Not long after Asami Yuki left, the office door creaked again.
Kato Yusuke turned around and found that the person who came in this time was Takada Shiori.
"Is something wrong?" he asked, tilting his head.
"...There's nothing special about it."
Takada Shiori clasped his hands behind his back and said in a dazed manner.
"Speaking of which, your school also took exams before. Did you... do well in the exam?"
"It's okay." Kato Yusuke gave her a strange look: "After all, I'm only a freshman in high school, so it's probably a little easier compared to you."
"Is that so...Haha, that's true."
Takada Shiori laughed awkwardly twice, then lowered his head and fell into silence.
An indescribable atmosphere permeated the office.
Looking at Takada Shiori standing silently, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with Uncle Tanaka.
He paused and said, "By the way, Takada, has the inspector you mentioned a while ago been here?"
"Eh?" Takada Shiori raised his head, thought for a while and said, "It doesn't seem possible... because I asked for leave right after you asked for leave, so I'm not very clear about what happened after that..."
"But I heard from Mr. Tanaka that that person doesn't come to the store very often recently. He seems to be very busy." She put her index finger against her lower lip, "Could it be that... he has given up on trying to drive you away?
"
A pair of eyes suddenly lit up, but they were quickly poured with cold water.
"Unfortunately, I think that's impossible." Yusuke Kato shook his head and said.
"You have seen what I did to him. Frankly speaking, I was surprised that he could go so long without taking action. As for giving up...it's better not to retaliate, although I don't regret it.
."
A slight smile appeared on his face, and his angular face overlapped with the setting sun outside the window, making Takada slightly dazzled.
"Takada."
"Eh, ah? Well." Takada Shiori came back to his senses, "Wha, what's the matter?"
"No matter what, thank you." Kato Yusuke said: "This is for you as a thank you gift."
He threw something towards Takada Shiori.
"Eh, eh, wow! Don't throw it away!"
Pooh~
The metal can rolled over the sponge cake a few times, and was finally picked up by Takada Shiori in a hurry.
"...Pervert." She whispered.
Kato Yusuke's expression immediately became strange, he cleared his throat and said: "Ahem...Sorry, that was force majeure."
Violet's eyes lightly dug into the other person's eyes, Takada Shiori snorted, and then looked at the things in his hands.
"...Red Bull?"
She murmured, with an incomprehensible look in her eyes.
"Did Miss Yuki give this to you?"
"She gave it to you too?" Kato Yusuke said in surprise.
The two looked at each other.
After a few seconds of silence
Takada Shiori couldn't help but burst into laughter: "You are really insincere when you take other people's things and give them away."
"Uh." Kato Yusuke touched his nose and said with some embarrassment: "That's right. Then I'll buy you another one. I've also bothered you about the rest schedule last time."
With that said, he stepped forward and was about to take back the can of Red Bull, but was dodged by Takada Shiori.
Kato Yusuke looked over doubtfully.
"Forget it this time." Takada Shiori said, and then changed his words, "But please come back properly next time!"
Kato Yusuke nodded: "Okay."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and the grudge in their hearts quietly faded away a lot.
(This also completes the agreement with Mr. Tanaka.)
Kato Yusuke thought silently.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
In the evening, Uncle Tanaka, who came to change his shift, saw the two people communicating again. A kind smile like an old father appeared on his face.
"Ah ah ah, uncle, I feel relieved when I see you two are reconciled as before." He said with a smile.
What he got in return was ruthless ridicule.
"What, such a tone." Takada Shiori frowned slightly, "Are you from the Showa era? Mr. Tanaka."
"Indeed." Kato Yusuke added the last blow, "And he also loves to worry."
"Ah haha, is that so?" Uncle Tanaka smiled indifferently and looked at Kato Yusuke's cuffs, "Kato, why are your clothes wet?"
"Huh?" Takada Shiori also looked back.
Sure enough, the black uniform cuffs were wet as if they had been soaked in water, and there were traces of rubbing on them.
"Oh." Kato Yusuke shook his hands that were a little white from washing, and said nonchalantly: "I accidentally touched the water just now."
"Speaking of which, you did go to the bathroom for a long time." Takada Shiori looked over suspiciously, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"There is no such thing." Kato Yusuke shook his head, then looked at Tanaka, "Mr. Tanaka, have you met the newcomer?"
"I seem to have heard of this. How about it? Does it look cute?"
"It's more like having a personality than being cute. Takada is currently guiding her."
"That's really exciting, come on, Kotakada."
"Eh? Wait a minute." Takada Shiori asked in confusion: "Why do you have to assume that the target is a girl?"
"Well, hahaha, that's probably what happened." Uncle Tanaka glanced at Kato Yusuke, "right? Kato."
Kato Yusuke shrugged and said nonchalantly: "Well, that's it."
"So what's that like?"
Takada Shiori looked at the two of them angrily.
-----Dividing line-----
As night falls, the lanterns come on.
Friday night was more lively than usual, with izakayas, yakiniku restaurants, and barbecue restaurants lined up in the streets and alleys, and groups of people could be seen coming in and out of them everywhere.
The faces stained red by alcohol were full of enthusiastic expectations for the weekend, and cups of draft beer were poured into their mouths as if they were free.
Everyone is releasing themselves to the fullest, and only at this time do their eyes become more real.
Kato Yusuke, who was walking on the road, watched this scene quietly, as if he was watching a human theater.
(It’s better to tell her and don’t go out if it’s too late.)
Thinking about things related to his cohabitants, he subconsciously ignored the surrounding environment until——
"No evil...!"
A sound of retching reached his ears.
"I asked you whether you drank too much."
Kato Yusuke raised his head and saw two men in suits standing under a telephone pole not far away.
One of them was walking a little sloppily. He was holding the wall with one hand, bending over and vomiting. There was a companion standing next to him.
"It's better not to force yourself too much, Yoshida." The companion said, while patting the other man's back with his hand.
"Hey, what a shame..." the drunk man said vaguely: "You, you saw it, Miss Goto was drunk... I will never allow this kind of thing... Oh, evil!"
"Yes, yes..." His companion said half helplessly, half admiringly, "You are really infatuated... huh?"
As if aware of the gaze here, the man wearing glasses turned around and met Kato Yusuke's gaze.
There was an apologetic expression on his face, and he nodded slightly to Yusuke Kato.
Kato Yusuke nodded, then withdrew his gaze and continued to walk forward.
As he passed by, he also heard the name of another man.
"Thank you..." the drunk man said as he wiped the dirt from his mouth.