Turning back, Asuna, panting from the long run, and her temples soaked with sweat, was half-squatting, standing at the park entrance, staring at me seriously.

"Asuna?"

I don't even know where the motivation came from, and by the time I reacted, I had already taken off my down jacket and put it on her who was only wearing a kimono.

"Are you okay!? Why are you alone in the middle of the night—"

"Uncle!" Asuna stretched out her hand to stop my words, tightened the somewhat wide down jacket on her body, took a deep breath, and gently raised the bucket in her right hand.

"Want to come and set off fireworks? There are many!"

After that, she looked at me with a look of anticipation, like a child expecting the love of her parents.

I......

Chapter 4 The Promise at the Convenience Store

"......follow me."

"Huh?"

Holding Asuna's hand, I took her to a convenience store not far from the park based on my memory when I came, and let her sit on a seat in the store.

"Uncle-"

"You wait here."

Gently avoiding Asuna who was trying to grab my sleeve, I ran to the front desk to buy two cans of hot coffee, and asked the clerk to help me store them first.After a pause, I asked the clerk for another pack of thermal stickers and a towel before returning to Asuna again.

"Here, go to the toilet and wipe your body, stick these into your clothes, it will keep you warm."

"Uncle..."

"After you put on the thermal sticker, drink a can of hot coffee to warm up your body. The girl's body is cold. If you don't pay attention, you will get sick."

"Uncle!"

Asuna called me angrily, which made me temporarily regain my sanity, and suddenly became a little embarrassed, holding an unopened thermal paste in her hand and standing blankly.

"Really! Uncle, how can you talk to yourself like this!" Angrily glanced her face to the side, Asuna looked very unhappy, and I didn't know how to comfort her for a while.

After a while, her expression suddenly became a little unnatural, her cheeks were slightly red, and she hesitantly said: "People, people also know that uncle is concerned about me, but at least let people say a few words!"

"Ah, sorry."

I accidentally overdid it. After thinking about it carefully, looking at Asuna's dress, she should have just finished the New Year's shrine with her family, and ran to the park without changing her clothes... Huh?

"Wait a minute, how did you know I was here? And it looks like it's been running for a long time?"

"Huhuhu, this is a girl's secret, big~Uncle~"

"Well......"

Since Asuna didn't want to answer, I didn't force her, I just urged her to wipe off her sweat quickly, otherwise she would catch a cold easily.

"Ah, don't worry about that, okay?"

Asuna suddenly grabbed my neckline and dragged me in front of her. The faces of the two of them instantly became very close. It was only an inch away, and I was about to have a kiss incident with her!

"Suddenly, what are you doing all of a sudden!"

"Don't move, uncle, look-"

Asuna carefully covered the eyes of others with her down jacket, and gently lifted the collar of the kimono with her free left hand.

"Look, uncle~"

"Well!?"

The snow white that suddenly entered my eyes made my brain almost lose my ability to think. I hurriedly dodged and closed her down jacket tightly together.

"How can you do that! It's outside!"

"Oh? Is it alright in the room?"

"This, this is not a problem!"

"Whoosh..."

I saw Asuna rustling with her hands under the down jacket. After a while, she proudly stretched out her left hand.

"Well, what do you think this is?"

"......Eh?"

Asuna is holding a gray-white thermal sticker in her palm, which has gradually recovered its blood color because of the warmth, which is exactly the same as the one in my hand.

It turned out that she had already prepared the thermal paste, so there was no need to use the one I had.

"What...say that sooner rather than later."

It made me worry for a while, and after learning that Asuna was not in danger of getting cold, I sighed with relief.

However, I still handed the towel over.

"Although the thermal paste can be used, you should use this one."

I pointed to the beads of sweat on her temples that had not yet faded away, and said seriously.

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