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After about 30 minutes of cruising, we arrived at Togendai Port and disembarked from the pirate ship. We bought tickets at the ticket booth and boarded the gondola.
The gondola can accommodate up to 18 people, but we were the only passengers. The ropeway runs every minute or so, so the turnover rate must be pretty good, but it was still an amazing coincidence.
“Kano san, look over there, the pirate ship we were on just a moment ago is getting smaller and smaller.”
“Really, it’s going to be the size of a pea in a little while.”
We were both excited to see the view from the gondola. By the way, it is still early afternoon now, but if you take the gondola in the evening, you will be able to see the entire view of Lake Ashi with its sparkling lake surface, which is said to be quite spectacular.
“Ah, Mt. Fuji.”
I saw it from the deck of the pirate ship earlier, but it’s always good to see it again and again.
“Yeah, it’s a clear day today, so it looks really beautiful.”
Kano san was in high spirits as she took pictures of Mt. Fuji. She would probably post those pictures on SNS soon.
“Now that you mention it, it’s just me and Yuito in a closed room. No one will come to help us here, and now we have a chance to do things we normally wouldn’t do?”
“No, no, no, I won’t do it.”
I never had the courage to do such a thing. I was too dazzled by Kano san, who was just out of reach for me. I was thinking that, and Kano san came at me with a smirk on her face.
“I meant what I said earlier about making a move on Yuito.”
“Wait !?”
Kano san brought her face very close to mine.
The sweet smell was starting to make my head dizzy and I couldn’t think of anything. The lower half of my body is so energized that it hurts, and I’m on the verge of completely losing all sense of reason. My mind, which had been able to endure the mixed bathing, may have reached its limit by now.
“Just kidding.”
“…..Eh?”
After Kano san finished saying this, she quickly moved away from my side. Normally, I would have been relieved that nothing had happened.
However, I was filled with a sense of regret at being stopped midway. Maybe I’m really the worst person to feel like this even though I’m supposed to like Suzuno.
While I was in a loop of self-loathing by myself, it seemed that a considerable amount of time had passed, and I found myself right in front of Owakudani Station, the last stop of the tour.
“Ah, we’ve already arrived.”
“…Twenty minutes was surprisingly quick.”
“Yeah, to be honest, I’m surprised since it’s only about five minutes from what I feel.”
“Five minutes is a bit of an exaggeration……”
I tried to act as normal as possible, but I wonder how I look in Kano san’s eyes.
I may have felt some kind of discomfort, but I was so scared of Kano san hating me that I desperately tried to act like my usual self.
We got off the gondola at Owakudani Station, the last stop of the tour, and started heading for the restaurant on the second floor of the building.
Owakudani Station is located at an altitude of 1,044 meters above sea level, so the view from the restaurant is said to be very scenic.
“…..Is pitch-black curry really that good?”
“I don’t know. I guess we won’t know until we try it.”
We reacted to the menu signboard in front of the entrance when we arrived in front of the restaurant. The black curry on the menu was as black as ink, so we wondered whether we should order it or not.
So, we were quite hesitant to order it, but we were tempted by the words on the menu, [A taste you can’t get anywhere else] and decided to order it. After a while, the black curry was brought to our table and we started to eat it with trepidation.
“It tastes so good !”
“I could eat as many bowls of this as I want.”
Kano san and I both exclaimed at how unexpectedly delicious it was. The black curry is truly exquisite, combining the moderate sweetness of beef with a unique richness.
I heard that this black curry is also sold in a retort pouch at a shop on the first floor, so I decided to buy a few as souvenirs for home.
After lunch, we wandered around the souvenir shop and then took the ropeway again. Our next destination was Sounsan, where there was a cable car station.
From there, the cable car will take us to Hakone-Yumoto Station, where we will transfer to the Romancecar to return to Tokyo. Tomorrow is a normal weekday, and since I have school, we will part ways at a moderate time.
“I thought I was alone with Yuito this time.”
“I think it was just a coincidence that there was no one else on the train earlier, so this is normal.”
Kano san seemed dissatisfied with the fact that there were other passengers, but I said it as if it was nothing, but to be honest, I would have liked it to be just the two of us again.
I think there may be something a little bit wrong with me right now. I honestly never thought I would have feelings like this for Kano san.
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