When I Go Back in Time, My Ex-wife Is Making a Passionate Approach to Me, and I’m Having Trouble With It
A few days pass and the Saturday of the weekend arrives. We gathered at the station and headed to the inn where we were going to stay for the camp.
It’s a three-day, two-night training camp, so we packed our bags with a change of clothes, etc., and we met at the station.
Tachibana is wearing a shirt and a checked skirt. I’ve only seen her in school uniform, so it looks fresh.
Haruka is wearing a black knit and pleated skirt. It seems somehow different from the fashion of her high school days. However, this fashion is somehow fresh for Haruka of this era.
“How do you like it?”
Haruka asks, and I clam up.
“I think it looks good”
“Thank you.”
“I think Tachibana looks good too.”
“Thank you.”
I wonder how many years it’s been since I’ve had my heart flutter at Haruka’s fashion. Haruka exudes a sense of maturity that moves my heart. There’s something elegant and refined about her. Haruka is cute to begin with. I think her fashion is one that knows her appearance well. I don’t have any thoughts about Haruka’s appearance. That’s because I’ve gotten used to it, but when I see the younger Haruka, I remember the time when I was in love.
“Shall we go then?”
Just then, the train arrived at the platform, so we got on. There happened to be a four-seater seat available, so we sat there. Haruka was next to me, and Tachibana was in front of me.
“I’m kind of excited, aren’t I?”
Tachibana smiles like a child.
It’s true, this is my first time at a club training camp, so I’m excited.
“I’m looking forward to going to the hot springs. I haven’t been there in a long time.”
“Yeah. It’s been a long time for me too.”
What a luxury it must be to go to a hot spring during a club training camp.
Haruka and I have only ever gone on a hot spring trip once in our married life. We went to Hokkaido on our honeymoon. The memory of that time remains vividly fresh.
“Senpai, we’re going to the limestone caves, right?”
“Of course. It’s a trip”
“I might be able to make use of it in my novel.”
As Haruka said, it is said that it is advantageous to have a variety of experiences when writing a novel. It’s rare to see a limestone cave, and since I’m going to the trouble, I’d like to go and see one.
While we are having this conversation, the train arrives at our destination station. We get off the train, go through the ticket gates and go outside. The bus stop is just outside the station. We line up at the bus stop and check the time.
“It looks like the bus to the hot spring will be here soon.”
Just as Tachibana said, the bus came soon. We got on the bus and sat side by side in the innermost seats. I sit in the middle and the girls sit on both sides.
“It takes about an hour to get to the spa from here.”
“That’s quite a long way.”
“Yes, it does. It’s fun to look out at the view.”
The bus departs and we look out the window. The bus passes through an old shopping street and enters a mountain road.
The hot springs are deep in the mountains, so we have to climb up the mountain.
“Kurosaki-san, are you alright? As I recall, you’re not very good at mountain roads.”
“Don’t talk to me. I close my eyes and try not to look outside.”
Haruka was not good at driving on mountain roads. She soon got carsick and became nauseous. I laugh as I rub Haruka’s back.
“Senpai, you’re kind of used to it, aren’t you?”
“Yeah, I’ve had people in my family get carsick.”
“It’s true that mountain roads are bumpy and it’s easy to get motion sickness.”
Haruka seems to be doing ok so far. Closing her eyes seems to help. It is true that the flowing scenery can be intoxicating.
After about an hour on the bus, a large river comes into view. The bus announces that the end of the line is near. Haruka opens her eyes and pats her chest in relief.
“Thank you, Shinohara-kun.”
In the old days, Haruka would have been angry that I touched her without permission, but she is surprisingly honest in her gratitude.
We arrived at the last stop and got off the bus.
“You must be from the Aogiri High School Literature Club. We’ve been waiting for you. I am Nishihata with the Hishigi Hot Springs Inn.”
A soft-spoken man calls us from a car waiting at the bus stop. He seemed to be from the onsen where we were staying. It seemed that he had come to pick us up.
“Please get in the car. I will take you to the ryokan.”
Nishihata-san invited us to get in the car and we got in. I sat in the passenger seat and the two girls got into the back seat.
After Nishihata-san made sure we were in the car, he started the car. We arrived at the inn in a few minutes.
We got out of the car and went through the curtain of the inn. A woman who looked like the proprietress came out from the back and greeted us.
“Thank you for coming all the way from far away. You are the only guests here today, so please make yourselves at home.”
We had no idea that we were the only guests at the inn. We were too lucky to have a private onsen.
“Since it’s a private party, you can enjoy a mixed bathing experience in the hot spring.”
“Mixed bathing…..”
Haruka looked at me as she muttered that.
“No, we are high school students, so no mixed bathing.”
“No, Shinohara-kun, let’s have a mixed bath.”
“Eh!?”
“We novelists can describe what we experience in a more realistic way. If you are going to write a romantic comedy, you should at least experience a mixed bath.”
“That may be true, but…”
“Tachibana san, you think so too, don’t you?”
“I’m sure Kurosaki-senpai is right. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I’d like to experience a mixed bathing experience too!”
The two girls push me around and I can’t say anything.