I’m Having Trouble With a High School Girl I Meet on the Commuter Train Who for Some Reason Has Take

Due to my sister’s one-sided plans, Yuika and I decided to do something date-like.

We met up at the station building and decided to enjoy the view from the observation deck.

The view from here was of nothing but buildings, but it felt surprisingly good to look down on the city in which we usually live.

“I bet the night view from here is amazing.”

“Speaking of night views, this place is also famous for its illumination.”

“Yuika, do you like that kind of thing too?”

“Yes.”

Every winter, the area around this station building is decorated with large-scale illuminations.

It was the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of winter date spots.

Then Yuika glanced at me.

“What’s up?”

“I was wondering with whom you come here to see it, Onii-san.”

“I come here often for work, so I’ll probably see it alone.”

“You must think you’ve successfully avoided love talk, don’t you?”

“I guess so.”

After enjoying the view at the observation deck, we headed to the event space where the Yuru-chara exhibition was being held.

But …….

“Limited admission?”

The receptionist bowed to my astonishment.

“I am sorry. Due to the unexpected response, we now have a two-hour wait.”

Heh, ……. That’s amazing.

It’s not every day you can get this many people to show up, even with all the popular mascots.

Once we received our numbered tickets, we decided to leave the event hall.

“What do we do now? We’ve got some time to kill.”

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“Well then, let’s go eat some sweets first. We can also have lunch after that.”

“I don’t know how lunch is second.”

Thus we decided to eat first.

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We headed to a cafe and sweets restaurant on another floor.

The cozy restaurant was decorated in a wood-grain style, but had the casual atmosphere of a family restaurant.

It was just right for enjoying a meal while chatting.

After eating pasta, we decided to order our main course of sweets.

“So, what kind of sweets are you talking about, Yuika ?If it’s tapioca milk tea, I’ve had it too.”

“I don’t hate it, but I feel like the craze has died down. Kaedezaka-san used to do the tapioca challenge all the time.”

I tilted my head.

“Tapioca … challenge? What’s that …?”

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“The kind where you put the cup on your chest and drink with your hands free. Kaedezaka-san used to do it all the time.”

“What the hell is she doing,…?

“I can do it too. Do you want to see it?

“You shouldn’t do that.”

“You really want to see it.”

Her tone was the same as always, but every word contained a mischievous nuance.

She’s a troubling one.

Yuika opened the menu and pointed to the fancy pastries.

“For now, I guess what I’m into is Tuncaron.”

(T/N: Tuncaron:- Korean Macarons)

“That’s an unusual name. Is it a tropical sweet?”

“I heard it’s a Korean sweet.”

After placing the order, the Tuncaron were immediately brought to the table.

They look just like the macarons that were popular a long time ago.

The only difference was that the cream inside was in larger portions and decorated with glittering decorations.

“I know these are …. macarons, right?”

“Tuncarons.”

“What’s the difference?”

“The cream part is cutely decorated, isn’t it? This is good.”

To a twenty-six-year-old man, both were macarons, but I’m afraid I’ll get in trouble for saying so, so I’ll just keep my mouth shut.

I felt the difference between generations in that there were different ways to call these same sweets.

I…Am I becoming old?

“Let’s try it anyway.”

So I thought, and the moment I opened my mouth.

Snap!

I heard a shutter sound and looked to see Yuika sitting across from me, holding up her smartphone.

“Huh? Why are you taking pictures of us trying to eat?”

“I wanted to send an image of our date to Aina-chan.”

“The moment I eat, my shame really seems to go on a rampage.”

“Isn’t that good?”

“Did you do it because you knew?”

Despite my staring at her, Yuika seemed completely unconcerned and continued talking.

“If we’re going to make it date-like, do you want to take a couple shot?”

“Aina would be thrilled.”

“I want to take one too.”

“I’m embarrassed.”

“Then, it’s decided.”

Completely ignoring my intention, Yuika sat down next to me.

“I’m going to feed you Tuncaron, so please make sure you take the picture, Onii-san”

“It’s quite a burden for me, who was unsociable until recently. …”

“Smartphones are light, so it’s okay.”

I did as I was told and took a couple shot.

I’m so, so embarrassed. ……

I’m so, so embarrassed. ……!!!

When I sent the picture I had taken to Yuika, she giggled,

“It’s a bit embarrassing that the first photo of you I have is a couple shot.”

“For me, it’s the first time in my life.”

“I got Onii-san’s first.”

“The way you said that”