Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 243 Megumi Kato Finds It Interesting

"She is Nishinomiya Glass, the future Superstar of the voice actor industry." Sakura opened both hands and introduced brightly.

"Sakura~" Glass shyly pulled Sakura's sleeve lightly, and then introduced herself seriously: "It's the first time we meet, I am Nishinomiya Glass, a friend of Sakura and Kyosuke-kun."

After thinking about it, she further added: "Currently studying voice acting."

Sakura said that, if I wasn't sure of this, wouldn't it make her a liar.Ah, but it feels too arrogant to say that just after learning.

Are you studying voice acting before graduating from high school?

Looking at the shy girl opposite, Kato Megumi was slightly surprised.This kind of person who has a clear understanding of his future and is already working hard for it is a completely different type from himself.

"Hi, I'm Kato Megumi, Class B of the second year of Toyosaki College, living in..."

Not good, because it was too fluent, I accidentally said that.Even though she was thinking this way, the girl didn't show any panic on her face, but finished the sentence with a calm expression as before:

"I live in Kamiikebukuro 19-[-], Toshima District."

"Hey? Do you still want to talk about this?" Nishinomiya Glass exclaimed in a low voice, this is not the information that new friends should say when they meet.

"Hahaha, this is the unique way of greeting Kyosuke and Kato-senpai." Sakura said happily, she couldn't remember the things about Kato Megumi, but she would never forget about Kyosuke.

"Yeah~ Hojo-san's words are really contagious."

Kato Megumi nodded slightly, Nishinomiya Glass looked confused with that calm look.Kato-senpai, you don't look like you are really flattering.

In the booth, Sakura and Nitaka sat in a row, Hojo Kyosuke and Kato Megumi sat in a row, and there was a plate of delicate cakes in front of each of them.

Megumi Kato, who had seen Hojo Kyosuke's appetite last time, brought a whole month's pocket money this time, but even though she had said seriously that you are welcome, the three of them only ordered a small amount of snacks.

"Mr. Yingliang, I have finished reading this novel, thank you for lending it to me." Kato Megumi took out the novel from his schoolbag and handed it over.

"Huh? Have you finished reading it in such a short time?"

Yingliang was slightly surprised. Although there are only 10,000+ words, even if you are a fast reader, it will take at least two hours to read it.I sent it so late yesterday, and I just finished school now.

"Well~ I read it very seriously~~ I watched it twice last night, and I watched it again today during my lunch break and Mandarin class." Kato Megumi's tone was quite calm.

"Three times!?"

Sakura and Glass exclaimed at the same time, Hojo Kyosuke also turned to look at Kato Megumi.

He himself has the habit of repeatedly watching the works he likes, but that is for the works he likes.The girl named Kato Megumi is not the kind of person who likes mystery novels at all. This point is inferred from the fact that the channel through which she knew herself was actually from her cousin.

It is no exaggeration to say that Quan Nihong, who likes detective novels, has never read his books.Even if they don't like "The Devotion of Suspect X" and other classic novels, there is absolutely no reasoning fan who will reject a novel that has entered the final selection of the "Neon Mystery Writers Association Award".

For reading a novel that he doesn't like so seriously three times in a row, this person must be too serious.

"Yeah~ Because... Sakura-san, you asked Hojo-san to deliver the book so late, I don't think I can live up to your kindness~~"

As if not aware of the surprise of the few people at all, Megumi Kato said seriously.Well, it's that iconic "peace of mind" earnestness.The tone and expression are quite flat, as if it is very common to read a novel three times in such a short period of time.

"That's amazing, Kato-senpai, I thought you'd start reading the manga first."

Sakura exclaimed, for her who doesn't like reading, if it wasn't for Kyosuke's works, she wouldn't even give her a look.When she borrows books, she doesn't really want the other party to improve their understanding through Kyosuke's works, but just as a bond of connection.

"Hmm~~ Actually, I wanted to read comics at first, but after trying it, I found it was a bit difficult, so I read novels first."

Kato Megumi took out a "One-Punch Man" manga from his schoolbag, showing embarrassment:
"I planned to try it seriously after reading the novel, but I couldn't stop reading it at the beginning~~ I used to think that mystery novels are all about killing people, finding the murderer, and making up tricks. After reading it, I was really shocked. , I didn't expect it to be so good-looking, the heavy love made the perfect trick, and the perfect trick expressed the noble love."

The girl expressed her impressions seriously, but her eyes were only on the novel in Sakura's hand, and she did not look at the author Kyosuke Hojo enthusiastically like other fans.

The people present were also barely familiar with the girl's character, and knew that although the other party's tone seemed flat, but what she said was sincere.

"Because it's so beautiful, I want to read it again after reading it. I can't stop at all. The tears are falling down like crazy. Fortunately, I didn't stain Sakura-san's book."

No, no, we won't believe it if you say that, Kyosuke Hojo and Sakura Yamauchi can't imagine Megumi Kato crying at all.

The girl's bob head shook slightly, and she didn't further describe how she felt when she saw Shishen counting her into it, cutting off her own escape route and saving the neighbor's mother and daughter.

Does that kind of love really exist in this world?Does anyone really use his own death to save another?
I don't know, the girl doesn't know this, she has never had such a fantasy before.For the first time, she began to think whether such love existed between Hojo Kyosuke and Yamauchi Sakura.Every move between them shows tacit understanding and intimacy to others, as if they can understand each other's thoughts with just one look.

Although they only knew each other for a short time, the two of them really left traces in her heart.This is something she tried to avoid in the past, but this time she readily accepted it.Friends said that she was as sad and happy as a stone Buddha, but how could a young girl really have no sadness or joy.

Getting acquainted with Hojo Kyosuke is like entering another world.Before he had time to be surprised that the great writer was so approachable, he met two famous people in the school, super beauties.If my friend Lunzi knew about it, I'm afraid the reaction would be even more exaggerated than that of my cousin.

A girl who has been ordinary for 17 years suddenly stepped into the "abnormal" world.Such a world made her curious, joyful, and deeply attracted her.It made her reluctant to fade their imprints from her mind and wanted to play with them.

Yamauchi Sakura's book is indeed as magical as she said, even elementary school students can easily understand it.

That is artificially created magical power, and it can be seen that Sakura-san is not good at reading novels.She clumsily marked her feelings, understandings, and guesses on the book with a pen.All the words are written in the blank space of the page, densely packed with small characters, if you focus on the text, you won't be able to see what is written, because there are too many.

It looks like a black border.

At the beginning of the novel, the "blue plastic sheet" used by homeless people to build huts was written. When I first read it for the first time, Megumi Kato just used it as a description of the scenery to increase the sense of substitution for the readers, and hurriedly skipped it.

After reading it the first time, she understood that it was a foreshadowing of a trick.Then she started to be curious about the words written by Yingliang, and with a little excitement of peeking into her privacy, she read it devoutly.

"Why use blue plastic sheets? Isn't gray ones more resistant to dirt? But homeless people probably don't care about this..."

First of all, it was a bunch of nonsense. Kato Megumi couldn't help feeling a little admiration for Yamauchi Sakura while being amused.The descriptions used to enhance the sense of substitution can make her thinking diverge to such an extent that it is hard to imagine how long it will take her to read such a book.

The following nonsense is what the other party added after reading it for the first time, "I said that the blue plastic sheet should not be used, it is too conspicuous, and Kyosuke will be watching it now!"

I burst into tears the first time I watched it, but from this sentence, it can be easily seen that Sakura-san has no feelings, and happily replaced the protagonist Ishigami with Hojo-san.Then the following words, Kato Megumi guessed that they were written during the third reading.

"The home of a homeless man also has a roof as beautiful as the sky. In the world of Stone God, is Jingzi, mother and daughter his sky?"

Seeing these words, Kato Megumi felt a silent heaviness in his heart.I don't know if it's because of the change of the protagonist's name, or the meaning of this sentence in the novel.

If the murder of Jingzi's mother and daughter is exposed, Shishen will lose the sky that redeemed him.Therefore, Shishen chose to sacrifice his life, even if he could no longer look up at the clear blue sky, he still wanted her to maintain that beautiful appearance.

The feeling of sadness after reading the novel suddenly became heavier.Kato Huimo recited the magic spell created by himself, which can calm the mood, thinking about reading hot-blooded comics to change the mood.It is not in line with her life philosophy to make her heart so heavy because of a novel or a person's comment.

But she couldn't control it, and continued to look at the comments Yamauchi Sakura wrote after reading it for the fourth time, then the fifth time, and the sixth time.

This is the magic called love. Sakura-san, who is not interested in reading at all, has worked hard to read this book over and over again for what purpose, even Megumi Kato, who has never been in love, can easily understand it.

So, is there such love between Sakura-san and Hojo-san?This is the question Kato Megumi has been thinking about since last night. It is rare that Furui's heart is filled with anticipation.Even if that love does not belong to her, she still wants to see it.

"Sister Kato, if you like it very much, you can take it back and read it again. Don't rush to return it to me." Yingliang handed the book over again.

"Hmm~ Such a precious thing, it's better to return it to the owner quickly. If it weren't for the fact that it was hard to buy all the comics in the bookstore, I would have returned them together." Kato Megumi shook his head, such a treasure, Too heavy.

"Hey, it seems that Kato-senpai has also fallen into my magic." Sakura said happily with a smile.

"Hey? What magic?" Kato Megumi tilted his head slightly.

"Actually, I still have a lot of sample magazines that the publishing house gave me. I'll bring them to Sister Kato when we meet next time. There's no need to buy them again."

Hojo Kyosuke heard that Kato Megumi wanted to buy it himself.

"Yes, yes, the royalties have already been paid, and you won't be given any money if you buy it again." Yamauchi Sakura persuaded with her clever brain.

"Is it really possible?"

Megumi Kato never thought about receiving a sample issue from a well-known author.Worried about being rude in front of new friends, she even resolved all the requests from her cousin.Of course, she used a little trick, such as:

"I told Hojo classmate right away, I met him from my cousin, and I also said that you like him very much, cousin, and watched his promotional videos many times, but I don't know why, Hojo classmate seems very angry."

This is not a lie, the girl is very good at observing others just because she expresses her feelings so plainly.Well, perhaps it should be said that, as an "audience", being ignored by everyone and out of sight, it is easy to see things under the surface.

Just like now, Hojo-san is also very nervous about Sakura-san's books, because he knows that the other party is very precious to those books.And Nishinomiya Glass next to her, although she has not spoken, she can tell that she is already very happy just sitting next to her and listening to the two talking, it is the kind of happiness from the bottom of her heart.

"Actually, there are many similar things at home, such as the surroundings of comics. If you are interested after reading the comics, I can give you some."

Hojo Kyosuke said that it was originally something that was given away.His personal website will hold a lottery from time to time to activate users.Of course, Ying Lili is currently in charge of this.

"Yes, yes, although it may be difficult to accept because you haven't read this kind of comics at first, but after you get used to it a little bit, you can feel that "One Punch Man" and "Attack on Titan" are both very good comics. !” This is a strong recommendation from Glass, she likes the male protagonist of the former, and the female protagonist of the latter.

"Hmm~ Actually, when I was waiting in the coffee shop after school, I calmed down and looked at it for a while."

Kato Megumi looked at the girl opposite who suddenly became excited, and the word "like" could be easily read from her face.

"Well... how should I put it~~ After learning that the two works have the same author, I always feel a sense of separation after continuous reading." She held up the "One Punch Man" comic.

"This~ can't be connected with works like "Suspect X's Devotion" at all.

I feel that one is a very dreamy heroic fantasy. Although the protagonist Saitama is a bit special, it is always the kind of fantasy where the whole world is filled with soap bubbles. It is very beautiful~~
But "The Devotion of Suspect X", uh... the reality is so cruel that people can't help but empathize with it, as if such things happen everywhere around us.

Looking back and thinking about it now, there is actually another subtle unity.After all, this kind of deep love for the other party at the expense of one's own death is also an illusion, right?Probably... I think?
Affected by this book, my longing for love has grown a little bit~~"

Kato Megumi, who published a long post-review, has a small face as calm as a waveless lake, completely unable to see the so-called longing, and his tone is so flat that it doesn't seem like he loves the work in the story.Another thing she didn't say is that a genius like Ishigami would be forced to such a point by life.

Nitro was completely stunned, obviously Kato-senpai's words were sincere, but her plain tone always made her feel something was wrong.The girl lowered her head and began to frantically turn her brain, thinking about how to interpret it.

Nitro, Nitro, didn’t the teacher teach you that the role of Sanwu is not really Sanwu. Although their tone of voice sounds flat, the waves in their hearts are actually more turbulent than anyone else’s.Just like Ying Lili, it is not simply a matter of replacing "don't" with "yes", you have to think and look down!

It's just that the more he thinks, the more chaotic Nitro's head becomes.

Ah~~ It's so difficult, come on, Nitro, isn't your ultimate goal to voice Mikasa?Although Kato-senpai is not of the "mouthless" attribute, she can also use this experience to gain insights!

"Hmm...that~~ did I say something strange?" Megumi Kato, who was stared at by Nitto, stretched out his index finger and pinched his face, and said "difficult".

"Not at all, Nitzu may just be a little unaccustomed to Kato-senpai's way of speaking." Sakura explained with a smile, and Nitzi next to him nodded repeatedly.

"So that's the case, I'm sorry~~" Kato Megumi nodded apologetically.

"There's no need to apologize at all, it's not Kato-senpai's fault."

During the chat, it was time for club activities again, and Ying Lili appeared at the door of the coffee shop.

"Come and play at our house when you are free, Kato-senpai?" Before parting, Sakura offered an invitation.Of course, this was done after consulting other people's opinions. It would be a big deal for people from the same school to know about people living together.

"Hmm~ okay, it's a pleasure chatting with you." Megumi Kato said "happy" with her schoolbag in both hands.If it was written, everyone who read this sentence would know that she was happy, but Nitro was still confused, wondering if it was true or not.

"Then it's a deal~" Sakura-sama gave the verdict.

Because they knew that it was actually Sakura's friend, not Hojo Kyosuke's friend, so Eirari and Kasumigaoka did not continue to attack today.

When I got home, before I opened the door, there was a buzzing sound from inside, and there was a slight knock on the door at the same time.

"Haha, it's Momotaro (mo mo ta ro u) who came to welcome us." Sakura said happily, strode past the crowd and walked over, took out a bag of dog treats from the small box on the door, and prepared to feed them To Momotaro.

"I always feel that Momotaro is a bit too lonely at home alone." Einari said suddenly.

"Didn't you buy a sweeping robot to play with it? I don't think it likes it very much?" Xia Zhiqiu said in surprise.

"Hmph, a demon girl without emotion, can a mechanical cradle replace a mother's embrace?" The blonde girl snorted disdainfully.

"Well, I suddenly discovered that Sawamura-san and I often have a good understanding."

"Who has a tacit understanding with you? Didn't you still talk about sweeping robots..."

"No, what I'm referring to is that artificial ones are far inferior to natural ones." While speaking, Xia Zhiqiu's eyes swept across Ying Lili's body with a playful look.Before the latter could react, she stepped into the room.

"Xiazhiqiu Shiyu!!!" After three full seconds, Ying Lili, who was stunned in place, roared and rushed into the door.

A moment later, there was a more intense friendly exchange between the two. At the beginning, Eiriri's voice was full of exasperation, while Kasumigaoka's voice was calm and elegant.As Ying Lili activated the "Daixia Hill Mode", the voices of the two became equally annoyed.

But the quarrel didn't last long, because it was dinner time, and after that everyone had another task - to help Momotaro build a house.

As mentioned before, Momotaro's current nest was built by Naoka with waste fabric.Kasumigaoka, who is the real owner, thinks it's good, but Ying Lili, who is soft and emotional, doesn't think so, and keeps talking about building a decent house for that annoying puppy.

The wooden planks are left over from the decoration, and the luxurious tools make professional carpenters drool.Kyosuke Hojo couldn't help but think of the imperial envoy when he was arranging the tools. Before, he wondered why he was so familiar with carpentry when he was helping Miki to decorate the shop. learned.

I heard from Mitsuba that the other party has officially entered the family company, restarted business in Nara, and will also head towards Tokyo afterward.

But not everyone is like him who is leisurely after the start of school. Mitsuha, who has won the title of the women's group winner of the National High School Kendo Competition twice, was recruited by the Kendo Club as soon as he entered the school. Prepare with seniors to recruit new ones.

In addition, because her father is a bureaucrat in Tokyo, various small groups composed of children from the financial sector also opened their doors to her. Whether it is for her own campus life or for her father, she must establish a good relationship with everyone.

With all kinds of disturbing things, Hojo Kyosuke smiled and comforted the girl who complained over there, and then shared his own things.

But just wait until you get used to the new life. The exam is so difficult. Of course, after entering school, as long as you don't want to work hard, you will have a very easy life.Mitsuha has already invited him to visit the school after a while. Well, although it is a girls' school, there is of course a way to get in.

The progress of the puppy house was quite slow, and everyone gathered on the lawn to watch, watching Eriri and Kasumigaoka turn the circle directed by Kyosuke Hojo.

One wants a square top and one wants a round top.One wanted to paint the house red, the other wanted green...

(End of this chapter)