Chapter 163
Kotori led Mineo along, and before long, they arrived at the location she had described as a place with a "rather beautiful view."
The spot turned out to be a man-made lake. Since it was currently the time when people headed out for a stroll after dinner, the pathways surrounding the lake were filled with crowds of people passing to and fro.
It had to be admitted that Kotori's taste was quite good; even though it was a man-made environment, the scenery here was indeed very beautiful.
Walking toward a long bench, Kotori lifted her head and glanced at Mineo.
"May I sit here?"
"Alright, let's just sit here."
Once Mineo sat down on the bench, Kotori took a seat on the other side of it.
Kotori felt a bit tense in her heart; she kept her head lowered while staring at the tips of her own shoes. Meanwhile, at that moment, Mineo turned his head and earnestly took in Kotori's incredibly beautiful side profile.
It had to be admitted that Kotori was a girl so beautiful and adorable that she was enough to make anyone feel enchanted.
Her smooth, long, straight ashy-brown hair draped quietly behind her slender shoulders.
On the left side, she had side-swept bangs, and on the right side, a small, adorable ponytail was tied up.
A pair of amber eyes paired with her natural face that possessed a Natural Moe quality really looked incredibly cute from any angle.
Aside from that, the things Mineo liked most were Kotori's sweet smile and her personality that was Full of Energy.
It felt like it had a Healing Effect.
Even at this moment, Mineo vaguely had a feeling that just by enjoying the side of Kotori's face, he wouldn't feel bored even if he did it for a whole day and night.
Perhaps because today was their first meeting, Kotori wasn't wearing her school uniform.
Outside of a small light green shirt, she wore a small khaki-colored jacket as an outer layer.
Below that top, she wore a whitish-pink pleated skirt. A pair of pure white over-the-knee socks perfectly accentuated the shape of Kotori's beautiful long legs.
Seemingly noticing that Mineo was watching her, the blush on Kotori's face spread almost to the base of her neck. She lowered her head, and her voice sounded very soft.
"Mineo-oniichan, you said just now that there was something you wanted to talk to me about."
"What matter is it?"
"Does it have something to do with tomorrow's performance?"
"It has nothing to do with tomorrow's performance."
"Actually, asking you out for a walk was because there is one personal thing I wanted to say to you."
Looking at Kotori's small hands placed on top of her knees, Mineo said slowly:
"Do you still remember, I mentioned before that when I came to see you, I would give you a gift?"
"I remember!"
Kotori lifted her head, staring at Mineo with a pair of eyes as clear as water.
"Every sentence spoken by Mineo-oniichan, I remember all of them earnestly in my heart."
"Actually, Mineo-oniichan doesn't need to go out of your way to give me a gift."
"The fact that Onii-chan could travel such a long distance to come give us encouragement, for me and for Honoka and the others, that is already the best gift!"
"Besides, didn't Mineo-oniichan also treat me to a taste of the dishes Onii-chan made yourself earlier?"
"Those dishes are already a very precious gift in my heart."
"Kotori is truly a gentle, kindhearted girl who is easily satisfied. Whoever marries you will surely feel so happy they'll be over the moon!"
Hearing Mineo's words, Kotori instantly felt embarrassed again.
"Mine... Mineo-oniichan, how... how can Onii-chan say such a thing... I..."
"Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you. Kotori-chan is so cute, it really only takes a few sentences for your face to turn red immediately."
After the joking ended, Mineo intended to get straight to the main business. Gazing into Kotori's beautiful eyes, Mineo said slowly:
"Actually, I've brought the gift I prepared for you."
"It's just that this gift is a little special."
While speaking, Mineo pulled out his small bag, then he took out a small dark green bottle from inside the bag and placed it in front of Kotori.
"This is the gift I'm giving to you, Kotori."
"Eh? What is this object, is it a skincare product?"
Kotori stared at the small bottle in Mineo's hand with curiosity. She accepted it and then realized that there was no brand label or logo of any kind on it, so she looked at Mineo inquisitively:
"It doesn't seem like a skincare product..."
"It's medicine!"
"Medicine?"
Hearing Mineo's answer, Kotori instantly froze in place.
For the past few days, she had always been imagining what kind of gift Mineo would give her; perhaps a music box, small accessories, or some other handmade work.
Even rings and necklaces had been thought of by Kotori with a sense of shyness.
But she had never imagined in her dreams that the gift Mineo prepared for her would turn out to be medicine!
This made Kotori suddenly not know what to say.
Did Mineo-oniichan feel that she needed to take a lot of medicine?
Or was this some kind of vitamin supplement?
As long as it was an item given to her by Mineo, Kotori would feel very happy, so even though she knew the gift in her hand was a medicinal liquid, Kotori still said thank you sweetly.
"Thank you Mineo-oniichan, I will definitely cherish this gift very much."
Hearing Kotori's words, Mineo asked with curiosity:
"Kotori, don't you feel curious about why I'm giving you this thing?"
"Don't you want to know the use of this medicinal liquid?"
Kotori showed a very sweet, thin smile, her voice sounding very melodious:
"As long as it is a gift given by Mineo-oniichan, no matter what form it takes, I will like it."
"I am actually also very curious why Mineo-oniichan gave me this gift... if Onii-chan is willing to tell me, I am also willing to listen..."
Hearing Kotori's words, Mineo smiled, then he looked into Kotori's eyes and said seriously:
"If I told Kotori that this medicinal liquid can heal the wound on your leg one hundred percent, would you feel happier?"
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