Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home - Chapter 523

   Chapter 523 The girl under the telephone pole

   “锵锵~This is it.”

  Xinjoka said happily: “I specially chose a house similar to the president’s house. Will this make you feel very intimate?”

   Kato Yusuke simply looked around, only to think that the walls of the family were nothing more than that, but the room was cleaned very cleanly, and there was basically no dust.

   “…Compared to this, what are you going to do with your furniture?”

   “Furniture, um~ I have already selected it at IKEA in advance, and confirmed the time with the delivery staff. They said that it will be delivered around ten o’clock, and they will contact me by phone.”

   “So…then I’ll wait for the furniture to arrive and help you install it before leaving.”

   “Huh, is this really okay~~!?”

   “Well, yes.”

   “Then…” Shinjoka thought about it and said, “Otherwise, shall I invite you to a nearby shop for coffee or something to eat? President.”

   Kato Yusuke shook his head and replied no.

   “You can pack your bags first and leave me alone.”

   “Is that so…ok~ Then I’ll go out and buy some drinks first, what would you like to drink, President?”

   “Oolong tea is fine. Also, buy me something by the way when you come back.”

   “Hmm~ OK, what does the president want~?”

   “I want comic paper, dip pen and comic ink. I will send you the specific brand and model using my mobile phone.”

   “Okay~~~ Then I’ll go out?”

   “Wait a minute.”

   Kato Yusuke stopped her and took out 20,000 yen from his wallet, “This is the money for shopping, here it is for you.”

  Xinjoka blinked twice, alternately looking at the money in his hand and his face, and finally shook his head gently, expressing refusal.

   “No need, let me invite the president once in a while~?”

   The girl gave him a wink, and then walked out without looking back, leaving only a lively figure behind.

   Kato Yusuke didn’t bother, he simply put away the wallet, and sent Shinjoka the model and ink color of the water dipping pen that he wanted to use.

   just sat cross-legged on the ground casually, and then called Xiao Jianai.

   After a short wait for the sound—

   “Hello? Kato-kun~?”

   Like a breeze brushing his cheeks, a gentle and soft voice rang in his ears.

   “Morning, are you still sleeping?”

   “I’m not that lazy, it’s already nine o’clock now? What’s the matter with you?” Hasumi Kanoko asked angrily.

   “It’s nothing, the main thing is to ask how the procedures at your school are going.”

   “Well… it should be said that everything is normal, right? The things that should be handed over are almost finished. The principal said that I can not come next Wednesday, but I want to wait until Friday. Do you think it is ok?”

   There was a bit of caution in his words, as if he was worried that he would be unhappy.

   Kato Yusuke couldn’t help laughing dumbly and replied, “Of course you can, what’s wrong with this? I have no problem here.”

“Great…”

   There was a slight sigh of relief from the other end of the phone, “By the way, there is one more thing I have to tell you.”

   “What is it?”

   “About the person you told me earlier, that Mr. Yoshida, who asked me about the company.”

   “Oh?” Kato Yusuke got a little bit of energy, “What did he say?”

   “Well… Actually, I didn’t say anything. As you said before, I invited him to come to the studio for an interview. The time will be set for next Saturday.”

   “Didn’t he ask about salary or something?”

   “Hehe, I don’t have this one~”

  Lianmi Kanako smiled and said, “He made me feel hesitant on the phone. It seems that he just came over to have a look politely because he couldn’t save your face.”

“is that so?”

   “Hate, don’t you believe me?”

   “You know that’s not what I meant.”

   Kato Yusuke thought for a while and said, “It doesn’t matter if he refuses, then the conditions can be set higher.”

   “Open a little higher… How much should you drive?”

   “Between 400 and 600k, year-end dividends will be calculated separately.”

   “I always feel… You seem to want to keep this Mr. Yoshida? Why?”

   “I think he’s a good guy.”

“…what?”

   “Does that sound really weird?”

   “So you know it yourself?”

   Hasumi Kanako joked: “But I’m a little curious, what kind of good person is he?”

   “If you have to say it…is that kind of serious to stubborn good guy?”

   “…You remind me of my grandfather in my hometown.”

   Kato Yusuke laughed: “Mr. Yoshida is not old, he is only 26 years old.”

   “Ah, you’re actually two years older than me… You are such a strange person, how did you get into these people?”

   “At least we get along pretty well, he helped me and Sha before…”

   The words paused here for a second, and then continued: “…Mr. Yoshida has helped me before, and I hope to repay him. Good people should be rewarded.”

   As if he sensed something, Hasumi Kanoko’s voice became softer than before.

   “Um…can you tell me what I’m busy with?”

  “…”

   In the short silence, only the sound of inhalation sounded slightly.

   “Well…”

   Kato Yusuke joked lightly: “Mr. Yoshida, he helped me raise goldfish.”

   He raised his hand and quietly stared at the hideous scar on the left palm, the light in his eyes dimmed.

   Fortunately, no one was present at this time, so naturally no one could find his abnormality.

  For example, Hasumi Kanoko heard that he was deliberately making a gag, but she didn’t know anything about it, so she just said it in a bad mood.

   “…Really~ Are you making fun of me at all? You never said that you raised goldfish.”

   “Yeah, never…”

  The sense of loneliness swept in like a tide, almost engulfing him…

   “Kato-kun…?”

   “Well, anyway, let’s do this first?”

   In order to hide the embarrassment in his heart, he hastily changed the subject.

   “Sorry, the editor at the publishing house is contacting me, let’s talk later.”

   “Ah, alright, then you go to work.”

   Hasumi Kanako said very understandingly: “Remember to eat on time, don’t work too hard, goodbye.”

   “Got it, you too, goodbye.”

  The call ends here.

   Kato Yusuke stood up on the floor and walked to the balcony by himself.

   While leaning on the railing to blow the wind, quietly overlooking the quiet street scene.

  The old and new houses and apartments are lined up, straight wires extend between the small telephone poles, and there are many tall buildings in the distance.

   The streetcar dragged its heavy body “bang bang bang bang”.

  Among the hurried crowds, you can occasionally see the faces of students pushing bicycles across the bridge leisurely.

   When the mood almost calmed down, the phone that had been in his hand vibrated unwillingly.

  「Machida Yuanko」

   The caller was a somewhat unexpected person.

   Kato Yusuke pressed the answer button on the phone.

   “Miss Machida…?”

   “Good morning, Kato-san, I want to ask you something, are you free recently?”

“…What’s matter?”

   “Well, because this matter is also related to Xiaoshi, so I will say it directly.”

   didn’t greet him, Machida Yuanko said directly: “In short, can you help me draw an illustration for the final volume of Xiaoshi’s novel?”

   Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted immediately, “…Is the progress of the illustration behind?”

   “Ah, yes, you can understand.”

   A slightly helpless voice responded to him.

“Although I have tried my best to urge the draft, the fact is that Xiaoshi didn’t submit the final draft until yesterday morning, plus the time for reviewing the draft, the time left for the artist is seriously insufficient, so can you help? “

   “How much work is there?”

   “Well… Considering the compatibility of the style of painting, I hope you can draw 12 illustrations, and leave the rest to the original artist, how about it?”

   “What does Matsubara Hozumi-sensei say about this matter?”

   “Matsuhara-sensei also said that there is no problem. Before contacting you, I have already asked for the approval there. Now it’s up to you.”

   “In that case, there’s no problem with me.”

   Kato Yusuke agreed without hesitation: “Miss Machida, please send me your specific request by e-mail, and I will finish this matter as soon as possible.”

“Great…!”

   Machida Yuanko sighed in relief from the receiver.

   “Then I’ll send you the corresponding materials. Also, although the illustrations in the volume don’t need to be as detailed as the color pages, can you try to imitate the style of Mr. Matsubara?”

   “Yes, but I need a reference, can you also send me Mr. Matsubara’s previous works?”

   “Well, no problem! I will send it to your mailbox together, so please, Kato-san.”

   “No, I see.”

   “That’s it.”

“it is good.”

  …

   Machida Yuanzi’s speed is really fast.

   It took less than five seconds for the two to end the call, and the other party sent the corresponding information to his mailbox.

   Kato Yusuke turned around and went back to the room, and Shinjoka also came back after buying things at this time, and also brought back what he wanted, just enough for him to start work at any time.

   So they did their own thing.

   One side started to check the information in the mailbox, and the other side started to organize his luggage.

   In this situation where no one interfered, the time soon came to half past ten.

  It was half an hour later than the agreed time, and the delivery staff arranged by IKEA brought the furniture purchased by Shinjoka…

  From table lamps, floor lamps, microwave ovens, small freezers;

   to single bed, bedside table, combination cabinet, shoe cabinet, kotatsu;

   to rugs, sack sofas, and even some cooking utensils, etc…

  As these things entered the room, the room that was still very empty was filled up in a blink of an eye.

   The two of them started working together and placed these things in the appropriate positions one by one.

  It took about two hours to get everything in place.

   Looking at the new room, Shinjoka’s eyes became bright, like a clear night sky sprinkled with golden candy.

   She kept breathing in small mouths, and even the full mountain peaks on her chest rose up and down.

   The knitted coat on her body was thrown on the bed halfway through her work, and she was only wearing the baggy cherry-colored sweater underneath.

   Sweat wet her hair, and it slid down her red face, and made a bend at her rounded jaw, and then flowed down her rounded neck.

   The sweat that was wiped away slipped directly over the collarbone, or slipped into the chest, depicting the outline of a girl.

   presents a tired, sweaty, and reverie look…

   At a certain moment, it seems that I finally appreciate my little new world.

   She turned around abruptly, ignoring Kato Yusuke who was leaning against the wall drinking water, and jumped into his arms and hugged his waist tightly, but said nothing.

   Probably because he saw something, Kato Yusuke didn’t push her away, and continued to drink water on his own.

   “…Thank you, President.”

   she murmured, and the only response to her was a quiet hum.

   Although it is very bland, it is very warm.

   Intricate emotions flooded into my heart.

   Maybe because of the loneliness of leaving home for the first time, maybe because of the joy of having a home for the first time, or because of the fear that he will come to help her move.

   Her mood also became a little strange.

   neither want to laugh nor cry, just an inexplicable sense of blank transparency.

   After a brief silence.

  “…President～～～”

   She couldn’t help but whispered again, with a little bit of tenderness in her voice, but this time she didn’t get a response.

   Shinjoka didn’t mind this, so he looked up at him and said with a smile, “Hey~ President, just now, I’m willing to do anything for you, okay?”

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke glanced down at her, and after a second, he said, “Then let me go.”

“Oh…”

   With a bit of unwillingness and unwillingness to tell the truth, the girl slowly let go of her hand.

  The freed Yusuke drank the remaining half bottle of oolong tea in one breath, and said, “What else are you missing? Go buy it now.”

   “What else is missing…?”

  Xinjoka looked around the room and asked, “Well, could it be that the president is talking about bedding and those things? I’ll just buy those things myself later.”

   “There’s Don Quixote nearby, I’ll go with you and buy everything at once.”

   “Wow, so tough, but… so handsome—!”

  …

  Just like that, the two went to Don Quixote to buy some things together, and also made up the rest of the various daily necessities.

   Once you go back and forth, another hour has passed.

   After finishing lunch with the bento he bought from the convenience store, Yusuke Kato didn’t rush home and simply started working on the spot.

   As for Shinjoka, he went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then absentmindedly cleaned up the room.

  Although it’s not that she doesn’t have any other thoughts in her heart, but seeing someone serious and concentrating on work, she had to put aside these plans temporarily and just sit quietly and watch him work.

   I was thinking of waiting until later.

   In the end, the wait was the night, and it was the kind of night that really meant it!

During the    period, Shinjoka also took the initiative to get up to help turn on the light.

   It wasn’t until about seven o’clock in the evening, when it was completely dark outside, that a certain robot finally stopped writing.

   Holding the last bit of hope, Shinjoka asked tentatively, “President, do you want to live here tonight?”

   “—No way.”

   As expected, the other party rejected her.

   So she took the next step and asked: “In that case, as a thank you for helping with the move today, how about I invite you to dinner…?”

   Kato Yusuke did not refuse this time.

  After deliberation, the two finally decided to go to a barbecue restaurant with a good evaluation, and then set off immediately.

   just walking on the street in the quiet night.

   When they passed by a remote intersection with few people, they accidentally witnessed such a picture.

  Under a telephone pole, a long-haired girl in a dark uniform was sitting there alone with her knees tucked.

   Kato Yusuke couldn’t help but stop.

  …

   (Underwritten progress 2.5/5)

   (end of this chapter)