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

Chapter 538 The Covenant
"...Yusuke, I said Yusuke..."

A girl's voice came from behind.

It was a little hazy when I first heard it, but it became clear immediately after I regained my perception of the outside world.

"—Really, just wait for me a little bit."

Kato Yusuke, who had been walking with his head down, suddenly stopped and froze in place.

next second.

puff……

A soft bump came from the back.

"Ah, it hurts..."

Turn around.

Huizheng, with slightly messy hair, covered his forehead with his right hand, and gasped lightly with a "hiss~".The little fair face is rosy, and the shiny sandalwood mouth is slightly open.

"Great... you finally stopped."

Tranquility looked up at her with a rare bit of resentment in her eyes.

"It means that there are so many people here, I almost thought you were going to leave me here."

"...?"

In Kato Yusuke's eyes like a pool of dead water, a trace of emotion was aroused, as if he had finally come to life.

Blink blankly.

The sun had completely sunk and the night had begun.The dark blue sky that belongs to the night renders the sky, and the stars begin to twinkle.

On the criss-cross streets, colorful neon lights decorate the city, and the crowds are bustling and flowing, presenting a lively and extraordinary scene.

The piercing sound of whistles and the hustle and bustle of voices came together, sometimes far away and sometimes near.

"...Have you reacted now?"

The girl reminded a little depressed: "Here, we are almost at the station?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke took a breath slowly, the cold air entered his lungs, irritating the deep nasal cavity.

"...Sorry, I was wrong."

He spoke in a low voice, trying to overlook the whole ins and outs in his heart, but the entrance of Xinjoxiang's house kept popping up, forming a strong interference.

While his eyes were dimmed, his heart couldn't help becoming heavy.

"Well, after all, you didn't mean it, did you? Then there's nothing to apologize for."

Hui sighed helplessly, "So, do you want to chat for a while?"

Kato Yusuke pursed his lower lip tightly, and forced a smile: "...What are you talking about?"

The girl stared at him with a little distress for a while, then said after deliberation:

"About this, although I don't have to force you, but your state makes me think it's better to say it?"

Kato Yusuke showed a perfunctory smirk, but was interrupted by a light and clear voice.

"I won't give up, huh? Yusuke." The girl declared with a rare seriousness on her expression.

After careful observation, she found that her shoulders and chest were rising and falling slightly. At the same time, in order not to let him notice, she opened her mouth slightly and was breathing shortly.

Even so, Kei said as calmly as possible:
"Even if you are not ready to open your heart to me now, I will still stay by your side until the day you feel you can tell me."

Under the night, the girl was like a snow-white dandelion, smiling at him.

"So when you're depressed, afraid to make a sound, trembling... when you're lost on a moonless night like this..."

Soft hands took his hand and held it tightly against his chest.

"—When the time comes, I will definitely stay by your side closer than anyone else."

"—!"

The cold evening wind blew, shaking the skirt slightly.

The wind billowed his coat, and his thin shoulders exuded a calm calm.

The short black hair that had been put down at some point swayed lightly, and the sweat was sticking to her soft cheeks.

Kato Yusuke watched this scene, speechless for a moment.

He burdened her with his fragility, his cunning, his grief, and his regret.

Pound thump, thump thump.

With the beating of the heart, there was a dull pain in the body.

The body can't help but become stiff, so heavy that it doesn't seem to belong to me.

A sense of loneliness surged up in one go, hitting his head straight, and his complex emotions were on the verge of collapse.

He tried his best to maintain the expression, and the nerves that had been tense, finally collapsed at this moment.

"benefit……"

As if being dazzled by the dust, he narrowed his eyes unconsciously, and then hugged the girl tightly into his arms.

"what……"

A small hum came from Kei's mouth.

Surprised by his sudden action, the girl couldn't help opening her eyes slightly.

"Yusuke...?" Hui Weiwei asked with his face sideways, but he could only see the back of his head.

"..."

Without saying anything, Kato Yusuke hugged her a little tighter, and said in a hoarse voice:
"...Give me a little more time, one day... I will tell Kei..."

The dull voice was accompanied by scorching breaths, as if asking for consent, faintly lingering in the girl's ears.

For no reason, Hui softened completely at once, and then cautiously and slowly raised his hands, hugged him with his backhands, and hummed softly.

"...It's okay, it's okay, I'm here."

As if treating a child, she patted his back lightly.

"No matter what happens, I'm not going to sit by and watch you feel like this alone. I'm going to be closer to you than anyone else."

"..."

Kato Yusuke remained silent, feeling sticky in his thirsty mouth.In the end, he just buried his face in her hair, not wanting to be seen clearly.

It was a rather long, oppressive silence.

In this silence, the body that always gave people a strong impression began to tremble slightly involuntarily.

Sensing this, Megumi lowered her eyes a little, and continued to comfort him as if she didn't notice anything.

"It's okay, it's okay. Like I said, I'll be with you."

As she said this tirelessly, she secretly hoped that her voice could reach the other party's heart.

I hope that I can give this person a little more warmth, just like the boy who appeared in her world when no one cares about him.

until a certain moment.

Silently, there was a warm and cool moist feeling on her shoulders, like the warm and cold temperature in a spring night, soaking her clothes.

Followed by a slightly trembling choked voice.

"Ah, don't lie to me..."

There was an indelible sadness in the voice, like an abandoned puppy.

"Well, I won't lie to you."

A softer and firmer voice responded.

Like a glimmer of light shining in the depths of the dark night where you can't reach your fingers, a girl like a bright moon shines quietly here.

"..."

Kato Yusuke's heart was shaken.

Thousands of melancholy are mixed together, forming a torrent of emotions, surging endlessly.

After a few months——

The one who closed his heart when he came back from Hokkaido;
The one who pretended to be calm and steady after returning to school;

When I saw Sayu again, the one who could still maintain his dignity and push through.

——Finally couldn't help but wet his eye sockets, blurring his vision.

Not paying attention to the eyes of his surroundings, the boy hugged the girl in his arms tightly, sobbing intermittently from his throat.

Facing Kato Yusuke's reaction like this, Hui's heart was also very disturbed.

Honestly.

Seeing such a weak gesture from this calm and strong person who has always been respected and admired by everyone, she was really surprised and surprised.

But at the same time, she also felt that the distance between herself and the other party was a little closer.

Almost as long as you reach out your hand, it seems that you are about to touch the secret that no one knows...

The hand that gently patted the back never stopped.

Ignore the strange eyes of passers-by.

She just accompanied him quietly, unwilling to let him be alone again.

……

I don't know how long it has been.

Accompanied by the girl's soft voice echoing in her ears, the tears that broke the embankment seemed to have come to an end.

"Feel sorry…………"

The boy said in a hoarse voice, in exchange for a sentence.

"Well, it's all right. And here's the handkerchief."

It's like not letting depression get a chance to sneak in.

The handkerchief lightly picked up from his pocket landed in front of Kato Yusuke's face, burning into his eyes, but he didn't reach out to take it.

Dry the corners of your eyes carefully with the cuff of your coat, lower the brim of your hat, and take a deep breath quietly.

After making preparations to calm down, he finally backed away without a trace.

Because of cowardice, shame and guilt, the figure of the girl who dared not look directly at her was as elegant and beautiful as usual.

——Like a weeping cherry blossom quietly blooming in an invisible place.

On the shoulders where his face was buried, the army green coat was stained a dark green.

However, the girl seemed to be unaware of this, gently put away the handkerchief, and asked nonchalantly: "Do you feel better, Yusuke."

Kato Yusuke hummed, hesitating and not knowing how to speak.

But as if he understood even his mood at the moment, Kei nodded and showed a soft smile.

"So, have you figured out how to deal with that girl?"

That girl, of course, was Yu Serizawa.

Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, and then replied: "I want to help her..."

"I know this, and I am willing to help if necessary. But how can I help?"

The girl asked calmly.

"If she contacts you later, do you plan to keep her living with Xintiao classmate?"

"Even if there is a high probability that Xintiao will agree, but have you thought about the girl's going to school?"

"And this kind of thing, if that girl's relatives call the police, how do you plan to deal with it then?"

The objective reality and problems were laid out one by one, as if to tell that this is not something that can be acted impulsively based on good intentions.

Kato Yusuke knew this well, so he said the answer in his heart, "...I will find a way to get Aunt Mina to adopt her."

"Eh? Mina... Auntie?"

"Well, I think so."

"..."

The girl stared at him quietly, and asked a little nerve-wrackingly: "That, that is to say... Do you want to keep her forever?"

Kato Yusuke nodded in affirmation without hesitation.

"...I hope she can live freely until she can survive independently in society. I also have other preparations."

"...Other preparations?"

Without keeping her confused for too long, the boy told her all the preparations and plans he had made.

Wait until after hearing those things.

Even Ruhui, who has a calm personality, couldn't help being shocked by this, showing a cute and dumb look.

"Uh, this...Although this is the case, but, Yusuke, please don't talk to me, I need to calm down...!"

Resolutely raised her hand to prevent someone from continuing to challenge her nerves.

In order to calm down the turbulent mood, the girl pressed her chest lightly and breathed quietly on the spot for a while.

Then he raised his head slowly and looked at him with a complicated expression.

Even though there were thousands of words in the eyes, only one sentence came out in the end.

"Why...you have to do that to strangers...?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, "I think the miso soup she cooked...is delicious."

"what?"

Hui asked in a daze: "...What kind of reason is this?"

A mournful voice answered her.

"Yeah, what's the reason..."

"Really, this is not an answer at all."

"... If I want to say it, I just want to help that girl, that's all." Kato Yusuke said slowly.

"..."

The girl looked at him with a bit of distress, and unconsciously clenched her hands that were habitually behind her back, and finally dropped her shoulders as if giving up.

"...Although I understand that you mean well, there is no need to emphasize "girls" specifically, right?It always sounded like it had other intentions. "

"Other intentions...?"

Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, then shook his head, "I don't think so, I won't lie to Kei."

"...You are really too cunning to say that." Hui muttered and took a step forward.

"Tell me, Yusuke."

At a distance that was about to touch each other's toes, the girl gently leaned her forehead on his chest, with a touch of emotion in her tone.

"Although I was a little scared just now, I think what you want to do is very meaningful. It would be great if you can do it smoothly..."

Kato Yusuke looked down at her, the tip of his nose was covered with her faint hair fragrance, and he felt a sense of peace in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Kei. I got you involved without permission..."

"Well...that's all, but have you talked about it with anyone other than me?"

"not yet."

"That's it..." Hui whispered and nodded, rubbing his head against his chest, a little itchy.

"...Actually, I was a little surprised. I didn't expect you, Yusuke, to be an idealist."

"Idealist...?"

"Hmm. After all, if you're not a kind person by nature, you wouldn't make that kind of utopian decision, right? It's like what the teacher said in class."

Hearing this, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth in self-mocking.

"Nothing like that, it's just my wishful thinking and self-satisfaction... I just can't escape the shadow of the past..."

"..."

The girl listened quietly, then raised her head.

"In short, if you are willing to promise me one thing, I will help in this matter."

"help……?"

"Hmm~"

A slender little finger stretched out immediately.

"The premise is that when you encounter problems in the future, you must remember to report, contact, and discuss with me as soon as possible. In that case, I will help."

Hui Weiwei looked up at him as she said so, something seemed to be rippling in her beautiful eyes, and it was very moving when she blinked.

"..."

Kato Yusuke looked down at her for a while, then raised his right hand.

"--it is good."

So calmly and surely, he made a promise with that tender little finger.

……

(End of this chapter)