Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

The last afternoon of vacation.

Shiyu casually put on a casual outfit and walked downstairs from the apartment.

"Little poem?" Kato Yusuke was still here and ran up to her as soon as he saw her.

It rained this morning, and the smell of cool grass and soil was very pleasant.

His hair looked a little frizzy due to the humidity, and the clothes on his body were slightly damp. The rainwater left around his shoes had dried up, leaving only a circle of mottled marks.

Shiyu looked him up and down without any trace, not too surprised by this. After all, when he was downstairs in the rain, she was watching from upstairs.

"Xiao Shi, do you want to go out?"

Kato Yusuke rubbed his hands on his clothes, his dark eyes were a little cautious, and he called her name as if he wanted to say something.

Shiyu curled his lips slightly and did not respond to his words. He just raised his feet and walked in a certain direction.

There were not many pedestrians on the street at this time, and the warm and humid wind brought the sultry atmosphere of the summer night. Several wild cats wandered among the bushes in the green belt, yawning with their mouths wide open.

She strolled along the path that was dyed red by the sunset. She walked along this path for almost twenty minutes and then came to a nearby small bridge.

The cherry blossom trees on both sides of the bridge extend straight into the distance, and below is the quiet and elegant Kanda River. The gurgling water gently washes away the weeds, giving off an atmosphere of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle.

Shiyu suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked the person who had been following her: "Why are you following me?"

"...Xiao Shi." Kato Yusuke looked into her eyes with a flattering smile on his face, "Can we talk?"

There was a stiffness in his expression and movements, as if he was not used to doing this kind of thing.

Shiyu sneered and hugged his chest, his eyes full of mockery: "I have nothing to talk about with the scumbag."

"But today seems to be the first time you have gone out in a week..."

"The air is good today. I'll go for a walk to get some fresh air."

"Hmm, but there is a park downstairs at your house, right?" Kato Yusuke said while looking around, his eyes seeming to ask, "Why bother looking far away when you are close?"

"——"

Shiyu's eyes flashed and he said with a straight face, "I just walked around casually and ended up here without knowing it."

"This place is quite suitable for conversation." Kato Yusuke asked cautiously: "Can you give me a moment? Xiao Shi."

"What?" The girl raised her chin and said sarcastically: "Didn't you walk very gracefully when you went to find that woman? Now you want to talk again?"

"Uh, not very chic, right...?" Kato Yusuke scratched his cheek and took two steps forward.

"Don't come over!" Shiyu immediately shouted to stop him: "If you have anything to say, just stand over there and say it, don't come close to me."

"Xiao Shi..." Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment, raised his hands with a wry smile and returned to his original position, "I'm sorry, don't get excited, I just listen to you."

His eyes were wet, like an abandoned puppy, looking pitiful.

Shiyu felt a little shaken deep in her heart, but this emotion was like insignificant dust compared with her huge dissatisfaction, so she did not make any move.

"Stop pretending to me over there." She pinched her arm hard and asked in a serious tone: "Haven't you already made your choice? Why come to me, the woman you abandoned, again?"

"Xiao Shi, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that."

Kato Yusuke explained with sincere eyes: "What happened that day was my fault. I just went to the association to check on the situation, and I didn't do anything to feel sorry for you."

Shiyu stared at him, and the fierceness in her heart turned into a voice:

"No matter how nice you say it, it can't change the fact that you left me to find that woman. Don't think I will forgive you easily!"

Kato Yusuke opened his mouth, lowered his head, and was speechless.

After a moment, he raised his head again and said with a lonely expression: "Well, Xiaoshi, you are right, everything is my fault, I'm sorry."

Shiyu's eyes were as cold as ice, and his voice became colder than ever before, "I've already done the things I'm sorry for, so don't say anything I'm sorry for, right?"

Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "...What should I do? To get your forgiveness?"

"Forgive you?" Shiyu frowned in disgust, as if he saw something dirty, and the corners of his mouth curved in a contemptuous arc.

"Stop dreaming. I can't accept you physically now. If you are really willing to do anything for me, can you please disappear from my eyes immediately? I feel upset just looking at your face."

She deliberately chose her harsh words and pretended to be the bad queen in fairy tales, without any warmth in her eyes.

Kato Yusuke's body shook suddenly, as if he was stung by her explicit words, and his face immediately turned extremely pale.

Shiyu's eyes flashed with joy. She straightened her back and stepped forward with her feet in an awe-inspiring manner, barely looking at him who was frozen in place.

As they passed each other, she silently estimated the time it would take for him to catch up.

She was sure he would catch up.

After all, he had been guarding her downstairs for a week. Faced with the reconciliation signal he had released this time, there was really no reason to give up.

As for whether Kato Yusuke was emotionally hurt by this, this kind of thing was not within her scope at all.

Who told him that he had done such an excessive thing before? Even if he punished him, it was natural.

One step, two steps, three steps, someone makes no move.

Four steps, five steps, six steps, someone still hasn't caught up.

Shiyu frowned lightly, muttering in his heart, and unconsciously slowed down.

Just when she hesitated to take the next step——

"thump!"

The sound of something heavy falling into the water suddenly reached her ears.

"--Eh?"

Shiyu turned around suddenly, where was Kato Yusuke still there?

Her eyes tightened and she immediately rushed to the guardrail and stuck her head out to stare under the bridge.

I saw a head sinking slowly on the calm surface of the Kanda River, with no sign of struggle at all.

"Yu-chan——!?"

Shiyu screamed out instinctively, and an unspeakable horror suddenly surged in her heart, making her whole body feel cold.

There was a bang in her head, and she subconsciously threw the bag on her shoulder to the ground. Without thinking about anything, she climbed over the railing and jumped down.

"Snap!"

There was a huge sound of water, and the cold river water rushed towards her from all directions.

"Yu-chan!" Shiyu splashed the water wildly, looking around frantically for someone, her heart beating like a drum, and her heart filled with fear and uneasiness.

Her face was pale, with no trace of blood on her face, and her pupils were dilated with fear.

The cold river water splashed onto her cheeks and dripped down together with cold sweat, but she didn't care about her dignity at all and just kept picking at it with her hands.

Just as she took a deep breath and prepared to dive underwater, a pair of strong arms suddenly hugged her from behind.

"Little poem." The young man's calm voice sounded in his ears, with a strange soothing power, "Okay, okay, it's okay, I'm here."

"Yu...chan...?"

Shiyu murmured in a trembling voice, mechanically and slowly turned his head and looked behind him.

——What came into view was an all-too-familiar face.

In her eyes blurred by tears, she met his eyes.

Kato Yusuke looked at her with complicated eyes, filled with self-blame and guilt at the same time.

Shiyu didn't understand what was happening at all, so he just opened his mouth in confusion and looked at him blankly.

"...Why?" She murmured unconsciously, almost speaking in a breathy voice. Her confused brain had not yet understood the situation, and she was not as alert as usual.

She originally just wanted to take the opportunity to hit someone, but the other person was hit and jumped into the river. This heavy fact messed up her mind.

The person she regarded as the only one she loved so much jumped into the river in front of her...

Recalling the mood at that moment, dark despair emerged from the soles of my feet again.

"Ugh."

Her knees trembled, and her whole body suddenly lost strength. She slid down precariously, but was stabilized by a pair of strong hands.

"Xiao Shi!" Kato Yusuke asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you? Are you injured anywhere?"

"...Let me go." Shiyu exhaled deeply, her voice a little weak, but she pressed firmly: "Say! Why did you jump into the river just now?"

"Well..." Kato Yusuke replied with a wry smile: "Because Xiaoshi, you told me to disappear immediately. I think it will be faster this way."

Shiyu's eyes widened in shock, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

What kind of reason is this——?

There is no such thing——! !

"...What are you doing!"

She broke free from his arm, turned around to face him, and asked through gritted teeth: "Are you kidding me? If I tell you to die, will you go too?"

"Yes." Kato Yusuke nodded slightly, his sincere eyes not seeming to be fake.

Shiyu was stunned for a moment, then felt a burning pain in his chest, and the emotions hidden deep in his heart began to surge out.

She gritted her teeth angrily and almost shouted to vent her emotions.

"What are you doing! Do you think it's fun to bully me? Why are you so cruel to me!

How is this? How is this! From now on, I will always be by your side! Why are you doing this to me! "

She hit the person in front of her hard again and again, venting her grievances wantonly.

But Kato Yusuke just stood there quietly, enduring all this silently.

"Kato Yusuke, I hate you..."

Shiyu lowered his head and bent his back, his thin butterfly bones protruding through his clothes, and tears fell down.

"...You already have the four of us, and I have accepted Shinjou-san and Akane Benisaka. Aren't you satisfied?"

The fiery words turned into raindrops, causing Kato Yusuke to feel a sting in his heart, leaving him speechless.

He pursed his lips bitterly, regretting the cruel trick he had made.

He jumped down because he was well aware of his physical fitness. However, Shiyu definitely didn't think much about it at the time and jumped out simply because he was worried about his safety.

Although the river bed here is not deep, the water is not strong, and there is no danger of drowning, the meaning behind this action is extremely important.

Sometimes I think about it, for a broken person like Kato Yusuke, it is really hard for those who love him to pick up and love him piece by piece.

"...I'm sorry, Xiaoshi."

He gently lifted the girl's chin, gently wiped away the tears on her face with his fingers, and said softly: "I'm sorry for letting you meet someone like me who is like a ruin."

Shiyu looked at him with tearful eyes, blinked hard, and sniffed, "But I said before, the ruins you talk about are the castles in my mind."

Kato Yusuke was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but open his arms and hug her tightly. Shiyu's body trembled, but she didn't push him away this time.

She lowered her head and rested her head on his strong chest, holding on to his shirt with both hands as if asking for help, and choked lightly.

"...Seriously, don't hurt me again."

Under the breeze of sunset, these words floated into the ears of Kato Yusuke.

The mirror-like river reflects the bright red sky.

The oblique light shines behind the building, dragging out the long shadow of the old man, slowly blooming in the sunset.

They remained motionless in this position until the sky completely darkened.

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later.

The two people climbed up the river bank and returned to the bridge.

Shiyu felt a little better after crying.

She took out a sports towel from her bag and wiped her hair.

She originally prepared this towel because she was worried that someone would get caught in the rain, but now it unexpectedly came in handy.

Her hair and face were covered with mud, and even the underwear under her short-sleeved top was exposed, clearly outlining her slim figure.

Fortunately, this place is relatively remote and almost no one passes by.

Kato Yusuke looked away awkwardly, pretending to look at the Kanda River in the distance, and said without saying anything:

"I'm sorry, Xiaoshi, for staining your clothes. I'll take you back after you finish wiping your hair. You should take a shower as soon as you get home."

Shiyu glanced at him indifferently, "My parents are both at home. How do you think they would react when their daughter, who was supposed to go out to find her boyfriend, comes home like this?"

Kato Yusuke imagined the scene for a moment, and felt a chill on the back of his neck for no apparent reason. He couldn't help but swallowed secretly, and then asked cautiously: "Uh... Do you want to go to my house first?"

"Okay, I don't care, as long as you don't mind your girlfriend being raped by other men."

"What??"

"Is there something wrong? After all, my house and your house are in opposite directions. Plus we are wet now. The tram is the only feasible means of transportation, right?"

Shiyu spoke calmly and calmly, seeming to have completely regained his usual composure, and used his sarcastic skills with great proficiency.

Kato Yusuke knew that she had not completely calmed down, so he touched his nose angrily and started thinking about other methods.

At this time——

"...Can't we just go to the hotel?"

"Um??"

"You can take a bath and wash clothes over there, right?" Shiyu said calmly while wiping her wet hair with a towel.

She lowered her head, and her face was covered by her hair and towel, making it difficult to see her expression. Unfortunately, the red tips of her ears still revealed her shyness.

Kato Yusuke couldn't figure out what she was thinking for a moment, and asked cautiously: "Well, does Xiaoshi think it's okay...?"

Shiyu was silent for a moment: "Just send me home before ten o'clock."

Kato Yusuke was stunned when he heard this, then took out his mobile phone and looked at the time.

Tokyo time, 18:05.

Are these conditions a bit loose...?

Shiyu glanced at him slightly irritably, "If you don't want to, I can go by myself."

Kato Yusuke was stunned again, stared and said, "I'll go."

After all, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard.

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