When Yuzuru greeted back Arisa, he couldn’t help but gasp.
Perhaps because autumn is deepening and the weather is getting colder, …… Arisa came dressed warmer than usual.
Specifically, …… a very warm-looking knit sweater.
The cream-colored sweater clings to Arisa’s body perfectly, exposing her beautiful body lines.
This is why her ample breasts come into view even if he does not want to take notice. It’s not that he dislikes them, of course, but they are a feast for the eyes. ……
But while the top looked warm, the bottom looked a little cold.
It’s rare for Arisa to wear a mini skirt.
Her long, beautiful legs, covered in shiny black tights, peeked out from the short skirt.
Her legs are quite thin for a girl of her age.
However, it is not too thin and looks very soft with firm flesh.
Feeling a little nervous, Yuzuru took Arisa inside the house.
“Ah, Yuzuru-san……. It is Halloween. So I made some sweets for you.”
Then Arisa took out a pretty, wrapped plastic cup from a paper bag.
It seemed to be a pudding.
“I made pumpkin pudding. I hope it suits your taste.”
“Thank you, Arisa.”
Yuzuru thanked Arisa and accepted the pudding.
Then Arisa giggled.
“Actually, yesterday, I got sweets from Ayaka-san, Chiharu-san, Tenka-san, and Hijri-san.”
“I guess they gave them to Arisa too huh, those four.”
He could understand Ayaka and Chiharu, but it was a little surprising that Tenka and Hijiri went to give sweets to Arisa.
However, it is not that strange either, for although he was not sure about Tenka, Hijiri is not that bad at socializing.
“So Yuzuru-san got some too?”
“Well, yeah. It’s the same every year with Ayaka and Chiharu asking for sweets.”
Those girls love such events.
It’s not that Yuzuru doesn’t like them either, so he goes along with them every year.
“I see. …… I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t prepare anything.”
“No, well, I guess that’s normal.”
Not sure if it’s the same overseas, but in Japan, it is accepted as just a costume event.It’s not unusual for people to give each other sweets, but it’s also not unusual for people not to prepare them.
“But I feel kind of bad about it.”
It’s not so much that she feels guilty, but she does seem to care.
“Ayaka-chan and Chiharu-chan didn’t tell you beforehand, did they? I think it’s because they didn’t want to force you.”
“Is that so?”
“Well, they’re not going to force you to do anything.”
Strictly speaking, they know who they can force and who they can’t.
They are more unreserved with Yuzuru than they are with Arisa, and they have caused more trouble than anyone else with Soichiro.
Of course, Yuzuru and Soichiro have forgiven them for that.
They only do things that are within the range of what can be tolerated.
“If you’re sorry and want to give them sweets, you can do it next year.”
“Yes, I do. …… If I were to forcefully return the gift, they would feel sorry as well.”
It seems that the decision was made in Arisa’s mind to prepare it for next year.
However, Yuzuru can only understand the feelings of his childhood friends Ayaka and Chiharu, as well as his friend Hijiri.
He doesn’t know about Tenka because they haven’t known each other long enough.
But Tenka, like Hijiri, seemed to have only given it to her for the sake of social interaction. …… Perhaps she did not expect a return gift.
Maybe, that’s the case.
Now, after receiving the pudding from Arisa, Yuzuru brought the return gift from the refrigerator.
It was a cake box from the usual pastry store.
The only difference is that this time the picture on the box is a Halloween version.
“As for me, ……, well, I’m usually preparing them, so it is weird to return this in return.”
He placed the box on the table and opened it to show the contents to Arisa.
Arisa peeked inside and her eyes widened in surprise.
“I know about this. The kids in my class at school were gossiping about it.”