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

   Chapter 442 Megumi Kato's Self-cultivation

  Ten minutes later.

   Megumi walked out of the bathroom and returned to the living room.

   Kato Yusuke is sitting alone at his desk, holding a digital pen, writing and drawing on the digital screen.

   The black cat was lying at her feet, with her hands on her chest and her eyes fixed on her.

  Seeing this scene, Megumin opened and closed her lips slightly, then turned to look at the low table, and saw that the water on the ice cubes had melted more and more, and if she left it alone, it would soon flow onto the carpet.

   So she started to clean up.

   is not only because of his character, but also to give himself some time to think.

   Take a clean rag from the kitchen, carefully wipe off the water on the surface of the ice pack, put it in the refrigerator to freeze, and then wipe off the water on the table.

   Then he cleaned up the things on the table and took them back to the kitchen.

   Put snacks in the cabinet and put them together with many cup noodles.

   The two bottles of whiskey were placed by her next to the sink.

   glanced at the figure sitting at the desk, Hui pursed her lips lightly, her chest tightened slightly.

   The palm of his right hand seemed to still have the same tactile sensation, and the slightly numb phantom pain was clear.

   The frost in the serene beautiful eyes disappeared, and a bit of regret and self-blame appeared instead.

   Then she silently took out a bottle of oolong tea from the refrigerator and slowly poured it into a glass with ice cubes.

   hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the desk with the cup, and put the cup on the table.

   "Oolong tea, please use it."

   Kato Yusuke paused, nodded and said, "Thanks."

   After he finished speaking, he put down the pen, picked up the cup and took a sip.

  Mei, who was standing aside, had his hands behind his back, his eyes fell on his slightly red left face, and he could not help grasping his left wrist with his right hand.

   There was a little embarrassment in the air.

"what about the taste?"

"Um."

   "You Yusuke, is it better to drink this kind of thing?"

"Know."

   "So, I emptied those two bottles of wine."

   Kato Yusuke paused for a moment and said nothing.

   "I don't like your drinking."

  Mei said softly: "If Yusuke has to drink no matter what, I will accompany you to have a drink, although I have never had a drink before, and Dad will definitely be very angry when he finds out..."

   "Dump it." Kato Yusuke interrupted her and said, "So stop talking."

  “…”

  Mei stared at him for a while, nodded slightly, then turned to the kitchen, unscrewed the two bottles of whisky, and tilted the top of the bottle towards the sink.

   Gudu Gudu, Gudu Gudu.

   Papa Papa, Papa Papa.

  The sound of flowing liquid was mixed with the air, making a sound in the quiet room.

   Time seemed to suddenly become long.

  After finishing the kitchen matters, Megumi took some ice cubes from the refrigerator and put them in a ziplock bag, and wrapped a towel outside before returning to the desk.

   "Hey, Yusuke, can you please turn this way?"

   Kato Yusuke glanced at the ice pack in her hand and said, "I'll do it myself."

  Mei shook her head stubbornly, while saying that she was rude, she stepped forward and stood beside him, putting the ice pack in her hand on his left cheek.

  The scent of cherry blossoms is tangy.

  The slightly cool touch seeps through the towel and is applied to the cheeks, and the slight coolness penetrates into the skin, dissipating the heat on the face.

   "I'm sorry, it must be painful...?" the girl whispered, with a bit of remorse.

   "It's nothing, don't worry about it." Kato Yusuke shook his head in denial.

   "...You're always like this." Megumin lowered her shoulders as she said so, her expression on her face a little hesitant to speak.

   Kato Yusuke saw her uneasy mood, and after thinking for a while, he said, "What can you say directly."

   Hearing this, Megumin hesitated for a while and asked, "Although that's true, but if you don't want to answer Yusuke, it's pointless for me to ask, right?"

   "I'll tell you then."

"real?"

   Kato Yusuke turned his eyes aside and replied in a low voice, "...I won't lie to you."

  The air was suddenly quiet for a moment.

  Mei's eyes fluctuated slightly, a different kind of brilliance flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly felt a little special in her heart, but it was not obvious on her face.

   "...Then, I want to know, whether it's Kasumigaoka-senpai or Takasaka-san, is everything Yusuke really wanted right now?"

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke was silent for a long while, and there was a moment of obscurity in his dark eyes. Just when Megumi thought he wouldn't answer, he heard him let out a heavy sigh: "...I don't know."

  's voice was slightly hoarse, but it made people feel a little confused.

  Mei looked at him seriously, her expression becoming thoughtful.

   She couldn't help but start thinking, speculating about his thoughts behind his words, and speculating about his recent changes.

  So, the two-week long vacation after the summer vacation has become a problem that cannot be avoided.

   As for where Kato Yusuke went at that time, from the few words that Eri had unintentionally confided before, she learned that he seemed to have gone to Hokkaido, and Eri had learned from Kasumigaoka-senpai.

   As for more details, no one knows.

  Although everyone knew that it must be the key to solving the mystery, but the parties kept silent, and they naturally had nowhere to start.

  Mei just stared at him for a while, and weighed the probability of him answering if he asked, and the final answer was almost zero, so he secretly dismissed the idea.

   Even so, she at least confirmed one thing, that is, the young man in front of him should not want to do this, but he chose to show people with such a frivolous face.

   If you were to ask which is better than the self-isolation state at the time and the current state, Megumi thinks neither is good.

   Now he is too heavy, not only hurting others, but also hurting himself.

   gives the impression of being a lone wolf wandering in a place where no one can reach, silently licking his wounds.

   Her gaze was naturally downward, her gaze shifted from his cheek to his left hand on his thigh, and her mind was again attracted by the hideous scar on it.

   Honestly, at the moment when she received a call from Yingri and was asked for help, Megumi was actually very entangled in her heart, and even deliberately wanted to refuse.

   Ever since she learned about Kato Yusuke's relationship with Kasumigaoka-senpai, she has decided to give up.

  Although not to the point of breaking up friendship or even deleting contact information, she felt that it was necessary to keep a distance and keep the relationship between confidants or friends.

   For Megumi, if a boy can't belong to her completely, no matter how much she likes that person, she would rather choose to give up.

   After all, reality is not a light novel, and no girl would be willing to accept her lover's half-heartedness or share it with others.

   That's why she said goodbye after school that day.

   However, after hearing Yingri's story completely, facing the other party's request, she came after hesitating for a while, so she saw the scene half an hour ago.

  Mei was silent for a while, then raised his eyes again, "I tell you, Yusuke, I think you have a problem now, is this wrong?"

   Kato Yusuke was drawn back to his attention by her voice, his eyes regained some clarity, and he was speechless for a moment.

   And Megumi continued: "At least whether it's Kasumigaoka-senpai or Eiri, they are not wrong, and they shouldn't be treated like this, so can I ask you to talk to them seriously? Yusuke."

  “…”

The person opposite    did not answer, but his breathing slowed down slightly, as if he was thinking.

  After a long wait, he nodded dully and replied, "...Understood, I will consider it carefully."

  Mei's eyes lit up again, but it was fleeting, and the left hand below unconsciously grabbed the hem of the clothes, causing some ripples in her heart.

   is this special again.

   His attitude towards her was indeed special, and she confirmed it again.

  Although the young man in front of her spoke indifferently, she knew that the other party was really listening to her and thinking seriously.

   For Kato Yusuke, who always decides everything by himself and rushes forward, Megumi is actually a little happy to realize that he can influence him.

   She doesn't know how Kasugaoka-senpai and Yingri are treating him in private, but at least, she seems to be the only person who can influence him at the moment.

   It was as if there was an inner world that was closed to everyone, but only the inner world that was open to her was presented in front of her, allowing her to step into it.

The special treatment    made her feel very different, because it was a closer position than everyone else...

   Holding a delicate mood, Hui said again: "Well, thank you for listening to me, then I will continue to stay by your side to take care of you as before."

  “…”

   Kato Yusuke couldn't help frowning slightly and looked at her, and asked as if confirming, "Take care?"

   The girl sighed softly, and responded in a somewhat helpless tone: "Yes, take care, after all, the current Yusuke really can't be left alone."

   "...you don't need to do this kind of thing, and I don't need someone to look after me."

   "Well, it's totally unconvincing for you to say that now? So I'll judge this for myself."

  Mei said while removing the ice towel, looked at his face, and continued talking.

   "Anyway, that's it, I'll watch and supervise Yusuke, and I'll talk about the rest when you're all right, ah, but I'll be very strict, okay?"

   Kato Yusuke wriggled his lips, but didn't know how to respond, and finally just nodded vaguely to show he understood.

   "Ah, do you think I'm in trouble now?"

   He shook his head without hesitation.

   "That's good." Megumin nodded lightly and changed the subject lightly.

   "So, please lend me the sportswear later. Before I came out, I told my family that I would go to Yingri's house to stay together. It's not easy to go back."

   Kato Yusuke's brows furrowed and loosened, and he finally accepted without saying anything.

   The topic seems to end here.

   After that, he found clean sportswear and towels from the closet, and the girl took these things to the bathroom.

  …

   After entering the bathroom.

  Mei quickly took off the clothes she was wearing, and then stood under the shower head spraying warm water, and began to wash her body.

  The clear water flows down the beautiful body, depicting beautiful and moving curves.

   The second time I came to this apartment and used the bathroom, my mood seemed a little different than the last time.

  Although only one month has passed in reality, it seems to be several times longer than that.

   While smearing mint-flavored shampoo on his wet short hair, a shadow suddenly formed in his heart as he recalled what happened to Eiri.

   As soon as I start to think about the purpose of my being here in the first place, a negative thought arises spontaneously.

   Originally, she just came to chat with Kato Yusuke today with the mentality of giving it a try, and then she planned to go to Ying Riri or Kako, and did not plan to stay any longer.

   In her expectation, this line is probably to listen to his love troubles with Kasumigaoka-senpai.

   It's like the moments, experiences, problems, low tides, and difficulties in the relationship between the two, a series of things she doesn't want to hear.

  Although she didn't want to hear it, she would still come, even if it was just a cutscene, at the request of her friends.

   However, the actual situation was completely beyond her expectations.

  After learning about Kato Yusuke and Kasugaoka-senpai's inner story, when he saw that he was deliberately hurting the people around him, Megumi felt a sense of anger at that moment, and at the same time was disappointed.

   So that the slap in the face will be slapped under the emotional agitation.

  —although she immediately regretted it the moment she fought, and because of this she felt so guilty that her mind went blank, so she had to excuse herself to go to the bathroom to ease her emotions.

   But in the next development, her complicated mood was taken to the other side.

   Because he was special to her, she felt that she could change him.

  -"I'm a special person to Yusuke."

   In a corner of her heart, she was a little proud of this, and couldn't help but have the idea of ​​wanting to take a step closer.

   In order to make him change, there are two excuses for "observation" and "supervision".

   However, she was very clear about what she was thinking in her heart.

   When Megumi understood this emotion, an indescribable sense of self-loathing suddenly surged up.

   "Sorry, I'm such a nasty woman."

   Some empty mutterings merged with the sound of rushing water, and rang quietly in the bathroom.

   With the ups and downs of the heart, the dirty heart can never become clear.

  Mei bit her lower lip lightly, hugging herself as if feeling a little cold.

   This is really going too far, she thought, but there was another emotion hidden somewhere in her heart.

   If she came here before, she would choose to give up.

   It is not so completely unacceptable to make friends sad, to give up the competition and watch on the sidelines.

   However, something like the mind will change due to a little chance.

   At least for now, she feels that she needs to observe a little longer.

The idea of ​​   is not noble, even a bit mean and cunning.

   She clearly recognized the dark selfishness in her heart, but she accepted it calmly.

   Thinking of this, Megumi sighed softly and finally regained her original mood.

   While sorting out the thoughts in my head, I squeezed the mint-flavored 2-in-1 body wash again on my hands and spread it evenly on my body.

   The girl couldn't help but frowned slightly and muttered, "Well, it's so difficult to use, and I'll change the brand later."

  —papa, papa~

  …

   (Kato Megumi's psychology is compared with the original Girlsside3.5, and the dialogue with Ying Lili.)

   (end of this chapter)