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"Don't you stupid brother understand that when you come to an amusement park for a date, you have to play those things that can make a girl's heart beat faster?"

Ayaka triumphantly explained the key points of the date, completely unaware that she was already being held by him and was walking towards the entrance of the roller coaster.

"Of course the first one is to...well, wait, wait, why did you..."

"Aren't you practicing dating? Is it normal to hold hands when dating? Or is it that Ayaka, you dare not ride a roller coaster?"

"Stupid Harutaki..."

The girl lowered her head in embarrassment, avoiding other people's eyes on the handsome guy and the beautiful girl, while complaining softly, she didn't resist holding hands, and let him pull her forward.

After queuing up at the entrance of the roller coaster, he looked up at the roller coaster that was very ordinary and mediocre. The only feature was probably the view of the city. He felt that the level of excitement should be just right for novices.

Moreover, although this so-called "dating practice" was proposed by his younger sister Ayaka, and the itinerary plan was also in the hands of the other party, how could he not be aware of the other party's intentions?

He used to be an only child and had no brothers or sisters, and he had heard how his younger siblings hated dogs, but even so, after getting to know the girl Ayaka through memories and personal experience, he really couldn't find a second choice. A girl as powerful as her.

Even compared to Nogami-san or Sifang, her younger sister Ayaka is not inferior to anyone except her background, and even has advantages in many aspects.

If there are any shortcomings... He thought about it, and felt that Ayaka's personality was similar to that of Nogami, and she was a bit awkward and not frank enough.

Shouldn't such a nearly perfect girl be pampered and held in her arms?

After queuing for about 10 minutes, it was the turn of two people to get on the bus.

He, Hoshikawa Harutaki first checked the safety issues for his younger sister Xuanxia, ​​and then reached out again, wanting to hold Xuanxia's petite and warm right hand with calluses at the base of the fingers.

However, his intention this time was detected by the girl in advance, and she quickly hid the right hand that was close to him.

"What do you do holding hands on a roller coaster..."

Half a minute later, the roller coaster that started and climbed to a high place began its first dive.

"Eh-"

It was the first time she experienced this weightlessness on a roller coaster, as well as the acceleration as if she was about to hit the ground, and Ayaka couldn't help screaming in an instant.He couldn't help laughing at the nervous look with his eyes closed.

And when the roller coaster rushed up to the most exciting 360-degree turn, his left hand placed next to the girl was suddenly grabbed hard, and a slightly damp warm feeling came over.

"Ugh... Harutaki..."

"Don't worry, I'm right next to you."

Even though the girl has been paying attention to trimming her nails, the strength gained from doing housework and cooking all year round still makes him feel painful.

He thought to himself, there must be a red or purple mark left in the future.

After going through the 360-degree flip, the remaining stages of the roller coaster were lackluster and not exciting, but until the moment the two got off the car, the younger sister Xuanxia still did not let go.

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"Slow down, slow down... Goo..."

She, Ayaka Hoshikawa staggered with her left foot and right foot because her legs were sore and weak, and fell to the cold concrete floor.

However, the expected pain of falling did not appear, she quietly opened her closed eyes a little, and what she saw was the hem of her brother Harutaki's white T-shirt.

When she was about to fall, Chuntaki pulled her into her arms...

It's warm and reliable.

And when she remembered why he was able to hug her in time, she realized that she had been holding on to the other person's hand.

Just now she was so frightened that she couldn't care about any control power——

Sure enough, she turned her head to look at Chun Taki's left hand, where five small red crescents were clearly visible.

"I'm sorry..."

It's a shame, she complained about her timidity, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Chun Taki who had never said a word.

It was as if the person being pinched was not Chun Taki, but herself.

"Obviously it was supposed to help you practice, but in the end—"

"It is not good?"

His voice came from the top of his head, and the trembling of his chest when he spoke made her react, and now her head was still attached to the other's chest.

"Isn't the purpose of the practice just to get familiar with and adapt in advance? Ayaka, you act like a girl who is riding a roller coaster for the first time. When I officially date, I will remember to put on gloves beforehand. And—" He paused, He continued with a relaxed tone: "—the first time always hurts."

"Fool……"

She clenched her fists weakly, beat Haru Taki's chest and broke free from her embrace.

She was afraid that if this went on like this, the "dating exercise" would be aborted because she couldn't get out of her arms.

"Stupid Harutaki, telling dirty jokes to girls on a date is really bad."

While trying to criticize Chun Taki bravely, she walked on to the next project without looking back, absolutely refusing to let the other party see her flushed face.

Chapter 85--Occasionally Willful

The classic shoji gate shone with a scarlet light, and in front of the gate stood a statue of a woman who seemed human but not human. She was wearing a plain slim-fitting dress, her face was pale, and her long straight black hair hung down her shoulders and back. Surrounded by a half-length female ghost with thick, shaggy hair.

As the strange and desolate Japanese tunes gradually played, the eyes of the female ghost statue slowly opened, looking at the tourists waiting in line at the entrance. In the background music, the vibrato of the shamisen seemed to hit the tourists directly. In the heart, let a person shudder.

"How about...how about changing to another project?"

Turning his head to look at his younger sister Ayaka Hoshikawa who couldn't bear to stick to his shoulder, he, Harutaki Hoshikawa couldn't bear to offer a suggestion.

With Xuanxia's awkward personality, he thinks that there is no need to expect the other party to take the initiative at any time, and if he speaks out the idea of ​​leaving, it will not hurt Xuanxia's heart and self-esteem to a certain extent.

"I, I'm not afraid... You idiot... You idiot Chuntaki, you won't be afraid, right? Pupu, if you're timid, you're timid. If you leave now, I won't laugh at you."

"Okay, after going in later, Xuanxia, ​​you must remember to take me through the customs, I will definitely be scared to the point of not opening my eyes the whole time."

Seeing the girl's brave performance, he made a joke along the way, but in the end he was given a vicious stare.

"It's a waste of tickets if you don't experience it well! The haunted house here can only be experienced once per ticket, and it costs 820 yen to buy it alone! And..." Xuanxia paused, and then continued: "...Dating a girl, Idiot Harutaki, how can you be afraid to shrink back? This is a chance to show your masculinity, and you must take good care of the girls who are traveling with you!"

Although she, Ayaka Hoshikawa felt that her elder brother Harutaki didn't need any chance to show off at all, after all, the other party was releasing his tenderness all the time, like the sun in the clear sky, bringing warmth and light to those around him .

"If it's Sifang-senpai, maybe you can take the opportunity to get closer, take advantage of her being scared, and hug her to protect her and comfort her..."

If it's possible, she thought, it's fine to treat me like Sifang-senpai.

"Isn't this taking advantage of the girl?"

That's true, but...

"Whether you take advantage or not depends on what the girl thinks. For a handsome boy like you stupid Chuntaki, no one should be disgusted by just hugging him."

"Girls really have enough... wonderful creatures."

He, Hoshikawa Harutaki couldn't help complaining about his younger sister Xuanxia's statement in his heart——

Isn't this the so-called "ugly men molesting girls are called hooligans and sexual harassment, and handsome men molesting girls are called teasing girls"?

However, as a person with vested interests, he couldn't say anything, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

Just like the top students and poor students in the eyes of most teachers, double standards between girls and boys and boys and girls are everywhere.

The most intuitive appearance condition will often become the first element of the double standard.

"Before entering our 'Wraith Zashiki', I need to trouble you to read the precautions."

At this time, a staff member walked to the side of the queue and distributed instructions to the guests who were about to be eligible to play.

"If you can, please read the backstory by the way, it can add a more realistic experience to you."

It’s called an “instruction manual”, but it’s actually a piece of cardboard the size of an A4 paper. The general process of the entire “Wraith Zashiki” is printed on the front, as well as warning statements for various diseases, and finally the background of the haunted house is printed on the back story--

The woman named "Ye Yuzi" was disfigured and brutally murdered by her husband and mistress, and the husband killed his wife with mistress and buried her body under the floor of the mansion, eventually causing the ground to bind the wraith Appear.

"There are enough old-fashioned story settings..."

After he, Harutaki Xingchuan read these background stories, his expression gradually became very subtle.

According to the setting of the story, if the tourists who enter the "Wraith Zashiki" are a man and a woman, they will be regarded as the husband and mistress who once killed his wife, so they will be hated and attacked by the wraith.

Talking about practicing dating for Sifang Diezi, but stepping into the haunted mansion holding hands with her younger sister Xuanxia... The role setting of the husband and mistress becomes more and more strange the more I think about it! ?

"I, I think it's... okay."

After she, Ayaka Hoshikawa read the background story with her brother Harutaki, the composure on her face suddenly became a little unbearable.

Husband and mistress who persecute their wives, this sense of sight is too strong, right? !

Although she never considered harming Chun Taki or Senior Sifang, she made a "scumbag" plan to degenerate her brother before, no matter how you think about it, it looks very much like the sinister and cunning third party in the story who intervenes in the relationship between husband and wife.

"Xuanxia..."

"Harutaki..."

The two turned their heads to look at each other, and after noticing the slightly cramped expressions on each other's faces, they couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Why does this kind of bastard scumbag look familiar to me? Huh? Did you see it in the bathroom in the morning?"

He used himself as the butt of jokes, as always, and joked in an exaggerated tone.

"Huh, haha... stupid Harutaki, this is printing paper, not a makeup mirror~"

She leaned on her brother Harutaki's arm, her shoulders trembled slightly with a smile, and her smooth, cherry-pink hair swayed accordingly, just like a cherry blossom tree in Nashiba Park when the spring breeze blows. Like cherry blossom petals, swirling in mid-air and floating down.

Having said that, she is actually very clear that Harutaki and her husband in the background story belong to two extremes——

One is a selfish, downright scumbag.

One is a gentle and considerate idiot "scumbag" who would rather get hurt than protect the one he likes.

About 5 minutes later, the not-so-long line quickly reached Harutaki Hoshikawa and Ayaka Hoshikawa.

"This way please, please store your shoes in the dressing room before entering the mansion."

The staff at the entrance platform guided the two to the changing room on the inside.

Due to the special setting of burying corpses under the floor, before entering this "Wraith Zashiki" haunted house, visitors are required to take off their shoes in order to have the most authentic experience.

Probably because the atmosphere was brewing well, this time without waiting for him, Hoshikawa Harutaki took the initiative to hold the hand of his younger sister Xuanxia, ​​and the latter grabbed it by himself.

The two walked along the bluestone path imitating the environment of the house, and first came to the closed gate of the haunted house.

dong dong dong.

He tried knocking on the door, but when there was no response, he turned the doorknob, but it didn't turn at all.

Ding dong.

"I... have to ring the doorbell, idiot Harutaki. It's a good thing I'm with you, otherwise I'll lose face in front of other girls."

Although she was shivering from the bleak music and the chilly wind, Ayaka still gave him a contemptuous glance, and then returned the control to him.

What to say?

He looked at some timid girls, and thought that at this time, it might be better to dilute the terrifying atmosphere.

"Little Red Riding Hood, grandpa is back from picking mushrooms, please open the door~"

Hearing his crooked voice pinching his throat, Xuanxia couldn't help laughing immediately.

"Puchi, that's obviously Grandma Wolf... how did she become Grandpa Wolf! Andersen will be angry."

The Brothers Grimm will probably be even angrier when they hear your words.

It buzzed like a TV that lost its signal, there was no response from the other end of the intercom, and the door never opened.

"Hey (kora flicks the tongue)! The Metropolitan Police Department searched, open the door for me!"

"Ha...hahaha...this is Tokyo! Idiot Harutaki, you Osaka policeman came to the wrong place..."

The influence of the surrounding terrifying atmosphere disappeared, and Xuanxia smiled and patted his shoulder, completely gone from the trembling and frightened look before.

"Pfft..."

An uncontrollable chuckle came from behind the horn of the old walkie-talkie, and the two of them turned their heads to look at each other in fright, followed by an extremely embarrassing silence.

About three seconds later, as the creaking door slowly opened, the horn of the old walkie-talkie came out again.

"...Sorry, I couldn't hold back."

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"Can you hold on?"

"Of course I'm fine!"