Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

Back to the hotel.

Shiyu stood in the corridor outside the room and turned to look at the person next to him.

"...Okay, Yu-chan, thank you for sending me back. Thank you for your hard work."

"Well...you're welcome, this is what I should do."

...It’s like saying something like fulfilling an obligation again.

Shiyu smiled slightly lonely and nodded gently, "...I know, then I'll go back first. Bye, Yu-chan."

"Wait a moment, Senior Sister Shiyu."

"Anything else?"

She asked in confusion, and then she saw the young man's face that was hesitant to speak.

"...No, it's not really a big deal."

After a little hesitation, Kato Yusuke hesitantly stretched out a hand and put it on her head, gently stroking her hair, with an unnatural green smile on his face.

"...Yu-chan?"

"...I just want to say that we have been outside for a long time. Please remember to take a hot bath later to prevent you from catching a cold...Xiao Shi."

"--Eh??"

Shiyu was suddenly startled, "...what did you just...call me?"

As if he was not used to this kind of nickname, Kato Yusuke took back his hand and repeated it vaguely.

"...little poem."

A weak electric current coursed through his whole body, and Shiyu's body couldn't help but tremble, and his face suddenly turned red.

She blinked her eyes repeatedly and asked stutteringly:

"Eh? That... this... this... Eh? Yu-chan... why did you suddenly..."

"Oh, it's actually nothing. I just feel that I did not do well enough before. Thank you, senior, for being tolerant of me... Let's see how we call each other like this occasionally."

Kato Yusuke explained with some confusion.

"...Yu-chan~~"

Shiyu's eyes lit up, she gently turned her body to face him, and said eagerly:

"Well, what about that... I just thought about it again, and I really don't want to go back to the room so early. I want to stay with you longer, otherwise we should go to your place."

"Mr. Yoshida is here too."

"Then! There are other places as well. Let's go outside to stay - Ah Zhi~~!"

In the middle of speaking, Shiyu suddenly sneezed.

Kato Yusuke showed a dumbfounded expression and couldn't help laughing and said:

"Okay, okay, we are not going anywhere. Senior sister, please go take a shower, otherwise you will really catch a cold."

"Hey... the atmosphere is obviously just right."

"Don't be stupid. Your health comes first. I'm going back first. If you have any questions, just call me."

"……etc."

Seeing him turning around to leave, Shiyu hurriedly reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes, "You're just leaving like that?"

"Um?"

"Where's the farewell kiss~?"

Shiyu pointed to her lips as she spoke, closed her eyes, raised her chin, and waited quietly.

Kato Yusuke hurriedly glanced at both sides of the corridor, then raised his hand to push her hair away and pressed a kiss on her smooth forehead.

"……Ok?"

Shiyu opened his eyes and said gloomily: "In terms of your perfunctory level, Yu-chan, you did get an astonishing perfect score..."

Kato Yusuke smiled and touched her head again. It felt much more natural than before.

"I'm sorry, I will replenish it for you next time. See you later, Xiaoshi."

"...Well, be careful on the road."

Shiyu didn't stop him this time, just watched him leave with a sneer, and then opened the door and entered the room with satisfaction.

"I'm back~"

"Hey, Kasumi, Kasumigaoka Shiu!?"

"You are still so energetic, Sawamura."

"You, you, why are you back? Where is Yusuke——?"

"It should be said that this is also my room. Where will I go if I don't come back here? As for Yuu-chan... why are you worrying about my boyfriend?"

"Huh——? There's nothing like that. It's all because you always have a bad personality and like to tease people, so I need to confirm...have you done anything to Yusuke?"

Looking at Yinglili who was sitting alone by the window making tea, Shiyu slightly raised the corners of her lips, walked directly to sit opposite her, and then poured herself a cup of tea.

"Hey! That's my black tea, you're not allowed to drink it."

"Oh? But my boyfriend bought this hotel with his wallet? I think I should have the right to enjoy it~"

"Haha? Take a closer look. How can you find such good black tea in an ordinary hotel? I brought it from home."

"Is that so? No wonder it tastes so fragrant and delicious."

"cheeky!"

"It's just a cup of tea. If you mind so much, I can give you money."

"You guys... are really rude, touching other people's things without permission. Why do I have to live in the same room with you?"

"……oh?"

After hearing this, Shiyu glanced at the opposite side and put down the tea cup.

"In this way, we are each other, right?"

"Eh??"

"After all, didn't you do that to my boyfriend too? You impolite sneaky cat."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Yinglili's expression suddenly froze on her face, she covered her mouth with her hand, and she stammered, not knowing how to react.

"By the way, why are you the only one in the room? Are you being squeezed out by that woman~?"

"...How could Megumi do such a thing? She just went to take a shower first. Speaking of which, what happened to you and Yusuke...then?"

Facing Yinglili's inquiry, Shiyu originally didn't want to say more, but changed her mind in the next second.

"I said, Sawamura." She asked abruptly: "You have a crush on Yu-chan, right?"

Slow down——

"Ah, ah!? Are you an idiot!? I hate that kind of thing the most... Actually, it's not that I hate him... It's not! Why do I have to answer your question!"

Shiyu looked at the arrogant Yinglili with disdain and said:

"...Can you look at yourself in the mirror before you say this? He is my boyfriend after all. Can you stop showing that textbook-like, arrogant and lustful face in front of me?"

"That, that kind of thing...it's not all your fault for saying strange words——!"

"Wow, you are really troublesome."

"It's not your turn to say that! Do you know how disgusting that silly smile you were when you first walked in the door was so disgusting? It was so unbearable."

"...That's because Yuu-chan...forget it, that's not what I want to say."

Shiyu shook his head, suppressed his inner desire to show off, and just looked at the other person. After a moment, he said, "Hey, Sawamura-san."

"W-what...?"

"Do you want to come over to my place?"

"What?" Yinglili couldn't help but be stunned, "Come to your side...what do you mean?"

"What I mean is - don't you like Yuu-chan? Otherwise, come and join forces with me, then I will agree with you and Yu-chan."

"--Eh?"

Shiyu's "agree" made Yinglili's brain suddenly freeze, and her eyes briefly lost focus, but she quickly reacted and shouted angrily.

"Are you kidding? Are you joking? Do you like to tease me so much? You can forget about it normally. Why do you have to make fun of me like this!?"

Facing Yinglili's outburst, Shiyu didn't even blink and calmly added another cup of tea to herself.

"Ah, I don't mean to be joking? As I said just now, as long as you are willing to accept my invitation, I promise that I will never stop you from getting close to Yu-chan again."

"……What did you say?"

"If you don't trust me, I can ask Kano-chan to testify for us, so I won't be able to go back on my word."

"Hey, Hasumi-sensei...?"

"If you think it's not enough...even though I don't like the other person very much, it's okay to call Shinjou-san together."

"Hey, Shinjou-san? Why?"

Yinglili asked subconsciously, with countless question marks popping up in her head. Shiyu took a deep look at her and nodded clearly.

"That's right, you don't know about them yet..."

"they……?"

"Oh, sometimes I really envy your innocence and carefreeness. If I could live like you, maybe I wouldn't have to suffer so much..."

"Kasumigaoka...Shiyu...?"

"Anyway, I'll skip the process and go straight to the results."

Shiyu took a sip of black tea and said slowly:

"...Maybe you always thought that I was the only one Yu-chan dated, but that was actually a very wrong idea. Although I am Yu-chan's first wife, he still has other women."

"What!?"

Yinglili couldn't help but jump up from her seat, and the chair made a dull dragging sound. Shiyu turned a deaf ear to this.

"Then, Kano-chan is Yu-chan's concubine, Shinjo-san is the concubine, and Akane Kurisaka is probably her lover."

"——You mean Akane Benisaka!?"

"The above are the ones I can confirm so far, and the other ones are you and Kato-san."

"——Lian Keiya!?"

In the middle of Shiyu's words, Yinglili interrupted her involuntarily.

"Liar! How is this possible? How could Hui... be real? She has never said this at all. This is ridiculous!"

Seeing Yinglili's shocked expression, Shiyu had a masochistic wry smile on his face and unconsciously clenched the handle of the teacup.

"...Although it is true that I am a woman with a bad personality and a surly personality who likes to make fun of others...but if I could, I wish more than anyone else that this incident had not happened. However, this is the reality."

"——Woo!"

Ying Lili's body trembled, and she stood frozen on the spot. Her thoughts were stopped by this cold and cruel fact, and her brain went blank.

"…………how come?"

She murmured and fell down on the chair, her little face full of disbelief, "Hui...that Hui...I don't understand what you are talking about at all."

"--idiot."

Seeing that she still didn't want to believe it, Shiyu's eyebrows were stained with a trace of irritation, and he said with a gloomy face:

"Leave aside the fact that I have no need to lie to you. You have been with Yuu-chan for so long. Don't you notice any signs?"

"Because, Hui, Hui... is different from the two of us. She is an ordinary and lovely girl with no shortcomings... She is willing to listen patiently to other people's troubles, and will also lend a gentle hand to those who encounter difficulties. Helping hand..."

"so what?"

"So, so Kei...how could she choose an otaku like us? What she likes should be more ordinary boys..."

Shiyu sneered and stared at her without saying a word, while Yinglili was stung by the mocking eyes and gradually lost her voice.

After a brief silence, the former spoke.

"...Seriously, Sawamura, you should recognize the reality as soon as possible. How long do you want to continue with this kind of self-deception?"

The latter made a sound of "Woo——", lowered his head, and grabbed the hem of his clothes with all his strength.

"Why...can you say such things..."

"Because...some people obviously have everything but are not satisfied, and I can't compete with her..."

Shiyu murmured this, with a bitter and unwilling look on his face, his eyes seemed to be looking through the wall into the distance, and his beautiful pupils were a little dim.

"Frankly speaking, I'm not interested in your mood at all, Sawamura. Even if you quit because of this, it doesn't matter, but if you want to stay... I need to know your position."

"My... position..."

"Kano-chan and I, or Kato-san, which side do you want to choose, Sawamura? This is something I must confirm."

Shiyu said, his eyes returned to their usual strong look.

"Out of good intentions, I would like to remind you that the "ordinary girl" you regard as your best friend may be a more troublesome existence than you and me. "

"Just because I can accept you doesn't mean she can accept you too. If you still don't want to give up on Yu-chan after knowing everything, my side is your only way out. You have no second option."

"As a price for agreeing to join me, you must work with me to deal with Kato-san in the future. Are you willing to accept this covenant?"

"Covenant..."

Yinglili murmured, shaking her head from side to side desperately.

"I don't know! You suddenly talked about so many things, and my brain was completely confused. How can I accept it...!"

Facing Yinglili's usual timidity, Shiyu nodded slowly.

"I understand, then you can continue to hesitate. This promise of mine is valid at any time. You can come to me whenever you think about it...but-"

She changed the subject and her tone became extremely serious.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. Every minute and every second you hesitate will make Yu-chan's heart move closer to Kato-san. In the end, you will be the loser."

Yinglili was shocked and subconsciously opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

Shiyu didn't express anything about this, but gave her a look that said, "Let's do what we say, so we can do it ourselves." She stood up holding on to the armrest of the seat.

"Okay, let's talk about it here. Yu-chan told me to take a bath when I come back, so I went there first. Thank you for the black tea, Sawamura-san."

As she said this, she walked to the corner and put on her yukata, then walked out casually.

Click, click--

The door opens and closes.

Yingli Li lay weakly on the seat, covering her face with her hands, and after a long time she let out a plaintive complaint.

"What on earth is going on...!"

The sound echoed hollowly in the room.

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