Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

"Why do you ask that suddenly?"

Sanae Tachikawa looked directly into his eyes and said solemnly:

Please answer me first.

After pondering for a moment, Shiro Shiro shook his head and said:

"No, I don't believe in fate."

Sanae Tachikawa was stunned for a moment:

"why?"

Kamidai Bai Feng explained:

"Fate is too vague and uncertain."

"It's impossible to grasp or touch it."

"That's why I don't believe in fate."

"I see," Tachikawa Sanae pondered with some annoyance, then asked again, "So, Kamishiro-kun, you don't usually take this train?"

"Ah."

"So, was there some other reason why you suddenly came to wait for this tram at this time this morning?"

"Yes."

Sanae Tachikawa looked at him and muttered happily to herself, "I knew it."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Shinobu asked, puzzled and not quite understanding what she was trying to do.

She reached out and gently touched the small blue glass bead necklace that draped from her neck to her chest, recalling the events of the morning, and began to explain:

"Actually, so am I."

"I don't usually take the tram at this time of day."

"In fact, I hardly ever take the tram."

"I just happened to encounter a few unexpected events today, so I came to take the tram."

"So I think our meeting this time can really be considered a reunion of fate."

"Ah, this." Shiro Shiro couldn't understand what high school girls were thinking, and shook his head with a wry smile.

After all, it's a tram; isn't it normal to meet different people every day?

Furthermore, the route of St. Sakura Girls' Academy is basically the same as that of the private Shujin Academy.

The probability of the two sides meeting is quite high.

If you can't catch the bus sometimes, you can take the tram to school instead. Isn't that a perfectly reasonable thing to do?

There's no such thing as fate.

"Does the way you're acting, Kamishiro-kun, mean you don't believe me?"

"Well, I think it's just a simple coincidence."

"I see. If I suddenly said this to you, you would think the same way, right?" Sanae fell into deep thought.

"The tram has arrived, in comparison," said Shiro Shiro, pointing to the tram whose doors were already open, before taking the lead.

“Yes, that’s right. Let’s go in first.” Sanae Tachikawa followed closely behind.

After entering the tram.

There are no available spaces.

The two of them were standing close together.

Surprisingly, Tachikawa Sanae didn't say anything, but simply stood silently beside Kamishiro Hakufu, as if she was pondering something.

Seeing this, Shiro Shiro didn't say anything, but simply took out his textbook from his bag and started reading.

After standing for a while.

Sanae Tachikawa didn't bring up the topic of fate again, and just chatted about other everyday things:

"Kamishiro-kun, what do you think of the private Shujin Academy? Is it better than our old junior high school?"

"It's good. After all, tuition is so expensive. You get what you pay for."

“Indeed.”

"What about you?"

"The St. Sakura Girls' Academy I attended?"

"Ah."

"It's about the same, they're all pretty good. I guess it's similar to your school. Look, those girls over there, they're my classmates." Sanae Tachikawa pointed to the group of female students who were secretly watching.

Following her finger, Shiro Kaede looked over and saw the group of female students waving wildly in his direction.

He could only politely wave back.

"Your classmates seem quite enthusiastic."

“Yes, they’re the more cheerful type,” Sanae Tachikawa replied with a smile, then suddenly asked curiously, “Um, can I ask you a rather personal question?”

"What's the problem?" asked Shiro Shiro, puzzled.

"I heard that your school is co-educational. I bet you have a lot of girls confessing to you now, Kamishiro-kun. Have you started dating any girls yet? What do you think of her?" Sanae Tachikawa said in a teasing tone, but her eyes were bright as she stared intently into Shiro's eyes.

Shiro Shiro shook his head and said, "I don't have a girlfriend."

Sanae Tachikawa gently stroked her blue glass bead necklace, head bowed, and muttered happily to herself, "Just as I thought."

She quickly looked up and smiled happily:

"I'm really surprised that you don't have a girlfriend, Kamishiro-kun."

"Would you like me to introduce you to a girlfriend?"

"There are lots of girls at my school."

Shiro Shiro shook his head and smiled, "No need, thank you."

"Why?" Sanae Tachikawa asked, puzzled.

Shiro Shiro explained, "I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to date."

"Oh, I see." Tachikawa Sanae fell into a long silence, then took out her phone, tapped the LINE friends interface, and suggested, "Speaking of which, although we were in the same class, we've never added each other as friends."

"Now that we've met again, let's add each other as friends. Who knows, there might be a class reunion sometime in the future."

"And if you ever have time and want to date someone in the future, remember to tell me."

"I'll introduce you to a pretty girl!"

"Introduce me to a girlfriend? You're quite the nice guy." Shiro Shiro couldn't help but chuckle. Although he had no intention of finding a girlfriend from another school, he felt that since the other person had taken the initiative to speak to him, and they were even junior high school classmates, adding each other as friends wouldn't be a problem.

As he spoke, he took out his phone and added Tachikawa Sanae as a friend.

Sanae Tachikawa looked at the panda eating bamboo in Shirakaze Kamishiro's LINE account and smiled in surprise:

"Kamishiro-kun's profile picture is a panda?"

"That's quite a surprise."

"You don't happen to like pandas, do you?"

Shiro Kaede didn't hide anything and nodded.

Sanae Tachikawa suddenly changed the subject, saying:

"Speaking of which, many of us had crushes in junior high. Did you have a crush in junior high, Kamishiro-kun?"

Suddenly, the scene of his predecessor confessing to Mizuno Maki flashed through Shiro Shiro's mind, and he shook his head, saying:

"Those are all in the past, there's nothing to mention."

"I see." Sanae Tachikawa didn't pursue the topic further, because she had already heard Bai Feng's reply and knew the answer she wanted.

That means that Kamishiro no longer has any feelings for Mizuno Maki.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought up the past.

"By the way, you haven't answered the question I asked you yet," Kamishiro Shiro asked back.

"Oh, you mean that question about whether you believe in fate?" Sanae Tachikawa blinked, lowered her head and stroked the glass bead necklace on her chest. After a moment of thought, she put her index finger to her lips and smiled mysteriously, "It's a secret! I'll tell you if we meet again."

"Also, Kamishiro-kun, you've arrived at Hibiya Station."

"It's time to get off the bus."

Shiro Shiro turned his head and looked, and found that it was indeed true. He waved goodbye and said, "Alright, see you next time."

"Yes, we'll meet again someday." Sanae Tachikawa waved goodbye, silently watching Shiro Kaede's departing figure.

The car door closed again.

Sanae Tachikawa blushed slightly, looked down at the blue glass bead necklace in her hand, and muttered to herself in a somewhat mystical tone:

"Our situations are so similar."

"They were all unknown in junior high, but became famous in high school."

"And what's more, they just happened to meet each other by such a coincidence, even though they would never have met under otherwise circumstances."

"Could this really be fate?"

"If it really is fate, then even if I never take this train line again, I'll still be able to meet Kamishiro-kun again, right?"

-

On this long slope where cherry blossoms are in full bloom, a light drizzle falls, like fine silk threads, never ceasing.

The cherry blossoms looked even more delicate in the rain, their pale pink petals contrasting beautifully with the emerald green leaves, as if the entire slope had been painted with a romantic and dreamy hue.

The raindrops gently tapped on the petals and leaves, making a soft and crisp sound.

Students, each holding a colorful umbrella, strolled along the cherry blossom-lined slope.

Looking at the sparse students of the private Shujin Academy around him, and then at the time, Shiro Shiro knew that he would be late in about ten minutes.