Hui murmured in a low voice, and then asked: "Is it possible, Yusuke, that you really want to be nagged by me?"
Kato Yusuke thought for a while and responded:
"I don't know if I will go astray in the future or do something that will hurt others.
To prevent this from happening, I hope someone is around to remind me at all times.
In a nutshell, I think that person is you."
"Even though you say that...but I'm just a very ordinary, ordinary girl? I don't think I can do that kind of thing well."
"It doesn't matter if you beat me anytime if necessary, just like that day."
A brief silence.
"...Eh, Yusuke."
"What?"
"...Maybe I just misunderstood, but don't you think of me as that kind of violent girl who is not gentle at all?"
"If I really want to say it, Hui was indeed very courageous at that time."
"what the hell……"
Hui complained slightly: "There seems to be some deep meaning in your words."
Kato Yusuke deliberately joked: "Actually, when I occasionally think of that moment later, my cheek still hurts."
"..."
Hui did not respond immediately, but pursed her lower lip tightly and said gloomily: "I didn't want to do that kind of thing at all..."
"That's it...then, are you willing to take responsibility?"
"Huh?"
"Accept the position of production executive and join the studio."
Kato Yusuke continued: "In addition, I also want to continue the relationship between the supervisor and the supervisee. What do you think?"
Facing this special invitation, Hui couldn't help but sigh softly, with a slightly depressed expression.
"... Yusuke, actually you are confident that I will agree to you, right?"
"Half and half."
"Yeah~?"
"So, can you tell me your answer?"
"Um."
"What does 'um' mean?"
"...I understand. If Yusuke thinks I can help, then that's fine."
Kato Yusuke's heart relaxed slightly, and then he felt a sense of peace and joy as if a heavy stone had fallen to the ground.
He did not let this emotion surface, but still said to the girl in a relaxed tone that was just right:
"Thank you. Please take good care of me in the future, Hui."
"Well~~Please give me some advice, Yusuke."
Hui said, and gently stretched out his hand in his heart, holding the piece of the puzzle.
The refreshing morning breeze blew, slightly shaking the hair of the person in front of him.
The wind blew the stand-up collar uniform slightly, swaying the collar, and the broad back exuded a sense of peace and security.
There is a faint scent of orchid in it.
'Did you change the laundry detergent?'
She thought and then called out.
"Hey, Yusuke."
"What's up?"
"I occasionally learn some new dishes in my free time recently."
"Are you going to feed it to me?"
"...Maybe I misjudged your shamelessness."
"Did I guess wrong?"
“Ah, well, basically, for this reason, I go out shopping regularly.”…
"Is that so?"
"So let's go together next time."
Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment and blurted out unconsciously: "Where to go?"
"Go buy daily necessities and food."
"Yes, yes, but why?"
"——What to say."
Hui opened his mouth to explain:
“Don’t supermarkets often have limited-purchase specials and family-size large-capacity discounts?
Because you can’t always choose the best match when you go alone.
For example, you can only buy one item if you want to buy more, or you can’t use all the items in a special package.
But if two people go together, it will be more convenient at this time."
Kato Yusuke nodded and asked sensibly, "Why don't you ask Kako to go with you?" He just agreed to this kind of question easily.
"Yes. So I just need to help make up the numbers and get the things, right?"
Perhaps this teasing answer aroused the other party's dissatisfaction, so the girl said slightly reproachfully:
"Anyway, Yusuke, you usually rely on cooked or cold food for most of your meals, as well as going to convenience stores and fast food restaurants, right? Don't you think you should pay more attention to nutritional balance?"
Kato Yusuke laughed awkwardly and was speechless.
The other party really pointed out his lifestyle to the point, and this is a fact that cannot be denied.
What's more, the person who said this was Megumi, who had taken good care of him for a period of time since the Hokkaido incident, and naturally knew the pile of cup noodles he kept in the cupboard.
After calming down and thinking about it, he seems to have exposed many bad things in front of the other party.
I didn't think it was anything before, but I realized it later.
That kind of behavior of exposing his weak and bad side to the other party really made him regretful and extremely embarrassing.
He felt like a thorn in his back, and said with a heavy heart: "...I'm sorry, I made you do so many things before, I will pay attention to it in the future."
"Yusuke...?"
"I will try to learn some cooking and pay attention to the nutritional balance."
"Well~~~That's not what I meant."
Hui said in a relaxed tone:
"I mean, since Yusuke you are willing to go shopping together on a regular basis, I will do the cooking from now on.
Although I can't cook it every day, I can go to your place occasionally and help prepare some regular dishes or dishes that can be stored for a long time."
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but say: "...commuting wife?"
"...Um, even I would be angry if such unpleasant words were said to me all of a sudden, right?"
"Sorry, but there's no need to force it. Even if you don't cook for me, I will go shopping with you."
"There is no force. This was originally part of the plan."
"What……?"
"Since I am a supervisor, I am also obliged to take care of your health~"
"...Is it really necessary to go to that extent?"
"because……"
Hui sighed helplessly and murmured: "I really can't leave you alone..."
"...Excuse me, can I say a word?"
"Can."…
"The words I just said sounded very maternal."
"That's strange, isn't it you, Yusuke, who offered to continue this relationship?"
Kato Yusuke opened his mouth and asked seriously: "You probably didn't imagine me as that kind of "incompetent child" or something like that, right?"
"Eh~~I didn't think too much."
After saying this, Hui thought for a moment and then said:
"Well, although this is just a hypothesis, if you insist on saying it, I think it is more like ineffective..."
"--husband?"
"...I wouldn't say that, right? Besides, it makes me a little uncomfortable if you say it."
"I'm just kidding, didn't you say everything was just a hypothesis?"
…
As the surrounding streets gradually become familiar, the private Toyosaki Academy is not far away.
Let's walk there from here, Kei suggested.
Kato Yusuke agreed and stopped the mountain bike on the side of the road.
After checking that there was still plenty of time, the two of them walked slowly towards the campus.
"Then again, I don't know what school will be like today."
"It should be the same as usual...well, you mean the news media?"
"Yeah~~ Because everyone is looking for you, Yusuke. Ah, so to speak, our school is very special, right?"
"Why do you say that?"
“After all, you see—
Obviously, most of the people in the school are ordinary students like me, but there are also characters like popular illustrators and popular writers.
Plus now there's you...well, this isn't right either.
Yusuke, before you became a famous manga artist, you had already won a title like the national championship."
Speaking of this, Hui turned his face slightly and said thoughtfully:
"Eh~~ I always feel like, why are there so many important people around me? And they are all concentrated in the student union. It's too strange to say the least."
Kato Yusuke looked back at her and said:
"Calm down and think about it from another perspective.
Megumi, aren't you also one of them, and you will be in charge of the production from now on?"
"There's no need to mention me at this time, and you don't have to force me to be a punchline."
"No, I'm encouraging you."
"Ah, um... I'm sorry, even if you say that.
But it feels like an army that has prepared three nuclear bombs, and it has to be managed by me, which is totally nonsense."
"Don't belittle yourself. I've told you this before, right? I never thought you were ordinary Hui."
"That's just because Yusuke thinks I'm special, right? Judging from the results, I'm just an ordinary person."
"That's fine too."
"Eh?"
"Actually, I'm not a special person. Ordinary plus ordinary, actually it's not bad."
After hearing this, Hui cast her eyes on his face and commented: "I always feel that there is no reason for you to describe yourself like this, Yusuke. But..."
The girl gently lifted up her hair that was blown by the wind, looked forward into the distance again, and said as if whispering:
"If Kato-san is ordinary, just simple... I think it would be great to be with you like that." …
Just be with her normally.
Ordinary people just stared at her.
Normally just hold her hand...
If it was this ordinary, she could give up pursuing that special one.
But now, you have to hold on to the puzzle pieces in your hands.
——Until the moment comes when the dust settles.
In this way, the two came to school together...
…
Perhaps because of some measures taken by the school, there was no news media blocking the door today.
After arriving in the classroom, people were still discussing this matter.
Among them, the Comics Research Association and An Yilunye, who were not very popular at first, have now become the favorites of everyone's curiosity.
There are some specious remarks circulating everywhere in the school.
Judging from this situation, the popularity may still last for some time.
In the back row of the classroom, many boys were gathered around Yamaguchi's seat. They were holding hands and putting their heads in a circle, wondering what they were doing.
A group of people blocked the aisle.
Being blocked on the only way, Kato Yusuke had to make a slight detour and return to his seat from the aisle on E's side.
After sitting down, the voices of the boys in the front row could also be heard.
"That's great, Yamaguchi-san! You can actually buy the new issue of "Shounen Undead"! It is said that this issue of the magazine is completely out of stock now!"
"That's right! I went to clean the store as soon as school was over yesterday.
It turned out that not only was it not available in the nearby convenience stores, I went to seven or eight bookstores in succession and couldn’t buy this issue of the magazine!”
"So this has happened to me too!
The store told me that it would restock this morning, but when I rushed there, I saw an exaggerated queue.
In the end, it was sold out not long after it arrived, which is unbelievable!”
"Ah, I understand! It should be said that this is really affected by the news, right? "Chainsaw Man" is so popular right now!"
"It's a shame that you, Yamaguchi, can buy such a popular item! Speaking of which, after you read the contents, can you lend it to me?"
Taking this sentence as an opportunity, the boys rushed to speak.
"Ah, then me too!"
"And me! Yamaguchi! If you're willing to let me read it, I can buy you a drink!"
"You treacherous bastard! In this case, I'll treat you to lunch, Yamaguchi, or why don't you lend it to me first?"
The quarrels were heard endlessly, making people's heads buzz.
Yamaguchi was quite happy with this, and took the opportunity to show off with a happy face, chatting with them happily, and exchanged a series of rewards for borrowing comic magazines.
Takei, who was in the row in front, looked at him with a wry smile. The expression on his face was hesitant to speak, as if he had different ideas.
As for Himekawa Yoshiko next door, she looked at this scene dumbfounded, wondering why a comic magazine could be so attractive.
Then he gave up thinking and took Hui along to chat about other things.
Kato Yusuke only watched their interaction for a while at first, but then quickly lost interest and began to prepare things that would be used in the next class.
It was under such circumstances that the bell for the morning shift meeting rang quickly.
The students who heard the bell immediately dispersed and hurriedly returned to their seats.
The upright Nakamura Katsu walked into the classroom, stood on the podium, then picked up a piece of chalk and wrote two lines of text on the blackboard.
——"Vote on Cultural Festival Projects"
——"November 28th ~ November 30th"
Knock knock~
He tapped the blackboard twice to attract the students' attention, and then announced:
"Well, as you can see.
A three-day cultural festival will be held at the end of this month. Next, we will start to decide on the activities our class will hold and elect the executive committee members of the cultural festival.
Just like in previous years, there will be many students and guests from other schools coming, so everyone must be mentally prepared.
Monitor, come up and take charge."
"--yes!"
With a bang, the girl who was the class president simply stood up from her seat and stepped onto the podium.
Nakamura Masaru walked leisurely to the window, leaning against the window sill and spending the rest of his time.
——"It's already time to prepare for the cultural festival!"
Such an atmosphere permeated the classroom.
When students realize this belatedly.
The squad leader on the podium said crisply:
"Well, in short, let's start with the activities our class will hold.
If you have any good opinions, please feel free to speak up and the final decision will be made by voting."