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

Chapter 477 Live Freely
From the day after sending Shi Yu home.

In order to send out the bought souvenirs in time, Kato Yusuke decided to visit some friends successively as planned.

During the period, Shi Yu also made it clear that he wanted to act with him, the reason was to pass the time, and by the way, see if there is anything that can help.

Although Kato Yusuke didn't think it was necessary, he still agreed.

For this reason, the two also agreed on a time and a place to meet, but the sky failed.

While Shiwa was immersed in fantasies about their dating plan, Machida Sonoko approached her without any warning, bringing condolences.

It's called a visit, but it's actually for the purpose of urging manuscripts.

As the deadline for "Love Metronome" is approaching, and the actual progress is far from the deadline, Machida Sonoko becomes a reminder.

As a result, Shi Yu's beautiful fantasy was ruthlessly rejected.

Kato Yusuke is not very clear about the specific process. Anyway, the final result is that Shiwa was placed under house arrest, and she was not allowed to leave the room until she finished writing the prescribed manuscript.

The girl hated this so much, but she couldn't resist, so she could only pour bitterness on him through Line's video chat, and the soaring resentment could be felt even through the screen.

Kato Yusuke has nothing to do about it, all he can do is listen quietly and say some comforting words appropriately.

In this way, he ended up acting alone.

Among them, the special products brought to Yoshida were sent out yesterday evening.

The copy for Mina Motoyama was also sent out by courier this morning.

After that, Kato Yusuke came to the Nakano family's mansion first according to the time agreed in advance when they contacted by phone.

It is a traditional Japanese garden near the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward.

The simple and heavy gates, the roads paved with slate and stones, the houses with a sense of time, and the bodyguards in black scattered everywhere.

Everything is telling the difference of people here.

Led by a servant in a plain yukata, Kato Yusuke walked through the longitudinally extending veranda, and finally came to a tea room on the east side of the main house.

Open the paper door and step in, and the scene inside immediately comes into view.

A spacious traditional tatami-style room with decorative paper fans and framed calligraphy works on the wall, which is antique.

Beautiful screens are strategically placed, with vivid marigolds blooming on them.

A hole was cut into the tatami in the center of the house, and a sunken hearth was installed inside.

There is a kettle for warm water on the hearth, covered with a dark brown pottery lid, which looks very quiet.

There are two blue cushions on both sides of the hearth, and a girl with short black hair sits on the main seat.

The girl was wearing a white round-neck shirt and a light yellow knitted vest outside. The diamond-shaped lattice design made of pompoms was dotted with several hand-woven flowers.

The dark green skirt on the lower body covered the knees, and the satin was embroidered with retro patterns.A pair of pure white calf socks can be seen through the feet curled up under him.

While the overall matching style is biased towards girls, it also has a dignified and elegant side, giving people a ladylike feeling.

Before Kato Yusuke opened his mouth, the woman who led him made a gesture.

"Miss, your guest is here."

He just bowed respectfully and bowed, and then quietly exited the room, moving so fast that he didn't even have a chance to thank him.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help feeling a little distressed, and immediately turned his gaze to the main seat.

"Gui'an, Kato-san."

Nakano Ryoko smiled at him, put her hands together on the tatami in front of her knees, bent slightly and nodded, and gave a calm salute.

"Greetings from Jiu Shu, how are you doing recently?"

"...Nakano-senpai."

The overly formal greeting made Kato Yusuke a little uncomfortable, but he immediately suppressed it, and then responded while sitting down on the cushion.

"Long time no see, senior sister, I took the liberty to disturb you."

"Excuse me? Nothing like that?"

Ryoko Nakano shook her head with a gentle tone, "And now is the time we made an appointment, isn't it?"

"That's right, but I don't have anything important here, the main thing is to give some things to the senior sister."

"Something? May I ask first, just in case?"

"Sister, please speak."

"The things Katou-san brought..." Nakano Ryoko suddenly smiled, "It shouldn't be the kind that Kasumigaoka-san would misunderstand, right?"

Kato Yusuke was taken aback when he heard the words, and then immediately realized that the other party was joking, and couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"...It's just some special products from Chiba County. Shiba-senpai knows about it. Sorry, I didn't expect Nakano-senpai to hear about these things."

"After all, you and Kasumigaoka are our school's signatures, and such an interesting incident has happened, it has basically spread in the school~"

"Sure enough..."

"Kato-san, haven't you paid attention to the school forum?"

"Because there are many private matters in the past two days, I haven't paid much attention to these things on the Internet, but... I have imagined some things for the time being, so is the matter serious?"

"If you want to say, I think the influence will not be reduced until the end of the cultural festival, right?"

"That's a bad situation..."

"Hmm~ It might be troublesome for Kato-san, but I don't think it's a bad thing.

Two excellent people form a couple together, maybe it is a kind of positive publicity for our school~"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he didn't answer the topic, but just pushed the condolences towards the opposite side.

"...Then, if senior sister doesn't mind, please accept these."

"Thank you for your kindness, Kato-san, then I will accept it."

Ryoko Nakano thanked with a smile, and glanced at the many Chiba specialties on the ground, and found two familiar black vials, which were the same as what the other party had given him earlier.

Her eyes moved slightly, and some doubts flashed in her heart for a moment, but she didn't say much, she just accepted the things calmly.

Since Kato Yusuke said that thing is a beauty cream, then it is a bottle of beauty cream, so there is no need to delve into it.

Having said that, there are still some places to remind this good little boy, so she gently stretched out a hand and spread her palm upwards.

"Kato-san, can I trouble you to take a closer look at my hands?"

"?"

Kato Yusuke was confused by this, but instinctively turned his attention to her palm.

Green Onion's five fingers are fair, and her complexion is also rosy. The lines on the palm are shallow, and even a cursory look can tell the tenderness of that hand.

"Is there any question, Nakano-senpai?"

"Do you think there is a problem?"

"...Should there be any problem?"

"There is one thing I should thank you for."

Seemingly inadvertently, Nakano Ryoko spoke up.

"Because I have practiced archery since I was a child, my hands were not what they are now. There are many marks left by practice on them, so I have been told that they don't look like girls' hands.

But thanks to the gift you gave me earlier, this problem seems to have been solved. Kato-san's beauty cream works really well. "

"It's good to help senior sister."

"Thank you~ but I think I don't need it anymore, and it's not good to ask you to give such expensive things all the time, so there's no need to force yourself next time, just give it to the closest people."

"..."

Kato Yusuke frowned slightly at first, staring at the senior in front of him who withdrew her hand.

After two seconds, he nodded slowly, realizing something in his heart.

Ryoko Nakano didn't dwell on this for too long, and changed the subject tacitly.

"So, is Kato-san used to drinking matcha? Or is it better to bring you the usual oolong tea?"

"I don't have any opinion, just let the senior sister decide."

"That's it, then just wait patiently for a while~"

"it is good."

Under Kato Yusuke's gaze, Nakano Ryoko set out a set of complicated tea sets, and then began to make tea.

Her technique is very skillful, but unfortunately Kato Yusuke can't understand the subtlety of it, he can only see the ease of doing it from the leisurely expression, and knows another specialty of Nakano-senpai.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

The tea mortar grinds the tea leaves meticulously.

— Pa-dong, — Pa-dong.

The melody, which is different from the sound of pounding tea, made Kato Yusuke look outside the house.

Green pines and cypresses are planted in the courtyard in the distance, and through the gaps between the neatly trimmed branches, you can slightly glimpse a corner of the blue sky.

There is a water feature in the ingenious courtyard. The elegant water feature composed of deer and stone bowls is leisurely, and the simple gray stone lanterns are dotted on the side.

Fallen leaves swayed on the rippling water.

The sound of gurgling water, the twittering of birds, and the crisp sound of green bamboo hitting stones.

The cicada noise forest is more quiet, and the bird song mountain is even quieter.

Between stillness and movement, an artistic conception full of Zen emerges spontaneously.

Kato Yusuke unconsciously felt calm, and his mind was a little empty.

At this time, a pleasant voice stopped him.

"Speaking of Kasumigaoka-san, she is really a brave girl..."

Nakano Ryoko lowered her head and was busy while saying with emotion:
"As a girl, to be able to make such a choice in that environment, is she not planning to leave a way out for herself at all? It's really a strong heart."

This is not easy to answer.

Kato Yusuke thought about it for a while, and then continued.

"...Senior Shiyu, she does have a tough side."

"Can I ask one thing?"

"Sister, please speak."

"Are you two dating now?"

Slow for a second.

"Well, that's right."

"Is that so..." Nakano Ryoko smiled and looked up at him, "You still call me senior after dating?"

"...Occasionally, I will call you by name directly, but it's just more customary."

"I see, Kato-san, you are not free enough."

"Sorry, I don't quite understand what Senior Sister means."

"Although this is just my personal opinion, you seem to belong to the kind of person who lives out of a sense of responsibility. Even now, you are full of constraints, don't you realize it?"

Kato Yusuke frowned deeply, not knowing how to react for a moment.

These words are somewhat shallow.

In terms of the relationship between the two, it is more of the kind of senior and junior, which is not enough to support an overly in-depth conversation.

Ryoko Nakano should also be aware of this, but she still asked.

This made him feel a little astonished. At the same time, he couldn't help guessing the deep meaning behind the other party's words, and immediately asked, "Can I also ask a question?"

"Of course, if I can answer~"

"So what about Nakano-senpai, do you live freely?"

Facing a question that was difficult to answer, he gently pushed the question back.

"That's not okay, Kato-san." Nakano Ryoko smiled, "It's not admirable to push the question back."

As she spoke, she scooped up an appropriate amount of matcha powder with a bamboo tea spoon, put it into the tea bowl several times, and then took the tea whisk, and began to flush and stir.

There was a coherent brushing sound, and the color of the tea soup gradually turned to matcha.

"However."

Ryoko Nakano continued: "Since the subject of the question is Kato-san, I can answer you. I think I live a fairly free life."

Kato Yusuke nodded and said so.

He didn't mention his own affairs, and Nakano Ryoko also selectively forgot about it, and then handed over the brewed matcha.

"Please have tea."

"Thank you, senpai."

Kato Yusuke picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. The hot tea soup spread in his mouth, exuding a unique matcha flavor with a long aftertaste.

The two chatted casually while watching the quiet garden scenery.

"By the way, Kato-san, are you drawing manga?"

"Well, that's true, but why does senior sister know?"

"Yes, why on earth~"

Ryoko Nakano chuckled, and continued to ask: "Kato-san, what's the matter at Christmas?"

"What do you mean, senpai?"

"If you have no other arrangements then, you can participate in the competition with the Archery Club."

"Contest??"

Kato Yusuke couldn't keep up with her train of thought.

"Yes, the game."

Nakano Ryoko nodded affirmatively, "Can you come to the National Kyudo Competition in High School?"

"It seems a bit sudden. Is there any problem with the Archery Department?"

"There is no such thing~ This is just my personal invitation, and it can be regarded as my retirement battle, so I want to try my best to draw a good end to high school, that's it."

"Even if this is the case, is it appropriate for me to participate in the competition of the Kyudo Department as an outsider?"

"Didn't you also help the track and field team compete before? And your accuracy in archery is also good, so I think it's okay."

The situation does not seem to be easy to refuse.

Kato Yusuke thought for a while, and considering the many cares given to him by the other party, he finally agreed.

"I understand, if Nakano-senpai thinks it's okay..."

After that, the two of them who had finished their tea and conversation didn't talk any more.

Almost before noon, Kato Yusuke, who did not want to be invited to stay for dinner, bid farewell, and then left the Nakano family's mansion on his mountain bike.

Ryoko Nakano came to the study alone, ready to discuss some matters with her father.

Just as she was about to knock on the door, her mother's voice suddenly came from the room.

"...Anyway, this is too hasty, isn't it? Master."

Immediately afterwards, the father's voice followed.

"Stupid! Ryoko is already in her third year of high school and is about to graduate soon. How long do you plan to delay? Considering the future of the Nakano family, there must be a male to inherit the family business!"

"But... get married now or something, at least give that child some time..."

"I didn't say I want her to get married and have children right away, but there must always be a candidate for husband-in-law! After all...if Ryoko is a boy...!"

The conversation stopped here for a while, and then there was a silence.

Nakano Ryoko put down the hand that was about to knock on the door, didn't continue to listen, just turned and left quietly, walking lightly like a cat.

Strolling in the quiet corridor, looking casually at the garden view outside the window.

Ryoko Nakano looked as usual, but a question couldn't help but arise in her heart.

——How much free time do you have?

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(End of this chapter)