Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

"Sorry, I'm sorry to have caused you any trouble."

"Well, there's no need to say that. After all, Kato-san still has student union matters, so the teacher can understand, as long as you think about it yourself."

"Well, I've fully considered it."

Kato Yusuke nodded and bowed slightly: "Thank you for taking care of me during this time, but I still decided to quit the art club."

"I see."

The middle-aged female teacher nodded with regret: "Actually, with your talent, you are fully capable of winning an award at next year's city art exhibition, including fellow student Sawamura..."

Looking at the young man's face for a while, she thought for a moment and then continued: "How about this? It doesn't matter even if you don't stay in the art department. Kato-kun, why don't you try to prepare a work for the art exhibition? I think this will be a good match for you." It should also be a rare experience for you.”

Faced with this proposal, Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed: "I understand, I will give it a try then, thank you, teacher."

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After finishing the matters in the surgery department, it was time for lunch break.

Kato Yusuke, who was carrying a lunch box, did not stay in the classroom to enjoy it as usual. Instead, he ran to Class D of the second year on the third floor of the teaching building alone, and ignored the eyes of everyone and woke up the senior who was napping on his seat. Hair girl.

"Senior Shiyu."

"...Hua~~~Good morning...what's wrong...?"

"It's lunch break time now. Do you want to have dinner together, senior?"

"……Um."

The girl who rubbed her sleepy eyes glanced out the window: "Ah, really, no wonder it makes me feel a little dazzled in the middle of sleep... Phew, but this intention of calling me specifically just to have dinner with me, I It’s not annoying at all~”

Probably because she had been sleeping with her arms on her head for a long time, her cheeks were now a different shade of red than her usual fair skin, making her look a little less indifferent and cute.

Especially after the girl stretched out and showed off her graceful figure, the eyes around her became obviously more intense.

"Um?"

Shiyu's dark eyebrows suddenly frowned as if she was aware of these gazes. Her half-opened eyes were suddenly filled with coldness, and she looked around with cold eyes.

So the students who were peeping secretly seemed to be stabbed by this sharp and substantial gaze, and hurriedly averted their eyes.

The girl then looked away and then smiled at the person in front of her: "So, what do you want to eat for lunch? By the way, I don't want to go to the cafeteria, but if it's something like bread, I can treat you to it?"

Kato Yusuke shook his head: "Thank you, but no need. On the other hand, I wonder if you would like to eat a bento today? Shiyu-senpai."

"Huh? The bento...are you talking about the canteen?"

"No, it's handmade." Kato Yusuke picked up the bento in his hand so that the other party could see it.

Shiyu's eyes blinked rapidly a few times, then he moved the hanging hair behind his ears reservedly, and said softly: "Handmade means, did you do it for me...?"

"Huh? It's true that it's for senior, but I'm sorry, I'm not good at cooking."

In her confused eyes, the young man opened his mouth and gave the answer: "So this was actually done by my girlfriend as a thank you to Senior Shiyu for taking care of and tutoring me some time ago."

"…………"

The air seemed to suddenly freeze for three seconds.

Accompanied by a faint dark aura, the girl nodded and smiled and said: "Humph~~~ So that's it. Then you really need to taste it. After all, you can't live up to others' wishes."

The tone of speaking is friendly and generous, which makes people feel like spring breeze.

Kato Yusuke smiled and nodded: "Today's bento is made with more effort than usual, so I won't disappoint my senior. Shall we go to the rooftop to eat?"

"Yeah~~Okay."

Forcibly pressing down the shaking table with her body, Shiyu responded with a smile: "But before that, I have to buy a bottle of coffee, so you go first, Kato-kun."

But at an angle that the other party couldn't see, a pair of legs under the table were shaking up and down, and the amplitude was almost reaching a radius of five meters.

"Okay, then I'll go up first."

Kato Yusuke didn't notice anything unusual about this, so he walked out of the classroom.

Not long after watching him leave.

"Boom——!"

The dull sound of desk dragging suddenly exploded in the 2-D classroom, causing countless people to be startled and at the same time involuntarily turn their attention to the source of the sound.

Then he saw the beautiful girl, whose whole body was constantly exuding a dark aura, with a gloomy look on her face, putting her hands to her mouth in deep thought.

In his mouth, he was murmuring words such as, and at the same time, he was accompanied by a low laughter like an evil witch, which made people feel inexplicably horrified.

…

The main dish is potato goulash, with stir-fried bitter gourd as a side dish, some seasonal vegetable side dishes, and Vienna sausages cut into octopus shapes. As for the staple food, it is rice.

All dishes are classified into categories and placed in a clean food box. Although these are very homely dishes, they look very comfortable.

"Then, I'll start." The girl said lightly, and then started to use her chopsticks.

The first thing to try was the potato goulash.

The chunks of beef cut just right into the mouth are covered with a layer of brown juice, and the mouth is very tender and smooth. With one bite, the pieces of meat bloomed in the mouth like flowers. Not only does it not taste very spicy, but it is full of plump juice and has an extremely rich taste.

The taste of the potato is also completely soft and dense. With just a slight sip, the delicate rustle melts on the tip of the tongue and gently wraps around the teeth, giving people a happy sense of fulfillment.

Shiyu's tense shoulders relaxed unconsciously.

The next thing I tried was the stir-fried bitter melon.

It tastes crisp and delicious, and the taste is salty and slightly mixed with a hint of bitterness, but it just neutralizes the greasiness of the former, and it is also very delicious.

…

With an extremely unwilling thought, the girl carefully tasted every dish like a professional gourmet, and finally came to an extremely frustrating conclusion:

That's it - today's bento was indeed more delicious than the one I had before.

Even though she didn't actually know how to cook, she still couldn't help but have a feeling in her heart.

Especially when Kato Yusuke on the side asked a question that did not need to be questioned at this time, the frustration in his heart became even stronger.

Facing the inquiry, Shiyu couldn't help but squeeze the chopsticks in his hand tightly, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly. Then he nodded reservedly and let out a sigh of relief: "...Well, in terms of the standard of home-cooked food, it is no longer inferior to that of a professional housewife."

While talking, he continued to use chopsticks to move the dishes in the food box. He was in an extremely unhappy mood, but it didn't show on his face.

Until she accidentally turned over a piece of carrot that had been cut into a smiley face pattern by a mold, and she couldn't help but be stunned by the movement of her hand.

Staring blankly at that cute smiling face, Shiyu felt extremely ridiculed for no reason.

On the other hand, looking at the side dish of the boy next to him, the carrot turned out to be in the shape of a heart, and he immediately became even more angry.

Kato Yusuke, on the other hand, ate his bento quietly without realizing it, leaving the stir-fried bitter melon at the end.

"Huh……?"

Shiyu couldn't help but blinked and said softly: "Hey, Kato-kun. Do you think you hate eating bitter melon?"

"Um?"

After swallowing a mouthful of food, Kato Yusuke turned around and said, "...It's not that I hate it, I just don't like it that much."

The girl's eyes rolled around for a while, and then she answered calmly: "In that case, can I have your share?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of chopsticks invaded his space and picked up a handful of emerald green bitter gourd shreds from his food box... which also included a piece of carrot.

Under Kato Yusuke's confused gaze, Shiyu put the chopsticks into his mouth and started eating happily.

"Senior Shiyu?"

"...Gu, what's wrong? Are you angry?"

"No, you mean you still have a lot of lunch, right? Can you eat it like this?"

"You can eat it. I have a good appetite today." The girl gritted her silver teeth and said, her face filled with the joy of getting revenge.

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