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The drunkard swung his neck, grabbed another chair, strode up to Shirakawa Sawa, and raised his hand to smash it over the latter's head.

Seeing that he couldn't reason with the other party, Shirakawa Sawa had to change his approach. After dodging the bench, he kicked the other party in the knee.

The drunkard immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Shirakawa picked up a stool and placed it forcefully less than ten centimeters from the other person's head.

The heavy thud of the stool's four legs hitting the ground instantly sobered the drunk man up, and he lay on the ground, too afraid to move.

Upon hearing her father's voice and the obvious sounds of fighting, a hurried female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello? What's going on over there?"

"Please have someone explain the situation to me. Thank you very much!"

After regaining his composure, the shop owner quickly put the phone to his ear.

"Hello, there's a man here who claims to be your father. He hasn't paid his bill and is causing trouble for other customers in the restaurant..."

The voice on the other end of the phone couldn't wait for the boss to finish speaking and interrupted.

"Please tell me the exact location, and I'll be right there."

After the boss gave me the exact location, the other end of the phone hung up.

The boss put away his phone and looked at Shirakawa Ze with a hint of apology.

"I'm so sorry, I disturbed your meal. I really apologize."

Shirakawa waved his hand to indicate that it was alright, and then sat down on a stool next to him.

The shop owner looked at the drunk man lying on the ground, not daring to clean up the broken chairs and tables, and could only stand by the counter quietly waiting for the matter to be completely over.

About twenty minutes later, a figure appeared in a hurry at the entrance of the small shop.

Long blue hair, a dark green ribbon, stiffened everyday clothes, and a resolute gaze that suppressed the surging emotions within...

The visitor was indeed Toyokawa Shoko.

Ugh……

Shirakawa Sawa sighed inwardly.

Although he had a premonition, he really didn't want the drunkard to be Toyokawa Shoko's father.

This person's actions are undoubtedly another powerful blow to the other party.

When Toyokawa Shoko saw Shirakawa Sawa sitting in the shop, she paused for a moment, but didn't show anything, and continued to move her gaze.

Seeing his father lying on the ground, screaming loudly, a strong sense of shame flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

But she quickly regained her composure, walked briskly to her boss, and looked apologetic.

"I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble."

What aspects of the compensation do I need to pay?

The boss took out the bill and showed it to her.

"He spent 3600 yen, and still owes 3000 yen."

"I just hit this customer with a stool, damaging one stool and breaking a table."

"Since you look like a student, I won't hold it against you."

"The stool has been used for several years, so let's charge it one-third of the original price, 500 yen."

"The table has a hole, it's not a big problem, it'll cost 200 yen."

"This customer ordered an 800 yen set meal, and it was smashed before he even ate much of it."

"You two can discuss this yourselves."

"It's already very late, let's finish this quickly and get some rest."

"The store's total loss is 3700 yen. How would you like to pay it?"

Volume 1: Chapter 72 The Weak Little Xiang is Resurrected

Upon hearing the number, Toyokawa Shoko paused for a moment, her eyes instinctively darting away.

She never expected that her father would suddenly wipe out the wages she earned from several hours of part-time work.

Besides that, another point is that I don't have that much money on me right now.

She has a small amount of money saved up, but it's all kept at home and she doesn't usually carry it with her.

I only carry about 1,000 yen with me each day for emergencies.

If she were in front of strangers, she wouldn't feel much at this moment; at most, she would just feel embarrassed.

But now I'm in front of my classmates from the same school, and they're even classmates who know my most cherished old teammates.

This made her feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed.

What embarrassed her the most was that if she wanted to resolve the immediate issue quickly, she would have to ask this classmate for money, since the shopkeeper certainly wouldn't believe her excuse of going back to get the money first.

Moreover, leaving her father there and letting her classmates enjoy his ugly drunken state a little longer was even more unbearable for her.

After a slight hesitation, Toyokawa Shoko turned to look at Shirakawa Sawa. Her face, instead of the calmness she displayed when facing the shopkeeper, carried an air of neither servility nor arrogance.

"Shirakawa-kun, I don't have that much money on me right now. Could you lend me 3,000 yen? I'll pay you back tomorrow at school along with the 800 yen you owe me."

Although she could have easily asked the other person to come home with her to get it, the thought of that rented room, which was even more precarious than her dignity, made her abandon the idea.

Furthermore, she still cannot fully trust that the other party will keep her secret, so she cannot reveal her current address.

Shirakawa Sawa took out three thousand yen and placed it on the table in front of Toyokawa Shoko.

"It's 3,800 yen in total. Since you said tomorrow, I'll wait for you in the public music classroom after school tomorrow afternoon."

"Also, I'm worried about your father's condition. I'm concerned about whether you can carry him home."

"Why don't you hire me to carry him back for you? It'll be a friend's price of one hundred yen."

Although the other person's words seemed to disregard their friendship at all, what Toyokawa Shoko wanted right now was this kind of equal communication.

She didn't want anyone, especially someone who knew her, to feel pity for her or to give her charity.

Although she was grateful that the other person was considerate of her self-esteem, she really couldn't let them know her address, so she shook her head and refused.

Then she took out seven hundred yen, put it together with the three thousand yen on the table, and handed it to the shopkeeper.

Then she bent down to pull her father, while trying to wake him up.

Unmoved by the sudden movement, Xiangzi's father, feeling his arm being grabbed, yanked it forcefully, causing Xiangzi to stumble.

Seeing that she couldn't pull or wake her father, and feeling the boss's urging gaze, Toyokawa Shoko was on the verge of tears and could only look up at Shirakawa Sawa beside her.

"Shirakawa-san, please help me take him back..."

"I'll pay you back."

Shirakawa Ze nodded, pulled Xiang's father up, leaned him against his shoulder, and then helped him walk outside.

It has to be said that this person lies at home all day without moving, and he has a lot of excess fat on his body. His physique is definitely not something Xiao Xiang can pull away.

Toyokawa Shoko led the way, glancing at her father every now and then. As soon as he seemed to have regained consciousness, she would immediately tell Shirakawa Sawa to stop.

Unfortunately, when they got close to the rented house, Xiang's father still didn't react at all; in fact, his snoring got louder and louder.

Helpless, Toyokawa Shoko could only lead Shirakawa Sawa toward her rented room. After all, she couldn't move her father with her strength, and she couldn't just leave him outside.

As she walked, she kept thinking about how to prevent the other person from telling her old teammates about her situation and address.

Opening the door of the dilapidated two-story building, Toyokawa Shoko turned her head and gave Shirakawa Sawa a look that said "follow me," before leading him upstairs.

Four families lived in this two-story building, and she and her father were just one of them.

After opening the door to her own room, Toyokawa Shoko helped Shirakawa Sawa carry her father inside and placed him on his makeshift bed on the floor.

Although I had a general idea of ​​what the room was like, I was still a little surprised when I actually walked into it.

Apart from Xiangfu's messy bedding and some beer cans on the floor, the rest of the room was surprisingly tidy.

It's obvious that this is the result of Toyokawa Shoko spending time cleaning and tidying up every day.

Now that we're at our own place, there's no need to pay back the money tomorrow.

Toyokawa Shoko whispered her thanks, then continued,

"Shirakawa-san, could you please wait for me downstairs?"

Shirakawa Ze nodded, walked out of the two-story building, and stood in the open space outside.

Not long after, Toyokawa Shoko came out and handed the boy three thousand nine hundred yen.

"Thanks to Shirakawa-kun, everything that happened today was thanks to him."

"Thank you very much."

I will remember your kindness.

She paused for a moment, then spoke with a hint of unease.

"Shirakawa-kun...I want to ask you for one more favor..."

The girl's eyes darted away slightly as she pondered how to persuade the other person.

Judging from the other person's expression, Shirakawa Ze could roughly guess what it was, and he spoke up with a few words.

"Don't Dengjiang and the others know about your current situation?"

Toyokawa Shoko nodded.

Shirakawa put the money away and nodded.

"I won't tell anyone what you haven't told me."

A hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

I don't know your current situation.

"However, I think we are quite similar in some ways."