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

   "...Yusuke, I said Yusuke..."

  The girl's voice came from behind.

   It was a little hazy when I first heard it, but after I regained my perception of the outside world, it became clear immediately.

   "—Really, just wait for me for a while."

   Kato Yusuke, who had been walking with his head down, suddenly stopped and froze in place.

   Next second.

  Poof…

   A soft impact came from the back.

   "Ah, it hurts..."

   Looking back.

  Meizheng, whose hair was slightly messy, covered his forehead with his right hand, and let out a sigh of relief. The fair little face was flushed, and Yinglan's sandalwood mouth was slightly open.

   "Great...you finally stopped."

   Looking up at Ning Jingxiu, there was a rare bit of resentment in her eyes.

   "There are so many people here, I almost thought you were going to leave me here."

  “…?”

   Kato Yusuke's eyes were like dead pools of water, which aroused a trace of emotion, as if he had finally come to life.

   blinked numbly.

  The sun has completely sunk, and the night has begun. The sky is rendered in a deep blue of night, and the little stars begin to twinkle.

   On the criss-crossed streets, colorful neon lights decorate the city, and the crowds are bustling and flowing, presenting a lively scene.

  The piercing whistle and the roar of human voices converged from time to time.

   "...have you reacted now?"

   The girl reminded a little depressingly: "Here, you're almost at the station already?"

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke took a slow breath, and the cold air entered his lungs, irritating the deep nasal cavity.

   "…Sorry, I was wrong."

   He said in a low voice, trying to look down on the whole situation in his heart, but the entrance of Shinjoka's house kept popping up, causing a strong disturbance.

   While his eyes were dark and unclear, his heart could not help but become heavy.

   "Well, after all, you didn't mean it, right? Then there's nothing to apologize for."

  Mei sighed a little helplessly, "So, do you want to come and chat for a while?"

   Kato Yusuke pursed his lower lip and forced a smile: "...What are you talking about?"

  The girl stared at him for a while with a little sadness, and then she said:

   "About this, although I don't have to force you, but your state makes me think it's better to say it?"

   Kato Yusuke gave a perfunctory smirk, but was interrupted by a light and clear voice.

   "I won't give up, huh? Yusuke." The girl declared with a rare seriousness in her expression.

   After careful observation, she realized that her shoulders and chest were rising and falling slightly, and at the same time, in order not to let him notice, she opened her mouth slightly and was taking short breaths.

   Even so, Megumin said as calmly as possible:

   "Even if you are not ready to open up to me now, I will still stay by your side until the day you feel you can tell."

   In the darkness, the girl smiled at him like a snow-white dandelion.

   "So when you're all alone, you're downcast, you don't dare to make a sound, you keep shaking... when you get lost in this kind of night where you can't see the moon..."...

   As he said that, he grabbed his hand with both hands and clasped it tightly in front of his chest.

   "—When the time comes, I will definitely stay by your side nearer than anyone else."

  “—!”

   The cold evening wind blew slightly, swaying the skirt slightly.

  The wind blew the coat and bulged, and the thin shoulders exuded a calm calm.

   The jet-black short hair, which was put down at some point, swayed lightly, dripping with sweat on her soft cheeks.

   Kato Yusuke watched this scene and was speechless for a moment.

   He made her bear his frailty, his cunning, his sorrow and his regret.

   pounding winter pounding winter, pounding winter pounding winter.

   With the beating of the heart, there was a dull pain in the body.

   My body became stiff and heavy, as if it didn't belong to me.

  The sense of loneliness surged forward, straight to the forehead, and the complex emotions were on the verge of collapse.

  The expression he maintained with all his strength, the nerves that had been tense all the time, suddenly collapsed at this moment.

  “Hui…”

   As if fascinated by the dust, he opened his eyes unconsciously, and then hugged the girl tightly into his arms.

"what…"

   A small humming sound came from Megumin's mouth.

   was a little surprised by his sudden action, and the girl couldn't help but open her eyes slightly.

   "Yusuke...?" Hui asked slightly sideways, but he could only see the back of his head.

  “…”

   Without saying anything, Kato Yusuke hugged her a little tighter and said in a hoarse voice, "...Give me a little more time, one day...I'll tell Megumi..."

   A dull voice accompanied by hot breathing, as if asking for consent, faintly lingered in the girl's ears.

   couldn't tell the reason, but Kei softened all of a sudden, and then carefully raised his hands slowly, hugged him with backhands, and hummed softly.

   "...It's okay, it's okay, I'm here."

   As if treating a child, she patted his back lightly.

   "No matter what happens, I will not sit and watch you immersed in such emotions alone. I will stay by your side closer than anyone else."

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke was silent, his thirsty mouth felt sticky. In the end, she just buried her face in her hair, not wanting to be seen clearly by her expression at this time.

   It was a rather long, repressed silence.

   In this silence, the body that had always given a strong impression began to tremble slightly involuntarily.

   Feeling this, Megumi lowered her eyes slightly and continued to comfort him as if she didn't notice anything.

   "It's okay, it's okay. Like I said, I'll be with you."

   As she said so, she secretly hoped that her voice could reach the heart of the other party.

   I hope that I can make this person a little more warm, just like the teenager who appeared in her world when no one cared about it.

   Until a certain moment.

   Quietly, there was a cool damp feeling on her shoulders, as if the warm and cold temperature on a spring night soaked her clothes.

   followed by a slightly trembling choked voice.

   "Ah, don't lie to me..."

   There is an inescapable sadness in his voice, like an abandoned puppy. …

   "Well, I won't lie to you."

   A softer and firmer voice responded.

   Like a shimmer of light shining in the depths of the dark night where you can't reach your fingers, the girl like a bright moon shone quietly here.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke's heart was shaking.

  Thousands of melancholy mixed together, forming a torrent of emotions, surging endlessly.

   After a few months—

   The one who closed his heart when he returned from Hokkaido;

   The one who has been calm and steady in sheep's clothing since returning to school;

   The one who still maintains his dignity when he sees Sayu again.

  —Finally, I couldn't help but wet the eyes and blurred the vision.

   Ignoring the eyes around him, the boy hugged the girl in his arms tightly, and a broken whimper came out of his throat.

   Facing Kato Yusuke's reaction, Megumi's heart was also very uneasy.

   Honestly.

   Seeing this calm and strong person who has always been respected and admired by everyone, showed such a weak attitude, she was really surprised and surprised.

   But at the same time, she also felt that she was a little closer to the other party.

   Almost as soon as you stretch out your hand, it seems that you are about to touch the secret that no one knows about...

   The hand that gently tapped the back ridge never stopped.

   Ignore the strange eyes of passersby.

   She stayed with him so quietly and refused to let him be alone again.

  …

  I don't know how long it took.

   Accompanied by the girl's soft voice resounding in her ears, the tears that broke the embankment seemed to come to an end.

"Feel sorry……"

  The boy said in a hoarse voice, which was exchanged for a sentence.

   "Well, it's okay. Also, here's a handkerchief for you."

   is like not giving depression a chance to take advantage of it.

   The handkerchief he picked up lightly from his pocket stopped in front of Kato Yusuke's face and burned into his eyes, but he didn't reach out to take it.

   Carefully dry the corners of your eyes with the cuffs of your coat, lower the brim of your hat, and take a deep breath.

   After preparing to calm down, he finally stepped back without a trace.

   The figure of the girl who dared not look directly because of cowardice, shame and guilt is as graceful and beautiful as ever.

  —Like a weeping cherry blossoming quietly in a place where no one knows.

   His army green coat was dyed a dark green on the shoulders that he buried in his face.

   However, the girl seemed to be unaware of this, put away the handkerchief gently, and asked nonchalantly, "Do you feel better? Yusuke."

   Kato Yusuke hummed, hesitating about how to speak.

   But as if he understood his mood at the moment, Megumi nodded and gave a soft smile.

   "So, have you figured out what to do with that girl?"

   That girl is naturally Serizawa Yu.

   Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, then replied: "I want to help her..."

   "I know this, and I'm willing to help if I need it. But, how can I help?"

   The girl asked calmly.

   "If she contacts you in the future, do you plan to keep her living with classmate Shinjo?"

   "Even if Shinjo-san would agree with her with a high probability, have you thought about the girl going to school?"…

   "Sword Comes"

   "And this kind of thing, if the relatives of that girl call the police, how are you going to deal with it then?"

  The objective reality and problems are laid out one by one, as if to tell that this is not something that can be acted impulsively just with good intentions.

   Kato Yusuke knew this very well, so he said the answer in his heart, "...I will find a way to get Aunt Mina to adopt her."

   "Eh, Mina... Auntie—?"

   "Well, that's what I thought."

  “…”

The girl    looked at him quietly, and asked a little nervously: "That, that is to say... do you want to keep her all the time?"

   Kato Yusuke nodded affirmatively: "I hope she can live freely until she can survive independently in society. I also have some other preparations."

   "…other preparations?"

   didn't let her doubt for too long, and the teenager told her all the preparations and plans he had made.

   Wait until after hearing those things.

   Even if he has a calm personality, he can't help but be shocked by this, showing a cute and innocent look.

   "Um, this...Even though, Yusuke, please don't talk to me first, I need to calm down...!"

   Resolutely raised her hand to stop someone from continuing to challenge her nerves.

   In order to calm down the turbulent mood, the girl pressed her chest lightly and breathed quietly in place for a while.

   Then he slowly raised his head and looked at him with a complicated expression.

   Even though there are thousands of words in his eyes, there is only one sentence that comes out in the end.

   "Why, do you have to do that to strangers...?"

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, "I think the miso soup she cooked... it's delicious."

"what?"

  Mei asked blankly, "...What reason is this?"

   A wistful voice responded to her.

   "Yeah, what's the reason..."

   "Really, this is not an answer at all."

   "...If I have to say, I just want to help that girl, that's all." Kato Yusuke said slowly.

  “…”

   The girl looked at him with a little distress, her hands clasped behind her habitually and clenched a little unconsciously, and finally lowered her shoulders as if giving up.

  "...Although I understand your good intentions, there's no need to emphasize "girls", right? It always felt like it sounded like there were other intentions. "

   "Other intentions...?"

   Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, then shook his head, "I don't think so, I won't lie to Megumi."

   "...You're too cunning to say that." Huidu murmured and took a step forward.

   "Tell you, Yusuke."

   With the distance that they were about to touch each other's toes, the girl gently rested her forehead on his chest, with a sigh of emotion in her tone.

   "Although I was a little scared just now, but I think what you want to do is very meaningful. If you can do it smoothly, it will be great..."

   Kato Yusuke looked down at her, the tip of her nose was full of her fragrant hair, and she felt peaceful in her heart.

   "I'm sorry, Megumi. I took you in without authorization..."

   "Well...that's all, but have you told anyone about this other than me?"

"not yet."

   "Is that so..." Hui whispered and nodded, rubbing his head against his chest, a little itchy.

   "...Actually, I was a little surprised. I didn't expect you to be an idealist, Yusuke."

   "Idealists...?"

   "Well. After all, if you are not a kind-hearted person, you won't make that kind of utopian decision, right? It's like what the teacher said in class."

   Hearing the words, Kato Yusuke raised the corners of his mouth mockingly.

   "Nothing like that, it's just my wishful thinking and self-satisfaction... I just can't escape the shadow of the past..."

  The girl listened quietly, then raised her head.

   "Anyway, if you're willing to promise me one thing, I'll help in this matter."

   "Help...?"

  “Hmm~”

   A slender little finger came out immediately.

   "The premise is that when you encounter problems in the future, remember to report, contact, and discuss with me as soon as possible. In that case, I will help."

  While saying so, Hui looked up at him slightly, there seemed to be something rippling in her beautiful eyes, and it was very moving when she blinked.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke also looked down at her, then raised his right hand.

"-it is good."

   So calm and sure, he made a promise with that tender little finger.

  …