Facing Yoshiko's teasing, Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, turned around and responded.
"Just chatting."
"Eh~ Is that so?"
Kako retracted her hands into the sleeves of her knitted sweater and said in a long tone, tilting her head.
"Then what were you talking about just now?"
Kato Yusuke glanced at Kato Megumi and explained when he saw that the other party had no objection.
"After a brief discussion about Kato-san's hairstyle, I feel that long hair would suit her better."
"Oh~"
Kako's eyes wandered between her friend and the boy in front of her, and finally she showed her hands.
"Well, should I say it's Kato? As a boy who can notice the changes in Xiaohui, this is still worthy of praise."
(This is probably talking about Kato-san’s weak attributes.)
Regarding the other party's behavior of speaking in front of him, whether it was a compliment or a disgrace, he was a little bit dumbfounded, so he considered his words carefully.
"When you say it like that, it feels like you are deliberately emphasizing Kato-san's... well, the problem of existence is not good as a friend, right?"
"Eh! Uh, no, it's not!" Jiazi waved her hands repeatedly, "I'm sorry, Xiaohui! I didn't mean that."
"Ah, it's okay..."
Facing Yoshiko's apology, Kato Megumi continued to speak in a calm tone.
"It's just that I'm really very simple, so there's nothing I can do about it if people don't remember me."
There was a trace of loneliness, a trace of sadness, and a trace of resignation on the girl's face.
"Uh-huh...Xiao-Xiaohui...!"
Seeing this scene, Jiazi became obviously panicked, looking like she wanted to comfort the other person but was at a loss what to do.
Regarding this——
Kato Yusuke shook his head and said, "That's not the case."
There was a certain kind of determination in his calm tone, which drew the two women's eyes towards him.
"Ka...Fuji-kun?"
Facing the girl's gaze, he wove words.
"Kato-kun also has his own advantages. It will be very easy and comfortable to get along with you, so simplicity is not like that. It is better to say that those who simply look at people based on their appearance cannot see the bright spots in others, at least
I think so……"
After finishing speaking, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
The refreshing short hair has a dark luster that wants to absorb the sunlight. There seems to be a nebula flowing in the deep black eyes.
When the young man talks about this in this tone, people unconsciously want to immerse themselves in it.
"...Xiao Hui."
Kako took a deep breath, then put her hands firmly on her friend's shoulders, and stared at the girl with her eyes wide open with all her strength.
There is only one meaning expressed in his eyes - "Get him!"
But the other party's reaction was still dull.
"Well, Yoshiko, even if you look at me like this, I don't know what to say." Kato Megumi, who evolved from a short bob to a short ponytail, said.
Hearing this, Jiazi's momentum was like a deflated rubber ball, which instantly deflated, and then he let out a sad sigh.
"Ah...what a waste! Some things will slip through your fingertips if you don't hold on tightly, Megumi."
Kato Yusuke did not delve into what Kako was talking about, but the only clear thing is: time is really like sand on the fingertips, always passing away in the blink of an eye.
So it's Saturday.
“Shift change??”
Kato Yusuke looked at Sayu with a surprised expression, and the other person responded with an apologetic and helpless smile.
This is what happened when the two of them were preparing to go out and go to Teacher Kasumi Shiko's book signing as originally planned.
The call from the store manager where Sayu was working disrupted this plan and forced the girl to go to work.
"But didn't you say hello in advance?" Kato Yusuke asked doubtfully.
"That's how it is."
Sayu nodded her cute little head and explained.
"But it seems that one of the employees has suddenly resigned, which has resulted in a slight shortage of manpower. Even the store manager himself has started working the night shift, so I can't refuse. I'm sorry."
Hearing this, Kato Yusuke could only sigh helplessly, caressing the other person's head and said.
"I understand, then I'll take you to the store."
Sayu shook his head, "No need. Besides, didn't Yusuke have an appointment with someone? It wouldn't be good to break the appointment like this."
After thinking for a moment, the girl added another sentence.
"And I also want to read the second volume of "Metronome of Love", so I'll leave it to you~"
then--
"...That's it, so let's go and come back early."
The final result was that Yusuke Kato met Tomoya Aki at the station, and they took the Uwa Line tram to Wago City in Linxian County.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but I always felt that An Yilun's interest seemed to have become higher after knowing that there were only two of them on today's trip.
The evidence is this - during the next hour's drive, he and Kato Yusuke continued to communicate about the otaku field.
Animation, comics, games, novels, all four basic categories of ACGN are covered. Occasionally, he will also talk about some things when he participated in fan exhibitions.
Mostly An Yilun was also talking and Kato Yusuke was listening.
In fact, Kato Yusuke, who initially had a casual attitude, gradually began to listen carefully and learned some information that he felt would be useful in the future.
Because it was the first train, there were not many passengers on the tram, but a few people still saw this strange scene.
A boy who looks very lively, and a boy who looks like a nerd, the two of them are happily communicating about the two-dimensional topics even though they don't understand.
I couldn't help but point fingers in the dark.
In this regard, the two people's reactions were the same but different.
An Yilun is also not interested in three-dimensional people, so he can treat them as air; while Kato Yusuke only cares about the people around him and never cares about other people's opinions.
After discovering this, An Yilun also became more fond of him.
Although the other party's level of otaku is not as high as his own, An Yilun also feels that he can slowly integrate the other party's excellent works into his own circle in the days to come.
Originally this was a very beautiful thing, but when he mentioned it, Kato Yusuke suddenly asked quietly.
"Are there any R18-oriented works in your collection?"
After giving a negative answer, the other party's interest is not that high.
Because I seem to think that I have a girlfriend, so I don’t really need to fall in love with the beautiful girls in Galgame.
Regarding this 'wrong' idea, An Yilun also secretly made up his mind to correct him!
In this way, they finally arrived at their destination—Hehe City.