"What friend, can you tell me?"

After Kiritani Tetsuya finished speaking, Hoshino Aihime asked seemingly casually.

Although at this moment the girl already knew who the friend in the other person's words was referring to, her originally calm heart was slightly disturbed by this.

"Like the girl you took me to see just now, she also took a break from school for a period of time due to illness. Her name is Morning Wei. Whether it is in terms of image, temperament or even some words and deeds, I feel that the two of them are surprisingly similar.

It's as if I can see the shadow of my friend in that girl."

Looking at Hoshino Aihime's pretended indifferent expression, Kiritani Tetsuya followed the girl's words and said with a recalling expression.

"Is it really that similar?" Hoshino Aihime raised her eyebrows slightly and said.

This is the first time that the girl has heard Tetsuya Kiritani’s comments about his “other self”.

"It definitely gave me such a feeling when I entered the room." Tetsuya Kiritani agreed.

"oh."

After hearing these words, Hoshino Aihime stopped talking. Momo and Kiritani Tetsuya walked in the corridor leading to the outside of the hospital, but their minds began to think about some things because of the exchange with each other just now.

The two of them walked in silence for a while.

It wasn't until after leaving the hospital that Hoshino Aiki moved her lips again, and after a brief hesitation, she slowly spoke.

"Anyway, it's not too late now. If you don't mind, why don't you tell me about your friend."

After that, the girl pondered for a while, with an inexplicable color flashing in her eyes, and then continued.

"Then, maybe it's because I often heard you mention your little girlfriend before. By the way, I'm also a little curious about the story between you and her. Can you tell me how you met?"

Having said this, Hoshino Aiji's attention returned to the road at her feet.

After hearing Hoshino Aihime's proposal and request, Kiritani Tetsuya's eyes also changed slightly. Especially when the girl said the second half of the sentence, he was even a little surprised.

Of course, these emotions quickly receded from his mind, and he immediately answered aloud.

"I don't have any problem, but this may be a bit long to tell, especially the story about my love, which cannot be told in a few minutes."

"It's okay. Let's find a place where we can rest and talk first, such as a coffee shop or a milk tea shop. By the way, I can also buy you something to drink as a reward for sharing your story." Hoshino Aiji didn't really care.

Seeing this, Kiritani Tetsuya could only nod his head.

"There's no need to repay me. I'll be idle for the rest of the day. It's good to just chat and kill time."

Having said this, Kiritani Tetsuya thought for a while and then continued.

"But speaking of coffee shops, I happened to think of a good place."

...

Tokyo in October has basically begun to be soaked in darkness at six or seven o'clock, and many shops on the streets have turned on their lights, providing a little light for the entire city that is about to fall into darkness.

When Kiritani Tetsuya and Hoshino Aihime arrived at Shinjuku San-chome, the interior of a coffee shop called Memory Bottle was already lit up with a warm light yellow light, making it more conspicuous in the commercial street where it was located.

On the floor on one side of the door, there was still a wooden billboard just like Kiritani Tetsuya remembered. In addition to the daily recommended products written in neat handwriting, there was also an additional sentence that Kiritani Tetsuya had not seen before.

past advertising slogans.

"In addition to various specialty coffees and specialty desserts, our store also trained a beautiful girl barista and a beautiful girl pastry chef, and some interesting stories happened during their work. Friends who want to know the details are welcome to enter

Store exchange and tasting!”

A cute smiling cat head is also drawn on the right side of the text as an embellishment.

Looking at the familiar store layout and the somewhat embarrassing advertisement, Kiritani Tetsuya quickly suppressed his desire to complain, then opened the glass door in front of him and walked with the girl beside him.

Went into this coffee shop.

In the relatively quiet space of the store, the noise caused by Kiritani Tetsuya pushing the door immediately attracted the attention of the store manager Morishima Ayako.

When she saw Kiritani Tetsuya's face appearing at the door of the store, Morishima Ayako, who was sorting things behind the bar, suddenly lit up in her eyes and waved hello in the direction he was coming.

"Isn't this Kiritani-kun? Why do you have time to visit auntie today?"

When Kiritani Tetsuya actually walked to the bar, Morishima Ayako, who was wearing light makeup, showed her signature warm smile and said.

After saying this, Morishima Ayako's eyes naturally turned to Hoshino Aihime beside her, and the admiration and love in her eyes almost overflowed.

"And Kiritani-kun brings such a beautiful girl here every time, which makes me almost have appearance anxiety."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think well. Let's find another store right now."

Hearing Morishima Ayako's playful complaint, Kiritani Tetsuya deliberately pretended to think about it and said.

"Kiritani-kun still likes to joke so much, this must be your classmate."

In response, Morishima Ayako reached out and patted Kiritani Tetsuya's shoulder, and then asked in a curious tone.

At this time, Hoshino Aihime took the initiative to nod towards the other party and introduced herself in a calm tone.

"Hello, my name is Hoshino Aihime. I am a sophomore at Tamada High School. I can also be regarded as the senior who has tutored him in his homework."

"Hello, my name is Morishima Ayako, you can just call me Ayako-san."

Morishima Ayako responded with a smile. While speaking, she carefully looked at the girl in front of her.

"I have to say, you are as good-looking as Kiritani-kun's girlfriend." Morishima Ayako couldn't help but compliment her.

"Ah, thank you."

"Aunt Morishima, we would like to use your place to chat for a while, you don't mind." At this time, Kiritani Tetsuya interrupted and asked.

"Why do you say this, Mr. Kiritani? As long as it is you and your classmates, I will always welcome you."

"Just tell me what you want to drink or eat."

So under the warm hospitality of Morishima Ayako, Kiritani Tetsuya consulted the opinion of the girl next to him and quickly ordered two cups of black tea latte and two pieces of chocolate cannoli.

After ordering something, the two of them found a seat by the window and sat down soon after.

"Speaking of which, during the previous summer vacation, Ibuki-san and Miu happened to come here to work part-time for a while, so Auntie just said those words when she saw you."

Sitting directly opposite Hoshino Aihime, Kiritani Tetsuya casually mentioned about a part-time job during the summer vacation.

"Then who are the pretty girl barista and pretty girl pastry chef that I saw at the entrance of the store before I came in?"

Hoshino Aihime asked with a sudden expression, obviously it was the first time she knew about this matter.

"Yes, it refers to Miu and Ibuki-san, but it was more than a month ago."

Kiritani Tetsuya replied with a slight smile.
Chapter completed!