Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

"Come to the second art preparation room after school!"

Below is a string of numbers that appear to be phone numbers.

This is what was written on the slip of paper wrapped in the handkerchief Eri gave.

After saving the phone number in the phone, Kato Yusuke crumpled the note and threw it into the trash with the finished coffee bottle.

It's a hassle for the cleaning staff, but it's weird to go to the art room with an empty bottle like that.

With this idea in mind, the boy who rejected the invitation of the girls in the class on the grounds that he was still participating in the ministry came to the third floor alone.

Pushing open the door of the art room, I saw the familiar girl with braids again.

"Excuse me, good afternoon."

"Ah~ good afternoon, Kato-kun." Toyama Harumi replied with a smile, "You came so early."

Perhaps it was because it was too early. At this time, no other members were seen in the classroom. Only Toyama Harumi was doing the preparation work.

Seeing this, Kato Yusuke stepped forward. While saying "Let me help", he moved the sculpture that the girl wanted to carry to the designated position.

"Thank you, it's really helpful~!" Toyama Harumi thanked: "Sure enough, there is a boy in the club that is different~"

"It's nothing." Kato Yusuke shook his head, and then asked: "But I haven't seen any students applying for admission recently. Did something happen?"

"Ah, Kato-san doesn't know yet..."

Harumi Toyama explained, "Actually, since last Friday, the art department has stopped accepting new applications for admission."

Without waiting for Kato Yusuke to speak, she continued.

"On the one hand, the classroom can't accommodate so many people, and on the other hand, everyone in the community wants to focus on the next city art exhibition."

"Especially for the third-year students, the art exhibition in April next year is the last chance before graduation, so everyone is busy preparing."

"So it is." Kato Yusuke nodded, and then a new question emerged, "But it's only June, isn't it too early to think about next year?"

Hearing what he said, Toyama Harumi lowered her eyes slightly and said in a slightly lower voice than before.

"It's not too early, after all, for ordinary people like us, there is no other way but to work hard to get a place in an art exhibition..."

The classroom suddenly fell silent, but that was only for a moment. Because Toyama Harumi soon returned to normal, she encouraged Kato Yusuke with a smile on her face.

"But if it's Kato-san, you'll be fine! Because you have the talent not to lose to Sawamura-san, so if you want to do it, you'll be able to get a place easily."

Is this the so-called talent over effort...?

Kato Yusuke thought silently, and lost interest in speaking for a while.

At this moment, the door of the art room was opened again, and the three girls walked into the room together.

"Good afternoon, Harumi."

"Good afternoon, Yuanshan classmate~~" x2

You can hear the order here just from the name.

The vitality of the girls swept away the dullness of the room, and Toyama Harumi responded with a smile.

"Good afternoon~ Hishida-senpai!"

Then he greeted two more first-year students.

Because of unfamiliar reasons, Kato Yusuke did not greet the three of them, but just said "I'm sorry" to Toyama Harumi, and walked towards the room by the window, ready to push the door in.

Seeing his behavior, Toyama Harumi couldn't help widening her eyes, and hurriedly stopped her: "Wait, wait a minute, Kato-san! You can't go in there..."

The other person's response was more direct.

I saw that from when Kato Yusuke just started to act,

The girl with glasses who started to move together, but at this time quickly blocked the door of the second art preparation room, raised her hand and slapped it on the door frame with a sound of "crack!" and said coldly to him.

"What do you want to do, first grader!"

This attitude made Kato Yusuke narrow his eyes, just as he was about to say something——

"Hyo, Hishida-senpai??" Toyama Harumi, who came a step behind, stepped forward and said, "Please calm down first, I think this must be a misunderstanding, Kato-san doesn't know that this is Sawamura-san..."

"That's impossible!" The girl named Hishida interrupted her, stared at Kato Yusuke and said, "I told him this kind of thing long ago."

Saying that, Hishida looked at Kato Yusuke, fixed his eyes on him, and said word by word, "What do you want to say? First grader."

The icy tone of the question seemed to freeze the air, and the two first-year girls who were standing there were watching all this with trembling, not even daring to take a breath.

In such an atmosphere, Kato Yusuke spoke up.

"Sawamura-san called me here."

"Stop joking! Do you think I would believe this kind of nonsense?" Hishida said impatiently, "Since Sawamura-san used this place, no one has ever been invited in here. Let alone a boy, I don't believe it. If so, you can ask Harumi."

"Huh, eh?"

Toyama Harumi, who was suddenly named, was taken aback, then glanced at Kato Yusuke and said with some anxiety.

"...That's true. It's an exclusive studio for Sawamura-san, and even the school agrees."

As if feeling guilty, she changed her words again.

"But, but I don't think Kato-san looks like a liar..."

The voice gradually became smaller, but it was enough to express his meaning.

"Harumi... Do you actually believe this boy!" Hishida's voice became sharp. When he was about to ask, he heard a sigh in the room.

The voice is not loud, but it cannot be ignored. After all, all conflicts are caused by him.

"I said, as long as it can prove my words, right?" Kato Yusuke said in a flat tone.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"You said to prove...how to prove it?"

Facing Hishida's inquiry, Kato Yusuke simply said "I'll know in a while", then pulled up a chair, found a corner and sat down by himself.

Lingtian couldn't help but his tone was stagnant, but as long as this person stopped rushing around, she didn't bother to care.

The rest of the girls looked at each other in dismay.

This situation lasted about five minutes.

The door of the art room was opened with a sound of "Gala", and the figure everyone was looking forward to appeared in front of them.

Shiny blonde hair, blue eyes. A pair of slender legs under the skirt were wrapped in black knee socks, and the young girl who was walking lightly into the room said.

"Good afternoon, everyone~"