Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

Mizuno Maki noticed there was still a seat next to him, and hesitated for a moment, unsure whether she should sit down.

But at this time.

When she noticed that there seemed to be two female students trying to approach Shiro Kaede, she realized that...

Mizuno Maki instantly recalled some unpleasant memories from before, and couldn't help but grit her teeth slightly before sitting down directly next to Kamishiro Hakufu.

Seeing this, the two girls were a little annoyed, thinking that this person already had a girlfriend, so they gave up and went back.

Sitting next to Shiro Shiro, Maki Mizuno was also very nervous.

My palms were sweating with nervousness.

To avoid drawing attention to her nervousness, she immediately started taking out books from her bag and pretending to study.

When Shiro Kaede noticed that she had sat down, she didn't say anything, but simply picked up her books and continued to work on gaining experience in the student profession.

Time ticked by.

While reading, Shiro Kaede unknowingly became engrossed in the book, just like before.

But right now.

He suddenly felt something touch his shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Mizuno Maki's head resting on his shoulder.

Shiro Shiro was stunned, somewhat confused about what was going on.

He looked closely and noticed that Mizuno Maki seemed to be asleep.

After realizing this, Shiro Shiro didn't intend to wake Mizuno Maki, but let her snuggle against his shoulder and sleep.

He guessed that the girl must be exhausted.

The store was quite busy today.

She spent the whole night walking around the shop and serving customers, which was actually much more tiring than working at Ichiran Ramen.

After all, at Ichiran Ramen, you only need to stay in one spot and keep busy.

But he has to walk around a lot, which is much more tiring for him.

She's the only part-time worker in the shop, which isn't really enough.

If it weren't for Yui Nagasawa occasionally coming to the rescue...

She must be too busy to handle it all.

Now that he finally has time to rest, he probably can't withstand the fatigue of working and falls asleep not long after sitting down.

Looking at her sleeping profile, Shiro Shiro couldn't help but smile.

Suddenly I realized that although this girl is quite honest, she is actually quite silly.

After all, most high school students would probably quit after a short while if they were faced with such a busy job.

She didn't complain at all that night.

They're adorably silly.

Shiro Kaede thought that if there were more customers, he would still need to find other part-time workers to help out.

Otherwise, Maki Mizuno alone definitely wouldn't be able to hold out.

The money that needs to be spent still needs to be spent.

The more part-time jobs you have, the more efficient you are at making money.

There is no need to save money.

Subsequently.

Shiro Shiro continued reading the book in his hand, not intending to wake the sleeping Mizuno Maki, and just let her sleep quietly on his shoulder.

Inside this gently swaying tram.

He was awake, she was asleep.

Mizuno Maki leaned quietly on Kamishiro Shirokaze's shoulder, her head tilted slightly, her long eyelashes gently covering her eyelids like small fans, her breathing even and soft.

Her body swayed gently with the rhythm of the tram.

Although the tram was swaying a bit, she, who usually couldn't fall asleep peacefully on a tram, slept very soundly today for some reason.

More than ten minutes later.

There are only one or two stops left to reach Shibuya.

However, at this moment, Mizuno Maki groggily opened her eyes.

She soon realized a fact.

I actually fell asleep leaning on Shiro Kaede's shoulder?

Maki Mizuno blushed instantly and didn't dare to move.

He was terrified that Shiro Shiro would find out he had woken up.

She really didn't mean it.

What if Kamishiro-kun misunderstands that he did it on purpose after he wakes up?

After all, I don't usually sit next to him.

I fell asleep as soon as I sat down today, and even snuggled up on his shoulder.

This is clearly a misunderstanding, isn't it?

Mizuno Maki kept her eyes tightly shut, not daring to open them at all.

I was afraid that Kamishiro-kun would think I was leaning against it on purpose.

The tram continued to sway gently.

Even while pretending to be asleep, Mizuno Maki could clearly feel her heart pounding wildly.

You can also feel the strong and powerful arms and shoulders of Shiro Kaede.

You could even feel his soft breathing and his slightly warm body temperature.

These feelings gradually transformed Mizuno Maki from being somewhat tense at the beginning to gradually relaxing, and finally she even gave up and decided to sleep a little longer.

We have arrived at Shibuya Station. Passengers, please proceed in an orderly manner.

The sudden creaking sound inside the carriage jolted Mizuno Maki awake, making her tense up once more.

"Mizuno-san?"

"Mizuno-san?"

"It's time to get off."

Shirakaze gently called to Maki Mizuno, who was sleeping beside him.

Mizuno Maki seemed to have just woken up, rubbing her still-sleepy eyes. When she saw the situation outside the carriage, she mumbled, still a little groggy, "Have we arrived?"

Seeing that she had woken up, Shiro Kaede explained, "We're here, let's go down."

He couldn't see Mizuno Maki's face, which was hidden by her long, straight black hair; he could only hear her soft reply.

"Ah."

After receiving the reply, Shiro Shiro didn't say anything more and simply picked up his schoolbag and walked ahead.

Seeing that he didn't pursue the matter, Mizuno Maki breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed behind him.

At night, Shibuya is bustling with neon lights and vibrant activity.

The streetlights reflected on the ground, creating patches of light that seemed to tell the story of the city.

Occasionally, pedestrians hurry by, their figures appearing particularly lonely under the lamplight.

Shiro Kaede and Maki Mizuno walked side by side on the same parallel line on such a street, very close to each other.

Inadvertently.

The two reached the fork in the road as always.

It didn't rain tonight.

The stray dog ​​named Bruce was, as always, scavenging for food near the trash can.

Upon sensing someone approaching, it immediately turned around and bared its teeth with extreme vigilance.

But upon smelling that familiar scent, Bruce immediately became excited, wagging his tail wildly and approaching the two with a fawning expression.

Maki Mizuno had been barked at by this blues many times, and when she saw it coming, she was so frightened that she immediately shrank behind Shiro Kaede.

Shiro Kaede turned around and glanced at her, not expecting the girl to be so afraid of dogs, and asked:

"Are you very afraid of it?"

Maki Mizuno shook her head repeatedly, stammering:

"Um"

"It really likes to bark at me."

"I see," Shiro Shiro smiled, then took a piece of bread out of his bag, tore it in half, and tossed it to Bruce.

Bruce was overjoyed and immediately started munching on the bread, wagging his tail like a propeller, clearly enjoying the bread Bai Feng had given him.

While it was eating bread, Shiro Shiro immediately used the [Speech] skill.

That ability to subtly influence the emotions of the audience in a short period of time.

"Bruce!" Shiro Shiro pointed at Mizuno Maki behind him and instructed, "Remember not to bark at people randomly in the future, understand?"

Bruce, having eaten his fill, sat happily in front of Bai Feng and called out softly.

"Wang!"

Although Bai Feng wasn't sure if he had really understood.

But he handed the bread to Mizuno Maki, hinting:

"Feed it to him."

Maki Mizuno also realized that Kamishiro-kun intended for her to get along well with this 'Bruce'.