Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 2 Chapter 2.3

A Pool Date with the Princess 3

“Ouji-kun…”

Himegi-san turns to face me.

…Wow, her face is so close.

Feeling embarrassed, I avert my eyes from her teary gaze.

“What is it?”

“Hold me tightly around my waist… please.”

She pleads with a blushing face.

I hesitate momentarily, but then wrap my arms around her waist.

“Like this?”

“…Tighter, much tighter…”

“How about now?”

“Even more, more!”

If she insists that much, I have no choice.

“That’s better!”

I hug Himegi-san’s waist tightly.

“――Annh!”

Wait, did she just… let out a suggestive sound?

No, what? Did she just moan in front of all these peopl?

“…w-what are you doing, touching me there?!”

“Huuuh?!”

That’s… that’s unreasonable.

I swear by all the gods, I haven’t touched any part other than her waist.

“Don’t squeeze my belly, but press closer to me!”

“…Is this okay?”

“…Yeah.”

You know, we’re trying to be serious here, but I can’t help but think that to the onlookers, we’re just a silly couple being overly affectionate.

If that’s the case, it’s kind of embarrassing…

“Are you ready?”

A staff member asks in a casual tone.

We nod at the staff member.

My heart is pounding. Himegi-san must be feeling the same, albeit for different reasons.

As I think about this, the wind carries a pleasant scent that tickles my nostrils.

I guess this is the smell of Himegi-san’s hair and body…

Just like Touka-san, she has the sweet scent of soap.

The red light starts flashing, and the adjacent green light comes on.

“Alright, let’s go!”

With the staff member’s shout, we’re off.

The moment we launch, water hits my face directly.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Noooooooo!”

She’s… quite loud.

Honestly, the water slide isn’t as fast as I’d imagined, and it doesn’t whip us around from side to side, nor is the slope steep enough to be scary.

The ‘Japan’s No.1 experience’ claim was a letdown.

If I had to summarize my feelings about the water slide in one word… disappointing.

“Ah——aaahhh! Ahh! No-no-no! Please no!”

Frankly, her screams are more frightening than the slide itself.

“So fast! It’s too fast! This is crazy!”

Are you Tetsuro Degawa (Comedian) or what?!

While I’m mentally making these quips, we reach the bottom and splash into the water.

“Ah! Ahh! I swallowed water! I swallowed water! I will never ride this again!”

She gets up and starts hitting me to relieve her stress.

“Ow, ow, ouch… Please stop taking it out on me.”

I wasn’t scared at all, but for her, it seemed to be a terrifying experience that brought her to the brink of tears.

Given how scared she was, the person who designed this water slide must be quite satisfied.

“Great, it was a good experience, wasn’t it!”

I give a thumbs-up to her, who looks utterly exhausted, with a beaming smile.

“I hate it! I’m never going to ride it again!”

“Want to go one more time?”

“——You fiend, Ouji! I would never go on it again even if I die!”

I grab Himegi-san’s hand and climb out of the pool.

Just then, Harune-chan comes running over, her swimsuit’s frills fluttering.

“Onii-san!”

Harune-chan leaps energetically into my arms, and I gently catch her.

“Harune-chan, be careful.”

“I’m sorry.”

She beams a friendly smile at me.

She’s such a cute girl.

“Onii-san, I want to hear your thoughts on the water slide!”

“My thoughts on the water slide, huh…”

I glance briefly at the drained Himegi-san and say,

“…it was loud, I guess.”

After all, my ears are still ringing.

***

After enjoying the pool, we decided to wrap things up as planned.

Since the guys are done changing, we’re quietly waiting near the changing room entrance for the girls to come out.

“Ah, I’m exhausted!”

I’ll definitely have sore muscles tomorrow.

“You did swim a lot.”

“…Looks like I’ll sleep soundly tonight.”

In contrast to me, who is worn out, Takakyun seems to be bursting with energy.

It’s not for nothing that he’s the ace of the soccer team.

I pull out my smartphone from my pocket and open my messaging app.

Then, I send a message to Touka-san, who is likely waiting quietly at home, saying, ‘I’m heading home now.’

The message is marked as read, and a white frog character sticker I’ve seen somewhere before pops up in response.

“Is it your parents?”

“No, it’s not.”

“Oh, really? Then who is it?”

He’s being rather inquisitive.

“…My future wife.”

“Really?”

“Just kidding.”

“Well, here’s some advice from me. If you’re going to cheat, be prepared to die. Touka is quite the jealous type…”

That’s what he said.

“Don’t worry. I’m all about Himegi-san.”

“You know, you sometimes pick really straightforward words without any sense of embarrassment.”

“Same goes for you. Also, here’s some advice from me. Kanako is also the jealous type, so if you’re going to cheat, do it with determination.”

“Don’t worry. The other day, she almost put me in a flaming oil bath.”

“…why?”

“Well, it’s a misunderstanding… but lots of things happened…”

While we were having this stupid conversation, Himegi-san and the others, who had finished changing, appeared from the entrance and ran over to us.

Himegi-san then bows her head towards us with a slightly apologetic look.

“I’m sorry. The roads seem to be crowded, and it looks like the car won’t arrive for another hour.”

Given that we’re getting a ride for free, I have no complaints.

Actually, I feel more apologetic for causing someone else the trouble.

I’ll buy some coffee from a vending machine later and give it to the maid who’s our driver as a token of appreciation.

“No need to worry about it. What should we do to kill time?”

“It would’ve been nice if there was a family restaurant around…”

Unfortunately, there aren’t any places near Crown World where we could spend time.

The only options within the facility are a billiards table and a small game center.

None of us feels like changing back into swimsuits to play in the pool again.

That leaves us with two options: playing billiards or going to the game center.

“Harune wants to play games!”

Harune-chan enthusiastically raises her hand and gazes at the game center.

I’m also tired, so maybe simple games would be a better choice than billiards.

“Kanako and Takakyun, why don’t you two go play billiards?”

Takakyun and the others had been considerate at the pool so that Himegi-san and I could play together.

Now it’s my turn to give this quirky couple some alone time.

With that in mind, I suggest they play billiards.

“Is that okay?”

“Yeah, we’ll kill time at the game center.”

“What do you say, Takakyun?”

“Sorry, Ouji, but I’ll go play billiards with Kanako.”

“Alright, let’s meet back here in fifty minutes.”

The two of them head to the counter, arms linked with smiles on their faces.