Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

Click, click, click.

"Hey~"

The sound of the turning gears and the melodious trumpet sound came to my ears together.

He looked at the girl who was struggling to get the trolley filled with large and small bags out of the store.

Uchiyama Kenta, who was drinking soda, couldn't help but widen his eyes and said subconsciously: "Are you going to empty out my mother-in-law's shop??"

"Huh?"

Sayu raised his head, "No, these are the things I want to buy, and I have already paid for them."

"Well……"

Although he was the one who took the initiative to ask the question, Uchiyama Kenta did not expect that the other party would answer the question so naturally, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

With a burst of anxiety in my heart, I blurted out one sentence: "Are the women in Tokyo too good to eat?"

Finished speaking——

"Eh?"

"scare!"

Both sides were stunned for a moment.

It's just that one party is confused, and the other party is panicked.

His eyes stayed on his face for a moment, Sayu tilted his head slightly and said, "These are for seven people."

After finishing speaking, he added: "Although I am not from Tokyo, as far as I know, their appetite is not that big."

"Oh, oh...!"

Kenta Uchiyama responded calmly, but felt that his face was burning like fire.

But because his skin is originally dark, you can't tell any difference unless you look closely.

My heart was in chaos, and I was speechless for a moment.

Seeing this, Sayu had no intention of talking to him. He just nodded out of politeness and prepared to leave.

"that…!"

The young man suddenly called her out.

"……yes?"

Sayu turned around and looked with doubts in her eyes.

Her shoulder-length hair is soft and loose, like a shampoo commercial on TV.

Her skin is also very fair and shiny, much better than the girls in her school.

In my impression, there seems to be only one figure who can match her in this aspect, but it also lacks an indescribable feeling.

This was what Kenta Uchiyama was thinking when he was silent.

"--Excuse me."

Sayu asked, "Is there something wrong?"

These words also brought Kenta, who was wandering in his thoughts, back to his senses, and then he casually pointed at the shopping bags on the cart.

"If you buy all the Bozi sodas like this, it will cause me a lot of trouble."

"Um?"

A pair of thin eyebrows frowned slightly.

While Sayu felt even more confused, he also thought thoughtfully and said, "I don't think that's the case. There are still a few bottles in the store."

"...the one with cantaloupe flavor." Uchiyama Kenta said in a dull voice, "That's what I like to drink. You have the only two bottles left."

After saying that, he picked up the empty bottle left on the table and showed it, as if he was afraid that she wouldn't believe it.

The other person blinked, and his eyes alternated between the shopping bags on the cart and him for a moment.

"In that case." Sayu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you these two bottles."

"What?"

"Don't you want it?"

"Uh...no, then I'll give you money."

"No need for that. Are you Yusuke's friend?"

"Ha!?" Kenta, who was slowly taking money out of his shorts pocket, was stunned at first, and then his face suddenly turned cold. "Who is friends with that kind of cold-blooded animal!?"

Hearing this, Sayu's original smiling expression also faded.

Bang!

Two bottles of Bozi soda were placed heavily on the table.

"Is that so? Forget it, but I'll give this to you anyway."

Even though he was disturbed just now, he was not as angry as he is now.

After giving the swarthy boy in front of her a cold look, she prepared to leave.

"Hey... I said that for a reason!" Uchiyama Kenta shouted from behind, but Sayu made up his mind not to respond and just walked towards the cart.

"Really! If you are with that kind of person, you will be left behind sooner or later! It's better to recognize it earlier!"

The girl still kept walking.

See this.

Although he knew how unpleasant what he said was, Uchiyama Kenta continued to say it.

"If you knew what that guy did, you'd believe me!"

Sayu's steps suddenly stopped.

"You are such a strange person."

Facing his gloomy gaze, the girl slowly turned her head and said with a frown:

"Although I don't know what happened between you and Yusuke, but if you like that girl, shouldn't you contact her yourself? Why take your anger out on Yusuke?"

Uchiyama Kenta was stunned when he heard this, and then blurted out: "You know? That guy told you??"

Before she could respond, she denied the statement: "It's impossible. He's not the kind of person who would take the initiative to bring up such a thing, and he would never realize his mistake. He just takes other people's feelings as his own without permission. Make rubbish!”

‘Should I call this paranoid or naive? Even a junior high school student is too immature. ’ Looking at the frowning young man in front of him, Sayu couldn’t help but think like this.

Then she thought of the other person's family and the old man who made her feel a little difficult to get along with, but was extremely kind to her grandson.

So I silently classified him into the category of people who are protected...or spoiled too much.

Thinking of this, the quarrel in my heart temporarily ceased.

"——Although I only heard a little bit from Aunt Mina." Sayu asked: "So, do you think it would be better for you that Yusuke should be with that girl?"

Kenta Uchiyama's expression kept changing. After a moment of silence, he said, "I just hate his behavior."

"Maybe you think so, but people's values ​​​​are different, right?" Sayu glanced at him and didn't care about his evasive answer. He said calmly: "But I like Yusuke the most."

"Wha...bang! What's so good about that guy? Xiao Yin is the same, and so are you."

"Well, I can tell you more than 100 good points about him. But for you who hate Yusuke, there seems to be no point in doing this kind of thing, right?"

The girl paused and said, "Besides, who is Xiaoyin?"

"This has nothing to do with you..." Uchiyama Kenta said with his lips moving.

"Yes, that's true. Sorry to bother you, but I have to leave first."

Click, click.

The sharp grinding sound of gears came from the foot of the cart again.

"I said--!"

Uchiyama Kenta spoke three times: "You would tell me so much, and even give me Bozi soda, all just to please that guy, right?"

"Please?" Sayu looked back with a puzzled expression.

"Yes. For example, to show my gentle side and erase that guy's despicable behavior, that's the purpose, right?"

I couldn't help but feel a bit ridiculous and a bit funny.

The girl naturally knew her relationship and bond with that person, and it was not at all what the other person said.

As Mina Motoyama said, two people who have experienced a lot together are like knots that are tightly woven together and intertwined.

Said without politeness.

Even though she had never had such thoughts, assuming that the girl called "Kogin" appeared in front of Kato Yusuke again, she would be confident that she would be able to overwhelm the childhood sweetheart character.

Sayu Ogiwara has never denied that she is an ordinary girl, but under her cute appearance and her character of only taking what she wants from one person, she also has a side that will not give in.

Thinking of this, she suddenly said to Uchiyama Kenta: "That's how it is. Is there anything wrong?"

"……Huh?"

"So in front of the person you like, you usually want the other person to see your strengths. What's wrong with doing that?"

"Well……?"

Ignoring the stunned opponent, the girl continued speaking in a somewhat tough but matter-of-fact tone.

"Because I like Yusuke, of course I want to be his helper. As long as I can please him, I will do my best to please him. If it weren't for Yusuke, there would be no reason for me to be interested in boys I don't know. Stay here and listen to what you have to say.”

"you……!"

Uchiyama Kenta was speechless for a moment.

For him, he did what he did today just out of his long-standing dislike for someone and his desire to talk to a girl.

But I didn't expect that under the soft and weak appearance of the other party, he would be so strong when it comes to someone's affairs.

As a result, the original idea of ​​​​wanting to point out the country suddenly turned into the current situation where it was somewhat difficult to get off the stage.

Wu Zi said in a deep voice: "Then as long as it is because you like it, can you justify the behavior of trampling on other people's feelings at will?"

Sayu took out his cell phone and glanced at the time. After seeing that there was still some time left, he sat down on the bench opposite the other party.

"Before answering this question, shouldn't you also tell me what happened in the past? Is that right?"

A pair of clear eyes looked over, as if they could penetrate the heart.

Even across a table, Kenta Uchiyama could clearly smell a pleasant fruity aroma.

His heartbeat couldn't help but skip a beat.

Then he abruptly looked away and reached for the Bozi soda on the table.

Accompanied by a "boom" sound,

As soon as the soda foam overflowed, he put his mouth to it, raised his head, and started drinking.

"Gudu... puh."

Thirsty throats are relieved.

Kenta Uchiyama, who was wearing a black tank top and gray shorts, put the half-still soda on the table and took a deep breath.

"——So, how much do you know about me and him?"

Seeing that his words were a little loose, Sayu nodded and said, "For example, you and the girl called Xiao Gin used to be very good to Yusuke, but then her family moved away from the village, and then you started to hate Yusuke. That’s it…that’s about it.”

"So about the only contact information Xiao Yin left at that time?"

“Well, I’ve heard about it too, but the “only” thing I know is from you. but……"

The girl paused and said, "That means the other party didn't give you their contact information at that time, right?"

The blunt words made Uchiyama Kenta instinctively want to get angry, but when he looked into those amber eyes, he felt that his words were inexplicably stagnant.

He just smacked his tongue and said: "Damn it... But it's just like what you said, and that person knew this clearly, but in the end he did nothing and even threw away the contact information left by others so casually. Xiaoyin obviously likes him so much, this kind of thing... is absolutely unforgivable!"

While talking, he clenched his fists involuntarily and gritted his teeth: "It's just because others like you. Is it possible to do such a thing easily!?"

After hearing this, Sayu nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "That's it."

Although it is only a few words, it is combined with the parts I heard from Motoyama Mina.

The ins and outs of the whole thing still have a basically complete outline in my mind.

Then he said: "Although I don't think Yusuke is right to do what he did, but that happened in elementary school, right...? Maybe that girl has forgotten those things a long time ago, right?"

Kenta Uchiyama opened his mouth, but he couldn't deny it.

In fact, he himself has thought about this possibility countless times, but it always gets stuck in his mind in the end.

While he is moved and annoyed, his disgust towards Kato Yusuke will also increase.

At least he always thought that if Kato Yusuke threw away the contact information, he might still be able to keep in touch with Kogan in the name of a friend.

Even though we became increasingly estranged later due to distance, it was easier to accept than being stabbed directly in the body.

Sometimes a person's life is just a thought, or a breath.

In addition, he himself is a stubborn and almost paranoid person, which is why he has evolved into what he is today over a long period of time.

So he retorted unconvinced: "Xiao Yin is not that kind of person...!"

Although his tone of voice is still tough, it can't hide his strong-willed nature.

Until Sayu, an outsider, ruthlessly uncovers the truth.

"But even if the contact information is lost, the girl and her family will still remember the address here, right? Even if there is no phone, it can be through a letter. Have you ever received these things...?"

Snap.

It was like a sharp arrow piercing my heart.

"By the way, I also asked Aunt Mina about this matter. Although I don't know if you know it, but the answer is no?"

Click, click, click.

The sound of breaking glass sounded faintly in my ears.

Kenta Uchiyama's face turned blue and red, and his chest heaved intermittently with his heavy breathing.

As if to retaliate against him for speaking ill of Yusuke before, Sayu's tone remained calm and straightforward.

A pair of eyes stared at him steadily.

"Let me answer your previous question. It means "As long as you like it, you can justify the behavior of trampling on other people's feelings at will," right? "

The girl said softly: "As Yusuke's girlfriend, I don't deny that my words may be biased. But although I don't think what Yusuke did at the time was correct, I don't think he was wrong either."

As if unconvinced, Kenta Uchiyama looked at her with bull's eyes, while Sayu looked at him without fear.

Those eyes were still clear and bright, but they also contained a gentle force that was not inferior to his.

After a long silence.

"Whirring whirring……"

Kenta Uchiyama was the first to close his eyes and exhale a long breath.

Then he suddenly lowered his shoulders and said dejectedly: "...You are not talking about being biased? You are not hiding your favoritism towards him at all."

After finishing speaking, he smiled bitterly.

Feeling the concession in his words, Sayu also relaxed his expression, and a soft smile that matched his own appeared on his face again, and he chuckled and said:

"Yeah! Because he is my favorite Yusuke~?"

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