“Well then, it’s about lunchtime… what do you want to do?”
Glancing at his watch, Yuzuru asked Arisa.
She rubbed her stomach in response.
“Hmm… it’s a bit borderline. I might not be able to finish anything.”
“Yeah, same here.”
Yuzuru wasn’t particularly hungry either.
It still felt like breakfast hadn’t fully settled.
A proper sit-down meal didn’t sound appealing.
“We could push it back a bit… or just grab something light, like popcorn?”
He pointed towards a nearby stand a short distance away, the smell already drifting through the air.
“Then let’s go with popcorn. We can eat it while queuing.”
They got up and walked over to the stand.
Looking at the menu, Arisa asked—
“What flavour will you get? I was thinking caramel…”
“Hmm…”
Rather than picking the same flavour, it’d be better to choose different ones and share.
He was sure Arisa felt the same.
“…They have chocolate too.”
She glanced at him as she said it.
Clearly, she was interested in that one as well.
“Sweet and sweet might be a bit much… maybe something savoury would be better.”
He figured it might get too heavy otherwise.
Even if she wanted it now, she might regret it later.
“…I see. That makes sense. Oh—there’s curry flavour too.”
Again, she glanced at him.
If not chocolate, then curry—that was written all over her face.
“Alright, I’ll get curry then.”
When Yuzuru said that with a small laugh, Arisa’s eyes lit up.
Then she turned to the staff and ordered—
“One chocolate and one curry, please.”
…Wasn’t she going to get caramel?
Yuzuru looked at her.
She scratched her cheek shyly.
“…I got curious. Was that not okay?”
“No, that’s fine.”
If she’d gone for two savoury flavours, he might’ve said something—
But sweet and savoury was a good balance.
“I was curious too.”
He’d had caramel popcorn before, but never chocolate.
Hearing that, Arisa smiled happily.
“I’m glad.”
The popcorn came in a case that could hang from the neck—
Probably so you could carry it onto rides.
The case itself featured a cute design based on the park’s characters.
They returned to their bench and started eating.
“The curry one… isn’t as spicy as I expected.”
“The chocolate one… yeah, it’s pretty much just chocolate.”
They shared and compared, alternating between sweet and savoury.
Whenever the flavours got a bit heavy, they washed it down with tea.
After finishing about a third, they stood up.
“Let’s eat the rest while we queue.”
“Sounds good.”
They headed towards a nearby attraction.
But just before reaching it, Arisa suddenly stopped.
“What’s wrong?”
“…Don’t you want a churro?”
“Not particularly…”
Yuzuru tilted his head, then followed her gaze—
To a stand selling churros.
Apparently, just seeing them had made her crave one.
“Why not just buy one? You can eat it while we’re in line.”
It wouldn’t take long to finish one—
And it wouldn’t get in the way of the ride.
“Well… we still have popcorn. I’m not sure I can finish it all…”
“I see.”
Popcorn was surprisingly filling.
Given they weren’t that hungry, adding a churro might be too much.
“So… um… would you like to share half?”
“Sure, sounds good.”
Yuzuru wasn’t particularly craving one—
But he didn’t mind either.
Half would be easy enough to manage alongside the popcorn.
“What flavour should we—”
“You can pick.”
At that, Arisa smiled brightly and quickly went to buy one.
A faintly sweet aroma drifted over.
“What flavour did you choose?”
“Caramel.”
It seemed she still had some lingering attachment to the caramel she’d passed up earlier.
“It’s good.”
Once they joined the queue, Arisa took a bite right away, looking delighted.
“Arisa…”
“Yes?”
Before Yuzuru could even finish his thought—
She held the churro up to his mouth.
He leaned in and took a bite.
“Well?”
“Yeah, it’s sweet.”
“I’m glad.”
Arisa beamed happily.
