“We should be able to see it soon…”
“Hmm… Ah! Is that it? That castle?”
Where Arisa pointed stood a brightly lit, Western-style castle—
or rather, a building made to look like one.
It was obvious at a glance that this was their destination.
“Probably. The car park… maybe over there?”
Without any trouble, Arisa parked the car.
The two got out and headed towards the entrance.
“…Yuzuru-san, look at that.”
Partway there, Arisa leaned in close and whispered into his ear.
Following where she pointed, he saw a young woman and an older man.
There had to be at least a twenty-year age gap between them.
“That’s… what it looks like, right?”
“…It could be true love, you know.”
You couldn’t judge a relationship just by appearances.
Though, to be fair, Yuzuru was thinking the same thing she was.
Following behind the pair, Yuzuru and Arisa entered the hotel.
The two ahead showed no hesitation as they approached a machine at the front desk.
They operated it, paid, and disappeared into the lift.
“Is that the payment machine?”
“Seems like it…”
With a mix of nerves and curiosity, they approached it.
Following the instructions on the touchscreen, they selected a room.
Once payment was complete, a receipt and a slip with the room number were printed out.
“I wonder how the key works?”
“Hmm… I guess we’ll find out when we get there.”
For now, they headed to their assigned room.
The door wasn’t locked, and they entered without issue.
“It looks like you can lock it from the inside… but there’s no external key.”
“Then we probably shouldn’t leave separately.”
After checking the lock, they took a proper look around the room.
Aside from the slightly pink colour scheme, it looked like a perfectly normal hotel.
“The toilet’s clean too.”
“The bath as well. There are bath additives… and the amenities are quite nice.”
In terms of cleanliness and service, it was no different from a regular hotel.
Both of them quietly felt relieved.
…They’d been a little worried it might not be.
“You can buy drinks from the vending machine. Want anything, Arisa? …Arisa?”
No response.
Yuzuru walked over to where she stood, frozen, staring at something.
“Arisa, what’s wrong?”
“Wah!? W-what is it!?”
When he tapped her shoulder, she jumped.
Yuzuru leaned in to see what she’d been looking at.
“Huh…”
“Ah—um—th-this is…”
It was, unmistakably, an “adult toy.”
Apparently available to borrow for free.
Neither of them had ever used anything like that before.
“Personally… I think things like this in places like this might be a bit questionable hygiene-wise, so probably best not to…”
“I-I know! I was just curious!”
“…So you were curious.”
“I-is that a problem!?”
Arisa glared at him, her brows furrowed.
Though with the blush mixed into her expression, it lacked any real intimidation.
“Well, if you’re curious, we could always buy one when we get home…”
“…I-I’ll think about it.”
She turned her face away shyly as she said it.
“Anyway, Arisa—want to take a shower?”
“That sounds good. …We probably smell a bit.”
She lifted her clothes to her nose.
They had been interacting with animals just a few hours ago.
Both of them still carried a faint animal scent.
“Who’s going first?”
Yuzuru asked casually.
Arisa frowned slightly.
“…Who?”
“Would you rather go together?”
At that, she quickly shook her head.
“Either is fine. …Whichever you prefer, Yuzuru-san.”
“Then let’s go together.”
“…Are you teasing me?”
She shot him a suspicious look.
Yuzuru shrugged and began taking off his clothes.
Arisa watched him intently.
Even after he had fully undressed, she remained standing there, staring blankly.
Yuzuru glanced at her.
“Want me to undress you?”
“…Yes, please.”
“As you wish.”
Just as she asked, Yuzuru carefully removed her clothes.
Soon, neither of them wore a single thing.
“Shall we?”
“Yes…”
Gently guiding Arisa by the shoulder as she shyly covered herself, the two headed into the bathroom.
About thirty minutes later.
After washing up, they sat on the bed.
Both had towels wrapped around themselves, covering what needed to be covered.
“I’m thirsty.”
“Yeah. I’ll grab something. What do you want?”
“Since it’s before bed… mineral water, please.”
Yuzuru bought a bottle and handed it to her.
After drinking about a third, she passed it back.
“Here.”
“Thanks.”
He drank from the same bottle.
At this point, something like an indirect kiss wasn’t worth mentioning.
“Um… Yuzuru-san.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Um…”
As he capped the bottle, Arisa fidgeted.
Her gaze wandered aimlessly.
Then, as if forcing a distraction, she clapped her hands lightly.
“O-oh, right. Shall we watch TV?”
She picked up the remote and turned it on.
At the same moment, the screen displayed two naked bodies entangled together.
“Wah!?”
Panicking, Arisa quickly turned it off.
She gave an awkward, embarrassed smile.
“Th-that wasn’t intentional or anything…”
“Arisa.”
Yuzuru called her name, placing a hand under her chin.
“Eh—ah… mm!”
He pulled her into a forceful kiss.
Her eyes widened in surprise, but she soon gave in.
Their tongues intertwined.
“Shall we continue?”
He asked, hooking a finger under her towel.
Arisa gave a small nod.
“…Yes.”
“Then no holding back.”
Yuzuru pulled away her towel and pushed her down onto the bed.
Placing a hand on her chest, he whispered into her ear—
“Remember our promise from earlier?”
“…I don’t.”
She turned her flushed face away.
It was the look she always had when she was lying.
“Then I’ll remind you.”
“…Please do.”
Looking up at him, she answered softly.
And so, a long and sweet night began.
