Whispering You a Love Song ch47: The Aquarium, A Date, And Then...

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>Morning, Hima.
>Good morning, Shiho-senpai.
>Pretty rare of you to make a video call.

>I'm having some trouble deciding what to wear today,
>so I wanted your opinion, Hima.
>Owah!

>Is it a date with Aki-senpai!?
>Wha!?

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>No!
>Not really! It's just a normal outing!
>Don't try to hide it.
>I worry about this kind of thing too, so I can tell.

>>Grr...
>Then, um...
>what would be good to wear on a date...?
>Hehe~
>Personally, I think what you're wearing right now is cute!

>Thank goodness. I'll go with this, then.
>Thanks, Hima.
>No problem~

>So where are you going for your date?
>Haven't the foggiest.

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>Where do you two normally go on dates?
>Hmm~
>We've been to the shopping mall and café a fair few times!
>Ah! But!

>Yori-senpai's coming over to my place tomorrow!

>You're making...
>quite a lot of progress...
>A home date...
>?

>Well,
>this is Aki we're talking about.
>Even if she says it's a date, she probably just wants me to help her pick out some clothes or check out a new store
>or something along those lines.

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>>Searching for an answer to that day...

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>Here.
>Your ticket.

>I haven't been to an aquarium in ages.

>Come on.
>Let's get going.

>A-Aquarium...?

>This is totally a date!!!
>>Marine Aquarium

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>What's the meaning of this...?
>Look at this!!
>Shiho!
>Look!

>Turtles!!

>Uwah
>They're really huge!!
>I think this is my first time seeing them up so close.
>Oh man! They're heading right for us!
>Why!?

>Maybe it's this?
>>Turtle Feed - 100 yen a go
>Ah~
>They came to use because they thought we were gonna feed they!!
>>PLEASE
>>CAUTION!!

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>Okay, okay~ We'll give you some tasty feed~

>Here! Wanna feed them, Shiho?
>How about you feed them while I record a video, Aki?

>Okay~
>I'll start with the one who gets over here first~

>Ah~ That one thought it was their turn and snatched it~

>Well,
>since we're here and all, I may as well just enjoy today without reading too deeply into it...

>There's a petting corner over there! Wanna touch a sea cucumber!?
>How about we don't?
>Eh~?

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>That spooked me~
>It's shedding its feathers, apparently.

>These are cute~

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>Oh man...
>Seals are so cute...
>I know... I feel like we've been staring at them for 30 minutes by now...

>Even a tucked away local aquarium is fun.
>You're right.
>It's more lively than I expected.

>Wait.
>It's 3pm already. I think I'm getting hungry.
>I'm starving to death too.

>Okay.
>Well then, let's get some lunch.
>There's a café nearby.

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>Watching the sea while eating lunch feels so luxurious.
>...Yeah.
>How much more of a date can you get?

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>Hey, hey.
>Wanna go to the beach after this?
>I haven't been to one since our school trip to Okinawa.

>Same here, I think.
>Maybe I'll splash you with water, Aki.
>Hey~

>By the way,

>you were talking with Yori the other day, right?

>Wha-
>Why do you know about that?
>I heard it from the girl herself.

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>She didn't tell me any details,
>so I was wondering what you were talking about.

>It was about Hima.
>Himari-chan?
>Yeah.

>We were talking
>about whether I could keep her on as our manager.
>...And
>what did Yori say?
>She allowed it.

>Did she
>seem okay with it? She wasn't forcing herself, was she?

>Didn't look that way to me.
>She did give me a warning, though.
>A warning?

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>Something along the lines of "I don't mind, but I'll never let you have Hima".
>Pfft!

>What the heck?
>That's so funny.
>Nice one, Yori-chan.

>Give me a break.

>So what happened next?
>I cleared up the misunderstanding.

>I told her that it wasn't Hima who I was in love with but...

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>...Uh.
>It's nothing.
>At any rate, things turned out all good in the end.

>Ah~
>Man, this curry is so good~
>Maybe I'll order another plate.

>You want some too?
>Nah, I'll good.
>Thanks, though.

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>Evening already? Where did the time go?
>It's because you started picking up shells.

>It's fine, isn't it? I found some pretty ones.
>Yeah, yeah.

>Shiho.
>Hm?

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>Did you enjoy
>today's date?

>Huh?
>What's this all of a sudden?

>Well... I suppose...
>I don't normally come to this area,
>so... um...

>I guess it was fun?

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>Thank goodness.
>Can I ask you one more question?

>...
>What is it?

>Do you love me?

>Wha-...

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>What are you...
>Or did you not mean it that way the other day?

>~~~Ng.

>...That's right.
>...I love you.

>In that case,
>Shiho,

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>how about the two of us
>start dating?

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>I thought today was pretty fun too.
>I want the two of us to keep having fun like this.
>...D-

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>Don't screw with me!!

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>Don't...
>joke around like that.

>This whole time...
>I've been worrying over you.

>When I thrust my feelings upon you the other day,
>I was worried about what I'd had done if that made you reject me...

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>All of it,
>All of it
>is because I really do love you.

>So don't
>play around
>with my feelings like that.

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>...
>I'm sorry.

>I guess I shouldn't have phrased it like that.

>But...
>I'm not playing around.

>I'm
>serious.

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>Hey.

>If we were to remain just friends
>and I found myself another lover,

>would you
>still be with me like you are right now?

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>...
>That's...

>...

>I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm teasing you,
but you're really important to me.

>To be honest,
>if I were to think about whether I have romantic feelings towards you right now...
>I'd probably think it's not that kind of feeling just yet.

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>But
>I don't want
>to be apart from you, Shiho.

>So if you're okay with it, Shiho,
>I want to be by your side as your lover.

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>This might not be what you were hoping for, Shiho,
>but I've been trying my hardest in my own way
>to think about our relationship going forward.

>That's wh-...

>Then
>do you think
>you can kiss me?

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>Ki-...
>...

>See?
>In the end, you don't have the determination to become my...
>I can.

>I can do it.

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>On second thought, no!
>Mmgh

>Wh-...
>Why you...

>I don't wanna be told to do it.

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>I didn't think you were such a floozy, Aki.

>You're the one who brought it up!!
>I didn't think you'd actually go through with it!!

>...

>...Hey,
>Aki.

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>Save the kisses
>until you feel like you want to kiss me someday.

>I'll...

>um

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>I'll work hard to become a girlfriend
>that makes you feel that way.

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>So,
>erm,
>in other words...
>...

>You'll make me
>your lover, right...?

>Y-
>You're seriously serious, right?
>O-
>Of course!

>No backing out later and saying that it was just a joke, okay!?
>Why do you doubt me so much?

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>I mean,
>I never thought you and I
>would actually be dating...

>Yeah.
>Me neither.

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>But well,
>it'll start to feel more real eventually.

>Hey.

>Is holding hands okay?

>I guess...
>that's fine?

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>Well then, I'll be in your care from now on,
>my girlfriend.

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>That was so smooth, it's ticking me off.
>Huh?
>You know you love it.
>Shut it.