Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 108-5: "Going to Osaka! (End)"

The six people participated in the Great White Shark project, which was about being attacked by a man-eating shark while sightseeing on a yacht.

However, what impressed Masumi the most was not the escape at sea, but the captain's voice actor-like acting skills and the emotional value he worked hard to provide for tourists.

They sat on the left side of the boat. Rinyin supported her chin with her hand and looked out at the scenery on the lake, while Chiai and Mami watched the captain's performance, laughing from time to time.

Whenever a shark surfaced, splashing water everywhere, Kurokawa Mio would lean towards the shark with interest.

Haiyue took advantage of this opportunity to crawl into Masumi's arms and hide.

"Hey, Hanekawa, there are a lot of people on the boat."

"Even if many people... they're still afraid..."

"That's not what I meant." Masumi said helplessly.

The girl shivered and huddled her body tightly together. If she lowered her eyes, she could see the soft back, like that of a sea beast, trembling uneasily.

Masumi let out a worried sigh.

He originally thought that Hanekawa was only unable to handle the stimulating rides, so he deliberately avoided the Flying Pterosaur, Hollywood Dream Ride, etc., which were rated as highly stimulating projects by SNS, and chose a few relatively mild ones. But it still didn't work?
"Sorry, I didn't take your mood into consideration."

Masumi's murmurs were so quiet that they were almost drowned out by the sound of the shark splashing water.

But after noticing the sound, Haiyue slowly raised her head and tilted it with a curious look.

"Masumi...are you unhappy?"

"No." He shook his head gently: "I'm just worried that you're unhappy."

"I'm...very happy."

Haiyue said in her usual slow and leisurely tone.

"Jaws... they're scary..."

Her blue eyes stared straight at him, and her lips parted slightly, pouring out sweet whispers.

"but……"

"If we were together...it wouldn't be so scary..."

Masumi was stunned for a moment, then laughed at such a sincere voice.

"That's good."

……

In the afternoon, the weather changed from sunny to cloudy, which was mixed news for tourists.

The good part is that the risk of heat stroke is reduced. Without the scorching sun overhead, walking is much easier.

The bad part is that photos taken with a mobile phone may not turn out well.

All of the above comes from Masumi’s experience.

"You're really underestimating today's mobile phones, Masumi-san. Technology is developing very quickly."

Qian Ai looked at his phone and frowned slightly: "By the way, Masumi-san should get a new phone. It's the Reiwa era now, and you're still using an iPhone X."

"Please, don't look at me like a primitive person."

Masumi sighed and said confidently, "There are plenty of gigolos in Kabukicho Ichibangai who still use flip phones."

"Well, it's just the difference between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age." Qian Ai complained with a bored look on her face.

"But I'm used to this aspect of Japanese people. When my college friend's iPhone 11 broke, he actually went to a used store and bought a new one."

Judging from the strange sound, he still hasn't gotten used to it.

Qian Ai sighed deeply, and then her brain began to analyze the word "Kabukicho". Suddenly, her face flushed and she said loudly:

"Ma-Masumi-san! Why would you go to a place like Kabukicho!?"

"Chiai, this is very rude." Asami reminded: "If you accidentally reveal the secret hidden in your heart, Masumi-kun will be ashamed to death."

"Oh, oh, so, cough cough!" She pretended to cough cutely.

"I'm not, am I? And this isn't something shameful."

Asami patted Masumi's shoulder gently with a gentle smile on her face:

"It's okay, Masumi-kun. Everyone has a past that they can't bear to look back on."

"Ok?"

Masumi tilted his head in confusion.

What about that kind smile like an archangel?

"Well, that's it."

She entangled her fingertips and stammered, "After all, Masumi-kun is a handsome guy and plays in a band. He has the temperament of a herbivore, artistic man. He should be quite attractive to customers."

"If you think about it carefully, it's really hard to stick to playing in a band on your own." Miss Mami sighed sentimentally.

"Wait a minute, don't speculate about my past."

Masumi solemnly stated: "My part-time jobs in Tokyo were all very serious: barista, CD shop clerk, factory quality inspector, and waiter in a Chinese restaurant."

"Oh." Chiai and Asami both nodded.

"Then what are you doing in Kabukicho?" Asami asked.

"That was a long time ago, when we first formed the band," he explained. "Our drummer had just come to Tokyo and was curious about Kabukicho, so we went to explore it together."

"But I just went to the bar and had a few drinks. I didn't do anything messy."

Masumi didn't know why he should explain such unnecessary things.

"Yes, we believe you, Masumi-kun (Masumi-kun)!" the two girls said without hesitation.

"Well, I'm glad you trust me." Masumi blinked, "But...it feels weird."

"You're really hard to please, Masumi-kun." Asami sighed loudly and pretended to explain:
"After all, you're traveling with five super beauties, yet you're as calm as a monk on Mount Hiei."

She smiled brightly, "On this point, we still have great faith in Masumi-kun. It's more of a sense of peace of mind than trust."

"Please don't make me sound like an ED." Masumi sighed.

Saying this seemed disrespectful to the monks of Mount Hiei, so he quietly apologized in his heart.

"—What are you talking about?"

Kurokawa Mio, Rin and Kaizuki, who were lining up for snacks at the food truck, came over.

Kurokawa handed him the snack: "Come on, Masumi, have a chicken drumstick."

Being fed.

"Thank you."

The group ate while walking and continued their trip to Universal Studios.

In addition to the Minions ride included in the Express Pass ticket, they lined up to ride several other rides. As the sun gradually set, they took photos and group photos in each park and planned to leave Universal Studios.

Although it was still early before the park closed, the tram car on the return trip was somewhat crowded.

Masumi was glad that she left in time. If she had delayed until the amusement park closed, the carriage would probably have turned into an oversized can of sardines.

Come to think of it, whether it's a commuting day or the four-day holiday during the Obon Festival, Japanese people can't escape the fate of crowded trains, Masumi thought.

The hotel the group booked was very close to Lisaibashi.

After leaving their belongings in the hotel room, they went for a walk on the street.

As the most prosperous Namba business district in Kansai, the crowds here are no less than those in Shinjuku and Shibuya.

Dotonbori's massive, exaggerated billboards are a hallmark of Kansai and a staple of Osaka's streetscapes. As night falls and the lights turn on, they create stunning photo opportunities.

"Ah~ This drugstore is so cheap."

Qian Ai walked into a drugstore with bright eyes. The store was full of special offer labels.

The four girls except Haiyue were all very interested in this. However, Linyin was different from the other three girls. She nodded slightly when she looked at the price on the label.

Is it because of my status as an heir that I'm particularly sensitive to numbers? The same is true for buying a large amount of goods, just like when I was doing some shopping.

"Masumi-san, aren't you going to buy anything?" Qian Ai asked, "There's quite a wide variety of things here."

"Well, let me see."

Drugstores have one advantage over department store counters, at least for him, which is that as soon as you walk in, there won't be any enthusiastic staff coming up to you and paying attention.

This made Masumi feel at ease.

He wandered among the shelves, not finishing his skincare products. In the end, he only picked out a tube of Aloe Vera 99 cold-brewed aloe vera gel and went to the counter to pay.

Because this store only accepts cash, Masumi asked the clerk to change the change into five-yen coins, which would be enough for her to use tomorrow when she goes to Kyoto to pay her respects.

This time, there is no need for Seno and Kamishiro to share half of their fate with him.

"——Thank you for your patronage. Here's your change."

"Thank you."

After leaving the drugstore, the group walked into Daimaru Department Store in Shinsaibashi. Except for the Pokémon peripheral store and theme cafe on the 9th floor, everything else was not much different from the Daimaru Kobe store, or in other words, all shopping malls are similar.

They took a quick look around and moved to the PARCO store connected to Shinsaibashi Daimaru.

A few girls spent quite a while on the fourth floor, half of which was occupied by the women's clothing brand store usagi online. "How is it? Does it look good, Masumi?"

Kurokawa Mio opened the curtain of the fitting room and showed off the clothes while flirting with Masumi.

She was wearing a white one-shoulder tube dress with a very cool design. The movement of leaning her upper body slightly forward was a bit risky, but it was safe on Kurokawa, that's what Masumi thought.

He traced Kurokawa Mio's neat outline with his eyes. The white dress and her dazzling honey-gold hair complemented each other beautifully, and her long, slender legs were the finishing touch.

The thighs are round and plump, the calves are straight and slender, there are no obvious muscle lines, and the proportions and curves are just right.

"Well, it suits you very well."

Her slender and beautiful body lines are top-notch, just like her piano skills.

"Really?" Kurokawa Mio was in high spirits after hearing this and laughed happily: "Then let's buy this one."

She then changed her clothes and went to the counter to pay.

At the same time, Mami's "tsk tsk" sound came from the other side: "Haiyue is still very childish."

"She's got such a great figure."

"By the way, Haiyue really likes jellyfish."

Masumi took in Kaizuki's outfit: the aqua color of the T-shirt seemed to imitate the ocean, and in the center was a colorful jellyfish, a gorgeous design that reminded him of a graffiti mural he had seen on the streets of Shibuya.

Unfortunately, this pattern design was ruined by the bulging chest.

The girl pouted her lips unhappily.

"If only... I could be like Kurokawa..."

Faced with her mumbling, Masumi and the others looked at each other and fell silent, because Kurokawa Mio happened to come back with a paper bag. Upon hearing her words, she stood still, emitting a strong chill.

Masumi suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly covered up for Haiyue, saying, "Well, everyone's troubles are different."

"That's right." Mami agreed with a dry laugh, "Besides, children's words are innocent."

It's about mental age.

Rinyin made plans to protect the girl.

"Even if it's just 'children's talk,' it's too much."

Kurokawa Mio narrowed her eyes indifferently. Was she really that concerned about this kind of thing?

"You actually used Masumi's special name for me, 'Kurokawa', without adding any suffix." She gritted her teeth.

"Eh?"

The others were quite confused and puzzled.

Do you actually care about this?

"This is very important." Kurokawa Mio's expression was also quite serious.

"It's just a name, and Hanekawa didn't mean it, so don't take it to heart." Masumi comforted her with a "ma ma".

This method was quite effective. When Masumi approached, Kurokawa Mio's expression suddenly melted like ice and snow, no longer emitting a terrifying chill. She pulled up his arm, and then felt her shoulders sink.

Those obsidian eyes penetrated Masumi while showing a gentle smile: "I don't care at all."

You're lying, you just...

Masumi was about to blurt out the question when she suddenly thought that Kurokawa was so easy to coax, maybe he really wasn't angry, but just wanted some care and comfort, and his anger just now was just pretending?

He buried the thought of entering a maze.

After walking out of the clothing store, the six people took the escalator to the fifth floor.

"Rin, look, this is Mofusand's shop."

Qian Ai spoke in an excited tone and stepped into the store first after saying that.

Masumi subconsciously glanced at Rinne and found that her eyes were sparkling with crystal light. Although her face was still as cold as ever, she was obviously enjoying it.

The shelves were filled with cat Fushandy dolls. The store wasn't too big, and there were quite a few customers, so walking through it was so narrow it felt like squeezing against a cat's forehead.

He looked at the crowded store, all of which were girls, so he chose to wait outside and check his phone.

Next to it is the Nagano Market store, and many girls come here to buy Chiikawa-related products.

Girls from the island country always like cute things and are used to saying this word all the time.

"Actually, they just want to show their cute side." My senior Rugu once said this, sneering at the behavior of those girls. She was a senior with a not-so-cute personality.

"But, if you like cute things for a long time, you might become cuter yourself."

Is that right?

"Awaited."

Hearing the voice, Masumi looked away from the phone screen.

What comes into view is a furry golden shaded cat doll, its chubby body wrapped in a shark puppet costume.

On the soft shark fin is a fair and delicate face, with straight and long black hair, and clear and transparent eyes, as round as a cat's.

Linyin held the doll in her arms, hiding her beautifully curved lips behind it. She held up the cat's paw with one hand and shook it gently.

"Meow~"

It wasn't an illusion, Masumi seemed to hear her murmur softly like a child, and blurted out.

"so cute……"

"Ok?"

Heat naturally rose from the cheeks hidden behind the doll.

"Ah, nothing, that one was so cute, I was a little surprised."

He turned his face away to avoid the main point.

It turns out that my senior sister didn’t lie to me.

What's that? Is he imitating the voice of the cat Fusandy? Apparently, this IP doesn't have an animation, so he's just meowing.

Masumi once again realized that although Kamishiro had always shown a maturity that was inconsistent with her age, she was actually a girl three years younger than herself and not yet of drinking age.

"It's really cute, this doll." Rin returned to her nonchalant expression and said softly, "It's wearing a shark costume."

Masumi blinked, not understanding what she meant.

"Last time when we came back from the amusement park, you gave me a cat shark doll, right?"

"Oh, I see."

He responded, still not understanding the connection between the two things.

"This is a return gift."

She handed the doll to Masumi, who finally reacted and nodded hesitantly, saying, "Thank you."

After thinking for a while, he looked at the girl and asked:

"then you……"

“I bought this.”

Linyin shook the 4-inch cat Fushandi doll pendant in her hand, which was also a shark cat style, almost the size that could be held in the palm of her hand.

"so."

"Ah."

The silence between the two did not last for a moment, and several girls also paid the bill and walked out.

"Ah~ It's so crowded."

"I've been squeezed in by crowds all day today, and I'm almost exhausted."

Chiai, Mami, and Kurokawa each bought a style they liked, all of which were shark cats. Masumi couldn't help but ask, "Are shark cats the only ones left in the store?"

"What a fuss, Masumi-kun! You're not even allowed to like the same person?" Asami said dissatisfiedly.

"No." Masumi raised his hands in surrender: "This is your freedom."

Haiyue, who was only interested in jellyfish, didn't buy anything. She was just pulled in and squeezed in, like a jellyfish flowing in the crowd.

"I'm...hungry..."

"Ah, it's already this time." Qian Ai glanced at her phone, "Let's go eat."

Masumi nodded: "What do you want to eat?"

“There’s a famous takoyaki restaurant in Shinsaibashi.”

"Snacks are not meals."

"How about some ramen?" Qian Ai suggested.

"It doesn't matter. I'll think about it while I walk, just like a lonely gourmet."

As they spoke, they took the escalator downstairs and arrived at the shopping street outside.

(End of this chapter)