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

Chapter 537 Farewell
on the tram.

From an as objective point of view as possible, Kato Yusuke briefly told Kei about Serizawa Yu's affairs.

From how to meet each other and be asked for help, to how to entrust Xinjoxiang to take care of her, to the reason why I ran away from home...

While he was stating these, the girl just listened quietly without expressing any opinions.

In this way, the two arrived at Takadanobaba Station together.

Walk out of the crowded station and stand in the bustling station square.

After getting off the tram, Kei asked for the first time: "Well, first of all, do you know where to find that girl? Yusuke."

"—I know." Kato Yusuke nodded, looking in a certain direction,

"Come with me, let's go this way."

He stretched out a hand as he said, "There are many people here, pull me and be careful not to get lost."

"... Well, then I'll leave it to you." The girl stuffed her hand into his without any hesitation.

A slightly cool soft touch came from his hand, but Kato Yusuke had no previous distracting thoughts at this moment.

According to the direction confirmed on the tracker when he left the station just now, he pulled Hui and walked forward.

Actually.

Since going out, he has been using various gaps to confirm the position on the tracker.

The strange thing is that Serizawa Yu moved for a while except at the beginning, and then basically stayed in one place.

From the time they took the tram to here, during about 15 minutes, the girl remained motionless.

Kato Yusuke couldn't know the reason, but only vaguely guessed that the other party might be tied down by someone or something.

Fortunately, the current sky has not yet completely darkened, and the security situation here is relatively safe, so there should not be any great danger.

Having said that, when I think of the picture of the girl sitting alone under the electric pole at that time...

He couldn't help being a little restless, and unconsciously quickened his pace a little.

The two hurried in silence, and arrived at a small park 10 minutes later.

Then I saw this picture...

The orange sunset dyed the park red and bleak, and the lively children were playing on the horizontal bar inside, making lively laughter from time to time.

A group of elderly people were sitting on the small stairs next to the open space, looking after the children not far away, and at the same time pulling a young girl to chat about something.

The girl was wearing a camel long-sleeved sweater, a dark brown long skirt, and a beige canvas bag in her hand.

Through the uneven surface of the pocket, it can be seen that there are a lot of things inside, and there is also a green onion sticking out from the pocket.

If you ignore her too young appearance, this dress is basically the same as that of an ordinary housewife.

Judging from the atmosphere emanating from there and the expressions on people's faces, there was no tension or anything like that.

"..."

Kato Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression was no longer so serious.

[Target: Serizawa Yui, the tracking is complete, and the number of available items is 1. 】

——A system prompt popped up in my mind.

"Huh...that~"

The companion beside him asked aloud, "Is that girl the one you are looking for? Yusuke."

Maybe it was because he walked a little faster just now, Hui's breathing was a little faster than usual, and the temperature on his hands also warmed up unconsciously.

Right now, she was staring at the girl not far away, with a little curiosity in her clear and bright eyes.

"Well, it's her."

Kato Yusuke affirmed her guess, then slightly lowered the brim of the peaked cap on his head, and shouted: "Xiaoxi——"

The voice spread in the park, and it immediately attracted people's attention, including Serizawa Yui.

"——Yusuke-san!?"

The girl looked back in surprise, her bright face suddenly lit up, but she froze for a moment when she saw their figures clearly.

Knowing that the other party had such a reaction because of herself, Kei nodded slightly in greeting.

"Oh, is your friend coming to see you? Little girl." An old woman on the other side of the steps asked Serizawa Xi, drawing her attention back.

"—Hmm! It's my friend."

She said and bowed slightly, "I'm sorry I have to go, grandpa and grandma. Bye~"

"Oh, goodbye, little girl."

After saying goodbye to several elderly people, Yuu Serizawa trotted to the entrance of the park.

"Yusuke-san..."

Just about to say something, Kato Yusuke raised his hand to stop her.

"Leave here first, we'll talk about what's on the road later."

"Huh? Ah, okay..."

So the three of them left together.

……

I walked like this for a while, and waited until I was some distance away from the park.

"What happened to those people just now?" Kato Yusuke asked bluntly, "Are you in trouble?"

"Well... ahaha, actually it can't be called trouble." Serizawa Yuu, who was walking on his left, smiled wryly.

"Those old grandpas and grandmas are all residents of this neighborhood. I have met them several times when I usually go out. It was only today that I was arrested and questioned about their background."

"Ask where?"

"Well, because I only started activities here recently, and because I was wearing a school uniform before, it seems that I was recognized, which took a lot of time... But I still made up stories to get past it."

"Ah, speaking of which, I have heard Yusuke talk about it."

Hui Weiwei, who was walking on the right, leaned forward and asked curiously, "You go to the Yotsuya Futaba Academy, right?"

"That's right...that, may I ask you..."

"Umm, I'm sorry, I should introduce myself. My name is Kato Megumi, and I'm Yusuke's classmate and friend."

"Classmates and friends... Hey, that means Xiaoxiang... I mean Miss Shinjo..."

"Well, we are all classmates."

"That's it...so that's how it is."

Serizawa Yu murmured, but for some reason suddenly relaxed.

"My name is Serizawa Yui, you can just call me Xiaoxi. Please give me your advice, Ms. Kato."

"Just call me Kato, okay?"

Hui responded with a smile, and then said: "Also, Xintiao seems to be worried about you all the time, you can call her back."

"Is it the phone... this... sorry."

Serizawa Yu apologized: "Although it is true that I have a mobile phone, the service has been suspended because I have not paid the bill."

Hearing this, Kato Yusuke asked suddenly: "Xinjo said that she has visited you, and you didn't go to the supermarket where you usually shop."

"Well, that's because I went to another supermarket today. Although the distance is a bit far away, there is a promotion there today, so..."

When Serizawa Yu said this, she suddenly realized belatedly, and asked timidly: "Ah, uh...well, did I cause trouble for everyone?"

"It's nothing, remember to tell me before you go out next time..." Kato Yusuke stopped talking halfway through.

And the girl lowered the corners of her eyes desolately, and forced a smile: "...Ahaha, there will be no next time."

A silence ensued.

As if to break the deadlock, Serizawa Yu laughed again "Hey".

"But it's okay, I will keep Yusuke-san's words in my heart. Besides..."

She gently lifted the bag full of ingredients in her hand, and said in a relaxed tone as much as possible:
"As a thank you and apology for causing trouble to everyone, can I finally cook dinner for everyone? Of course, Ms. Kato, please come too."

"..."

Kato Yusuke remained silent.

"We've already had dinner."——Just as he was about to answer, someone spoke before him.

"Yeah, that's fine. If Serizawa-san and Shinjo-san think it's okay, I'm willing to go."

After responding to Serizawa Yuki, Kei asked again, "What about you, Yusuke?"

Kato Yusuke took back the words he had prepared, then nodded slowly, and said concisely: "Okay."

……

Just like that, the three of them came to the apartment together.

Click, click.

When Serizawa Yu just opened the door with the spare key, before he even had time to say anything...

Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng -

Accompanied by a series of light footsteps, the girl's extremely angry voice moved from far to near.

"What are you kidding! You are a big lady who always makes trouble for others—!"

next second.

Xintiaoxiang, who was petite and exquisite, rushed up angrily, and mercilessly clasped her hands on her cheeks, and then pulled them to both sides forcefully.

"I'm pulling!"

"it hurts!?"

The intense pain made Yu Serizawa scream involuntarily, but she still couldn't calm Shinjoka's anger.

"Damn it! Where did you go? You idiot lady! You want me to be hated by the president, don't you? I will never let you go."

"It hurts so much~~~~~ Xiaoxiang, I'm sorry!"

"Shut up! Do you know how long you've been out of touch—?"

At this moment, Xintiaoxiang was really furious, and vented his anger wantonly.

She never expected that after taking care of this girl for so long, something went wrong at the last moment.

If there really was going to be a mistake, how would she face that person—!
In this state, she didn't even have time to observe the surrounding environment until that familiar voice sounded from the side...

"Okay, Xintiao."

Xintiaoxiang loosened the strength in her hand unconsciously, and subconsciously turned her head to look.

"...President? And the vice-president?" She couldn't help being taken aback.

"Good evening, Xinjo." Hui greeted her as usual.

"Ugh, it hurts. But... Vice President?" Serizawa Yu, who was covering her cheek, was puzzled, but Shinjoka had no time to answer this question.

First she glanced at the young girl who appeared in front of her house, and then at Serizawa Yuki, her eyes couldn't help but move slightly.

"Good evening, Vice President, did you find her back...?"

"No." Hui shook his head, "If you want to say it, Yusuke should have found her, and I just followed."

"That's it, President, I..." Xinjoxiang tried to apologize, but Kato Yusuke interrupted her directly.

"Anyway, let's go in and talk."

……

The four entered the room together.

"Well, I'll make coffee for everyone." Serizawa Xi took the initiative to go to the kitchen to get busy, while the rest sat around the table.

Kei looked around the room and said, "Hey, I always feel that the layout of Xinjo's house is similar to Yusuke's."

Xinjoxiang's eyelids twitched slightly, and she replied with a smile: "Is that so? But the bachelor apartments are basically the same~?"

"Well, even the house number is the same room "201", that is, the layout of Xinjo's place needs to be updated. "

"Hee hee, thank you~ After all, I was looking for a house for a long time, and I finally chose this place."

Hearing this, Hui just glanced at her.

"Is that so, does Xintiao live alone? I just found out about it."

"If I have to say it, I've only moved here not long ago."

"Hey~ Did Xintiao classmate move all these things by himself? That's amazing."

"about this……"

Xintiaoxiang said respectfully: "Actually, I asked the president to help me move, otherwise I couldn't clean it up so smoothly. The president is super nice~"

"...Hey, that's right."

Hearing this, Megumi looked sideways inadvertently, lingering on the boy for a second from the corner of his eye, and then nodded.

"Yeah, I get it. Yusuke takes good care of everyone in the student council."

Kato Yusuke didn't speak, but Xinjoxiang nodded repeatedly as if he didn't notice the atmosphere, and replied "Really~", and then changed his words again.

"However~ Although the president is indeed very kind to everyone, but in terms of the person he relies on most in his heart, he is indeed the vice president."

Before Hui could express her opinion, she asked with a little curiosity:
"By the way, the president and the vice president seem to be wearing the same clothes today. Did you buy them at the same store? What a coincidence."

"...?"

Hui's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and then she said with a normal expression: "Well, I bought it at the same store."

This was the set Kato Yusuke bought for her when the two went shopping last time.

"What, is that really the case~?"

Xintiaoxiang held her chin with one hand, playing with taste: "But the vice-chairman is so cute in this outfit, it's like a couple's outfit with the president~~~"

Faced with her words, Hui's face changed slightly, and he blushed and said lightly: "...not a couple, that's a big misunderstanding."

"Ahaha, I understand, it's just a joke, don't care, don't care~"

Xintiaoxiang covered her mouth with her hands and laughed while talking.

The loose sweater sleeves wrapped her hands, revealing only the slender fingertips as pale as onion.

After laughing for a while, Xinjoxiang didn't go further into this topic, but just said:
"Well~ Anyway, you are welcome to come here as a guest, Vice President. In fact, Xiao Xi has always wanted to cook for the President one last time. If you don't mind, please stay and eat together~"

After she finished speaking, she got up and went to the kitchen, helping Serizawa Yu to serve coffee together, without looking at Kato Yusuke during the whole process.

After looking at her back thoughtfully for a while, Hui looked away again and looked at someone beside her.

The thoughts in my heart turned a few times.

There was a slight turmoil in the girl's eyes, and finally returned to calm.

◇

After that, Serizawa Yu carefully prepared a large table of sumptuous dishes and basically tried her best.

Hui, who thought she was full, couldn't help but eat a little more after tasting the girl's handicraft.

The same is true for Kato Yusuke, but he doesn't eat much food and drinks miso soup most of the time.

Serizawa Yu, who also didn't eat much, was sitting on his left.

It seems that he has been observing his situation, and whenever he sees that the soup in the bowl is almost finished, he will get up in time to help him continue to fill it.

"Don't worry about me, you can eat by yourself."

Even if he told the other party like this, the girl just nodded in agreement with "hmm~", but she still focused on him with all her heart.

Seeing this, Kato Yusuke also gave up persuading and drank the soup silently.

Perhaps because of his influence, even the atmosphere on the table was quieter.

Seemingly curious about the girl, Hui took the initiative to ask.

"Speaking of which, Serizawa-san. Although Yusuke has told me something about you, can I ask a question?"

"Question? Well, yes, what does Ms. Kato want to ask?" Serizawa Yu sat up slightly.

"Ah~ It's okay if you don't have to be so nervous, I just want to chat with you, if there is anything you don't want to answer, don't force it."

"No~ It's okay, Miss Kato just ask."

"Well, I'm sorry."

Huibin pondered and said: "Actually, I'm a little curious. Why did Serizawa choose to run away from home? Don't you have anyone else to turn to? Like friends and boyfriends."

"Friends and...boyfriends?"

"Well, after all, people you know are more trustworthy than asking for help from strangers, right?"

"Aha……"

Yu Serizawa blinked her eyes and said with a broken smile, "Ahaha, I don't have a boyfriend anymore because I have been studying in a girls' school."

"No? What about friends?"

"...Well, although it's not that I haven't tried it, everyone hates me."

"Hate you……?"

"Well, because my parents used to be very respectable people, and they always acted like they were self-righteous... However, they both passed away in accidents."

Serizawa Yu explained in a low voice: "Once there is no backing, my original friends will suddenly hate me... No, maybe I am already hated, ahaha..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing bitterly.

"That's it... I'm sorry." Hui whispered, not knowing how to react for a while, and finally fell silent.

The brief episode made the atmosphere a bit unusual, but Xinjoxiang immediately diverted the topic with the cultural festival, so it was not too cold.

Time passed slowly...

Wait until after dinner.

Feeling sorry, Hui didn't listen to Serizawa Yu's stop, and took the initiative to help the other party clean the dishes together, and then prepared to leave.

Kato Yusuke also got up and said goodbye, planning to send her home.

Just before they were ready to go out...

"—Please wait a moment, Yusuke-san, and Miss Kato." Serizawa Yu hurried up.

"Well, this is the coat that Yusuke-san borrowed from me before, I'm sorry I haven't returned it to you, I've cleaned it well. Also, please accept this...!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hands and handed over the paper bag containing the jacket and a notebook.

"Recipe Notes That Can Be Made Easily"

The beautiful font on the cover caught Kato Yusuke's eyes.

"...What is this?" He couldn't help asking with some doubts.

"It's the recipe notes I made."

Serizawa Yu explained: "It records the recipes that Yusuke-san likes to eat. I sorted them according to Yusuke-san's reaction to the dishes. Please use them well."

"My favorite food...?" Kato Yusuke muttered to himself.

"Um--!"

The girl nodded vigorously, let out a short laugh of "Hey~", looked at him and said:
"...Although I won't be able to make it for Yusuke-san by myself in the future, I have written down the steps of making each dish.

If you want to eat it in the future, just follow the above method, and you should be able to eat it..."

The voice gradually became lower after speaking.

Serizawa Yu maintained the movement of reaching out, with a bit of reluctance in her clear eyes.

Standing behind her, Xintiaoxiang was leaning against the wall with her hands behind her back, with a "bored" expression on her face.

"..."

Kato Yusuke's lips moved, as if something stuck in his throat, making him speechless for a moment.

He looked at the recipe note in silence, but he didn't reach out to pick it up.

What's his favorite dish?
At best, it was something that Sayu had cooked for him, nothing more.

The mood becomes heavy unconsciously.

Hui at the side watched his reaction with a puzzled look on his face, and then turned his head away.

"...Well, if you don't mind, can you give me this note? Serizawa-san." She asked.

"Leave it to... Ms. Kato...?" Serizawa Yu asked lightly, shrinking her hands unconsciously.

"Well, because Yusuke hardly cooks himself, I will occasionally go to his place to help prepare some dishes, and then I can cook for him. And I will put this notebook with Yusuke."

"Is that so...?"

Perhaps feeling at ease with the last sentence, the girl murmured, a smile appeared on her face again, and she stretched out her hand again.

"...Well, yes, then, please accept it."

"Hmm~"

Hui reached out to take the paper bag and notebook, and said seriously: "Thank you, Serizawa-san, I will read it carefully."

"...No, Miss Kato, you're welcome, haha... It should be said, it's really great to have someone to take care of Yusuke-san..."

Serizawa Yu, who was empty-handed, put down her hand, grabbed the forearm of her right hand with her left hand, and cast her eyes on the boy.

"And Brother Yu..."

She pursed her lower lip tightly and tried to smile.

"Actually, I have always been a little worried about your state.

Maybe you may not realize it, but Brother Yu, the way you occasionally look at me always makes people feel very, very sad... Do I remind you of someone or something? "

The soft voice echoed and passed into the ears of several people.

Kato Yusuke's pupils could not help shrinking slightly, and he lost his focus for a moment.

"..."

Hui next to him looked at him thoughtfully, then gently stretched out a hand to touch his arm, "Yusuke...?"

There was no response, only dull breathing was faintly sounding.

"...But what~"

Ignoring the boy's eyes that seemed to be looking into the void through him, Serizawa Yu continued to speak.

"Brother Yu like this will occasionally show a relaxed smile when eating food. Even if it's just a little bit, it makes me feel really good to be able to help you."

She took a deep breath as she spoke, with tears in her eyes. Although she was slightly choked up, she still forced a smile and said:
"In short, I should leave tomorrow. Please don't force yourself too much in the future. Remember to take good care of your body... okay?"

"........."

As if being hit by a heavy hammer on the chest, Kato Yusuke's face was tense, his lips were a little blue, and he couldn't make any sound.

His pupils were shaking violently, and his chest was also heaving rapidly, as if a tsunami had occurred in his heart.

An indescribable bitterness surged up.

The back of the throat is slightly itchy and sticky.

He opened his mouth and couldn't help but want to say something.

The Adam's apple rolled up and down, and in the end he just swallowed heavily.

An indescribable depression spread in the hallway.

It was silent for a long time.

Suppressing the embarrassment in his heart, Kato Yusuke said in a low voice:
"...After you go back this time, if things still don't get better, call me or Xintiao, and I will help you or bring you back."

The moment the sound settled, the scene suddenly fell silent.

Serizawa Yuki couldn't help but froze in place, tears welling up in her eyes.

Xintiaoxiang's eyes moved slightly behind him, but he didn't say anything.

Hui's eyes flickered, with a bit of thought in it.

Ignoring the reactions of the three, the young man said "that's it" very quickly.

After speaking——

He turned around abruptly and rushed out the door.

The sound of heavy footsteps went away...

……

(Underwriting progress 4.5/5)

　Thanks for the reward of [Boring Holiday].

　　
　
(End of this chapter)