flame, the small heart-shaped candle melted quickly.

Then all I heard was a burst of lively music, accompanied by balloons and streamers rising up around me.

A flame appeared in front of Ise Yuri and Akimoto Yoichi.

The flame grew bigger and bigger, gradually burning fiercely in front of the two people, and then spread rapidly in all directions like a fuse.

"What's wrong? Is this flame a projection? This...ah!" When Ise Yuri looked at the flame in front of her.

At this moment, flames were rising everywhere in Izuku High School, some were real flames and some were projected flames.

The students of Dezuki High School cheered after being stunned for a few seconds at the sudden flames and the new bonfire.

However, they could not see it. At this time, only Akimoto Yoichi and Ise Yuri who were standing on the roof could see the full picture of the flames and bonfire.

It was a huge bonfire. From a high vantage point, Chuyue High School had turned into a huge bonfire.

And the small real bonfire behind Ise Yuri and Akimoto Yoichi was like the core of the bonfire, surrounded by heart-shaped balloons and ribbons and cheerful singing.

Fireworks more brilliant than before rose into the night sky, illuminating the two people on the roof with colorful lights.

"Will you dance with me for the first after-night festival dance? I want to have a happy future with the person I love." Akimoto Yoichi stretched out his hand and invited Ise Yuri in front of him.

There was a gleam in Ise Yuri's eyes as she looked at Akimoto Yoichi in front of her, a sweet smile on her face.

Standing on tiptoe, the girl who forbade love gave the other a light kiss on the lips.

"Sure, Akimoto-kun."

This late night festival has only just begun.

……

West of the school yard.

"Akimoto-kun must be very happy now. It took a while to decorate the roof." Nishida Yu said happily, looking at the roof with swaying firelight.

Considering that Akimoto Yoichi accompanied his family for a day and a night, Nishida Yuki did not do anything to hinder Akimoto Yoichi and Ise Yuri this time.

Anyway, Ise Yuri is a third-year student and will graduate from this high school next year. After the school festival is over, she will be busy preparing for the entrance exam to the University of Tokyo.

So it’s okay to let Ise Yuri have a little bit of sweetness now, after all, her stomach is already full.

"Hmph, hmph, who knows if this guy will remember us."

Chizuru Nishida stamped her feet, crossed her arms, and leaned against the transparent glass of the RV and said.

"It's okay, Akimoto-kun said he would dance with us." Kitamura Mao replied softly.

"Who knows." Nishida Chizuru wrinkled her nose and said jealously.

Haha, this stupid mom is really on the easy difficulty level. Once you conquer her once, she will turn into a spoiled little lover.

Compared to her mother, the other one still maintains her original attitude.

Nishida Yu looked at Nishida Shizuko, who was sitting on a chair beside him with a blanket on her face and a cold expression.

Shizuko Nishida no longer had any intention of trying to set things right, and naturally didn't care about the 500 million goal for the school festival.

What she cared about most at this moment was her body. It wasn't that she felt uncomfortable somewhere, but rather that she felt injected with energy.

But for some reason, she always had a bad feeling.

Shizuko Nishida placed her hands on her abdomen.

(End of this chapter)