After dawn, Aoi Keisuke and Arisugawa walked around the crater for about four kilometers.
This process is also called "Bo Patrol".
During the tour, the two also climbed to the edge of Mount Fuji - it is the highest peak of Mount Fuji and the best place to view the crater.
Sitting on the highest point of the sword, the two took a group photo together with the crater and the sky as the background.
Since there had already been a kiss, this time Arisukawa was directly next to Qing Keisuke, and their fingers were intertwined with him in front of the camera.
The girl enjoyed taking photos, and Qing Keisuke secretly kissed her cheek the moment she pressed the shutter button.
The two of them stayed at the top of the mountain for more than half an hour. Arisukawa finally exhausted his excitement over his successful confession and returned to his ladylike appearance - of course, mainly because his physical strength was really exhausted.
Qing Keisuke took her and prepared to go down the mountain.
He knelt down and asked Arisukawa to put away the hiking poles, while he carried her down the mountain.
"Qinggui-kun, it's very difficult to go down the mountain."
Arisukawa's instinct was to refuse: "It would be dangerous to carry someone on your back."
"Believe me, even Mount Fuji is just a small mountain to me."
"Eh..."
Arisukawa pulled back her hair. Although she thought Aoi Keisuke was trying to show off his strength, she didn't know how to get off the ground after what he said.
"Then don't force it."
She walked slowly behind Qing Keisuke, and then gently sat on his back.
Qing Keisuke also handed her his hiking pole, freed his hands to support her thighs and stood up.
Arisukawa pursed her lips shyly. Fortunately, she couldn't see Aoi Keisuke's face now, otherwise she might have been so shy that she wanted to cry because the two of them were so close.
She placed the four hiking poles across her thighs, then leaned down close to Keisuke Aoi, lowering her center of gravity and making it less difficult for Keisuke Aoi to go down the mountain.
But this posture is too intimate.
She could clearly feel the texture of Qing Keisuke's back muscles, so his feelings must be similar to hers.
She could only pretend not to care and concentrate on helping Qing Keisuke watch the road under her feet.
Qing Keisuke walked down the mountain quickly as if no one else was watching.
The road going down the mountain was not the way they came, but a continuous slope with soft soil.
They were surrounded by climbers who were slowly descending the mountain with walking sticks. Compared with Aoi Keisuke, they looked like robots with uncoordinated limbs.
Of course, they are actually the correct way to go down the mountain.
Seeing Aoi Keisuke rushing down the mountain carrying a man on his back, hikers along the way stared wide-eyed and shouted, "Damn, this young man" and "his knees are made of iron."
From the beginning, Arisugawa showed Keisuke Aoi the way, but later on he could only hold his arm tightly to prevent himself from being thrown off.
"Slow down, Qinggui-kun!"
"Don't be so anxious!"
Qing Keisuke smiled and said: "This is already the slowest speed."
"Why?!"
"Don't worry, just enjoy the scenery going down the mountain."
Qinggui said: "My steps have always been steady, haven't I?"
"That's what I said..."
Qing Keisuke pinched Arisukawa's thigh twice, and she leaned down, not daring to continue to express her opinion.
The journey down the mountain that originally took four hours took Aoi Keisuke only two hours to successfully reach the fifth station.
Arisugawa was surprised that he didn't seem to feel "thrilling" or "exciting" during the whole journey. He just felt that Aoi Keisuke was walking on flat ground and walking as fast as flying. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the fifth station of Mount Fuji.
There is even a sense of peace of mind.
…?
She was actually carried directly by Qing Keisuke?!
Even the ace player of Hakone Ekiden can't do this, right?
"Qinggui-kun, are you a superman?"
When she got off Qing Keisuke's back, she couldn't help but ask questions.
"yes."
Qing Keisuke nodded and admitted, taking the hiking pole from the girl's hand and preparing to return it.
"Really..."
Arisukawa muttered, complaining about his joke.
She reached out and patted Qing Keisuke's hair gently, and then she laughed too.
Maybe Aoi Keisuke is the superman who breaks into her life?
Looking at Qing Keisuke's back, she was both happy and a little confused.
If Qingguijun, who is so confident and calm, really likes himself, why would he still hesitate?
The girl put her hands behind her back and thought for a long time. She made some guesses but couldn't think of an answer, so she finally decided to wait quietly for Keisuke Aoi's answer.
After Qing Keisuke returned the rented things, the two of them had a simple breakfast at the fifth station store and changed into clean clothes.
Since his mother already knew that he and Keisuke Aoi were together, Arisukawa was not in a hurry to go back to Tokyo.
The two discussed today's itinerary while eating, and finally decided to take a bus back to Lake Kawaguchi to experience the hot spring hotel there.
After climbing a mountain, it is often a beautiful thing to use hot springs to relieve fatigue.
Because they arrived beyond the first wave of large groups going down the mountain, they bought the tickets easily.
During the ride, Arisukawa, who initially pretended to be full of energy, fell into a sweet sleep within five minutes and even snored slightly.
Qing Keisuke smiled silently, let her lean on his shoulder, and then took out his shirt to cover the girl.
Arisukawa was indeed exhausted.
Qing Keisuke gently kissed her forehead, held her right hand, and cast the magic of sleeping on her. The spirituality that he had been restrained in using began to quietly nourish the girl's body.
After settling Arisukawa, Qing Keisuke breathed out softly and lay back on his cushion.
This trip to Mount Fuji was somewhat beyond his expectations.
——Originally, he had no intention of going further with Arisukawa.
But Arisukawa is already so brave, so he has no reason to back down.
The next thing he had to do was tell her everything about himself.
He is afraid of this future, but he knows that this is what must be done.
He has understood that feelings obtained through deception are also false.
Even if his magic could deceive Arisukawa for a lifetime, the memories left behind like that would probably not be as good as any of the moments they spent on Mount Fuji.
Aoi Keisuke closed his eyes, and the image of climbing Mount Fuji with Arisugawa flashed through his mind. Every real moment of that moment made him happy.
A look in Arisukawa's eyes, a smile, and even the slight movement of the corners of her mouth when she spoke made him more and more addicted to it.
Perhaps this is Arisugawa's unique charm, as gentle and calm as Yamato Nadeshiko, and a little bit of the intellectual beauty of a literary girl.
No matter inside or outside, Arisugawa Asuka is a perfect girl.
Qing Keisuke's love at this time has nothing to do with love.
It's not an urge to possess Arisukawa, but a light, soothing feeling that goes straight to the soul like the mountain breeze in the morning.
Just holding her hand made me feel satisfied and happy.