"Then... let's get here first today~~~"

Tokyo, at dusk.

"Dusk is neither night nor day, but the time when yin and yang alternate."

When Nana Hashimoto and Sayuri Matsumura ended their conversation about "Sakura", the sky was already covered by a black curtain that could not be seen to the edge.

Above that curtain is the sea of ​​clouds.

The sun did not go down, but rested above the sea of ​​clouds.

"Ah...will it be night so soon?"

Standing up and stretching, Matsumura Sayuri tidied the antennae in front of her cheeks and pouted reluctantly.

"Every time it goes so fast, I don't want to go back to Osaka at all."

The girl does not have a fixed residence in Tokyo yet, and her relatives and friends are all in Osaka.

This meant that she had to catch the last bus from Tokyo back to Osaka in the evening.

"Is Sayuri going back?"

Hashimoto Nana raised her head and glanced at the sky, then lowered her head. The tea in front of her had long lost its original heat.

This was a cup of tea that Takiichi had made before to entertain her, but...it seemed that he was too engrossed in chatting with Sayuri Matsumura, so he forgot to drink it.

"Although Sakura is a good person,... every time she and Taki-san stand together, many people will feel that there is an inexplicable sense of disharmony between the two of them..."

With curiosity about this issue, and already wanting to fill the gap of these seven years, so that she can get closer to Takiichi faster and more comfortably, Hashimoto Nanami asked a lot of advice from him.

Although Matsumura Sayuri was a little earlier than her when they met him, he also had something that she envied.

For example, I used to be classmates with him, and the relationship only lasted three months, but... the fate that existed seven years ago has unexpectedly continued today. This is fate.

During this period, Nana Hashimoto learned a lot about his little secrets and personal preferences.

Now, seven years later, once again, no... it should be a complete and systematic feeling of how outstanding he has become.

She is being attracted to him step by step, being implicated by past ties and present fate, but Hashimoto Nana is especially unaware of all this.

"Yeah...because I have no relatives or friends in Tokyo."

Talking about his network of contacts, Sayuri Matsumura bent down a little decadently.

“In the past, I would skip school club activities on weekends or when classes were over very early in the afternoon, and then take a bus to Tokyo.

If you're lucky, you can stay from morning until evening. If you're not lucky, it might only be an hour or two~~"

"Even if it's only an hour or two, do I have to come?"

Hashimoto Nana was not amazed by the girl's persistence, but more importantly, she was calculating the cost of traveling from Osaka to Tokyo several times in her mind. This was a life that she could not bear at all.

However, regarding this issue, Matsumura Sayuri said it as a matter of course.

"Of course... because compared to the first time, for a long time after this, until today, I have come with a purpose. Nanamin will one day understand this feeling of mine.

and enlightened..."

"Is it because you want to see him?"

Hashimoto Nana didn't move her eyes. There, Takiichi had already contracted with several boys present to dismantle the scaffolding, take it back step by step, and put it into the equipment bag.

The girls who were previously responsible for recruiting new recruits together with Sayuri Matsumura also walked home in twos and threes.

However, when leaving, everyone greeted Hirai-san with a look of reluctance.

The girl thought that these people must not have given up until the last moment and wanted to request a date with him.

But always with a frank smile from Hirai-san and a few words of "sincere encouragement", he finally turned around and left as if he had lost consciousness.

Yes, Sayuri said that scenes like this where he encounters people of the opposite sex whom he knows or does not know and confess to each other, have happened many times every day since they met her.

So he must have come up with many ways to refuse that are polite and won't hurt the other party, just like the scene he is seeing now.

"Yes... although Tokyo is very good and more developed than Osaka, it is a place many people dream of putting down roots.

But...I never had this idea before. I still prefer Osaka to Tokyo.

Even if I become an ordinary office worker in the future. But...this idea changed when I met Taki-san."

After lightly touching his tentacles, Matsumura Sayuri puffed his lips.

"As for me... I'm actually a very insecure person. When I was in charge of recruitment with Taki-san and all kinds of big and small things in the BBQ restaurant, I messed up a lot because I had never done it before.

Second-rate.

People around me have also been angry with me. Whenever this happens, Taki-san will always appear by my side with warmth and help me out.

Then he patiently taught me how to do it well, encouraged me, and finally praised me as "kawaii".

So from that time on, I decided to work hard to become a person that makes Taki-san proud. This is the reason why I come to Tokyo every day, no matter how busy I am with my studies, I will come."

Having said this, Sayuri Matsumura closed his mouth and slowly turned his head to look at the figure.

Although he had no expression, his eyes were filled with light.

She didn't plan to say the rest of it because she didn't think it was a good time to say it.

Also, if he hears it, or if it reaches his ears through the person who hears it, the relationship between good friends that is still maintained may be broken.

So until then, I can only say this to myself.

Why should I spend money to come to Tokyo even if I risk my studies being delayed and my parents being unhappy?

Because...here is the person I like.

As their understanding deepened, Takichi learned about Sayuri Matsumura's poor academic performance in some subjects one day.

Out of guilt that "this job must have disrupted her schoolwork", Takiichi used his free time to tutor the girl's homework. Sometimes, he would record the teaching videos in advance and send them via email when it was too late.

To a girl far away in Osaka.

No one wants to be despised by the person they like. With Takiichi's guidance and teaching videos, Sayuri Matsumura's grades improved in a subsequent exam. At the same time, his learning attitude attracted the attention of school teachers and parents.

of surprise.

It was that time that the girl's parents knew the reason for her frequent visits to Beijing and made a special trip to Tokyo.

Contacted Takiichi as a stranger who did not report his identity.

Just like Matsumura Sayuri's comments about him in front of others, he is the type that makes many people want to get close to him immediately after meeting him in person.

Even strangers with whom he has no acquaintance will be impressed by his reliable aura and feel reassured.

Because of this, Matsumura Sayuri's parents acquiesced in her going to Beijing whenever she had free time.

The real reason is unknown.

When this thought was conveyed to Hashimoto Nana from the girl's mouth, a feeling similar to "declaring sovereignty" gradually grew in her chest.

"It looks like I gained a lot today."
Chapter completed!