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

Chapter 527 Deja Vu
AEON MALL at the station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

Sayu and Yuko walked out of the movie theater on the fourth floor together.

While chatting and laughing about the content of the movie just now, they took the escalator downstairs.

When they came to the second floor of the shopping mall, the two couldn't help being taken aback by the sight in front of them.

"Wow! Why are there so many people—??" Yuko Masaka cried out involuntarily, and Sayu also blinked her eyes frequently in surprise.

Look around.

A team composed of dense crowds is distributed around the escalator entrance, extending a long winding dragon that can't be seen at a glance, enclosing the space tightly.

Among the figures of men and women, the staff of the shopping mall in uniform are shuttling among them, sending out reminders from time to time to guide order.

"——Customers in line, please don't be crowded, please leave space for other customers to pass through! Customers who take the escalator down, please go this way, pay attention to your feet!"

Under the guidance of the staff, the crowded team slowly squirmed like insects, and soon created a gap for two people to enter and exit.

"Oh, not good! You have to hurry up, Yuzi."

"Eh? Ah, okay!"

Sayu, who saw the timing right, quickly took Yuko and ran out of the narrow aisle.

"—What is going on here? Could it be that the supermarket is offering discounts?"

"Well, even if you ask me that, but I don't really know."

"I always feel that it looks very lively over there, so people care..."

Yuko Masaka stretched her neck curiously and looked around for a while, with a thought in her mind.

"Hey~ Sayu-chan."

"what's up?"

"How about we go ahead and have a look?"

Facing this proposal from his friend, Sayu pondered and gave a response.

"Well... I'm fine, but Yuzi, didn't you just say you were going to Starbucks to buy something to drink? Are you not going?"

"It's okay, it's okay~! For that kind of thing, it's not too late for us to figure out what happened before. Let's go~!"

So ever.

The two walked forward together in the direction the team extended.

After walking for a while, the procession stopped at the door of a certain store.

"Animate" - this string of names is clearly embedded on the conspicuous blue door.

"——Please don't be crowded! Only one product can be purchased per person per volume, and the price is 440 yen. Please prepare change in advance, thank you very much!"

Just like the situation at the escalator entrance just now, there are also staff members maintaining order here, but the uniforms on their bodies have changed to "Animate" uniforms.

Yuko Masaka, who saw this scene, was immediately disappointed and stunned all of a sudden.

"...What, so the otaku store is holding an event? Really, I was looking forward to it for nothing."

"Ahaha, there's nothing I can do about it." Sayu gently supported her back to comfort her.

"Anyway, cheer up. What should I do next, should I go directly to Starbucks?"

"Ha... well, let's do that."

After discussing, the two were about to take the escalator downstairs, but they were suddenly stopped by a surprised voice from the side.

"—Huh? The squad leader and the deputy squad leader?"

""? ""

Turn around to look at the source of the sound.

I saw a few male high school students in uniform, looking at them all at the moment.

"Oh! It's really the two of you, why are you here??"

Among them, the long-haired boy who lived with them waved his hands enthusiastically, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Taniguchi-san?"

"Taniguchi-kun?"

Sayu and Yuko read in unison, only to find that the boys standing beside Taniguchi were also classmates in the class.

Since they happened to meet here, it would not be polite to leave directly, so they walked up to say hello.

After all, the station is the busiest place in Asahikawa, so it is not surprising to meet acquaintances here, and there is nothing unusual about it.

Having said that, there are still necessary pleasantries.

Knot, who had a relatively good relationship with him, took the initiative to ask.

"...So, what are you doing here?"

Several people who heard this couldn't help being stunned at the same time.

Immediately after—

"Ah? You don't know??" Taniguchi asked with a surprised face.

The two women were also taken aback by the question.

""what do you know? ""

"What else can it be, of course it's comics? Rather, the people gathered here are all here to buy comics."

"comics……?"

"Yes, the manga of "Chain Saw Man" is the work of Mr. Fujimoto we talked about last time."

Taniguchi said it as a matter of course, including the boy next to him who also agreed with "Mmmm!" and kept nodding.

The two women who heard this had different reactions.

Sayu nodded slightly to express her understanding, while Yuko Masaka frowned in conflict.

"Why is it him again...it's just a cartoon, are you all exaggerating?"

"Wow, it means that your resentment towards Teacher Fujimoto is really not covered."

"Anyway, I just can't fall in love with that person!"

"Hey, even if you say that, the deputy squad leader..."

Taniguchi shook his head helplessly left and right, sighed, and pointed forward with his chin, "Here, take a look over there first."

The two women instinctively looked in the direction he pointed.

What caught my eye was a group of stylishly dressed young girls who didn't seem likely to appear in the team.

In other words, if the end point of this line is leading to a place like a cosmetics store, it is not surprising that this phenomenon will appear.

But if it's a place that sells comics and animations...

—Strange, it's really weird!

Yuko Masaka couldn't help thinking this way, and at the same time heard the excited conversations of those girls from the noisy voices.

"—That is to say, no matter how many times you watch him, Xiaoyou is too handsome!"

"I understand, I understand~! I'm so handsome!"

"Laughing. Let me tell you, my sister has decided to take the exam in Tokyo, which is the high school where Xiaoyou is. She is currently studying hard for it."

"Hey, isn't it? Is this true? I'm so envious! I also want to go to the same school as Xiaoyou!"

"Well~ Anyway, we are only in the first year of high school. If you can convince your family, maybe you can transfer to another school in the second year~?"

"Impossible, impossible, my parents wouldn't agree to that kind of thing—haha...Damn it, it would be great if Xiaoyou could come to our school to go to school."

"Hee hee, instead of holding that kind of whimsical idea, why not just go to Tokyo for a visit, maybe you can meet Xiao You in person?"

"How can it be that simple?"

"Really~? But I heard that Xiaoyou's school will hold a cultural festival at the end of this month, and it will be open to the public?"

"""""Cheat!?"""""

……

Words like this kept pouring into the ears, like a certain idol's star chasing scene, full of girls' reverie.

While Sayu and Yuko couldn't help being slightly moved by this, Taniguchi complained resentfully.

"I mean, didn't you, deputy monitor, question our exaggeration just now? But at least we came here to line up because we really like comics.

But look at those girls, they haven't even read comics!Is it an exaggeration to say that the teacher came to buy comics just because of his good looks?
To be honest, this is really annoying. After all, the first edition of the manga is limited. If it is out of stock, what should those of us who really want to buy manga do? "

"That's right! And it's said that we in Asahikawa already have very few goods. Even with the limited purchase measures, it's hard to guarantee that we can get the manga smoothly."

"The most important thing is that this batch of first editions still doesn't accept online reservations, so you can only buy them in stores by luck, which adds to the uncertainty!"

"exactly--!"

The few boys who came with Taniguchi echoed each other with mixed feelings.

It's fine if you just compete with fellow fans, but now you have to compete with the girls from the "Xiaoyou Support Club", which undoubtedly greatly increases the difficulty!

"..."

Sayu listened to the complaints of several people with a wry smile, and didn't know how to comfort them for a while.

In comparison, Yuko Masaka, who doesn't want to stay any longer, is much more straightforward.

After Jian Jian greeted Taniguchi and the others, they took her to the Starbucks on the first floor.

The two bought drinks here, and chatted about some things.

Due to the different directions to go home, they finally parted outside the station.

After sending Yuko Masaka to the bus, Sayu walked home alone, making a series of faint "creak creak~" sounds.

It is still snowing in Asahikawa today.Flawless snowflakes fell from the indigo sky, covering the ground with a thin white carpet.

On the wall outside the mall, a single poster of "The Chainsaw Man" was scrolling on a large LCD screen.

In addition to the color pictures used for publicity, for some unknown reason, there is also a screenshot of the author's interview on the side.

At the moment, some men and women are holding up their mobile phones to take pictures.

Judging from the effect alone, the design of this ad seems to be pretty good.

Sayu didn't care about it, she just stood quietly at the intersection of traffic lights and waited, all she could think about were the exam questions of several universities over the years.

She recently took a mock exam and, judging by the final results, received an "A" from both universities.

Even teacher Misaki, the class teacher, also said that as long as she can maintain this momentum, it is basically a certainty that she will be admitted to Zaoying University.

No matter how bad it is, you can still enter Aoyama Gakuin University.

The development of things can be said to be smooth, and she will definitely be able to go to Tokyo for the exam as she wishes.

While thinking about this, the traffic light just happened to turn green.

While Sayu raised her feet silently and walked forward, she couldn't help thinking of what happened in the mall.

Perhaps it was because she saw too much relevant information today, which caused her to further associate with that boy.

"Kato Yusuke..." she muttered to herself, and couldn't help being slightly lost in thought.

But in the next second—

Beep beep beep beep——!
Accompanied by the sharp and rapid whistle——

Creak creak creak --! !

The ear-piercing sound of friction coming from afar also exploded on the street at night.

The voice was far away but approaching, with an indescribable palpitation, which instinctively grabbed Sayu's attention.

Turn around and look.

An out-of-control red van broke into her eyes abruptly, swaying left and right and gliding towards her, the distance was no more than ten meters away.

Her pupils shrank involuntarily, and then they were whitened by the dazzling headlights, and she closed her eyes reflexively.

A sense of crisis that makes the scalp tingling arises spontaneously, but the body is instantly stiff under the action of the protection mechanism, unable to make any movements!
Between the lightning and the flint, a shout with a rough voice resounded from behind.

"—Get out of the way!!"

In the next second, someone pushed hard on the back.

Under the action of this force, Sayu's body suddenly jumped forward, took two steps in a stumbling manner, and finally fell to his knees on the ground.

Through the hands on the ground, a cold and hard touch and dull pain also rushed up.

crunch--

bang bang!

There was a dull sound of hard objects hitting from behind, mixed with people's exclamations.

"Hey! A car hit the fence, call the police!"

The rough voice shouted: "Everyone, don't panic! I am the police, call an ambulance first!"

"...?"

Sayu opened her eyes in a daze, and unconsciously looked behind.

I saw the middle-aged policeman who seemed to have just rescued her, striding towards the red van that hit the side of the road, leaving only her a tall and straight back.

Without warning!A pain like a needle prick pierced into the brain so vividly!

"—!!"

Sayu couldn't help holding her head, her expression twisted, and she couldn't help but groaned "Uh--".

A strange picture flickered in his mind, it was also a tall and slender figure from the back.

Neither her nor mother, but very warm...

"—Go save her, don't be afraid."

The strange voice was intermittent in my mind, illusory and ethereal, as if covered by a layer of veil.

It wasn't the voice of someone she knew, but somehow it felt familiar...

It was as if his chest was being tightened, making it difficult to breathe.

Messy pictures and sounds intertwined in my mind, like a DVD with damaged files, showing large patches of white and noise.

Somewhere, I just feel as if something very important is missing.

Close your eyes tightly, and try to search carefully in the corner of the memory.

Open the photo album of memories.

Check bit by bit, compare one by one.

To find his appearance, to find his voice...

Can't find, can't find, can't find.

It's okay, it's okay, take your time...

Don't be nervous, don't worry, it will be fine...

Just like the accident my mother encountered, as long as I calm down, I can definitely do it——

Eh……?
How on earth did I... save my mother...?
"Asahide's Hero Ogiwara-san".

But, but...!
Was it really me... who saved Mom?
Not only mother, but also Yuzi at that time...!
How on earth did I... save them...?
nothing, can't remember...

Snap, snap.

Among the large snowflakes, that figure appears and disappears from time to time.

So sad……

She pressed her chest lightly, and murmured in a dazed way: "...Who the hell are you?"

Then such a voice was heard.

"...Hey, little girl, I said little girl, are you okay? Are you injured somewhere? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Open your eyes, but a blur.

……

(End of this chapter)