Green plums cannot become lovers.

Can I kiss you too?

The girl stared at the boy's lips, and asked in a daze.

"Uh... cheeks would be fine."

Volume 1: Chapter 89 First Encounter with the Tram

The next day, led by Aoyama Nanami, the group toured the city.

They visited the famous Tokyo Tower, then went to Senso-ji Temple to pray for good fortune. After a quick lunch, they took the train to the amusement park in the afternoon.

It looks like the budget will have to be increased again.

An and Asuka sat in their chairs, listening to the occasional arrival announcements on the radio, calculating in their minds how much money they would spend that day.

It was definitely painful to part with the money, since it was all hard-earned savings. But he wouldn't tell the girls things like, "Earning money is so hard, so you have to be frugal and restrained."

After all, they are very sensible, and they can understand many things without him having to say much, even when it comes to spending money.

While most children don't have a proper concept of money, they have already learned to save, even Marina.

So the money they spent today was all saved up from their daily lives.

Besides, since we're here on a trip, we should have a great time and create wonderful memories for them. Otherwise, the trip would be meaningless.

If money can buy smiles from young girls, then he's willing to spend it.

Looking at the smiles on the faces of the girls beside her, An and Asuka felt no more heartache.

The tram slowly came to a stop, a few people got off and a few more got on.

The girl's chattering voice echoed in his ears, constantly bothering him. Finally, An and Asuka couldn't help but want the girl to be quiet.

"Birds..."

"Marina, I'll give you a question. If you answer it correctly, I'll take you to McDonald's for dinner tonight."

The girl used to be able to eat out with her family every Thursday, but since her father left and her aunt was left to support the family alone, she has rarely gone out to eat out anymore.

"really?"

Marina was somewhat excited upon hearing this.

“Okay.” An and Asuka nodded and said, “Don’t worry, the question won’t be too difficult. It’s about a tram.”

"Then you tell me."

Upon hearing that the question was about trains, Marina immediately felt confident. She figured it was probably just a question about people getting on and off trains, which would be a piece of cake for her.

"Alright, then listen carefully." Seeing the girl's confidence, An and Asuka couldn't help but smile. Under the girls' gaze, he slowly spoke.

"Imagine five people are tied to one trolley track, and one person is tied to the spare track. A runaway trolley is speeding towards you, and you happen to have a joystick nearby. Would you push the joystick to steer the trolley onto the spare track and kill the one person, or would you do nothing and let the five people be killed?"

"Huh...?"

She thought it would be a simple question about getting on and off the bus, but it turned out to be a question she had never even considered.

Not only Marina, but also the girls next to her were deep in thought because of this question, which they had never heard of before.

Kill one or kill five?

An and Asuka breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the girls had quieted down. They were exhausted from running around with them and wanted to take this opportunity to rest.

Just as An and Asuka were thinking this, a girl's laughter suddenly came from in front of them.

He subconsciously looked up and saw a black-haired girl sitting directly opposite him. She was wearing a black dress and looked to be about the same age as them. An old man was sitting next to her.

At that moment, the girl was grinning, showing her teeth. Even after noticing his gaze, she didn't stop laughing; instead, she laughed even more heartily.

It looks a bit silly.

An and Asuka glanced at each other and then looked away, but he could still hear the girl's laughter coming from the other side from time to time.

He's a bit silly, but very infectious.

When they arrived at the station, the girls still hadn't figured out the answer to the question. For these kind-hearted girls, whether it was one person or five, they were all lives, and they didn't want to hurt any of them.

Seeing how deeply they were trying to save everyone, An and Asuka realized that they might have been too wicked.

So he quickly distracted them, saying, "Alright, stop thinking about it. Let's go to the amusement park. You can play whatever you want today."

"really?"

"Ok!"

"That's great!"

The girls cheered again; they had been worried that the boy wouldn't let them play some of the more exciting activities.

"..."

The most unbearable thing about summer is queuing up in the scorching sun, even for the most lively and active girls.

But after waiting in line for a long time and finally getting in, the girls' faces immediately lit up with smiles, as if they had forgotten their complaints at the entrance.

"Asuka, let's go play that!"

Marina pointed excitedly at the giant spinning swing ride not far away. An and Asuka, however, felt dizzy just looking at it and quickly refused.

"You guys go play by yourselves, I'm not playing."

"Oh dear, is the bird scared?"

"If you say another word, I won't let you play anything today, you believe me?"

An and Asuka threatened expressionlessly. They had no liking for these spinning amusement rides; just looking at them made them want to vomit.

But unfortunately, many of the rides in the amusement park are like this, so he was basically there for sightseeing.

"Asuka, I was wrong."

Marina immediately admitted her mistake, and An and Asuka pinched her cheek as punishment before asking the others, "What do you want to play?"

"Carousel!"

Bumper cars!

"roller coaster!"

The girls told each other what activities they wanted to do, and An and Asuka wrote them down one by one. Then they took them to different places.

The girls seemed to have limitless energy. No matter how far they went or how wild they played, not one of them complained of being tired. Instead, after getting off one ride, they would immediately run to another with great excitement.

He didn't know where they got so much energy; he felt tired just watching them, so he didn't even get to do two activities in most of the day.

It wasn't until after 3 p.m. that An and Asuka found a bench under the shade of a tree to sit and rest.

He leaned back in his chair while the laughter of the girls drifted from the carousel not far away. After only a couple of glances, An and Asuka looked away, gazing up at the dense canopy of trees.

I don't know how they manage to ride so many spinning rides without getting dizzy.

What an enviable physique!

As An and Asuka were thinking this, they heard a familiar voice beside them.

"What a coincidence, we meet again. It's been so long since we last met."

Turning my head, I saw a black-haired girl standing beside me.

May I sit down?

Volume 1: Chapter 90 The Silly Black-Haired Girl

An and Asuka moved aside to make room for the girl.

"Thank you."

"It's ok."

The girl skipped and hopped over.

"Ha, I'm exhausted."

The girl sat down abruptly in the chair, letting out a comfortable sigh. Then she suddenly gasped and quickly pulled her feet out of her sandals.

An and Asuka then noticed a little blood between the other's toes; no wonder he had been hopping around earlier.

The girl seemed to notice her gaze and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Oh, I should have known better than to wear sandals to play. I didn't expect it to be so uncomfortable."

"This kind of thing should be easy to figure out, right?" An and Asuka said with a smile. "You'd better get it treated quickly, or you might get the wound infected."

"I want to too," the girl pouted, "but I don't have anything on me."

"where is your family?"

"Hehe, I shook them off." The girl raised an eyebrow, looking smug. "When I was with them, they wouldn't let me do this or that, so I ran away by myself."

"..."

What's there to be proud of?

An and Asuka found it somewhat amusing, but they could also understand why children of this age didn't want to be too restricted.

"By the way, where are those girls who were with you earlier?"

"They're playing over there."

Following An and Asuka's gaze, a hint of envy flashed in the girl's eyes as she said, "That's great, I want to play too."

"You'd better wait for your family to come."

An and Asuka warned him, genuinely worried that the girl might recklessly run off to play. After all, she seemed somewhat capable of such a thing.

"I understand." The girl lifted her injured right foot and swung it in the air, her snow-white skin seemingly glowing in the sunlight.

"Sigh~~~"

However, she soon cried out in pain again because she unconsciously squeezed her toes twice.

"It hurts to death."

Is this guy an idiot?

An and Asuka were speechless at the sight. After thinking for a moment, they said to the girl, "Wait for me."

"Huh?"

After saying that, without waiting for the girl to say anything, he ran to the toilet not far away.

When he came out again, he was holding a few sheets of toilet paper and returned to the girl.

"Let me take care of it for you."

"Huh? Can I have an umbrella with you? Is that okay?"

Looking at the boy in front of her and the toilet paper in his hand, the girl became a little nervous.

"Or should I wait for it to heal itself?"

An and Asuka picked up a bottle of mineral water from the chair next to them, wet the paper in their hands, and then half-squatted down in front of the girl. "Okay, lift your feet up."

"Well......"

The usually carefree girl suddenly felt a little embarrassed. But looking at the serious-looking boy squatting in front of her, she finally lifted her injured foot up again, albeit shakily.

"It will hurt a little, just bear with it."

The moment the boy finished speaking, she felt her forefoot being grasped, and her injured toes being gently separated. A cool sensation mixed with a slight stinging pain followed.

The boy she had just met was actually treating her wounds... It was a perfectly normal thing, but for some reason, it made her feel a little ashamed.

Feet, feet aren't some shameful organ, are they?

The girl unconsciously covered her face, unsure of what to do.

An and Asuka, however, failed to notice the girl's mental state at that moment. After carefully wiping the bloodstains from the girl's wounds, they took out two bandages from their pockets.

This is something he almost always carries with him when he goes out, just in case. Although he rarely uses most of it, it's worth it if he can use it even once.

He placed the girl's foot on his thigh, wiped away the water stains with dry tissue paper, then tore open the bandage before lifting her foot again, separating the injured big toe, and carefully applying the bandage to the chafed area.

Fortunately, the wound wasn't big, and one dressing was enough.

But that wasn't all. She then took out a handkerchief she always carried with her from her pocket, folded it twice, and stuffed it between the girl's toes.

The girl's feet were so small that they could be wrapped around twice and tied into a knot.

After doing all this, An and Asuka released the girl's feet, stood up, and clapped their hands.