...!

[Minato allowed her to tug him along, not at all resisting as she led him away to a less crowded area.

He thought about her question as they walked and nodded. He had already had an idea from the beginning what was going on, but he didn't want to embarrass Ayaka (or himself) and he certainly did not want to seem like a pervert! That was Junpei's job. But it certainly all made sense, because she was right.

Holding her hand felt very nice.]

Mm. The locals had been talking about something going on this months. And that it... uh, normally effects yokai but it seems to also effect us refugees. A uh... a heat. [It was his turn to look a bit embarrassed, his cheeks flushing.] Something that being... intimate seems to help with.

[Holding hands was already helping, so perhaps that was all that was needed for now? Not that he wouldn't mind going further, his mind wasn't completely clear of those kinds of thoughts after all. And Ayaka was very pretty and the thought of holding her and...

No. Don't go there, Arisato! Keep it cool and just hold her hand!]