Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

the other side.

Kato Yusuke and his party came to the area to watch the fireworks show.

He wanted to take a spot casually, but found that he didn't bring a mat that could be laid on the ground.

It would be fine if he was the only one to pay it back, but he couldn't let Shiyu and the others sit on the ground directly, and they would have to clean it up no matter what.

Just when he was at a loss for what to do, Hasumi Kanoko quite naturally took out a family picnic mat and spread it neatly on the ground.

When Kato Yusuke saw this, he suddenly frowned, thinking that such carefulness was really like Kano-chan's style.

Looking around, other tourists also brought their own picnic mats and looked around for a suitable viewing position.

The friends took off their shoes one after another, sat down on the picnic mat, and waited for the fireworks show to start.

Kato Yusuke thought for a while and said: "While there is still some time, I will go buy something to eat and come back. What do you all want to eat?"

Faced with his inquiry, the four women also gave unceremonious answers.

French fries, takoyaki, fried chicken nuggets, chicken cakes, apple candies... all kinds of food came to him like announcing the names of dishes.

"Uh, okay, that's all, right? I understand." Kato Yusuke nodded with a wry smile, but he didn't expect the response to be so enthusiastic.

But he was the only boy there, so he naturally had to do things like running errands.

He was about to go shopping when Yinglili stood up for some reason.

"Wait a minute, I'll go shopping with you."

"No, no, you sit down and rest. I can go alone."

"Haha? Are you stupid? How can you get so many things by yourself?"

"It's really not necessary. I'll just ask the boss for a few more bags to wrap it up. I'll make sure it doesn't affect everyone's food."

"Hey!" Ying Lili's eyes widened and she put her hands on her waist and said, "I told you to go with you, don't you understand?"

After hearing this, Kato Yusuke, who was waving his hands repeatedly just a second ago, immediately changed his face and said sternly:

"I'm so sorry, you are so right! Please do me this favor!"

"Hmph~" Erili raised her chin proudly and said, "That's pretty much it." Then she grabbed Kato Yusuke's sleeve and left.

When Ryoko Nakano saw this, a strange flash appeared in her eyes, and she asked, "Excuse me, Hasumi-sensei, Kasumigaoka-san, Yu-kun, is he usually like this?"

"Haha." Hasumi Kanoko said with a smile: "Kato-kun, he is like this sometimes, Nakano-kun, don't be surprised~"

"No." Ryoko Nakano shook her head slightly, "I'm just a little curious, nothing else. I'm rude."

Shiyu said casually: "Senior, you don't have to worry about it. Yu-chan is actually quite thick-skinned. What he's best at is deliberately showing weakness to please girls."

"...Is that so~?" Ryoko Nakano said with a smile: "It's really surprising, it turns out Yu-kun also has such a side."

"Well, he wears a lot of masks. No matter who he is, he will keep at least one of them and hide his true feelings cunningly..."

"Uh, Kasumigaoka-san...?"

"Well, but he is surprisingly childish in front of senior sister. He is not like he always pretends to be mature like the rest of us." Shiyu said in an old-fashioned way.

"...?"

Ryoko Nakano blinked her eyelashes, and finally smiled politely without saying anything.

Back to Kato Yusuke.

He and Yinglili ran around looking for various delicacies, but the progress was not smooth.

It was approaching the opening of the fireworks show, and everyone wanted to replenish food during this period. This resulted in long queues in front of almost every stall, and the level of crowding was prohibitive.

Kato Yusuke looked at this scene with a headache, and could only give priority to those stalls with fewer people to queue up.

Although he knew that it would be more efficient for the two of them to shop separately, Yinglili had no intention of doing so at all. She basically followed him every step of the way. She followed him wherever he went to queue.

Kato Yusuke couldn't say anything about this, so he could only hold her hand tightly to prevent her from getting separated, and he struggled to move between various stalls.

at last.

He bought one, two pieces of fried noodles, three pieces of Osaka ware, two frankfurters and two chocolate bananas.

Compared with the names of dishes submitted fifteen minutes ago, few of the food actually purchased were comparable.

But considering the situation at the scene, there was nothing he could do about it. Who told him that he didn't have extra time?

While thinking about how to explain it when I get back, I stuffed all the food I bought into plastic bags.

Kato Yusuke nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, buying so much should be enough for everyone, let's go back."

Eiri looked at his expression and said with a hint of trepidation: "... Hey, Yusuke, can you go somewhere with me?"

"What's wrong? Do you want to go to the bathroom? I can go with you, but you have to hurry up. After all, we don't have much time."

"——That's not true!" Eirili glared at him hard and said angrily: "Let's go to the top platform of the shrine."

"What?" Kato Yusuke was stunned and said in surprise: "It's just a little higher there, so it shouldn't be any different for watching fireworks, right?"

"What a shame! Just follow me." Ying Lili said, reaching out her hand and forcefully dragging him forward.

Kato Yusuke sighed softly. He didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd, so he could only follow it.

By the way, both of his hands were covered with plastic bags and he was extremely busy.

And Yinglili, who had previously offered to help, was now tugging on his sleeve with one hand and holding it with the other, with no intention of helping.

'In the end, what are you here for...' Kato Yusuke thought a little depressed, wondering what's the difference between this and coming alone?

The girl ignored his complaints and trotted ahead to lead the way. Her golden pony tails swayed in the wind, and even the camellias on her hair ornaments swayed too. It was very beautiful.

They quickly reached the highest platform of the shrine and found a place to stand together.

The feeling of looking into the distance from here is indeed a bit different from below.

Looking down from the high platform, the shrine is decorated with lights and colorful lights, shining like a starry city in heaven.

"Then what?" Kato Yusuke said without knowing what was going on: "We came here specially. Is there something wrong?"

Ying Lili squinted her eyes and saw that the blue child's hole was spinning in a circle, as if she was planning something.

"...yukata." She raised her head in a low voice, with a little excitement and shyness in her tone, "You are wearing the yukata I gave you. I think it suits you very well...it is very handsome~"

Kato Yusuke was stunned and became increasingly confused. Is this why she went to all the trouble to bring him here?

However, the innocent expression on the other party's face at the moment prevented him from asking the question, so he could only smile and nod in greeting.

"Thank you, I think Yinglili is cute tonight too?"

Ying Lili frowned, as if she heard his perfunctory tone, she stretched out her little hand and pinched his forearm hard.

"Hiss~ It hurts."

"Hmph, who told you to deal with me~"

The girl glared at him sideways, then naturally took his arm and said, "Please take the bag away, it's staining my clothes."

Kato Yusuke obediently followed the instructions, switching the plastic bag from his right hand to his left hand, and Eirili leaned closer.

"Hey, Yusuke, have you apologized to Megumi?"

"……What?"

"So I'm asking you if you apologize to Megumi? In fact, I invited her to the festival yesterday, but she refused."

After hearing this, Kato Yusuke was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

Of course he apologized to Hui, more than once, but unfortunately the other party never replied to him once and seemed to be still angry.

"Is that so..." Yinglili lowered her head secretly upon seeing his reaction, and began to ponder in great distress.

After a moment, she suddenly raised her head, looked directly into his eyes, and said:

"Cheer up! I like Hui and I like everyone. You have to take responsibility and reconcile with Hui and bring her back. I don't care about the rest. Do you understand?"

"Well..." Kato Yusuke touched his nose, "You said this last time, and I always remember it... I'm sorry for making you worry."

Yinglili narrowed her eyes, "Do you really remember?"

"I remember, I remember, it's absolutely true. I will deal with Hui's problem as soon as possible, so can we go back?"

"…wait a little longer."

"Huh? But the fireworks show starts in a few minutes..."

"So what?" Yinglili hugged his arm tightly and said impatiently: "I want to watch the fireworks with you two..."

Kato Yusuke was slightly startled: "Sorry, I'm not very familiar with it, but I can't look at it for too long? After all, everyone is waiting for us."

"There will be thousands of fireworks set off here. You don't have to accompany all of them, but you can at least watch ten of them with me, right?"

As the voice fell——

"Hugh bang—!"

The first fireworks hit the night sky, blooming into crimson and gorgeous flowers.

Ying Lili raised her head in response and stared at the lit night sky. Sparks were like rain in her beautiful child's eyes.

"Yusuke! The fireworks are so beautiful~!" the girl shouted excitedly, her exquisite facial features looking particularly beautiful under the reflection of the fireworks.

Kato Yusuke quietly stared at her side face, his expression softened, and then he also looked up at the night sky.

One shot, two shots, three shots.

The unprecedentedly huge moon hangs high in the sky, as if you can reach out and touch its outline.

Four shots, five shots, six shots.

The loud sound shakes the eardrums, and the quiet and lonely shrine is decorated with colorful colors.

"Yusuke." Eiri released his arm and suddenly said, "Open your mouth."

"What?" Kato Yusuke turned his head in confusion, then put two slender white fingers against his lips and stuffed a small piece into his mouth.

The soft sugar strands immediately melt on the tongue, and the sweetness is accompanied by a slightly cool touch from your fingers.

"Ah..." Yinglili retracted her hand like a frightened deer, put the fingertips wrapped with sugar threads into her mouth, and asked with a flickering look in her eyes: "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Kato Yusuke was startled, his originally calm mood suddenly surged, and he swallowed it down with both helplessness and amusement.

Seven shots, eight shots, nine shots.

Before you know it, the time for the two-person fireworks is coming to an end.

The next moment, Yinglili suddenly put one hand on his shoulder and stood on tiptoes, bringing her face up——

"——Chirp."

The small lips pressed against his lips, sucked lightly, and then slowly parted.

As if someone had slowed down the hands of the clock, the tenth firework belatedly hit the night sky.

Along with the loud "Hugh bang" sound, a soft whisper also reached Kato Yusuke's ears.

"——Dear, I like you~"

boom! Wow~

Fireworks exploded, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

Kato Yusuke unconsciously pursed his lips and said softly: "...It's so sweet."

"Of course, after all~"

Yinglili looked at him with a crooked smile, her clear and bright eyes full of love, her long and curled eyelashes fluttering under the bright fireworks, as delicate as a porcelain doll.

…

When they returned to everyone, they were questioned as expected.

Shiyu frowned slightly, looking back and forth between them, and asked: "Why are you two so slow? Where did you secretly go on a date?"

"...!" Eiriri's body suddenly stiffened, she waved her hand guiltily, and ran to sit down next to Hasumi Kanoko.

However, the three women present were all human beings. When they saw her looking so unnatural, they didn't know that something was fishy, ​​and their eyes became subtle.

Kato Yusuke rubbed his nose angrily. His original plan to lead Han Hu through the lake failed, so he had to find an excuse to shift the focus.

"Sorry, there were too many people at the stall, so I couldn't buy what everyone wanted, but the food is also delicious."

Shiyu glanced at him up and down, but unexpectedly had no intention of pursuing it. He didn't know if this was considered a special treatment for his allies.

Nakano Ryoko smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Yu-kun, what did you buy?"

"For seniors, I recommend chocolate bananas and frankfurters." Kato Yusuke said, passing the food he bought to everyone.

Hasumi Kanoko said: "Ah~ there is Osaka ware, Xiao Shi, let's share it between the two of us?"

Shiyu nodded lazily and replied, "Okay."

At this time, Ying Lili came forward unwillingly.

"Yusuke, I want to eat Osaka ware too, feed me~!"

Shiyu: “——!

"

Kato Yusuke's scalp was numb and he broke out in cold sweat.

He pretended not to notice the glare from behind, picked up a small piece of Osaka yaki with his tachyon, and decided to deal with the little thing Eirili first.

By the way, the reason why he did this was not out of favoritism, but because he wanted to do it one by one in order.

Facing his food, Eirili closed her eyes happily and opened her mouth "Ah~" to enjoy, but——

"I'll eat it!" Shiyu appeared from the side and ate the Osaka ware in one bite.

"What! Kasumigaoka Shiyu——!?" Eirili suddenly opened her eyes and screamed.

"Hmm? Sorry, do you want to eat first?"

Shiha took Taiko away from Kato Yusuke's hands as if nothing had happened, picked up all the remaining Osaka ware, and brought it to Eiri's mouth.

"Here, Sawamura, I'll feed you this big mouthful."

"I don't want you to feed me anymore——!

!

! " Yinglili shouted loudly.

When everyone saw this, they laughed out loud in unison.

The small interlude heated up the atmosphere and put a smile on everyone's face.

Winter winter winter.

Snap, snap, snap.

Fireworks hit the night sky one after another, celebrating the last carnival of August in a gorgeous and noisy way.

As time goes by, the festival comes to an end.

──Hugh bang!

The last fireworks shot up into the sky.

Kato Yusuke looked up at the night sky and witnessed the huge golden crown chrysanthemum slowly blooming, and finally turned into golden showers, falling reluctantly.

In the silence that followed, the white smoke disappeared into the dark night like the credits at the end of a movie.

"see you next year."

Ryoko Nakano whispered, her voice as soft as a fairy stick.

Kato Yusuke sighed inaudibly and nodded slowly.

"Well, see you next year."

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