It was only natural that she should have a set of bedding.
As for which of the two, the bed or the futon Arisa will sleep on, will have to be discussed later.
[âI see. Iâm glad to hear that it arrived safely⊠Try not to disappoint Arisa-san, okay? Get a good grip.â]
âI know.â
There is a big difference between spending time at home once a week and staying together, albeit for a short period of time.
He had to avoid a situation where he would be too carefree and would be disliked by Arisa.
[âBy the way, are you planning to spend the whole Golden Week at home?â]
âNo way⊠We will be going on a date.â
Museums and art galleries.
There are some dating spots that one can enjoy without spending a lot of money.
âŠAnd his promise to teach Arisa how to swim was also going to be fulfilled during the Golden Week.
[âThatâs good to know⊠Do you get it?ăItâs a girl, you have to be careful. There are things she doesnât want others to see.â]
âI know that.â
Arenât you worrying a little too much?
Youâre just too persistent.
And just when Yuzuru was beginning to feel thatâŠ
[âAh!ăThatâs right!ăDid you buy a condom?â]
âWh-What are you talking about!!â
Yuzuru couldnât help but raise his voice at the sudden words from his mother.
[âWhat? You have to have birth control. Youâre not getting any?â]
ââŠIâm not going to do anything like that.â
As an adolescent boy, he doesnât want his mother to get too involved in his sexual affairs.
But Sayori was worried.
[âYou never know. Itâs possible that something could just trigger it.â]
âI need you to trust your sonâs privatesâŠâ
[âEven if you want me to, not trusting is what a parent should do.â]
ââŠâ
Yuzuru wanted to try to argue, but no amount of argument was going to clear Sayoriâs suspicions.
[âYou can buy it at the pharmacy. Just make sure you have it ready in case you need it. Thereâs nothing to lose by being prepared. If you say you donât have money, Iâll include it in your living expenses.â]
âN-no.. is fine. Iâll buy it with my own money.â
Thereâs nothing to lose by being prepared.
Thatâs what they say, so Yuzuru decided to obey honestly.
As expected, though, he didnât want his parents to pay for his birth control.
[âOh, yeahâŠâ]
ââŠIs it still not done?â
[âCondoms donât have a hundred percent contraceptive rate.â]
âI know⊠They can break, right?â
[âIâm glad you know that⊠Okay?ăIf it does break, donât be shy about calling me if you think something is wrong! Promise me!ăIf itâs right away, the post-pill will do!ăOkay?â]
âOkay⊠I understand⊠no, I wonât be doing it thoughâŠâ
Feeling very awkward, Yuzuru hung up the phone.
âYuzuru-san⊠Yuzuru-san?â
ââŠEh? Ah, Iâm sorry. I was just thinking about something.â
He remembered the conversation he had with his mother three days ago but came to his senses when Arisa called out to him.
Today is the first day of Golden Week.
Since it was the first day of the week, they didnât go out on any particular date but instead spent the day playing games and relaxing.
And now, it was just after finishing dinner.
ââŠWhat are we talking about?â
âWe were talking about who takes a bath first.â
âAh⊠yeah, thatâs right⊠I donât think I have any particular preference.â
âIs that so⊠Then Yuzuru-san, as the homeowner, should take the bath first.â
âThen Iâll take your word for it.â
There was little point in discussing the order of bathing.
Yuzuru decides to go in first straightforwardly and stood up.
ââŠRight, Yuzuru-san. How long will it take?â
âWell âŠIt should take less than thirty minutes. Should I leave early?â
Yuzuru asked, and Arisa shook her head from side to side.
âNo⊠Please take your time.â
For a moment, Arisaâs eyes seemed to shake.
But that seemed to be only Yuzuruâs imagination, and Arisa maintained a calm, cool expression.
Feeling a little uncomfortable, Yuzuru headed for the bathroom.
The jade green eyes quietly watched Yuzuruâs back.
After making sure that Yuzuru had disappeared into the bathroom, âŠ
Arisa scampered around.
She then walked over to Yuzuruâs bedâŠ
And she peeked under the bed to check it out.
ââŠwell, itâs certainly not going to be in such a classic place.â
Somewhat relieved, Arisa sighed.
And then she remembered what her friends had told her.
âWell, since youâre at it, why donât you go search for the naughty book that Yuzurun has?
âMaybe itâs on the computer.
âI canât really imagine that Takasegawa-kun looking at something like that.., But exactly because of that, Iâm curiousâŠ
There is no way Yuzuru-san would have or look at such a thing.
Arisa claimed that to her friends, but.. she was still curious.
âSince itâs not here⊠means he doesnât have it, right?â
Arisa knew very well that Yuzuru is anything but a well-behaved and innocent gentleman.
Although he may be joking, he is the kind of guy who would say something like, âI want a blonde girl with big breastsâ.
He must have one.
âI guess itâs the internetâŠâ
Arisa turned her gaze to Yuzuruâs computer.
But she couldnât go through his internet search history without permission.
âMm⊠Iâm curious.â
But there was no way she could search the whole house.
That would be a violation of Yuzuruâs privacy.
So as not to search the house, she carefully observed the house.
âŠAnd suddenly, she noticed a medicine cabinet.
Itâs not that the medicine box itself is strange.
Itâs just that some of the plastic bags were sticking out of the box.
âYuzuru-san is⊠as sloppy as everâŠâ
He must have thrown the medicine he bought into the box with the plastic bag still in it.
He has been doing a better job of cleaning up lately, but this kind of roughness was still noticeable in key places.
It seemed that people canât change so easily.
It may not bother Yuzuru, but for Arisa, who is a meticulous person, such trivial things were inevitably noticeable.
And once she sees it, she canât help but notice it.
ââŠGeez.â
She stood up and opened the medicine cabinet.
Then removed the contents from the plastic bag.
ââŠâ.â1 ?ăWhatâs this?â
She tilted her head and checked the back of the box.