Taking Miku

"Un… I'm hungry."

Miku touched her stomach and lifted her head, only to notice that the school had become unusually quiet at some point.

"Eh, what about the people?"

Miku blinked and took out her phone: "It's half past five..."

After Naoki left earlier, Miku didn't go straight home and immediately sat on the bench behind the cherry blossom tree to read a book, because the anecdotes of the generals in the book were so interesting that he subconsciously forgot the time.

[Translator's note : From now on Asakawa Naoki will be called Naoki from a third party point of view]

"Go home." Miku opened her school bag, packed her books, got up and patted some pink cherry blossoms on her skirt, and walked towards the school gate, "Go back and read the rest."

Five minutes later.

School entrance.

"Eh, is the tram stop on the left or the right?"

Miku raised her hand and pulled a strand of hair behind her ear, with a doubtful expression on her face: "Should I go left?"

"Take a look first, and come back if I'm wrong."

That's right, Miku is a person who can't read directions.

Although she could get lost before going to buy groceries, it was easy to get lost in unfamiliar places. The school she transferred to a few days ago happened to be a place she was unfamiliar with.

In early spring, the days are short and the nights are long.

Not long after Miku left, twilight soon came, and the surrounding scenery changed from what was initially familiar to completely unfamiliar.

"Looks like… Wrong direction."

Miku bit her pink lips, stopped, turned around and wanted to go back, and then a blank expression quickly appeared on the girl's face.

"Where am I?"

"Where is this?"

This was the path she had just walked, but he did not have any impressions in his mind, and the scene behind her was as unfamiliar as in front of her.

Only the last rays of the setting sun remained on the horizon, and the vast twilight quietly enveloped the earth.

Miku was standing on the street, looking at a strange street with flashing neon lights, strange people passing by was in a hurry, and she suddenly panicked.

Looks like I... got lost again.

(What to do?)

(Where should I go now?)

(There's no point in asking Itsuki and the others for help because of this kind of thing, right?)

In hesitating, a boy's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"What are you doing here?"

Miku took a step back warily, turned around and saw, upon seeing Naoki, a light suddenly appeared in her eyes: "Reckless Asakawa."

Suddenly meeting an acquaintance on a street that was so unfamiliar, despite having only met Naoki a few times, Miku suddenly calmed down.

"Please call me Asakawa-san." Naoki said with a blank expression.

"No, the reckless Asakawa is very easy to call."

You sound so comfortable, I sound so displeased!

Naoki asked casually, "Are you lost?"

"Lost..."

Miku's eyes blinked, looking to the side.

Was she really lost?

When Naoki had just come out of the park, he saw Miku standing on the side of the road, looking around blankly, like a pet that had been lost due to a stray and hoping the owner would show up as soon as possible and bring her home!

Miku looked at her toes: "I just forgot how to get to the tram stop."

"Tram stop is behind you." Naoki had no idea how to disassemble it. It was human nature to get lost, and it was even more forgivable for an idiot to get lost. "Walk three hundred meters south, stop at the first intersection, then go west, cross two intersections, go straight north for 500 meters at the entrance of the Takasaka confectionery shop, turn left at Takahashi Ramen Restaurant and go north, and you will see the tram stop after 200 meters."

*Jiiiiii—*

Miku opened her eyes wide, her cheeks protruding at a speed visible to the naked eye, and once again displayed a 'guilty, Harakiri' expression.

Is this person an genius?

It should.

How is it possible to remember something so complicated!

Four eyes facing each other.

Naoki was silent for a moment, then pointed his finger forward and asked, "Which way is this?"

"😐"

Miku quietly lowered her head to look at her toes. In the years since she was a child, she had not recognized north, south, east, and west.

Naoki had an expressionless face. As expected of a stupid girl who could get lost when she came home, it wouldn't be surprising if Miku couldn't tell the difference between east, west and northwest!

Naoki turned around and said, "Let's go."

"Hah?" Miku looked up, "Where are you going?"

"Go to the tram stop."

The girl hesitated for a moment, raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and followed Naoki.

"Why don't you go home with Itsuki and the others?" Naoki said casually.

"Everyone has their own business after school." Miku shook her head and said calmly, "We didn't go home together."

The five sisters would go to school together in the morning, but they would not go home together after school. For example, Nino is very popular and has made friends in just a few days. This afternoon, she went shopping with his friends, and Yotsuba participated in sports at the sports club, Ichika's whereabouts were unknown, and Itsuki, she read and studied seriously.

On the other hand... it seems like I'm the only one who doesn't know what to do.

Before six o'clock, the sky had completely darkened, and Miku looked up, and the scene before her was completely unfamiliar. On this street where people were constantly pouring in and neon lights were flashing, just by looking at Naoki's back, she could feel at ease.

Walking through the crossroads, the cold night wind swept over, and many girls on the street stretched out their hands to cover their skirts.

Miku raised her hand to cover her eyes, something flew into her eyes, which made her very uncomfortable.

She stopped and rubbed his eyes. The bicycle bell suddenly rang. Miku turned to look and saw two teenagers riding bicycles whizzing. Seems like she's the only one around?

Under the tension, a hand suddenly reached out from the side, grabbed the girl's wrist, and pulled Miku straight away.

"It's a red light." Naoki pulled Miku across the street, then let go, "Don't stop halfway, it's easy to get into danger."

"Something flew into the eye just now."

Miku looked away from her pretty face, and a slight blush spread quietly from her ears.

It was the first time a foreign boy had held her wrist, and it felt... so warm.

Girls seem to have cold hands and feet, Miku is no exception. In just a short time, the heat flowing from Naoki's hands almost completely dispelled the cold air in his hands.

"Don't be dazed." Naoki looked at Miku and urged, "Keep walking."

"I'm not dazed." Miku puffed out her cheeks subconsciously, "Asakawa-san is flirty."

After crossing the intersection, she immediately made his way to the shopping street. Less traffic, more people, and Miku looked up to see rice cake shops, cotton candy shops, and takoyaki, tamagoyaki, chocolate bananas, dumplings, crepes, croquettes, etc., dizzying, the air was rich with the sweet smell of cakes and cream .

Miku quietly covered her stomach.

Miku was hungry while reading at school, then she forgot her hunger from being lost, now she smelled the tantalizing aroma of various dishes in the air, and my hunger struck again.

"Hungry?" Naoki looked at Miku.

"Not hungry."

If you're not hungry, you have to move forward. Your movement speed is twice as slow as before. You obviously want to eat!

"I'm hungry, I want to buy takoyaki." Naoki said, "Want to eat?"

Miku looked away, and a slight blush appeared on the side of her face: "…I want to eat."