Tokyo Ghost Diary

Asaha Shinichi and his party originally had no intention of staying here for a long time, but when Asaha Shinichi discovered that there was a courtyard behind the antique store, he suddenly had other ideas.

"Hoshino, you guys haven't had dinner yet, right?"

When Gen Hoshino, who was sitting behind the short table and browsing black websites, heard this, he thought this guy was going to invite them out for dinner, but before he could say anything, Asaha Shinichi smiled and said, "I see what's going on in your backyard." It’s so beautiful, with a great view, and a large area. Wouldn’t it be a pity not to make full use of it? It’s rare that there are so many people today, so how about we set up a grill in the backyard and have a barbecue on the hour?”

In fact, Gen Hoshino himself was also thinking about what to have for dinner today. Hearing what Shinichi Asaba said, he didn't have any objections. He still stared at the computer screen and browsed a post about pollution, and asked in a faint voice: "You know how to bake? "

"What are you talking about? Will it have anything to do with me?" Asaba Shinichi said as if he heard some joke: "There are so many barbecue restaurants in Tokyo. Just contact any one and have someone send you a grill, oven, and ingredients." Is it troublesome to send a chef?”

Gen Hoshino was speechless. It seemed that his experience in eating, drinking and having fun was far inferior to Shinichi Asaba's.

After it was determined that tonight's event would be a backyard barbecue, most of the people in the living room moved to the courtyard behind.

The only ones left here are Hoshino Gen who continues to browse the web at the low table, Yu Shimizu who is still helping Hoshino Gen with his homework, and Tamamo Mae who has changed from lying on his stomach to lying on the sofa to watch dramas.

"Well, can I take your homework home to write and return it to you when you get to school tomorrow morning?" Yu Shimizu suddenly whispered.

Hoshino Gen gave her a strange look: "Why? Is there something urgent at home that requires you to go back?"

"No, it's just... aren't you a guest? I don't even know you. It's so embarrassing." Shimizu Yu pouted slightly and muttered in a low voice.

She actually felt a little resentful for no reason. This guy hadn't shown up for many days, and now he finally came back. She thought she could just stay in this elegant and beautiful antique shop together after school like before. , chatting and talking, but now so many people came all of a sudden...

There was no peaceful atmosphere at all as she had imagined. Instead, there were too many strangers, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable!

Naturally, Hoshino Gen didn't know the young girl's thoughts. He just said with an indifferent expression: "Although there are basically no customers here, at least you are an employee of the shop here. Now there are customers coming to the door. What do you do? The employees want to avoid running away..."

He looked at Yu Shimizu next to him, chuckled and said, "Do you want your wages to be deducted?"

Shimizu Yu looked up blankly at Hoshino Gen, with a pair of big clear eyes filled with questions. Is this a store? Are you an employee? is that so?

No, even if that's the case - Shimizu Yuu reacted, she blinked, opened her pink and tender mouth, and couldn't help but mutter: "But those people are all your friends, right?"

"Not all, but we all have known each other for a short time." Gen Hoshino finally closed the web page and closed the computer. He looked at Shimizu Yu's uninterested little face and said with a smile, "It's not as long as yours anyway."

"..." For no reason, Shimizu Yu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated slightly. She stared at Hoshino Gen's smiling face in front of her, took a breath, then suddenly turned her head and looked away, lowered her little fevered head and continued to do her homework. After speaking, only the fair and pretty face was stained with a trace of tender pink.

Jingle Bell--

The sudden ringing of the phone broke the seemingly subtle atmosphere for a moment. On the sofa behind him, Tamamo Mae's cute little voice also came over in a long tone: "Agen, Rin-chan's phone number~~~"

Hoshino Gen turned his hand over, and Tamamo Mae put the phone in his hand.

When the call was connected, Hoshino Rin's light and sweet voice sounded: "Brother, where are you?"

"Antique shop." Hoshino replied simply and concisely.

"Then let me go find you, okay?"

There are already so many related or unrelated people here. If my sister wants to come over, Hoshino Gen naturally has no reason to refuse. He said casually: "There are a lot of people here, and there are also strangers you don't know. If you don't mind, Just come here.”

Hoshino Rin's voice on the other end of the phone was a little surprised: "There are many people?"

"A group of people with nothing to do plan to have a barbecue in the backyard." Hoshino Gen explained casually.

Rin Hoshino immediately became interested when he heard this. She is not shy and introverted. Quite the contrary. As an idol, she cannot be afraid of strangers. Her background and appearance have also destined her to be the center and focus of the crowd since she was a child. .

Although she is not a very mature person, she is definitely generous. Now that she heard about such an interesting event, she immediately asked excitedly: "Then should I bring some ingredients?"

"No, someone has ordered it."

......

Not long after hanging up the phone from Hoshino Rin, there was a knock on the door of the store. However, it was not Hoshino Rin who arrived quickly, but the barbecue restaurant that Asaba Shinichi had called before and sent barbecue tools, ingredients, and the chef. .

Gen Hoshino went to open the door. Standing at the door was a middle-aged man wearing a barbecue restaurant uniform. Behind the middle-aged man, there was a pickup truck parked, with oven grills and other items placed on the pickup truck.

Naturally, these things cannot be entered through the front door, so Hoshino Gen led the pickup truck driver to drive to the back. There was a special entrance to the courtyard.

Hoshino Gen is only responsible for determining the moving location, and does not need to worry about the rest. It is all the responsibility of the door-to-door staff, striving to make customers comfortable and satisfied.

When Hoshino Rin arrived, he found that no one was waiting in the living room. When he walked to the courtyard where the noise was heard, he saw such a scene.

Beside the blooming flowerbed, the exquisite pavilion, and under the leafy peach trees, a grill was propped up in the center of the courtyard, an oven was placed next to the grill, and a man wearing a chef's hat was busy processing ingredients.

Brother Hoshino Gen was standing by the fish pond talking to two boys who didn't know what they were talking about. Kiryu Ruoha and Shimizu classmate whom he had met before, and Tamamo Mae Kuju-chan were chatting with a strange girl and a strange little girl. Sitting in the pavilion and chatting in a harmonious atmosphere,

The golden sunlight of late afternoon shines in the courtyard, making the whole scene look like a moving oil painting before summer.

The first person to notice Yu Shimizu's arrival was Tamamo Mae. She jumped off her seat in the pavilion, opened her arms and ran towards Hoshino Rin. She shouted "Rin-chan" and rushed towards her.

Hoshino Rin caught the little girl and hugged her. At the same time, he showed a sweet and generous smile to everyone in the courtyard who looked at her in unison.