Shiyu secretly observed the students in the gymnasium, her cheeks turned slightly red, she bit her lip and curled her hair with her fingers.
Actually, she didn't have to come to school on Saturday, but because of someone, she still came.
There is no special reason, it's just that she is in the sweet love stage right now. If she wasn't worried that the other person would find her annoying, she would wish to stay with that person every day.
Because of this, when Kato Yusuke took the initiative to invite her to his home, she was actually very willing, but out of a girl's reserve, she still asked politely.
"What...are we going to your house for?"
"You can do whatever you want." Kato Yusuke said: "You can write a poem, read a comic, watch TV, or take a rest, it's up to you."
"...Do you want to spend the night?" Shiyu asked in an erratic voice, with a bit of uneasiness and nervousness in her voice, as if she was expecting and fearing.
Kato Yusuke looked at the "Graduation Ceremony Arrangements" in his hand attentively without raising his head.
"good."
"——!"
Shiyu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, her hands on the keyboard shook, and she typed out a string of meaningless characters on the laptop screen.
She calmly let out a shallow breath, deleted the characters in the word document one by one, and then asked in a low voice in her usual teasing tone:
"Then... when we are done with things at school, shall we go to the convenience store to buy that~?"
She said, poking his cheek lightly, her tone full of hints.
Kato Yusuke grabbed her hand and put it on his knee, intertwined his fingers with hers, and said in deep thought:
"No...I didn't mean that. Besides, the soundproofing where I live is not good, so Mr. Yoshida will have a hard time."
"This...ah..."
Shiyu responded. He couldn't tell whether he felt relaxed or disappointed. It was a bit hard to describe.
Kato Yusuke casually joked, "Xiao Shi, you are so lustful."
"Um??"
"I'm just going home. How could you think of doing something like that?"
Shiyu pouted his mouth in dissatisfaction, pinched the flesh on the back of his hand hard, and complained:
"Are you deliberately making me angry... You invited a girl to the apartment where you live alone right from the start, and it's still at night. Who is the person who didn't explain clearly?"
"Hiss...it hurts. I'm sorry, I was wrong."
"What's the real reason for pretending?"
"As expected of a little poem, I can't hide anything from you."
Kato Yusuke first complimented, and then said after careful consideration: "...I have a little trouble over there, so I hope you can help."
"Trouble?" Shiyu frowned, "What trouble have you encountered?"
"Well... there's something a little bit wrong. Asami told someone my address, and they've been coming to see me for the past two days. I hope I can get her to stop."
"——Are you talking about the girl named Ogiwara Sayu??" Shiyu's voice suddenly rose twice.
"Um."
Kato Yusuke nodded.
In an instant, Shiyu's face darkened, and a dark and ominous aura emerged from his body.
"That, nasty, sneaky cat——!"
The members of Kato's team who were busy in the distance heard her voice and looked here in surprise. They made eye contact with each other and quickly looked away.
Shiyu ignored those insignificant things, and gritted his teeth and asked: "Damn it, I should have thought of it earlier...! When did this kind of thing happen? Why didn't you tell me?"
Kato Yusuke answered the first question, but not the second, "It's Thursday night."
"It's been two days in a row...why didn't you call the police?"
"She didn't do anything extraordinary. She was just sitting at the door. Besides, I didn't want to make the matter a big deal, which would cause inconvenience to the school and studio."
Shiyu stared at him for a moment, and only snorted after confirming that he didn't seem to be lying.
After all, with the popularity of "Chainsaw Man", Kato Yusuke, the manga author, has also been placed in the spotlight.
Although his popularity has dropped slightly due to the completion of the work, in this era of entertainment to death, once it is revealed that he was harassed, it may cause trouble again.
Shiyu tentatively accepted this statement and put his hand on his chin, thinking deeply.
"So, Yu-chan, do you want to show that girl how much we love each other to make her give up?"
"Well, hello, senior sister."
Kato Yusuke gave a thumbs up without hesitation, earning a look of disgust from Shiyu.
"...Seriously, you'd better stop praising others in that exaggerated and emotionless tone. It really doesn't suit you."
The girl broke away from his hand and pinched his cheek angrily.
"Anyway, I already understand this matter. How about saying, even if you don't agree, I will still get to know that girl, is that okay?"
"Well, just don't use violence." Yusuke Kato couldn't speak clearly, and his voice was slightly distorted due to the deformation of his cheeks.
"How dare you tell others?"
Shiyu snorted coldly and let go of him.
"You don't have to worry about this. I'm not a barbarian with a simple mind and well-developed limbs. Besides, violence goes against my aesthetics."
Kato Yusuke rubbed his cheeks and nodded.
Shiyu pondered for a moment and then said: "By the way, since I want to go to your side, why not call Kano-chan and Sawamura too. They are also very concerned about this matter."
Kato Yusuke looked at her thoughtfully, then looked at Hui in the crowd, without refusing, "...I know, then I will do as you say, Xiaoshi."
As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and went over there to help.
Shiyu picked up her phone and sent a message to Kano-chan and Eiriri who were still in the studio. She explained the matter to them and finally made an appointment with them on the time and place to meet.
After putting down the phone, a can of black coffee suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Thank you for your hard work~ Kasumigaoka-senpai. I bought some drinks for everyone. This is the coffee you usually drink. If you don't mind, can you take it to drink?"
"?"
Looking up along the hand holding the coffee, what comes into view is a cute, slightly childish face.
"……Oh it's you."
Shiyu narrowed his eyes and took the coffee from the other party's hand, "Thank you, Shinjou-san, you are still so good at flattering me."
"Ahaha~ Yes? Well, because this is my way of survival, even if Kasumigaoka-senpai doesn't like it, there's nothing I can do about it."
With a smile, Shinjoka put her hand into the plastic bag in the convenience store, took out a bottle of oolong tea and placed it on the ground.
"Then, this is the oolong tea that the president likes to drink. Can you please ask Kasumigaoka-senpai to hand it over to the president later~?"
Shiyu glanced at her, "Why don't you go by yourself?"
"Hmm~ Kasumigaoka-senpai should understand that kind of thing, right?"
Shiyu smiled, opened the tab of the can of coffee, and took a sip.
Not far away, Kato Yusuke was discussing something with everyone and did not pay attention to this place.
"Want to come and chat for a while? Shinjou-san."
"Hey, with Kasumigaoka-senpai? Why? We're not from the same group, right?" Shinjoka tilted her head in confusion.
"Yeah, but that doesn't affect my curiosity. Besides, I don't hate seeing you in misfortune."
"Ahaha, Kasumigaoka-senpai is so mean~ You are obviously a goddess in school."
"I don't care about that kind of thing. We also talk to each other when it comes to bad things, so let's just pass the time and have a few words."
Shinjo pondered for a moment, then asked innocently: "Aren't you worried that you will be disliked by the president if you contact me~?"
"Yu-chan, he wouldn't do that to me even if he was pretending."
Shiyu replied calmly: "There are only two people with whom he doesn't hide his emotions. From this point of view, you are very lucky."
Shintiao Xiang paused for a moment and said:
"Well~~~ If Kasumigaoka-senpai is interested, I can accompany you.
Speaking of which, this is the first time you have taken the initiative to talk to me since the last incident in the library. Does this mean we will become friends?"
"--How can it be?"
Shiyu sneered, not hiding his contempt for this statement, and said: "We are not friends, at most we can only be regarded as women who have been tortured by the same man."
"Ah~ This is a good statement, I like it very much."
Shinjoka kept nodding in agreement, sat down next to her happily, and then took out two lollipops from her pocket.
"Well, as a woman who has been tortured by the same person, I would like to give a lollipop to my senior sister~"
"I don't eat candy, but I still accepted it, thank you." Shiyu reached out to take it and put it casually in his pocket.
"Hmm~ You're welcome." Shinjoka smiled and tore open the wrapper of another lollipop and popped it into his mouth.
The two were chatting and laughing, but there was a distance between them, which seemed to prove that they were not friends.
"So? What do Kasumigaoka-senpai want to know from me? If it's information about that girl, I can tell you everything I know~"
"No need."
Shiyu calmly drank coffee and said unhurriedly: "I will confirm that kind of thing myself, and you don't need to talk about it, Shinjou-san."
"Wow~ As expected of the main palace, the momentum is just different." Shinjoka said artificially: "But~ if it's not this, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, I probably just wanted to laugh at you, right?"
"……What?"
"Take the people around Yuu-chan for example. Kato-san has her own camp, and I, Kano-chan, and Eiri have ours.
You are the only one, the only person you can rely on is Yu-chan, but in the end you seek your own death, does this count as your own fault?"
Shinjoka frowned, and the smile on her face faded little by little.
Shiyu glanced at her and said, "Actually, you could have done nothing, so why did you betray him? You don't know that girl, so why should you help her?"
"..."
Shinjoka ate the candy quietly, looked up at the ceiling of the gymnasium, and opened and closed her lips slightly.
After a moment of silence, she stood up from the ground.
"Forget it, let's not talk to Kasumigaoka-senpai anymore. I'm going to give out drinks to others. That's it."
"——Shinjo-san."
Shiyu stopped her and laughed: "I just realized that you are quite stupid too."
Shinjoka suddenly stopped, turned around and chuckled, "Yeah~ I think so, it's really stupid."
After finishing speaking, he walked forward with the plastic bag in hand.
Shiyu looked at her back, his burgundy eyes neither happy nor sad, but a little deep.
…
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Sayu returned to the hotel where he was staying from the association.
Take a shower and tidy up your image carefully.
The whole process took nearly an hour.
"good."
After checking in the mirror several times, Sayu nodded with satisfaction and left the room.
Get in the car in front of the hotel and drive towards where the man lives.
Mr. Lin, who served as driver and bodyguard, spoke.
"Xiao Sayu, Yi Sa just contacted me and told me to take you home the day after tomorrow. Your mother is very worried about you, and Yi Sa can't fool you anymore."
"the day after tomorrow……"
"Yes, it's Monday. Remember to say goodbye to that boy."
"...Well, I remember, thank you Mr. Lin."
Sayu nodded lightly in agreement, understanding that this was the limit of what his brother could do.
Almost two weeks have passed since she arrived in Tokyo to take the exam, and her mother has long been anxious.
If her brother hadn't returned to Hokkaido first to help smooth things over, she wouldn't have been able to stay in Tokyo for so long, so she couldn't make it difficult for the other party.
Although she felt a little reluctant to part with her, the semester of university entrance was about to begin. As long as she could endure the separation for a month, she would be able to move to Tokyo openly and honestly.
Sayu looked out the window at the bustling city that was very different from Hokkaido, and suddenly thought of something.
"Ah! By the way, Mr. Lin, is there any news from the housing agency?"
"Real estate agency? Oh, you said you wanted to move to that boy's apartment, right?"
Mr. Lin shook his head regretfully, "No, the agent said that the apartment over there is already full and there are currently no vacancies. We can only wait and see if anyone will move out later."
"That's it..."
Sayu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and said no more.
The car reached its destination all the way.
Because it was still some time before that person came home, she came to Asami first.
When the two were chatting in the room, the host suddenly said something with emotion.
"It's about Sayu, sister-in-law. What do you like about Kato-san?"
"all."
"Wow, you answered instantly! And I'm really lucky that you spoke so powerfully."
"No?"
"It's not impossible..."
Asami took off the glasses she wore when studying, raised her head from a book, and sighed.
"How should I put it? I don't understand the complicated past between you and Katozai. But, his girlfriend is not an ordinary good-natured girl, right?
If you are so blatantly flirting with other people's boyfriends, you will be targeted or cause trouble sooner or later, aren't you worried?"
"Are you talking about Yusuke's senior sister? Asami, do you know her?"
When Sayu asked this, Asami waved her hands repeatedly.
"I don't know her, but she comes to Katozai's place occasionally, so we have met a few times.
I remember that at the beginning, the girl was so murderous because I greeted Katozai, it almost scared me to death."
After a short pause, the person involved continued:
"Also, although this is not a good thing for me to say, Katozai obviously doesn't mean that to you. Can you continue to persist like this?"
Shady nodded and smiled silently.
How could he not like her?
After what happened last night, she was even more convinced of this.
If he didn't really care about her, the other person could have simply walked away, and how would he know about the conflict he had with others later.
So, that person is just a duplicitous liar.
As for why the other party refuses to accept me, the truth will eventually come out.
Sayu glanced at the time and felt that the person was almost coming back, so he said goodbye to Asami and went outside to wait quietly.
Not long after, a taxi stopped at the roadside of the apartment.