Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

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Kato Yusuke was forced to clean the house and was cleaning the glass with a rag.

Brother Mangkhut, who is also a member of the cleaning team, holds a mop and rushes around the classroom like a short-track speed skater, making out-of-secondary speeches from time to time.

"Charge! Tornado Charge Tornado!"

"Innocent! Let you see my powerful stick rotation!"

"What!? Damn it, try my dance of death!"

"You actually do this!? In that case, I'll let you see my true power!"

"..."

What a peace.

Kato Yusuke breathed into the glass and wiped it with a rag, feeling as peaceful as an old monk in meditation.

"Halloween Halloween Halloween!"

"Stupid brother, you know nothing about power!"

"Fart! I gradually understand everything!"

"Hehehe, the corpse is talking."

Jingle Bells and Sugarcane ~ Midwinter ~

Paji...

A tic-tac-toe appeared on Kato Yusuke's forehead, and his actions when cleaning the glass became rough unconsciously, thinking something in his mind.

Danding, Danding, Danding...

Don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry...

It's just me here, no one else...

Don't argue with fools, don't argue with fools...

He hypnotized himself in this way, and his mood gradually became peaceful again.

until--

"Snap——!"

The glass that had been polished clean and translucent just now now had a splash-shaped trace of sewage like a splash of ink art, which was extremely eye-catching.

The two culprits were indifferent to this. They each held a long sword and faced each other in the center of the classroom like ancient warriors, with a look of murder on their faces.

The air was filled with the smell of fighting, and the tense situation was about to break out, making the mouth go dry.

A closer look revealed that the desks and chairs in the classroom had been smashed to pieces, and there was mop water everywhere on the ground, exuding a damp and unpleasant smell.

At this moment, Kato Yusuke's Taoist heart almost collapsed, and he felt that there might no longer be joy or sorrow in this life.

He took a deep breath, and then sent his sincere greetings to the two people not far away——

"Are you kidding! You two bastards! See if I don't blow your heads off! Damn it—!"

"

He jumped down from the window sill with a "pop", rolled up his sleeves, stepped on the floor menacingly, and strode forward.

Brother Mangkhut finally came to his senses, the masterly demeanor on his face instantly fell apart, and he started talking hurriedly.

"Wait! Kato, calm down!"

"Shut up! If you cause trouble on the first day of school, if I don't teach you two a lesson today, I won't be the student council president!"

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh-!?"

There was a flurry of excitement.

Not surprisingly, the two despicable foreigners were severely punished by the furious student council president.

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The result is--

After they cleaned the classroom thoroughly, there was almost no one in the school.

The three brothers carried their schoolbags together and set out on their way home.

"Hey, Kato, you bastard, you are too shady, aren't you?" Yamaguchi rubbed his sore shoulders and complained again and again.

"That is to say, I feel like my arm is about to break." Takei grinned and agreed.

Kato Yusuke snorted and ignored it.

Brother Mangkhut deliberately sang in harmony with a loud voice.

"Xi Xiu~ Kato, this guy, is pretending to be cold again."

"I'm still pretending."

"Obviously there is no cute school girl here now, this guy is really a stinker."

"Smelly ass, stinky ass."

"Including the freshmen's speech in the morning, this guy never misses any opportunity to be in the limelight. He is simply the public enemy of men."

"Ahaha, this is the first day of school, and Kato's shoe cabinet is already filled with love letters.

"Hey, why do girls like this kind of pretentious guy?"

"Well... maybe it's because Kato is more handsome? He has good brains and sports?"

Snapped!

Yamaguchi slapped Takei on the back hard, "Are you talking nonsense? You should join me in condemning Kato, right? Idiot Takei!"

"Why am I the one getting scolded...?"

"The most disgusting thing is that he has so many beautiful girls around him, but he still doesn't forget to go crazy with girls. This bastard is definitely very proud, and he might even be laughing now!"

Yamaguchi said, speeding up his pace, putting his hand on Kato Yusuke's neck, and cursed.

"I'm right, right? Kato, doesn't it feel good to be surrounded by some of the top beauties in school? Even the air around you is fragrant, right? You better give me hay fever and take a good drink. Bad luck!"

"Let me tell you, the speech is arranged by the principal. If you are not satisfied, you can protest to the superiors. As for the other things-"

Kato Yusuke glanced at him speechlessly, "You have received love letters a few times yourself, right? Are you embarrassed to pretend to be so unworthy of women?"

Yamaguchi was slightly startled, while Takei ran up excitedly.

"What!? Xiao Xiao received a love letter? When did this happen?"

"Don't you know, Takei? This is what Yin Teng and the other three told me. They said that Yamaguchi is actually very popular among the girls in the sports club, and he has been confessed to, but I don't know why he didn't accept it."

"Eh? Is this true!? Ah Xiao!"

"well……"

Yamaguchi sighed artificially and spread his hands, "Senior and the others are really true. I obviously wanted to keep a low profile, but in the end it was still spread?"

"Oh? Didn't you deliberately hide it because you didn't want Jia Zi to know?"

"Haha? Are you kidding? Why would I care about that guy? It's rare that I'm promoted to second grade. Of course my goal is those cute school girls!"

"So did you really receive the love letter? Ah Xiao??"

"This is not the point, Takei, you are making too much fuss."

"I think it's fine as long as you're a cute girl, right?"

"Oh, Kato, you know it very well! But! The attributes of a junior are also very important! Don't you think it's nice to be sweetly called 'senpai' by a girl younger than you?"

"Ah, Ah Xiao seems to be feeling proud."

"I agree. It seems that he is quite excited about becoming a senior."

It was sunset at this moment, and the sky was densely covered with beautiful fiery clouds. The rays of light shone in the sky, and the broken clouds were like small fish scales layered on top of each other, clearly outlining the gap between day and night.

The three of them walked side by side, talking and laughing. When they arrived at the school gate, a figure suddenly walked out from behind the door pillar and stood in front of them.

"Yusuke, long time no see~"

The voice was soft and sweet, with a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling, like an old photo album that was suddenly opened, gently floating into Kato Yusuke's ears and plucked his heartstrings.

The three people stopped at the same time and looked at the source of the sound in unison. Their eyes were out of focus for a moment at that moment.

The girl under the setting sun has a smile as bright as a flower. Her long brown hair and pure white dress dance in the wind, like narcissus blooming in the wind, exuding the quiet atmosphere of time.

Kato Yusuke was distracted by this sudden scene and was stunned for a long time.

"Hey, Kato."

"That cute girl seems to be calling you?"

Yamaguchi and Takei spoke in turn, bringing him back to reality.

A complex emotion surged in Kato Yusuke's heart, and he remained silent, letting the blank time pass by.

Sayu smiled softly, her eyes sparkling with joy and tenderness, and she just stared at him quietly.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell down, and the gentle breeze caressed my cheeks. Wild cats passed in front of them leisurely, and the shrill cries of crows could be heard in the distance.

Kato Yusuke put away the expression on his face little by little and whispered to the Mangkhut brothers beside him.

"Sorry, Yamaguchi, Takei, I have to deal with something next, can you go back first?"

The two looked at each other, didn't ask anything, patted his back gently to express understanding, and then left together.

Kato Yusuke steps forward...

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Tick ​​tock, tick tock~

The sound of water dripping sounded quietly in the bathroom, and Shinjoka, lying in the bathtub, gently opened her eyes.

There was no light on in the bathroom, but a few scented candles were lit.

She would either look at the flickering candlelight in a daze, or rest her head on the edge of the bathtub, while also thinking about something.

For example, schools, classes, new interest classes, and that lingering person.

She was thinking about Yusuke Kato, and the message she sent a few days ago that was never heard of—

"President, I have something to report to you. Can I go find you?"

The other party didn't block her, didn't read it and couldn't reply, there was absolutely no reaction at all.

She checks her phone every day, but the status of the message never changes. If Xiao Xi hadn't used line to contact that person, she would even wonder if the other person had abandoned that account.

Fortunately, such a thing did not happen, but——

"In the end... I was the only one who was abandoned..."

She laughed at herself a few times, her voice echoing in the dim environment, looking particularly sad.

Involuntarily, she suddenly thought of the two girls who had visited her house before and what one of them had said——

"I think Shinjou-san must have seen Yusuke's previous period. It took a lot of effort for him to return to his current state. I don't want him to return to his previous state."

"Heh~"

Shinjoka couldn't help but laugh again and murmured to himself: "If you want to eat alone, eat alone. Why are you talking so high-sounding..."

As someone who had seen a rarely seen side of that person, she naturally knew that it was not recovery at all.

Most people who are not good at letting go are good at burying things. But once the opportunity comes, what should sprout will still sprout.

While thinking about this, I suddenly felt an itching sensation on my left arm.

In the dim candlelight, a tattoo of a small black cat appeared on the girl's arm.

The cat's figure is lithe and agile, with a provocative posture, like a black mist roaming over her skin.

Its eyes sparkle, revealing a hint of elusive cunning, which makes people want to take a peek into its inner world.

There is a delicate silver chain tied around the cat's neck, and a silver moon pendant hangs on the chain, showing a cute and mysterious style.

Shinjoka glanced at her left arm, her thoughts wandering wildly.

It was a tattoo she got on a whim.

After taking a dance class a while ago, when she passed by a tattoo shop, she immediately fell in love with this little black cat tattoo.

To be more precise, she liked the necklace around the cat's neck. It gave her a feeling of being cared for, which resonated with her.

She closed her eyes gently, touched her neck, and imagined that there was a collar there, which she accidentally broke.

When I thought of this, a sigh escaped from my mouth.

Shinjoka opened her eyes again, picked up a handful of hot water, looked at herself floating in the palm of her hand, and murmured softly.

"President...will there ever be a day when you can forgive me...?"

No one responded, only the sound of dripping water continued to echo.

"Really annoying……"

She smiled bitterly and sighed, burying the part below her nose under the water, and slowly expelled the air from her lungs through her mouth, expelling the accumulated things in her chest.

But as soon as the word sad came to mind, real sadness followed.

Dance, yoga, boxing, she uses these things to fill her time, trying not to let herself be idle as much as possible, and she does not plan to relax even if school starts.

This kind of arrangement is very tiring, but it is the best. Because that would at least keep her busy and reduce her time to think about things.

She could be so tired that she would fall asleep after returning home. Occasionally, she would fantasize about the feeling of being held by that person in her dreams, and then she would be disappointed when she opened her eyes the next day, and continue to repeat the new day, and so on. Looking forward to being called one day.

And as time went by, she became more and more giving up...

That being said, recent events are not all bad. Today's split-class seating allowed her to sit closer to that person, which felt good.

"You should be able to talk to some extent, right...?"

Shinjoka whispered uncertainly, walked out of the bathtub, dried her hair and body with a towel, then put on home clothes and came to the living room.

"Xiao Xi, I've finished washing. Next, it's you - Huh?"

Halfway through her words, her attention was suddenly attracted by something extra in the center of the room. There were some various gifts piled there, and Serizawa Yui was squatting on the ground studying them.

"Ah, Xiaoxiang, you came just in time! Someone just sent such a large number of things, saying that they are specialties brought to us by Miss Sayu. What should we do?"

"...Miss S sent it? Who sent it? Where is the other person?"

"Well, the person who delivered the things was the somewhat scary man in black suit last time. He put down the things and left. I was shocked at the time and couldn't refuse him." Serizawa Yui explained weakly.

Shinjoka frowned lightly, but without saying anything, she took out her cell phone and started calling Sayu using line.

After waiting for about seven or eight seconds, the call was rejected by the other party and a message was delivered to the mobile phone.

[Miss S: Sorry, wait a moment. (Put your palms together)]

Just as Shintiao Xiang was about to edit a message to ask about specialties, the doorbell rang "Ding Dong~".

Then, the voice of the person involved came from outside the door——

"Miss Shinjo, are you there?"

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