Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

"Gift?"

Hojo Kyosuke was stunned, almost thinking that he heard wrongly. How could he possibly receive a gift from Miss Yukinoshita? He still believed that there was a machine gun hidden in the bulging backpack.

"Well, a gift."

For some reason, Yukinoshita suddenly switched to talking this time. Although the Japanese gift was originally a foreign language, thanks to her excellent English, Hojo Kyosuke accurately recognized that it was English.

"Because you gave me a gift before? This is a gift in return. You don't think I don't even understand this basic etiquette, do you?"

It was still in English, and he spoke quickly and fluently. Sakura and Glass next to him were confused. Although they learned English well, they were obviously not at the same level as Yukinoshita.

"I see, but why are you suddenly speaking in English?" Hojo Kyosuke was confused, so much so that he almost subconsciously spoke in German.

Yukinoshita's face turned redder and redder after hearing this, but she still held her neck and continued speaking forcefully in English:

"Check in advance whether you are qualified to tutor Kato-senpai in English."

"You really know how to manage time."

Hojo Kyousuke, who had already figured out why Yukinoshita was like this, teased with a smirk, but was immediately glared at by the shy and angry girl.

"If you like telling witticisms so much, why don't you join the rakugo club? They would be very happy to have a famous person like you join. Maybe you can ask that woman Kasumigaoka Shiu to help you write new scripts, and you can fool others by fooling yourself. .”

It's really embarrassing that you know the words of rakugo. Thinking about this, Hojo Kyousuke didn't dare to say it out because Yukinoshita was obviously about to become angry with embarrassment.

Hahaha, this guy is really cute.

Do you think Sakura and the others will never understand English, or do you want to pretend that they don't? In this case, won’t the secret be revealed when you take out the gift?

Or are you too nervous to speak normally, so you use English? After all, it was already like a broken radio before.

Thinking of this, looking at Yukinoshita's watery eyes that seemed about to cry out of embarrassment, Hojo Kyosuke quickly reached out his hand, preparing to accept the gift from the goddess of justice. Oh, it's a gift, purezento.

Seeing the actions of the boy opposite, Yukinoshita realized that she still hadn't taken the gift out of her school bag. He quickly held the schoolbag with his left hand and reached in with his right hand.

This action is more like pulling out a gun. Just take the gift if you want it. Don't look around. He doesn't look like a professional killer at all.

"The invoice is also inside. If you have any questions, you can go to the store directly. But I had fully inspected it when I bought it. At least I can't cause any damage with my strength."

When it came to professional issues, Yukinoshita was much calmer. Although she was still speaking in English, she seemed to have some more local accents, which made her look very playful.

"grateful!"

Hojo Kyosuke smiled and nodded. Although he was curious about what kind of gift Yukinoshita would give and what kind of gift would require a test of strength, he still held the blue-wrapped gift box in his arms honestly.

"Nani, Nani, is it your birthday today, Kyousuke?" Sakura asked with an exaggerated expression.

"Ah!? Isn't Kyousuke's birthday in February?" Glass was shocked.

"Idiot Ni-chan, I was teasing Yukino-chan."

Yukinoshita restrained her urge to turn around and teach Sakura a lesson, and still looked at the boy opposite:

"I've thought about it a lot, but I don't know if it suits you."

Staring at those big light blue eyes without blinking, Hojo Kyousuke hesitated and asked:

"You want me to open it now?"

The girl's expectant expression suddenly became a little strange, and she asked in surprise:

"How will you know if you like it if you don't open it?"

Now the words in her mouth have become Japanese, as if her tension has eased after the bomb in the schoolbag was thrown.

This guy always says things that are natural but no one notices.

Hojo Kyosuke thought thoughtfully, Yukinoshita's definition of friends before and his current definition of gifts are obviously natural things, but most people don't notice them at all. Or rather, they are deliberately avoiding it.

Only this girl, who has no friends and is so nervous that she speaks a foreign language when giving gifts, can see the world with such a simple eye.

"Although I'm very happy just to receive the gift, in order not to be considered perfunctory by you, I'd better open it and check it carefully."

When Hojo Kyosuke spoke, the girl's expression changed from surprise to happiness to nervousness.

After he put the gift box on the table, Sakura and Glass also gathered around. Only Yukinoshita walked over as if attracted by the sunset outside the window, folded his arms in front of his chest, and remained motionless, turning into a stone sculpture.

Untying the bow, carefully unwrapping the gift paper along the wrapping, a box with a baseball player printed on it appeared.

Baseball glove?

Hojo Kyosuke was slightly surprised. He thought Yukinoshita's gift would be a book? First of all, this should be her favorite thing. When thinking about what gifts to give, you may subconsciously consider this aspect. In this regard, Sakura is the most typical. This guy occasionally gives good gifts, and most of the time he takes him to have a big meal in the name of giving gifts.

Because when you are happy, you should do happy things.

This is what Sakura said. Her gift is not so much a feast as it is giving her happiness and joy to herself.

Judging from Yukinoshita's nervousness in speaking English even when giving gifts, it must be very difficult for her to choose a gift, right? If you don’t have a clue, you will definitely think of giving your favorite book, right?

Secondly, Yukinoshita said that she conducted a strength test. Things like books are often used to hit enemies on the head, so it is natural for them to conduct a test. Although Yukinoshita was so smart, he probably wouldn't have been hit over the head with a book by a teacher. If anyone dared to do that, they would have been sent to prison long ago.

"It's a baseball glove." Sakura exclaimed.

"And it's a pitcher's glove," Glass added.

"Huh? Aren't they all the same?"

Sakura was stunned.

"No, pitchers, catchers, first basemen, etc. all have different gloves. Look, it's written here." Glass pointed at the box and explained.

"Oh! Really! I've never noticed it before! But it's a shame you can remember it, Ni-chan. I got the impression that you're not interested in baseball either." Sakura asked.

"Hehe~ Because Kyousuke-kun joined the baseball club, I thought I would understand the rules so that I could cheer him on better." Glass said a little embarrassed.

"That's it." Sakura nodded, but then said nonchalantly:

"It's so hard to remember the rules. Even if I don't know the rules, I can tell how he performed as long as I hear the audience loudly cheering Kyousuke's name."

Hearing this, the anxious Yukinoshita couldn't help but turn around. He really trusted blindly. Thinking like this, she asked out of nowhere:

"What if Hojo doesn't perform well and everyone around him scolds him?"

"Impossible!" Sakura said firmly.

"What if he gets injured? Or performs poorly due to some other external factors?"

"Why did Kyousuke get injured? How could I let him get injured and still compete?" Sakura asked in surprise.

"Hojo was invited by the baseball club as a savior, right? Based on my understanding of the former Sobu High Baseball Club, if a miracle didn't happen, they wouldn't even be able to win the first round of the qualifying round. According to the baseball manga, they are burdened with all the The team hopes that Hojo will appear no matter what? He is indeed such a person, isn't he?"

Yukinoshita said that this was also the reason why she chose pitching gloves as a gift.

"What does that kind of thing have to do with me? Kyousuke needs to take a good rest when he's injured, right Ni-chan."

"Yeah!" Glass nodded vigorously, how could he let Kyosuke-kun play with an injury.

"Hey..., if, for example, I didn't sleep well the night before and I didn't have enough energy the next day..."

"Oh, this is very possible!" Sakura, who was acting like a gangster just now, immediately agreed.

"...Okay, that's why. Anyway, Hojo didn't perform well and was scolded by the audience?" Yukinoshita was even more speechless, almost forgetting why she asked this question.

"I will throw popcorn on his head." Sakura said matter-of-factly.

"I think so." Yukinoshita sighed.

"That won't happen." Hojo Kyosuke interrupted the conversation of several people.

"That's right, there are exclusive auditoriums during the game." Yukinoshita nodded.

"All I'm saying is that apart from my opponents, the audience will cheer for me."

"That's what I thought, that's why I gave you a pitcher's glove." Yukinoshita showed an expression that said, "I knew you would say that, I really can't do anything about you."

"Huh? What I was about to ask? I have only participated in a few baseball club trainings, and I haven't decided which position I am suitable for yet. Why did you just give me a pitching glove?" Hojo Kyosuke asked.

"In Neon, in Koshien, is there anything more dazzling than a pitcher?" Yukinoshita asked.

"I'm not the kind of person who likes to be in the limelight."

"Although this sentence coming out of your mouth makes people inexplicably angry, I have to admit that you are already very low-key."

Yukinoshita nodded.

“Wanting to hold on to everything, not wanting to let go of anything, trying to do everything on my own.”

The girl stared into Hojo Kyousuke's eyes and spoke word by word.

"As long as you are strong enough, you can keep pitching, keep striking out opponents, shutting out opponents, and bringing the game into the hell of overtime. I think this kind of role is the most suitable for you."

The sound under the snow floated into everyone's ears like the slightly chilly wind in early spring.

From the moment he heard "I want to hold everything tightly in my hands, no matter what it is, I don't want to let go", the smile on Glass's face gradually faded, and after Sakura was stunned for a moment, she became even brighter again. smile.

And Hojo Kyosuke...

"What nonsense are you talking about? I just don't want to leave winning or losing in other people's hands."

He looked at Yukinoshita, staring at the girl who had seen through his heart. Although there was a faint smile on his face, his eyes were surprisingly cold, and his voice was as determined as iron and stone clashing:

"For things like fate, whether it's good or bad, you have to choose it yourself."

The air was suddenly stagnant, and only the sound of the rugby club playing mahjong downstairs was still very lively. I really envy these guys who can spend their best years luxuriously on the things they like.

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At the same time as the carton was opened, Hojo Kyousuke suddenly smiled:

"If you join the baseball club, Yukinoshita, what position will you choose?"

"Definitely the pitcher!"

The person who answered was not Yukinoshita but Yamauchi Sakura. She put her hands on the table and leaned her upper body over, almost face to face with Yukinoshita:

"I was shocked. What Yukino said just now, I thought you were introducing yourself."

"Stop talking nonsense, where am I...introducing myself."

Yukinoshita's voice became lower and lower.

"Idiot, how can you join the baseball club with Yukinoshita's physical strength? Aren't you very good at retorting just now?"

Hojo Kyousuke, who had already put on his baseball glove, grabbed Sakura's entire little face in his hands.

Ah, I can really catch them all.

"Thank you, I like it very much." He solemnly thanked Yukinoshita.

"Very good."

Yukinoshita woke up from her reverie, with undisguised happiness on her face.

"Yukoshita-san is smiling so happily." Glass praised softly.

"Yeah, she's as innocent as a child, not like her at all, but she's still cute!" Sakura nodded repeatedly.

"I am very cute! No matter what I do, I am very cute!"

Yukinoshita quickly suppressed her smile and retorted dissatisfiedly.

Hahahahaha

The three of them immediately laughed in unison, and Yukinoshita puffed out her cheeks and snorted twice before also laughing.

After a quiet pause, Yukinoshita, who was surprisingly weak and physically weak, was already sitting on a chair. There was an abnormal flush on his face, and the golden light of the setting sun turned it into a beautiful pink.

Her expression was unusually soft, her right hand gently placed on her chest, and she whispered:

"It turns out that not only the person who receives the gift will be happy, but the person who gives the gift is also so happy."

It turns out that when you see someone who receives a gift so happy, you will also...

"Of course you will be happy when your thoughts are responded to," Sakura said.

"I will also prepare a gift for you on your birthday this year." Hojo Kyosuke closed his gloves and imitated the hand puppet.

"birthday present?"

Yukinoshita said in surprise.

"Huh? We are friends, aren't we? Isn't it normal to give birthday gifts?" Hojo Kyosuke was even more surprised than she was.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuorilt; Poor Xueno, haven't you ever received a birthday gift?"

Sakura shouted and was about to pounce. Yukinoshita immediately panicked and made a defensive posture, but she had no intention of hiding. Just like countless times before, she would not refuse Sakura's intimate interaction at all. Although it was obvious that he didn't like it, he was still clumsily adapting to it.

"How could I not have received it! I have received "Hello, Mr. Panda"!" Yukinoshita said loudly.

...Wait a minute, being able to accurately tell what birthday gift I received in an instant, instead of hesitating to name which gift, is very pathetic in itself.

Hojo Kyosuke was a little surprised.

"What is that? Hello, Mr. Panda? Is it a book introducing pandas?" Sakura asked, who had successfully hugged Yukinoshita.

"This is a story written by Mr. Rand MacIntosh, an American biologist, after his family moved to China to study pandas, for his son who could not adapt to the new environment. If you want to read it, I can lend it to you, but It’s the English version, and it was given to me by my father when I was a kid!”

Yukinoshita was full of treasures, and it looked like she wanted to immediately drag everyone present home to hold a reading party.

"Si Guoyi, Yukino, have you been very good at English since childhood?" Glass asked in surprise.

"How is it possible? Of course I can't. However, because I wanted to understand it at the time, I looked up the dictionary while reading it. It felt like playing a jigsaw puzzle, and I was very happy."

Yukinoshita's eyes were quite soft as she recalled the past events many years ago.

"Is that why you like pandas so much?" Hojo Kyosuke made a new discovery.

"...The formation of preferences is very complicated, although just because it is my birthday gift, I have more feelings for it..."

Yukinoshita muttered softly, but she was too arrogant to admit it frankly.

"If you like it so much, why don't you just give a copy to Kyousuke this time?" Sakura asked doubtfully.

"Hey? Can it still be like this?"

Yukinoshita's eyes widened, I don't understand! (End of chapter)