The cause of the incident was that Kato Yusuke brought a bento for each of them.
"You're welcome."
Kato Yusuke said.
"I troubled you last time about the mobile phone. Let me consider this as a thank you gift. This is also the intention of the person involved."
"It's so enviable." Takei Ichiro held his belly: "Kato actually eats such delicious food every day."
As he spoke, he burped and looked at the empty tinfoil box in front of him with some nostalgia, his eyes seeming to have aftertaste.
It was a fried meat roll bento made by Sayu. The deep-fried pork roll was wrapped with chopped carrots and green beans. It tasted a combination of meat and vegetables and was very refreshing and not greasy at all.
It is also topped with ketchup, which is not the kind bought in the supermarket, but handmade ketchup. Not only is it very healthy, but the taste of the sauce is also richer.
In order to prepare this meal, someone started preparing it last night.
In fact, Kato Yusuke once persuaded Sayu to make some simple dishes, but he was rejected by the other party. The reason given was——
"They are Yusuke's friends, aren't they? And I also received a favor regarding the mobile phone, so I can just deal with it, don't think like that."
Although he is a bit stubborn in some aspects, he is indeed a sensible child.
"here we go again."
Yamaguchi Takashi curled his lips and focused his eyes on Kato Yusuke's mouth.
"You've been showing this incomprehensible expression lately."
"……Um?"
Kato Yusuke came back to his senses and looked at Yamaguchi Takashi doubtfully: "What are you talking about?"
"It's no use even pretending to be stupid, Kato, the curve of your mouth has already given you away!"
As he spoke, Yamaguchi Takashi looked at Takei Ichiro standing aside.
"You saw it too, right? Takei."
"Well..." After taking a closer look at Kato Yusuke's expression, Takei Ichiro suddenly laughed out loud and agreed: "Ah haha, that's true."
"Right?"
Yamaguchi Takashi spread his hands and turned to look at Kato Yusuke, his eyes seemed to be saying "How? I didn't lie to you, did I?" It was full of banter.
"It's an illusion."
Kato Yusuke said calmly, and at the same time touched the corner of his mouth without leaving a trace, and said casually: "The exam is about to take place, is it okay for you to be so leisurely?"
"take an exam?"
Yamaguchi and Takei were stunned for a moment, and then looked at Kato Yusuke in unison, with relaxed smiles on their faces.
"No problem, no problem."
"After all, you can't be worse than Kato."
"Yes! That's it!"
"Ahaha! Sure enough! I'll feel at ease when Kato is here."
"That's right!" Yamaguchi Takashi chuckled, put his hand on Kato Yusuke's shoulder and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. 40th!"
"Pfft hahahahahaha! You are too evil-minded, aren't you? Xiao."
Ichiro Takei lay on the table and slapped the tabletop with his palms.
"But I quite like this! Hahahahahahahaha!"
The two of them seemed to have a perfect understanding of each other, and they seemed to have completely ignored Kato Yusuke's efforts over the past month.
Looking at the performance of the two of them, Kato Yusuke's head floated lightly with a string of question marks, and a certain question couldn't help but arise in his heart.
"Is it you, Nobita, who is drifting away? Or is it that I, Fat Tiger, can't hold the knife?"
"In that case." He asked with a smile, "By the way, what was the ranking of the two of you in the class last time...?"
"38 people!"
"39 people!"
Yamaguchi and Takei said separately, and their confident tone made Yusuke Kato speechless for a while.
After quite a while,
"Really..." He murmured, and then looked at the two of them with an unclear expression: "Then I wish you good luck."
But in my heart, I silently sentenced these two people to death.
"Huh? What does that expression of yours mean?"
"Are we being underestimated?"
Yamaguchi Takashi and Takei Ichiro exchanged looks.
"In that case."
The two said in unison: "Let's work hard this time and strive to get one better each!"
"Speaking of Kato, you recently asked for leave from your part-time job, right?"
Yamaguchi Takashi looked at Kato Yusuke: "How about taking this opportunity to hold a study meeting somewhere after school?"
"This is good! I agree!" Ichiro Takei immediately raised his hands: "You will go, right!? Kato!?"
"Study meeting?"
The movements of his hands stopped, and Kato Yusuke raised his head: "Where are you going?"
"Coffee shop, family restaurant, wherever..."
Saying that, Yamaguchi Takashi paused, and then continued in a subtle tone: "Of course, if you want to bring your 'friends' with you, that's okay."
Kato Yusuke hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and agreed: "Then let me ask."
He took out his mobile phone from his schoolbag and started editing emails.
Yamaguchi and Takei looked at each other with expressions that said nothing was said.
So, after school.
Gusto family restaurant near the station.
"Cheers~!"
The sound of glasses clinking sounded from the table.
On a four-seater seat, a group of people sat down facing each other.
On one side are Yamaguchi Takashi and Takei Ichiro, on the other side are Kato Yusuke... and Ogiwara Sayu.
"My name is Sayu. Sayu is made up of the word "sha" in Bishamonten and the kanji for "excellent". Please give me some advice~!
The girl said with a smile, the corners of her mouth curved upward like a crescent moon, and a beautiful spring-like smile appeared on her face. Her appearance was between cute and beautiful, looking dazzling and beautiful.
"Oh...oh, hello, I'm Yamaguchi..."
"I am Takei..."
The two of them unconsciously looked away, staring at the glass in front of them, as if they were counting the water drops on it.
Seeing this, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but sigh: "What are you so shy about? Aren't you always talking about tigers and wolves in your mouth?"
"Who, who is shy? We just wanted to order something to eat, right Takei?"
Yamaguchi Takashi said somewhat exaggeratedly, and Takei on the side also nodded sharply.
"That's good."
Kato Yusuke nodded, and instead of telling them off, he introduced to Sayu beside him.
"Ichiro Takei and Takashi Yamaguchi, my classmates and good friends."
Then he turned back to look at the two of them.
"Ogiwara Sayu, my... um, childhood sweetheart. By the way, the bento you think is so delicious was made by her."
"Is that true?!"
After hearing Kato Yusuke's words, the two of them raised their heads and said in unison, looking at Sayu with undisguised surprise and admiration in their eyes, as if to say——
"Such a cute girl can actually cook such delicious food!"