Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 406 The coffee machine and the cat

- Crash clatter.

Slap, slap, slap.

Kato Yusuke slapped the tap water on his face, allowing the cold water to seep into the pores, wash off the cleanser on his face, and wash away the last trace of drowsiness.

It was 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning.

When the students were generally still soundly asleep, enjoying the happiness brought by the rest day, he had already got up.

Instead of being woken up by an alarm clock, wake up naturally.

Although there was no special arrangement, he didn't intend to continue to tug at the bed and quilt after opening his eyes, so he simply went to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing my face and brushing my teeth, I returned to the living room.

He took out a bottle of iced oolong tea from the refrigerator in the kitchen and drank a few sips to wake up his body.

Then start preparing breakfast.

From the cupboard, I took out the middle-bag packaged rice named "Siranguang", poured two cups into the inner pot of the rice cooker, and rinsed the rice with water under the faucet.

This is one of the special products sent to him by Mina Motoyama from his hometown.

Unlike the glutinous and sweet "Koshihikari rice" that is abundant in Fukui and Niigata prefectures, "Sinuhikari" is a rice variety produced in Saitama Prefecture.

Because of its soft and hard characteristics, it is often used to make sushi.Although it is not as famous as the former, but the taste is more refreshing than "Koshihikari rice".

The reason why he wants to use this kind of rice for cooking is not that he intends to make sushi, but that he can eat whatever he has at home, nothing more.

Kato Yusuke washed the rice, reconnected the appropriate amount of water, put the inner pot of the rice cooker back into the pot, and pressed the cooking button.

The room was too quiet at this time, so he turned on the TV and switched to a music program at will.

With the beautiful melody of music sounded in the room.

"Meow...~"

The black cat lying sprawled on the bed was awakened by the sound of the TV, turned over and yawned, half-closed its eyes and looked around.

Kato Yusuke stood in front of the kitchen again, took out a small frying pan, and prepared fried eggs.

Seeing this scene, the black cat twitched its mouth twice, but finally couldn't resist the curiosity in its heart, so it stood up from the bed, shook its body from beginning to end, and then trotted all the way to the kitchen.

First jumped onto the counter, and then jumped onto Yusuke's shoulder.

"Meow meow?"

The black cat meowed softly, stretched its neck and looked at the pot on the gas stove, its eyes full of interest.

After all, since it came to this house, someone has basically never cooked alone. Usually, it either brought something delicious from outside, or it was cooked by the human who would give it a bamboo wheel to eat.

So it couldn't help but feel curious.

Being stepped on by it on the shoulder, Kato Yusuke just paused slightly, but after seeing that it did not make trouble, he ignored it and continued to fry eggs.

Pour a little cooking oil into the frying pan, turn on the heat, wait for the oil temperature to rise slowly, take an egg, knock it on the edge of the counter, and beat it into the pan.

Beep, beep, beep.

After the protein part is slightly bulging, turn it over with a shovel.

Waited a little while.

Kato Yusuke took a plate and transferred the fried eggs from the pan.

I took out the pickled prunes from the refrigerator, put two next to the fried eggs, and randomly found some seaweed, and prepared to eat it with rice later.

Although most people will use natto to match, but because he doesn't like it, he naturally won't buy it.

After more than ten minutes, the rice in the rice cooker is ready.

Kato Yusuke filled a bowl of rice and ate it with dried plums, seaweed and fried eggs.

He wanted to make the half-cooked soft egg yolk texture, but the time and heat seemed to be a little too much, making the egg yolk a bit old, without the flavor and texture that Sayu had made.

But the taste of the egg itself is good, and with the combination of prunes and seaweed, it tastes no worse than a sandwich in a convenience store when eaten with rice, and it can be used as a condiment.

Seeing that he was eating deliciously, the black cat also meowed twice to beg for food.

Kato Yusuke made some canned Chikuwa with cat food for it.

One person and one cat watched TV while eating breakfast, and spent a fairly leisurely time.

After that, Kato Yusuke started to finish the manuscript of the second volume of the manga, and the black cat wandered around the room.

It was about ten o'clock in the morning, and the doorbell was rang with a "ding dong".

Yusuke went to open the door, and a young man who looked young was standing outside.

"Hello, I am an employee of the post office. Here is your courier. Please sign for it."

The young man in work uniform picked up the box in his hand and handed him a pen.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help feeling puzzled, and said, "I haven't bought anything, you made a mistake."

"Huh?" The other party lowered his head to check the address and confirmed, "Aren't you Mr. Kato Yusuke from Room 201?"

"it's me."

"Then that's right, this is the address written on it." The young man nodded affirmatively, "Please sign here, please."

With the correct address and name, although Kato Yusuke was still deeply puzzled, he still took the pen and signed his name.

After moving the courier into the entrance, the young man left quickly.

And he was studying the two boxes.

After thinking about it, I took the two boxes apart by hand.

Inside is a coffee machine and a set of cat climbing frames.

From this point of view, the possibility of sending the wrong package becomes smaller.

"Woo meow~?"

The vigilant black cat walked over slowly until then, and stood beside the box and began to size it up curiously.

Just as one person and one cat were thinking about these two things, the phone rang suddenly.

——jingle bell~

"Sister Shiba"

Press the answer button, and the girl's distorted lazy voice came over.

"Good morning, things ~ did you get it?"

"...Shiwa-senpai." Kato Yusuke glanced at the goods on the ground, gently pushed the cat that was about to climb into the box aside with his foot, and asked, "You bought the coffee machine and the cat climbing frame." ?"

"Hmm~ So it looks like you should have received it, right?"

"How much money, I will transfer to you."

"That's a gift for you, otherwise wouldn't you be unable to drink the coffee beans I gave you?"

"Gift?"

"Yes." There was a bit of a smile in Shi Yu's casual words: "Isn't the new issue of "Undead" magazine going to be released? Congratulations on becoming a serial manga artist~Yu-chan."

"Thank you." Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, "Sister Shiba, is there any gift you want?"

"Oh? What does this mean, that is to say, are you going to send me off~?"

"Reciprocity."

"Hehe~ Although there is not nothing to say, but~~~" the girl said in a very pleasant tone with a long voice.

"I do have things I want to want, such as fresh, pleasant and strong male high school students, but do you have the guts to give them to me~~~?"

"...Human trafficking is illegal, senpai." Kato Yusuke paused and changed the topic, "I mean things like commodities, such as cosmetics."

Shi Yu was quiet for a while, and then chuckled lightly: "Heh ~ are you thinking of me as those ugly girls who can't see people without makeup, or BBA?"

"No."

"Hey, what does that mean~? Kato-san."

"I just want to return the gift."

"Hmm~ Use cosmetics to return gifts? It's not like I can't buy them myself~"

Kato Yusuke thought about it, but after all, he didn't use the system's beauty cream as an issue, because the other party's words didn't focus on it, and both parties knew it well.

So he said again: "It's not just a gift, if senior sister has any difficulties, I will also help."

"Well, this sentence is a little more sincere than before, but it's only a little bit. To describe it specifically, it's probably cheap instant coffee and a little more expensive instant coffee."

Shi Yu made a wonderful analogy, and then said: "Then that's good, if you really have the intention, just treat it as a condition you owe me."

"What conditions?"

"Didn't I say it? It's 'owing' me a condition, which means I haven't figured it out yet, how about it?"

"...Will it be difficult?"

"Well, basically everyone has different definitions and opinions on 'difficulty', right? Why don't you first talk about what your 'difficulty' means?"

The girl's voice was full of laughter, even through the mobile phone, it seemed as if she could see the slender legs that were curled up together, and the toes that were wrapped in black silk and showed her shiny toes were dangling.

"..."

Kato Yusuke fell into thinking, but the other party didn't urge him, just casually waiting for his answer, with a calm attitude full of leeway.

After about seven or eight seconds, he gave a response.

"...if I can do it."

"Huh~~? Why do you think you seem to be warning me not to make excessive demands?"

Shi Yu said with a half-smile: "But you don't need to worry so much, this kind of thing is in your mind, and the result is actually not that important.

Even if you don't want to do it after hearing the conditions, it doesn't matter, it's just your wish anyway, and I won't force you, after all, it's just your wish, right? "

Just like this in a calm tone, it seems to have emphasized it several times inadvertently.

"........."

Kato Yusuke rubbed the center of his brows, pushed the black cat that wanted to get into the box to the side again, and replied in a low voice.

After that, the two chatted for a while about novels and manga, and when things were almost finished, Yusuke was about to say goodbye and end the conversation.

And Shi Yu seemed to remember something again, and mentioned one thing.

"By the way~ I forgot to tell you, the fourth volume of "Love Metronome" is released today. If you are interested, you can buy a copy and read it. If you are not interested, don't use it."

Although the speaker speaks freely, the listener cannot.

"Got it." Kato Yusuke hummed, "I'll see."

"Well, then that's it, bye, Yu-chan~"

"Goodbye, Shiba-senpai."

--beep.

Saying goodbye to each other, the two ended the call.

Kato Yusuke put away the phone, looked at the black cat who was hugging his foot and nibbling in revenge, picked it up by the neck and put it aside, then walked towards the house with the box in his arms.

First, free up a corner of the cabinet and put the coffee machine on it, and then observe the situation in the living room.

After thinking about it.

Kato Yusuke decided to set up the cat climbing frame at the corner leading to the balcony, so that it should be more comfortable to bask in the sun.

Do it when you think of it.

After sorting out the parts of the cat climbing frame and assembling the various parts together, it feels a bit like playing with Gunpla or assembling a battleship...

Shi Yu bought a tree-shaped cat climbing frame that can be freely raised and lowered. There are several platforms in the middle that can be adjusted by themselves, which is a more luxurious version. The overall assembly is not light.

Set the chassis in place.

Yusuke Kato pulled the swivel chair, stepped on it, and turned the screw with a tool so that the suction cup at the top supported the ceiling.In this way, accidents of tipping over will not occur easily.

Step aside when installation is complete.

The dark brown cat climbing frame looks similar to the floor-to-ceiling clothes rack. Under the sunlight, it has a layer of warm light, visually creating a feeling suitable for afternoon naps.

"Meow~~"

The black cat, who had been watching for a long time, twisted its buttocks, jumped on all fours, climbed up the platform on the main trunk without a teacher, and finally lay down in the cloth bag on the top floor, squinting its eyes towards the window, The sun was up.

Kato Yusuke didn't care about it anymore, turned around and walked to the kitchen, and began to study the coffee machine.

The coffee machine consists of two parts, one is the machine body, and the other is a set of tools for pressing powder.

I studied the manual for a while.

Find the coffee beans that the girl gave earlier from the cupboard, open the opening and pour them into the bean bin that grinds the beans.

Kato Yusuke connected the machine to the power source and turned on the grinding switch.

- hum.

Kalong Kalong, Kali Kala.

In the humming of the machine, the coffee beans that have just been put in are quickly ground into powder.

Follow the steps in the manual.

Cover the duster on the stainless steel filter with coffee powder, rotate it a few times to spread the powder, and then use the powder hammer to compact the powder.

Fill the water tank of the machine with pure water, turn on the extraction button and let the water run for a few seconds for internal cleaning, then turn it off.

Kato Yusuke grabbed the handle, stuck the filter on the machine, put a cup under it, and started the official extraction.

After pressing the button, a small stream of water is poured into the filter, and the coffee powder is gradually extracted into liquid at a slow and uniform speed.

The aroma of coffee slowly permeates.

The whole process took about a little over 2 minutes.

Kato Yusuke didn't stop the machine until the cup was about [-]% full.

The coffee in the cup is black, with a little bit of dark brown in it, and the surface is slightly oily.

Turn off the power of the machine by hand, hold the cup in your hand, and bring it to your mouth.

A stronger coffee aroma than before diffused into the nostrils.

Take a sip.

The strong and thick bitter flavor spreads in the mouth, and there is a little sour aftertaste in the mouthfeel, which slightly stimulates the brain.

It tastes like traditional black coffee, with no taste other than bitterness, which is also the kind that girls like.

Compared with the canned coffee sold outside, the brewed coffee is a little stronger.

Frankly, not very tasty, but black coffee is what it is.

Kato Yusuke turned around, leaned his back against the edge of the counter, put one hand on the counter, and drank slowly.

After the initial discomfort, the bitter taste gradually faded and softened.

The complex process that makes coffee delicious subconsciously beautifies it because of the effort and cost effect of adding it.

While drinking coffee, he looked at the cat climbing frame.

Seeing the black cat dozing off comfortably in the sun, he looked very happy.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help thinking aimlessly.

He obviously doesn't have a good relationship with cats, and he can't say that he likes cats, but he still sent a cat climbing frame. This kind of subtle consideration is also very styled by the other party.

Thinking of this, a little complicated appeared in the deep black eyes.

"Do you want to..."

A deep murmur echoed in the room...

　Thank you [Makna Harvester (Wang Hassan)] for being the second boss!
　　Thanks to 【Yiwen No. [-] in the world】, 【The wood is ready and the boat is the moon in the sky】, and 【Tired Heart】for your rewards!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)