Chapter 130: Fluorescent

Her dark blue long dress fluttered, and her calves kicked up as she ran, looking extremely vibrant and cute. 

After checking her belongings, Kita quickly ran into the amusement park.

Amidst the cheerful music, she called out loudly,

"Ishikawa-kun, hurry, there's Hideru here!"

Her excitement stood out even among the nearly tourists. 

She spun around, a beaming smile on her face, pointing at a mascot.

Her eyes sparkled.

"Coming!"

Ishikawa Hayato naturally wouldn't let his girlfriend be disappointed.

He quickly put his checked belongings back into his bag and ran towards Kita.

Kita clasped her hands to her chest, bouncing on her toes, already looking impatient.

When Ishikawa Hayato arrived, she grabbed his hand and ran towards the mascot.

Perhaps it was the running, or perhaps a gust of wind, but her hair flew, her dress billowed, and a pleasant scent wafted from ahead.

She seemed to sense something, looked back at Ishikawa Hayato, her eyes filled with contentment and joy.

She smiled, her curved eyes soft and beautiful, then looked forward again.

Soon, she ran to the mascot and stopped, politely asking the big furry mascot,

"Can I take a picture?"

The mascot nodded.

She smiled, took out her phone, and handed it to Ishikawa Hayato.

"Ishikawa-kun, I'll leave it to you."

Ishikawa Hayato took the phone, ready to step back a bit to help her take a picture, but as soon as he moved, Kita grabbed his hand.

He turned around and saw Kita's resentful gaze and slightly puffed cheeks.

"What are you doing? Take a picture together!"

Ishikawa Hayato smiled apologetically, put his arm around her as she leaned against the big mascot, and extended his arm to take a picture.

But her cuteness only went so far.

After their group photo with Ishikawa Hayato and the mascot, next was a photo of just her and the mascot.

She had Ishikawa Hayato take pictures of her in various poses from various angles.

Ishikawa Hayato, holding Kita's phone to take her pictures, didn't feel tired at all.

Instead, he found being a photographer quite fun.

However, he could feel the blood pressure of the girl inside the mascot constantly rising.

To this, Ishikawa Hayato could only express his helplessness.

After all, the one showing off there was his girlfriend.

If it wasn't too excessive, he would naturally choose to indulge his girlfriend.

He happily let Kita continue taking pictures.

It wasn't until Kita was satisfied with her photos that she walked over, took her phone back from Ishikawa Hayato, and quickly checked it.

"We can see it together later~"

Ishikawa Hayato, with a helpless smile, tugged her arm.

"No, I need to confirm Ishikawa-kun's photography skills. There's a type of photo called 'taken by my boyfriend.' If I don't confirm it now, I won't feel at ease letting Ishikawa-kun take more pictures later."

She looked extremely serious, staring at her phone as she spoke, not sounding like she was joking.

Ishikawa Hayato secretly rejoiced that he hadn't pranked her by taking random pictures from weird angles.

Soon, Kita quickly browsed through them, confirmed the photos were fine, put away her phone, and smiled as she hooked her arm through Ishikawa Hayato's.

"Ishikawa-kun takes quite good pictures! So, where should we go next?"

She looked very satisfied, which was natural.

Making girls look beautiful in photos was a basic skill for a pervert.

With his hand tucked into Kita's arm, Ishikawa Hayato seemed to feel something soft and supple, but he knew very well it must be an illusion.

Yet, even so, his heart couldn't help but stir, and he was also surprised by Kita's enthusiasm.

Seeing her so excited, Ishikawa Hayato also enthusiastically pointed forward.

"Of course, an essential part of an amusement park is... the park's mine cart ride!"

"Great, let's go!"

Kita beamed.

Hand in hand, they slowly made their way to the mine cart ride entrance.

As they walked, they admired the park's scenery, looking at the various cute decorations within the amusement park.

The were adorable children either following adults or being carried, and there were parade floats passing by, and screams of excitement drifting from the distance

They could help but take more photos along the way.

A distance of less than a finger's width on the large park map felt like a whole day's outing to the two of them.

After queuing and sitting in the mine cart, while waiting for it to depart, Ishikawa Hayato looked at Kita, who was eagerly observing the surrounding scenery, and asked,

"Is there any ride Kita can't go on?"

"Not at all!" She suddenly turned to look at Ishikawa Hayato.

She seemed overly happy, and teasingly retorted,

"What about Ishikawa-kun? Surely there isn't any ride you can't go on, like a haunted house? Or a roller coaster?"

She asked playfully, testing him.

Ishikawa Hayato stared at her, as if frozen, and didn't answer her question.

Kita looked at the suddenly petrified Ishikawa Hayato with surprise.

After a few seconds, the departure horn suddenly blared.

Amidst the loud horn, Ishikawa Hayato quickly opened his mouth with a smile and said something.

Kita stared at him blankly, and it took her a while to realize.

He had been standing there for so long purely waiting for the departure horn.

He did it on purpose!

From the starting mine cart, Kita's unwilling shout rang out.

"You're so sneaky! Just tell me the honestly!”

Her voice drifted with the increasingly fast mine cart.

The cute buildings in the amusement park, the rapidly flowing scenery, the tense, dark caves, Kita's happy shouts, and Ishikawa Hayato's cooperative screams.

Soon, the satisfying but not-quite-enough loop was over.

Getting off the mine cart, Ishikawa Hayato asked Kita,

"Do you want to continue?"

Kita thought for a moment, and while she was thinking, Ishikawa Hayato reached out and smoothed her wind-blown bangs.

She drew out her denial and said, "Hmm~ We've already played for a long time. If we keep going like this, we won't keep up with Ishikawa-kun's plan, right?"

"My only plan for today is to be happy with Kita."

Seeing his unhesitating reply, Kita paused, then broke into a bright smile.

She cutely held up a slender index finger and said,

"Then let's go again!"

The rumbling mine cart made another round in the park.

Afterward, the two went to a 3D cinema, watching various rare sights and thrilling scenes as the visuals changed.

During this time, Kita's hand was tightly gripping Ishikawa Hayato's hand.

When a thrilling scene appeared, her small hand would unleash an unexpectedly astonishing strength.

And during this time, she also secretly glanced at Ishikawa Hayato.

Seeing his focused expression, without a hint of fear, she silently crossed off this attraction in her mind.

It seemed this wasn't what he was afraid of.

Ishikawa Hayato quickly noticed her gaze.

After looking at her, he showed a triumphant smile.

Seeing him like this, Kita was even more determined to find his weakness.

Later, the two raced in go-karts, and Ishikawa Hayato mercilessly overlapped Kita.

He even proudly extended his hand, wanting to high-five Kita, but Kita, pouting, ignored him.

Later, Ishikawa Hayato pulled Kita to ride the carousel.

Although Kita felt it was childish, once she sat on it, she saw Ishikawa Hayato striking a Western cowboy-style riding pose and making silly expressions.

Hearing the children behind them exclaiming in admiration, she couldn't help but laugh.

At the same time, with Ishikawa Hayato's help, she successfully took pictures of the two of them on the carousel.

After getting off the carousel, the two walked through a relatively quiet area in the amusement park. Kita watched Ishikawa Hayato maintaining an absolute distance from a gloomy, dilapidated old building on the other side.

She thought that she could now get revenge for the go-kart race.

With a mischievous smile, she leaned towards Ishikawa Hayato, linking her arm through his, and said,

"Ishikawa-kun, your plan doesn't happen to exclude the haunted house, does it? The haunted house is a must-go attraction, you know."

Looking at this mischievous, cute girl with cunning in her yellowish-green eyes.

Ishikawa Hayato recalled some of the haunted house's contents. After a moment of hesitation, he bluffed,

"I... I'm not scared at all."

Saying this, he turned and walked towards the haunted house, ignoring Kita, who behind him, jumped up excitedly and showed a very bright smile.

But after entering the haunted house, it was Kita who tightly clung to Ishikawa Hayato's arm.

However, her eyes darted around, seemingly eager to see something that would scare him.

The two entered the first floor of this old hospital-like haunted house.

Their footsteps were followed by the creaking sound of wooden boards.

Screams and terrified broken voices occasionally came from ahead, adding to the horror of the place.

They held their breath as they passed through the chaotic abandoned hall.

When they walked up the stairs to the second floor, a relieved Kita tightly hugged Ishikawa Hayato's hand and happily exclaimed,

"How scary~!"

But after her voice faded, she didn't hear Ishikawa Hayato's reply.

She turned her head to look at Ishikawa Hayato, seeing his serious expression, and thought she had really scared him.

Kita stopped worriedly and said with hesitation,

"Ishikawa-kun, maybe we should just go out."

"No, there's nothing much here yet." Ishikawa Hayato shook his head and continued walking.

Kita tugged at him, but couldn't pull him, so she could only follow him upstairs.

On the second floor, the corridor was blocked by debris, so the two had to follow the planned route to the operating room next door.

Kita pushed open the door first.

What greeted their eyes was an operating room like a slaughterhouse. The brightly lit shadowless lamp in the center illuminated the entire operating room, revealing a blood-stained operating table and blood splattered everywhere.

It was as if tools like chainsaws had been used here to cruelly cut flesh and blood.

Kita looked up at Ishikawa Hayato, then subtly took his hand.

Ishikawa Hayato looked at her holding his hand as if to comfort him.

Feeling a little helpless as if he was being misunderstood, he didn’t bother to explain further.

The two of them merely glanced at the scene before preparing to leave from the other side.

Rounding the operating table, Kita didn't dare to look at the table reflecting a human figure.

She gave Ishikawa Hayato a stiff smile and said, "The setup here is quite scary, isn't it?"

Ishikawa Hayato looked back and replied, "Yes, this place will definitely become one of Japan's most terrifying haunted houses."

Hearing his words, Kita blinked rapidly, then, as if going against her conscience, she gritted her teeth and handed her phone to Ishikawa Hayato, saying, "Ish... Ishikawa-kun..."

"You're not thinking of taking pictures here, are you?" Ishikawa Hayato said, looking at the girl who had just shown some fear.

Seeing that Ishikawa Hayato didn't seem scared at all, she blurted out the thought that had just flashed through her mind.. "Taking photos and videos in the most terrifying haunted house will definitely get me a lot more followers!"

It seemed that the thought of gaining followers made her immune to the environment.

She smiled brightly, full of spirit.

After speaking, she shoved her phone into Ishikawa Hayato's hand and, smiling, got ready for a photo.

Ishikawa Hayato took the phone, but instead of taking a picture of Kita, he silently pointed to the ghost that had been waiting behind her for a long time.

Kita turned around, puzzled, but the first thing she saw was a blood-stained head wrapped in bandages.

The excitement in her eyes quickly vanished, and it was a while before she shrieked, "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

She instantly lunged at Ishikawa Hayato.

Ishikawa Hayato caught her, suppressing his laughter, and protecting her, he quickly ran out of the operating room.

After running a good distance, the two finally stopped.

Ishikawa Hayato looked at the teary-eyed Kita, who had been scared, and asked with a smile, "The scenery here is nice. Shall we take a picture?"

Seeing Ishikawa Hayato still teasing her at this moment, Kita angrily kicked his calf, but her hands were still tightly wrapped around Ishikawa Hayato's waist, showing no intention of letting go.

Afterward, Kita saw that Ishikawa Hayato seemed completely unafraid.

Although she had doubts, she played and screamed more joyfully inside the haunted house.

Ishikawa Hayato protected her when she screamed in fear.

Until halfway.

In front of an old, grand door, Kita looked at Ishikawa Hayato, who stood still at the entrance.

She walked up to him in surprise.

Except for the time at the operating table, Ishikawa Hayato always went first when opening doors or entering places where terrifying scenes might be found.

She had even thought that Ishikawa Hayato was pretending to be afraid of ghosts before, which was why he didn't dare to enter the haunted house, and now he wouldn't be remembering his persona and pretending not to dare to enter again, would he?

"Ishikawa-kun, what's wrong?"

As Kita spoke, she actively walked towards the door.

"Uh, Kita, how about we stop here?" Ishikawa Hayato said with an awkward expression.

"You're not going to say you're scared now, are you?" Kita pressed her hand against the door and looked back at Ishikawa Hayato with disdain.

Ishikawa Hayato was about to say something when he suddenly shivered, his expression changed, and he stared straight ahead.

Kita was startled by his reaction and quickly looked to the side as well.

But besides a moss-covered wall, there was nothing else there.

Suddenly, something lit up.

Kita was startled and quickly moved towards Ishikawa Hayato.

It was only when the object floated a little closer that Kita realized it was a firefly.

"What is it, Ishikawa-kun? Don't scare me here."

She sighed and ignored Ishikawa Hayato, turning to push open the wooden door.

The scene behind this door was completely different from the horrors she had seen before.

Luminescent green lights floated in the air, the dark soil was completely covered by green plants, and a clear spring in the corner of the courtyard reflected countless faint green lights.

Kita looked at this scene in surprise, but the next moment, the luminescent green lights suddenly flew towards Kita all at once.

Before she could react, Ishikawa Hayato instantly hugged her from behind, turned, and ran out.

As Kita breathed a sigh of relief, a guess gradually formed in her mind.

After confirming it, Kita hid behind a flower bed, laughing so hard she couldn't breathe.

"Ishikawa-kun is actually afraid of fireflies... Hahaha, I can't take it anymore, haha!"

"They're bugs! Not fireflies!"

Ishikawa Hayato tried hard to explain, but Kita was already laughing uncontrollably and couldn't hear the explanation at all.

He watched Kita's face gradually fall, then silently took out his phone and pressed the shutter, aiming at Kita, who was a laughing mess.

A moment later, the two switched roles.

Kita, enraged, chased Ishikawa Hayato wildly, while Ishikawa Hayato ran ahead, showing off his phone held high.

"Delete that photo for me, delete it!"

"Kita's collection of embarrassing moments has increased!"