Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home

   Chapter 406 Coffee Machine and Cat

  —Crash.

   slap, slap.

   Kato Yusuke slapped the tap water on his face, letting the cold water seep into the pores, washing off the cleanser on his face, and also washing away the last trace of sleepiness.

   Time is 7:15 am on Saturday.

   When the students were generally still sound asleep, enjoying the happiness brought by the rest day, he had already woken up.

   Instead of being woken up by an alarm clock, you will wake up naturally.

  Although there were no special arrangements, he had no intention of continuing to pull with the bed and quilt after opening his eyes, so he simply went to the bathroom to wash up.

   Washed his face, brushed his teeth, and went back to the living room.

   took out a bottle of iced oolong tea from the refrigerator in the kitchen and drank a few sips to wake up the body.

   Then start preparing breakfast.

   Take out the rice in the middle bag packaged in the cupboard, named "Huangguang", scoop two cups into the inner pot of the rice cooker, and wash the rice with water under the tap.

   This is one of the specialties that Motoyama Mina sent him from his hometown.

  Different from the sticky and sweet "Koshihikari rice" that is abundant in Fukui and Niigata prefectures, "Kirimitsu" is a rice variety produced in Saitama.

  Because of its soft and hard characteristics, it is often used to make sushi. Although it is not as famous as the former, the taste is refreshing than that of "Koshihikari Rice".

   The reason why he uses this kind of rice for cooking is not that he intends to make sushi, but that he simply eats what he has at home, that's all.

   Kato Yusuke washed the rice, re-connected the right amount of water, put the inner pot of the rice cooker back into the pot, and pressed the cooking button.

   The room was too quiet at this time, so I turned on the TV and switched to a music program channel at will.

   sounds in the room with the beautiful music melody.

  “Meow…～”

  The black cat, who was lying on the bed, was awakened by the sound of the TV, turned over and yawned, and looked around with half-squinted eyes.

   Kato Yusuke stood in front of the kitchen again, took out a small frying pan, and prepared to fry eggs.

   Seeing this scene, the black cat snorted twice. After all, he couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart, so he stood up from the bed, shook his body from beginning to end, and then trot all the way to the kitchen.

   First jumped on the counter, then on Yusuke's shoulder.

"Meow meow?"

   The black cat meowed softly, and stretched his neck to look at the pot on the gas stove, his eyes full of interest.

   After all, since it came to this house, someone has basically never cooked alone. Usually, it is not brought back from the outside, or it is cooked by the human who will give it to Chikuwa.

   So it can’t help but be curious.

   and being stepped on by it, Yusuke Kato just moved slightly, but after seeing that it did not make trouble, he ignored it and continued to fry eggs.

  Pour a little cooking oil into the frying pan, turn on the fire, and after the oil temperature rises slowly, take an egg, tap it on the edge of the counter, and put it into the pan.

  呲la, beep crackle.

   Wait until the egg whites bulge slightly, then turn them over with a spatula.

   Waited for a while.

   Kato Yusuke took a plate and transferred the omelette from the pan.

  I took out the pickled prunes from the refrigerator, placed two next to the omelette, and found some seaweed at random, ready to eat it with rice later.

  Although most people will use natto to match, but because he doesn't like it, he naturally won't buy it.

   After ten minutes, the rice in the rice cooker was ready.

   Kato Yusuke served his dinner and ate it with prunes, seaweed, and fried eggs.

   He wanted to make the soft egg yolk taste that was half-cooked, but the time and heat seemed to be a little too long, making the egg yolk a little old, and completely lacking the flavor and texture that Sayu had done.

   But the taste of the egg itself is good, and with the combination of prunes and seaweed, it tastes no worse than a sandwich in a convenience store with rice, so it can be used as a condiment.

   The black cat saw that he was eating deliciously, and also meowed twice begging for food.

   Kato Yusuke started to get it some canned bamboo and cat food.

   One person and one cat ate breakfast and watched TV, and spent a fairly leisurely time.

   After that, Yusuke Kato started to finish the manuscript for the second episode of the manga, and the black cat was walking around the room.

   It was about ten o'clock in the morning, and the doorbell was rang with a "ding dong".

  Yusuke set off to open the door, and a young man who looked young was standing outside.

   "Hello, I am an employee of the post office, here is your express, please sign for it."

  The youth in work uniform picked up the box in his hand and handed over a pen.

   Kato Yusuke couldn't help but be puzzled and said, "I haven't bought anything, you are mistaken."

   "Huh?" The other party lowered his head to check the address and confirmed, "Aren't you Mr. Kato Yusuke from Room 201?"

"it's me."

   "That's right, the address is written on it." The young man nodded affirmatively, "Please sign here, please."

   Even though the address and name were correct, Kato Yusuke was still deeply puzzled, but he took the pen and signed his name.

   After moving the courier into the entrance, the young man left quickly.

   And he was researching against two boxes.

   After thinking about it for a while, I took the two boxes apart by hand.

   Inside is a coffee machine and a set of cat climbing frames.

   From this point of view, the possibility of sending the wrong package becomes smaller.

   "Wow~?"

  The vigilant black cat didn't come over until then, standing beside the box and looking curiously.

   Just when one person and one cat were thinking about these two things, the phone rang suddenly.

  —Jingle Bell～

  「Sister Shi Yu」

   pressed the answer button, and the girl's somewhat distorted lazy voice came over.

   "Good morning, something~ have you received it?"

"...Shiyu-senpai." Kato Yusuke glanced at the goods on the ground, gently pushed aside the cat who wanted to climb into the box with his foot, and asked, "Did you buy the coffee machine and cat climbing frame? ?"

   "Hmm~ So it looks like you got it, right?"

   "How much money, I'll transfer it to you."

   "That's a gift for you, otherwise the coffee beans I gave you wouldn't be able to drink?"

"Gift?"

   "Yes." Shi Yu said casually with a bit of a smile: "Isn't the new issue of "Undead" about to be released? Congratulations on becoming a serial cartoonist~ Yu-chan."

   "Thank you." Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, "Shi Yu-senpai, do you have any gifts you want?"

   "Oh? What do you mean, do you want to send me off~?"

   "Reciprocity."

   "Hehe~ I have something to say, but~~~~" The girl took a long voice and said in a very pleasant tone.

   "I do, do have, want, want, things, things, such as fresh and handsome high school boys with strong bodies, but do you have the guts to send them~~~?"

   "...Human trafficking is against the law, senpai." Kato Yusuke paused and changed the subject, "I mean things like commodities, such as cosmetics."

   Shi Yu was quiet for a while, and then chuckled: "Ha~ you're saying that you take me as one of those ugly girls who can't meet people without makeup, or a BBA?"

"no."

   "Hey, what does that mean~? Kato-san."

   "I just want to return the gift."

   "Hmm~ I use cosmetics as a gift in return? It's not like I can't buy it myself~"

   Kato Yusuke thought about it, and after all, he didn't talk about the systematic beauty cream, because the focus of the other party's words was not on this, and both parties were well aware of this.

   So he said again: "It's not just a gift, if you have any difficulties, I will also help."

   "Well~ this sentence is a little more sincere than before, but it's only a little bit. If you describe it specifically, it's probably cheap instant coffee and slightly more expensive instant coffee."

   Shi Yu made a wonderful metaphor, and then said: "Well then, if you really have this intention, you can owe me a condition."

   "What conditions?"

   "Didn't I say it? I 'owe' me a condition, which means I haven't figured it out yet, how about it?"

   “…will it be difficult?”

   "Well, basically everyone has different definitions and views on 'difficult', right? Why don't you talk about what your 'difficulty' means?"

   The girl's voice was full of laughter, and even through the phone, she seemed to be able to see the slender legs that were curled up together, and the toes that were wrapped in black silk and faintly exposed.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke was lost in thought, and the other party didn't rush him, just casually waiting for him to answer, his calm attitude was full of leeway.

   It took about seven or eight seconds before he responded.

   "…if I could do it."

   "Hmm~? Why do you think you're warning me not to make excessive demands?"

   Shi Yu said with a half-smile: "But you don't need to worry so much, this kind of thing is about your heart, and it turns out it's not that important.

   Even if you don’t want to do it after hearing the conditions, it doesn’t matter, it’s just your heart anyway, I won’t force you, after all, it’s just your heart, right? "

   is just so indifferent, and it seems to be inadvertently emphasized several times.

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke rubbed his brows, pushed the black cat who wanted to get into the box to the side again with his feet, and replied in a low voice that he knew.

After   , the two chatted for a while about novels and manga. When things were almost finished, Yusuke was ready to say goodbye and end the conversation.

   And Shi Yu seems to remember something again, mentioning one thing.

   "Right~ I forgot to tell you, the fourth volume of "Love Metronome" is on sale today. If you are interested, you can buy a copy and read it. If you are not interested, you don't need it."

   Although the speaker speaks freely, the listener cannot.

   "Got it." Kato Yusuke hummed: "I'll go see it."

   "Well, then that's it, bye bye, Yu-chan~"

   "Goodbye, Shi Yu-senpai."

  —beep.

   said goodbye to each other and ended the call.

   Kato Yusuke put away his mobile phone, looked at the black cat who was holding his foot and biting like revenge, picked it up by the neck and put it aside, then walked into the house with the box.

   First vacated a corner of the cupboard and put the coffee machine on it, and then observed the situation in the living room.

   After some thought.

   Kato Yusuke decided to set the cat climbing frame at the corner leading to the balcony, so it should be more comfortable to bask in the sun.

  Do it when you think of it.

   Sorting out the parts of the cat climbing frame and assembling the various parts together, it feels a little bit like playing gunpla or assembling a battleship...

   Shiyu bought a tree-like cat climbing frame that can be raised and lowered freely. There are several self-adjustable platforms in the middle, which is a more luxurious version. The overall assembly is not light.

   Set up the chassis in a suitable position.

   Kato Yusuke pulled the swivel chair, stepped on it, and turned the screw with a tool so that the suction cup at the top supported the ceiling. In this way, there will be no accidental tipping over easily.

   Go back to the side after the installation is complete.

   The dark brown cat climbing frame looks similar to the floor coat hanger, with a layer of warm light under the sunlight, which visually creates a feeling suitable for naps.

  “Meow~~”

The black cat, who had been watching for a long time, twisted its butt, jumped its limbs, climbed up around the platform on the main trunk without a teacher, and finally lay down in the cloth pocket on the top layer, squinting out the window, The sun rose.

   Kato Yusuke ignored it, turned around and walked to the kitchen, and began to study the coffee machine.

  The coffee machine consists of two parts, one is the machine body, and the other is a set of tools for pressing powder.

   studied the manual for a while.

  Find out the coffee beans that the girl had previously sent from the cupboard, and open the bean bin for grinding the beans.

   Kato Yusuke plugged in the machine and turned on the grinding switch.

  —Om.

  Kalong Kalong, Kali Kala.

  In the hum of the machine, the coffee beans that have just been put in are quickly ground into powder.

   Follow the steps in the manual.

  Cover the powder dispenser on the stainless steel filter filled with coffee powder, rotate it a few times to spread the powder, and then use the powder hammer to compact the powder.

   Add pure water to the water tank of the machine, turn on the extraction button, put water for a few seconds to clean the interior, and then turn it off.

   Kato Yusuke grabbed the handle, stuck the filter on the machine, put a cup under it, and started the official extraction.

  After pressing the button, a small flow of water is injected into the filter, and the coffee powder is gradually extracted into a liquid at a slow and uniform speed.

   The aroma belonging to coffee is slowly diffused.

   The whole process took about two minutes.

   Kato Yusuke stopped the machine when the cup was about seven points full.

  The coffee in the cup is black, with a little dark brown in it, and the surface is slightly greasy.

   Turn off the power of the machine by hand, take the cup in your hand and bring it to your mouth.

   A stronger coffee aroma than before diffused into the nostrils.

   took a sip.

  The strong and thick bitter flavor spreads out in the mouth, and there is a little sour aftertaste in the mouthfeel, which slightly stimulates the brain.

   It tastes like traditional black coffee. It has no other taste except bitterness. It is also the kind that girls like.

   Compared with the canned coffee sold outside, the power of hand-brewed coffee is a little more powerful.

   Frankly speaking, it's not very good, but black coffee itself is like that.

   Kato Yusuke turned around, leaned his back against the edge of the counter, put one hand on the countertop, and drank slowly.

  After the initial discomfort, the bitter taste began to gradually fade and soften.

  The complicated process will make the coffee delicious, because it adds its own effort and has a cost effect, so it will beautify it subconsciously.

   While drinking coffee, he looked at the cat climbing frame.

   Watching the black cat dozed off comfortably in the sun with a contented face.

   Kato Yusuke thought aimlessly.

   Obviously, the relationship with cats is not good, and I can't say that I like cats, but I still sent a cat climbing frame.

  Thinking of this, a little complexity appeared in the deep black eyes.

   "What is your mind..."

   A low murmur echoed in the room...

   Thank you [Manei Harvester (Wang Hasan)] the second leader of the boss!

   Thank you [Yiwen World No. 1], [The boat has been completed and the bright moon in the sky], and [Tired heart] for the rewards!

   (end of this chapter)