He smiled and replied, "Seeing that you didn't keep up, I thought something happened."

"Ah..." I hesitated for a moment, and quickly found an excuse, "I'm sorry I lost my mind just now, what did you say?"

Without waiting for Sawada to speak, Yamamoto continued, "Haha, since you are all here, why don't you just call Gokuji and Sasakawa out to have dinner together?"

"Oh, I have no objection!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Ritsuko Kajiwara was inadvertently caught sight of Ritsuko Kajiwara standing beside Sawada from the corner of her eyes, and the girl frowned, but it seemed to be just my illusion, because when I looked again, she was clearly smiling: "I think Not bad, but I don’t know if it’s convenient for them now.”

"Let me call and ask! Tsuna, can you ask Sasakawa?"

Sawada nodded, and also took out his phone.

Taking advantage of those two people not paying attention, I sneaked up to Kajiwara and asked in a low voice, "Umm... Ritsuko-san, can I ask you a question?"

The girl raised her eyebrows, turned her head to look at me and blinked: "Of course."

"...Uh, it's actually just my guess, don't be angry if I'm wrong." I stared nervously at her face, and continued after seeing her nod, "Do you... like... that who ?”

Kajihara tilted his head in doubt, and asked back, "Who is that?"

She didn't deny it, it sounded more like an admission.For some reason, I felt my heartbeat suddenly speed up, but my brain's reaction suddenly slowed down: "Then let me just say it..."

Kajiwara rolled his eyes reflexively, but quickly smiled and said, "Well, let's talk."

I took a deep breath, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "...Is it... Senior Yamamoto?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and her expression went blank for several seconds.But then, she suddenly burst into laughter, as if she heard some funny joke: "No..." She coughed a few times before barely stopping her laughter, and patted my shoulder unbearably, "So Straightforward is really Tsuna-san's style, but your keenness is not in the right direction."

"Uh..." I was extremely embarrassed by her smile, but I could only look into her eyes and ask, "What's wrong..."

Kajiwara shook her head: "Your feeling is not wrong, but the person I like is not Yamamoto-senpai." She turned her head to look at Sawada and Yamamoto who were still on the phone, and looked back at me.

My heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly realized something.

At the same time, the girl looked into my eyes and smiled slowly: "I like Sawada-senpai."

— as if declaring his ownership.

She smiled frankly and confidently.

I don't understand why she said this answer to me with such an expression. I was shocked, but also felt a little lost in my heart.

But since Kajihara said that, he must want me to stay away from Sawada Tsunayoshi.After all, which girl would be willing to see the boy she likes being intimate with other girls?

I don't think I will threaten her, but it is better to choose to avoid suspicion.

The time that followed was extremely tangled, and even Kyoko's appearance later did not make me feel any easier.

It suddenly occurred to me that in the phone call that I overheard that afternoon, the high school student mentioned by the other party could be Kajihara?

I have no interest in their biological chain relationship, let alone join it.In order to show my position, after that day, I stopped actively contacting Tsunayoshi Sawada and rarely mentioned him again.

In this way, Mingli asked strangely: "Did you not mention a certain person at all recently?"

The occasions when this kind of topic is discussed are usually when we have lunch together. I stuffed a mouthful of fried rice and shrugged while chewing: "Who are you talking about?"

"Who else?" Akari sighed, and whispered in my ear without noticing, "Did you quarrel with Sawada Tsunayoshi?"

I laughed, put down my bento and said seriously, "No...why do you say that?"

"Because you were so indifferent when you mentioned that hapless guy last time, it's really abnormal."

"What's abnormal about this, it's not a very important person in the first place."

Mingli's eyes widened in shock, and he said sadly, "What hit you?"

"..."

I wasn't shocked, although it sounded like a puff.

But in fact, meeting him unexpectedly is an event with a lower probability than I imagined.It has been a month since I saw Tsunayoshi Sawada again.

Goal Nineteen Christmas Eve

There are still three weeks until Christmas, and I was entrusted by the store manager to go to the street with Tanaka-senpai to purchase the items needed for the Christmas party.

Although Christmas is a western holiday, it has gradually become an important day in this country.In previous years, Toh and I would go back to the orphanage to spend the holidays with everyone, but this year he was called to shoot a Christmas special, and I also accepted the store manager's Christmas party plan.

Hearing that I would stay in the store for Christmas, Senior Tanaka first looked at me in surprise for a while, and then he understood: "Because there is overtime work."

Being so straightforwardly stated, even I can only scratch my head and smirk: "Don't say it, senior~"

It was at this time that I met Sawada Tsunayoshi again.

Maybe it's because he is so eye-catching among a bunch of girls. I noticed the figure standing closest to the wall almost the first time I entered the gift shop.

He was looking up at a row of plush toys in the window, but he didn't reach for them, as if he was just looking at them casually to pass the time.I hesitated for a while, not sure if I should go up to say hello, but at this moment, a head popped out from behind the wooden cabinet next to him.

That person has long soft brown hair and a beautiful back. If I guessed correctly, it should be Kyoko Sasakawa.She was handing a small thing in front of Sawada. Hearing the sound, Sawada turned his head, bent down to look at the thing in her hand, and smiled warmly and shyly.

The footsteps that I planned to go forward stopped immediately, and for some reason, I suddenly thought of Ritsuko Kajiwara at this moment, and her confident and proud expression that day suddenly became vivid again.

I know she said that, it must be for Sawada Tsunayoshi.But doesn't she know that Sawada has a girl he likes?

No no, she must have known it, so when we visited the campus together, I heard that Kyoko was called to dinner, so she showed a reluctant expression, right?

While thinking this way, his gaze involuntarily moved towards Sawada and Kyoko.Of the three, Ritsuko Kajiwara, who is a classmate, should be the closest, but I don't feel regretful that the boy she likes has a girl she likes, on the contrary, I feel a little gloating.

Such a self made me feel strange and uneasy, but after thinking about it, I like Kyoko quite a bit. Compared to Kajiwara, I still prefer Kyoko and Sawada to be together.

what!Got it!

I suddenly had an idea, and turned to Senior Tanaka: "Senior, I met an acquaintance over there, can I go over and say hello?"

The senior who was standing at the nearest counter thinking about what to buy didn't raise his head, and waved directly: "Go."

I thanked them, and immediately ran towards Sawada and Kyoko excitedly. Before they got closer, Sawada also raised his head and saw me.He opened his eyes wide in surprise, and then laughed, "Akutagawa-san? Just alone?"

Kyoko also turned around happily, and smiled at me, "Long time no see, Tsuna-chan."

I greeted them one by one, pointed to Senior Tanaka's position, and explained: "I came shopping with the seniors in the restaurant, and I happened to see you, so I came over to say hello. What are you buying?"

"It's a birthday present from a classmate." Kyoko raised the keychain in her hand and gestured, "Because he's a boy, so I asked A Gang-kun to help me choose."

Sawada rubbed his head, and smiled embarrassedly: "But I don't know what to choose... Speaking of which, is Akutagawa-san busy recently? I haven't seen you for a long time..."

Seeing his innocent face, I feel a little guilty from the bottom of my heart.I'm really embarrassed to say "I don't want to find you to avoid suspicion", so I can only respond vaguely: "Well...probably...compared to this, I don't know how you arrange Christmas?"

Sawada looked at Kyoko and shook his head: "There is no specific one yet."

"That's really great!" I clenched my right fist and hammered it into the palm of my left hand. "Our restaurant has a Christmas party this year. Although there is no official announcement yet, can you come to play if you are free? It will be very interesting!"

Jingzi blinked, and seemed to be interested: "Sounds very good, is there a quota limit?"

"Well, if it's full, it probably won't be accepted, so it should be said that there is a limit?" I thought about the plan that the store manager had said before, and added, "This will be mentioned in the announcement, and the store manager will also open the store at Christmas. A week before the festival, I will ask the opinions of the guests and then make a list. If you can come, I can make an appointment with the store manager first!"

Sawada Ninja looked at me involuntarily, and said with a smile, "It seems to be sold... Well, I will go if I have time."

"Then it's a deal! I'll help Senior~"

After greeting them, I returned to Tanaka-senpai to shop together.She was squatting on the ground worrying about what kind of packing tape to match with the gift box. When she saw me coming back, she held up two colored packing tapes and asked, "Which color do you think is better?"

I also squatted down, held my chin to look at it for a long time, and said hesitantly: "Hmm... Christmas is really white and red?"

Senior Tanaka

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