Chapter 16: Ferris Wheel Confession

After taking the photo from the owner, Shido and Mayuri continued walking down the shopping street.

"This is for you!"

Mayuri handed Shido the photo they had just printed.

"Thanks."

Shido accepted Mayuri's gift.

"If you lose it, I will never forgive you."

The girl said with a smile.

"It will never happen…"

Shido let out a wry smile, and then accidentally saw the scene where Mayuri kissed him in the photo, and his cheeks couldn't help but turn a little red.

Seeing Shido's expression, Mayuri slyly moved her face closer.

"Want to try again? The Kiss?"

"What!?"

Shido let out a surprised voice, but looking down at Mayuri's pink lips, Shido had to admit that he wanted to do it again. The kiss from Mayuri just now was like a touch of water, and before he could feel the lips of the two, they parted.

Mayuri had become his girlfriend, and she wouldn't disappear anyway, so it should be alright to kiss…

"Alright, you okay with that right now?"

With a guilty conscience, Shido said to Mayuri cautiously.

"Eh?"

Mayuri let out a squeal like a cat. After confirming that she heard correctly, the girl's face turned red, her feet took a few steps back, and her eyes kept swaying from left to right.

She was just joking, how could Shido really say such a thing!?

Is he still the meek boy I know?

Mayuri questioned herself inwardly.

This series of actions by the girl made Shido realize that she was just joking, not really wanting to kiss. However, Mayuri's cute expression just now gave Shido a bad idea in his heart, and he couldn't help but want to tease her.

Shido made a look of despair on purpose and lowered his head:

"I'm sorry... I'm being selfish."

"Eh? Shido, no..."

Mayuri never imagined that her actions just now would cause such great harm to Shido. She hurriedly walked up to Shido, touched Shido's head, and wanted to give him a kiss to compensate him.

But what reflected in her pupils was a smile that Shido could hardly hold back.

"Sorry Mayuri... just kidding."

Shido couldn't help laughing.

"..."

Mayuri was silent.

Before she was just concerned, but seeing Shido's expression now, how could she not know that Shido was just teasing her?

But considering that this guy pulled one over on her, Mayuri couldn't help but feel a sense of humiliation. She was a maiden at heart, how could her boyfriend outplay her in this aspect?

"Shido... You are such a dummy!"

Mayuri shouted, stamping her feet at the same time, and then walked forward alone.

"Mayuri! Sorry sorry..."

Shido's apologetic voice came from behind, but Mayuri pretended to not hear it, and kept walking with her cute cheeks pouting.

"How about we ride the Ferris wheel?"

Shido suggested.

"Okay, I heard that when the Ferris wheel reaches the highest point, the couple can be together forever by confessing to each other..."

Mayuri said with longing eyes, her cheeks not pouting anymore. The change of attitude was really fast.

"Then in order for us to be together forever, we have to remember to confess!"

Shido said with a smile.

"Um!"

Mayuri nodded affirmatively.

"I love you."

Shido said a little abruptly.

"What's going on? It's only effective when the Ferris wheel reaches the highest point!"

Mayuri said with a little blushing.

"But I can say it even when we are not on the Ferris wheel. How would you know if you don't say it?"

Shido said with a light chuckle.

"Okay, I know, let's go..."

Mayuri dragged Shido to the bottom of the Ferris wheel.

Because it was not a holiday and there were not many people, the two of them soon got on the Ferris wheel. Although they were looking forward to the confession session when they reached the highest point, the Ferris wheel was not fast and it took a certain amount of time to go up.

Before that...

"A few days ago, I didn't expect to have a chance to date you!"

Shido said with a sigh.

"What's the matter? Everything is in the past, the most important thing is the present and the future, isn't it?"

Mayuri said comfortably.

"But at that time, if you hadn't been accidentally sealed, you wouldn't have to..."

Shido said reproachfully.

"Aren't I safe and sound right now? And my death was inevitable at that time, otherwise you wouldn't be able to save the other Spirits. Now that you resurrect me, it should be said that you saved me, not hurt me. Understand?"

Mayuri gently touched Shido's face and said.

"But..."

Shido wanted to say something else.

"Shh!"

Mayuri stretched out his index finger, motioning for Shido to calm down, and then said:

"Look at the view outside..."

At this time, the Ferris wheel rose to mid-air, and they could see the scenery of half of the city, which was very spectacular.

"I'm very satisfied to be able to see such a fantastic scene with you. This is the happiness you brought me. You don't have to feel sorry for the time in the past, because we still have a long way to go in the future!"

Mayuri said with a beautiful smile on her face.

"I see, sorry, I'm a little too emotional today..."

Shido nodded. This was a happy moment that he had dreamed about countless times in his dreams. Now that it had become a reality, he felt a little bit unnatural.

"It's okay, since I feel that way too."

Mayuri turned her head away a little.

"I'm sure you'll get used to it soon!"

Shido said softly.

"Shido, I love you."

Mayuri said suddenly.

"Why so sudden? Shouldn't you say it at the highest point?"

Shido asked softly.

"Didn't someone say that I could say it even if it's not the highest point? If I don't say it, how do you know that I love you!"

Mayuri said with a smirk.

"Then I'll join too. Mayuri, I love you!"

Shido said loudly.

"Shido, I love you!"

Mayuri followed.

The two have been confessing to each other like this, and of course, including at the highest point, until they returned to the ground. No matter whether the legend was fulfilled or not, those who had determined to stay with one another already had absolute confidence, and that meant, these two could be together forever.

Later on, the two played a lot of different games, and they were very happy.

As they finished another roller coaster, Shido took out the photo they took together.

"So, Shido…" Mayuri suddenly asked, "Will I only be staying in this world for one day?"

"Theoretically, I'm afraid so." Shido replied helplessly. "It's not just you, but also everyone else. I don't want to be separated from them at all!"

"I thought it was convenient for you to meet other girls!"

Mayuri said jokingly.

"Am I like that?"

Shido feigned anger.

"Not sure, after all, along the way, I have met several girls who know you..."

Mayuri said with a smile.

"They're all just friends... No, Aoyama and I are not even friends!"

Shido defended himself, and at the same time, because of what Mayuri just said, he figured out something.

If, as he had guessed before, Rio's purpose was to let him know more different girls, then there was indeed a reason why the Spirits had their time limited in this world.

Because if all Spirits came to this world, those 11 girls would definitely stay by his side all the time, and he would not have time to talk to other girls.

On the contrary, if the Spirits could not come to this world at all, he would always think about the Spirits, ignore other girls, and concentrate on finding a way to see the Spirits again.

Only in a situation like the current one, Shido could see the Spirits, but he could only see one per day. While the Spirits would not disturb his daily life, Shido would have the opportunity to get along with other girls.

There was one miscalculation though: Shido chose not to talk to other girls at all. He deliberately behaved himself as an average Joe, and no girls took interest in him for almost a year.

Until a few months ago, due to a series of accidents, there were more girls talking to Shido, and he gradually figured out that as long as he kept his distance and ensured that they remained just friends, it was not unreasonable to talk to girls.

At this time, Rio saw the turning point, so she took the initiative to release the seal of Haruno Yukinoshita's memory, and then she took the initiative to show up.

If this was really the case, it felt a lot more troublesome than imagined!

But think about it carefully, if he hadn't come to this world, he wouldn't have gained extra reiryoku power. Without the extra power, there would be no possibility of resurrection in Mayuri. So, in the very least, he was grateful for the outcome.

Nevertheless, there was one thing from yesterday that concerned him: If there were two Rios, then who was the fake one?