After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Chapter 186 The Rooftop Couple Incident (Mistake)

The rooftop of the old school building belonged to the Astronomy Club.

It was said that their club activities even included secretly staying overnight at the school, standing on the rooftop of the old building at night, and observing the stars with a telescope.

If it were late at night, even in the brightly lit metropolis of Tokyo, one could still see a decent view.

Fortunately, they had not been caught by the teachers yet; otherwise, the night owls of the Astronomy Club might have had to retire altogether.

The one who brought up this topic was Ai Cheng Hua Lian, who, while talking about the feats of the club members, led Kagura Hikaru to the door of the rooftop of the old school building.

It was naturally locked.

For safety's sake, rooftops were almost always off-limits.

Even the rooftop of the academic building, which had a wire fence so high it was essentially impossible to climb over, was only open for two hours during lunchtime.

Kagura Hikaru wondered how Ai Cheng Hua Lian would get in since the door was locked, only to see her take out a key from her pocket on the spot.

"This is...?"

"I borrowed it from someone in the Astronomy Club," Ai Cheng Hua Lian said with a smile, "I have a good relationship with the president there. Sometimes when I want a quiet place to eat, I borrow the rooftop key from them."

"Oh....."

"You know, the president of the Astronomy Club is a girl!"

"? I know that, but why mention that specifically?"

"Uh, it's nothing....."

Click.

Ai Cheng Hua Lian unlocked the padlock and pushed the door open.

The wind that blew in lifted their bangs.

The view was unobstructed.

It was probably because the people of the Astronomy Club cleaned it regularly, but the rooftop was much cleaner than Kagura Hikaru had imagined, with hardly any dust visible. It was not as well-equipped as the academic building's rooftop, with no chairs for sitting, which made it look quite bare and simple.

But its advantage over the other was that the old school building's rooftop had no protective wire fences, only a low wall that came up to waist height, allowing those standing on the rooftop to enjoy the scenery below unimpeded.

Looking forward from here, one's sightline stretched over the school's green courtyard and the academic building, even reaching the streets outside the school.

If the school building was taller or if their school was located on top of a hill, they could have taken in the whole city at a glance.

"This place has no protective measures; it's amazing that the Astronomy Club got permission from the school to use it," Kagura Hikaru remarked, standing at the edge of the rooftop and looking down.

"Eh? They didn't get permission," Ai Cheng Hua Lian said, looking over in surprise, "They made the key secretly, the teachers have absolutely no idea."

"...So, standing here now, we're also breaking the school rules?"

"It's okay, no teachers come around to patrol at this time, we just need to not be too conspicuous and get seen."

Ai Cheng Hua Lian was unexpectedly carefree.

She excitedly pulled Kagura Hikaru up to the ladder embedded in the wall at the top of the rooftop staircase, where there was a small platform just big enough to sit on. It could arguably hold five adults lying side by side, any more and they'd likely fall off.

This was the highest point of the old school building, with absolutely no barriers, not even a raised guardrail, making the seating here feel especially thrilling compared to the lower rooftop.

Kagura Hikaru sat down with his legs dangling over the edge, raised his head, and shielded the sun with his hand.

From this height, the blue sky seemed within reach, and the clouds looked particularly majestic.

A breeze swept through, billowing his white short-sleeved school uniform shirt.

Today's sunlight wasn't too harsh; it was just the right warmth, and with the unobstructed wind on the rooftop, it wasn't exactly a cooling spot, but it was enough to make one feel comfortable.

He gazed at the distant scenery, his hands resting on the edge, his whole body relaxed, enjoying the peaceful moment.

Ai Cheng Hua Lian, knowing better, didn't make a sound, quietly sitting beside Kagura Hikaru, accompanying him in enjoying the view.

After about ten seconds, or maybe a few minutes, Ai Cheng Hua Lian tapped Kagura Hikaru's thigh to wake him up.

Kagura Hikaru turned his head and saw Ai Cheng Hua Lian smiling as she held out a half-piece of chocolate bread wrapped in a napkin.

"Here, have this, it's really tasty."

"With just half a piece, you won't have enough for lunch," Kagura Hikaru said.

"No worries, I'm actually on a diet!"

"No need to diet, you're just fine as you are."

Kagura Hikaru bent down to pick up the lunch box beside him, opened the box, and placed it between him and Ai Cheng Hua Lian, then took the chocolate bread she offered, "I'll share my lunch with you, let's split it."

"But, there's only one pair of chopsticks," Ai Cheng Hua Lian said, scratching her head.

But that problem was easily solved.

"If you don't mind, we can use the same pair of chopsticks."

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Ai Cheng Hua Lian's face turned bright red, her pupils shook like an earthquake, her body visibly wavering and wobbling.

"Isn't that, that, that like like like like an indirect kiss?!?!"

Kagura Hikaru took out the chopsticks integrated into the lunchbox lid, nipped the air with them in his hand: "Just use one end each, that way it won't feel dirty, right?"

"Oh, that makes sense....."

Ai Cheng Hua Lian was forcefully calmed down.

That makes sense, how could Kagura Hikaru ever flirt with her.

That's adolescent girls for you, always daydreaming, completely out of touch with reality.

"Ai Cheng, open up."

"Hm?"

"I got up a bit early this morning and just went ahead and made a lunchbox." Kagura Hikaru picked up a soy sauce meatball with the chopsticks, held it up in midair, looking at her: "I made these meatballs, try one and see how it tastes."

"..."

Every lovestruck girl in the world, I apologize for saying you're out of touch with reality—reality does contain dreams-come-true after all!!

To look up and see the boy you like personally offering you food, that scene is just too impactful!

Ai Cheng Hua Lian felt dizzy, her body swayed, and she almost fell off the edge.

Fortunately, Kagura Hikaru quickly caught her by the shoulders, maintaining her balance.

"Dizzy? Be careful."

"Yeah, yeah..... thanks."

Kagura Hikaru held Ai Cheng Hua Lian's shoulder with one hand, leaned in close, looking into each other's eyes at close range, their noses even picking up the warm scent from each other.

This, this position...!

It was just like a couple about to kiss!

She felt a bit dizzy again.

Until, the fragrant scent of the sauce on the meatball wafted over.

Kagura Hikaru brought the meatball close to her mouth: "Come on, eat it, I'm getting a bit tired holding it."

Gurgle...

Smelling the scent, Ai Cheng Hua Lian's stomach embarrassingly rumbled.

Her face turned red, she bit off the meatball, turned her head to the side to chew, and shyly kicked her feet.

But soon, the exploding taste in her mouth made her eyes widen, pushing down her shyness.

Not because it was too awful.

On the contrary, it was too delicious!

Both the chewiness of the meatballs and the flavor of the sauce were impeccable, and although they had cooled down since they were made in the morning, they were still this tasty—it was hard to imagine how delicious they would have been right after being made!

Ai Cheng Hua Lian chewed up and finished the meatball, looked up intoxicated for a couple of seconds, then suddenly held her mouth and sharply turned to Kagura Hikaru who was eating a chocolate bread: "Kagura, did you say you made this?!"

"Yeah," Kagura Hikaru nodded, asking, "Is it good?"

"Delicious, super incredibly delicious! This is the best meatball I've ever had in my life!"

"That's good."

"Yeah, can I have another one...?"

"Of course."

"That's great! Kagura, you're so nice!"

The first rooftop date worth remembering was stained with the taste of soy sauce meatballs in Ai Cheng Hua Lian's memory.