My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

Originally, the four of them were walking at the back of the group. Shimizu Yoshiko and Oki Taichi were already more than ten meters ahead. Oki Taichi waved and shouted.

"it is good--"

Shiraishi Sawa waved his other hand in agreement, but the two of them did not quicken their pace at all.

They walk very slowly, and if they are also leading a dog, they will probably stop from time to time, turn around and wait for them as if urging them, or circle around them.

But this is also what I want: a beautiful, ordinary life.

The warm spring air made my heart feel as if it were being pulled tight.

The girl didn't say anything, she just looked at him.

Chapter 307 The Aquarium at Night

The number of students in the student council is no less than that of a class.

The place for dinner was one that they had booked together beforehand, so even though they had fallen behind, Shiraishi Sawa and Soga Kirei quickly found the restaurant.

The Western-style interior building has set aside a large hall for the student council to sit in, almost like having the place to themselves.

"I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting."

They found Shimizu Yoshiko's location—it was very conspicuous. The dishes had started to be served one after another, but no one had touched their chopsticks. They were probably waiting for the two of them, so Shiraishi Sawah apologized to everyone.

"It's alright, sit down quickly, everyone's here, you can start eating now!" Shiruri Ritsuharu waved her hand hurriedly, giving the impression that Shiraishi Sawa was her senior.

Dinner ended quickly without any incidents. If there was anything different from a typical dinner, it was the performance by student council members.

After finishing the last piece of lamb chop, even Shiraishi Zexiu put down his chopsticks; it was almost eight o'clock.

There were no further arrangements, and the members who had finished eating began to leave one after another.

Seeing that Shiraishi Zexiu had finished eating, Soga Kirei looked at him, then at the screen, and then back at him.

"What's wrong?"

"I want to go to the aquarium," Soga Kiriren tugged at Shiraishi Sawa's clothes and whispered in his ear.

Why do you suddenly want to watch it now?

"Hmm... I ate a lot of seafood, is that a valid reason?" Suga Wulian hesitated for a moment, her pink tongue hovering between her pearly teeth before finally answering.

"..." Shiraishi Sawa thought seriously.

"...Something's not right, but I can't quite put my finger on it. But it's alright, the mist lotus must be right. That's a valid reason, so let's include it in our itinerary and go see it next time."

"I want to see it tonight, is that okay?" Soga Kirei showed Shiraishizawa Hide her phone screen, which displayed an introduction to a tourist attraction:

"Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa! Boasting Japan's most advanced audio-visual technology, it is one of Tokyo's most cutting-edge entertainment venues!"

We are one of the few aquarium parks in the world that combines an aquarium with amusement facilities. In addition to being able to observe jellyfish, tropical fish and other marine life up close, you can also experience facilities such as pirate ships and carousels, and enjoy dolphin shows!

......."

The introduction was nearly a thousand words long. Shiraishi Zexiu checked the business hours and saw that the store would not close until 10 p.m., so there wasn't much time left.

"Want to go tonight?"

"Ok!"

"Do you want all four of you together?" Shiraishi Sawa pointed to the two people next to him.

“Miko’s driver is already waiting for her outside today,” Soga Kiriren said, a slight smile playing on her lips as she thought about her past record. “I’m not lying to you, Shiraishi.”

Shiraishi Sawa, who had also thought of this, nodded with a smile.

"Let's go. We should do what we want to do as soon as possible. Ooki, Shimizu-senpai, we're going on a date. I'm leaving now."

Time is limited, but there is still time.

After quickly wiping his mouth clean with a wet wipe and saying goodbye to the others, Shiraishi Sawa took Soga Kiri Ren's hand and quickly walked towards the door.

"Okay, be careful. We'll head back now," said Taichi Oki, who was busy arm wrestling with others.

--

After getting off the subway at Shinagawa Station, I walked a few steps and saw the huge aquarium sign.

Under the pitch-black night sky, the huge display screen stands out conspicuously, capturing the attention of pedestrians.

Neon lights formed a magnificent school of fish, swimming from one end of the screen to the other, before fleeing in panic as a shark charged towards them. Finally, the school of fish, carrying the shark, swam off the screen, and the shop's name appeared in its gaping maw.

Passengers getting off at this intersection are mostly heading to the aquarium, so there's a queue to get in.

"This 'Mist Lotus' is the black tiger prawn we just ate, and that's the 'Flaming Squid,' it's for decoration, but the taste should be similar to other regular squid. I saw a mukbang video of it on YouTube..."

The group moved forward slowly, and Shiraishi Sawa pointed to the dolls and creature standees in the surrounding shops and said.

Soga no Kuni listened attentively and nodded at appropriate times.

Standing in front of Shiraishi Sawa was a mother and her child. Finally, unable to hold back any longer, when the older boy said that shark meat supposedly tasted terrible, the child walked tearfully to his mother, in the furthest position from Shiraishi Sawa, and then cautiously peered at him.

His mother glanced at her child helplessly, but then looked at the handsome young man, who described how he couldn't live without food the whole time, with the same surprise.

Could it be that God opened the door of appearance for this child, but closed the window of his mind?

"What are you doing here..." she couldn't help but ask.

"Excuse me, ma'am, we only came to the aquarium because we ate too much seafood tonight," Shiraishi Sawa explained with a smile to the mother, then waved to the child.

However, the other person quickly shrank back in fear, thinking that this older brother would eat people after eating the shark.

"You guys... are really interesting." Looking at the girl who was clinging to his arm and nodding in agreement, the woman felt inexplicably happy.

After purchasing tickets and entering the venue, there was no underwater passage or marine life inside. The tanks on both sides were azure blue, but not clear.

However, many people gather in this spot because touching the sides of the screen will display virtual fish food, and then various strange-looking fish will come to eat it.

But there were too many people. The two exchanged a glance, skipped over the crowd, and entered the real passage. They instinctively looked up.

Sunlight streamed down from the sky, refracting through the shimmering water and illuminating the road.

Schools of fish swam slowly past on both sides or overhead.

When passersby press their hands against the glass wall in the passageway, some fish will occasionally respond.

A ray was perched on top of the entrance, its snow-white belly casting shadows on Shiraishi Sawa and Soga Kirei.

"Mist Lotus, a friendly reminder: those two holes are the nose, not the eyes."

A fist gently landed on Shiraishi Sawa's body. Soga Kiriren still looked up, but her gaze was now fixed on Shiraishi Sawa:

“I have also participated in the All-Around Knowledge Competition, so I am very clear about these things.”

"I'm sorry—I underestimated you, but there's nothing I can do. Men are such simple creatures; they always want to show off their knowledge in front of the people they like."

Soga Kiri Ren loosened her clenched fist and rubbed the spot where she had just punched someone.

“I’ve forgotten everything. Tell me, I don’t recognize any of them.”

The ray seemed to sense that the pH level of the water had dropped—become acidic—and flapped its fins as it flew away from overhead.

"Okay, this big fish is called a tiger shark, you know?" Shiraishi Sawa pointed at a clownfish that was no more than ten centimeters long and called a deer a horse.

"The tiger shark is amazing," the girl remarked.

The passage wasn't very long, only twenty meters. The two of them walked slowly and finished it quickly.

Should we look back at it again?

“Let’s go to the next venue. We can stay until ten o’clock. If we have time after we’ve seen the other venues, we can come back to see them,” Suwo Wulian said after checking the time.

"Okay, let's go to the next place."

Unlike the curtain doors of the underwater tunnel, the next venue has sliding doors, and once inside, you'll find that the inside of the doors is made of glass.

This is the jellyfish area.

A large rectangular space, with a circular water droplet connecting the smaller ones to the top every few meters, where various agarwood and jellyfish sway, and the colored lights at the bottom change with the soft music, creating a dreamy and mysterious atmosphere.

Like a mirrored maze, the walls and ceiling are covered with a layer of mirrors, so you can see yourself when you look up, making you feel that there is no end in sight and that you are in the void.

The eerie atmosphere of Inception was so strong that, if it weren't for the fluorescent landmark stickers, Shiraishi Sawa felt he could have gotten lost here for at least ten minutes.

"Stay close, I'm afraid you'll get lost," Shiraishi Zexiu said shamelessly.

“Okay.” Suga Wulian changed to holding Shiraishi Zexiu’s arms with both hands, but then her body stiffened slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, she let go.

"What's wrong?" Shiraishi Zexiu looked down curiously, only to see Soga Kirei looking ahead.

Shiraishi Sawa looked up and saw Takanashi Yuuko waving and smiling at him. Next to her, Kuramochi Sakura squinted, her eyes filled with the word "scum".

"Takanashi? Kuramochi? What a coincidence, you're here too." After a half-second pause, Shiraishi Sawa greeted them with a smile.

"Yeah, Yinglian and I just happened to be here to play. What a coincidence." A sly smile played on the girl's lips.

"This is so unlucky. Yuuko was telling me how good you were, and then you..." At this point, thinking about the ambiguous relationship between the group, Kuramochi Sakura didn't know how to describe the scene and got stuck.

"...You came out to play without Yuuko!"

"Isn't it Sakura who wants to hear what Shiraishi did?" Takanashi Yuuko asked, turning her head.

"Hey! Yuuko, I'm trying to increase your bargaining power, can you please stop poking me in the foot?" Caught off guard and noticing Shiraishi Sawa's gaze, Kuramochi Sakura blushed, but thankfully it wasn't very noticeable under the various colored lights in the jellyfish aquarium.

"Okay, sorry." Takanashi Yuuko stuck out her tongue, then looked at Soga Kirei, "Shall we each go our own way?"

“I suggest we go together.” Kuramochi Sakura put her hands on her hips as if watching a spectacle, her eyes showing genuine dissatisfaction as she looked at Shiraishi Sawa. This made Shiraishi Sawa feel even more that her relationship with Takanashi Yuuko was truly deep.

Shiraishi Sawa didn't answer, but looked down at Soga Kirei and asked softly, "Do you mind? You can just say so, there's no need to force yourself."

“It’s alright,” Soga Kirei shook her head. “If it’s Takanashi, that’s fine. Let’s go for a walk together.”

"Why can't I?" Kuramochi Sakura, who didn't know him very well, asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Kuramochi? I didn't say that, of course you can." Soga Kiriren tilted her head strangely, her eyes filled with doubt. She didn't know why Kuramochi Sakura suddenly asked this question.

"I...I...I'm fine now." Kuramochi Sakura's mouth moved, but in the end she didn't say anything. She pushed Takanashi Yuuko to the other side of Shiraishi Sawa Hide, and rested her head on her shoulder.

"Where have you all gotten to?" Shiraishi Sawa asked. "We've only explored the underwater tunnel; we've just started here."

"We're almost done exploring. The other exhibits weren't as interesting as this jellyfish exhibit, so we're coming back. There's a dolphin show at 9:30, which is the only one for today. Sakura and I are waiting for that."

Bai Shize checked the time, 9:13. "Why don't you stay here with me and Su for a while longer, and then we can go over together later?"

“Sure.” Takanashi Yuko nodded with a smile.