When someone checks their phone again, it's already the next morning.
He gently removed the jade arms and thighs that were pressing on his body, and then carefully pulled his arms out from under Sayu's head, who was still awake.
Kato Yusuke got up from the quilt on the floor, came to the table and poured himself a glass of water.
Goo, goo, goo.
The conspicuous Adam's apple heaved up and down, and his thirsty throat was finally relieved.
I casually wiped my lips with the back of my hand, and my fingertips were filled with the sweet taste of a girl.
The bright light faintly shined through the pulled-up paper door of the tea room and hit me.
The red marks between his neck and chest were clearly illuminated, and the intensity of the battle last night was evident.
Picking up the mobile phone that had been left idle all night, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but froze in his movements.
First, there are two good friends.
[Yamaguchi Takashi: Explode for me! Recharge now! 】
[Ichiro Takei: That’s too much! Kato! 】
Because there were too many messages from these two people, I only read the last one and didn’t reply.
Next came Eiriri and Shiyu-senpai.
[Yinglili: The first time you post on WeChat Moments is to show off your girlfriend, you are really leisurely. By the way, the consignment copy mentioned two days ago has been sent to various bookstores today. If you are interested, you can pay attention. 】
[Shiba-senpai: Summer greetings... I originally wanted to do this, but Kato-kun seemed to be having a great time, so I omitted it. I look forward to sharing the plot again when you return to Tokyo. 】
So I replied to both of them respectively.
【I know, thank you for your hard work, I will pay attention to it.】
[Thank you, senior sister, and happy summer vacation.]
The last one is from Hasumi-sensei.
[Kanoko Hasumi: Is Kato-san free recently? 】
Kato Yusuke was slightly surprised when he saw this message, so he replied like this - [I'm sorry, teacher, my phone ran out of battery last night so I didn't see it. Is there something wrong?].
Judging from the fact that the other party didn't choose to call but used Line to contact me, it shouldn't be too urgent, so he responded in the same way.
This is the appropriate response. After all, in Japanese society that values personal privacy and space, if you just call directly because you see the news...
Although it may not be applicable to all situations, there is still a high probability that it will make people dislike you and be considered a type of person who does not know etiquette.
While waiting for the other party's follow-up, I checked the Moments post last night.
In addition to the few people mentioned above, many people who have never sent a message also liked this status.
Sato, Ito, Saito, Tomoya Aki, Nakano-senpai...
As he glanced at these IDs one by one, his phone buzzed.
Exit the circle of friends and return to the message list.
Hasumi-sensei’s account avatar has a “1” number in it.
[Kanoko Hasumi: Good morning. Although it’s a bit sudden, Director Yamashiro asked me to purchase some materials that will be used in the sports festival. Since this matter is also related to the student union, is it convenient for Kato-san to go with us? 】
I thought for a moment and then started to reply.
[Yusuke Kato: Do you mean the Autumn Sports Games? But I’m still here in Saitama’s hometown. I don’t know when the teacher plans to go? 】
[Kanoko Hasumi: Yes. In terms of time, it will only be these two days. Sorry to disturb you, but the teacher who was supposed to be in the same group with me is temporarily busy, but it is a bit reluctant to carry things alone, so I wanted to ask Kato-san if he has any
there is no time.】
[Yusuke Kato: No, it doesn’t matter. Speaking of which, the student union does have the same arrangements. It was originally planned to be done before the new semester. It doesn’t matter if it’s earlier. Can I go back to Tokyo tomorrow? 】
[Kanoko Hasumi: Thank you, it’s really helpful! But after all, it’s the teacher who asked you, so Kato-san doesn’t have to go back to Tokyo. I can just drive there. 】
[Yusuke Kato: Does that mean you have to purchase it in Saitama Prefecture? 】
[Kanoko Hasumi: Yes, I just heard that a large shopping mall has opened in Saitama City, so let’s go there. 】
[Kato Yusuke: What about time? 】
[Hasumi Kanoko: Well - let’s make it the morning of tomorrow, okay? 】
[Kato Yusuke: I understand, I have no problem. 】
So the matter was settled.
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Here in Tokyo.
[Jia Zi: Did you like last night’s Moments post? 】
【Hui: Yeah.】
【Yoshiko: Why!?(*｀ω′)】
[Megumi: Well...there's no particular reason, what's wrong?]
[Yoshiko: That’s weird——! That’s a photo taken by Kato-san and his girlfriend, wouldn’t it look like you’re a head shorter than that girl if you go and like it!?]
[Hui: Sorry...the meaning is unclear.]
[Jia Zi: Really—yes! I mean, Xiaohui, you should use a little more energy! If this continues, there will be no chance at all!]
[Jia Zi:...Xiao Hui?]
[Jia Zi: Why can’t I read it back??]
[Jiako: Wow, are you angry...?]
[Yoshiko: - I'm sorry! I said too much, I'm really sorry! Can you forgive me if I treat you to a parfait? (涙)]
【Hui: Sorry.】
[Yoshiko: Ha!? Why are you apologizing——? Are you really unwilling to forgive me? 】
[Hui: Well...I just went downstairs to get breakfast, so I left my phone in the room, sorry.]
[Jia Zi: Hey, that means the message I just sent...]
[Megumi: Well, it was already read before I saw it. 】
[Yoshiko: What - don’t scare me~~~~~! Besides, it’s been too long since you were just getting breakfast, right? 】
[Megumi: Ah, this...Sorry, my mother seemed to have forgotten that I was still at home and didn't prepare my portion, so I had to make some myself.]
【Benefit:(Sandwich.jpg)】
[Yoshiko:…………That sentence just now was a joke, right??]
【Megumi: It would be great if it was.】
[Yoshiko: Liar! It’s too much. If it were me, I would definitely be very angry. 】
[Megumi: That might be the case with Kako, but I know mom didn’t mean it, so it doesn’t matter. 】
[Jia Zi: You are simply too good-tempered, Xiao Hui! How about trying to express your thoughts more frankly? 】
[Hui: Even if you say so... I think I'm still expressing my thoughts well for now, but there's no need to be so stubborn about some things, right? 】
【Megumi: By the way, Kako?】
【Jia Zi: What's wrong?】
[Hui: You just said you would treat me to parfait, right?]
[Yoshiko: That’s it, um, that’s right~ Do you want to go now? I’ve been very free recently.]
[Mei: Me too. In this case, do you want to go shopping at Liutenma? 】
[Yoshiko: Ah! What a great idea, let’s go ahead——!! Then I’ll call Yamaguchi-san and the others together. He also said he wanted to buy a bat before. 】
[Megumi: That was a long time ago, right? Even summer Koshien is over now. 】
[Yoshiko: I know~ But isn’t there still spring Koshien? I heard that the baseball club was asked to reflect on the loss in the previous game. Anyway, I’ll ask first and let you know if there’s anything else. 】
【Hui: Yeah, okay.】
After finishing the chat, the girl put her phone aside and began to eat the egg sandwich she made by herself. She accidentally saw herself in the mirror on the table.
Her short, soft black hair naturally floated a little below her chin. The long hair that she had before the summer vacation... or during the summer festival to be exact, unexpectedly returned to a bob haircut at some point.
Looking at it, Hui couldn't help but rub a strand of bangs on her forehead and murmured to herself: "Maybe it's because of this that my mother subconsciously ignored her."
"But..." Then he continued to add: "I'm just an ordinary girl... I express my feelings casually, and I don't get entangled in my feelings. I just can't tell whether I'm happy or angry, or whether I'm happy or angry.
A girl who is happy but still sad. This is me, Megumi Kato."
...chanting this meditation spell that she had written herself so that no one else could hear it, the room fell silent.
Until the cell phone on the table dinged again.
A new text message was received on Line.
[Yoshiko: We agreed, Yamaguchi-san and Takei-san will also come. The time is set at 9 a.m. the day after tomorrow. Can we meet at Shinjuku Station? Xiaomei.]
After putting only one bite of the sandwich back on the plate, the girl tapped the screen of her smartphone with both hands and quickly replied to a message.