I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 104
"Miss Noto Miko? Wake up, please? I'm too busy."

Stretching out her hand and shaking Noto Kiko, Fujii couldn't stand this unreliable woman. There were several customers queuing up in front of the counter in the store, but she was still in a daze.

"Huh?! I'm sorry."

Noto Kiko withdrew her thoughts from her memory, and seeing her recover, Fujii returned to the back kitchen to prepare the ingredients for tomorrow.

Busy from 06:30 in the morning to [-]:[-] noon, the customers gradually disappeared, and there will be another peak period at [-]:[-] pm.

The weather this morning was still clear and clear, but at noon, the sky changed its color, black clouds overwhelmed the sky and spread to the top of the head, and soon the heavy rain fell, and now the pedestrians in the commercial street completely disappeared.

A bunch of sunny dolls at the entrance of the store, the color is a little yellow, the body is fluttering in the wind, and the ink smiley face on the head is smiling with satisfaction.

"I made two bowls of noodles for lunch, let's make do with it."

Standing behind her, Fujii tree handed her a large bowl of noodles, all hand-kneaded by him with flour, as thin as gossamer, sprinkled with chopped green onion, which can fill the stomach simply and effectively.

"Cooking; LV3/85%."

In just one day, his culinary skills have improved a lot, and Kiko Noto took the bowl, tongue-tied slightly.

"How can I eat so much?"

"How do you know if you don't try it? I don't think you can drink it? It's nothing to eat a big bowl, right?"

Fujii shrugged, and the two sat down at the long table in the back kitchen. The air became quiet for a while, except for the slight sound of eating.

"Well, you don't have to come in the afternoon, I can do it by myself, anyway, you have cooked everything."

Noto Kiko suddenly looked up, she planned to close the door in the afternoon, and spend the 6000 million yen she had prepared.

"You want to be lazy, right? Forget it, just do whatever you want."

Fujii looked directly at Noto Kiko who was a little guilty. After all, Noto's mother-in-law asked her to look after the store, and he was a part-time worker, so it was not easy to force others.

Seeing a piece of chopped green onion sticking to the corner of Noto Kiko's mouth, he pointed to his mouth, indicating that there was something on it.

Kiko Noto touched the green onion but didn't touch it. She thought that Fujii was teasing her. Just as she was about to get angry, she stroked the corner of her lips with one hand. There was a fresh smell about him that made people fall in love with it.

The fingers touched the lips, which aroused a numb sensation. It was the first time that someone of the opposite sex who was not a relative touched her face.

"Look, this is it, how old is he, and he still makes such a fool of himself after having a meal."

Fujii tree withdrew his hand, shook off the scallions on his fingertips, ran to wash his hands again, and then sat back in his original position.

"After eating, you can leave!"

Noto Kiko squinted and smiled, the temptation just now was just an illusion, this innocent looking boy is really hateful.

After lunch, the rain continued. Fujii, who hadn’t paid attention to the weather forecast in advance, didn’t bring an umbrella, and watched the heavy rain in embarrassment. If he went back like this, his clothes must be soaked.

"I borrowed it from you, and pay it back to me tomorrow."

Noto Kiko, who brought an umbrella, walked to the side and handed over a transparent umbrella, a simple style, the one commonly used by Noto's mother-in-law.

"Thank you, see you tomorrow."

Fujii took the umbrella, opened it and plunged into the white rain curtain without looking back, his back gradually blurred and disappeared.

Is your heart moving?

Noto Kiko looked at the boy's disappearing back with some regret, and unconsciously touched the corner of her lips, where she had been touched.

how is this possible?It's too late, too late.

She closed the rolling door, her good mood of the day was gone, she didn't plan to go out, she went upstairs to turn on the TV, and sat down in front of the kotatsu table.

"Clap!"

Opening a bottle of Hanguo's fruit-flavored shochu, listening to the wind and rain outside the window, she returned to her previous state, but after drinking the wine and lying down, a blush appeared on her peaceful and serene face.

"Bang bang bang!"

On Sunday morning, Fujii tapped on the rolling door of the small oden shop. It was already six o'clock, and Kiko Noto hadn't opened the door yet.

"I'm coming!"

An impatient voice came from behind the door, and the lock of the rolling door was unlocked, and Fujii used even more strength than yesterday to pull the door open.

"Change this door as soon as possible, it's too old."

Fujii tree complained about the dilapidated facilities of the small shop, and patted off the rust powder on the palms of his hands. Behind the door, Noto Kiko put on the white dress she wore when she first saw her, with long silver and white silk gloves on her hands, and applied light makeup , rolling up her long hair, like a beautiful princess walking out of a fairy tale.

"We don't need to open today, accompany me to the amusement park for a day, and the salary will be paid as usual."

Kiko Noto, who only has one day left, does not want to waste time here. She has been in this small shop for decades, and her last youth should be spent in the outside world.

"Ah?!"

Fujii Shu couldn't understand what the woman was thinking, he was pulled up in a daze, and the door was closed again.

"I'll give you the key, and I'll give it back to her when she comes back."

Noto Kiko put a bunch of keys into the hands of Fujii, and for the sake of money, Fujii reluctantly agreed.

He let go of his hand and walked out of the alley with her, but he didn't pay attention to the jealous eyes watching them stop the taxi and leave here.

rattan!well!Tree! ! !I'm going to kill you!

Yuki Herang, who was going to be the first to visit the small oden shop, clenched his fists, and a sigh came from beside him, an old man shook his head and turned away, carrying his gift, his expression was gloomy, and his steps were staggering.
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When I came to Hachioji Amusement Park, because it was the weekend, the crowds were crowded, parents brought their children, couples were in pairs, and there were almost no single tourists.

"Two adult tickets, please."

Noto Kiko bought two tickets at the ticket gate, and the passers-by couldn't help looking at her and Fujii, such a good-looking couple, although the woman looked a little mature, she was quite a perfect existence.

After riding the exciting roller coaster, Kiko Noto kept shouting and yelling, and when he stopped, his calves were trembling.

On the merry-go-round, he and she rode the carousel one after the other, mixing among the children under ten years old, Fujii's expression was unlovable, and he knew that he should reject her.

In the dark haunted house, Noto Kiko, who was frightened by the mummy, hugged his body, and Fujii dragged her through the whole process without changing his face.

"You're boring! Can you give me some feedback?"

After coming out of the haunted house, Noto Kiko complained and pushed Fujii tree.

Don't quarrel with women, you can't quarrel with them, they will pull you to the same level, and then beat you with rich experience.

Fujii tree twitched the corner of his mouth, and perfunctory, the day's torment of playing was finally coming to an end.

"Smile."

Noto Kiko bought a disposable Polaroid, held it up high, leaned on his shoulder and took a photo with him.

She took out the photo, and the photo of Fujii Shu's commercial smile barely passed the test.

He took out a thin letter from his small bag and stuffed it together with the photo.

"This is two days' wages, and souvenirs, thank you."

Noto Kiko saw the sunset, her expression was inexplicably sad, Fujii gave her a strange look, with such an outstanding appearance, why would she feel sad at such a beautiful age?
"I'll be going back tomorrow, goodbye, Fujii-kun!"

She took a few steps forward, turned around and waved to him, ran a distance, then turned back suddenly, bumped into Fujii Shu's arms, stood on tiptoe, and left a red mark on his cheek.

"This is my sister's mark! You have to grow up quickly, maybe I will give you a chance to pursue me."

After lowering her head and finishing speaking in a low voice, Noto Kiko pushed away the stunned Fujii tree, and ran away completely, before the last afterglow of the setting sun dissipated.

If you were quieter, maybe I would still be moved, right?

Fujii put away the letter, thoughtfully, and left towards the opposite exit.

Her body was rapidly becoming weak, and she soon lost the strength to walk. Noto Kiko found a bench and lay down, holding the magical lipstick in her hand, she had a vague premonition.

A melodious sound of harmonica came from behind, and Yoshimura Uber, who was promoting products three days ago, sat down at the other end of the bench.

"Guest, are you satisfied these days? The feeling of returning to youth."

After Yoshimura Uber finished playing the tune, it was already dark, and long strings of lights were lit on the street.

"Well, I'll give it back to you, I don't need it anymore."

Noto Kiko throws the lipstick back to Yoshimura Uber, she's running out of time.

"Three days of youth, although you have to spend the rest of your life, but the guest did get the experience he wanted, congratulations."

After Yoshimura Uber finished speaking, he began to play the harmonica again. Noto Kiko's body glowed green in the song, and when the wind blew, it dissipated into a glowing fire in the sky and floated away into the distance.

Fujii tree, who was waiting in front of the bus station, felt a gust of wind, and with the wind came dots of green light, passing by him and pouring into the deep sky.

Is it a firefly?
He looked up, and Yinghuo had disappeared, which was more like his hallucination.

Forget it.

The bus came to a slow stop, and he boarded, taillights flashing, into traffic.

(End of this chapter)