The location of the eel shop is on the third floor of a building in a nearby commercial street. Going up the narrow stairs, Asukawa Asuka saw the store's directions, advertisement and name.
"Flying Eel"
"Wandering through the white clouds in the sky, every inch is delicious. Turn left on the third floor and you'll be there."
"Is it really okay if we don't go there?"
"What can happen?"
"Hmm..." Arisugawa Asuka blinked his eyes and said guiltily: "For example, some bad guesses."
"Rumors? Bad?"
Qing Keisuke shook his head: "My thoughts have changed these days. In the face of rumors, should I be so scrupulous about these powerless words, and should I change my actions because of this?
I thought solving trouble would be a good thing before, but now it seems that is not all the case."
"Huh?" Arisugawa Asuka didn't know why.
Qing Keisuke pressed his chest: "It makes people uncomfortable to go against their own wishes."
"Qinggui-kun is this kind of person."
Arriving in front of the store, the waiter immediately warmly welcomed us in. There was just one free table in the store, and it was located on the side against the wall. Looking out the window, we could see the bustling commercial street, with people walking underneath.
Because it was a Friday, there were students and adults everywhere in the eel shop. The two of them looked normal and ignored the subtle glances around them. Only when they planned to secretly take pictures, Keisuke Aoi caused some trouble for them.
When ordering, I usually get four pieces of eel from Keisuke Aoi and one piece of Asuka Arisugawa.
Qing Keisuke looked at the menu and found that there were other dishes, so he ordered two more signature dishes.
"I wonder how the eel rice here tastes!" Arisugawa Asuka said expectantly.
"It is said that the sauce has a unique flavor that makes people feel like they are flying in the sky."
"Eh? I can't imagine what it tastes like..."
"yes."
While ordering, Yuki sent a message to Aoi Keisuke in the morning:
"Qinggui-kun???"
"Where are you people???"
"Everyone has ordered their meals!"
Qing Keisuke thought for a while, then suddenly raised his hand to take a photo of Arisugawa Asuka and sent it to her.
"Hey? Qinggui-kun, what are you doing?"
"Tell me we won't go."
"ah……"
Hearing this, Asuka Arisugawa thought it would be best to hide it from his best friend, but seeing Keisuke Aoi's enthusiastic expression, he was speechless, so he had to act like an ostrich with his head buried.
"Hanmichi and Arisugawa are here to eat eel rice. Do you want to come?"
"Ah!? Damn it!"
Yuki wanted to come in the morning, but she couldn't ruin her best friend's good deeds, so she just secretly sent a cheering fist emoticon to Arisugawa.
"I've already ordered a huge portion of ice cream. It would be a loss if you didn't come! Let me tell you, Nakagawa just lost in the game and was punished by re-acting Beast-senpai's lines exactly!"
"Isn't that really a reward?" Qing Keisuke asked sincerely.
"Hmm... This guy Nakagawa shouldn't be so cunning, right?"
"makes sense."
In the morning, Yuki spent time chatting with Aoi Keisuke and Arisukawa alone, while also taking care of the photography tasks for the event.
When it comes to gossip and joking, her single-threaded brain circuit seems to have opened a seal and completely entered the field she is good at.
Arisukawa Asuka responded hurriedly, unable to resist Yuki's ambiguous attitude and rhetoric in the morning.
It wasn't until the eel rice was served that Qing Keisuke pressed her cell phone and said, "Take her a photo of the eel rice and ignore her."
"okay."
Arisugawa glanced at him and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Aoi Keisuke had not seen the content of his chat.
"Qinggui-kun, don't pay attention to Yuxi's nonsense. She always likes to say nonsense."
"For example?" Qing Keisuke asked as he opened the lid of the box.
"this……"
How does Arisugawa Asuka know what Yuki sent Aoi Keisuke that morning!
She pulled up her hair and tucked it to her ears, and suddenly said playfully: "I have no interest in talking about others behind their backs."
"ah……"
This is what I told Arisukawa back then.
Aoi Keisuke nodded - putting aside the thought of sharing the video of Nakagawa Yuto imitating Beast-senpai with Arisugawa.
His attention turned to the eel rice in the lacquer box in front of him. The strong roasting aroma filled his nostrils, making people move their index fingers.
"Then let's eat first."
While eating, Aoi Keisuke and Arisugawa talked about the book they were reading in the afternoon.
Not surprisingly, Arisugawa Asuka has also read this book a long time ago and gave it a higher evaluation than Hoshino.
"After all, it was a work that won the press conference award! It was still a very valuable work at the time."
Now the whole world seems to be in a situation where the further forward the literary works are, the greater they become. If we only look at the time when the event occurred (the turn of the century), it can indeed add some respectable thickness to the work.
We talked about this book until Aoi Keisuke finished eating three pieces of eel. In the morning, Yuki sent a message asking them if they wanted to go to the second scene.
It was said that they were going to take the tram to a fun amusement park in a nearby shopping mall. There were many novel machines and it was a popular check-in spot for Internet celebrities.
Qing Keisuke asked, and seeing Yusukawa shaking his head, he directly rejected Yuki's invitation in the morning.
"What are you going to do after dinner, Qinggui-kun?" Arisukawa asked.
She had finished eating the eel, and there was a bit of sauce hanging from the corner of her mouth.
"I haven't started thinking about it yet."
Qing Keisuke pointed at his mouth and reminded her to wipe it off with a towel.
"Ah...thank you, then..."
Arisugawa Asuka paused and continued in a low voice: "Then can you go shopping with me?"
"Would you like to buy something? Yes, I just need to bring something back home."
"Really? That's great!"
A cute smile appeared on Arisukawa's face, and his eyebrows narrowed.
"What do you want to buy Arisukawa?"
"Yeah~ Keep it a secret!"
"That's it."
After finishing the rest of the meal quickly, Yusugawa Asuka was a little slow in the end, and it was Aoi Keisuke who settled the bill.
"Qinggui-kun, you can't be like this!" The girl pouted and frowned, as if she was a little angry.
"It's okay. Please treat me to a cup of milk tea later."
Arisukawa complained in a tone of voice: "Really..."
Qing Keisuke asked her where she was going to buy it. Arisukawa thought about it and suggested buying it in a mall very close to the apartment.
“This way you can go home directly after shopping, and you don’t have to carry it around all the time.”
Qing Keisuke had to prepare the ingredients for the night's supper, as well as the special dishes ordered by Hanako No. 7274. He also had to replenish some of the supplies at home, so it was naturally best to stay close to home.
"Then let's go."
The two of them walked through the commercial street and waited for the subway together.
While waiting, Arisukawa asked curiously: "Qinggui-kun, do you really not like playing basketball? You can still catch up with the national competition at this time."
"Well, what a waste of time."
"Hey~~~This is the reason!"
Qing Keisuke thought for a while and asked, "Would Arisukawa specifically spend time praising a book that is not very good?"
"Well... I seem to understand Qinggui-kun's thoughts."
Aoi Keisuke lightly patted Arisugawa Asuka's head twice, and quickly pulled his hands away, making the girl think it was just an illusion.
She heard the boy next to her say, "That's really great."