All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends-Chapter 287: The Anticipated Scene

Chapter 287: The Anticipated Scene

After frolicking in the snow for a while,

Sora Ginko was clearly starting to pant.

Looking at the girl's frail, delicate figure,

Yukima Azuma couldn't help but worry—

If someday the two of them ended up "icha icha paradise," would she even be able to handle it?

Their breath turned into mist in the cold air.

Through that faint mist,

Sora Ginko felt that Yukima Azuma's expression had become... a little strange.

As if he was thinking about something not exactly pure.

Not quite perverted,

But Sora Ginko still couldn't help turning beet red.

(//>.

Luckily, it was winter—Yukima Azuma's ears had turned red from the cold too.

"Where should we go now?"

Sora Ginko asked.

The snow was falling so heavily now that, normally, the two of them should be heading back.

Even if Kiyotaki Keika had gone out for something, by now she'd surely returned to the shogi club, seeing how heavy the snow was.

But moments like these—just the two of them alone—were rare.

If they just turned back now, Sora Ginko would feel reluctant, like a child still wanting to play.

Despite the heavy snowfall, she still clung to the joy of being outdoors.

Yukima Azuma glanced at his phone.

Keika had messaged, saying she'd returned to the club.

But he shared the same thought as Sora Ginko.

So, Yukima Azuma simply ignored the message.

Due to the heavy snowfall, public transportation like trains had temporarily halted some operations.

On the streets, taxis were ridiculously rare.

Now and then, one would drive by—but clearly already had passengers.

Taxis in Japan were not only expensive, but also notoriously hard to catch.

On top of that, with mobile payments still not widely used,

there definitely weren't many app-based ride services either.

Standing out in the snow waiting for a taxi? They'd turn into snowmen.

In short—

"Let's find somewhere to take shelter from the snow first. Once it eases up, we'll head back."

Yukima Azuma pointed toward the end of a nearby street.

Sora Ginko looked in that direction.

She saw the signboard hanging in front of a hotel.

The girl's lips tightened slightly on their own.

Then, she gave a small nod.

"There's no other choice... I guess."

(,,¬﹏¬,,)

Just like that, the two of them walked toward the hotel at the end of the street.

It wasn't peak travel season or anything.

Add in the heavy snow, and the hotel was nearly empty.

Yukima Azuma took out his wallet and booked the most expensive suite.

Guided by a hotel staff member, the two took the elevator and arrived at the door of their room.

"This is your room. Please enjoy your stay."

With that, the hotel staff disappeared immediately.

A standard hotel farewell phrase—

But for Sora Ginko, it made her feel strangely guilty.

Yukima Azuma swiped the keycard to open the door.

Although the curtains were drawn, the overcast snow-filled sky outside still made the room dim.

When he turned on the overhead light, warm illumination instantly filled every corner.

Late afternoon, heavy snow, a room bathed in golden glow—

A scene filled with déjà vu.

"Ginko-senpai, you go shower first."

Yukima Azuma said.

Hearing that, a massive exclamation mark seemed to pop up over Sora Ginko's head.

( ˶°ㅁ°) !!

She might not have much experience in that kind of thing...

But as a young girl, she had seen a few romance-leaning works.

A guy and a girl alone, checking into a hotel, and then the girl showers first—

No matter how you looked at it, that sequence was clearly that kind of setup!

(∩˃o˂∩)

Not that it was totally unacceptable...

But wasn't this pace a bit fast!?

Seeing Ginko staring wide-eyed, like she'd just been struck by lightning,

Yukima Azuma paused for a second—

Then couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He reached up and plucked a lingering snowflake from her hair.

The snowflake quickly melted on his fingertip.

Azuma gently dabbed the cold droplet on the tip of Ginko's nose.

"What were you thinking? You're soaked from the snow—if you don't shower and change, you'll catch a cold."

Feeling the cool droplet on the tip of her nose,

Ginko suddenly realized—

She'd totally misunderstood.

"Hentai! Aho! Baka! Yontoryu! Shineeee!!"

⁽⁽(੭ꐦ •̀Д•́ )੭*⁾⁾

Flustered and furious, she shouted out the classic lines of a tsundere character, then dashed straight into the bathroom like a bolt of lightning.

Even after getting yelled at, Yukima Azuma wasn't the least bit upset—

On the contrary, he chuckled even more happily.

Of course, Azuma wasn't some kind of M like some blonde ojou-sama.

He wasn't the type to get excited just because a girl insulted him or stomped on his face with white socks.

It was just—he genuinely found Ginko incredibly adorable like that.

He turned on the room's heater, took off his coat,

and patted away the snowflakes still clinging to his hair.

Some of them had already melted,

causing a few strands of his bangs to stick to his temples.

Azuma casually swept his hair aside.

Didn't bother him much.

After all, with his "8-point" constitution,

something like this wouldn't get him sick.

Then, he walked over to the window of the suite,

gazing out at the vast, snow-covered world.

Yukima Azuma recalled the last time he and Ginko had spent a snowy day together.

Come to think of it,

they probably had to go all the way back to childhood for that.

Ever since moving to Tokyo...

Every time they met again, whether it was him or her,

one of them had to travel between Chiba and Tokyo.

Sure, they met up during spring break.

But because of travel logistics, it was always after the snow had already stopped.

Sora Ginko had always had a fragile constitution,

so moments like today—playing together in the snow—were exceedingly rare.

...

While Azuma was lost in nostalgia, time quietly slipped by.

Roughly forty minutes had passed.

Yukima Azuma began to find it strange.

What's going on?

Even for a girl, this bath is taking way too long.

Remembering Ginko's weak health,

Yukima Azuma started getting worried.

Could it be... his little senpai had fainted in the bathroom?

Σ(°ロ°)

With that in mind, he instinctively approached the bathroom door.

Ginko-senpai, bathing alone is dangerous—take Azuma-kouhai in with you!

( • ̀ω•́ )✧

But just as he got close—

He heard Sora Ginko calling from inside.

"Azuma... Azuma!"

Her voice was laced with hesitation and shyness.

"I'm here. What is it?"

Azuma replied.

Maybe because his voice sounded too close—like he was right at the door—

Ginko clearly got startled.

A panicked "Wahhh!" burst out from inside.

"W-What are you doing standing outside the door!? You're not peeking, are you!?"

(>/////< " )

At that moment, Ginko was crouching in the bathroom, hugging her body.

Even her fair neck was tinged with a soft blush.

"Relax. Just the sound of water alone is enough to give me three bowls of rice!"

Yukima Azuma threw out a cheeky joke.

Ginko: ‼Σ(°△° ꪱꪱꪱ)

And of course, what followed was a full-blown tsundere verbal beatdown from Sora Ginko.

Only after that did she mumble,

"I-In here... there's no towel."

Yukima Azuma froze.

This suite cost more than even a presidential room.

And there's no towel in the bathroom!?

You've gotta be kidding me.

Azuma glanced around the area just outside the bathroom door.

And quickly spotted a small sign posted beside it.

"Towels are individually sealed.

Please retrieve them from the outside cabinet.

Due to humidity, it is not suitable to store towels inside the bathroom.

Thank you for your understanding."

The sign was placed quite visibly.

But Ginko, embarrassed out of her mind earlier, hadn't noticed it at all—

And just dove straight into the bathroom.

Which meant—

That inevitable scene: the towel hand-off—

was now about to begin.