Chapter 1326 - Founding Festival - Night ⑥

Chapter 1326 - Founding Festival - Night ⑥

Having suddenly decided that I would go see fireworks with Illness-san on what can be called a date, we walked down the street at night, hand in hand, illuminated by the lights of the stalls.
As I felt the warmth of his hand being transmitted, I kept my stride as small as possible because of our height difference.
[Illness-san, am I walking too fast?]
[Noooo. Thank you for minding meeeee. I’m fiiiiiiiine.]
Looking at Illness-san’s face, who responded with a gentle smile, I realized that I was feeling strangely nervous. As expected, being in this situation where I’m walking hand in hand with Illness-san may be a big part of it.
Also, it’s probably because Tre-san just had to strangely describe this as a date that I’m becoming aware of this as one……
[Ahh, Illness-san. We don’t have much time before it starts, but would you like to buy something on the way to the place where we can see the fireworks?]
[Let’s seeeeee, I haven’t really been to festivals befoooooore, so would you choose something for me, Kaito-samaaaaa?]
[Ah, yes. You can count on me.]
……This is troubling. W- What should I do? What? I can choose for her? H- However…… I don’t really know Illness-san’s taste.
N- No, wait. Let’s calm down. Let’s consider our current situation at the moment…… Illness-san and I are currently holding hands. Considering this situation and the fact that we are going through a crowded street, I suppose food that should be eaten with both hands is no good.
If possible, it should be something that can be eaten with one hand. For example, something like a skewer or an apple candy would be good.
My personal opinion is that I don’t think eating a skewer would really fit Illness-san’s image, so I guess what I should choose here would be an apple candy…… I suppose that would be called ripple candy here then?
However, despite the cute atmosphere apple candies have, apple candies have a considerable volume. Considering how Illness-san ate back when I was having dinner-time drinks with her…… I wonder if an apple candy would be too big for her?
As I had such thoughts in mind, I looked at the stalls along the road…… and found one called “Fruit Candy”. Ahh, I see, so there are also non-apple variants here huh…….
[Illness-san, how about we have some of their fruit candy? It seems like they have a variety, so I’m sure you can choose one you would like……]
[Yeeees. Well theeeeen, since we’re at it, let’s buy some.]
[Yes. They seem to have a lot of options, so which one would you like, Illness-san?]
[Let’s seeeeee…… I guess I’ll have a strawberry candyyyyy.]
The one that Illness-san chose was a fruit candy that had about five strawberries on a skewer. Each piece isn’t very big, so it’s certainly easy for her to eat.
As I was thinking that, Illness-san glanced at me and smiled.
[It’s juuuuuust this might be a little too much for meeeee. Kaito-samaaaa, if you don’t miiiiiind, could you please eat about half of iiiiiit?]
[Eh? Ah, yes. I understand. Well then, we’ll just buy only one strawberry candy, and Illness-san can then eat as much as you can. I’ll eat the rest.]
[Yeeeees.]
Thank goodness. I was able to safely choose something that suited Illness-san…… No, wait? The flow of the conversation was so natural that it went so smoothly, but thinking about it again, the two of us eating a single skewer of candy fruit together was quite embarrassing……
N- No, the one we’re getting is fortunately strawberries, and with it being something eaten one by one, it probably won’t turn into something like an indirect kiss…… but it’s hard not to be conscious of it.
No, if I had been doing this with one of my lovers, I wouldn’t be so conscious of it, but Illness-san isn’t my lover, and on top of that…… Errr, she’s kind and mature, a woman whose feelings I had were close to admiration, so there’s a part of me that’s feeling strangely conscious of her.
While feeling indescribably embarrassed, I bought a strawberry candy and handed it to Illness-san. We then started walking again, but my attention was strangely being drawn towards Illness-san as she ate her strawberry candy.
The figure of her eating a single piece of strawberry, which I could eat in one mouthful, in small portions several times somehow gives her a sense of elegance. No, how should I say this…… I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, but perhaps because she’s a maid working for nobility for a long time, Illness-san’s way of eating is so elegant that I’m fascinated by it.
[Kaito-samaaaaa?]
[Eh? Ah, I’m sorry! I- It just looks delicious……]
[Kuhihi, yeeees. It tastes very deliciouuuuuus.]
[I- I’m glad to hear that.]
When Illness-san noticed that I was looking at her, I reflexively tried to deceive her, and after happily smiling at me, Illness-san gently held out the strawberry candy skewer to me.
[Kaito-sama too, try it ouuuuuut.]
[Hoehh? Ah, errr, y- yes…… I’ll have one then.]
I had assumed that Illness-san would eat until she was satisfied and then I would eat the rest…… but us alternately eating each piece of the candy wasn’t something I had expected.
Moreover, this situation where I’m being fed by Illness-san…… Needless to say, it was more embarrassing than I had imagined.
However, I don’t know if I was just imagining it or not…… It’s just my hunch…… but it somehow seemed like Illness-san was enjoying herself more than usual.

Serious-senpai : [……I- I can’t move…… The excessive sugar content paralyzed me with diabetes…… and I can’t move.]
? ? ? : [What is this glossy thing? ……Isn’t this tortoiseshell candy…… Eh? Are you secreting candies now, Serious-senpai…… The sweetness in Serious-senpai’s body literally turned to sugar and hardened into candy…… Your body is as amusing as usual……]