Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

Not long after Yuuki Mami went out, the door of the office squeaked again.

Kato Yusuke turned around and found that it was Takada Shiori who came in this time.

"Is something wrong?" he asked, tilting his head.

"...Nothing special."

Takada Shiori put his hands behind his back, and said a little at a loss for words.

"Speaking of your school, you had an exam before, did you...do well?"

"It's okay." Kato Yusuke gave her a strange look: "After all, it's just a freshman in high school, it's probably easier than you."

"Is that so... Haha, that's what I said."

Takada Shiori laughed awkwardly, then lowered his head and fell into silence.

An unspeakable atmosphere permeated the office.

Looking at Shiori Takada who was standing still, Yusuke Kato couldn't help but remember the conversation he had with Uncle Tanaka.

He paused and said, "By the way, Takata, has the inspector you mentioned a while ago been here?"

"Eh?" Takada Shiori raised his head, thought about it, and said, "I don't think so... Because I asked for leave after you asked for leave, so I'm not very clear about what happened next..."

"But according to Mr. Tanaka, that person doesn't come to the store very much recently, he seems to be very busy." She pressed her index finger to her lower lip, "Could it be that... he has given up his plan to drive you away? "

A pair of eyes lit up suddenly, but was quickly poured a basin of cold water.

"Unfortunately, I don't think that's possible." Kato Yusuke shook his head and said.

"You have seen what I did to him. Frankly speaking, I am surprised that he has not started for so long. As for giving up... it's better not to report such thoughts, although I don't regret it. ."

A light smile appeared on his face, and his angular face overlapped with the west-sloping sunset outside the window, making Shiori Takada slightly dazzled.

"Takata."

"Huh, ah? Hmm." Takada Shiori came back to his senses, "W-what's the matter?"

"Anyway, thank you." Kato Yusuke said, "This is for you, thank you."

He threw something at Shiori Takada.

"Hey, hey, wow! Don't litter it!"

puff~

The metal tin tumbled a few times on the sponge cake, and was finally picked up by Shiori Takada hurriedly.

"... pervert," she whispered.

Kato Yusuke's expression immediately became strange, and he cleared his throat and said, "Cough...sorry, that is force majeure."

Violet's eyes lightly gouged out a glance at the other party, and Takada Shiori snorted, and then looked at the thing in his hand.

"...Red Bull?"

She murmured, her eyes inexplicable.

"Could this be given to you by Miss Yuuki?"

"She gave it to you too?" Kato Yusuke asked in surprise.

The two looked at each other.

After a few seconds of silence

Shiori Takada couldn't help but burst out laughing: "It's not sincere to give someone else's things as a gift."

"Uh." Kato Yusuke touched his nose and said a little embarrassedly: "That's true, then I'll buy you a new one. I'll trouble you about the last time off schedule."

As he said that, he stepped forward and was about to take back the can of Red Bull, but was dodged by Takada Shiori.

Kato Yusuke looked over suspiciously.

"Forget it this time." Takada Shiori said, and then changed his words, "But please come back next time!"

Kato Yusuke nodded: "Okay."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and some kind of grievance in their hearts quietly faded a lot.

(This also counts as the completion of the agreement with Mr. Tanaka.)

Kato Yusuke thought silently.

In fact it is.

At night,

Uncle Tanaka, who came to change shifts, saw the two people communicating again, and a kind smile like an old father appeared on his face.

"Ah, ah, seeing you guys reconciled as before, I feel at ease, uncle." He said with a smile.

Instead, it was ruthless ridicule.

"What, such a tone." Takada Shiori frowned, "Are you from the Showa era? Mr. Tanaka."

"Indeed." Kato Yusuke supplemented the knife, "and he also likes to worry."

"Ahaha, is that right?" Uncle Tanaka smiled unconcernedly and looked at Kato Yusuke's cuffs, "Kato, why are your clothes wet?"

"Huh?" Takada Shiori also looked back.

Sure enough, I saw that the black uniform cuffs seemed to be soaked in water, wet, and there were still traces of rubbing on them.

"Oh." Kato Yusuke shook his washed hands that were a little white, and said nonchalantly, "I accidentally got water just now."

"Speaking of which, you did go to the bathroom for a long time." Takada Shiori looked over suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"No such thing." Kato Yusuke shook his head, then looked at Tanaka, "Mr. Tanaka, have you met the newcomer?"

"I seem to have heard of this, how about it? Does it look cute?"

"It's more personal than cute, but Takada is currently guiding her."

"That's really exciting, come on, little Takada."

"Huh? Wait a minute." Takada Shiori asked inexplicably, "Why do you premise that your target is a girl?"

"Well, hahaha, that's probably what happened." Uncle Tanaka glanced at Kato Yusuke, "Right? Kato."

Kato Yusuke shrugged and said indifferently, "Well, that's it."

"So what's that like?"

Takada Shiori looked at the two of them angrily.

-----Dividing line-----

As night falls, the lights are on.

Friday night is more lively than usual. In the streets and alleys, there are izakayas, roast bird shops, and barbecue restaurants, and crowds of people can be seen everywhere.

His face stained with alcohol was full of enthusiasm for the weekend, and he poured a cup of draft beer into his mouth as if he didn't want any money.

Everyone is freeing themselves to the fullest, and only at this time can they see a little more truth in their eyes.

Kato Yusuke, who was walking on the road, watched this scene quietly, as if he was enjoying a theater on earth.

(Tell her about it, don't go out too late.)

Thinking about things related to the cohabitant in his head made him subconsciously ignore the surrounding environment until—

"No evil...!"

A groaning sound came to his ears.

"I said are you drinking too much?"

Kato Yusuke raised his head and saw two men in suits standing under a telephone pole not far away.

One of them was a little vain in his footsteps. At this time, he was supporting the wall with one hand, bending over and vomiting continuously, and there was a companion standing beside him.

"Don't force yourself too hard, Yoshida," said the companion, slapping the other's back with his hands.

"Hey, long-winded..." The drunk man said vaguely: "You, you have seen it, Miss Goto was drunk... I will never allow this kind of thing... woohoo!"

"Yes, yes..." His companion said half helplessly, half admiringly, "You are really infatuated... eh?"

Seemingly aware of this gaze, the man with glasses turned his head and met Yusuke Kato's gaze.

With an apologetic expression on his face, he nodded slightly to Kato Yusuke.

Kato Yusuke nodded, then withdrew his gaze and continued to walk forward without stopping.

While passing by, he also heard the name of another man.

"Thank you..." The drunk man wiped the filth from the corner of his mouth and said.

"Hashimoto."