Chapter 97

"..."

Next to Yuzuki, the girl who had been sleeping quietly let out a small voice.

When he shifted his gaze, she was opening her emerald eyes faintly. It seemed as if she was still in a dream, her eyes looking dazed.

"Are you awake? Arisa."

"…ai"

Arisa rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly sat up. She then looked at Yuzuki with a blank stare.

"Arisa? Are you okay?"

"Hmm… why is Yuzuki-san… here…"

She mumbled in a drowsy voice. Then, in the next moment,

"Y-Yuzuki-san!? W-Why!?"

Arisa, looking flustered, retreated. In her confusion, she didn’t seem to realize that if she kept moving back, she would fall off the bed.

"Arisa"

"Huh? Hiiya"

Yuzuki hurriedly grabbed Arisa’s arm and pulled her body forcefully. As a result, Arisa avoided falling off the bed but ended up leaning on Yuzuki.

"Why… why…"

"Relax. This is my room. …You fell asleep during the massage."

"…Huh?"

Arisa let out a surprised voice when she heard Yuzuki’s words. She looked around… and finally seemed to realize that this wasn’t her private room. Her face turned bright red instantly.

"I-I’m sorry… I’ve caused you trouble."

Arisa looked down. Seeing her like this, Yuzuki felt a bit relieved.

(Good… she was really asleep.)

After Arisa fell asleep, Yuzuki, tempted by the devil, did various things to her. He was aware that what he did was quite close to harassment, and if it came out, he wouldn’t be able to explain it away.

At the time, he thought Arisa would forgive him, but upon reflection, it was a behavior that could make her dislike him.

…He didn’t want Arisa to dislike him.

"Well… it’s understandable. You must have been tired."

Yuzuki said this to cover up the situation. Arisa then asked,

"Um, what time is it now?"

"Exactly, it’s just before five in the afternoon."

It was actually 4:45, a good time to start preparing dinner.

"It’s that late already? …I’m sorry. Um, shall we make dinner?"

"…Well, it’s a relief to be able to have dinner with you."

It was a weekday. It wasn’t good to keep Arisa for too long… and more importantly, she must have been tired from the marathon today.

"Would you like to eat out?"

Yuzuki suggested this.

So, Yuzuki and Arisa ended up going to a famous family restaurant chain nearby, not a high-end French restaurant.

Yuzuki was short on money, and Arisa’s allowance was limited, so their options were naturally limited.

After they finished ordering their meals…

Yuzuki asked Arisa, who had been unusually fidgety, "Is there something you want to ask?"

Maybe she was awake at that time? This thought crossed Yuzuki’s mind. On the other hand, when asked, Arisa’s emerald eyes slightly widened, and her white skin turned a rosy color as she asked hesitantly,

"Um, when I was sleeping…"

"…Yeah"

Thump, thump, thump. Yuzuki’s heart raced with tension and fear.

Could it be that she noticed?

"Um, did… did anything unusual happen!?"

It was a rather strange question. Would anything unusual happen while she was sleeping? Normally, nothing would happen, and one wouldn’t think it would. So, asking such a question meant that Arisa thought something unusual did happen.

In other words, she was asking if he did something while she was sleeping.

(…Calm down)

For a moment, Yuzuki thought that Arisa might have been awake and noticed his mischief.

But if she was awake, would she have just stayed still like that?

To begin with, if she had been awake, when did she fall asleep?

Arisa must have been asleep. She was just suspicious that Yuzuki did something suspicious while she was sleeping.

She must have been trying to fish for information in her own way. Yes, that must be it.

With this reasoning, Yuzuki tried to remain as calm as possible and answered,

"…No, I don’t think anything unusual happened."

What are you worried about? I don’t understand.

While trying to act innocent, Yuzuki asked,

"Did you feel anything strange?"

After a moment of silence, Arisa answered,

"No… I slept soundly. Yes, I was sleeping."

Her answer seemed to have a hidden meaning. However, pressing the issue felt like it would be counterproductive for both of them.

Just then, the waiter brought their meals.

Yuzuki had soup spaghetti, and Arisa had a hamburger. The delicious aroma filled the table.

"Let’s eat."

"Yes, let’s."

They picked up their forks and knives and started eating. This kind of chain restaurant always serves consistently good food.

Of course, Yuzuki knew of better restaurants, and he knew that Arisa’s home-cooked meals were far more delicious. But that’s a different story. The chain restaurant’s food wasn’t bad, and it wasn’t inedible.

"Hey, Arisa"

"Are you going to taste it?"

"You figured it out."

"Hehe… no, it happened before. The restaurant was different, though."

Arisa said this and cut a piece of her hamburger with her knife and fork. Then,

She used the fork she had been using to pierce the hamburger. She slowly lifted it, making sure the sauce didn’t drip onto the table, and blew on the hot hamburger to cool it down.

Then, Arisa leaned forward.

"Here you go."

"…Ah"

Yuzuki naturally opened his mouth. On the other hand, Arisa, without hesitation, placed the hamburger into Yuzuki’s mouth.

Yuzuki slowly closed his mouth. The fork and the hamburger were enclosed in his mouth.

The taste of the meat juice and the rich demi-glace sauce stimulated Yuzuki’s tongue. However, he was so tense that he couldn’t really taste the food.

Arisa, on the other hand, slowly pulled the fork out of Yuzuki’s mouth. The fork, stained with grease and saliva, was pulled out from Yuzuki’s lips.

"How is it?"

"…It’s delicious."

Yuzuki managed to say. Then he asked Arisa,

"Do you want to taste it too?"

"…Yes."

Arisa nodded with a blush. Yuzuki used his spoon and fork to twirl the pasta into a bite-sized piece.

As Yuzuki leaned forward, Arisa opened her lustrous lips. Yuzuki gently inserted the fork he had been using into Arisa’s mouth, where her white teeth and pink tongue were visible.

Yuzuki felt his body heat up intensely, and his heart raced.

On the other hand, Arisa closed her mouth without hesitation.

"Mm…"

Arisa squinted her eyes. Yuzuki slowly pulled the fork out of her beautiful lips.

After Arisa finished chewing, Yuzuki asked,

"How is it?"

"Yes, it’s very… delicious."

Arisa smiled. To Yuzuki, her smile looked very alluring and sensual.

After that, Yuzuki and Arisa took turns feeding each other their meals.

New Dere Level: 50% → 60%

Couple feeding each other in a family restaurant

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