I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"But for me, you are hundreds of times more important now than in the past... I want to hold your hand now, and until the future becomes the past, I will hold your hand like this and never let go, and love you purely without sorrow forever."

“YuYu-kun…”

Touched, she met his gaze, a gentle smile playing on her lips. Her soft, boneless hand reached out and took his large, rough hand in hers, gradually tightening its grip.

"Then you'd better hold on tight from now on."

"Ah, don't worry, leave it to me."

The two exchanged a knowing smile, and then, hand in hand, walked calmly toward the entrance window of the coffee shop. Their backs, shoulder to shoulder, were as perfectly aligned as the sky and the sunset.

After turning their gaze away from each other, they slightly turned their faces away, trying to keep their expressions unchanged, while inwardly letting out a sigh of relief.

"Safe...thankfully, we got away with it!"

Chapter 109 Don't underestimate the author!

There's a saying that goes like this.

The most exquisite performance is your life.

Therefore, for Yuu Tenkuji, he doesn't need to act like "Yuu the scumbag who dates Kasumigaoka," but simply present himself as her boyfriend naturally.

The most perfect acting is to not act at all.

Of course, there are still big differences between the scumbag Yu and Tenkuji Yu. Even if they were exactly the same at the beginning, after experiencing various encounters and being influenced by different environments, they are now completely different people.

So, figuring out the balance between acting and not acting is a true test of his superb acting skills.

—In retrospect, the initial meeting was a perfect cover-up.

The various responses she had anticipated in response to the questions she was asked were not needed. Kasumigaoka Utaha was completely unaware that the man she had liked for a year had changed...

Perhaps they were blinded by love?

Yuu Tenkuji felt something was off. After all, perfection wasn't about being the best from the start, but about being able to adjust and improve as quickly as possible, and being able to handle any situation perfectly.

That's why he originally thought he would be met with her frowning and scrutinizing him at the first moment. He had already figured out how to use the existing information to slowly and carefully outwit her, and finally successfully throw out the biggest "surprise" while she was half-believing and half-doubting, making her completely forget about questioning whether her boyfriend was real or not.

However, the development went unexpectedly smoothly.

"Or did I overestimate her? Is Kasumigaoka Utaha just a naive and innocent girl with not much thought in her life?"

Although he still had some lingering resentment, the current situation was in his favor, so Yuuya Tenkuji put aside his extraneous thoughts and prepared to focus on enjoying the date.

How can you let Kasumigaoka Utaha enjoy the last and most wonderful date if you don't immerse yourself in it first?

With a smile on her face, Yuu Tenkuji took the girl's soft and slender hand and walked briskly into the coffee cup queue entrance.

After the previous sessions ended, the staff reopened the gate, and a group of long-waiting tourists filed in noisily, quickly finding their favorite coffee cup designs.

The two who had blended in picked out a black coffee cup, sat down facing each other, and then a staff member came over to confirm their identity and closed the small iron gate at the entrance.

"The ride is about to start operating, please..."

After the broadcast, as the music started, the coffee cup slowly began to spin, like a small ball rolling around on a disc, revolving according to a fixed pattern.

To make it spin, you have to turn the steering wheel in the center of the coffee cup yourself. The faster you turn the steering wheel, the faster the coffee cup spins.

...That sounds like nonsense.

Want something more exciting?

Leaning casually against the back of his chair with his coffee cup, Tenkuji Yuu glanced at the quiet girl in front of him, whose black hair was flying wildly and who had to hold it down to one side. He suddenly smiled and asked, "Spinning around like this is too boring, and it's easy to fall asleep... Why don't you try speeding up like the others?"

Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the coffee cup next to her. Inside, three teenagers were frantically turning the steering wheel and shouting as if they were on drugs, their faces contorted from the excessive speed of the rotation.

"Ji, Jizhu, no! It's too fast! Stop it right now!"

"You think I don't want to? Tadakatsu! But it's already unstoppable, just like the Earth's rotation, it just won't stop, you bastard!"

"Damn it... no, I believe that as long as the three of us work together, we can definitely control this steering wheel! — Yoshitake, Hidenori, let's unite!"

"Hey, don't say such a high-energy line while the coffee cup is spinning at high speed!"

“…Ugh, ugh.”

"Holy crap, Xiuzhe, don't actually throw up! I feel something wet flying onto my face?!"

"Hey, Chung-bang, if you let go of the steering wheel now—!"

"We're going to fly out!"

"Zhongbang—!"

Turning her gaze away from that poignant scene brimming with youthful energy, Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head slightly, looking at him with a hint of amusement, her soft, pink lips curving into a beautiful smile.

"Let me guess, do you want me to say something like 'Ah~ No~ It's too fast, stop it~' or do you want to merge with me?"

"Or perhaps, you want to see me get dizzy from the coffee cup, eventually collapse weakly on you, vomit all over you, and then conveniently take me back to the hotel to 'clean up'?"

Yuu Tenkuji patted his palm admiringly: "As expected of a famous novelist, your imagination is rich enough."

"You talk as if you're not the same." Rolling her eyes, Kasumigaoka Utaha placed her hands on the steering wheel and gently turned it around.

She increased the speed slightly, spun around a couple more times, and didn't dare let go of her hand. She looked up at Tenkuji Yu.

Yuu Tenkuji understood her meaning, placed his hands on the steering wheel, made a small turn, and then met her gaze.

"Is the RPM just right?"

"It's just the right speed for romance."

Leaning back, Kasumigaoka Utaha squinted slightly, seemingly enjoying the feeling of the strong wind blowing against her face. Her black hair flew wildly, and her smile was relaxed and pleasant.

Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the couple on the other coffee cup. They were also at a "romantic pace," but their behavior was much sweeter and more intimate than theirs, almost to the point of kissing.

And I don't know if it's just my imagination, but there seems to be a strange distance between them, not as sweet and affectionate as in their chat history...

Is it because she's not comfortable being around strangers?

Would someone who can make lewd jokes in public be unable to openly show affection in public?

"Hmm... perhaps, this is just how they get along?"

After pondering for a while, Yuu Tenkuji finally attributed the problem to his personal habits and didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, he wasn't sure about her attitude, nor was he sure how they usually dated, so he couldn't be sure what kind of behavior would be considered a problem.

A victory is achieved if one's true identity is not exposed.

Putting aside these doubts, in the dizzying world, Tenkuji Yuu looked at his beautiful girlfriend sitting opposite him.

Because she was smiling, he unconsciously smiled back, letting his faint laughter disappear into this lively and noisy paradise.

……

After getting off the coffee cups, the two did not rush to the toilet to vomit like the male high school students next to them. Instead, they naturally linked arms again and leisurely walked towards the next amusement park ride.

"A carousel... I haven't ridden one in ages, isn't it a bit childish?"

Looking at the increasing number of children nearby, Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned slightly and said with some concern.

Tenkuji Yu pointed and said, "Really? Look, there are quite a few couples queuing up."

"Really? That's good."

It seemed like she was just asking for his opinion. After receiving his affirmative answer, Kasumigaoka Utaha, with a little bit of excitement, pulled him along and quickened her pace toward the queue.

Soon it was their turn. Kasumigaoka Utaha picked out a pink pony that looked good to her, then pointed to the handsome white horse next to her and said to Tenkuji Yu, "I'll sit on this one, you sit on that one."

He was taken aback: "Should we sit separately?"

Still immersed in the joy of rediscovering childhood memories, Kasumigaoka Utaha touched the cold horse's neck and subconsciously replied, "Yeah. What's wrong?"

"I thought you would want to ride in the same carriage as me and then deliberately say something like, 'Ouch, something hard is pressing against me.'"

"..."

Her movements froze almost imperceptibly, as if she had suddenly snapped out of her daze. After a long silence under Tenkuji Yu's strange gaze, she suddenly glanced at him reproachfully and said:

"Honestly, if you want to do something like that, wait until it's just the two of us."

Tenkuji Yu quickly gestured for her to lower her voice: "Hey, there are a lot of kids here, watch your voice."

"Because there are lots of children here!"

Seizing the opportunity, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately offered an explanation for her earlier behavior, with a matter-of-fact expression: "The coffee cup incident was one thing, but this is a carousel, a ride that children dream of! How could you taint this beautiful place with such filthy words and actions?"

Yuu Tenkuji retorted speechlessly, "Do you even realize how filthy your words and actions are...?"

"In short!" She put one hand on her hip, gently pinched his nose with her fingers, tilted her head back, and pouted at him with dissatisfaction. "Of course I'm willing to ride the same horse as you, and the kind of play you mentioned isn't out of the question... but for the first time, I really want to ride the whole way alone. Can't I be a little childlike?"

"No, no, it won't do." Tenkuji Yu removed her hand and squeezed it gently. "Whatever makes you happy. We can always take two trips."

"Okay, go ahead." Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded in satisfaction, waved for him to find a horse to ride, then, holding her skirt, sat diagonally on the pink pony.

Then he turned his head away, his back to Tenkuji Yu who was mounting his horse, and sweated profusely as he exhaled all the carbon dioxide that he had been holding back in his lungs. He pressed his chest and gasped for breath.

"That scared me to death!"

I almost gave myself away because I reflexively didn't want too much physical contact!

Holding hands is fine, but subconsciously I'm still resisting the feeling of him hugging me from behind and pressing his burning chest against me...

"Damn it, a pure and innocent girl like me really doesn't have the acting skills that only a green tea bitch would have..."

Biting her thumbnail in frustration, Kasumigaoka Utaha deeply reflected on her shortcomings and tried hard to think of solutions.

The next three attractions are a roller coaster, a drop tower, and a haunted house. Unless the two of them actively try to get close, there shouldn't be any chance for intimate contact...

This is good news.

The bad news is that, given that guy's keen senses, he should be realizing that he has an insurmountable distance between them.

If there's a next time, even if he doesn't know that there's been a different person in "Kasumigaoka Utaha", the mission window says "[Sensing something amiss]"—as long as he seriously starts to doubt himself, there's a high probability that he'll immediately receive a mission failure notification.

"We can't let our guard down like this anymore; we need to figure out a way to get through this!"

Taking a deep breath, Kasumigaoka Utaha's crimson eyes, like congealed blood, were deep in thought with a piercing gaze.

As the music started and the carousel began to turn, a sharp, cold glint flashed in her eyes. The corners of her mouth slowly turned up, and she smiled knowingly, casually tossing her long hair over her shoulder.

"Hmph, don't underestimate the author's adaptability... If he dares to question me, I'll use this trick against him!"

……