Tokyo: My Girlfriend

Shinichi Kitagawa shrugged and followed closely behind.

Take out your driver's license and ID to the front desk to check in.

The hotel staff, seeing the surnames and appearances of Shinichi Kitagawa and Rena Kitagawa, assumed they were siblings.

After all, they both have silver-white hair, the same surname, and similar facial features, making them quite adorable.

Shinichi Kitagawa, in particular, inherited his father's stunning good looks and was very popular with girls when he was in Finland.

Upon seeing Shinichi Kitagawa's handsome yet adorable face, the waiter's tone softened: "Would you like one room or two?"

Kitagawa Shinichi asked the girl beside him, "Two rooms?"

Rena Kitagawa looked displeased.

She's afraid of the dark, but she'll tough it out.

Shinichi Kitagawa chuckled: "Then let's open one."

The waiter explained, "We only have one double room left. Would that be alright for the two of you?"

Kitagawa Shin thought that probably wouldn't work, but Kitagawa Rena spoke up first: "It's okay, let's just get a double room, we've slept together quite a few times already."

When she said "slept together," she simply meant sleeping together, because before Rena started living in her own house, that bedroom was originally a storage room.

However, some of the items inside are quite valuable, so even if she were to move them in, she wouldn't be able to clean them up in a short time.

So, for more than six months while he was cleaning the room, Shinichi Kitagawa lived in the same bedroom as Rena Kitagawa.

They shared the same bed, except that Mom and Dad separated the two beds with a curtain. Although there were occasional minor troubles, those accidents were nothing out of the ordinary; after all, she was just a younger sister.

Upon hearing that the younger sister had agreed, the waiter immediately began processing the paperwork.

He handed the two room cards: "Room 303 on the second floor, please take this."

Rena Kitagawa took it and went straight to the second floor, without waiting for Shinichi Kitagawa at all.

The waiter glanced at the cute and handsome Shinichi Kitagawa, covered his mouth, and whispered to him, "Your sister is fierce."

Shinichi Kitagawa smiled and said, "I've always been like that since I was little, but sometimes I'm quite cute."

Rena, who hadn't gone far, seemed to have heard this. She pursed her lips slightly and continued walking forward.

Outside, for known reasons, everyone mistakenly believed the two were siblings. I remember when they were little, Shinichi Kitagawa and Rena Kitagawa would always try to explain.

But after a while, they would get annoyed, especially since many people didn't believe them at all after they explained, so they just let it be.

Upon arriving at the room, we took out the dinner we had bought on the way and discussed who would take a shower first.

Shinichi Kitagawa tidied up his suitcase a bit: "You go wash up first, I'll take care of my things."

Rena Kitagawa immediately began to remove the straps of her white dress. One strap slipped down, revealing her delicate, pink shoulder and half of her pink bra. Even though she was petite and slender, she was still a young girl. Shinichi Kitagawa said awkwardly, "Did you have to take it off in front of me?"

Rena Kitagawa stared at him coldly: "Oh, you were just saying you treated me like a little sister, but now you're getting horny towards me? Isn't this worse than snooping on chat logs? It's definitely at the point where we should call the police."

Kitagawa Shinichi continued tidying up, speechless: "Whether we're really siblings or not, we shouldn't have this much freedom. How old are we? Can't you go change in the bathroom?"

She glanced at Kitagawa Shinichi, who was deliberately avoiding her gaze, a slight hint of smugness on her face. However, she wouldn't let him see that expression, and coldly replied, "Fine, since Shinichi has said so."

I lifted the shoulder straps, grabbed my pajamas, and headed to the bathroom.

Kitagawa Shinichi let out a long sigh of relief when he heard the bathroom door close. Despite always saying he hated him, he was inexplicably indifferent to this kind of thing. Clearly, deep down he still considered him his older brother.

Otherwise, who would be so careless as to expose themselves when standing next to someone of the opposite sex?

Take a shower in turn.

The two of them lay on the bed in their pajamas, one on each side. Although it was a double room, Shinichi Kitagawa had asked the staff for an extra blanket. After getting into bed, they played on their phones with their backs to each other.

Shinichi Kitagawa and Hina Kasuga usually chat at night, as they can remember each other's conversations more clearly when it's late at night and quiet.

Haruhi Hina has a very cheerful and gentle personality online, which is completely different from Kitagawa Rena's aloofness.

Although at the beginning, Shinichi Kitagawa was only chatting with the mindset of getting system rewards, and did not intend to talk about love.

The system didn't say you had to be in a relationship to get the rewards, but it seems like the rewards are several times higher after you're in a relationship.

However, when single men and women share similar values ​​and have good personalities, the more they talk, the more likely they are to develop feelings for each other. This is especially true for Haruhi Hina, who, after Kitagawa Shinichi guided her in writing her novel, even showed concern for him in return. For example:

"Xinyi, thank you for helping me so much. If there's anything I can do to help you, just let me know, and I'll do it. Oh, by the way! Didn't you say you wanted to pick out a birthday present for your sister? I can give you some ideas. I'm very good at crafts, and I can teach you."

"Xin Yi, if you didn't sleep well last night, don't just keep instructing me. You should rest for a while. If you'd like, you can open your communication app, and I'll sing you a song to lull you to sleep."

"Shin-yi, it's so great to have met you."

Over the course of three years, Shinichi Kitagawa gradually changed his attitude towards her. However, even so, he did not believe that the two of them were really a couple. As he always said, no matter how ambiguous the relationship was online, it was not real. Meeting in person was the final hurdle.

Even if things really do fall apart in the light of day tomorrow, Shinichi Kitagawa is prepared. Surely no one can actually fall completely in love online? That would be too lonely.

Kitagawa Rena looked at the time reminder on her phone: "It's already past nine o'clock, time to sleep. Looking at your phone at night is bad for your heart." She got up and went downstairs to turn off the light.

Kitagawa Shinichi had his back to her. The room was dark after the lights were turned off, with only the city lights shining in through the window. "You go to sleep first, I'll go to sleep in a bit."

The phone was snatched away again the next moment, and the person standing by the bed said sternly, as if she were the older sister and he were the younger brother:

"Your aunt and uncle told me to keep an eye on you when you're out, that staying up late is bad for your heart, have you forgotten? What do you think your life is?! Do you want me to call your aunt and uncle and complain?"

When Kitagawa Shin heard her fluent and expertly detailed explanation, even more so than his parents, he replied, "Okay, I'll go to sleep now."

Rena Kitagawa snorted, stuffed her phone under her pillow, went back to bed, and got into bed.

She turned her back to him and closed her eyes.

Shinichi Kitagawa pulled his phone out from under his pillow, immediately causing the girl to turn around and glare at him angrily. Her cute face paired with her cold eyes was strangely amusing.

Kitagawa Shinichi chuckled: "Then I should at least tell them, right? I can't just silently say I'm not going to chat anymore and suddenly stop. I still need to be polite."

After sending the message in front of her, I put my phone under my pillow.

Kitagawa Rena then lay flat on her back, staring at the ceiling with an expression that said, "If you steal my phone again, I'll definitely tell your aunt and uncle."

Kitagawa Shinichi, used to this, said, "Don't worry, I'm really going to sleep now."

In the stillness of the night, Kitagawa Rena listened to the steady breathing of the person beside her, slowly opened her eyes, and turned to stare at her sleeping profile.

The coldness and seriousness that had been on her face were gone, replaced by a multitude of indescribable emotions.

Shinichi...idiot.

The next morning, it unexpectedly rained at the station.

Although it was drizzling, the windows were still wet, with sparse raindrops occasionally pattering against them. When Kitagawa Shinichi got up, Kasuga Shinsuke was already awake, playing on his phone.

Kitagawa Shin got up, opened the window, and looked out: "It's raining?"

He took out his phone and texted Haruhi Hina: "Are you still coming? I see it's drizzling outside." He quickly received a reply: "Of course we'll meet. Shall we meet at nine? I can be here by nine. Don't forget your umbrella, Shinichi-kun."

Shinichi Kitagawa replied, "Okay, see you at nine o'clock sharp."

Lying in bed, Kitagawa Nobuna peeked at him chatting with his online friends and saw the slight smugness on his face.

We'll know the result then.

Why would someone go to meet someone even though it's raining? What kind of mentality is that?

A restless feeling welled up inside me, and I lost all interest in playing on my phone. I pulled the covers over my head and said, "I need to catch up on my sleep. Don't bother me when I leave."

Shinichi Kitagawa said "Oh," and then added, "Then you can eat lunch at the hotel by yourself. I'll probably come back after I finish eating."

Kitagawa Rena was so angry that she kicked the blanket violently, as if to say that the damn blanket was never comfortable no matter how she covered herself.

Damn it!

Kitagawa Shinichi looked at her and suddenly went berserk: "What are you doing? Don't kick the hotel blankets and ruin them."