Half past nine in the morning.
The bus drove into Shimoda city and stopped in front of the entrance of Bay City.
Kitagawa Kai looked up after getting off the car. In front of him was a large Shopping Center. Christmas decorations were hung above the entrance. It was next to the amusement park that also belonged to Bay City, and the two sides were connected by pedestrian plazas.
Through the floor-to-ceiling glass of the shopping mall, you can already see the clothing stores, beauty counters and restaurants inside.
The guide board also lists handicraft workshops, immersive experience halls, etc., and various shops are distributed on different floors.
"Wow, it's bigger than I thought. Have you finished shopping today?" Hoshinomiya Chie exclaimed exaggeratedly.
The other girls were also a little surprised, and then their eyes lit up.
Shopping is a girl's nature. If you can go shopping in this mall without time constraints, then this trip will definitely be worth the money.
"Well, at 12 o'clock at noon, we will gather at the seafood restaurant for dinner. Now you can move freely. It is not convenient to take the things you bought, so just contact Miss Tominaga and them at any time." Kitagawa Kai warned.
In order to cope with today's shopping, Tominaga Misa has also made preparations and arranged for staff to wait in Bay City in advance.
However, Kitagawa Kai has reason to believe that these staff members also serve as bodyguards.
He doesn't feel disgusted. With the care of these professionals, everyone can have more peace of mind.
The girls responded and soon dispersed in twos and threes, heading to their respective places of interest.
Asahina Nazuna pretended to be very interested in the content on the guide board, moving step by step, unwilling to go far.
You should still remember what you promised yesterday, right?
She glanced over to Kitagawa Kai and saw that he was talking to the staff, so she looked at the guide board again.
Huh... I don't want to take the initiative to rush him.
"Senior."
Kitagawa Kai came around from the side and said with a smile, "The next step is our date. It is also the first official date as lovers. Is there any place you particularly want to go on, senior?"
Even though he was well prepared, Asahina Nazuna still felt a little unreal when he heard the name "lover".
She put down her hands folded on her chest and nodded. "Well, let me think about it... let's go to the mirror maze. This seems quite interesting."
"Okay, listen to my senior sister."
Asahina Nazuna led the boy to the mall.
Although the two of them had held hands before, now they were alone as lovers and holding him like this was still a unique experience for the girl.
Before long, she became so nervous that her palms became sweaty.
Kitagawa Kai squeezed her hand gently and said with a smile, "Sister, there's no need to be so nervous. Just how we got along before was as good as how we get along now."
"Junior, that's what I said..."
Asahina Nazuna glanced at him faintly and said coquettishly, "But you clearly emphasized just now that this is the first official date as lovers."
She puffed up her cheeks and added, "Now you ask me to be as natural as usual. How can it be that easy?"
"Blame me, blame me, then I won't remind you." Kitagawa Kai raised his hands and begged for mercy.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the entrance of the mirror maze. After buying the tickets, they walked into the entrance together.
The mirror repeatedly reflects the passage, and it looks spacious in front of you. If you reach out and touch it, you may not be able to pass it.
Asahina Nazuna tried to identify it, and instantly felt confident.
"I'm very good at this kind of space maze game! Just follow me obediently~"
"Then I'll leave it to my senior sister to lead the way."
"Don't worry, I won't hit the mirror carelessly."
She reached out and reached forward, confirmed that it was a passage, and walked in with Kitagawa Kai behind her in high spirits.
After going around two corners without making any mistakes, Asahina Nazuna became more and more proud and did not forget to take a look in the mirror at the young man following behind.
"How's it going? Did you choose the most reliable leader?"
"Well, senior sister is really awesome."
As he was talking, several smiling tourists came forward.
The passage was a bit narrow, so Asahina Nazuna reluctantly let go of the boy's hand and stepped aside to give way. Kitagawa Kai also stepped back half a step, waiting for a few people to pass through first.
Asahina Nazuna Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the young man "in the mirror" still following closely behind him, so he naturally took a few steps forward along the open intersection.
"Actually, it's not as difficult as you think. You just need to pay attention to distinguish..."
She turned around a mirror wall and continued to move forward, but the boy behind her unusually did not answer.
"Junior?"
Asahina Nazuna turned around in confusion.
The figure of Kitagawa Kai is clearly diagonally ahead!
She hurriedly walked towards him with a smile, but her palm hit the cold and hard mirror first with a "snap".
Huh?
She changed direction in a daze, obviously seeing her junior fellow student's reflection again, but after excitedly going around, what appeared in front of her was still a mirror reflecting her silly look.
At this time, Asahina Nazuna no longer thought about continuing to study the export route.
Oops, where did you come from just now?
She turned around in panic and looked around, but the passages around her looked almost exactly the same, and even her helpless figure was everywhere in the mirror.
"Kitagawa junior!" Asahina Nazuna's tone was a bit panicked.
"Senior, I'm here."
The gentle voice sounded very close, and she hurriedly turned to the right, only to face herself in the mirror again.
"Where is this place...?"
"Stand where you are and don't move. I'll come find you."
Asahina Nazuna obediently stopped, his big eyes looking around anxiously for the trace of his junior.
Not long after, a familiar figure walked around the mirror wall and came straight to her.
The young man smiled and stretched out his broad palm towards her, "I found you, senior sister."
Asahina Nazuna held it tightly, with a reassuring smile on his face.
"Why did you run so far away?"
"When I was giving way to those people just now, my senior turned the corner first. I was about to chase after you, but you went around to the other side based on your feeling."
"But I clearly saw you still behind..."
Asahina Nazuna pointed to the mirror next to him aggrievedly, and when he said the words, he also reacted.
Damn...
Just now I was talking to myself in the mirror!
Kitagawa Kai didn't mean to laugh at the senior sister, he just gently pulled the girl and walked towards the correct passage.
"This time we will never be separated again."
Asahina Nazuna followed his footsteps obediently.
After taking a few steps forward, she looked at the hands held by the two of them and suddenly gently pulled the boy's palm.
"Junior... if I accidentally get lost again in the future, you will be like you are now... will you definitely come to me?"
The moment she asked the question, she felt that her thoughts were really strange.
We were only temporarily separated in the maze for a short while, but somehow we were reminded of the future.
"Yes."
Kitagawa Kai stopped and turned around, with an extremely serious look on his face. "As long as senior sister calls my name, I will come to find you no matter where you are."
Asahina Nazuna looked at the junior student deeply and intertwined their fingers tightly.
"This is what you said... Then you must remember it."
"Yes, remember that. But senior sister has to promise me that if she really can't find the way, she will stop where she is and never run around alone."
"I know~"
The two walked around the maze for a while, and their eyes suddenly opened up. They successfully walked out of the mirror maze.
The cheerful and uproarious laughter flooded into my ears again.
Kitagawa Kai held the senior sister's hand and walked forward along the passage where the crowd was surging.
"Senior, is there anything else you want to play next?"
Asahina Nazuna smiled and shook his head.
"It's your choice this time."