Reincarnated Into Anime World

Checking the time on my watch, I patiently waited for my date to arrive as I sat down on the edge of the water fountain in the middle of the park. Watching the children play in the sandbox, swing wildly on the swings, slide down the slides in all sorts of ways, a smile naturally bloomed on my face.

How peaceful...I like it.

It was currently a Saturday morning, and a few days ago, I realized that even after being with Shouko for almost three years, I haven't taken her out anywhere for a date yet. And that was inappropriate behavior as a boyfriend.

Thus, I decided to have a date today. When I asked Shouko out for a date, she looked delighted, and seeing her that way, I've started to feel even more guilty since she looked as though she had been waiting for me to ask that.

We decided to meet separately in the park at 10 am even though we lived in the same house. Reason? Shouko said it would feel more like a "date" if we met with each other outside the house and proceed from there. If we had chosen to start our date from our doorsteps, then it would feel more like a "family outing" instead.

So, I decided to listen to her. I woke up early (for once), changed into something nice, and left the house early. So here I am, waiting for Shouko to arrive as a bunch of kids surrounded me and asked me to catch some bugs for them.

Summer vacation hasn't started yet, but the season changed a bit faster than usual this year. So, there were plenty of insects and beetles roaming around in the denser areas of trees in the park itself.

I didn't mind catching some of the more common-to-find beetles, though one kid even asked for the rare rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles. Of course, I had to reject him as even I was willing to help him find it, it would take up most of my time for the day, which I wasn't willing to do today.

Of course, I made sure not to overdo myself with those kids. It was about five minutes since I started playing with the kids that Shouko arrived. And wow, did she look...

"Onii-san? Is she your girlfriend?"

"Onee-san looks beautiful!"

The little children quickly turned their little heads towards the incoming Shouko. No words could describe her beauty, so I'm just gonna show you.

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"Fuu-kun! Good morning!"

"Good morning again, Shou-chan."

And the first step in every date after greeting each other was -

"You look beautiful in that dress."

Hearing my sudden compliment, Shouko blushed slightly as she twirled around on the spot, showing off her dress proudly.

"Thank you! Mum helped picked out some of her older clothes for me to wear, and I'm glad you liked it."

I shook my head in response to that, prompting a look of confusion on Shouko's face.

"Yes, my mother's dress is beautiful, but I wasn't focused on that. My words were directed at you, Shou-chan~."

Hearing the second round of compliments, Shouko's face turned even redder.

"Y-You look good as well."

Ah, I feel happy just seeing Shouko blush like there is no tomorrow. Shouko is just too precious~!

"Onii-san, can you stay here longer?" A little girl pulled on my pants and asked with a puppy look.

Too bad I have some form of immunity towards that. From the daily practices from practically every girl in my house, only at my most vulnerable and unexpected moment would that work on me.

"Sorry, Maya-chan. Onii-san is going on a date with the beautiful girl beside me now. Perhaps next time?"

The little girl, Maya, nodded reluctantly, "Let's pinky promise!"

Just to play along with her, I locked my pinky with hers, only to hear her say afterward, "Pinky swear, whoever lies will be made to swallow a thousand needles."

This girl is scary.

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"Hehehe..."

"Will you stop laughing at your boyfriend's pitiful situation? I wasn't planning on meeting up with her next time, you know?"

"Who asked you to have the thoughts of lying to a child. Serves you right to be inflicted with a harsh punishment should you ever break your promise."

Now that we have gotten away from the little children, we were currently taking a stroll through the park, heading towards the busier streets. As it was a Saturday, I knew that it would be filled with families going out to have fun with their kids.

I saved some pocket money, so I planned to fully let Shouko enjoy her first date ever.

Today's weather was cool and breezy, with a sufficient temperature to be walking about outside. On the way to my planned destination, I continued talking with Shouko, trying to not make a single moment dull for her.

As embarrassing as it was, it was also my first date. Though, I was really trying my best at it.

The late morning was a time neither here nor there; it was too early for lunch, and I couldn't really find a way to utilize the time other than shopping or traveling.

But since I was planning to take Shouko into a more bustling district to have a greater variety to shop from, this late morning was used for traveling instead.

Shouko's expression became curious as she reached the train station as she now wondered where I was planning to take her to.

"It's a secret~."

Shouko didn't ask any further and just hopped onto the train with me.

The train was not very crowded, though we still had to stand as there weren't any seats available.

The train ride only took about fifteen or so minutes, and we still had a little time before lunch, so I decided to take Shouko shopping.

Shouko has only ever gone shopping twice only, and both times were with her mother. And even then, it wasn't in a huge shopping mall like the one in front of us right now.

Shouko's eyes sparkled as the air-conditioner's cold air rushed past us as the door opened, seeing the countless shops all around us.

"Wow..."

Yep. I have been to one of Tokyo's malls, and while this might not measure up to Tokyo standard, it was still a lot better than our neighborhood.

There were all sorts of shops selling all kinds of things, from the food court at the top of the mall to various electronics in the basement to party props, clothes, accessories, and more. Many of them were what Shouko had only heard and seen in pictures before, never were they ever presented to her (except for phones and electronics as she had received them for her birthday).

"Fuu-kun! I want to go there!"

"Fuu-kun! Let's go there next!"

"Fuu-kun! I want to..."

"Fuu-kun! Let's go..."

"Fuu-kun! I..."

"Fuu-kun!..."

Seeing Shouko being so excited to walk about the entire area, the smile on my face shined even brighter. I liked her when she was reserved, but when she was like that...I felt glad that she was having fun. I was worried that she would be bored or holding herself back like usual. She sometimes was too reserved for her own good.

The mall was huge, and we couldn't even explore a fifth of the place before it was 2 pm.

I was still fine, but when I heard a grumble from Shouko's stomach and a beet-red face, I knew it was time to eat.

"Let's eat, Shou-chan. You can choose a place."

"Mhm..." Shouko only nodded, all her excitement before burst as she was now reminded how shy she actually was by her own stomach.

Shouko, being Shouko, chose a not-very-expensive place to eat. In fact, she first chose the cheapest option - the food court - but after I told her that we could splurge a bit today because my savings was enough to pay for it, she chose a slightly more expensive restaurant. Just a teeny-tiny bit more expensive restaurant.

While we might be dating, we don't actually have a single time to be alone.

There were Kaori (whom I also needed to take out on a date sometime later), Raku, and other friends, who would hang out with us at school.

There was Raiha, Yuzuru, Satsuki, and Uzuki that we needed to take care of at home. The only time that could bȧrėly be counted as "time alone" was part of the way between home and school since Kaori would join us halfway.

And it was even worse for Kaori. At least I had some time, no matter how little, alone with Shouko. But with Kaori? I had no time to be alone with her.

Sigh...I'm really a bad boyfriend now, aren't I? Having just two girls is tiring enough; how do I even balance everyone properly?

As I was about to continue on with my thoughts, I felt my cheeks being pinched by Shouko. From across the table, Shouko had a slight pout on her face.

"What's wrong?" My words came out a bit mumbled due to the position of my cheeks.

"What are you thinking of?"

"Kaori."

"Just like I thought. When you're on a date with one girl, no thinking of other girls, okay? That is the basic rule of a date that you should know, Fuu-kun." Shouko lightly reprimanded me, or at least tried to since her cuteness overwhelms any anger that she was trying to show.

"Oh? And how do you know this 'rule'? Have you been reading up because you were too excited about today?"

At my words, all her "anger" just disappeared, replaced by another face of embarrassment. All of Shouko's thoughts appeared on her face, clearly showing that she was from how she was stuttering.

Though, before I could say another word, a thoroughly red-faced Shouko spoke with a soft voice, "Yes. I was really looking forward to going on a date with you, Fuu-kun..."

Whatever tease that I was about to continue saying just disappeared as my mind went blank. I never thought that Shouko would admit that out loud, but Shouko was not a tsundere who would just refuse any and all claims.

That was the factor I had failed to process, leaving me vulnerable to an (unexpected) counterattack by her. The cutest expression ever on her face, her shy voice as she admitted something (supposedly) embarrassing, her entire body just shrinking (in my imagination) to try and become even smaller than she already is...everything combined just made an arrow pierce through my heart.

She's embarrassed! That's so cute!

I mean, I have seen her embarrassed before, but her cuteness never changed.

"I-I-I..."

"F-Fuu-kun...?"

An embarrassing silence descended upon us as both of us just blushed at each other.

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Taking a deep breath to unfreeze my frozen mind, I calmed myself down before I spoke, "I see. Well, since you are the clearest about the 'rules' of a date, I'll take your word for it. I'll think of you and only you for today."

Shouko didn't say anything and just nodded.

We finished the rest of our lunch in serene silence before heading out after I paid for our meals.

"Where are we going now? Are we going to continue shopping?"

Women will be women no matter which would I go. Despite being so young, she's so well-trained in the art of shopping. Fortunately, I have something else planned instead of shopping. That half an hour lunch wasn't going to be enough for me to recover from before.

"As much as I would like to, I have a better plan. What has a big screen, many seats, and food?"

Shouko thought for a few seconds before asking, "What is it?"

"Let's watch a movie."

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