Zongman: A Second Dimension Girl Comes to Me

As childhood sweethearts, he and Kato Megumi understand each other.

I am already familiar with his personality, preferences, temper and habits.

Most couples still need to go through a period of adjustment. If they cannot resolve the conflicts and differences in each other's lives, they will often break up.

However, as they have been living together for many years, they have no such concerns.

Kato Megumi is gentle, kind, and considerate. Being with her makes people feel very safe.

Although on the surface she is a JK girl with a weak presence, easily ignored, and very ordinary in all aspects, but upon closer inspection, you will find that she has regular facial features and a good figure, neither plump nor thin, with the right curves and right hips. She is a rare Yamato Nadeshiko-type beauty, who fits his aesthetic standards very well.

It can be said that Kato Megumi is the most suitable love partner for him.

If he fell in love with Kato Megumi and even got married, he would definitely be able to live a peaceful, stable and happy life in the future.

The couple ran Tsukishimaken together, lived together till old age, and had two sons and one daughter.

All kinds of beautiful images emerged in his mind.

but……

Duanmu Che, who was daydreaming about these things, did not immediately respond to Kato Megumi's feelings.

Because he understood that he had no romantic feelings for Kato Megumi. His love for her in his previous life was just for two-dimensional girls, just like he once liked Yukinoshita Yukino, Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri, and Sakurajima Mai. These were not true love.

Although he has lived two lives as a human, he did not live past the age of 20 in his previous life, and his emotional experience was blank, with no experience in love at all.

In this situation, he didn't know how to respond.

If I accept Kato Megumi's feelings but don't truly fall in love with her, and my sincere efforts are exchanged for false things, wouldn't that be trampling on her feelings?

But if she refused, it would break Kato Megumi's heart even more.

As his childhood friend, Kato Megumi finally mustered up the courage to express her feelings and invited him on a date.

She had helped him so much, but not only did he not repay her, but it was also causing a deep wound in her heart.

Do we really need to do something like repaying kindness with enmity?

Duanmu Che looked at Kato Hui, whose expression was tense and whose eyes were filled with timidity and hope as she waited for his answer. She had completely lost her usual calmness. He sighed silently in his heart and said with a smile, "Okay, what time do you go?"

There was no way he could harden his heart to reject Kato Megumi, so he could only accept her invitation for a date.

Anyway, feelings can be cultivated slowly. Many people start to cultivate feelings after blind dates and eventually get married.

As long as he falls in love with Kato Megumi during their date.

"Hey, why do I feel like I have some scumbag tendencies?"

Thinking of this, Duanmu Che smiled bitterly to himself.

Hearing his answer, Kato Megumi's tense expression instantly relaxed, her pretty face became extremely bright, a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her brisk tone was filled with joy: "9 o'clock in the morning, I'll wait for you on the ramp in front of the station, and we can contact each other via Line then."

She did it!

Even though it was just a date, the meaning it represented was different from before.

This was the first time she crossed the boundary of childhood sweethearts and got closer to Duanmu Che.

She hesitated for a long time before taking this step, worried about failure for a long time, and struggled with her heart for a long time, but finally she succeeded.

This is her victory!

After setting the time and place for the date with Kato Megumi, Duanmu Che rushed back to Tsukishimaken.

He first apologized to Nanami Aoyama and Megumi Tadokoro who were waiting in front of the store, for delaying the preparation of the ingredients due to his personal matters.

Then, I worked hard with the two of them and finally opened the store on time at six o'clock.

Tsukishimaken's business is now booming.

Customers started queuing up at around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the line continued in a continuous stream for a full three hours from six to nine.

After several days of training, Tanosuke Hui has adapted to the intense working environment. She is gradually able to do things with ease and is no longer flustered. She can be both a waiter responsible for entertaining guests and a kitchen assistant helping in cooking. She also proposed an improved method of making seafood broth to Duanmu Che, demonstrating her excellent culinary talent.

After closing at nine o'clock, Nanami Aoyama and Megumi Tanomo left together.

Duanmu Che was about to close the door when a black-haired girl wearing a mask and a baseball cap lifted the door curtain and walked in.

He felt that the black-haired girl looked familiar. Just as he was about to speak, the black-haired girl took off her mask and baseball cap by herself, revealing a face that was elegant and beautiful like cherry blossoms in April. It was Mai Sakurajima.

"Mr. Duanmu, I'm here again." Sakurajima Mai said with a smile.

"Senior Sakurajima, you really know how to pick the time." Duanmu Che was a little helpless, but he also knew that if Sakurajima Mai had appeared here earlier, it would definitely attract the attention of customers and might even cause chaos, which would only hinder the normal business of Tsukishimaxuan.

"I don't want to come so late. I'm a former famous artist. I'll attract attention wherever I go." Mai Sakurajima hummed a classic tune popular in the Showa era, and her slender white fingers tapped rhythmically on the table. "Can I order? I haven't had dinner yet."

"Order whatever you want." Duanmu Che picked up the kitchen utensils again and prepared to prepare food for Sakurajima Mai.

"The crab roe stew from last time, the charcoal grilled skate fin, the seasonal vegetable platter, the runner bean soup, and the shiso rice balls."

Mai Sakurajima ordered five dishes at once, including staple food and soup. It looked like she had not eaten dinner.

Ten minutes later, Duanmu Che had finished cooking all the dishes.

Mai Sakurajima began to enjoy it slowly.

Ever since she tasted Duanmu Che's cooking last time, she has been missing it.

Especially the rich and mellow crab roe stew, which is so delicious that no other restaurant can make it. So she ordered it again this time.

After finishing the meal, Sakurajima Mai took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and smiled playfully at Duanmu Che: "Thank you for the hospitality."

"Sakurajima-senpai, you seem to be in a good mood."

Duanmu Che looked at Sakurajima Mai. Compared to the first time they met, she was obviously much more lively now.

"Well, according to what you said, since my adolescent syndrome is caused by the fact that I don't want to attract people's attention, then I can first reduce other people's attention to me to alleviate my resistance to escape." Sakurajima Mai pointed to the mask and baseball cap at hand.

"It turns out that although this is only a temporary solution, it is indeed effective. The symptoms of my adolescent syndrome have been alleviated, and people on this food street can see me again."

"It's a good thing that the symptoms have been alleviated. However, Senior Sakurajima, you still need to calm your uneasy heart as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if you delay for too long." Duanmu Che said earnestly.

Puberty syndrome has an outbreak period.

If it is not completely cured and is only suppressed, if Mai Sakurajima encounters particularly severe psychological stimulation, she may suddenly explode.

By then, no one will be able to see her, no one will be able to remember her, and everything will be irreversible.

"I know, but it's not easy to eliminate the desire from the bottom of your heart. This can only be changed slowly." Sakurajima Mai sighed and said, "Let's not talk about this. This is for you."

She took out a copy of what looked like a notebook from her bag and handed it to Duanmu Che.

"This is?"

Duanmu Che took the photocopy, flipped it open and took a look. The content of the photocopy seemed to be someone's cooking notes. The word "Nakiri" was written in the lower right corner of the first page.