"There's an amusement park near Kuoh Town?" Minato asked as he repeated what he was just told as he took a bite out of his sandwich.

His co-worker nodded "Yeah it's not the biggest thing but it's the best we can get for those of us unable to go to the big theme parks easily, it's no Disney Land but it'll save you on travel costs" they gave Minato a cheeky grin before nudging him with his elbow "It's also a great place for couples to visit for some quality time if you know what I mean, or you could go with a group for the more wholesome family fun"

Minato thought about it for a moment "This amusement park, how loud would you say it is?"

"How loud? Well, it was decently nosy when I first went there but I would say it has gotten a bit quieter since then" his co-worker answered before taking a quick drink "Although, since it's reopening now I imagine a good number of people are going to visit again"

Minato nodded as he considered going, still there was one thing that hung in the back of his mind "Why did it close in the first place?"

"Something to do with the parent company that owns it and funds going missing, the place is safe it was just a behind the scenes stuff that led to it being closed" his co-worker shrugged "I didn't look much further into it when I was younger, accepted that it closed due to adult stuff and left it at that"

The rest of their break was filled with small talk before heading back to work, meanwhile Minato made a note of the amusement park in the mental map of Kuoh Town he had in his head.

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"An amusement park?" Ophis asked as she tilted her head, she and Minato were listening to music together with some snacks on hand to tide them over till dinner. He explained the general idea of amusement parks and once he was finished Ophis nodded "Ah, so that's what those types of festivities are called. I've only really looked at them from afar, not really taking part in them" she sat up with a thoughtful look before turning to Minato "I, want to try going"

"Are you sure, these things can get noisy? If not with the attractions than with the amount of people can be too much for some people" Minato asked, knowing how Ophis wasn't a fan of loud noise and his own experience with how long lines at these sort of things could have wouldn't help matters.

Ophis nodded "I can handle it"

"Well, how about we go there early then? Have some fun before the crowd begins to come in and we're stuck waiting in long lines" Minato suggested earning a nod from the Infinite Dragon God with him.

Minato message a few others seeing if they wanted to go as well but none wanted to go so early, instead planning to go on another day, meaning it was just him and Ophis who went.

The journey to the park was shorter than either Minato or Ophis expected, once they arrived they saw signs celebrating the reopening of the park with dates detailing when the reopening festivities began and when they were due to end. It was a tiny detail but one that told them that they arrived in the middle of the reopening celebration with it officially beginning over a week ago, while there were plenty of people arriving to the park it wasn't too crowded giving Minato and Ophis plenty of room to walk at their leisure.

They took their time experiencing what was on offer with Minato helping Ophis whenever something puzzled her like how people found the tea cup ride fun or how to play some of the games on offer, while taking a small break to try the food their attention was drawn to the sound of a passing roller coaster. Seeing as it was one of the largest rides the Infinite Dragon God wanted to try riding it, however…

"Sorry, but you little sister is too short for the ride" The ride operator said, pointing to a nearby sign that had a humanoid cat with their arm outstretched marking how tall someone how to be to ride. A height Ophis didn't reach in her current form.

Looking to the sign Minato frowned "wish we saw that earlier"

The Dragon God shot a glare at the humanoid cat before Minato lead her away from the ride, as they left Ophis looked over her should to see a couple take the last seats Minato and her would have taken.

"Ow, these safety bars are crushing my chest" a big breasted woman said, the man beside her whispered something causing her to giggle with a blush before the two kissed one another.

While the two of them would continue their trip through the amusement park from the bumper cars to the Ferris wheel whenever Ophis, while she did enjoy the trip to the amusement park being denied access to certain attractions due to her height was something that annoyed Ophis especially since she could just grow taller and fix the issue but that would have drawn unwanted attention at the time.

'When I return, I will be taller' Ophis said with a determined look in her eyes, meanwhile Minato was surprised by the sudden intensity in her eyes.

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After Hours operations, those were the words on the flier Ophis had come across. Turns out the amusement park where she was denied due to her height were now opened after dark with 'activities for teens and adults'.

While she didn't know the meaning behind the teens and adults word play Ophis saw it as a chance to return to the amusement park, once she invited Minato to go with just the two of them. Once she had a yes Ophis turned her attention to getting ready for her second visit, standing in front of a mirror she began trying different looks.

Height was the main thing, while originally she planned on making herself as tall as the height requirement she decided to go a bit further so that she was the average height for a teenage girl in the region they were in. After a few adjustments Ophis took in her handy work in the mirror, looking at her chest she remembered the words of the woman who took her seat and decided to make her chest smaller to avoid any discomfort.

[1] The Ouroboros Dragon took a moment to look over her work, a slender figure with long black hair reaching her waist that helped frame her face. As she looked more Ophis suspected she would be called elegant by others.

Satisfied Ophis went to join Minato as they were just about ready to leave.

"You ready Ophis-" Minato stopped as he noticed Ophis's new look, as he looked her over Ophis couldn't help but smile a little "Trying a new look"

"Something like that, this felt more fitting for tonight" the Ouroboros dragon couldn't help but feel a little self conscious as Minato got a good look at her "Well, what do you think?"

Snapping out of his stupor the Messiah answered with the first thing that came to mind "Elegant" he blushed a bit realizing he needed to say more, while a part of him suspected Ophis would take on a new appearance after what happened before at the same amusement park actually seeing the results was another thing altogether.

However, his answer earned a blush from Ophis.

It wasn't much longer before they were off to the late night amusement park, the atmosphere a far cry from what it was like in the day time as it gained an air of mystery. Minato and Ophis revisited the places they had gone to before seeing how if anything had changed with After Hours, alcohol was being sold to anyone who could provide a valid ID and other more adult elements were present but nothing that went to far that could stain the family friendly image the park had during the day.

Once they reached the roller coaster the same attendant that turned them away before helped them into their seats, while they didn't recognize them Ophis still took it as a victory which made the ride all the more fun. They even had a photo to celebrate the event.

"Here you go, have a good night you two love birds" the attendant said before motioning for the next in line to get their photos.

'Love birds' Ophis repeated those words in her mind as she smiled, with their arms interlocked with one another Minato and Ophis walked through the amusement park before coming across a photo booth they had used before to take silly pictures.

Although this time, one photo had Ophis giving a surprised Minato a kiss on the cheek.

Author's Note:

One shot of Minato and Ophis going to an amusement park.

[1] Ophis's new appearance in her 'Teen' form is that of Kirukiru Amou from Armed Girl's Machiavellism, I feel like this appearance is a happy middle ground between small Ophis and Big Ophis.