"Ah, it's Asami here."

Muzi said this while looking at the hot blonde girl walking slowly over.

Sayu also reacted to the latter's unintentional words, lowered his hands demurely in front of him, bowed and said hello.

Asami looked at her from head to toe without leaving any trace, and then turned her gaze to Muzi's face.

"Xiao Muzi, is this girl your friend?"

"No, this one is here to see Xiaoxiang, she is... uh..."

"This is the first time we meet. My name is Sayu Ogiwara. Please give me your advice."

Sayu helped Muzi out of trouble with a discerning eye, and took the opportunity to introduce himself, making Muzi smile happily.

"That's it. Nice to meet you, Sayu-chan. I'm Muzi. I'm currently running away from home and I'm being rescued here. Please give me some advice."

"Uh, yes...Eh-??"

"Ah~ Is it my turn next? I'm Asami Yuuki, and I'm currently working as a volunteer for the association. Please give me your advice, Sister Sayu."

"Sayushi-san...um, ah, yes, Ms. Yuuki."

"That's funny, why are you so polite? Just call me Mami and it's OK~"

"Ah, okay...ah, um."

Seeing Sayu nodding her head repeatedly, Asami grinned with satisfaction and turned her attention to Muzi again.

"By the way, Xiao Muzi, I'm back from buying ingredients. Sorry to keep you waiting for so long, I'm going to help you prepare delicious dishes now~"

"Well...because I'm not qualified to be picky, I'm sorry to bother you. I will silently cheer for you, Asami."

"Hey, don't you think that my craftsmanship is very poor?"

"No, I'm very grateful to have free food. I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble. Even if I get the same 'food' as yesterday, I will eat it all with gratitude."

"They say what happened yesterday was just an accident! I'm fully prepared for today, so don't worry."

"Thank you, I will look forward to it for the time being..."

Muzi showed an expression that was half suspicious and half worried, and said: "Then I will go back to the room first... By the way, Sayu-chan, do you want to come in and sit down?"

"Ah, Xiaomuzi, you can go alone. I have something to ask Sister Sayu, so I borrowed her first."

"Huh……?"

"Well, I understand. Let's see you later, Sayu-chan."

"Okay... see you, Miss Muzi."

After Muzi returned to the house, Asami led Sayu up to the second floor and took her into room "202".

"Come on, please come in. Although this is someone else's room, the owner said you can use it as you please, so don't be formal."

"...Thank you for bothering me."

"Saya, what do you want to drink? There is water, oolong tea and apple juice here. Choose one."

"Well, I'll just ask for some water."

"Understood. Then sit down for a moment. I'll put the things I bought in the kitchen and pour water for you."

"OK, thanks."

Only then did Sayu have time to observe his surroundings.

This is a single apartment about the same size as the one downstairs.

There is a faint girl's fragrance floating in the air.

There is a pink single bed, a desk with folders and notebooks, a black sailor suit hanging on the wall, and a bedside table with photo frames.

"ah……"

Sayu made a sound unconsciously.

The photo above is a photo of two girls.

One is Shintōka who looks disgusted, and the other is a girl who is smiling very happily.

"Oh~ That's Xiao Xi, who is also the owner of this room."

"……Huh?"

"I'm talking about the girl on the right in the photo, aren't you staring at me Sayu?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry into other people's privacy."

"It's okay, it's okay, Xiao Xi won't care about this."

Asami waved her hand and said, sitting down cross-legged carelessly, "Here, I'll give you some water."

"OK, thanks……"

Sayu politely took the glass and drank it in small sips, gradually moistening his dry throat.

She rushed here from the coffee shop in a hurry, and after chatting with Muzi for so long, she was actually very thirsty.

It was just because of the concern in her heart that she temporarily ignored her physical discomfort, and it was only now that she relaxed.

"So, Sayou, what's your relationship with Xiaoxiang? You're a classmate at school... maybe not, right?"

"Ah, no, I was just taken care of by Miss Shinjo before. We are not classmates. It's time for me to go to college..."

"Huh? You are a college student??"

"Well...but I just took the exam, so I still have to wait for the results to come out."

"What? It's so funny, haha!"

"Uh...is that funny?"

Sayu kept smiling awkwardly.

This was her first time meeting such a hot girl, and she didn't know how to react.

Asami pointed at herself and expressed in an exaggerated tone:

"Yes, because I have just finished taking the college exam. So, are we both the same age? How old are you, Sister Sayu?"

"18 years old."

"It's so funny! It's really the same! It means you are dressed like a high school student, so I almost misunderstood you."

"Hmm...is Ms. Asami also a candidate for this year's exam?"

"That's right, that's right~ Then, which schools did you apply for?"

"It's Hayao University and Aoyama Gakuin University..."

"Zaoying and Qingxue! Are they real or fake?"

Asami suddenly stopped moving, widened her eyes and asked.

"It's true."

"It's true, it's so cool! Sister Sayu, you are so cool."

"……is that so?"

Sayu unconsciously shrank her body and echoed vaguely.

Asami immediately came up to her, patted her shoulder enthusiastically, and kept nodding.

"Oh, maybe we will become classmates in the future. What a coincidence! Sister Sayu."

"Eh...classmate?"

"That's right! After all, two of my preferred universities are the same as yours, and the exam questions at Tokyo University this year are really tough, so I'm probably out of luck."

"Eastern University..."

"Yeah~ That's my first choice. Ah, you seem surprised. Despite my appearance, I'm actually pretty good at studying."

"Ah, uh... I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize. It's a rare opportunity. Sister Sayu, why don't you stay for dinner? I'll make preparations."

"No...how can this be allowed? That would be too embarrassing."

"Okay, okay, I said you don't need to be so polite. Anyway, I have to help Muzi prepare dinner. It's just a matter of convenience that there is an extra person. Let's chat for a while~"

Asami said without explanation, giving no chance to refuse at all.

However--

When Sayu watched her striding to the kitchen, taking out the beef curry and chicken curry food packages from the plastic bags in the supermarket, and enthusiastically asked her what flavor she liked...

"Uh... Asami, could this be the delicious dish you told Miss Muzi before...?"

"Ahaha, Muzi complained about the cooking I made yesterday, so I had to choose this safe option today. Don't you like curry?"

"No, it's not that I don't like it..."
To be continued...