“Wow… this is amazing…! I can pick anything I want?”
“Well… it’s a buffet, so…”
Yuzuru replied with a wry smile at Arisa’s sparkling eyes.
The morning after their day at the amusement park—
They were having breakfast at the hotel buffet.
It was exactly what you’d expect from a typical hotel breakfast spread.
Yuzuru understood the excitement—he felt it too when it came to all-you-can-eat buffets—
But even so, Arisa’s reaction seemed a bit over the top.
Like a primary schooler.
Still, the way she was visibly thrilled was endearing… and undeniably cute.
“It’s my first time since I was little!”
Yuzuru had been smiling at her—
But those words made his chest tighten slightly.
That said, Arisa herself didn’t seem to be trying to dampen the mood.
She was smiling brightly.
So it wouldn’t be right for him to turn serious here.
“Alright, let’s go pick something.”
“Yes!”
They each took a plate and joined the line.
The selection included Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes—everything you’d expect.
(If you’re Japanese, you go for a traditional breakfast…)
Rice, miso soup, grilled fish, omelette, natto, seaweed…
That’s what Yuzuru initially planned.
But when he saw Arisa putting sausages on her plate, he changed his mind.
Suddenly, he really wanted sausages too.
(No… let’s go Western.)
He added sausages to his plate.
Maybe an omelette and some corn soup as well.
That was the plan—
Until he saw Arisa adding shumai dumplings.
(Chinese sounds good too… wait, is she really combining sausages and shumai?)
Then again, there was no rule saying everything had to match.
You just take what you want.
“…Alright.”
Yuzuru stopped overthinking and decided to just grab a bit of everything that caught his eye.
About an hour later—
“I’m stuffed…”
“…We definitely ate too much.”
Sitting on the bed, both Yuzuru and Arisa muttered that with weary expressions.
It was a buffet, there were so many options—
And they’d overdone it.
“I should’ve skipped dessert…”
“For me, it was the noodles that did it…”
They each reflected on their mistakes.
Next time, they’d aim for moderation.
“When should we head out?”
“We’ve still got time before opening. Let’s take it easy a bit longer.”
Since they’d woken up early, they weren’t in a rush.
Rather than pushing themselves and feeling worse, they decided to wait for their food to settle.
Watching TV, lying around on their phones, flipping through pamphlets—
They passed the time however they liked.
(…This feels exactly like being at home.)
Starting to feel like the time was being wasted, Yuzuru looked over at Arisa, who was lying beside him reading a pamphlet.
Then—
He reached out and placed a hand on her stomach.
“…What are you doing?”
Arisa looked at him suspiciously as he suddenly started rubbing her belly.
Yuzuru, meanwhile, smiled as he continued.
“Pretty full, aren’t you?”
“S-stop that…!”
Embarrassed at being teased about her bloated stomach, she swatted his hand away.
Then glared at him lightly.
“You don’t have to get that mad…”
“You have no tact. Besides… you’re in no position to talk.”
As she said that, Arisa reached out and touched Yuzuru’s stomach.
He’d eaten too much as well—it was slightly rounded.
“…I’m honestly a bit sleepy.”
“…I get that.”
Arisa nodded with a wry smile.
It wasn’t just the meal—
They hadn’t slept that well the night before either.
“Want to take a nap?”
“…No, let’s not. We probably won’t wake up.”
She shook her head firmly.
“If we stay on the bed, we’ll just get sleepier. It’s a bit early, but let’s head out.”
“…Yeah, you’re right.”
Losing time at the park because of a nap would be a waste.
So before they got any sleepier, the two of them checked out of the hotel.
