Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home

   Chapter 524 A girl from home

  Because of someone's sudden stop, Shinjoka couldn't help but stop.

   "President...?"

   She asked a little puzzled: "What's wrong?"

   However, the young man did not say a word, he just stared straight ahead, a pair of ink-like eyes flashing with an obscure light.

   followed his gaze.

   A lone slender figure was squatting under the telephone pole with his knees tucked.

  The girl has long black hair, a delicate face and a slender figure, giving people a feeling of weakness.

   She was wearing a black sailor suit with a blue scarf on her chest and a grey cardigan jacket that looked equally flimsy.

   is curling up and hugging himself at this time, as if to resist the chill of the night.

  However, although Tokyo in November is not too cold, the average temperature at night is only 10°C, and it is by no means that you can keep your body temperature just by dressing up to that extent.

   Including the action of hugging the knees to keep warm, but it is only a drop in the bucket of spiritual comfort, and it is of no use to the status quo.

   If you really want to talk about the actual effect, it is better to go to the nearby McDonald's restaurant and sit.

   For such girls who would rather stand outside and freeze, Shinjoka generally indifferently classifies them as those who pick up their father.

  In the streets of Shinjuku, there are so many girls waiting to strike up a conversation like this.

   But this raises a new problem.

   That is, after all, this is a secluded place with few people. If you really want to be chatted up, you should at least choose a lively place like the pedestrian street and in front of the station, instead of squatting mushrooms here.

  —that's something only homeless people do.

   It can be said that the girl is a homeless person, and the other party does not have that kind of numbness and empty feeling of losing hope in life.

   Besides, as a homeless man, the external conditions of this pure white rabbit are too high-quality.

  If you put it in Kabukicho, you might have been tricked into a dangerous job long ago.

   "...So you ran away from home?" Shinjoka murmured with understanding.

   In a sense, this phenomenon is also not uncommon, there is nothing unusual, she really does not think that such a person deserves attention.

  However, things have developed in an unexpected direction...

   After observing the girl for a while, Kato Yusuke silently raised his foot and walked up.

   "...Hey, that JK over there."

   he said so that the other party would notice his arrival.

  “…?”

  The girl raised her face buried between her knees and her chest and looked up blankly.

   As if she didn't expect to be approached by someone, her reaction was a little slow, and she murmured to herself unconsciously: "...Uh, a handsome guy...?"

   has a pair of big eyes that are very clear but full of weakness. The slightly pale complexion looks a little weak, and I don't know if it is frozen.

  “…”

   Ignoring her reaction, Kato Yusuke put his hands in the pockets of his jacket and continued to ask condescendingly.

"…What's your name?"

   As if being dragged back to reality by his indifferent attitude, the girl blinked nervously twice, her expression tensed a little involuntarily.

   "...before that, were you a policeman?"

"no."

   "That's it..."

   "So, why are you sitting here alone?"

"Um…"

   Hearing that he was not a policeman, the other party relaxed a little, then whispered for a while, then hesitantly replied: "Actually... I'm very troubled right now."

   Kato Yusuke watched her quietly, waiting for the follow-up.

   "Well, my name is Xiaoxi... Serizawa, can you help me?"

"…What help?"

   "One week..."

  The girl named Serizawa Yu said, "Can you take me in... until next weekend morning?"

   Kato Yusuke's eyes quietly became much deeper, "...Why don't you go home?"

   "You ask me why... it's no big deal. I just... kinda don't want to go home."

"runaway?"

   "...Ahaha, that's about it, you know it."

The    girl showed a forced smile and said tentatively, "In return, I will heal you...?"

   "Cure...?"

   "That... yes, I'm not free to eat and live, I'm good at housework.

  If you are willing to take me in, you can cook, clean, do the laundry... all the things at home can be handed over to me. "

  “…”

   Hearing this answer, Kato Yusuke couldn't help being silent for a while.

   But the girl misunderstood his reaction and thought that her conditions were not enough for a place to live.

   "In addition...and..."

   Serizawa Yu stood up from the ground with his knees on his knees, his eyes moved around nervously, and he whispered with a blushing face.

   "Uh... as long as you take good measures, you can do whatever you want, you can do anything..."

When    said the last sentence, the voice was so faint that Kato Yusuke could hardly hear it.

   "...This is the first time you've brought up this kind of thing to someone?"

   "Huh? Ah... well, it's my... first time... ah ha ha..."

  The girl looked at her with embarrassed and pleading eyes while smiling awkwardly.

"…is this OK?"

   did not wait for an answer.

  A silent silence pervaded the already secluded alleys even more deserted.

   Maybe more than ten seconds in the past, but it seems like a few minutes have passed.

  Cuckoo…

   A faint but clear abdominal rumbling suddenly drifted into their ears.

   "Ah, this... um... I'm sorry..." Serizawa Yu hesitated, covering her stomach in embarrassment.

   The silence of the scene was also broken.

   Kato Yusuke closed his lips tightly, took out the wallet from his trousers pocket, took out all the cash of about 90,000 yen in it, and handed it over.

   "...here's the money for you, it's enough to get you through the night, then go home."

"Eh-?"

   In the girl's stunned expression, he just shoved the money into her hands, then turned around and walked towards the brightly lit station.

   "Go away, Xintiao."

   "Ah~ I'll come, President."

  Xinjo Xiang, who had been watching silently behind him, ran to his side, and looked back curiously at Serizawa Yu, who was staring at the money in his hand, and turned his face back.

   "Hey, President, do you know her?"

"do not know."

   "Do you believe what she said? It means that there are many girls who use the kindness of others to deceive. In fact, there are many girls?"

   "It doesn't matter."

   "Hehe, that's it~ The president is sometimes unexpectedly gentle."

   "Enough said?"

   The indifferent voice sounded, causing Xinjianxiang's footsteps to stagnate.

   "...Ah, um... I was wrong."

  “…”

  Tap, slap, slap.

In the    speechless atmosphere, the two walked forward one after the other.

   After walking like this for a while...

   Dong Dong Dong Dong—

   A hurried footstep sounded from behind them.

"that-"

  The girl's voice shouted: "Please wait...you guys!"

   Serizawa Yu ran to catch up, and put his hand on the back of the boy to stop them.

   "Please, please wait... huh... huh... trouble, wait..."

   She first leaned on her knees and bent over to pant for a while, and then raised her head after she had recovered a little.

   "That... I'll give you the extra!"

   She panted, "I only need to keep 10,000 yen... that's all I need..."

   To meet the gazes of the two, Serizawa Yu just took out one of the stacks of cash, and handed all the remaining money to himself.

   Shinjoka's eyes suddenly became strange, and he looked at the girl with interest.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke looked at the money that was brought in front of him, but instead of reaching out to receive it, he said, "As I said, you can use the money."

   "Hmm~ So I took one, which already gave me a place to sleep, hehehe..."

   "...Then what are you going to do next?"

   "Well..."

   Serizawa was hesitant at first, then forced a smile and said, "It doesn't matter, there will always be a way. Thank you for your help, but it's too much, so I'll give it back to you...!"

   As he had done before, the girl grabbed his hand, shoved the money into his hand, and bowed earnestly.

   "Thank you very much! Big brother, you are a good person, I will remember this kindness well, then see you again~"

   After saying that, he straightened his body, chose a direction at will, and walked forward aimlessly.

The back of the   -shaped single shadow is unconscious, exuding a kind of abandoned confusion...

  Two steps, three steps, four steps, the young man frowned and said nothing.

   Five steps, six steps, seven steps, the girl kept her footsteps.

   Until the weak back was about to disappear from the crowd, Kato Yusuke frowned and finally spoke.

   "You wait a minute—"

  “…?”

  The girl stopped in confusion and looked back.

   "—that, may I ask what else—ha chirp...!"

  “New Article…”

   Kato Yusuke asked in a low voice without squinting, "Do you think there are any artificial traces here, or something wrong?"

   "Well...it's hard to say right now~"

   Shinjoka's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked around intentionally or unintentionally, and replied:

   "At least there doesn't seem to be anything suspicious at the moment, but there's still too little information. It would be nice if we could learn more about it."

   "Is that so..."

   Kato Yusuke nodded and asked without emotion: "Do you mind having an extra roommate?"

   "If you really want to say it, people will really mind!"

  Xinjoka first said with great resistance, and then changed the subject and smiled at him.

   "However, the president's words are everything to me, so the answer is completely ok~~?"

   "...Go and bring her over and have dinner together."

   "Follow the order~"

  ◇

Ten minutes later.

   Across from Takadanobaba Station, there is a barbecue restaurant called "Shiwa Yakiniku Anan".

   In the clamorous atmosphere, the voices of the gongs and chisels came one after another.

  The smell of charcoal fire and oil smoke is intertwined, and the air is filled with the aroma of food.

   It was in such an environment that the three of them sat down at a table.

  ZizzZZZ~

  On the vigorously burning stove, the meat slices were recklessly performing the most primitive Maillard reaction on the iron wire, playing a beautiful and beautiful melody.

  The rich meat aroma is tangy, as if to provoke the greedy worms in people's stomachs, going straight to the depths of the nasal cavity.

  Gudu~

   Serizawa Yuzu stared intently at the barbecue in front of him, swallowing a saliva for the first time.

  As a girl, this kind of behavior is not only not ladylike, but also very impolite.

   She knew this well, but the hunger in her belly was like a monster.

   No matter how patient she is, her appetite that has been neglected for a day is not under her control at all.

   Seeing her reaction, Shinjoka jokingly said, "Even if you keep staring at it, the meat won't cook faster, right? Miss Serizawa."

   "Ah, yes! I'm sorry...that..."

   "Xintiaoxiang, you can call me Xintiao, but you don't need to add honorifics."

   "...So oh~ um, then I am here too, just call me Xiao Xi."

The    should have been the kind of character that is relatively close to people. The girl responded politely and cheerfully, and then blushed slightly, and involuntarily cast her eyes on the face of the boy next to her.

   "Then... what about the big brother's name?"

   "Kato Yusuke."

   "Brother Yusuke..."

   "No need for honorifics, Kato is fine."

   "Then... Brother Yu?"

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke couldn't help but paused, after all, he didn't say anything, and acquiesced to the title.

   "As you wish."

"hey-hey…"

The    girl showed a shy and soft smile, and said with a little unease:

   "Well, is it really okay to say that? Not only do you give me money, but you also invite someone like me to dinner..."

   "A little thing, don't worry about it."

   Kato Yusuke glanced at her and said, "In addition, we ordered an off-topic (buffet), you can eat whatever you want."

   "Um...Thank you, ahaha..."

   "I'm talking about you, Xiaoxi." Shinjoka on the side took over the topic with a smile, "Is God treating girls~?"

   "God treats girls..."

   Serizawa blinked his eyes ignorantly, then immediately shook his head left and right in denial: "It's not true, really! I'm still a high school student, and I'm not doing that kind of thing."

   "Hey~ but you clearly said "Yes" to the president before? "

   "That...that's because..."

  The girl lowered her head in shame and whispered:

   "I'm sorry...I just...I don't want to go home a bit, but I don't have a place to go. I'm sorry...I said that to your boyfriend without permission."

   "Don't worry about it, and the president is not my boyfriend. And then ~ how old are you? Where are you from? Why did you run away from home?"

   In the face of a lot of questions from Shinjoka, although Serizawa Yu was a little embarrassed, she still responded.

   "Well... I'm 18 and I'm a native of Tokyo. As for the reason for running away from home..."

   She said apologetically, "Can I not say anything about the last one...?"

   Shinjoka didn't push it too hard, but asked in a different way: "Listening to your tone, it shouldn't be just a simple reason for quarreling with your parents, right?"

   "Well... not..." Serizawa Yu shook her head slowly, her expression becoming a little sad.

   Such a change did not escape Xin Tiaoxiang's observation, but she did not point it out, but asked casually: "You said earlier that you wanted to find a place to stay for a week, right?"

   "Um...that's right..."

   "In that case, would you like to come and live with me?"

"--Eh?"

  The girl couldn't help but let out a dazed cry, and stayed in place for a while.

   It just so happened that the roast meat on the stove was also cooked at this moment.

   Ignoring her reaction, Shinjoka first used a clip to give Kato Yusuke a piece of meat, then another piece for herself, and finally put all the remaining pieces into the girl's plate.

   "Well~ Anyway, the meat is already roasted, let's talk while eating."

   Slowly, Serizawa Yu finally came back to his senses.

   first glanced at the roasted meat on the plate, and then immediately looked at the opposite side.

   "That...Sister Shinjo..."

   Unconsciously, she sat up straight, and for a while, even the feeling of hunger faded a little, and asked uneasily:

   "Is what you just said true... are you willing to take me in...?"

   "Yes~"

  Xinjoka said with a relaxed look: "But the president will sometimes come here to guide me in my homework, and I'm not sure about the time. Can you accept this?"

   Serizawa Yu was stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded hurriedly.

   "Yes, I'm willing to accept it! It turns out that Brother Yu and Sister Shinjo are also students? I won't disturb you, and I can also help with housework!"

   She said and took a deep breath, and put her palms in front of her face.

   "As long as it's next Sunday, I'll definitely be leaving, so...for the week, please let me stay, please...!"

   "Hmm~ OK, I mean I said it just now."

   "...Great, I'm still thinking about what to do if I'm rejected." Serizawa Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and hope lit up in his eyes.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke watched all of this in silence, knowing in his heart that Shinjoka said that because he didn't fully trust the other party and was prepared, so he didn't say much.

   After that, the girl who was relaxed started to eat something to her heart's content, probably because her worries were resolved.

   Watching the other party's almost whole-hearted eating action, Kato Yusuke took the initiative to give her the barbecued meat on his plate.

   Although the girl was a little embarrassed about his behavior, she didn't think much about it and accepted it so happily.

   However, when it was changed to Shinjoka, who had a little understanding of her character, the vibration in her heart was almost no less than a tsunami!

   With deep consternation and suspicion, Shinjoka finished the meal absentmindedly...

  …

   (Underwritten progress 3/5)

   Thank you [Tired Heart] for the reward.

   (end of this chapter)