Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

"Many people are planning to come over for dinner tomorrow as a group."

"The store manager was quite happy when he saw it."

"Although I don't know what's going on, please keep up the good work when you come to work tomorrow."

After nodding, Shiro Kaede and Maki Mizuno bid farewell to their supervisor and prepared to go home.

On the road.

Mizuno Maki looked at Kamishiro Shirokaze walking ahead, and hesitated.

I don't know if I should be with Kamishiro-kun.

After all, Kamishiro-kun helped her by holding an umbrella for her yesterday.

Otherwise, she would have been stopped by the police yesterday.

But if I get close to Kamishiro-kun now, I don't know if he'll misunderstand something.

If he feels there's hope, he'll definitely pursue me again.

But what if Kamishiro-kun really confesses to me then?

Thinking of this, Mizuno Maki looked at Bai Feng's back and felt somewhat at a loss.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the tram stop.

As the tram came into view.

Shiro Shiro was the first to enter.

He found that there were quite a few empty seats today, so he just randomly picked a seat and sat down.

After witnessing this scene, Mizuno Maki paused and remained silent for a long while.

She took a deep breath and sat down next to Shiro Kaede.

Maki Mizuno looked at him, her usually cool face showing hesitation and complexity:

"Um, Kamishiro-kun, do you have a cold?"

When he heard the sound, Shiro Shiro, who was focused on studying, also turned his head to look.

When he noticed Mizuno Maki sitting next to him, he didn't think much of it and simply shook his head in reply:

"You don't have a cold, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Mizuno Maki breathed a sigh of relief and gently shook her head, saying:

"It's nothing. I just noticed you coughed twice."

"I thought you caught a cold because of what happened yesterday."

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." After replying, Shiro Kaede politely asked, "You didn't feel unwell after you went back yesterday, did you?"

Hearing Bai Feng's concern for her, Mizuno Maki felt a strange sensation in her heart. She gently shook her head and said, "No."

"That's good." After saying this, Shiro Shiro didn't say anything more and continued reading and studying.

Mizuno Maki stared at his profile, seemingly lost in thought, her mind unreadable.

But she quickly came to her senses, hurriedly looked away, and looked down at the English vocabulary notebook in her hand.

As the car door closed.

The tram resumed its journey on the tracks, heading towards the next station.

The large carriage was almost completely silent.

Only the clanging sound of the tram could be faintly heard.

While Shiro was focused on her studies, Mizuno Maki's mind was elsewhere.

Time flows by quietly.

The tram is also getting closer and closer to Shibuya Station.

The number of people coming and going gradually increased.

However, Shiro Shiro and Maki Mizuno remained seated together throughout.

After a while.

The tram had arrived at Shibuya Station.

After hearing the announcement, Mizuno Maki came to her senses, looking somewhat bewildered, wondering if the train had been going a bit too fast today.

Did she arrive at her destination before she had even memorized a few words?

Upon hearing the arrival announcement, Bai Feng put the book back into his bag without hesitation.

Then, without looking back, he prepared to leave the carriage and go home.

Because their routes home are the same.

As always, Mizuno Maki silently followed behind Kamishiro Hakufu.

Shibuya's nights are as lively as ever.

Even though it's already past 10 p.m.

The streets were still bustling with people.

It didn't rain today, and it's Saturday.

There seemed to be significantly more people strolling around the streets than usual.

However, Shiro Shiro had no intention of sightseeing and prepared to go straight home.

After walking for a while...

He walked to the fork in the road he used to frequent.

Shiro Shiro noticed two dogs rummaging through the trash and eating it next to the trash can.

He seemed to remember something.

I remember one of the dogs was a test subject of his speech skills, named Bruce.

It didn't appear yesterday when it seemed to be raining.

It didn't rain today, so it looks like they've come out to find food.

But why is there an extra dog today?

Could it be Bruce's good friend?

And at this time.

Bruce and the other dog immediately became alert upon hearing approaching footsteps and turned around.

They even instinctively gritted their teeth, wanting to start barking.

But after seeing who it was...

Bruce immediately let out a low growl.

Upon hearing this, the dog next to them immediately looked at Bai Feng and Mizuno Maki, wagging its tail and looking obsequious.

Bruce was the same, wagging his tail like a propeller, clearly excited about Bai Feng's arrival.

Seeing this, Shiro Shiro smiled slightly, immediately took out the bread he had bought at the cafeteria that day but hadn't eaten yet from his backpack, divided it in half, and threw both halves to the two dogs.

Bruce and the other dog, witnessing this, wagged their tails even faster and finished the bread in just a few bites.

After doing all this, Bai Feng didn't say anything and prepared to leave and go home.

Meanwhile, Mizuno Maki, standing behind, looked at the two dogs with some fear, after all, Bruce had barked at her many times.

Now there's another dog, and she doesn't know if the two stray dogs will become even more aggressive and bark at her.

But this time.

Bruce and the other dog did not bark at Mizuno Maki, but instead behaved the same way they had when they encountered Shirafumi.

They were all wagging their tails frantically, looking all obsequious.

Mizuno Maki was somewhat taken aback, not understanding why the two stray dogs seemed so happy to see her this time.

But she still didn't dare to get close to the two stray dogs.

Maki Mizuno gripped her schoolbag tightly, leaned close to the wall, and quickly left.

But it wasn't until she completely left that she finally arrived.

The two stray dogs didn't bark at her at all; instead, they watched as Mizuno Maki returned to her apartment.

soon.

Maki Mizuno returned home, and only relaxed after locking the door and fastening the security chain.

As always, I started taking a shower and studying.

After feeling tired, Mizuno Maki closed her book and went back to bed to sleep.

After lying in bed, she was unable to fall asleep immediately.

Instead, he was thinking about something.

She calculated that she had spent one or two thousand yen on train fares this week.

This commuting cost might not seem like much to others.

But for her, this was already considered a huge expense.

Mizuno Maki thought to herself that tomorrow was Sunday, and she didn't have to go to work in the morning.

Now she finally had time to take her broken bicycle to the repair shop.

Once the bicycle is repaired, we'll finally be able to stop wasting money on the tram.

Then I'll be able to ride my bicycle home in the morning and evening.

That way, you don't have to worry about feeling awkward or at a loss when you meet Kamishiro-kun.

I no longer have to go to and from school with Kamishiro-kun.

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