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

  Chapter 536 Confession and Accident

   At four o'clock in the afternoon, in the old apartment of the Kato family.

   As promised before, a girl named Megumi Kato came to someone's side and prepared dinner for her.

  Girls' dress up today is simple and stylish.

  A snow-white thin sweater with a prismatic grid, a black short skirt, and a pair of dark coffee-colored pantyhose that make the legs straight and beautiful.

   She wears an army green jacket with a cashmere fur trim on the neckline, and a pair of black boots on her feet.

   The whole person looks clean, simple and generous, and at the same time has a slender feeling unique to a girl, showing the owner's good clothes.

   Kato Yusuke was fascinated for a moment, his eyes unconsciously chasing the ponytail that was beating like a hare, until the other party reminded him.

   "...Well, if you've been staring at me so silently, as a girl, I still have some ideas."

  Mei, who was standing in front of the stove, turned her face slightly, and touched the short ponytail behind her head in confusion.

   "Is it weird that I look like this?"

   "I don't know, does Megumi think there is something strange?" Kato Yusuke asked back.

   "Hey~~~ Pushing the question back to me? That approach is not only cunning, but what's the point of me asking you."

   "Hmm—something to say."

   He pondered: "I just want to say that this suits you very well, not only for your hair, but also for your clothes. It makes people feel clean and beautiful, and has a soft feeling."

  “…”

   Hearing the words, the girl looked back at him.

   "Generally speaking...that kind of thing should be said when we meet, right?"

   "Ah, that's right." Kato Yusuke didn't deny it.

   "Sorry, I was a bit overdone at the time, I'll pay attention next time, no problem."

   "...That's not a problem, okay? Thank you for your compliment."

   After a pause, Hui tilted her head slightly and asked, "Also, what does it mean to feel soft?"

   "Well, that's my personal opinion, don't mind it. It's this sweater that looks cute on you."

"…I see."

   The girl nodded lightly in understanding, then turned her head to cook the red wine braised beef in the pot, and immediately said something flutteringly inadvertently.

   "So you like this type."

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke didn't answer, sitting leisurely at the desk, watching the other person busy in the kitchen.

   The snow-white sweater complimented her slender figure, and through the fluffy fabric that was inadvertently involved in the movement, the slender curve of the waist could be vaguely seen.

   In addition, because of wearing pantyhose, he showed a different side from the usual style.

   Beautiful thighs, slender calves, and graceful ankles are all pleasing to the eye.

  To say that this was the first time he saw the other person wearing pantyhose.

   Although I knew in my heart that it was to keep warm, there was still an indescribable feeling.

   Maybe it's the freshness at work.

   Kato Yusuke felt that the attractiveness of the girl today seemed to be several times bigger at once.

   The strong visual conflict brought about by the feeling that the upper body is an angel and the lower body is a little devil—

   It's like a small flaw revealed by Megumi, who is pure and sweet from head to toe.

   At the same time as his thoughts diverged, he was suddenly slapped with a "pia~" on his face.

   "Wow meow meow~?"

   looked down and met a pair of green pupils.

   seems to think that he is ignoring him, the black cat squatting on his lap is constantly using the pad of his right front paw, "pia~pia~" calling out to his face.

   Kato Yusuke lightly poked its forehead as a warning, and the black cat jumped away with a "meow!"

   Immediately afterwards, the black cat, who felt wronged, ran to the kitchen side by side again.

  “…woo meow~”

   It just screamed pitifully, and rubbed the girl's calf wrapped in silk stockings with its small head, as if complaining about the injustice it had suffered.

  Shasha～

The   -thin fabric squeaked faintly, like a cotton swab scratching his ears.

   "Hey~ Xiao Hei is hungry too? Just wait a moment."

   looked down at Megumi, who was at his feet, opened a bag of bamboo, put it into a paper plate and put it on the ground, "Okay~ please use it."

   After dealing with the cat's side, he turned around and continued to work on the man's side.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke at the back watched them interact, and in the next second, he met the black cat's eyes.

   Facing the food that was placed on his lips, the other party didn't go up to feast on it immediately, but sat there and stared at him for some reason.

   The emerald green pupils flickered with humanized colors, and he was thinking about something.

   "What are you looking at?"

   "Um meow meow?"

   The two sides exchanged a bit of an inconsistency with their eyes.

   Kato Yusuke faintly felt as if he had been scolded, but he was a little paradoxical and was not sure.

   One person and one cat stared at each other like this.

   As if thinking of something…

   The black cat suddenly raised its right front paw, pressed the girl's calf with its soft pad, then looked back at him, and called out "meow~".

   Kato Yusuke couldn't help frowning slightly, he really didn't understand what he wanted to express, so he decided to ignore it.

   Turning attention back to the kitchen again.

  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth~

  “～～～”

   Accompanied by the sound of the food purring, I could faintly hear the sweet melody of the girl humming softly.

   It should be said that the longer the two of them get along, the more natural their behavior becomes?

   Looking at the attitude of the other party at this time, Kato Yusuke also felt relieved in his heart, so that he even less worried about something.

   He likes the feeling of being with girls.

   You don’t need to think too much, you can relax completely.

   Of course, all this on the premise that without getting into a specific topic…

   But today, he had one thing that he had to confess to the other party.

  —that's about him and Kanako.

   This matter made him hesitate for a long time, and he also thought about it for a long time.

   It’s not that he intentionally wanted to hide it, and he couldn’t hide it.

   He just couldn't be sure what kind of situation he should tell the other party, so he's delayed until now.

   But now it has come to a point where he cannot afford to delay any longer.

   As for dragging Megumin and Kana directly to face each other, and then trying to find a way to fool the past or something...

  —that kind of naive thinking is tantamount to the way of death.

   After all, he was facing a girl with seven orifices and an exquisite heart.

   Basically no doubt.

  If he really did it with that kind of luck.

   As smart as the other party, he will immediately perceive the key and abnormality from the moment he sees Xiao Jianai on the spot.

   Unless he wants to lose Megumi forever, that kind of coping with the mud won't work.

   It is precisely because of the unpredictability of the girl's reaction that he has been worrying about gains and losses until today.

   With this thought in mind, the two had dinner together half an hour later.

   After washing the dishes with Megumi, Kato Yusuke, who felt that the timing was about the same, made two cups of coffee.

   On the grounds that he had something to talk about, he invited the other party to sit down at the low table together.

   "So, what are you talking about, Yusuke?" the girl asked.

   "Well...it's about the studio."

   "Oh~~~ then you can say it."

"it is good."

   Kato Yusuke made a swallowing motion, and took a sip of coffee to slightly wet his lips.

   Repeatedly reviewing the conversations he had simulated many times in his heart, he opened his lips cautiously and fearfully.

   "...Did you go to Kana's farewell party yesterday?"

  “?”

  Mei tilted her head slightly in confusion.

   Although he didn’t understand why he asked this question, he still replied:

   "Well~ I participated. After all, it will be difficult to see Hasumi-sensei in the future. It makes me feel a little sad."

   "...Do you like Xiao Jianao very much?"

   "Huh~~ Who told her that she was not only beautiful, but also very nice. Shouldn't we say that there shouldn't be anyone in our school who would hate her? So what's wrong?"

   "Then, will you be happy if you have the opportunity to see her often in the future?"

"what…?"

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke pursed his lower lip, staring at the table without focus.

   "If I say Xiaojia is one of our members, she is also the external representative of the studio...what would you think...?"

  “…?”

   Hearing this, Megumi, who was holding a mug and sipping coffee, froze in her hands and stared at him.

   "...Well, I think it would be better for you to clarify a little before I express my thoughts?"

   Compared to just now, there seems to be a little more in his voice.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke nodded silently and coughed: "...Xiao Jia is her, my person."

  The room suddenly fell silent.

   for a while.

   "...That~" the girl asked in an inaudible tone, "What do you mean by that?"

   "Well...that's literally what it means."

After    finished speaking, suddenly, a word rang out.

   "Is it like your relationship with Miss Takasaka?"

  “…!”

   Kato Yusuke was shocked, he was speechless for a while, and his thoughts were suddenly interrupted.

   After a few seconds, he touched his nose and gave a low hum: "...That's right."

  “…”

   Hearing this, Hui was stunned for a moment, but he returned to his normal state immediately, snorted lightly, and drank coffee quietly.

   An indescribable atmosphere pervaded, and the air became slightly heavy.

   Holding on to the dull feeling rising from his chest, Kato Yusuke thought about his words and said, "...In short, I think I should tell you about this."

   "...Hey, do you want to tell me?"

   The girl gave him a meaningful look, "That's why you didn't attend Hasumi-sensei's farewell party~?"

   "That's just one of the reasons. In fact, I've been thinking about the timing of my confession to you..."

   "So it's like this~ That, what should I do to react here? Ah~ I must be honored, right?"

  Mei said while putting down the mug and turned her face towards him, with an inexplicable coldness in her expression.

   Looking at that unsmiling face, Kato Yusuke repeatedly forced himself not to avoid his gaze.

   "…Sorry, did I make you angry?"

   "Huh? Are you mad at Yusuke? Why? I'm not your girlfriend." The girl replied very quickly, her posture unconsciously changing into a sitting position.

  ‘…Aren’t you just angry right now? ’

   Kato Yusuke thought so in his heart, but the words came out differently, "...Even if you're not a girlfriend, you can be angry, right?"

   "Is that so? In other words, it doesn't matter if I'm angry?"

   "If that makes you feel better..."

   "...In that case, eh, Yusuke, can I trouble you to sit over there?"

   "Well, you mean I'm not already sitting..."

   "—I'm not talking about there, please come over here."

  Mei said, and tapped twice on the floor in front of her with "Dong Dong~".

   If you look closely, her body is also trembling slightly, as if she is holding back her anger.

  “…?”

   Kato Yusuke observed the environment, then moved to the other side, sitting up unconsciously, "Uh...Is that so?"

   The girl didn't answer, she just cleared her throat and asked:

   "Agree in advance, because it was Yusuke who proposed to negotiate first, so it means that you have thought about the possible consequences, right?"

   "That's right, that's right..."

   "Obviously I didn't think about being angry with you ten minutes ago. You asked me like this, right?"

   "Uh, is that what you think...?"

   "So, no matter how I react, you should be able to accept it, right?"

  Mei frowned, and the emotion in her voice gradually became high.

   "...the last one is wrong."

   "What's wrong?"

   Facing the angry look in the other party's eyes at the moment, Kato Yusuke took a deep breath and replied seriously:

   "I'm ready, but that doesn't include your departure. That's the only thing I can't prepare for."

  “…”

   As if taken aback by his answer, the girl was stunned for a while, but she reacted immediately.

   "Even if...even if you say that...let's forget about you, Yusuke. Before that, I want to know more, does Kasumigaoka-senpai know about this?"

"Um."

   "What does 'um' mean?"

   "Sister Shiyu, she knows."

"Eh?"

   "They've already met."

  “…”

   Hearing this, Megumi's face was sullen, her expression kept changing, and she was speechless for a long time.

   "Oh~~ that's amazing... that kind of attitude that you can't see regret at all." She lowered her head and said, her hand on her thigh clenched slightly unconsciously.

   Kato Yusuke hesitated for a moment, then gently stretched out his right hand and resolutely took her left hand.

  The girl immediately struggled to get rid of his hand, but he was holding on tightly.

   Just when he was about to get angry, he suddenly heard such a sentence.

   "...You shouldn't leave me again, right? Just like last time."

  “…?”

   As if the stop button was pressed, Megumi's struggles stopped abruptly.

   slowly raised his head.

   What caught his eyes was the somewhat bitter face of the boy.

   Unable to say why, Megumi, who saw this scene, suddenly softened, and instantly remembered the scene when she said goodbye to him at the student council that day.

   The strength in his hands could not help but loosen.

   "...I'm not angry!" The girl turned her head away in anger, deliberately not looking at him.

   "...Then will you forgive me?" Kato Yusuke asked softly.

   "I said I'm not angry...!"

   As if to prove this point, Hui Wei squinted sideways, her expression still tense.

   "Huh... Besides, if Kasugaoka-senpai doesn't mind, what am I qualified to mind?"

   "...So, are you going to leave without saying goodbye this time?" Kato Yusuke continued to ask, still not letting go of her hand.

   Hearing the girl here turned her face back, she glared at him angrily, and then covered the back of his hand with her unbound right hand.

   "...I don't remember the act of leaving without saying goodbye. It's impolite. I clearly said goodbye last time!"

After    finished speaking, he used the thumb and index finger of his right hand to pinch a small piece of flesh on the back of someone's hand and twisted it painfully.

"…it hurts."

   "Ah~ah~ I'm really mad at me. Why is your business so troublesome? Why are there so many troublesome...people around you?"

   Speaking of which, it seems that it has completely turned into a tantrum?

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke looked at her slightly bulging face, and vaguely felt that the most troublesome person was actually in front of him, but he naturally did not dare to say that in front of the other party.

   After all, the girl was willing to say the above, and to make such a reaction, it was almost considered that she did not intend to continue to hold him, so he naturally wouldn't make fun of himself.

   In fact, even though the other party was still pinching the flesh on the back of his hand, he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

   Finally, this calamity is barely over.

   No matter what, as long as Megumin doesn't resolutely stay away from him like last time, the other problems are nothing.

   He can also gradually deepen the bond between each other in the days to come, and constantly find more reasons for her to stay...

   He knew that this kind of behavior was a bit despicable, but it was effective for Megumi.

After    was over, Kato Yusuke returned to his original state of relaxation.

   The mind was unconsciously attracted by the softness of the hand.

   Logically speaking, he should have just closed it and let go of the other party.

   But now, he suddenly doesn't want to let go of the girl's hand...

   And at the same time as he was ill-

  Om—, Om—.

   The phone on the table suddenly vibrated and instantly attracted their attention.

   The two of them subconsciously turned their heads to look.

  「Shinjo Incense」

The contacts on the    screen came into their eyes.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw this, he was silent and didn't pick it up immediately, just let the phone vibrate on the table.

   "...Well, aren't you answering the phone?" Hui looked at him strangely, and the movement of pinching people in his hands stopped.

   "...No, I know it."

   "Eh~~~ but the phone keeps ringing, maybe Shinjo-kun has something important to call you?"

As soon as the    voice fell, the phone went silent.

  There is an additional missed call reminder on the screen.

   Kato Yusuke's lips moved, as if to fill the silence, "...No more."

   "What, isn't that because you didn't answer for too long, so you were automatically hung up?"

  “…”

   didn't say anything, he just gave a light formulaic smile.

   As for why Xinjianxiang called at this node, he knew it well.

   There is basically no need to doubt, it must have something to do with Xiaoxi.

  Because tonight is the last night of the night, the girl should want to say goodbye to him, but he doesn't plan to go.

  ...Or rather, he couldn't say goodbye to each other in person.

   Unlike Megumi, Xiaoxi is a special existence in another sense to him.

  —Because that is the shadow closest to Sayu.

   He would rather keep the memories in the present than the memories of parting.

  Even if it was just a dream of Nanke—

   But as long as you can talk about comfort, it’s enough…

  Those thoughts flashed in his mind for a moment, Kato Yusuke looked back and was about to say something to change the subject, but...

  Om—, Om—.

  Om—, Om—.

   For some reason, the phone stubbornly shook again.

   "Ah, it's still Shinjo-kun." Megumin said so, and reached out and took the phone.

   "Hey~ I think it's better for you to answer the phone? Yusuke. After all, she looks really urgent."

"…Got it, thank you."

   "Hmm~ no thanks."

   Kato Yusuke moved his finger to press the answer button, put the phone to his ear, and said calmly, "...It's me."

   Next second.

   In contrast to Shinjoka's usual style, a slightly hurried and solemn voice rang out.

   "President, Xiao Xi is gone, I can't find her anywhere—"

   As soon as the voice entered his ears, an indescribable feeling of heart palpitations suddenly rose from his chest.

   Kato Yusuke's expression was suddenly ugly, but he still suppressed his temper and asked in a deep voice: "Make it clear, where are you now."

   "I'm here at the station now. Xiao Xi said she was going to buy something two hours ago, but she never came back. I went to the supermarket to find her, but the clerk inside said she never came today."

   A brief silence.

   "You go home and wait, I'll come now."

   "Sorry, I will..."

  du—

   Before Shinjoka could finish speaking, he hung up the phone.

   Looking at his gloomy face, Megumi couldn't help but ask: "...What happened? Yusuke."

   Kato Yusuke twitched the corners of his mouth and returned a very reluctant smile.

   "…Well, sorry, I need to go out for something."

   "Is that so..." The girl nodded lightly, then stood up from the ground.

   "Okay, I'll get my coat, let's go together."

   "...Let's go together?" Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel a little confused.

   In this regard, Megumi affirmed with a face of course.

   "Hmm~ Because we're companions, right? It's time to help each other, right?"

   At the same time as he spoke, he put on his army green coat, and thoughtfully handed over his coat of the same color.

   "Okay, in short, let's go quickly, after all, this matter should be more urgent, right? In addition, please tell me the specific situation on the way."

  The girl stretched out a hand towards him as she spoke, her face full of concern.

   After hesitating for a while, Kato Yusuke also reached out to hold the hand in front of him and replied with a good word.

  Although he felt that this matter should not bother Megumi, since the other party insisted on going together, he had no reason to refuse.

   Kato Yusuke, who stood up, took the jacket and put it on.

   Without wasting time, the two of them got dressed and set off quickly.

   After a long time, the boy took out the tracker again...

  …

   (Underwritten progress 4/5)

   (Thanks to the leader of [Knife, Dao Dao Dao] for upgrading, and it will be added later.)

   Thanks to the new leaders [Knife, Dao Dao] and [Ti Tung Gentle] for their rewards.

   (end of this chapter)