So arriving at our first destination, Xara and I entered a favorite restaurant of mine.

Welcome to Dave’s Diner! Oh? Hey there Savoncho. I haven’t seen you since that school break of yours started. How’s it going?”

“Pretty good. In fact, I’m here on a date right now. You’ve met her before.”

Looking next to me Dave saw Xara standing there bowing her head.

“Ah. That girlfriend of yours. That’s nice kid. Though, is my place the best spot for a date? It’s not exactly fancy.”

“I’m sure. No one makes as good of a burger as you.”

“Heheh. Thanks. In that case, give me a few minutes and I’ll come by and take your orders. In the meantime, find a table for yourselves. There are a few other people here, but it should be easy enough to find one.”

“Right. Thanks, Dave.”

“Yes. Thank you!”

Xara was trying to be as polite as possible, repeatedly bowing her head before following me.

Trying to look around for a table, I found a nice corner to sit down and eat. However, just as I was about to head over there, I heard someone's voice.

“He,y Axel! Over here!”

Turning to the voice, I found none other than Roy sitting there with Ella on the opposite side.

Curious as to what was going on, I walked over to the two of them.

Roy seemed ecstatic to see us, but Ella seemed to be a bit annoyed.

She wasn’t the only one either. Xara looked rather displeased at this date being interrupted. So for the time being, I needed to try and wrap this up quickly.

“Er…Hey there Roy. How’s it going?”

“Pretty good. Ella and I were just meeting up to talk about school stuff we needed to prepare for in the new school year when I happened to see you. Speaking of which, why don’t you join us?”

I could tell Roy was trying to be nice here, that was clear enough. But considering I had eyes drilling into me from both Xara and Ella, I got the feeling that accepting his invitation would be a bad idea.

“Thanks for the offer, but I’m on a date with Xara right now and we’d rather spend it on our own. Is that okay?”

“Hm? Sure. No problem. Sorry for interrupting.”

Wow. That was a pretty reasonable response. I had expected him to ask something like join us on the date to see if it was any fun, but apparently, I was just jumping to conclusions.

“Thanks, man I appreciate it.”

After saying that, I waved goodbye to Roy and Ella before heading to the back part of the diner with Xara who had calmed down and sat down next to me.

“That Roy. He just can’t pick up on an atmosphere can he?” muttered Xara. To which I let out an awkward chuckle.

“That’s just how guys are sometimes. When it comes up to picking up signals, we tend to be a bit oblivious sometimes.”

“Really? Does that mean you’ve done stuff like that Axel?”

“Er…Maybe?”

I mean, my character in visual novels did, so maybe that counted for something. As for real life though, I can’t recall of any instance where that’s happened…I think. Unless I really do have something I’m oblivious too.

As to what that is, I have no idea. But there was probably something out there.

But leaving that be, for now, I decided to change topics.

“Well anyway, is this place alright for you? I know for nobles usually want somewhere fancier, so if you wanted someplace better I would’ve accepted your decision.”

I had asked Xara before we came here if it was okay, and she said it was fine. But I didn’t wanna make her uncomfortable if she didn’t like it in what was akin to a fast food restaurant.

In response to my question, Xara shook her head.

“It’s fine. I mean, this is your favorite restaurant isn’t it?”

“Well…yeah. I really like the vibe here.”

“Then it’s perfectly fine. I’m just glad we're here together.”

Feeling my cheeks burn up a bit as she said that, I only calmed down when Dave came over with a paper to write our orders on.

“Alright. What’ll you guys and gals be having today?”

Collecting my thoughts, I pondered about what to order when Xara spoke up.

“Could we order this please?”

Pulling up a restaurant menu that was on the table, Xara pointed to something that I couldn't really see since the menu was just out of my view, but when Dave saw what she was pointing at, he gave her a big smile.

“I haven’t seen someone order that in a good minute.”

“Is it possible?”

“Of course. I’ll have it out in ten minutes.”

Once he was done taking the order, Dave walked away. Leaving the two of us alone.

“Uh…What did you order?”

When I asked that, Xara put a finger in front of her lips while giving me a small wink.

“It’s a secret.”

She looked adorable when she did that. Even so, I wasn’t in the mood to guess. So, before she could realize what I did, I snatched the menu from her hands and looked through the list of options.

“Hey!”

Ignoring Xara’s upset expression, I scanned through everything until I stumbled on something that even I ignored all the time. Though in fairness, it was pretty fitting for a date.

“It’s this, isn’t it?”

In response to my question, Xara crossed her arms.

“It was supposed to be a surprise.”

I chuckled awkwardly and patted her head.

“Sorry. Sorry. I was just too curious to wait. I promise I won’t try something like that again.”

“...You promise?”

“Of course.”

“...Okay. I’ll hold you to it then.”

Once she was convinced I meant it, Xara’s pouting face returned to a smile as the two of us waited for our food.

“Alright. Here you two go,” said Dave. handing us something massive.

What was in front of us now was something you’d normally see at a maid cafe.

“That’s a big omelet,” I found myself muttering.

The thing Xara had ordered was the ultra extravagant super special date omelet.

A giant cheesy omelet that was not only massive but also had a heart on top with the names of the people who ordered it put in the middle. A truly massive dish that was only really something lovers who liked eating could really enjoy.

This was my first time seeing it, but it really was massive. Just how many eggs were needed to make something like this?

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Ignoring my shocked expression, Dave handed us some spoons and napkins before walking away.

“Enjoy it you two,” he said as he returned to the kitchen to work on his next order.

“We will!” Xara said in response before starting to dig into the dish.

Meanwhile, I just tried to recompose myself.

I was quite hungry since all I had to eat today was a slice of toast, but even if the two of us ate as much as we could, I highly doubt we’d be able to finish this thing.

Even so, Xara picked it for us. So, against my personal feelings on the matter, I put my spoon into the omelet and started eating.

As we ate, I decided to start a conversation.

“Say Xara, are you sure we can finish this? It looks a bit big for just two people to eat?”

With her mouth full of eggs, Xara turned to me.

“Thaph not impophent. What’ph important is enjoying a niph meal togepher.”

“Please don’t talk with your mouth full.”

Nodding, Xara swallowed her food and repeated herself.

“I said that’s not important. What’s important is enjoying a nice meal together.”

“Even so, isn’t this a little too big?”

“As I said, we should just enjoy it. After all, sharing a meal together is an important part of a couple going on a date.”

“Is that how it works?”

I didn’t date anyone before Xara so I couldn’t confirm.

Even so, she was pretty serious about the two of us eating it.

So, against my better judgment, I picked up my spoon once again and started scooping the eggs into my mouth.

A minute or so of eating later, just as I thought, the two of us were already close to feeling full.

The worst part of that, though, was that we weren’t even a third of the way through the omelet yet.

Letting out an exhausted sigh, I laid my head down on the table.

I really wanted to make it through this whole thing, but I just didn’t think it was possible.

That’s when Xara suddenly tapped me on the shoulder.

Turning in her direction, I was surprised to find she had scooped up some of the omelet and held it in front of my face.

“Alright Axel. Say aahh.”

“Huh? Um…Okay. Aahhh.”

Opening up my mouth, I bit down on her spoon. Eating what was on it. Causing Xara to giggle happily.

Figuring I might as well return the favor, I stuck my own spoon into the omelet and held it in front of Xara who seemed all too happy to help herself.

“Say ahh.”

“Ahhh.”

She ate off my spoon and then repeated the same offering me more.

We continued this back in forth for about twenty minutes until we were a bit over halfway through the omelet.

However, despite making such progress, we had run into a new conundrum.

“I can’t…eat…another…bite…” Xara muttered. And I was in the same boat.

Neither of us could go any further. The omelet was just way too big and we couldn’t get through it.

If we tried to go any further, we’d surely pass out. Or worse, throw up.

And since there were still other things I wanted to do with her today, I knew we wouldn’t be able to finish this whole thing. Which meant we had to leave the rest behind. Although, it felt like a bit of a waste to leave the rest of the omelet untouched.

“Hey Axel, are you guys gonna finish that?”

Looking up, I saw Roy standing there staring at the omelet.

“We haven’t eaten much, so Ella and I are both really hungry. If you can’t finish it, we’re more than welcome to take it off your hands”

Relieved to hear that, I gave Roy a nod.

“Sure. Knock yourselves out.”

“Alright! Thanks, Axel!”

Picking up the rest of the omelet, Roy took it over to his table and both he and Ella started enjoying it.

Meanwhile, I turned to Xara who looked like she was ready to pass out.

“Say, how about we get out of here?”

“Y-Yeah. That sounds like a good idea.”

Agreeing with me, I could tell she probably regretted ordering that meal. Still, we got out of our seats, paid for our food, and left the building.

Taking a small walk in order to help recover from that whole experience.

"where should we go next?” I asked Xara once we were fully recovered.

“Hm. How about there?” she suggested. Pointing at a poster that said some kind of play was going on in town a little ways away.

“It says it's the story of Romiet and Julio. A romantic tale following two people who fall in love but can’t be together due to something or other. That sounds really interesting!”

Wait a minute. Romiet and Julio?

Taking a closer look at the poster, I realized just from looking at it that it was like an exact replica of the movie poster for the Romeo and Juliet play back in my world. Was this just a coincidence?

Turning to me, just one look made it clear Xara wanted to check this out.

“Come on! Let’s go see it!”

“S-Sure.”

Seeing those stars in Xara’s eyes, all I could do was agree and follow her toward the play location.

“It was literally an exact copy,” I muttered.

To make a long story short, we checked out the play and sure enough, it was an exact retelling of the entire Romeo and Juliet story but with slightly altered names.

It was honestly hilarious just how much copy and paste there was in this script.

Seeing such a blatant copy made me curious as to who the hell claimed this story as their own. Pretending they were the true Shakespeare of this world.

But when I tried to ask about it after the play was done, I learned that apparently, the original author who wrote the story behind this play was already dead. Meaning any chance of talking with them was impossible. So all I could do was feel baffled at the blatant copyright infringement and keep moving forward.

Those were my feelings at least. As for Xara…

“What a beautiful story. And the romance felt so real. Even though all of it took place in a mere few days, the love gave us a truly thrilling and compelling tale. Even the ending, as sad as it was, is still a great way to wrap up everything. Whoever wrote it must’ve been a genius!”

All I could do was let out an awkward chuckle as she gushed about it.

But leaving that be for now, we continued walking around for a little while longer. Exploring different stalls and even came across someone selling a necklace that I ended up buying Xara.

And as we continued walking, we found ourselves reaching for each other and holding hands while we kept moving.

Before I knew it, the entire day flew by in the blink of an eye and it seemed like we had barely done anything at all.

Still, we couldn’t end this date yet. I still had one more thing I wanted to do for Xara before we called it quits for the day.

“Alright, Xara. Before we go any further, could you do something for me?”

“Hm? Sure. What is it?”

“Just close your eyes and wait till I tell you to open them.”

“Uh…Okay.”

Not exactly sure what I was getting at, Xara simply closed her eyes.

After checking to make sure wasn’t trying to peek, I grabbed her arm and started dragging her to a nearby store.

“Alright. Please sit down.”

“A-Alright.”

Placing a chair behind Xara, I had her sit down on it before heading off into a nearby store.

A few minutes later, I stepped out with something and placed it in front of Xara.

“Alright. You can open your eyes now.”

Nodding, Xara did as I said, and, to her surprise, she was sitting in front of a giant ice cream bowl that was filled with sparkling chunks of ice cream that glowed in the dimmed sunlight.

“Whoa! This thing is beautiful!” she said looking at the ice cream in front of her.

This was a special dessert I had stumbled across when I was looking for places to spend our date.

It was called Cystral Cream. A special type of ice cream that, while having the same flavor as normal ice cream, shined in the sunlight. And when it was dusk, that’s when this ice cream looked truly amazing.

This was the only place I really wanted to visit today, but since I needed to stall until it was time, I tried as many things as I could to keep this date going. And just one look at Xara’s face, as she stared at this ice cream, was all worth it.

Rather than being something behind the ice cream, she shined along with it and it just made her look even more beautiful. It was an amazing sight to see.

Sitting down in front of Xara, I handed her a spoon.

“Well then, shall we?”

As I asked that, Xara nodded her head and we started to share the ice cream.

Thankfully, it wasn’t as big as the omelet so eating it was much easier.

And once we finished, the two of us laid back in our chairs with looks of satisfaction on our faces.

“That was delicious. I can’t believe I’ve never had that ice cream before.”

“I’m glad you liked it. I really wanted to wrap this up on a nice note, so I’m happy you like what I chose.”

Sitting up Xara looked at me.

“I really appreciate it. Although, you didn’t have to wrap it up with such an extravagant dessert.”

“Maybe not, but I wanted you to be happy. So if that’s the case, getting something like this was worth it.”

Getting up from her chair, Xara walked up in front of me, and to my surprise, kissed my lips. Causing me to jump from my seat.

I hadn’t been prepared for it at all, so I wasn’t sure how to respond to that.”

Chuckling at my reaction, Xara smiled at me while the setting sun made her silhouette shine.

“You goofball. It doesn’t matter what we do during a date. As long as you’re with me, I’ll always be happy.”

“I-Is that so?”

“Of course it is. I love you after all.”

“I-I see. Heheh.”

When she put it like that, I guess I still have a lot to learn about dates and other romance stuff.

“Now then, let’s get back. I’m feeling a bit tired,” Xara said before walking up next to me and hugging my arm.

“...Yeah. Let’s go home.”

As I said those words, a large smile stretched across my face and I activated my teleportation spell. Sending us back home in an instant.