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Their walk continued after sitting for a while in the garden. Kazuto was still wearing the flower crown that Misaki had unconsciously made out of forgetfulness, and the people around him looked at him with strange eyes, but Kazuto himself was still not aware of it.

"Where are we going now?"

Misaki asked Kazuto.

On the other hand, Kazuto was still rubbing his chin where he was hit by Misaki. It still hurt, and Misaki didn't have a trace of guilt, and Kazuto was still thinking about what he did wrong to make Misaki angry and hit him.

"Hey, did you hear?"

Seeing that Kazuto didn't hear her, Misaki became contemplative.

Is he mad that I hit him? Whatever, it's his fault for saying I'm stupid!

"Ohh, did you say something?"

Kazuto finally came to his senses after Misaki called him repeatedly.

"I said where we're going next. Geez, I don't care if your chin still hurts, we can't waste time on such little things."

Misaki repeated with a sullen face.

But in contrast to what she said earlier, she was actually worried and secretly kept it under wraps.

"Hmm, there's still 1 hour before lunch. How about we go to the Game Center?"

Kazuto said when he looked at his watch. He cared less about the pain in his chin and was more concerned with the reason Misaki was angry at him before. Even though he was always by her side as a brother, he didn't know much about the reasons that sparked her anger. For example, the incident about the previous pornographic magazine. He thought that Misaki was angry that he had such a thing, but it wasn't. The reason Misaki was angry was that she almost got caught by the teachers and Misaki didn't mind that he had such of that thing. What she was concerned about was the loss of Kazuto's reputation if he was caught having it.

Kazuto was touched by his sister's thoughts and promised in his heart that he would never look at pornographic magazines again.

"Want to go to Game Center? If Onii-chan wants to go there then it's fine."

Misaki said without thinking.

Seeing that Kazuto wasn't angry made her relieved inwardly.

"Then it's decided."

Kazuto said while he smiled and took Misaki's hand and led him.

Kazuto was relieved that Misaki had stopped being angry with him. The misunderstanding between their minds had no effect in the end.

"But first get rid of what's in your head. It makes you look weird in the eyes of people."

Misaki said while giggling when she pointed at Kazuto's head.

"Hmm?"

Kazuto picked up what was on his head and found that the crown-shaped flower arrangement was still on his head. He had completely forgotten that he was still wearing it. But instead of throwing it away, he chose to keep it on even though people had to stare at him strangely.

"Why are you still wearing it?"

Misaki became confused about that.

"This is something my sister made with effort. So how could I throw it away."

"..."

Misaki didn't make any comments after that, if that was what Kazuto wanted.

I expected him to at least say something like that to the girls to make them go crazy over him. That way he can get a girlfriend quickly!

Misaki was again in a good mood, thinking about which girl would be lucky to be able to marry Kazuto in the future. But the future is still far away because they are still in middle school and even Kazuto doesn't have a girlfriend yet. And as her former self, she also had to take good care of him.

That kind of thinking shouldn't exist in a 12 year old kid.

After boarding the bus, Misaki had a de javu where many stares were directed at her which made her cringe, but most of the eyes were on Kazuto as well who was wearing a flower crown. That way Misaki made him a shield under everyone's gaze.

Soon they arrived at the bus stop and headed straight for the Game Center.

"Let's play!"

Game Center has always been a popular place among teenagers. Even during school hours, there would be some naughty kids who skipped and came here to play. And on weekends this place is also quite crowded to visit for fun and stress relief.

After that, we exchange money for coins to play the game. Starting from Racing games, Action-Shooter, fighting, they play various kinds of arcade games. Misaki is not very good at playing all the game genres other than the fighting type so she lost to Kazuto many times.

Argh! Why can I lose to my ex myself! My pride as a person who lived twice with a lot of knowledge was wasted here.

Misaki could only be annoyed in her heart.

But she also still had fun with Kazuto even though she ended up getting annoyed again after losing. She wondered why Kazuto could be smarter at playing games than she was.

"Do you want that stuffed lion?"

Misaki was pensive when she saw a mini lion doll with big round eyes and a smooth mane while doing a sitting pose.

"N-Not really, who wants that cute doll."

Misaki immediately reacted when Kazuto asked her. She's too shy to have cute things around her for others to see as an ex-boyfriend. But she had secretly had such things in her room and kept them in the cupboard, ever since becoming Misaki. This was an open secret to Kazuto as his brother, and he only smiled wryly at Misaki who pretended not to like it. Her face also looks cute on him and sometimes he wants to tease her.

The doll was very cute to Misaki and subconsciously continued to stare at it with sparkling eyes with the desire to own it. She wanted to hug and pet it if she could, but the doll was in Crane's game and she couldn't get it right away. She was also not very good at this game and could only stare at it through the glass.

Ah! I can't stand just looking at it!

Her enthusiasm and desire to obtain it was evident in her eyes while Kazuto looked at him.

"What are you doing?"

Kazuto entered the sight of Misaki who wanted to see the doll and made her feel a little annoyed.

"Watch and look."

Kazuto said with a confident smile when he put a coin into the crane machine. After that, he held the joystick and buttons to move the crane.

Claw crane, toy crane, or skill crane are types of arcade games known as merchandisers and all kinds of gifts can be included there, from dolls, action figures, and others. This game only requires a few buttons such as the move button for the hook, and the button to lower the hook which can only be dropped once. It's not easy to get prizes from this game, and beginners who play this game will seem like a gambler because they don't get the desired item and have to put in another coin to be able to play it. Profits will be obtained with only a few losses, that's the perfect sentence for this.

Kazuto, with a relaxed face, moved the hook towards the desired doll, but the hook was directed less sideways by Kazuto than the doll.

"What are you doing, it's too perverted!"

Misaki exclaimed when she watched him.

"You will see."

Kazuto looked very relaxed like the doll was already in his hands. Then he pressed the button to drop the hook. Just as Misaki thought that she didn't get it, the stuffed lion rose as Kazuto pressed the button again.

Turns out one of the fingers of the hook went right into the brand label that had the hole there!

Misaki had never noticed this small detail before and seemed quite surprised.

Then Kazuto slid the hook towards the hole where to take the resulting prize and dropped the doll perfectly there.

"This."

Kazuto immediately handed it to Misaki when he picked it up.

Misaki's hand was about to take it with sparkling eyes but immediately pulled it away.

"I-I don't keep cute things like that. After all, Onii-chan won."

He said with red cheeks. Her pride as an ex-boy made her not want to admit that she really liked the doll.

"You know, I'm a boy. And it's not suitable for me to keep this doll, so can you keep it secret for me."

Kazuto said when he used his index finger to form a silent gesture in his mouth. He had made the right excuse before taking the doll for Misaki to accept it.

Misaki hesitated for a moment before taking the doll from Kazuto's hand, and hugged it.

"Ehehe..."

She stroked the doll's fur and felt its softness, and laughed in a playful way. She forgot that Kazuto was still staring at her before she regained her senses.

"

Th-I-This I had to accept because Onii-chan couldn't keep it, huh! Don't get me wrong that I like it!"

Misaki said before she hiding her embarrassed face behind the doll. That look made her so cute that a lolicon might have diabetes before being caught by the FBI.

Kazuto also couldn't help but feel funny when he saw her expression.

"Fine, fine, I understand that."

Then he checked the clock and saw that it was time for lunch.

"Let's find a place to eat."

Kazuto said.

"Wait a moment."

Misaki held Kazuto's hand to stop him from walking.

With a confused look, Kazuto asked.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Keep your head down...."

Misaki said in a mosquito voice.

"Huh? Try again."

Because Misaki's voice was too low he couldn't hear that.

"I said lower your head!"

Misaki repeated in an impatient tone. Her face was also red with embarrassment.

Kazuto didn't know what she wanted by doing that, but he carried out her orders, then he bowed slightly until their faces could meet and confusedly waited for what Misaki would do.

*Chuu...

A cold, ticklish, and slightly wet feeling suddenly felt on his cheeks, when he noticed that Misaki had kissed him on the cheek. And those feelings quickly disappeared as Misaki's face moved away from him.

"That's a prize for winning it for me."

Misaki said with a shy smile as she covered her face with the doll.

Kazuto's face felt hot as he remembered the kiss earlier. However, Misaki only did this when she was truly happy, for example when Kazuto's attitude changed to getting up early. Yes, he only kissed her forehead once and never did it again even after Kazuto tried diligently to get up early.

"Well, now let's go find lunch."

Misaki then grabbed Kazuto's hand and led him out of the Game Center.

Kazuto who was slightly absent-minded just followed.