Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna

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When I visited Kawagoe, where Tsurayuki's family home is, I was treated to delicious eel.

As a low-income student, it wasn't something I could eat often, so even now I sometimes wistfully recall that taste.

"Come to think of it, I used to eat it a lot back then. I remember the maid ordering it for delivery."

It's moments like this that make me feel the gap between us. That rich kid sure eats well.

"Do locals eat eel often too?"

“Nah, if anything, it's more like udon. People from Kansai probably don't know this, but Saitama is actually famous for its udon."

Turns out that's true. I only learned it myself after moving to Saitama.

"So yeah, I remember there being an absurd number of udon shops. But when you say Kawagoe, it's gotta be sweets, right? You guys went to the Confectionery Alley too, didn't you."

"Mm, it was way more impressive than I expected."

I had expected it to be just a few shops on one corner that were just candy stores... but I was surprised to see that the entire area was actually full of them.

"That area and the Koedo townscape are major tourist spots. If you just keep going straight down the street, you'll hit Hikawa Shrine too. It's a really well-designed route, honestly."

Just as Tsurayuki said, Kawagoe was the perfect town for sightseeing. The route from the station was clearly marked, and you could visit lots of different places without too much backtracking. It was great.

I'd like to go back there again for sightseeing.

"By the way, Kyoya, you went to Hikawa Shrine with Nanako, right?"

"Eh, M-Mm, well."

Caught off guard by the sudden question, I became completely flustered. Digging into that topic would make things a bit awkward to talk about.

"Actually, I was taken there once before too."

But luckily, Tsurayuki changed the subject to himself.

"You say you were taken... by someone? Ah."

I immediately thought of that person, but I kept it to myself.

"I know what that shrine's supposed to be good for, so I was trying to steer the conversation away from that. But she was just sooooo pushy... After dragging me around, she cornered me in this deserted spot behind the shrine and... well, it was almost traumatic."

"Ha, haha......"

So that's what happened to Tsurayuki at the very place where I had such a heart-pounding experience...

Though I felt sorry for him, all I could do was nod along.