Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

When someone checks their phone again, it's already the next morning.

He gently removed the jade arms and thighs that were pressing on his body, and then carefully pulled his arms out from under Sayu's head, who was still awake.

Kato Yusuke got up from the quilt on the floor, came to the table and poured himself a glass of water.

Goo, goo, goo.

The conspicuous Adam's apple heaved up and down, and his thirsty throat was finally relieved.

He casually wiped his lips with the back of his hand, and his fingertips were filled with the sweet taste of a girl.

Bright light faintly shined through the pulled-up paper door of the tea room, hitting her body.

The red marks between his neck and chest were clearly illuminated, and the intensity of the battle last night was evident.

Picking up the mobile phone that had been left idle all night, Kato Yusuke's movements couldn't help but stagnate.

First, there are two good friends.

[Yamaguchi Takashi: Explode for me! Recharge now! 】

[Ichiro Takei: That’s too much! Kato! 】

Because there were too many messages from these two people, I only read the last one and didn’t reply.

Next came Eiriri and Shiyu-senpai.

[Yinglili: The first time you post on WeChat Moments is to show off your girlfriend. You are really carefree. By the way, the consignment copies mentioned two days ago have been delivered to various bookstores today. If you are interested, you can pay attention. 】

[Shiba-senpai: Summer greetings... I originally wanted to do this, but Kato-kun seemed to be having a great time, so I omitted it. I look forward to sharing the plot again when you return to Tokyo. 】

So I replied to both of them respectively.

[I know, thank you for your hard work, I will pay attention. 】

[Thank you, senior sister, and happy summer vacation. 】

The last one is Hasumi-sensei’s.

[Hasumi Kanoko: Is Kato-san free recently? 】

Kato Yusuke was slightly surprised when he saw this message, so he replied - [Sorry, teacher, my phone ran out of battery last night so I didn't see it. Is there something wrong? 】.

Judging from the fact that the other party didn't choose to call but used Line to contact me, it shouldn't be too urgent, so he responded in the same way.

This is the appropriate response. After all, in Japanese society that values ​​personal privacy and space, if you call directly just because you see the news...

Although it may not be applicable to all situations, there is still a high probability that it will make people dislike you and be considered as the type who does not know etiquette.

While waiting for the other party's follow-up, I checked the WeChat post I posted last night.

In addition to the few people mentioned above, many people who have never sent a message also liked this status.

Sato, Ito, Saito, Aki Ryuya, Nakano-senpai...

As he glanced at these IDs one by one, his phone buzzed.

Exit the circle of friends and return to the message list.

Hasumi-sensei’s account avatar has a “1” number in it.

[Hasumi Kanoko: Good morning. Although it is a bit sudden, Director Yamashiro asked me to purchase some materials that will be used in the sports festival. Since this matter is also related to the student union, is it convenient for Kato-san to go with me? 】

After thinking for a moment, he started to reply.

[Yusuke Kato: Are you referring to the autumn sports games? But I am still here in Saitama's hometown. I wonder when the teacher plans to go? 】

[Hasumi Kanoko: Yes. In terms of time, it’s probably just these two days. Sorry to bother you, but the teacher who was supposed to be in the same group as me is temporarily busy, but it’s a bit difficult to carry things alone, so I wanted to ask Kato-san if he has time. 】

[Yusuke Kato: No, it’s okay. Speaking of which, the student union did have the same arrangement, and it was originally planned to be completed before the new semester. It doesn't matter if it's a little early now. Can I go back to Tokyo tomorrow? 】

[Hasumi Kanoko: Thank you, it really helped! But after all, the teacher asked you to do it, so Kato-san doesn’t have to go back to Tokyo. I can just drive there. 】

[Yusuke Kato: Does that mean you have to purchase it in Saitama Prefecture? 】

[Kanoko Hasumi: Yes, I happened to hear that a large shopping mall has opened in Saitama City, so let’s go there. 】

[Yusuke Kato: What about time? 】

[Hasumi Kanoko: Well - let’s make it the morning of tomorrow, okay? 】

[Yusuke Kato: Got it, I have no problem. 】

So the matter was settled.

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Here in Tokyo.

[Jia Zi: Did you like last night’s Moments post? 】

[Hui: Yeah. 】

[Jia Zi: Why! ? (*｀ω′)】

[Hui: Hmm... There's no particular reason, right? What's wrong? 】

[Yoshiko: That’s weird—! That was a photo taken by Kato-san and his girlfriend. If you went to like it, wouldn’t it make you look shorter than that girl? ? 】

[Hui: Sorry...the meaning is unclear. 】

[Kako: Really—yes! ! I mean, Xiaohui, you should be more energetic! There is no chance at all if this continues! 】

[Jia Zi:...Xiao Hui? 】

[Jia Zi: Why can’t I read it back? ? 】

[Yoshiko: Wow, are you angry...? 】

[Yoshiko:——I’m sorry! I said it too much, I'm really sorry! Can you forgive me if I treat you to parfait? ? (涙)】

[Hui: Sorry. 】

[Kako: Ha! ? Why are you apologizing——? Are you really unwilling to forgive me? 】

[Hui: Well...I just went downstairs to get breakfast, so I left my phone in the room. I'm sorry. 】

[Yoshiko: Hey, that means the message I just sent...]

[Megumi: Well, it was already read before I saw it. 】

[Yoshiko: What—don’t scare me~~~~~! Besides, it took you too long just to get breakfast, right? 】

[Megumi: Ah, this...I'm sorry, because my mother seemed to have forgotten that I was still at home and didn't prepare my portion, so I had to make some myself. 】

[Benefit: (Sandwich.jpg)]

[Jia Zi: .........That sentence just now was a joke, right? ? 】

[Megumi: It would be great if that was the case. 】

[Jia Zi: Liar! It's too much. If it were me, I would definitely be very angry. 】

[Megumi: That might be the case with Kako, but I know mom didn’t mean it, so it doesn’t matter. 】

[Jia Zi: You are simply too good-tempered, Xiaohui! How about trying to be more vocal about your thoughts? 】

[Hui: Even if you say that... I think I'm still expressing my thoughts well for now, but there's no need to be so stubborn about some things, right? 】

[Mei: By the way, Kako? 】

[Jia Zi: What’s wrong? 】

[Hui: You just said you would treat me to parfait, right? 】

[Kako: That’s it, um, that’s right~ So do you want to go now? I've been very free recently. 】

[Mei: Me too. In this case, do you want to go shopping at Rokutenma? 】

[Kako: Ah! Good idea, go ahead-! ! Then I'll call Yamaguchi-san and the others together. He also said he wanted to buy a bat before. 】

[Megumi: That was a long time ago, right? Even summer Koshien is over now. 】

[Yoshiko: I know~ But isn’t there a spring Koshien garden? I heard that the baseball club was asked to reflect on the loss in the previous game. Anyway, I'll ask first and let you know if there's anything else. 】

[Hui: Yeah, okay. 】

After finishing the chat, the girl put her phone aside and began to eat the egg sandwich she made by herself. She accidentally caught sight of herself in the mirror on the table.

Her short, soft black hair naturally floated a little below her chin. The long hair that she had before the summer vacation... or during the summer festival to be exact, unexpectedly returned to her bob haircut at some point.

Looking at it, Hui couldn't help but rub a strand of bangs on her forehead, and murmured to herself: "Maybe it's because of this that my mother subconsciously ignored her."

"But..." Then he continued to add: "I am an ordinary girl...I express my emotions casually, and I don't get entangled in my feelings. I am just a girl who can't tell whether I am happy, angry, or angry. A girl who is happy but still sad. This is me, Megumi Kato."

...chanting this meditation spell that she had written herself and that was inconvenient for others to hear, the room fell silent.

Until the cell phone on the table dinged again.

A new text message was received on Line.

[Yoshiko: We agreed, Yamaguchi-san and Takei-san will also come. The time is set at 9 a.m. the day after tomorrow. Can we meet at Shinjuku Station? Xiao Hui. 】

Putting the sandwich she had just taken a bite back onto the plate, the girl tapped the screen of her smartphone with both hands and quickly replied to a message.

[Hui: Yes, okay. 】

[Yoshiko: Okkkkkk~~~?]

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