All Beautiful Girls Want to Stick with Me

”It sounded like a wife who cares about her ’husband’ working hard for his paycheck, trying to budget down to the last hundred yen,” Megumi teased.

”I-I’m not that great…” Kotomi replied, her face going pink. ”I just like planning my spending, that’s all…”

Her experiences in her previous life had made Kotomi careful about money. She had the habit of saving up for future needs. Even with over a million yen in her account, she was cautious and reluctant to spend too much.

Thinking about it, her biggest expenses each month were probably on games and books.

If she lived on her own in college, her main expenses would likely be food, games, and books.

”That’s a great habit! It makes me want to hand over all my money to you and let you manage it for me. What do you say?” Megumi asked with a meaningful look.

”Wait, me? I couldn’t take your money! If you really wanted to save, maybe just put part of your monthly allowance into a bank account. Your dad works at Tokyo Central Bank, so I’m sure he’d make it easy for you.”

”True, that would work…”

Megumi left her sentence unfinished. Once they finished their drinks, they joined the line at the aquarium entrance.

Kotomi, standing beside her, bounced on her toes in excitement, eagerly anticipating the sights inside the aquarium. Megumi’s gaze softened as she looked at her, an expression of fondness appearing in her eyes that was reserved solely for Kotomi.

—If you had agreed to my suggestion just now, I’d have taken that as your silent promise to marry me.

This was the part Megumi had chosen not to say aloud.

Aqua Park Aquarium.

In the Shinagawa District, this aquarium is widely known—even among those who have never been to Shinagawa, who might hope to visit it someday.

This is why Aqua Park Aquarium never needs to worry about attracting visitors. Every six months, it invests in promotional campaigns to sustain its popularity.

The consistent promotion naturally boosts its reputation, which then attracts even more visitors. Even those not particularly interested in aquariums might find themselves curious about the place after hearing or seeing Aqua Park Aquarium’s advertisements.

Moreover, Aqua Park Aquarium truly knows how to capture people’s interest.

Without aiming for visitors to be utterly captivated, it succeeds in making them feel their money is well spent—a feat in itself, given the lackluster state of many aquariums.

As for repeat visitors...

Most who come to the aquarium are driven by curiosity. Except for die-hard marine life enthusiasts, there are few regulars. Typically, visitors return home to share their experiences with others, or post about it on social media.

For the aquarium, this is more than enough. It’s not like a restaurant that relies on repeat customers. As long as word spreads, the aquarium’s success will continue.

After passing through the entrance, Kotomi and Megumi walked into the aquarium. The first thing they did was grab an informational pamphlet from the entry area, which included a map of the aquarium.

The moment she opened to the map, Kotomi scanned for one thing—the seafood restaurant.

Like a radar on the lookout, Kotomi quickly pinpointed the restaurant’s location.

”Found it! The seafood restaurant is on the second floor, near the center. But it only opens at 10:30 a.m., and it’s only 9:53 right now.”

Kotomi checked the opening time, then glanced at her phone to see that they had some time to kill.

”That’s perfect, isn’t it? We can look around a bit before it opens. Besides, are you even hungry yet?”

”Not that hungry,” Kotomi replied, shaking her head.

”Great, then let’s wander around for a bit and plan on eating around noon. And even though the seafood restaurant is all-you-can-eat, don’t overdo it—we’re still planning to go to Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street this afternoon, remember?”

”Togoshi Ginza? Awesome!”

Kotomi’s eyes sparkled at the mention of Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street, and she shouted in excitement.

She had always wanted to explore Togoshi Ginza, but never found the chance. She knew that properly exploring Tokyo’s largest shopping street—Togoshi Ginza—would require a substantial amount of time.

Even an entire day might not be enough to see everything.

Stretching 1.3 kilometers with around 400 shops on both sides, Togoshi Ginza holds the title of Tokyo’s longest shopping street.

”I’ll definitely have to eat less at lunch. We’ll need room for the street food at Togoshi Ginza later,” Kotomi said, patting her stomach.