My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 297 Trust me, I'll confess to her tomorrow.
"Here you go, a mystery reward." Tsuna walked up to the two of them and handed Shoko a small, square, blue box about the size of a palm.

"So small?" Shoko took the box and turned it around.

Ayumi Ajitani, who was standing to the side, couldn't wait any longer. "Open it and see! Open it and see!"

Without hesitation, Glass took out the key and cut open the tape on the box.

"What? What?"

"Ayumi-chan, can you calm down first?"

Shoko nudged Ayumi, who was leaning closer, and then, under the expectant gazes of Tsuna and the other girl, took out a discount coupon...

“This…” Tsuna reached out and took it speechlessly, then read the words on it: “Seaside Cabin Buffet Discount Coupon, limited to 5 people for one hour.”

"That's not bad!" Ayumi Azurani regained her usual energy.

"Not bad, I guess I made a profit." Tsuna returned the discount coupon to Shoko, but Ayumi Ajitani intercepted it halfway there.

"Shall we wait for Takagi-chan and the others to come out before going back?" Ayumi Ajitani stood up, stretched, and let out a comfortable groan.

"Aren't you going to watch the fireworks?" Shoko asked, puzzled.

"No, I don't think so?" Ayumi Azumi shook her head and looked at her: "The fireworks don't start until 11:30. We can go back and take a shower, and then we can see them from home."

“Hmm…” Shoko thought for a moment, then nodded: “That works too.”

Tsuna sat quietly to the side, listening to them make their decision.

Not long after, Takagi and Nishikata also emerged from the forest. Nishikata went to return the items, while Takagi came over to rest and chat with them.

As soon as she arrived, Ayumi Ajitani couldn't wait to ask, "Takagi-chan, Shoko-chan just said she heard Nishikata scream. What happened?"

"You guys actually heard that?" Takagi asked in surprise, ignoring Ayumi Ajitani's gossipy expression.

“It wasn’t me.” Shoko waved her hand, then pointed to someone beside her. “It was Tsuna who heard it.”

Tsuna withdrew his gaze from Nishikata in the distance and asked curiously, "So what exactly happened?"

He saw that Nishikata's ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed, and he didn't believe that nothing had happened between the two of them in the forest.

"He was startled by an animal that suddenly darted out, then he tripped over a branch and fell into my arms."

"..."

"..."

"..."

When the three of them saw her explain the reason so casually, as if it were just a casual chat, they were a little doubtful about the truth of her explanation.

"Really...really...?" Ayumi Ajitani was the first to raise a question.

Takagi nodded. "It's true. You can ask Nishikata later if you don't believe me."

"..."

Until Nishikata returned with the mysterious reward, opened it with great anticipation, and then left somewhat disappointed to go home, the three of them tacitly avoided mentioning what Takagi had said.

The camera captured a photo of the five people laughing heartily as the fireworks burst into bloom.

"Miyamura, you say it..."

"you say……"

"that is…"

"Please just say what you have to say." Tsuna turned around speechlessly to look at Nishikata, who was lying on the bed tossing and turning.

"Well...it's just..." Nishikata hesitated, unsure how to say it, but finally mustered the courage to speak: "Do you think Takagi-san might also have feelings for me...?"

"..." Seeing him struggle back and forth before finally uttering such a sentence, Tsuna just wanted to smother him with a pillow.

"Why aren't you saying anything...?" Seeing that he remained silent, Nishikata inexplicably became nervous, then sat bolt upright in bed: "Am I just imagining things!?"

"..."

"Do you believe me?" Tsuna looked into his eyes, raised an eyebrow, and gave an irrelevant answer.

"I believe you! I definitely believe you!" Nishikata patted his chest and assured him without hesitation.

"If you confess to Takagi tomorrow, she will definitely say yes."

"..." Nishikata looked at him speechlessly, his eyes conveying the meaning of 'Do I look like an idiot?'

"Trust me, okay?"

"Goodnight." Nishikata ignored him and stopped acting crazy, leaning back on the bed.

"Ah……"

Tsuna glanced at him briefly before looking away and continuing to chat with Kazuno about the upcoming release of the second volume of "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day".

"Miyamura-sensei, are you really not planning on holding a book signing event?"

"It's very simple. All you need to do is show up. You don't need to prepare anything. Just sign an autograph and greet everyone warmly. Leave the rest to Futaba Publishing House."

"..."

"I don't have that idea. Besides, you've already read the second volume, Sister Xiaoshun. I don't want my peaceful high school life to be disrupted."

After sending that message, he stopped paying attention to his phone, played 'Plants vs. Zombies' for a while, then lay back down on the bedsheets and drifted off to sleep.

Over the next few days, time flew by. On two of those days, all five of them went to the seaside shop and used the discount coupons. Takagi and Nishikata also drew the same discount coupons.

In the blink of an eye, the five of them had packed their luggage and were standing at the door waiting for Ayumi Ajitani's uncle to drive over and take them to the Shinkansen.

"Are you really not going to stay a couple more days?" Grandma Ajitani looked at Shoko and the others with reluctance.

“Yes, it’s fine to stay a couple more days. We have plenty of food at home,” Grandpa Acigu chimed in, puffing on his pipe.

"No, Grandpa and Grandma, we have things to take care of back home." Ayumi hugged the two elderly people, her eyes filled with deep reluctance.

"I will come back to see you next month."

Not long after, the familiar van pulled up, and A-Gang and the others said goodbye to the two elderly people and got into the van.

"Ayumi-chan, you don't have to come back with us. You could spend more time with Grandpa and Grandma," Shoko said hesitantly in the car.

“Then forget it. I’m so bored without you guys,” Ayumi Ajitani waved her hands repeatedly, the reluctance in her eyes long gone. “This town hasn’t changed in years. I don’t even know how many times I’ve been here.”

Seeing this, Shoko stopped trying to persuade her and started talking about other topics with her. Tsuna looked out the window at the pedestrians and vehicles passing by, seemingly lost in thought.

Nishikata, on the other hand, looked somber, suffering from motion sickness.

"Remember to send me a message when you arrive."

"Okay, Uncle. Be careful driving back later!" Ayumi waved to the burly man and turned to walk into the station with Tsuna and the others.

The green mountains outside the car window swiftly transformed into flowing blocks of color, the roar of the rails pierced my eardrums, the cool air from the air conditioner carried the aroma of soy sauce from a bento box, the seats vibrated frequently with the car body, and the reluctance to leave the small town had not yet dissipated when the silver front of the car pierced through the fog ahead.

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"Click..."

"Auntie! I'm back!!"

"I am back."

"Welcome home." Shizuka Miyamura, who had already received the news, smiled as she walked out of the living room. "How were your seven days at your friend's house? Did anything interesting happen?"

(End of this chapter)