After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 42. Can't goals still be scored even if there is a goalkeeper on the football field?
The first element of return is not demand.

But accept it.

Because if you give back as requested, it is not a return, but a repayment of favor.

But here's the kicker.

As a gold digger who pursues materialism, she relies on sexual relationships to make money. This is not a question of giving and receiving, but a transaction.

This is the reason why Yuanye Si set the tone of the gold-digger plan after obtaining the wish list. Therefore, from the perspective of the transaction, it does not make sense for Party B to not carry out the construction of the project as required by the contract after Party A paid the funds.

So although they were the same pairing as the couple on the street, one man and one woman, they were walking one after the other, without any communication, as if one of them was sulking.

When in reality, it's just someone creating pressure.

After entering the fish house, the blue and white lights that were placed everywhere in the store to create an atmosphere made the glass and walls turn the color of the deep sea. After the female clerk politely came forward to ask, Harano Tsukasa said that he would take a look first.

Probably because it was night, all kinds of fish in the aquarium looked listless, and very few of them were wagging their tails.

But the fish of various colors are still very beautiful.

In the largest glass display case, dozens of carps of different colors swam slowly, looking dreamy under the light. However, Ryuka Hoshino, who was following behind Harano Tsukasa, had no intention of appreciating them.

Until Yuanye Si suddenly stopped.

At the same time, his voice rang in my ears.

"I used to like raising fish, but I was afraid that I didn't have the skills, so I just raised one. However, I didn't have the skills, after all, I was a novice, so no matter how carefully I raised it, it would still die. I was very sad on the day it died, but I also understood a truth."

“…What’s the reason?” Hoshino Ryuka secretly felt something was wrong, but still asked with forced calmness.

Harano Tsukasa was staring at a beautiful blue-tailed guppy in the aquarium and didn't answer her question immediately, as if he was immersed in the beauty of the guppy.

Only after the guppy slowly swayed to the corner did he look away and whisper to himself:
“You can’t just keep one fish.”

Hoshino Ryuka's heart suddenly tightened.

His eyes subconsciously avoided.

The premonition in her heart became stronger and stronger, and even an answer was about to come out, but the remaining hope made her hold back and not speak.

"After all, raising a single fish is too risky. If one fish dies, the risk is 100 percent. But if the base number of fish is increased, the risk will drop sharply."

"I think Xingye-san should understand this principle."

"So I later raised a lot of fish. They are ornamental and I don't have to worry about developing feelings for a fish. As long as there are enough fish, I won't even know if one of them suddenly dies."

Although she was the only one not mentioned, Hoshino Rika felt like a dead fish thrown on a sticky board.

Before today, Hoshino Ryuka would not have had the patience to listen to this knock and test. Even if she did, she would have been annoyed after hearing him say this.

But the reason why he remained silent and followed Yuanye Si closely was not only because he failed in the workplace and got into trouble because of Yuanye Si, but also because he took out three million to buy luxury goods for himself during the day, so of course he would not leave so easily.

“…This is correct.” said Hoshino Ryuka.

"So," Harano Tsukasa said calmly as he moved away from the aquarium, "If it wants to get my attention in the fish tank, it has to be different from the other fish."

"Either it will actively swim towards me when I'm walking in front of the fish tank, and maybe I'll remember it after a few more swims. Or it may use all its strength to jump out of the water and jump onto me or the ground. Although there is a risk of suffocation, if I'm interested in it, I will buy it and keep it carefully."

It had been hinted to the point of being almost stated explicitly, and even Hoshino Ryuka knew that she couldn't play dumb any longer.

"Well... I want to know, if there is a fish like this, even though you have carefully raised it, will you release it one day because you don't like it..."

"Why do you ask that?"

Harano Tsukasa turned around and met Hoshino Ryuka's eyes which were mixed with a trace of trepidation. He smiled and said, "Fish are also lives after all. You will naturally develop feelings for them after spending a long time with them. Let's not talk about whether you like them or not. Am I really an emotionally cold person?"

"so…"

"So wouldn't it be better to kill it, scale it, and boil or steam it?"

"..."

Hoshino Ryuka couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Suppress the urge to take action.

But now she was really so angry that her chest hurt.

“Just kidding.” Yuanye Si gradually stopped laughing and said in a serious tone, “Even if I don’t like this fish, I will fatten it up before releasing it, so that it won’t get too fat and compete with other fish for food in the river.”

Walking away with a body full of flesh?
Then the meat is...

After hearing this, Hoshino Ryuka instantly understood what he meant, and her original worries were relieved a lot.

As long as you can promise, that's good.

After all, Hoshino Ryuka knew very well that if she really reached a deal with Harano Tsukasa, not to mention that she would grow old and lose her looks in a few years or even a dozen years, she would not be able to see it, and this relationship would not last until then.

Rather than the illusory future, she prefers to grasp the present, so after getting Harano Tsukasa's promise, Hoshino Ryuka's tense heartstrings relaxed a lot.

Anyway.

Money is still the most real.

"You're a pretty good person then."

Hoshino Ryuka responded against her will.

"Maybe." Harano Tsukasa saw that the purpose of his knocking had been achieved: "Let's go, I'll take you home." "Aren't you going to buy it?" Hoshino Ryuka asked.

Yuanye Si shook his head and said, "What's there to buy? There are no fish that jump out or become active when they see me. It's boring. I don't like to take the initiative."

"All right…"

Walking out of the fish shop, the night wind is humming softly.

The ginkgo trees on the street rustled.

The two of them didn't say another word and walked towards Hoshino Ryuka's house, just like when they came.

Hoshino Ryuka bit her lower lip and looked at Harano Tsukasa's back, with a struggle in her eyes. She kept weighing things in her mind and took deep breaths several times to prepare herself mentally.

Suddenly she remembered something.

After hesitating for a moment and looking at Harano Tsukasa who never turned back, Hoshino Ryuka suppressed her nervousness and reached into the bag on her arm, then touched a package of something very soft.

After pinching it, she held the package tightly in her hand, and then quietly opened the outer packaging.

Time passed by minute by minute.

In less than five minutes, he walked back to the apartment building.

"Then I'll take you here. If you don't plan to treat me to tea, I'll go back and rest."

Yuan Ye Si turned around and said as usual.

"Wait!" Hearing that the tone was no longer as gentle as during the daytime date, Hoshino Rika suppressed her guilty conscience about trying to deceive the other party and quickly stopped Harano Tsukasa who was about to leave.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Ye Si turned around.

"Actually, I didn't keep you here tonight because I haven't been feeling well these past few days, so even if it's an invitation..."

Hoshino Ryuka lowered her head and explained.

"Feeling unwell?" Yuan Ye Si rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then fixed his eyes on Xing Ye Liuhua's crotch and said with a smile: "Can I check it?"

"Yes, yes."

"Sure?"

"I…let's go to the car."

This should be considered an excessive request. Even if there was a potential transaction intention between the two, Hoshino Ryuka should be angry to hear such words. However, although she looked a little hesitant, she agreed very readily and walked towards the car.

Yuan Ye Si raised his eyebrows when he saw this.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

However, after getting into the car and exploring the passenger seat, the soft touch of cotton on her fingertips confirmed that Hoshino Ryuka was not lying.

"Do you believe it now?"

Hoshino Ryuka said in a low voice with a slightly blushing face.

"I believe it." Yuanye Si slowly withdrew his hand and nodded. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "But..."

“…But what?”

"But as long as I find the right method, Xingye-san can actually give me a satisfactory return gift, just like there are goalkeepers on a football field, but isn't it the same to score goals?"

Harano Tsukasa pulled his hand away from the goalkeeper.

"What...what method..."

Hearing these highly suggestive words, Hoshino Ryuka suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

However, this time, Harano Tsukasa did not answer her.

Because at this moment, Tsukasa Harano was checking the light transmittance of the black film on the glass windows, and he started the car and drove to the corner of the street and stopped.

All four windows were raised to the top.

So tight that there is not even a single gap left.

then.

Hoshino Ryuka's eyes suddenly widened!

How can this be?

This thought came to her subconsciously.

Looking at Harano Tsukasa's actions, even though Hoshino Ryuka had no experience, she knew what she had to do next. However, having never had such an experience before, she only felt dry mouth and tongue, and she became uneasy. She even regretted using that thing as a shield, which led to using this method instead.

But she obviously had no chance to regret it.

So when Hoshino Ryuka blushed and wanted to speak, his hand was already on her ear.

"Um…"

"Tsk..."

(End of this chapter)