Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

On Monday, in the student union room during lunch break.

Shinjoka informed Kato Yusuke of the information she learned.

Serizawa Yui, 18 years old, is a third-year student at Yotsuya Futaba Academy in Tokyo.

Speaking of Yotsuya Futaba Academy, it is a famous aristocratic school for girls and one of the three schools of Tokyo Girls' High School. The students there are either rich or noble.

Because she lost her parents in an accident a year ago, a girl named Yu Serizawa was later adopted by her uncle's family.

However, because her parents had had conflicts with her uncle and his wife during their lifetime, the girl's arrival was not warmly welcomed by her family, so she ran away from home this time.

Kato Yusuke quietly listened to the whole story.

Although it still lacks a lot of details, there is nothing wrong with the overall logic and it basically makes sense.

"...Besides these, does she have anything else to say?"

"No more." Shintiao Xiang bit a lollipop in his mouth and shook his head from side to side.

"Although I wanted to continue asking, Xiao Xi didn't seem to be used to staying up late, so she fell asleep after talking. Of course, it may be that she is really tired, but not necessarily~"

"..."

Kato Yusuke stared at the meeting minutes in front of him, and the mechanical pencil in his hand unconsciously rotated between his slender fingers, making various dazzling movements.

"It means that you, the president, are very concerned about Xiao Xi's affairs, right?"

"What do you want to say?"

"Hey, it's not a big deal~ If you feel worried, President, would you like to go and check with me after school?"

Faced with Shinjoka's proposal, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but think about it for a while and replied: "...We'll talk about it then."

"Yeah~ I understand, then I'll go back first, President."

"Um."

Shinjoka turned and walked towards the door.

At the same time, the door was suddenly pushed open with a "click".

A graceful girl walked in.

"Yu-chan, let me come..."

The words stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

The two girls faced each other, and they were surprised for a moment.

"...Ah, it turns out to be Kasumigaoka-senpai. Good afternoon, senior-senpai~"

Shinjoka, who was the first to react, smiled and nodded in greeting, and took the initiative to step aside to let the other party go first.

"..."

Shiyu nodded silently, his eyes swept over her face and clothes as if inadvertently, and said simply: "...So it's you."

"Yeah~ It's me. I just reported to the president and am about to leave. Goodbye, senior sister."

After leaving the room, Shinjoka closed the door and the footsteps quickly disappeared.

"Senior Shiyu?"

Kato Yusuke asked aloud: "What's the matter?"

"..."

The girl didn't say anything. She walked over without a smile and looked around him with sharp eyes. Fortunately, she didn't find any flaws or doubts...

His expression looked a little better now.

"...It's nothing. Didn't you say you would be working here at noon today? So I brought you a gift of condolences. You haven't eaten anything yet, right?"

Kato Yusuke glanced at the bread in the other person's hand and replied truthfully: "Well, not yet."

"In that case, why don't you eat with me~?"

"good."

A smile appeared on Shiyu's face, and she naturally stretched out a hand and pulled him to the sofa.

"I bought curry bread, pork chop sandwich, and pineapple bread, which one do you want?"

"Curry bread."

"Okay, here you go~and milk."

"Thanks."

The two of them sat side by side on the same sofa, chatting while eating.

"Speaking of which, I remember Yu-chan, is the single volume of your comic released today?"

Kato Yusuke nodded "Yes" in affirmation.

The stand-alone version of "Chainsaw Man" was released today, and it's no secret.

As the editor-in-chief Suzuki told him before, the final price of the single volume is 440 yen (tax included).

Currently released are the first and second volumes, which cover chapters 1 to 16. The progress is 7 chapters behind the comic magazine.

"Congratulations~ Yuu-chan, I knew you could do it."

Shiyu first congratulated you proudly, and then curiously asked about the details.

"Then, how many copies of the comic book will be printed in the first batch?"

"Well, there are 200,000 copies in total."

"Is that 100,000 copies per copy?"

"Um."

"...This number is not very high, but as long as the sales are good, it won't have any impact. After all, I basically reprinted it once a week, so you'll be fine, Yuu-chan!"

Kato Yusuke smiled slightly and replied thank you.

He knew that this was an act of concern on the part of the girl who was worried that he would be unhappy.

After all, considering the popularity of "Chainsaw Man" in the industry, the first printing of 100,000 copies is not low, but it is not too amazing.

For ordinary people, it may indeed generate some small ideas.

But he actually didn't care much about these things, but was thinking about other issues.

——That is whether to tell Shiyu about Serizawa Yu.

As his girlfriend, he felt that he should tell her the truth, but that would inevitably bring up Shinjoka.

Although since they settled their differences, the girl rarely mentioned Shintōka in front of him, and she acted nonchalantly even when they met.

But this does not mean that certain things have not happened, nor does it mean that Shiyu really has no grudges.

In fact, it can be seen from the meeting between the two parties just now.

Even though Shinjoka behaved very humbly, the girl always had a cold attitude and even checked to see if he was messing around.

Such a reaction made Kato Yusuke wary and did not want to break the existing peace easily.

After much thought, he decided to remain silent for the time being.

Anyway, Serizawa Yu will only stay at Shinjoka's place for a week, so there is no need to make Shiyu feel unhappy about it.

"...What are you thinking about? Yu-chan."

"Nothing."

Kato Yusuke smiled at her, "I was just thinking that Shiyu-senpai's new book will be released at the beginning of next month."

"Hmm~~That's true."

The girl narrowed her beautiful eyes in contentment, then remembered something in the next second and looked towards him.

"So, Yuu-chan, you seem to have taken over my illustration job, right?"

"Well, that's right."

"Are you okay there?"

"Fortunately, after all, it's just some simple black and white illustrations, so it's not too troublesome, and Ms. Machida also asked me to do that."

"I'm not talking about that~"

Shiyu said with a smirk on his face, while placing a hand on his thigh, he also pressed his soft body against him.

"...I mean, did you understand the situation in the article well? Did you encounter any problems?"

"...What problem did you encounter?" Kato Yusuke looked back at her in confusion, waiting for the follow-up.

"Yes, for example, is there anything difficult to understand? What is the expression of each character? What is the environment they are in, etc... Various questions~"

I don’t know if it’s because I just ate pineapple buns…

There was a hint of sweetness in the girl's warm breath, exuding a sweet buttery smell, caressing his face faintly.

"Well - I haven't encountered any of the above problems."

Kato Yusuke said: "Because the senior sister writes in detail and gives people a full sense of the picture, it is not difficult to compose the picture."

"That's it?" Shiyu couldn't help but frown.

"Otherwise?" The young man tilted his head.

"Isn't that the case? Although Yu-chan, you are indeed the best artist, but after all, it was written by me. Do you dare to say that you can fully understand my thoughts?"

"Hmm... I don't think you need to fully understand it. After all, the illustrations are just a sideshow, and the content is the main meal."

"...Obviously this is the first time I have interacted with other people's works. Don't you think you should slow down a little and experience it carefully? Don't you be so eager for success?"

"Hmm... I always feel that the meaning behind the words is a bit subtle, and there is no need for the senior sister to say the word "work" so quietly. "

"In short..." The girl bit her ear and said to him: "Don't you think we should teach by words and deeds?, right~?"

"Teaching by words and deeds?"

"That's right~ After all, if you want to deeply understand the psychological activities and emotions of the characters in the book, there is nothing more suitable than having the original author personally guide you, right?"

"……guide?"

"Hey... Anyway, as long as you relax, big sister will teach you all kinds of things... okay? Humph~~?"

is this okay?

Of course it’s not good!

Kato Yusuke's eyes suddenly became secretive.

Ignoring the other party's seductive whisper, he called softly: "Senior Shiyu?"

"What's the matter, Yuu-chan?~?"

"Actually, you don't have to go to such trouble."

"……Eh?"

"I mean……"

Kato Yusuke's eyes were slightly closed. At the moment when the girl was attracted by his words, he slightly leaned his face forward and placed his lips on those seductive red lips.

"...Uh--!" Shiyu couldn't help but open his eyes wide, with a slight flash of confusion in his eyes, and he froze in place.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Between breaths, she came back to consciousness slightly.

The longing that came from her heart made her instinctively want to respond.

But before she could take action, the boy stepped back in the next second, causing her plan to fail.

"——If you want to tease me, you don't have to bother so much." Kato Yusuke said, his eyes gentle and deep.

"..."

Shiyu blinked frequently, stretched out one hand to hold his sleeve, and murmured with a slightly red cheek: "Hey~ Yu-chan, I want more..."

There was a rare hint of coquettishness in her voice.

"That won't work."

Kato Yusuke shook his head at this and picked up the drawing book and dip pen placed aside.

"After all, I promised Miss Machida to deliver the manuscript as soon as possible, so I have to work."

An angry pink fist hit his thigh.

"What, you're so angry!"

"...I think senior sister, you should understand that I am going to draw pictures for "Metronome of Love" now, right?"

"Even if you say that, you can't hide the fact that you perfunctory me?"

"Perfunctory with you?" Kato Yusuke looked puzzled.

"Um--!"

Shiyu nodded vigorously and said plausibly: "I don't want a kiss from a child. As a mature woman, I have the right to ask for a thicker kiss - it hurts!"

The pain on her forehead made her cover her head reflexively.

Kato Yusuke retracted his finger and smiled helplessly.

"Basically... people who say such things cannot be described as mature women."

After thinking for a moment, he added: "Except for idiots."

After hearing this, Shiyu glared at him with a look of unwillingness, and then asked with some hesitation: "...Yu-chan, don't you like slut-type characters?"

There was some worry unconsciously revealed in his words.

"It's not that I don't like it..."

Kato Yusuke rotated the pen in a circle, and finally tapped the tip of her nose lightly with the round end of the pen barrel.

"Senior Shiyu doesn't have any traits that make me hate her."

"--oh?"

The girl's eyes moved slightly and she asked, "Does that mean you like her very much? You love her so much that you can't help yourself?"

"Hmm... I like it very much."

The young man nodded with some confusion, "Although it is sometimes nerve-wracking, it does not affect this point."

"In this case, why are you still unwilling to make me yours...?"

When Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrive, the nerve-wracking point immediately comes...

Kato Yusuke thought for a moment, and then replied: "What I want to say...isn't it that you should slow down a little and stop being so eager for success?"

"Are you using my words to refute me??"

"No, I just think what senior sister said makes sense and is worth understanding deeply."

"But that's just to give girls enough buffer time so they won't be so nervous, right?"

Shiyu looked at him righteously and said confidently:

"But I'm already crazy about you! And I even took the teaching props distributed in the health class with me.

I am always ready to welcome your sword back to its sheath - it hurts so much! ? "

It’s still a familiar formula, and it’s still a familiar pain.

The girl who was hit on the head again covered her forehead.

This is really the rebirth of old hatred and new hatred!

The combination of the two made her really angry!

Then I heard something like this...

"Anyway, I should be working next time..."

Kato Yusuke let out a long sigh and asked: "If senior sister has nothing to do, just take a nap here."

Nap...?

Are you kidding me? Is this how he deals with me——?

Shiyu frowned tightly and said word by word: "Sorry, I'm not in the mood to sleep now, and I'm not used to sleeping here."

"Would you consider it if I lend you a knee pillow?"

"??"

The girl who heard this smiled coldly, kicked off her shoes with a click, and lay down heavily on his lap without saying a word.

Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly and gently touched her head.

"I thought senior sister would refuse."

After a while...

"...I won't argue with you this time."

Shiyu muttered this sentence in a low voice, and then said no more.

Kato Yusuke did not continue to stimulate the other party without any sense, and began to concentrate on his work.

Generally speaking——

Today's Kasumigaoka Shiu is still easy to handle...

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