I waited at the seat for about two to thirty minutes.
Machida Enzi took Shiyu back to the cafe.
"Sorry to keep you waiting~ Kato-chan."
"I'm sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?" Shiyu asked nonchalantly, pretending that nothing happened and sat down in the empty seat next to him, while Machida Enzi sat opposite.
"No." Kato Yusuke turned his head and looked to his side, his black eyes reflecting the scene in front of him.
At this time, the girl changed into an off-shoulder blue dress with a white border at the neckline. Her slender legs were exposed from under the fluffy skirt. She wore deep and hazy black pantyhose, and her curves were so graceful that it was heart-wrenching.
This kind of dressing is very unique to each other, as if the truly delicious ingredients only need salt for seasoning.
There is no extraneous dress, but it highlights the beautiful and sexy charm of the person.
"——Then, I won't say much more, Kato-chan."
Machida Enoko, who was sitting opposite, suddenly raised the subject, attracting his attention. Then she nodded slightly in greeting and said sincerely:
"Thank you for helping to find Xiao Shi. You even took the trouble to come from Tokyo. It's really a big help!"
"Don't worry, I just did what I could."
"No, no, you must have rushed to the station immediately after hanging up the phone, right? It's really embarrassing in this rainy weather. I'm causing you trouble. At least let me reimburse you for the round-trip ticket.
"
"No, thank you. This is my personal behavior, so no need." Kato Yusuke politely but clearly declined.
And this is also true.
Basically, not to mention that the other party had also helped him with the manga signing, even for Shiyu-senpai alone, he could not stand by and watch while knowing that the other party was missing.
Although the final development deviated from his original wish, Kato Yusuke felt that today's senior was just too impulsive and would want to leave when the impulse subsided, and he would not stop her then.
In view of this, he decided to temporarily cool down the relationship between the two.
This was the conclusion he came to during the period of waiting.
After hearing their conversation, Shiyu couldn't help but raise his eyes, cross his delicate legs, clear his throat, and cough.
"Hey, Yusuke."
"What's wrong?"
"Are you here after me?"
"Um."
"So, you actually care about me?" Shiyu said so, putting his elbows on the table, holding his cheek with one hand, and smiling in his eyes.
Kato Yusuke nodded and simply replied that it was an emergency.
Shi Yu's confused look made Shi Yu a little unhappy, so he stretched out a hand to reach out to his cheek and poked it gently twice as if teasing.
"...This kind of reaction is too boring. Show me a more interesting expression. In that case, maybe I will give you a special reward based on your answer~?"
"..."
The slender green fingers poked and scratched his cheek, which made Yusuke Kato feel a little uncomfortable, so he raised a hand to block it, but the girl grabbed him and took him under the table.
The next second, the slightly cool Catkin nimbly opened his palm, inserted five fingers into his fingers, and then squeezed them tightly.
The soft touch came from his hand, making Yusuke pause for a moment, then turned his head and looked over.
However, Shiyu took the first step to turn her face back to a normal angle, not looking at him, and spoke to Machida Eonko opposite.
"...Don't mention the reimbursement, Ms. Machida, I will take care of it myself. Speaking of which, we haven't eaten yet, can we order some simple meals?"
There is a faint layer of red pink on the white and tender ears.
"Since Xiao Shi said so... um - let's eat something first." Machida Enzi waved her hand to the waiter, "Excuse me~~~ Please order for us."
Take advantage of this opportunity.
Kato Yusuke seemed to inadvertently twitch his hand, but did not pull it back. The girl held it tightly, and there was a strong tendency to keep holding it like this.
He thought silently for a moment.
At least for today, he decided to let nature take its course.
So they no longer tried to resist, but they didn't let it go so much that they intertwined their fingers.
The waiter summoned by Machida Enko quickly brought the menu for the three of them to look at.
"What do the guests want to order?"
"Well~~~ I'm not hungry. I just want another cup of Blue Mountain coffee. You can order whatever you want, Xiaoshi, Kato-chan."
"In that case, I'd like a cup of American coffee and French fries...where are you, Yusuke?"
"A glass of iced American style, black pepper pasta, thank you."
"Okay, I understand. Please wait a moment, you three." The waiter said with a slight bow, then turned and walked towards the bar.
"Speaking of which, Xiaoshi~"
Machida Enzi put an ambiguous smile on her face and teased: "Have you already called Kato-chan by his first name~~~?"
"If I must say it, he is not only my junior in school, but also the plot consultant of my novel. Is this something worth making a fuss about?"
Shiyu responded with a calm look on her face, her hand under the table holding Kato Yusuke's hand all the time.
"That being said~ But haven't you been using the title "Kato-kun" before?"
"...That was just in front of Miss Machida. Besides, using such old-fashioned jokes now will only make people feel old-fashioned."
Machida Enzi was not angry about this either. She just crossed her arms on the table with a smile, leaned her upper body forward slightly, and then said meaningfully:
"Well, I won't complain about why you are blushing and why you only use your left hand. Let's continue talking about work."
Shiyu's body stiffened at first, then slowly relaxed, and nodded vaguely in agreement.
It happened that the waiter also brought coffee at this time.
Kato Yusuke, who had always been very silent, pulled his hand back from under the table, but Shiyu did not continue to resist stubbornly this time.
Because Yusuke was sitting in the back by the window, the waiter could only reach his left hand area when serving coffee.
Kato Yusuke didn't care about this. He picked up the iced American style in front of him with his left hand and brought it to his mouth, ready to taste it.
A fresh and pleasant smell of cedar drifted into the nose...
It seems to be the smell of hand cream.
Kato Yusuke subconsciously glanced beside him and saw Shiyu holding his own coffee like him and secretly sizing him up.
The moment their eyes met, the girl's eyes flickered twice, and then she lowered her eyes unnaturally, with a faint blush appearing on her snow-white cheeks.
This rare aspect makes people want to take pictures of it with their mobile phones.
Such thoughts flashed through Kato Yusuke's mind, but did not cause any ripples.
Before Machida Enko discussed work with Shiu, he went to the bathroom and bought something at a convenience store outside on the way back.
Mainly things like dip pens, syringe pens, comic inks, and drawing books.
Since he was not sure how long the relationship between the two would last, Yusuke decided to continue drawing the "Chainsaw Man" manga to kill time.
And when he returned to the cafe, the simple meal he ordered before was also served.
Seeing the plastic bag in his hand, Shiyu couldn't help but asked curiously: "Did you buy anything? Yusuke."
"It's painting materials." Kato Yusuke responded and showed her the contents.
after that.
Machida Enko and Shiwa continued to chat about "Love Metronome", while he started to draw the original manuscript after eating the pasta neatly.
The three of them were busy on their own.
After establishing a relationship with him, the girl became obviously more clingy and would always turn her head to look at him from time to time. However, she couldn't let go when a third party was present.
As a result, he appeared to be intimidated and at a loss as to what to do.
Kato Yusuke felt her gaze, but did not respond. He just concentrated on drawing his original manuscript.
Similarly, Machida Enzi naturally noticed the strangeness of her beloved author, and the playful smile on her face never stopped from beginning to end.
This caused Shiyu to dodge his eyes at first, then to shake his legs restlessly, causing the table to shake slightly. The whole process was secretly changing.
This situation lasted until Machida Enko made an excuse to go to the bathroom, and then it stopped.
Kato Yusuke also replaced the syringe pen with white ink, covered some of the lines that had been drawn crookedly due to external force, and waited quietly for the ink to dry.
Seeing this scene, Shi Yu looked a little guilty, so she picked up a French fries with two fingers and slowly brought it to his mouth.
"Excuse me, let's have a fries, Yusuke."
The fragrance of cedar is tangy, mixed with the faint scent of fat from French fries.
Kato Yusuke paused for a second, then opened his mouth, biting one end of the fries at a distance that would not touch the opponent's fingers, and then moved his lips, preparing to eat it.
But in the next second——
The girl next to him suddenly moved her body and squeezed over, and quickly moved her face towards him, opened her lips slightly, and said "Ah~" and bit the other end of the French fries that had not completely entered his mouth.
The two faces are so close that you can clearly see each other's reflection in each other's eyes.
Kato Yusuke's figure couldn't help but stiffen.
The girl's skin is better than snow, with no pores visible on it, as flawless as a peeled egg.
The red lips opened gracefully, revealing the white teeth like milk inside, and breathed gently.
A faint breath floated into Yusuke's nose, causing his breathing to stagnate slightly and he instinctively slowed down his breathing.
"Um……"
Shiyu used a little force with his teeth and bit down more than half of the fries at the extreme distance, then slowly stepped back and started eating as if nothing had happened.
"I'm sorry~ I also suddenly want to eat French fries, Yu-chan, you don't mind, right?"
"..."
Kato Yusuke silently ate the remaining fries into his mouth.
First he glanced at the many fries left on the table, then looked at the girl next to him with a joking face, and finally nodded with an unknown meaning and replied:
"...It's nothing, senior sister, just don't care."
"Then, do you want another one~? This time I can kiss...feed you?" Shiyu looked eager to try.
"No." Kato Yusuke shook his head, and then asked: "It's already very late. Will Shiba-senpai go back to Tokyo today?"
"Well, Yusuke, are you busy tomorrow?"
"Well, I made an appointment with Editor-in-Chief Kimura to go to Immortal River to submit the manuscript."
Shiyu nodded thoughtfully and said, "Wait a moment, I'll contact Miss Machida."
After saying that, he took out his cell phone and started an email with Machida Enko.
After waiting for about ten minutes more.
After using the restroom, Machida Enko returned slowly.
Two beauties with black hair, one big and one small, talked for a while about work.
Perhaps because of Shiyu's reminder, Machida Enzi obviously sped up.
Even so, after they finished talking about work, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and there were still three flights left before the last train back to Tokyo.
"Then that's it for today. We'll discuss the specific matters after we return to Tokyo. Also, can I trouble you to help Xiaoshi get her luggage upstairs? Kato-chan."
"Where to put the luggage?"
"It's on the 13th floor of the hotel. Let Xiaoshi take you up. I'll go check out."
"Okay." Kato Yusuke nodded and agreed, unaware of anything unusual.
The two sides divided their troops into two groups.
Machida Enzi took the bill to settle the bill, and he was led by Shiyu to the hotel lobby and took the elevator to the thirteenth floor.
The door card was swiped with a "beep~" sound.
The two entered room "1325" together.
On the clean and tidy bed was the uniform that the girl had changed out of earlier, and there was an open small suitcase on the floor.
"Is this all your luggage? Senior Shiyu."
"..."
There was no response, only the sound of the door slowly closing sounded behind him.
Kato Yusuke looked back behind him.
What caught his eye was a girl with her head lowered and looking unusually quiet.
"Senior Shiyu?"
"Um……"
"luggage?"
"Well, that's it." Shiyu responded calmly and quietly: "Can you help me clean it up? I want to take a bath."
"...take a shower?" Kato Yusuke's voice rose slightly: "Didn't you wash it when you changed your clothes before?"
"...At that time, I was worried about keeping you waiting, so I didn't wash it."
"..."
Kato Yusuke took out his mobile phone and looked at the time and reminded: "But there are only 40 minutes until the last train, and Ms. Machida is still waiting downstairs."
"It doesn't matter, I just need to flush and it will be fine soon..." Shiyu said weakly, with a rare caution in his eyes.
Kato Yusuke stared at her for a while, then rubbed his eyebrows and replied: "...I know, then please try to hurry up, senior sister."
"Well, thank you, please wait for me..." Shiyu responded, then turned around and walked into the bathroom next to the door.
With the sound of the door "clicking", the room fell silent briefly, and then the sound of rushing water sounded again.
Kato Yusuke sighed helplessly and began to pack his luggage.