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

Chapter 463 Bonfire
"Everyone, come and get some food~"

Megumi who stood in front of the stove instead of Yoshiko Himekawa said so.

"Okay—"x4
The four members of Kato's team responded tacitly and approached the stove together.

Kato Yusuke, Kako, Yamaguchi, Takei.

The girl distributed the grilled meat, seafood, and vegetables to them in order.

"What about yourself?"

When Kato Yusuke asked such a question, Kei replied casually: "It's okay, I'll eat slowly later~"

'It's like this again. ' Kato Yusuke thought to himself.

During those days when she helped him cook in the apartment in order to take care of him, the girl always prioritized his consideration.

Although he often says that "food tastes best when it is freshly prepared", he has been busy in the kitchen and served him dishes one by one.

In addition, it is the same on campus or outside. When eating, he will take the initiative to help everyone get water and pour drinks. His considerate behavior is like an angel waiting by people's side.

Even though she knew she had this kind of personality, it still made people feel a little sorry if they were the only ones eating, especially Yusuke Kato, who received the most care.

He sighed lightly, dipped the perfectly cooked pork belly in barbecue sauce, and picked it up with chopsticks.

"Eat pork belly."

As he spoke, he brought the pork belly to Hui's mouth. The other party first blinked slightly in a daze, and looked at his face and the chopsticks in his hand in turn.

Then, the girl pecked lightly like a bird, and ate the pork belly.

"..."

"..."

In the blank time, the eyes of the two people met.

After realizing it, Kato Yusuke was startled, and quickly looked away from Kei's face who was looking at him in surprise.

In order to hide the embarrassment in his heart, he swallowed dryly, and pretended to speak easily.

"...I'll bake it, you go and eat first."

Hearing this, Hui glanced at him, then nodded slightly.

The girl didn't say polite words such as "I'll trouble you" and "Thank you" as usual, but silently handed over the barbecue tongs in her hand, and finally sat down in her seat.

Kato Yusuke took her place and stood in front of the stove, when he was about to turn over the ingredients with a barbecue tong...

"""Slow down, slow down!"""

The three people on the table spoke at the same time.

Looking up, I saw three melon-eating crowd opening their mouths in a daze.

Yoshiko Himekawa took the lead with a moved face and said:
"Kato-san, you finally, finally grew up!"

Zhujing went on to say: "You actually feed her directly, is this considered couple feeding...?"

As for Yamaguchi, he looked at him with a smile on his face.

Kato Yusuke felt a little irritated and unhappy, and immediately pointed at Brother Mangosteen with a barbecue tong, and asked:

"I won't talk about Jiazi, how dare you two foodies put on such an expression and make a fuss here?"

Faced with his doubts, Yamaguchi walked up with a hippie smile.

"Hey, Yusuke, feed me too~!"

Just teasing him with a girl's falsetto.

Kato Yusuke glanced at him without emotion, and smiled indifferently.

"Okay, I understand. I will be more serious about the next catch-and-shoot practice."

"Huh? Your ball is limp and has no strength at all. Who is afraid of anyone, Xunka?"

Like this, the two of them started fighting.

……

Wait until the barbecue is almost finished.

"Everyone, I brought back pears! Let's have some fruits after dinner~"

"There are still fruits!?"

"Wow, the barbecue party is the best!"

Amidst the emotions of the Mangtake brothers, Yoshiko Himekawa distributed the pears to several people one by one.

"Mineral water is here, everyone—"

""I'm welcome! ! ""

Crunch, crunch!
""It's so sweet! ! ""

Yamaguchi and Takei said in unison.

Seeing this, Jiazi opened her eyes wide in astonishment, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, at least wash before eating! I'll give you mineral water."

"Huh? There's no need for that kind of thing."

"Me too, unwashed pears are delicious~!"

Brother Mangzhu waved his hands indifferently, with a heartless expression on his face.

"Ah! No, what if you eat your stomach badly! Give me the pears, and I'll wash them for you."

Yoshiko Himekawa couldn't help but wash the pears that had been bitten several times by helping the unwilling two.

Kato Yusuke observed them for a while, and immediately began to wash the pears in his hands.

At this time-

"Here, Yusuke, please use~"

A peeled pear was handed over.

"?"

"This is for you to eat, I'll take yours, okay?" Megumi said so, replaced the pear in his hand, and started cleaning it again.

"Thank you."

"You don't have to be polite, I'm used to it anyway."

Kato Yusuke's eyes switched between the pear in his hand and the girl, but he didn't ask what the habit meant after all.

"Crunch" took a bite of the pear and chewed it slowly in his mouth.

The crunchy, sweet, delicious, cold and refreshing taste rushes up immediately, and the rich juice overflows in the mouth, with a strong fruity taste.

He couldn't help but took another bite, his expression relaxed.

Not long after, Hui peeled the other pear, handed the fruit knife to Jiazi, and sat next to him to eat.

Seeing this, Shankou couldn't help being stunned, so he bumped the bamboo well beside him with his elbow, and said, "Hey, don't eat the bamboo well yet, let's peel the skin too?"

"Hmmm...What is Nisu?" Zhujing looked back with his mouth full, and there was only one pear left in his hand.

"You idiot, you eat too fast!?"

"Crackling, but, Gudu... this pear is really delicious!"

Yamaguchi shrugged helplessly, turned to look aside, and saw Kako peeling the skin skillfully.

He thought for a while, then smiled maliciously.

"Huh~huh~huh, pear, wake up~ I'm going to peel off your skin now, and I'm going to make you naked."

Jiazi was taken aback when she heard this, and then immediately realized that she was being teased, and couldn't help scolding angrily:

"Idiot, don't speak yellow accents in front of girls, it's bad—puh ha ha! What's your dubbing like? You're so stupid."

At the end of the scolding, he couldn't help laughing out loud, as if he was poked by Yamaguchi.

Under their influence, Kato Yusuke, Megumi, and Takei couldn't help laughing along with them.

at this time--

"""""oh--!"""""

The excited exclamations of the students sounded everywhere, and the bonfire on the square was lit.

The flames dyed a corner of the deep sky red, rendering the vivid colors of red and orange, illuminating the venue at night brightly.

The students who finished their dinner spontaneously gathered towards the bonfire, like moths attracted by the firelight.

"So--"

Yamaguchi threw the finished fruit cores into the garbage bag, and said casually: "How is it? Are you going to participate in the folk dance that will be held later?"

"Forget what I say." Takei answered first by raising his hand, and patted his chubby stomach and said, "I have too much barbecue in my stomach, and I don't want to move now."

Jiazi supported her chin with one hand, and said, "I don't care if I participate or not. It's up to Xiaohui to decide what to do, so—"

She looked at the two of them with a smile and asked, "Will you dance with Kato-san? Xiaohui."

As soon as these words came out, the three of them focused their meaningful eyes on the two of them.

That's when the atmosphere started to change.

Kato Yusuke and Kei looked at each other.

The girl spoke first: "Well, why did you specifically refer to the two of us? Folk dance is something everyone dances together, right?"

"Maybe it was true at the beginning, but the pas de deux is the highlight?"

"Kako is right, so what's the matter? Are you ready to match up with Kato-san? Kato." Yamaguchi asked pointedly, and took a deep look at Kato Yusuke.

The parties remained silent.

As for the preparation, there is no need to say much.

After all, dancing pas de deux on that occasion, whether it is the party who invites or the party who agrees, has special meaning in itself.

Begging to dance is a gesture of love originating from ancient human civilization.

As long as Yusuke Kato and Keita participate in the folk dance, it is basically tantamount to announcing the fact that "we are dating" to the outside world.

He took a deep breath, then looked at Hui who was sitting beside him, and Hui also looked back at him quietly, as if waiting for something.

The warm fire light shattered in the girl's eyes, like a candle lit in the twilight, soft and quiet.

Just before Kato Yusuke was about to speak——

"—Mei, Hui!"

A voice like an oriole coming out of the valley suddenly sounded from behind them, "Let's dance a folk dance together? Hui."

Looking back following the sound, I saw Ying Lili standing there with an uneasy expression on her face.

A pair of blue eyes switched on their faces, and they seemed a little nervous as they pinched the hem of their clothes.

"Ah, it's Eriri~ Well, you can dance." Hui said, getting up from the seat, and then walked over.

"Thank you, Hui, that's great, I want to dance with you."

Ying Lili first breathed a sigh of relief, then unconsciously glanced somewhere, and bit her lower lip lightly, with a hesitant expression on her face.

Hui's gaze fluctuated slightly, but he didn't turn his head back, but said nonchalantly: "...But, it's strange that there are only two of us girls, should we call some more people?"

"--Eh?"

"So, can I trouble you to dance with us, Yusuke."

"Huh? Ah, no, why did you call him! Megumi."

"Even if you ask me why...how do you want me to answer you?"

"...!"

A flash of panic flashed in Ying Lili's eyes, she instinctively turned her gaze away, and muttered: "...Forget it, since Huidu said so, let him come."

"If you feel uncomfortable, I can watch you from the side, Eriri." Kato Yusuke, who came over, grabbed the back of his neck helplessly and said with a sigh.

"I didn't, say that!"

"So, even if you have a good relationship with Hui, you don't need to call me an accessory?"

"Humph!"

"Well, anyway, since we've decided, let's go to the campfire together."

Hui said so in a calm tone, and at the same time glanced at someone without emotion, then took Ying Lili's hand and walked forward.

Seeing this, Yoshiko Himekawa was stunned, then also shouted "Then add me too", and chased after the two of them.

Kato Yusuke originally wanted to follow them, but when he was about to take a step, a hand suddenly put on his left shoulder.

Slowly, Yamaguchi's voice sounded.

"You got away with it again, Kato, but seriously, you'd better make up your mind sooner, otherwise—"

After a pause, the second half of the somewhat serious sentence also reached his ears.

"—Sooner or later, you will face the day when you have to make a choice without any preparation, which is the so-called turning point in your life."

A slight tingling sensation emerged from the heart.

Kato Yusuke took his hand away in silence, and replied in a low voice: "...I have made a choice in life a long time ago."

"Kato, you—"

"I'll go first, that's all."

Ignoring Yamaguchi's astonished expression, he raised his foot and walked forward.

When we came near the bonfire, there were already many people around, and there was just a gap left in the circle of people, so the four of them walked up to fill the gap.

However, when she saw the person in the gap, Jiazi, who was still smiling happily, immediately raised her face and ran to the other side.

There is no other reason, just because the person standing there is Xinjoxiang, and she doesn't want to hold hands with this scheming girl at all.

"Good evening, President, Sawamura-san, Kato-san, Himekawa-san." Shinjoka greeted him friendly.

"Ah."

"Good evening, Xintiao classmate. ""

"..."

The three members of the student council also greeted them back, but Kako ignored them.

Before the atmosphere became awkward, Kato Yusuke took the initiative to stand on the right side of Shinjoka, and asked Eriri, Kei, and Kako to line up on his right.

Pop!The wood in the fire crackled.

The warmth scorched the air, making the surrounding temperature extremely hot.

Ying Lili stared at the huge fire in front of her and said softly, "It's so hot here."

Kato Yusuke nodded, and replied: "After all, it is in front of the campfire."

"But..." Hui also said, "The bonfire is a great thing, just staring at it can calm the mood."

"However, the smell seems to linger on the clothes afterwards."

Hearing what Ying Lili said, Xinjoxiang curiously inserted the topic.

"Haven't Sawamura-san participated in such activities before?"

"...I seldom have this kind of opportunity. I usually attend the evening parties at home, but I have watched the video of the folk dance."

"That's it~ But you just need to hold the president and the vice president. Everyone is holding hands and turning around like this. It's very simple."

"Well, I see, thank you, Xintiao classmate."

"No~ I'm also very happy to have the opportunity to dance folk dance with Sawamura-san."

"Hypocritical..." Jiazi muttered in a low voice, holding Huihe and the student on the right by the hand.

When the crowd was almost gathered and there were no more students planning to join in, Katsushi Nakamura on the periphery pressed the play button on the stereo, and the melodious music started immediately.

The circle of students began to hold hands.

Kato Yusuke also reached out and held the hands of Shinjoka and Eriri.

Compared with Xintiaoxiang who took the initiative to hold his hand, Ying Lili, who was held by him, was obviously a little nervous, and the movements of her hands were also very stiff. It took a while before she dared to shake her hand back slowly.

Even so, Ying Lili didn't dare to look at him, she just lowered her head and stared at the bonfire in front of her, as if there were countless flying fireflies in her eyes illuminated by the fire.

A blush creeps up her ears.

Crack...crack...the firewood made a slight crackling sound.

Sparks fly in the sky.

The flames from the bonfire drifted, and the shadows of the boys and girls swayed happily.

……

(End of this chapter)