Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

Cloudy days are a characteristic of Hokuriku.

In Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, Asahdaka just successfully held its sports meeting today.

After the closing ceremony, the students returned to the classroom and began to pack up and go home.

"I'm so exhausted~~~..."

Yuko Masaka was lying on the table, looking like she was exhausted.

Seeing this, Sayu couldn't help but smile and handed over the Pocari power in his hand.

"Thank you for your hard work~ Let's have something to drink."

"Thanks……"

Yuko groaned feebly and sat up, leaning on the table.

She took the Pocari and twisted it twice, but it didn't open.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'll do it." So Sayu took Pocari back and opened it.

Plop.

"Here, please use it."

"Thank you, Sayu-chan, you are so kind~!"

"You're welcome~"

Masaka Yuko brought the drink to her mouth, raised her chin and took two sips before breathing a sigh of relief.

"Phew, it's so cold! But I'm alive..."

"You are really exaggerating, Yuko." Sayu couldn't help but smile at her appearance. At the same time, she stretched her hands behind her head and untied the high ponytail tied up for the sports meeting.

A head of beautiful, spotless hair suddenly bloomed, appearing smart and elegant.

"That's not an exaggeration!" - Yuko Masaka wanted to retort, but she was distracted by the scene in front of her, and the words that came to her lips turned into a cry...

"so beautiful……"

"Eh?"

"Hey, Sayu-chan..."

"……What?"

"What do I need to do to be as beautiful as you?"

"Well……?"

While Sayu didn't know what to say, Yuko Masaka opened her fingers and counted them.

"I can't help but be beautiful, smart, gentle and brave, and I also won many first places in sports competitions..."

"Although I have seen this kind of girl on TV shows, I never thought that such a person actually exists and is my friend. I must be dreaming, right?"

"Stop talking." Sayu's eyes wandered around with no place to rest, and he let out a very distressed breath: "You suddenly spoke so seriously that I don't know how to react."

"Ah~ He's so cute even when he's shy? He's like an angel~!"

"..."

While they were laughing, Teacher Misaki also walked into the classroom.

"——Everyone go back and take your seats. The class meeting is about to begin."

"""""Okay~""""

The students agreed and returned to their seats.

"——"

"——"

A few established matters were briefly announced, and safety issues were explained.

Teacher Misaki quickly ended the class meeting and informed everyone that school was over.

Hao's no-nonsense style is very characteristic of her.

After packing her things, Yuko Masaka came to the last row and asked Sayu if she wanted to go to the coffee shop, and Sayu happily agreed.

The two left the school together and took the train to Asahikawa Station.

Then I came to the very stylish coffee shop I had been to before.

"Shall we sit in the corner by the window?"

"OK, all right."

The two of them walked to the corner and sat down together.

The waiter brought ice water and menus.

Whether it is the autumnal equinox or the cold winter, basically all stores only provide ice water.

"Do you want to order now?"

"Ah, yes, please give me the yuzu soda and raw cheesecake. What about you, Sayu-chan?"

Sayu pondered over the menu for a while, and then said: "Then I want matcha...Sorry, please give me a pure mojito."

"Okay, then please wait a moment~"

The waiter who took the order turned and left.

"Hey, Sayu-chan, don't you want anything to eat?"

"No for now, maybe later."

"That's it~" Masaka Yuko nodded her head and said with a smile: "I thought you would order the matcha fringe as usual, did you change the flavor?"

"Well, I just wanted to drink something refreshing because I participated in a sports meeting for a day. Nothing special."

"Hmm, speaking of Sayu-chan~"

"?"

"Did you confess to someone again at the sports meeting just now?"

——Crack.

Ice cubes clinked against the glass.

Sayu, who was drinking water, suddenly stopped.

"...Why do you know that kind of thing?"

"Because, weren't you called to the back of the gym? I happened to see you when I went to wash my hands... so what?" Masaka Yuko held her cheek, quite interested.

"Did you agree? Or refused~?"

"...Rejected." Sayu said, taking a sip of ice water, exhaling slightly, and placed the cup on the table.

"As expected, I rejected it~ Hmm...should I say that you are worthy of Sayu-chan? The flower of the high mountain in our school."

"You know I don't like that name..."

"Hehe, I really don't know what kind of boy can make your heart beat~"

At this time...???

"——Sorry to bother you." The waiter carrying the tray came over and interrupted their conversation.

"Thank you for your waiting. Here are the drinks and cakes you ordered."

The waiter quickly put down their things for the two of them and left quickly.

The transparent glass is filled with a bubbling light yellow drink and is dotted with dark green mint leaves. Just looking at it makes people feel cool.

Sayu took the cup, opened her lips slightly, bit the plastic straw inserted inside, and took a sip.

As the cold liquid enters the mouth, a refreshing mint flavor blooms on the tip of the tongue.

Countless jumping tiny bubbles are like drizzle in spring in Hokuriku, falling on the body and soaking into the skin, bringing a bit of refreshing coolness.

"..."

Sayu's expression slowly relaxed naturally, and the expression on her face softened.

"By the way, have you decided which university you want to go to? Sayu-chan."

"Hmm... As for me, it's probably Hokkaido University, right?"

"perhaps?"

"Well, my mother and brother both said it's okay, and they also got the qualifications to be recommended for admission, so that should be it..."

"--Wait!"

After hearing this, Masaka Yuko interrupted her and asked seriously: "Did the recommended admission qualifications you just mentioned refer to Hokkaido University?"

"...Huh? Well, that's right."

"——Hey! Is this true? That famous Hokkaido University, when did this happen??"

"Well……?"

"why did not you tell me?"

"...This, because I only found out about it from Misaki-sensei yesterday."

"Is that so..." Yuuko nodded her head repeatedly, took a big gulp of grapefruit soda, and then took a deep breath to calm down her excitement.

"Sayu-chan!"

"Well?"

"Congratulations~~~!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hands and held Sayu's hand, her face with light makeup showing joy from the bottom of her heart.

"You are really awesome for being recommended by Hokkaido University!"

"Uh, uh...Thank you, thank you." Sayu agreed at a loss, and then showed a soft and charming smile,

"So, so what? What major do you plan to study?" Masaka Yuko asked with great interest.

"Well... I think I'll probably choose between educational psychology and media studies, right?"

"Hey~~Educational Psychology and Media Studies? Yeah! Very suitable! Very suitable for you, Sayu-chan——!"

"Well... um, you don't have to be so loud, why don't you calm down first and have something to drink?"

Sayu said in a soothing tone while pushing his glass of mojito over.

"Okay." Yuko nodded vigorously, biting the straw and took a sip of the drink.

"Ah, that wouldn't be..."

"Cough, cough... Ouch, it's so spicy!"

Seeing her covering her mouth and coughing, Sayu couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then took out a handkerchief from the pocket of her skirt.

"After all, there's mint in it, so use this one."

"...Well, thank you." Masaka Yuko whispered her thanks as she took the handkerchief.

Then he quickly took a sip of his own grapefruit soda to offset the pungent mint taste in his mouth.

It took a while to calm down.

"Sorry, I'll wash the handkerchief before returning it to you."

"It's okay~ I shouldn't have given you that drink, just be fine."

Yuko couldn't help but raise her head, stared at her for a long time, and asked in confusion: "But why can you be so calm? Sayu-chan."

"Huh?"

"Most people would be very excited to be recommended by that famous school, right? But Sayu-chan doesn't seem to be like that... Aren't you happy?"

"Well... to be happy is to be happy, probably..."

"Probably? No, think about it carefully. You have mentioned this topic several times since the beginning of college, right?"

"Is... like this?" Sayu put a smile on his face, then looked down at the table, not knowing what he was thinking.

"?"

Masaka Yuko blinked, confused by her abnormal state, and couldn't help but asked suspiciously: "Don't you mean...you don't want to go to Hokkaido University...?"

"..."

After hearing this, Sayu was silent for a while, then raised a finger to place it on the rim of the glass and gently rubbed it along the curved edge.

"……I don't know either."

Masaka Yuko looked at her, and suddenly felt that the girl at this moment was inexplicably strange, and there was a vague sense of detachment from her body, which seemed a bit unreal.

"Sayu-chan...?"

"Um?"

"where are you going……?"

"Eh?"

"do not go……"

Hearing this...

"Well……?"

Sayu's hand movements paused slightly, and then he raised his head in confusion, and the expression on his face returned to the same liveliness as usual.

"What are you talking about? Yuko."

"..."

Yuuko stared at her, his eyes roving over her face inch by inch, and then shook his head in confusion.

"...No, I just suddenly felt that Sayu-chan seemed to have gone to a very far away place."

"Hmm...? What you said is so strange."

"So you won't leave, right? Absolutely - you won't leave, right? Sayu-chan."

Sayu was silent for a moment, "Yuko, where do you plan to go to college?"

"Eh? Me?"

Yuko Masaka thought for a moment and said, "I will probably stay here. Although it may not meet the standards of Hokkaido University, a more ordinary university should be fine."

"Don't you want to go out and have a look?"

"Go out and take a look...?"

"Well, places like Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, etc."

"...Well, it's not that I don't want to, but I'm the kind of person who doesn't want to be too far away from home. It's fine if I just go there for fun. As for the rest..."

Yuko suddenly came to her senses at this point and asked, "Sayu-chan, do you want to go to school outside?"

"..."

Sayu didn't answer immediately. He just held the straw between his thumb and forefinger and stirred the drink in the cup unconsciously while slowly weaving his words.

"...I have been living in Hokkaido since I was a child. Apart from study trips, I have never traveled far away."

"Although there is nothing wrong with this, I still feel that... I still want to go out and live independently."

After she murmured in a low voice, a somewhat lonely smile appeared on her face, and then she fell into silence again.

——Crack.

The ice cubes floated in the drink in the cup, making a pleasant sound from time to time.

"..."

Masaka Yuko came back to her senses, lowered her head to think for a moment, then raised her head and asked: "So Sayu-chan, where do you want to go?"

"Well..."

Sayu groaned and let go of the straw. He subconsciously put his hand on the lapel of his clothes and held down the cinnabar bottle in his shirt.

The sound of small round beads clicking inside seemed to be heard in my ears, which made me feel calm.

This was a habit she had developed recently.

Although I can't give any reason.

But whenever she feels depressed, just touching this vial can calm her down, which feels like a placebo effect...

"Sorry, Yuko."

Sayu took a deep breath and said softly: "I want to go to Tokyo."

"Tokyo...have you told your family about this?"

"……not yet."

Masaka Yuko continued to ask: "What about Hokkaido University?"

"If you want to say...I'm going to try to get into a school in Tokyo first, and then make a decision at the end. If I can pass, I will go to Tokyo. If I can't..."

"Should I go to Hokkaido University?" Yuko said the next sentence first.

"...Well, that's it." Sayu nodded gently in affirmation.

"I see." Yuko Masaka held her chin and nodded slowly, "Yeah~! If that's the case, it'll be fine. I think your family should be able to accept it."

"...Don't you blame me? Yuko."

"Um??"

"Because, if I get admitted to a university in Tokyo, I won't be able to stay with you. Is it okay for you to be alone...?"

There was a brief silence.

"Sayu-chan. "

"I am here……"

Facing her slightly uneasy gaze, Yuko couldn't help but smile.

"I'm a high school student, right?"

"?"

"But the way you are now makes me feel like a primary school student."

"Well, that's true, sorry..."

"--wrong!"

Yuko slapped the table with both hands. While getting up from his seat, he reached out a hand to the other side and placed it against Sayu's cheek.

"Sayu-chan, you have nothing to apologize for."

Her expression softened, she took a deep breath, smiled and said:

"I am the one who should say thank you. Thank you for taking care of me for so long. Now I have no problem. Please live for yourself from now on~"

"...!"

For a long while, Sayu didn't speak. He just put his hand on hers and squeezed it gently.

Finally, he nodded and hummed slightly.

"Thanks."

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