Kato Yusuke took Shiu to the Tokyo Helicopter Airport in Shin-Kiba, Koto-ku.
Looking at the helicopter parked in front of her, the girl asked in astonishment: "What are we doing here?"
Kato Yusuke turned around and smiled, pointing to the sky.
"sightseeing."
"By helicopter?"
"Yeah."
"...?"
Shiyu looked at the helicopter and his face in turn, tilting her head in a cute and dazed way, confused.
Kato Yusuke blinked at her, found the person in charge here, explained and showed his purpose of coming and the personal information he had reserved.
When the staff member saw the student uniforms they were wearing, he had a surprised look on his face, but his excellent professionalism still made him smile, as if he was a child from a wealthy family coming to date.
After patiently explaining the precautions for boarding, the staff took out a passenger name book.
"Please fill in the relevant information, please."
"OK."
Kato Yusuke took the name book and pen, wrote down his name, gender, age and weight, and then handed it over to Shiyu.
"It's your turn, Senior Shiyu."
Shiyu frowned lightly and asked, "That's all. Why do you need to write down your weight?"
The staff smiled and explained.
"This is because our helicopters have weight restrictions. For safety reasons, passengers who are overweight are not allowed to ride."
"How much is exceeded?"
"It's 150kg."
"That's no longer a normal person, right?"
"Well, although it's not nice to say this, we occasionally encounter guests with special circumstances."
The staff smiled awkwardly.
Seeing this, Shiyu stopped saying anything and began to fill in the form with a pen.
[Name: Kasumigaoka Shiyu]
【Gender: Female】
[Age: 17 years old]
【weight:--】
Just as she was about to fill in the last piece of information, she suddenly raised her head with a feeling and saw someone staring curiously at the tip of her pen.
"Yu-chan."
Shiyu squinted his eyes and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Um?"
Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment when asked, and then he seemed to understand the evil in her eyes, raised his hands in surrender angrily, and looked away.
"Sorry, I was just taking a look."
Shiyu snorted coldly, raised his hand slightly to cover the name book, wrote 52kg on it, then closed the name book and returned it to the staff.
"We have filled it out, please excuse me."
"Thank you for your cooperation. Please wait here for a moment. I will make arrangements for you right away."
The staff bowed politely, took the name book and walked towards the airport outside the warehouse.
At this time, Kato Yusuke started talking.
"To be honest, I think Senior Shiyu is a little thin. It doesn't matter if you take in a little more nutrition."
"Um……?"
"Actually, I don't mind if the girl is fatter, it will be more comfortable to hold her."
"……oh?"
Looking at someone who said this calmly, Shiyu couldn't help but smile, then put one hand on his shoulder and blew hot air into his ear.
"So, big sister, if you want Yu-chan's nutrition, are you willing to give it to me?"
"——!"
Kato Yusuke shivered, reflexively covered his itchy ears, and quickly changed the subject.
"Ah, the staff is waving to us, let's go there quickly."
After finishing speaking, he took her hand and walked forward.
Shiyu, who was half a step behind, pouted and followed reluctantly.
On the open airport, a completely black helicopter was ready. The bright paint coating reflected the cold light of metal under the sunlight.
"Quite handsome."
Kato Yusuke said casually that the male instinct made him a little curious about this kind of thing.
The staff member smiled and opened the door to the back row for them, nodded and said, "Please take a seat, you two."
"Senior Shiyu, you go first."
"Before that, shouldn't you explain it to me?"
"You sit on it first, I will explain to you later."
Shiyu glanced at him and stepped onto the helicopter holding on to the door frame.
Kato Yusuke helped her cover her skirt from behind, and then also sat on it.
"Welcome both of you~ Please wear this."
The pilot uncle in the front row handed over two headsets, and the staff outside closed the door.
After putting on the headphones, Kato Yusuke suddenly remembered a fatal question and quickly turned his head to look to the right.
"Senior Shiyu, you shouldn't be afraid of heights, right?"
A speechless response sounded from the earphones.
"Don't you think it's too late to ask this kind of thing now?"
"Sorry, I was only thinking about making an appointment and forgot about this."
Shiyu replied casually: "I'm not afraid of heights, you don't have to worry."
"That's good."
Kato Yusuke felt relieved and observed his surroundings.
In a space about the same size as a car, the center console in the front row has many dazzling instruments, giving people an unclear feeling.
I don’t know if it was specially modified, but the front and back rows of the helicopter use large areas of transparent glass, which provides an extremely wide field of vision.
"Brother and little girl in the back, have you fastened your seat belts?"
""It's tied.""
"Okay, then we'll take off."
The pilot uncle wearing a neat white shirt said this and started operating on the center console.
Although he didn't understand the specific function, Kato Yusuke still stared at the other party's movements curiously, and then looked up when the hum of the propeller was heard above his head.
The high-speed rotating propeller is like a summer fan, except that the noise is much louder than the latter. Even if you wear headphones, it can't be blocked, but it is not so noisy that it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Then, a rising feeling similar to riding in an elevator rose from under the seat, and the helicopter slowly took off.
"It seems like a rocking feeling like riding on a boat..."
He unconsciously said what was in his heart.
“How lucky~”
Shiyu said in a brisk tone: "It's rare for you to show such an innocent face like a boy. I suddenly feel a little lucky."
"Uh...is there any?"
"I want to take a photo, can you keep your expression like this?"
"This... is a little forced."
"You obviously brought me here without any reason, but you still refuse to satisfy me even with this little thing?"
"this……"
Kato Yusuke smiled bitterly and touched his nose, decisively compromising.
"...Although I don't know if I can satisfy my senior sister, I will try my best to cooperate with you."
"Yeah~ So good."
Shiyu nodded with satisfaction, took out his phone and pointed it at his face.
"Come, tell me, senior Shiyu is my heroine, I love her the most."
“—Isn’t this slogan too long!?”
"Tsk...then just keep it natural."
Click——
Shutter sound.
"...Is it okay?"
"Alas...you've put on your usual face again."
Kato Yusuke looked at the handsome face on the phone screen and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
It’s not that he is deliberately uncooperative, it’s just that he rarely takes photos. Even if someone insists on asking him, only a zombie face will appear in the end.
However, his handsomeness is enough to offset all shortcomings, and he is basically perfect in all directions.
Shiyu took several more photos one after another, and in the end, except for the different angles, the owner had a straight face.
"It seems like there is nothing we can do..."
"Sorry, do you want to try again...?"
Kato Yusuke looked at Shiyu who put down her phone in depression and said with regret, while the latter shook his head slightly.
"Forget it, although your innocent look is cute, your usually cold face is not bad either. I love you no matter what."
The words that I couldn't tell whether they were a joke or a sincere message reached my ears, and for a moment they drowned out the movement of the propellers.
Kato Yusuke coughed and said nothing.
The girl's love was always hot and direct, seemingly completely unaware of euphemisms, and was always conveyed clearly and clearly into his heart.
At the same time, the helicopter also completely ascended into the sky.
A friendly reminder from the pilot uncle came through the headphones.
"The weather is very good today. You can see Mount Fuji now."
The two looked subconsciously, and sure enough, they saw a towering mountain peak in the distant ashes of the sky. The top of the mountain covered with snow was white, and the lower part was the dark gray of the rocks.
"It does seem a little clearer than usual."
Shiyu said casually, and was greeted enthusiastically by the pilot uncle.
"Right? You're lucky, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see this kind of scenery on cloudy days."
"I see, I don't pay much attention to these things."
"Is this your first time taking a sightseeing helicopter ride, little girl?"
"Yes."
"Hey, compared to the guy behind you, your reaction looks very calm."
"Thank you for the compliment, but I had no idea it would be this kind of activity before I was brought here."
"Ahaha, is that the itinerary that I booked for today?"
"reserve……?"
"Yes, our company is all appointment-based. If you don't make an appointment one month in advance, there is no way to arrange it."
When Shiyu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned and couldn't help but look to the left.
"...Yu-chan, have you arranged that kind of thing in advance?"
"Well, it actually didn't take that long. I asked someone to help me and I successfully booked it."
Kato Yusuke said nonchalantly, the face of Akane Kurisaka flashed in his mind.
"...Then what's the purpose of bringing me here today?"
"Well...actually there is no reason. I just want to do something special with my senior."
"In other words, brother, you want to have a special date with the little girl, right?"
The uncle pilot laughed heartily.
"This is a great idea. I wish you can leave precious memories!"
"Thank you, I hope so too." Kato Yusuke replied with a smile.
"Are you still students?"
"Yes."
"Oh, that's awesome."
The uncle pilot said with emotion, and he didn't know why he was amazed.
Shiyu watched their interaction, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he pretended to look out the window indifferently.
The seemingly heavy helicopter soars lightly and floats unsteadily in the sky.
Looking around, the city seems to suddenly become a miniature landscape model, surrounded by bays.
There are many tall buildings on the coast, and the buildings reflect the taller buildings, like a steel jungle.
The afterglow of the setting sun spreads down, and the orange-red light fills the streets, giving a gentle filter to the rows of cold buildings.
On the Rainbow Bridge, dense traffic flows like running water.
On the bay, luxury cruise ships and sightseeing boats are moving slowly.
The helicopter they were in flew over the Rainbow Bridge, passed the Skytree and Tokyo Tower, and skipped the crowded Shibuya intersection, flying in an unknown direction to the southeast, northwest, and east.
Shiyu, who originally just wanted to hide her inner excitement, was involuntarily attracted by the scenery. It was rare for her to relax and enjoy the sky of the metropolis.
When you are high in the sky, your perception of space and time becomes different.
They usually live in the steel jungle of the city, but sometimes they forget that Tokyo is a city with an ocean.
But now, the entire bay unfolds underfoot like a scroll.
The soft sunset shines in, and the helicopter flies slowly over the sparkling sea, which is extremely romantic.
The pilot uncle was very talkative and took the initiative to chat with them about various attractions and delicious restaurants. Finally, he even talked about interesting things about his work.
When she heard that someone was proposing on a helicopter, Shiyu couldn't help but feel yearning, and subconsciously looked towards the young man on the left, wanting to see his reaction at this time.
However, Kato Yusuke was just looking out the window in concentration, and his face reflected on the glass looked a little lonely, as if he was missing someone or something.
"Yu-chan, what are you thinking about?"
As if being dragged back to reality by her voice, the young man slowly turned his head, showed a gentle smile, and answered in a relaxed tone.
"Well...it's nothing, I just suddenly remembered the poor days before."
"oh?"
Shiyu raised her tail, pretending not to notice the loneliness remaining in his eyes, and motioned for him to continue speaking with interest.
Kato Yusuke saw that she was very interested, so he selected some things to talk to her.
I was sponsored by everyone in the village to go to school.
During the work-study period in Tokyo.
It’s time to get started in the industry, guided by Yinglili.
After making money, you return to your hometown to pay back your debts.
He talked about the past indifferently, as if he were talking about other people's affairs.
As is the case in most places in the world.
When you don't have money, Tokyo is just Tokyo. When you have money, Tokyo is the bustling metropolis.
Kato Yusuke said and thought, but what always appeared in his mind was a charming and soft smiling face.
Obviously what he is talking about now is his past, but behind almost everything there is the shadow of the other party.
He couldn't help but think——
If his previous wealth and status had been higher, would he have been able to solve Sayu's family problems more easily when he was in Hokkaido?
For example, he could force that family to completely give up Sayu's custody rights, take him back to Tokyo, and then adopt him into Motoyama Mina's name, just like he did when he later dealt with Xiao Xi's problem.
Even if Sayu will be sad for a period of time at first, with her own care, she probably won't be able to slowly come out of the shadows, and the same goes for Yuko.
If that could really be the case, Sayu would not be harmed twice by his family of origin, and he would not have to do that task again.
Two people can live together normally, just like they have spent countless days and nights.
Kato Yusuke thought about these things whimsically, and felt a sense of desolation in his heart.
This may sound a bit cliché.
However, when he was most powerless, he met the girl he wanted to protect the most and returned her to the sea of people with his own hands.
My stomach couldn't help but cramp slightly.
A dull pain suddenly occurred in my chest, like a chronic disease that would not be cured for a long time and was deep-rooted.
He tried to shake off distracting thoughts and focus on the present.
In order not to lose again in the future, he must stand higher than now to protect those important people.
At this moment, Shiyu, who was just listening quietly, suddenly spoke.
"Yu-chan, how did you feel about flying in a helicopter for the first time?"
She asked very abruptly, as if she was no longer interested in those old memories, and as if she didn't want him to continue to be immersed in such emotions.
"…Thinking?"
Kato Yusuke glanced out the window, then looked back at her, tilting his face thoughtfully, and said in a relaxed tone:
“I’m the king of Tokyo?”
"Well...this answer is very subtle."
"Don't take it seriously, that sentence was just a joke."
"Really~?"
Shiyu sneered and poked him in the face, then pretended to be arrogant, held up his chest and raised his head, and placed his hands dignifiedly on his thighs.
"Then, I shall be your queen."
Kato Yusuke stopped talking for a while and muttered something softly.