Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

Miyajima Eriko nodded and began to tidy up very quickly.

Soon, the picnic mat and trash were all packed up. All that was left was to return the mat and throw away the trash.

After finishing all this, the two followed the phone navigation to the movie theater.

The movie theater that Yamada Yuta booked was located in a department store very close to Shinjuku Central Park.

Although it was Saturday, there were not many people in the mall because it was the time with the lowest traffic from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

Fortunately, both Asano Makoto and Miyajima Eriko were not very fond of crowds, so this environment was perfect for them.

When they arrived at the movie theater and were about to enter the screening hall after the ticket check, Asano Makoto realized that it was actually a very special private theater.

Of course, it wasn't the kind of private theater that gives you a small room and fills it with pinhole cameras.

Or rather, it would be more appropriate to call it a home theater than a private theater.

Like ordinary movie theaters, this movie theater had several large screening halls, each with a dozen or so open-style booths.

The booths were far apart, with separate sofas and tables inside, and each sofa could seat about two to three people.

After a quick observation, Asano Makoto could tell that this should be the kind of screening hall specifically for families, allowing families or couples to watch movies together undisturbed.

It has to be said that this design really helps to improve the viewing experience.

Because there were not many booths, the number of people in each screening hall for each movie would not exceed thirty.

Therefore, during the movie screening, there was basically no noise from anyone else except for the sound of the movie itself.

And because each booth could not see the inside of the others, the audience could completely relax and immerse themselves in the movie, maximizing the comfort and experience of watching the movie.

However, with such good conditions, the price would naturally not be cheap.

Asano Makoto searched on his phone and found that the ticket price for their movie was as high as 6,000 yen, and it was still a very old tragic love movie.

After showing the price to Miyajima Eriko, she muttered and complained softly: "Yuta is really wasting money again."

"Yeah, it's a pity that Yuta-kun can't come today, which is a bargain for me."

Asano Makoto responded with a smile, and the strange tone made people wonder what he was referring to.

Miyajima Eriko also heard the implication in his words, but before she could figure it out, Asano Makoto, who was standing at the entrance of the screening hall, smiled and said softly: "Yuta really knows how to buy, watching movies in this kind of place feels like we have become a couple."

Miyajima Eriko's face turned slightly red: "Asano-kun, please don't make such jokes anymore."

Asano Makoto just smiled lightly when he heard this, and instead of refuting her, he silently stretched his right hand towards Miyajima Eriko, who was standing behind him.

Seeing Miyajima Eriko looking at him with a confused expression, he explained: "It's dark inside, it seems a bit dark, I'll hold your hand, so you don't fall down."

Perhaps she thought what he said made sense, Miyajima Eriko nodded after hesitating for less than a second, and then put her hand into Asano Makoto's hand.

The moment he held this hand, Asano Makoto felt a slender and warm touch.

Miyajima Eriko looked up at him and found that the corners of his mouth were almost raised to the extreme.

It's just holding hands between friends, is there any need to be so happy?

Miyajima Eriko thought to herself, lowered her eyes, and then let him hold her hand to find their booth in the dim screening hall.

They walked very slowly, and their steps were surprisingly consistent, as if both of them were deliberately delaying this short journey that was not very long.

However, the screening hall itself was not big, and there were not many booths inside, so the two quickly found their booth, and then stepped inside.

For some reason, after entering the booth, Miyajima Eriko felt a burst of loss in her heart.

However, another strange emotion quickly replaced it and occupied her heart.

Because after sitting on the sofa, Asano Makoto did not let go of her hand, but instead held it tighter, the strength even made her feel a little pain.

Miyajima Eriko subconsciously pulled her hand twice, but failed to break free from Asano Makoto's big hand.

She looked up to the side and found that the other party was staring intently at the blank movie screen in front of him, as if he didn't notice her at all.

Perhaps it was because the dim environment affected her judgment, or perhaps she simply believed that Asano Makoto didn't have any bad intentions.

After hesitating for a second or two, Miyajima Eriko stopped struggling and let Asano Makoto continue to hold her hand.

No one knew what she was thinking now, perhaps even she herself didn't know.

Only the slight blush on her cheeks could slightly explain her mood at the moment.

The two didn't say a word, and just sat quietly in the booth, silently waiting for the movie to start.

Soon, at two o'clock, the tragic love movie carefully selected by Yamada Yuta began.

However, until the end of the movie, Miyajima Eriko did not hear a single line.

She just stared blankly at Asano Makoto's somewhat handsome profile, using the little light reflected from the movie screen, without saying a word.

Chapter 63: Great Luck and Great Misfortune

After watching the movie, it was 3:30 in the afternoon.

However, after the movie ended, Asano Makoto did not leave directly, but continued to sit in the booth for a while, waiting for the people in the movie theater to disperse before he got up and led Miyajima Eriko out of the screening hall.

At this time, Miyajima Eriko suddenly asked hesitantly: "Asa... Asano-kun, the movie is over, aren't you going to let go of my hand yet?"

Although this sentence was suggestive, it didn't have much of a meaning of rejection.

So Asano Makoto just smiled and said softly: "There are a lot of people nearby, it's easy to get lost if we don't hold hands, and aren't we friends? It's normal for friends to hold hands."

In fact, there were not many people here now.

You know, Shinjuku is a world-famous city of the night, where would there be people in the middle of the afternoon?

So Asano Makoto said this just to give Miyajima Eriko an excuse to accept him continuing to hold her hand.

Sure enough, as he expected, after hearing this sentence, Miyajima Eriko hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she silently let him continue to hold her and walk forward.

The two walked hand in hand in silence on the street.

In the eyes of uninformed people, these two were like a young couple in the sweet period, holding hands and too embarrassed to even talk.

However, it was not good to always be silent like this, so Asano Makoto talked about the movie just now while walking, wanting to chat with Miyajima Eriko.

But for some reason, Miyajima Eriko, who was following behind him, was not very interested, just nodding from time to time, while constantly saying perfunctory words such as "uh-huh", "yeah", and "right".

After several attempts to start a topic failed, Asano Makoto decided to ignore her.

Anyway, her favorability hadn't decreased, so that meant it wasn't a big problem.

According to the original plan, the two should drive home after watching the movie.

However, on the way to the parking lot, Asano Makoto suddenly saw a sign placed on the side of the road, which read: Hanazono Shrine, turn right 100 meters ahead.

Seeing this sign, Asano Makoto's eyes lit up, and he suggested to Miyajima Eriko whether they should go up and take a look.

After thinking for a while, Miyajima Eriko nodded and accepted Asano Makoto's suggestion.

She thought about asking for a fortune slip at the shrine to test her friendship luck with Asano Makoto, hoping to dispel the messy thoughts in her heart.

The two walked hand in hand, passed through the sando and two torii gates, and entered Hanazono Shrine.

However, after actually walking in, the two realized that this Hanazono Shrine only managed marital harmony, childbirth, marriage, and happy love, so they could only ask for fortune slips for love and marriage.

Generally speaking, only couples or married couples would come together to such a shrine. With Asano Makoto and Miyajima Eriko's current "friend" relationship, it was obviously inappropriate to come here.

Because she hadn't had a good time to go out and stroll around since coming to Tokyo, Miyajima Eriko naturally didn't know what this shrine did.

Asano Makoto was the same.

He didn't know what this place did, and he didn't have any other ideas.

The reason why he suggested coming here just now was simply because he saw that Miyajima Eriko was not very interested, and it was still early, so he wanted to bring her here to relax.

However, in order not to cause Miyajima Eriko to have any strange misunderstandings, he still explained with an embarrassed expression.

"I didn't know that this was actually a love shrine, I just happened to see the sign and thought about coming in to take a look... If Eriko doesn't like it, let's just go home."

"It's okay, Asano-kun, I know, but since we're already here, let's go and ask for a fortune slip, I also want to see my future fortune with Yuta."

Because Asano Makoto really didn't have any strange ideas, and the words he said were sincere, and there were no signs of acting.

So Miyajima Eriko, who already trusted him very much, didn't say much, just smiled and comforted him.

However, although Miyajima Eriko said that she wanted to see her future fortune with Yamada Yuta, she silently said Asano Makoto's name in her heart when she actually asked for the fortune slip.

She thought that since she couldn't ask for a friendship slip now, she would just ask for a love slip.

If her love fortune with Asano Makoto was great misfortune or misfortune, then it would mean that she would not make mistakes in this matter in the future.

After praying sincerely in front of the shrine for a while, Miyajima Eriko opened her eyes.

With a somewhat uneasy mood, she took out a paper slip from the box in front of her, then took a deep breath and slowly opened it.

[Great Luck: A match made in heaven, can grow old together, congratulations.]

Seeing the content on the fortune slip, Miyajima Eriko's pupils shrank suddenly, and even her heart seemed to stop beating for a moment.

Although the fortune slip she drew was great luck, the last thing she wanted at this time was "great luck", and she was unwilling to believe such a result.

So, not believing in evil, she closed her eyes again, preparing to ask for a second fortune slip.

However, this time, the name she silently said in her heart was Yamada Yuta.

In the Japanese concept, fortune slips are information from gods and Buddhas, and you cannot ask for fortune slips repeatedly.

For example, if you open the fortune slip and find that it is a misfortune, you want to spend money to try a few more times until you draw a luck, this is absolutely not possible.

Otherwise, as long as you keep drawing, everyone can get the result they want.

So, generally speaking, fortune slips are only effective for the first time they are used on the same person, and the results of the second and subsequent times naturally do not count.

The reason why Miyajima Eriko did not continue to silently say Asano Makoto's name this time, but chose Yamada Yuta, was precisely for this reason.

Soon, the sincere worship ended, Miyajima Eriko took out the second love slip, and then slowly opened it.

[Great Misfortune]