========== Somewhere in Narita, Chiba Prefecture ==========
Inami walks in an alleyway while holding onto Tsurugi’s hand, guiding her along the way as she struggles to keep up.
“
Haah… Haah… H-Hold up, Ina-kun!” Tsurugi calls out to Inami while gasping, trying to catch her breath.
“C’mon, Tsu-chan. We’re almost there! Just a little more…!”
“But I’m…
Haah… I’m thirsty…!”
“That’s why I took this shortcut, the shop’s just up ahead!” Inami then points to a minimart a short distance away.
Tsurugi looks up and notices the minimart.
“…Oh.”
“Yeap, come!”
“I… I can’t. I’m almost beat… I need… water…!”
She leans on a wall while recovering her breath as Inami then looks around and proceeds to kneel, putting his hands at the sides of his waist.
“Here, Tsu-chan.” He prompts her to look over to him.
“Eh…? Ina-kun? Are you—”
“Can’t leave you all alone here, can I? I’ll carry you there then.” He offers with a smile.
“Ah… B-But that’s embarrassing for our age!”
“Don’t worry. There’s no one around but us.”
Somehow, his words make her blush then look around for any passer bys.
‘We-We’re alone…? Just the two of us? I guess that’s all right…’
She goes over and rides piggyback on his back as he then stands up while holding onto the back of her thighs while she wraps her arms around his neck.
“Off we go!”
“Y-yeah!”
Inami slowly carries her through the alleyway as she then plants her face into his back out of embarrassment, softly smiling to herself.
‘Ina-kun… not even age would change his sweet ways of treating me…’