Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

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Half an hour later.

Using the address recorded in the mobile phone, Kato Yusuke returned to the apartment belonging to Iwanami.

The room size is about 15 square meters.

A bed, a table and chairs, plus a wardrobe built into the wall are all the furniture.

Although there is a kitchen, there is no gas stove, only a domestic induction cooker placed on a small kitchen cabinet to make up the number.

There is a toilet in the room as well as a bathtub.

Although the space is narrow, it can meet the needs of daily life.

It's an ordinary bachelor apartment, or a kennel...

Kato Yusuke is not picky about these, as long as there is a place to take a bath and sleep.

After inspecting the room, his attention was quickly drawn to the table in the center... or something on the table.

It was a large yellow envelope, which seemed to contain something, slightly bulging in size.

Reach for it in your hand, unseal it, and turn it upside down.

Shua la la, clap.

A few banknotes and a passbook fell into the palm of my hand.

【One Thousand Yen Bill】x10
[Passbook account amount: 25]

The password is written on the back of the envelope.

I don't know if it was left by the parents...

Kato Yusuke thought about this for a while, but because of the lack of information about the two people, he couldn't extend his thinking further.

So he quickly put it behind him and started thinking about other things.

To say that the most interesting thing among them is his current state and the identity of Iwanami.

After all, while his appearance remains the same, his name has changed. It is really hard for people not to think about the reason.

According to the theory of time travel, if this world is the same as his original world, then "he" in this period should still be in junior high school in Saitama Prefecture, preparing to take the exam.

instead of something else...

In order to confirm this conjecture, he decided to do some tests.

Do it when you think of it.

Kato Yusuke pulled out a chair and sat down in front of the table, then took out his mobile phone and started calling some numbers in his memory...

The first is Yingli pear.

"........."

It's different than expected.

When he pressed the call button, instead of the waiting blind tone of "beep--" like when making a normal call, there was silence in the receiver.

Waited about 10 seconds.

The phone disconnected the call by itself and returned to the dialing interface.

Is there no signal?
Yusuke couldn't help thinking this way, but when he saw the full frame signal in the upper right corner of the screen, he frowned slightly.

But this is nothing, after all, there may be situations where the other party has no signal.

Then I called Shiwa-senpai.

"........."

The same long silence as before.

After waiting, the interface returns to the numeric keypad for dialing.

Kato Yusuke, who was staring at the screen, frowned deeply, thinking for a while.

The crow was quacking outside the window, as if mocking him.

After some hesitation,
Finally called Kei.

"........."

It was still the familiar silence, and it was still returning to the dialing interface by itself.

Kato Yusuke was silent.

If three people in a row fail to make calls, how likely is this to happen?This can no longer be explained by coincidence.

An eerie silence permeated the room.

As if wanting to break the situation, Yusuke tapped on the table with his fingers.

A pair of sword eyebrows were tightly locked together, and the look in his eyes was constantly changing.

After a long time, he let out a sigh.

Because there are too many missing elements, it is really impossible to prove the situation.

If it is the system, then maybe it will be answered.

But thinking about it again, judging by the attitude of the other party who cherishes words like gold, there is a high probability that he will not tell him anything.

Even so, he didn't want to give up so easily.

After a moment of indifference.

Kato Yusuke took a deep breath and calmed down.

Then he began to tap on the numeric keypad and entered the last string of numbers.

That was the number he used when he was in Saitama Prefecture.

If the result is still the same as before this time, then he has to re-evaluate the world.

A sense of tension arises spontaneously.

But there's nothing to hesitate about now.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel very strange at the thought of talking to his past self.

He raised his hand and pressed the dial button, waiting quietly.

"........."

He couldn't tell how long he had been waiting, but just when he thought that this time would also end in failure, the phone did not return to the dialing interface as before.

"…………beep……"

The bulky Blind sounded.

Immediately after—

Crack, clap.

A faint snowflake sound flashed in my mind.

"...The host please terminate the current behavior immediately, otherwise it will cause unknown consequences!"

The electronic female voice rang rapidly in my mind.

An indescribable warning rose from his heart, as if the hairs all over his body stood on end, making his scalp tingle.

And at that second.

Under the string of phone numbers displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, new changes have taken place.

——[00:00]

That means the other side has pressed the answer button.

Without any hesitation, Kato Yusuke immediately ended the call.

"..."

The phone's screen went dark.

Probably regarded him as a harassing call, and the other party didn't call again.

"...What did you mean just now? System."

"..."

There was silence in my mind, as if everything just now was just an illusion.

"Open the panel."

A transparent blue interface emerged in front of my eyes.

"Open the store."

"Open the mission."

……

The store and task functions are also the same as usual, and can be opened smoothly.

Obviously, the system has returned to normal.

To confirm this, Kato Yusuke turned up a palm.

"Exchange for dried fish."

"10 points have been deducted."

【Remaining points: 1260】

A bag of dried fish appeared in his palm out of thin air.

Yusuke asked again: "Is this the past world?"

system:"……"

"What's going on with Yanbo's identity?"

"..."

"Is there any effect of talking to my past self?"

A little slower for two or three seconds.

"...Please the host to complete the task as soon as possible. Staying in this world for a long time will have unknown effects. I wish you good luck."

After leaving these words in an irrelevant answer, the system fell into silence again.

Kato Yusuke thought hard for a while, and had some guesses in his heart, and finally smiled.

Although the system didn't seem to answer anything, the previous blocking behavior was actually a reminder in itself.

That is, this is not a parallel world, but the real past, and there is still a "he" in the current period.

It's just that for some unknown reason, he can't connect with himself in this world.

Although I don't know why, and I don't understand why only "his" number can be dialed, but Megumi's number can't...

But as the system said, these are not issues he should consider at the moment.

From beginning to end, his goal should also be only one.

That is to change the tragedy that happened to the girl and complete a redemption.

Thinking of this, the mind suddenly became clear.

Kato Yusuke is no longer obsessed with figuring out the reason behind this, nor is he obsessed with investigating the identity of Iwanami...

Although he already understood why he couldn't use his real name, after all, there is another "he" in this world.

And as a visitor who came here from the future time, if he continues to act in his original identity, there may be some unknown impact.

While thinking about it in a systematic style, he tore open the package of the dried fish, and ate it with relish.

While eating, Yusuke couldn't help thinking about the girl's situation.

After thinking about it, he took a photo with his mobile phone and sent it to the other party.

After about ten seconds, a "read" mark appeared on the screen.

【Sayu: ... what? 】

[Yanami: Good evening, do you like to eat small dried fish? 】

[Sayu:? ?Not like. 】

[Iwanami: I found a very delicious dried fish, and I will bring it to you tomorrow. 】

【Sayu: I told you I don’t like it...】

[Iwanami: Got it, so if it was "couple feeding", would you be willing to eat it? 】

【Sayu: Absolutely——I won’t eat it! 】

Kato Yusuke couldn't help laughing, even through the screen, he seemed to be able to see the resistance on the other side's face.

[Iwanami: On the other hand, can you make a little more lunch for tomorrow? 】

【Sayu: ...Why would I do such a thing? 】

[Yanbo: Can you say that it is caring for the classmate who lives alone, and expressing gratitude to me who enthusiastically sent the classmate with the ankle back home? 】

I don't know if I'm angry or feel speechless. Although the message was displayed as "read" immediately, it took a while for the other party to reply.

【Sayu: ... You are really, very, very thick-skinned. 】

[Iwanami: If I exchange dried fish with you, will you be happy? 】

【Sayu: ...Sorry, I have to study later, what's the matter with you? 】

[Iwanami: About the incident at the ball skills conference...? 】

【Sayu: Waving hands indifferently.jpg】

[Iwanami: Is this what you mean by asking me to go to your side? 】

【Sayu: ………】

【Sayu: I said, why? 】

[Iwanami: What do you mean? 】

A few beats later.

【Sayu: ... If you just want to date girls, you should have many choices, why is it me? 】

[Iwanami: It's not why it's you, but it must be you. 】

【Sayu: I don't know why. 】

[Iwanami: If you use fate to explain it here, won't it feel very old-fashioned. 】

【Sayu: ... I really hope you have this kind of self-awareness in other things too. 】

[Iwanami: It was a certain night in Tokyo, when a boy and a girl met...]

[Sayu:? ? ? ? ? 】

【Iwanami: In short, you just need to know that I will always stand by your side. 】

【Sayu: If you don't want to get into trouble, it's better not to approach us. 】

[Iwanami: Trouble or something, I like it the most (full of love). 】

【Sayu: ...Weird, and why do you use a girl's tone, it's so disgusting! 】

[Iwanami: Are you laughing now?Can you take a picture for me? 】

【Sayu: Nothing (angry). 】

[Iwanami: Alright, let's do this first, I'm going downstairs to buy bento, let's talk next time. 】

Kato Yusuke, who felt similar, ended the conversation on his own initiative and started to pack his things.

Even if the current situation is just right, the girl seems very interested.

However, it is a small trick to withdraw at this time and leave a little suspense and anticipation for the next chat.

After all, today is different from the past, and Sayu in this period is not yet his girlfriend. It is necessary to properly grasp the sense of proportion and distance, and keep the other party curious and fresh about him.

With this in mind, Kato Yusuke shook his hands comfortably, and was going to go downstairs to buy something for dinner.

Just when he got up from the seat, a slight soreness suddenly rose from his calf.

This feeling is so slight that it can be easily ignored.

But Yusuke still felt it clearly.

This made him stop the leg that was about to move, looked down suspiciously, and moved his hands and feet at the same time.

A trace of sourness came from the limbs.

That feeling was very strange, as if his originally strong body had been quietly weakened in some way, which made him feel a sense of weakness that he hadn't felt for a long time.

Although it is a feeling of weakness, it is actually the normal state of body muscles that ordinary people will appear after strenuous exercise.

It's just because of his relationship that has always been too abnormal, this kind of normality has become abnormal for him.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help frowning slightly, then raised one hand, slowly clenched his fist, and gradually increased his strength.

Click, click.

There was a crisp sound between the finger bones.

Blue veins emerged under the skin of the wrist, full of a strong sense of power.

The strange thing is that when he consciously and actively began to control the muscles.

The sour feeling just now was like a hallucination, and disappeared in the body.

He slowly spread his palms, stared at them, and examined them repeatedly.

The slender fingers have well-articulated joints, which are a pair of hands suitable for playing the piano, and also a pair of hands suitable for helping people massage.

It doesn't look any different than usual...

However, the sour feeling just now clearly stayed in his mind.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help feeling suspicious, and then thought of what the system said before.

——"Please complete the task as soon as possible, the host, staying in this world for a long time will have unknown effects, I wish you good luck."

He didn't think the feeling of weakness just now was his own illusion, and he didn't think the system would deceive him about this kind of thing.

Then the only possibility is the influence of the current world on him.

As if to repel him, let him clearly realize that he can't stay here for a long time and must leave as soon as possible.

However, this kind of thing is out of his control.

Because he didn't know the exact time when Yuko's incident happened, he could only speculate from Sayu's previous narration that it was a certain day before the summer vacation.

Furthermore, besides the school, Sayu's sick family is also a problem that needs to be solved.

Now that he came here, he had to clear all obstacles and hidden dangers, otherwise he didn't think he would have a second chance.

Thinking about these things, a sense of urgency arises spontaneously.

But how to do it and how to do it, still need to think carefully.

Kato Yusuke shook his head, and decided to buy dinner first before making plans.

Reaching out to put the money in the envelope into his pocket, he went out.

……

(End of this chapter)