Friday

After school, Yusuke Kato came to the convenience store as usual.

First, he replenished all the missing items, and then checked whether there was a time-out of the pot in the pot. Then he turned on the electric frying stove and threw in the chicken skewers, chicken chops and other things, and cleaned the coffee machine while replenishing the fry.

Takada Kazuki is responsible for the cashier work.

By the time Yusuke Kato finished all this, more than an hour had passed, and it was still some time before the nearby white-collar workers got off work.

So he also stood at the cashier and began to act as a mascot.

"Thank you for your hard work~! This is for you!"

Takata, who had a straightforward smile on his face, handed over a cup of frozen milk tea and signaled him to take it.

"Thank you." Yusuke Kato took it, took out his wallet from his pocket and asked her, "How much?"

"No, this kind of small thing."

Takada Shizuo waved his hand, glanced around and whispered in Kato Yusuke's ear.

"And Kato-kun has worked very hard recently. It's really bad when he encounters phone fraud, so..."

Her expression became a little twisted, and the ten fingers placed in front of her lower abdomen were also shyly tucked together, and her eyes wandered and she didn't dare to look at Kato Yusuke.

"That... don't look at me like this, I have saved a lot of money before. If Kato Kwan has any difficulties, you can come to me at any time..."

After she finished speaking hesitantly, the girl's face turned red to the base of her neck, and she looked very cute.

Yusuke Kato was stunned at first, and then remembered the "gentleman agreement" with Mr. Tanaka a few days ago, and his face suddenly became extremely exciting.

(Speaking of this, Uncle Tanaka still owes me 2,000 yen.)

This was his first idea.

(Takada's misunderstanding seems to be getting deeper and deeper.)

This is his second thought.

"Ahem, that Takata..."

Yusuke Kato cleared his throat and then opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted.

"Suka..." Takada said in a low voice, with a layer of crimson on her exposed skin: "Suka... that's fine."

"Ha?"

Yusuke Kato looked at her in confusion.

"...So!" Takada Kazuna took a deep breath, staring at her moist eyes, "Just call me Kazuna! After all, that's what happened to us..."

The sound gradually becomes smaller until it is inaudible.

What is that? What?

Yusuke Kato's thinking stagnated for three seconds, and various pictures kept flashing through his mind, like a wild horse that broke away from the reins, never returning on the road of Akime Mountain.

"What--!" Takada's expression showed dissatisfaction, and Violet's eyes stared at Yusuke Kato's eyes: "You have done that kind of thing to others... that's my first kiss."

The brain regained its thinking.

(It seems that I am the one who is forced.)

Thinking of this, Yusuke Kato couldn't help but sigh in his heart, looked at Takada Saki and said, "Takada, let's talk."

"I just want to call me..."

"That won't work--" Yusuke Kato shook his head, his ink-like eyes looked at Takada Kazuka without hesitation, and asked word by word: "Do you like me?"

"You, you, what are you talking about!?"

First, he subconsciously wanted to deny it, and Takada's face turned red like a pot of hot water that had just been boiled.

"Then, that kind of thing!" Her eyes fluctuated violently, then she lowered her head and murmured like a mosquito, "Don't say it here..."

The two fell into silence.

A few seconds later, a long sigh came out of the air.

"sorry."

Yusuke Kato said.

"……Eh?” Takada Shizuki's body trembled and he couldn't help but look up: "What...? Why do you want to apologize...?"

Another sigh.

"Do I have to say it very clearly?"

His dark eyes were quietly watching her, and Yusuke Kato's words were poured on Takada's head like a basin of cold water.

Clip-click.

The water droplets began to hit the window bit by bit, and it started raining outside the window at some point.

“…I’ll go back first.”

After a long silence, Takada Kazumi whispered.

He ignored Yusuke Kato's reaction and saw her lower her head and hurriedly walking out.

Yusuke Kato reached out to stop her.

"What does this mean..."

As if suppressing something, Takada's voice trembled a little.

“Take this at least.”

Yusuke Kato took an umbrella from the shelves beside him.

Cold tears slid from their eyes and hit Kato Yusuke's arm damply, and the girl slowly raised her head.

What caught his eyes was a pair of red eyes.

"You are...worst!!!"

Takada took the umbrella, and at the same time reached out and grabbed the frozen milk tea placed on the table, and threw it towards Yusuke Kato.

Crazy-

The drink mixed with ice cubes poured on Yusuke Kato's face, and then flowed down his face.

He reached out to his face and looked at the girl who disappeared into the rain, with no joy or sorrow in his eyes.

It will probably stop soon.

Yusuke Kato thought so, then picked up a rag and cleaned up the surrounding sanitation.

It's evening.

"Ah? Why are you the only one? Where is Kotakata?"

Mr. Tanaka, wearing a raincoat, walked into the store and looked at Yusuke Kato who was standing alone in the store and asked strangely.

"She is not feeling well, so she goes back first."

Yusuke Kato explained.

"Yeah?"

Mr. Tanaka nodded, took off his raincoat, shook hard on the ground in front of the door, and sighed to Yusuke Kato.

"It's really heavy today!"

Yusuke Kato looked out the window and saw that the drizzle that was like cow's hair in the afternoon had completely turned into another way at this time. The heavy rain poured down like a smash, bounced on the ground and made a crackling sound.

Facts proved that he miscalculated. Not only did the rain not stop, but it was intensifying.

"It's a little troublesome."

Yusuke Kato murmured, his eyes staying on the shelves that were sold aside for a moment, where the umbrellas were originally placed.

It seems that I can only wait for the rain to get back.

With this idea, he looked up at the sky, his eyes slightly abrupt, so he didn't realize the person around him.

Tatta--

"This sir."

A brisk voice rang in my ears.

"What do you seem to be bothering?"

Yusuke Kato turned around and appeared in his eyes was a cute girl in a uniform.

“It’s raining so hard.”

The girl said with a smile, looking at the boy with unhidden joy.

She walked to Yusuke Kato with an umbrella, raised the umbrella in her hand over the heads of the two people, and put the other hand on Yusuke Kato's arm, looked at the boy with curved eyebrows and said softly.

"Go back, dinner is ready."

"good."

Looking at the girl leaning against her, Yusuke Kato responded to her with a faint smile on his lips.

“Shayou.”
Chapter completed!