Chapter 150
While staring at Nozomi, Mineo extended his hand. And Nozomi, after looking into Mineo's eyes in silence for a moment, also gave a sweet smile and placed her small hand in Mineo's palm.
In the next second, Nozomi was already sitting in Mineo's embrace, reaching out to wrap her arms around his neck.
Bowing his head and looking at Nozomi-chan's beautiful face, Mineo asked: "Ready? Hold on tight!"
"Yes! I'm ready!"
"Then let's get ready to head out!"
Holding Nozomi-chan's body, which felt incredibly soft, Mineo's body immediately shot up toward the sky.
Their two figures merged as they cut through the night sky, piercing through the cloud layers, and arriving directly above the vast, endless heavens!
"We've arrived! Nozomi-chan can open her eyes and see."
Hearing Mineo's voice, Nozomi slowly opened her eyes. She realized that she was already above the clouds. Because they were flying at such a high altitude, the night view of the sprawling stars looked incredibly brilliant and mesmerizing.
Seeing the sea of glowing stars that stretched out without end, Nozomi's beautiful eyes sparkled with a hint of enchantment. "This is the sensation of flying? I didn't expect that standing in the sky would be something so extraordinarily beautiful."
Hearing that, Mineo smiled at Nozomi and said: "Do you want to try it yourself?"
"Hmm? What does Mineo-kun want me to try?"
"Try the sensation of flying freely on your own!"
Hearing Mineo's words, Nozomi's beautiful eyes were filled with surprise and hope. She asked in a tone of disbelief: "I... I can fly too?"
"Of course you can!"
As Mineo finished speaking, he moved his will. Immediately, a layer of pale white glowing light slowly covered Nozomi's entire body.
Then Mineo released his hold, and Nozomi realized with a great shock that she was actually floating in mid-air.
Looking at Nozomi, Mineo smiled and said: "Now try to control your body with your will, see if you can fly."
"Okay, I'll try!" Nozomi replied, then she began to try and focus her concentration. Under the control of her will, her body really began to move up or down freely.
An indescribable feeling of joy flowed through Nozomi's heart. At this moment, she felt truly excited. "Mineo-kun, I really did it! I... I can actually fly by myself! How about we play a game together!?"
"Play a game? What kind of game?"
Seeing Mineo looking at her with curiosity, Nozomi pressed her lips together and smiled without answering.
She flew forward for dozens of meters, then turned back and gave Mineo a sweet smile while saying: "The game is, let's see if Mineo-kun can catch me!"
After saying those words, a sound like the ringing of silver bells came from Nozomi's mouth. In the next second, her body flew forward rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, she had entered a thick layer of clouds.
The wind roared beside her ears. Feeling the clouds flow past both sides of her cheeks, Nozomi felt both happy and comfortable. Without realizing it, the silk ribbon tying her hair came loose.
Feeling her long hair begin to flutter in the wind, Nozomi was instantly startled. Just as she was preparing to turn around to catch her ribbon, a hand had already held out the ribbon right in front of her.
Mineo could be seen floating in front of Nozomi. He looked at Nozomi-chan with a smile: "Flying too fast can be dangerous. Does this mean I've caught you?"
"Mineo-kun seems to be cheating." Nozomi crinkled her little nose cutely. She reached out and took the ribbon from Mineo's hand. While placing both hands behind her head, she gently tied her long hair back again. "This time doesn't count, that's because my ribbon came off. Next time, I won't be found by you so easily."
After playing to their heart's content in the sky for over an hour, only then did Mineo and Nozomi return to the ground. By now, the two of them had arrived in front of the shrine.
Nozomi looked up at the sky, as if she were reminiscing about the happiness she had just found. "Today was really fun! Mineo-kun, thank you for bringing me to experience a sensation I've only ever imagined in my dreams."
Looking at Nozomi, Mineo smiled and said: "There's no need to thank me for that kind of thing. I also felt very happy while playing just now. Time is almost up, Nozomi-chan hasn't eaten yet, right? Would you give me the honor of having dinner together?"
Seeing Mineo extend his hand toward her, Nozomi showed a thin smile. She placed her small hand in Mineo's palm. "I am a little hungry. I have to eat something to stay energized. Otherwise, I might get malnourished. But Mineo-kun, I have to go home first to change my clothes. Can you accompany me?"
"Of course I can. Let's go!"
After Nozomi returned to her house, she quickly changed into cute casual clothes. Then she followed Mineo toward a restaurant nearby.
Just as the two of them were about to step into the restaurant, Mineo suddenly saw someone.
Seeing Mineo's footsteps suddenly stop, Nozomi also stopped. She looked in the direction of Mineo's gaze and then asked: "Mineo-kun, what is it? Did you find something interesting?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I thought I saw someone I knew just now."
"Someone you know?" Hearing that, Nozomi observed ahead seriously, but unfortunately she didn't find anything.
"Is the person Mineo-kun knows Eli-chi? Or is it Minami-san and the others?"
"It's not them. Oh well, no need to talk about it, let's go in and eat! You still have school tomorrow; after treating you to a meal, I'll immediately take you home so you can rest."
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