In the crowded crowd, the girl quietly closed her eyes and opened her mouth slightly.

The psychedelic lights dyed her hair a brown color and spread it over her shoulders.

The black eyelashes are long and thick, and the eyelids tremble slightly, the fair skin is soft and delicate, and the straight nose is cute and charming.

Her lips seemed to have a pink flower growing out of them, exhaling a faint breath mixed with a touch of sweetness, making people want to kiss her uncontrollably.

Kato Yusuke stared at this cute and cute face, feeling that every eyebrow and every look was extremely familiar, and he felt sad in his heart.

He didn't do anything. He helped Sayu up with a little force and then let him go.

At the same time, the amazing performance on the stage also came to an end.

The four girls in the band panted slightly and looked at the audience, their eyes sparkling, and finally the guitarist who was the lead singer made a speech and closed the curtain.

"This is the end of the band~☆! Thank you everyone for coming to our performance today~~~! Really, thank you very much——!!"

After a slow beat, the audience burst into warm applause and cheers.

In this atmosphere, Kato Yusuke left Live House and came outside.

At this moment, night falls, and the streets of Shimokitazawa are brightly lit.

Numerous bars, restaurants, shops and shopping malls are open for business, and people are lined up in front of the shops.

The streets are filled with all kinds of music and sounds, from rock music to electronic music, from lively laughter to warm conversations.

The whole street seems like a huge dance party, full of young people and nightlife.

Kato Yusuke walked into a secluded alley alone and stopped in front of a vending machine on the side of the road.

The machine's cold light illuminated his face, casting a blurry shadow on the glass.

"Yusuke."

The girl entered the alley one step slower than him, her eyes rested on him and the vending machine respectively, and she thought for a moment and said:

"Are you thirsty? I'll buy you a drink. You like oolong tea, right? Is this okay?"

"...That's almost enough."

"Huh?"

Kato Yusuke said slightly tiredly: "How long do you want to follow...?"

Bang, click.

Sayu bent down, retrieved the drink and change from the vending machine, then stretched out a hand, "Yusuke, here's your oolong tea."

Kato Yusuke looked at her deeply, turned around and left.

"——Yusuke!"

Sayu was anxious and quickly followed behind him.

"Well, speaking of which, I want to pay you back the money you gave me...!"

"..."

"Ah, can you walk slower? I really appreciate you thinking about me so much, but it doesn't matter to me anymore!"

"..."

"Whether it's my brother or my mother, they all care about and take care of me now, including paying me for college tuition and living expenses. This is true!"

"..."

"Also in school, no one will bully me anymore! I am no longer the poor little person who had no one to take care of me and always needed your protection to live."

"..."

"So... it doesn't matter to me anymore, you don't have to worry about me anymore. My teachers and classmates are very kind to me and always give me special treatment... Do you know what they call me? They call me a hero..."

"..."

"Ahaha...it's obviously not like that at all. I just despicably enjoy your efforts and get love from you again and again...There is no worse person than me in the world..."

"..."

"Really...if it weren't for Yusuke, I probably wouldn't be able to do anything. I can't resist Yuyue...nor can I reconcile with my mother...and the matter with Yuko must be...all of these are due to you -

—!"

The suddenly raised voices made people couldn't help but cast their eyes on them, curiously looking at them who were in a hurry.

Sayu didn't care about any of this, he just focused on chasing the figure in front of him.

"I'm sorry, Yusuke... I have caused you so much harm. You must feel aggrieved and sad, right?

If it weren't for me, you obviously wouldn't have to go through this...I'm sorry, it was me who took away your life."

She ran as she spoke, her eyes filled with pain and self-blame.

The bustling crowd hindered her steps, causing her to stop and get out of the way from time to time. However, the other person seemed not to be affected at all, and the distance gradually widened.

Realizing that he was about to lose the chase, Sayu panicked and quickened his pace again to catch up. As a result, he accidentally bumped into an oncoming passerby.

Pop!

"Ouch! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts -!"

A young-looking man with fashionable short hair covered his right shoulder and hissed in pain with a distorted face.

His companion supported his body and asked with concern: "Hey, are you okay? How are you?"

Sayu, who knew he was in the wrong, hurriedly walked up to the former and bowed to apologize, "Yes, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it. Excuse me, is it okay with you?"

"Damn it, it hurts me to death! What's wrong with you! You can't walk without eyes... eh——?"

The short-haired man suddenly froze mid-sentence, staring straight at Sayu who kept apologizing. He didn't react until his companion bumped his shoulder.

They glanced at each other, and at the same time saw a touch of enthusiasm and surprise on each other's faces - "This girl is so cute!"

Looking at each other, the two reached a certain consensus.

"Well……"

The short-haired man grinned and rubbed his shoulders, deliberately saying in a reproachful tone: "What did you do? My shoulders almost fell apart after being hit by you!"

The man wearing earrings next to him also said, "Oh, you are too careless to run even though you know there are so many people on the street."

"Yes... I'm really sorry. I apologize to you. I'm sorry." Sayu bowed guiltily.

"Haha? What's the use of just apologizing? I feel like my shoulder is going to be dislocated! How are you going to compensate me?"

"Yes, you have knocked people into such a state, you should show some sincerity, right?"

"Well, if you want money... I have about 30,000 yen with me. I'm very sorry if I bumped into you. If you don't mind, please accept it."

Sayu said as he took out his wallet, took out all the money except coins, and handed it to the short-haired man.

The short-haired man looked at the money in his hand and continued to hold his shoulder and cry out in pain.

The man with earrings smiled and said: "Well - the problem is, this little money can't cure the dislocation, right?"

"But this is all I have with me now, why don't you take it first? I can leave your phone number and I will make up the money later! I really have something very urgent right now, please let me

I'll leave first."

Sayu said, taking out his cell phone and preparing to write down their phone numbers.

However, how could the two men be willing to let it go?

"Hey, hey, what's with your attitude? You want to run away after hitting someone? You're too arrogant!"

"Oh, this kind of behavior is really not good. It's not right for us to be stuck here all the time. Why don't we find a quiet place and have a good chat?"

The man with earrings walked up to him as he spoke. He frivolously wanted to put his hand on Sayu's shoulder, but his master dodged him.

"What do you want to do...?"

Sayu frowned and took a step back, put the phone back in his pocket, and became alert.

A flash of surprise flashed in the ear-studded man's eyes, a smile he thought was handsome appeared on his face, and he waved his hand in front of his chest.

"You don't need to be so nervous. We are all college students around here. We are not bad people. We just want to discuss with you how to solve this matter. By the way, are you a student? Can we get to know each other if it's convenient?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand again and reached for Sayu's shoulder, but his master grabbed his wrist with one hand and held down his shoulder with the other.

sough.

Sayu turned his body sideways and took a step forward. While exerting force on his hands, he pressed down his center of gravity and kicked his left leg hard with his right foot.

"Ugh-!"

The man with the earrings suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground due to this sweeping kick. Before he could react, he was hit hard in the chest with a straight punch.

boom--!

"——Puff!"

The man with the earrings was beaten so hard that he almost choked.

"Hey! Stinky Sanba, what are you doing——!?"
To be continued...