When Christmas Day finally arrived, the Student Council members came to Kuze’s house one by one.
Yuzuki arrived first, followed by Kiyotaka.
Not long after, Ryuen and Arisu came together.
Nagumo and Fumino also arrived.
Kiyotaka immediately teased them,
“Hey, are you two dating or something?”
Nagumo instantly denied it.
“No, don’t just make things up.”
Koenji and Manabu arrived next, followed by Ichinose and Hirata.
Arisu asked,
“You invited them too?”
Kiyotaka simply smiled.
“Yeah. It’ll be more fun that way.”
Soon after, Yuki and Ai arrived, followed by Izumi and Shikimori.
Finally, everyone gathered together and celebrated Christmas in a warm atmosphere.
After the party was almost over, Arisu spoke up.
“How about after we graduate… we all go on a trip together?”
Kiyotaka looked interested.
“Where?”
“Maybe to the mountains, stay overnight, then go to the mall, museums… around three days or maybe a week,” Arisu replied.
Everyone agreed.
However, Kuze asked,
“What about transportation? There are a lot of us.”
Arisu casually answered,
“We can rent a tour vehicle, or just use two cars.”
“And who’s driving?” Kuze asked again.
“You and Ryuen.”
Ryuen immediately agreed.
“Yeah, after graduation we’ll get our driver’s licenses.”
Kuze eventually nodded too.
Kiyotaka then whispered to Hirata,
“This is your chance to get closer to Ichinose.”
Hirata immediately became motivated again.
Arisu then asked,
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Shikimori suggested,
“At Izumi’s house. It’s spacious.”
Yuki briefly said,
“We can just do it here again.”
However, Yuzuki gently refused.
“We’d be tired if we had to prepare everything again.”
Izumi then said,
“Then let’s do it at my house.”
In the end, everyone agreed.
During the trip home, Kiyotaka and Yuzuki intentionally left last so they wouldn’t attract attention.
Yuzuki asked,
“Want to go to a café?”
Kiyotaka shook his head.
“I’m tired. I want to rest.”
Meanwhile, Nagumo was talking to Fumino on the phone.
Nagumo asked,
“What does it feel like to fall in love?”
Fumino fell silent.
Nagumo continued,
“I’ve never felt it that strongly before… to the point where I can’t sleep.”
Fumino quietly replied,
“Why are you asking me?”
“Because you’ve dated someone before…”
Fumino immediately went silent before saying, “Let’s talk later,” then ended the call.
After that, Fumino quietly cried to herself.
“I have to forget about that past…”
Back to Kiyotaka.
When he arrived at the apartment, Yuki was already there playing games.
Kiyotaka immediately complained,
“You came here without even telling me?”
Yuki only smiled.
Not long after, Yuzuki went to take a bath.
While Kiyotaka was sitting on the sofa, Yuki suddenly asked, Kiyotaka answered shortly, “Yeah.”
Yuki immediately leaned closer with curiosity.
“What does it feel like?!”
At that moment, Yuzuki came out of the bathroom and saw them.
“What are you two doing?”
Kiyotaka answered,
“She’s asking about kissing.”
Yuki immediately turned toward Yuzuki.
“What does it feel like? When did it happen?”
Yuzuki answered with slight embarrassment,
“During the summer festival…”
Not long after, the doorbell rang.
Kiyotaka’s parents arrived to pick up Yuki while carrying pizza.
“Eat this, okay?” they said before immediately leaving again.
Kiyotaka looked confused.
“What was that supposed to mean…”
Yuzuki smiled.
“Let’s eat.”
While eating, Yuzuki suddenly asked,
“Want me to feed you?”
Kiyotaka immediately refused.
“That’s embarrassing…”
However, Yuzuki still moved closer.
“Open your mouth… aaah.”
In the end, Kiyotaka gave in.
Not wanting to lose, Kiyotaka fed Yuzuki back.
Yuzuki accepted it without hesitation.
After that, they played games together.
Yuzuki leaned against Kiyotaka’s shoulder… then slowly fell asleep.
“Yuzuki…”
No response.
Kiyotaka let out a small sigh before carrying her to the bed.
Then softly, he kissed her cheek.
“Good night.”