02. Something is wrong here
Big brother.
Ah, sorry… I suddenly started talking.
I just… got a little curious.
What’s wrong? Can’t sleep?
You keep changing positions over and over.
It’s not a complaint at all — you don’t have to apologize.
Actually… I can’t sleep either.
I stayed up until this hour thinking “today I’m staying up late,”
so I drank a ton of coffee… maybe that’s why.
I’m such an idiot.
So… if it’s okay with you, big brother,
could we talk a little?
Yeah, most of the other passengers are probably already asleep,
but to not bother them,
let’s talk quietly like this… is that okay?
Great! Yay, thank you so much.
It’s fine — stay just like that.
You don’t have to sit up the recliner.
We can talk lying side by side like this.
Right? It kinda feels like a school trip — fun, isn’t it?
Ah, am I the only one who thinks that? You get it?
Really? You’re not just saying that to be nice?
Ah, good.
Honestly… I still want to hear more about your girlfriend.
Is it okay if I ask a bunch of things?
Great! Yay.
Ah, no pressure at all — if you don’t want to answer something, just say so, okay?
You can tell me honestly.
Mm… okay then.
So… how far have you gone with your girlfriend?
Hm? I mean exactly what it sounds like.
Like… for example, have you already kissed?
You haven’t kissed yet?
Ah… is your face turning red right now?
It’s dark so I can’t tell clearly, but…
Cute… I see.
Wait… is this your first girlfriend ever?
So… you’ve never kissed anyone in your whole life?
Mmm… heh, I see, I see… yeah.
Ah… so you’re starting to want to soon, right?
Of course. It’s about time, isn’t it? I think so too.
But… are you okay? Do you think you could do a sudden kiss well?
I’ve been through this too, but… the first kiss is actually pretty important, you know. Really.
If the distance is off,
your teeth might clack against each other,
and that instantly kills the mood.
Yeah, yeah.
So… since we have the chance, how about a little practice?
You don’t have to panic… if you move too much, you’ll make noise
and bother the other passengers.
When I say “practice,” I don’t mean actually doing it.
Of course not!
It’s your precious first kiss — I’d never steal it from your girlfriend by having someone like me take it.
Look — we’re both wearing masks, right?
How about mask-over kiss practice?
That way our lips don’t actually touch directly,
so it’s definitely not cheating at all.
I just want you to get a feel for the distance and atmosphere of kissing…
that’s all.
You’re resisting?
Does that mean… you’re seeing me in a romantic way?
Because that’s what it sounds like.
If you didn’t feel anything for me at all,
a mask-over kiss should be no big deal, right?
Feeling guilty about it means… exactly that.
I just want to cheer you on so you and your girlfriend can keep doing well from now on.
I don’t have any weird feelings or anything.
Well… if you’re looking at me that way, I guess it can’t be helped.
Let’s skip the kiss practice then.
You’re the kind of guy who has a precious girlfriend
but still looks at other women like that, right?
Okay — let’s just pretend I never said that.
Okay?
Hm? Hm?
Mmm… yeah, you’re right.
Your girlfriend is the most important person, right?
You wouldn’t look at someone like me in that way.
Good.
Then… we can do kiss practice after all.
It’s fine — stay just like you are.
First, let’s work on distance.
When you kiss, how close does the other person’s face get?
Let’s check that.
Just turn your face toward me — that’s all.
Yeah… I’ll come close first and kiss you once.
Mmm… ah, no.
It’s embarrassing if you keep staring, so please close your eyes.
Yes, thank you.
Okay, here I go〜 I’ll put my hand on your cheek〜
Here, big brother — open your eyes.
See? Closer than you imagined, right?
Even through the masks, our nose tips are completely touching.
Don’t look away.
We have to practice this too —
the eye-contact part.
From a girl’s perspective, guys who get shy and look away during moments like this…
are kinda uncool.
So let’s practice that.
Come on — look into my eyes.
I’ll stare right into yours too〜 chi〜
Ready for the kiss practice now?
Like this.
If you look away or close your eyes, we’ll keep staring forever, okay?
Here — let’s hold hands like lovers too.
Okay… mask-over kiss now.
Good boy, good boy — you kept eye contact the whole time.
You did it perfectly.
Now… this time, you kiss me.
I’ll wait right here.
Yeah… come here.
Yes… very good, good boy.
You’ve got a pretty good feel for the distance now, right?
Great.
Next — practicing how to kiss well.
You already know that just pressing lips together isn’t the only kind of kiss, right?
Yeah… of course, innocent little kisses are fine in their own way,
but… the real essence, the true kiss, is deep kissing, rich, wet tongue action.
Yeah… since it’s you, big brother, it’s okay.
But remember — it’s still through the mask only.
We’ll just stick our tongues out through the mask and do lero lero.
No direct lip or tongue contact,
and obviously no swapping saliva or anything.
So… it can’t possibly be cheating.
Right?
Yes yes, got it.
Okay — keep your lips closed, big brother.
I’ll stick my tongue out and do lero lero,
so remember the movement through the mask
and do it with your girlfriend later.
That’s fine, right?
Yeah… let’s do a mask-over French kiss then.
Just for kiss practice, of course.
How was it? Did you feel my tongue through the mask?
Ahaha… good.
Haa… now it’s your turn, big brother.
This time I’ll keep my lips closed.
You keep your mask on and start moving your tongue,
give me a naughty French kiss,
stretch your tongue out — leron leron〜
and think of me as your girlfriend…
Ah, just doing dumb tongue stuff isn’t good enough.
You have to say things like “I love you” or “I love you so much” or “I love you”
while doing the tongue kiss —
that way your girlfriend will definitely be happy.
Let’s practice that too.
Come here.
Good night.
Sorry… your kiss was so good
that even though I said I’d keep my lips closed, I stuck my tongue out.
Sorry.
But… you noticed, and you didn’t stop, right?
It’s okay — it’s through the mask, so it’s fine, okay?
Ugh… the inside of my mask is all soggy with my saliva.
I’ll take it off for a second to wipe it.
Here we go…
Wow… the inside of the mask… it’s covered in foundation and kiss marks…
Ahh… getting seen without my mask… so embarrassing… sorry…
What if I look completely different from what you imagined…
It’s not like the mask version…?
Ah, I’m glad. Thank you.
Hey, big brother — you should take yours off once too,
and wipe around your mouth.
Look — yours is soaked too.
Hey, big brother… how about we swap masks with each other?
No real reason, but…
Ah, that’d be inconvenient.
Okay then… let’s force a reason.
Here — I’ll wipe the inside of your mask too. Lend it to me.
And… since the masks are the same color,
I can’t tell which is which anymore.
Mmm… probably this one.
Here, big brother — your mask back.
Put it on.
I’ll put on the one I have here too.
Ah… it smells like saliva…
Eww…
Ah, but mine is clean.
I think there was foundation and lipstick marks earlier, but… maybe I’m imagining it.
Probably fine.
Okay, big brother — with our masks back on,
let’s do one more French kiss practice.
Yeah, let’s do it.
Good boy.
Here — let’s hold hands like lovers again.
Now bring our faces close…
You’ve gotten really good at kissing.
Great — now you’ll be able to kiss your girlfriend perfectly too.
Yay〜
Okay, kiss practice is over.
Mmm… no.
From here on… it’s with your girlfriend.