Tokyo: My Girlfriend

Chapter 90 The Passerby Female Lead

The rooftop of the school building was filled with male and female students.

To prevent everyone from imitating the protagonists in movies and TV shows by running to the rooftop and causing unnecessary accidents, the school even reinforced the wire mesh around the roof.

But I still feel there are still hidden dangers.

So it's said that starting next week, the rooftop will be closed to the public because there are too many people.

Rena Kitagawa and Kana Sato sat in a corner of the rooftop, while flocks of birds flew overhead.

The silver-haired girl looked up and stared intently in the direction the flock of birds had gone.

It's easy to imagine what Shinichi and Akemi did at her house at noon today. Just thinking about her favorite Shinichi doing that kind of thing with another woman makes Kitagawa Rena lose her appetite. She feels depressed and empty inside.

However, I've had this feeling for the past few years, though it's varied in intensity.

Of course, her best friend was unaware of all this.

Wearing a high school uniform and with her hair in a ponytail, Sato Kana, with her innocent and pure appearance, blinked her almond-shaped eyes and said, "Rena, are you really angry with your brother? There's no need for that between siblings. Even if you're a brother-complex, your brother still needs to date, right?"

Rena Kitagawa ate her rice ball with a bland, tasteless bite: "I'm not angry with Shinichi, I'm just angry with Akemi Aoki, and angry at myself for being so useless."

Kana Sato looked bewildered, unsure how to offer any advice: "Actually, I've always been curious why you and Akemi don't get along. I've always thought we were good friends, and I have no idea what kind of conflict you two have had."

"Conflict?" Kitagawa Rena asked, puzzled. "I don't have any conflict with Aoki Akemi. What are you referring to?"

"Well..." She raised her hand and gave an example: "For instance, you two once argued about who should clean the classroom?"

Because the hot girls around her talked about you? Or because you had a disagreement over some trivial matter related to exam results?

"What kind of thing is that? How could Kana think that?"

"So there's no conflict?" Sato Kana's mind went blank. "Then why don't you like Akemi and Shinichi dating? I thought something unpleasant had happened between you and Akemi. I think Akemi is a nice girl."

Rena Kitagawa hesitated, then stopped, speechless. "That's not how it is. It's not that I think Akemi Aoki is a bad person. I just simply dislike Shinichi's girlfriend, no matter who she is."

"Ah... I see."

If a brother complex reaches this level, wouldn't that be considered yandere?

Rena Kitagawa let out a sigh of relief: "Alright, don't bring up these things with me anymore. I know Kana is just concerned because I'm in a bad mood, but you don't understand the situation." She put down the rice ball: "I don't have much of an appetite. Do you want some of the lunch I made? If you want it, I'll give it to you. If you don't want it, I'll put it away. I haven't touched these dishes much."

Sato Kana's eyes lit up when she saw Kitagawa Rena's abundant lunchbox, which was filled with a dazzling array of items: "Really? I'm eating all of this?"

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"Why are you so excited..."

"Because it looks delicious!"

Kitagawa Rena looked at the everyday dishes, not knowing what was so delicious about them, and handed them over. Sato Kana, however, took them with a silly smile, said thank you, and casually picked up a meatball to taste.

The wonderful flavor immediately exploded on the tip of the tongue.

The meat juices are infused with the aroma of the sauce, and the handmade meatballs have a delicate texture.

Having known Rena Kitagawa for so long, Kana Sato knows all too well how delicious Rena's cooking is; it's even better than the food sold in restaurants in the city.

Colorful bubbles floated around her as she exclaimed, "So delicious! I could eat this forever!"

Rena Kitagawa feels happy when someone compliments her cooking, and she's doubled, no, tenfold, if it's Shinichi Kitagawa who compliments her.

Kana Sato: "Didn't Rena think about using this delicious food to benefit other people? Even if it's just a small shop, it's sure to be a huge success."

"Open a shop?"

Kana Sato nodded matter-of-factly, pecking at the rice like a chick: "Yeah, such amazing cooking! It'll be a hit no matter what! One bite and I feel like I have no regrets in life! It'd be worth dying for!"

"That's so exaggerated..." But I was even happier.

Kitagawa Rena looked at the lunch she had made in the other person's hand. She had never thought about this before. Opening a restaurant to sell food?

It sounds... kind of interesting.

I've just not been in the mood lately.

Kana Sato looked at Rena Kitagawa, who seemed preoccupied, but this time she couldn't offer any advice. Just as Rena had said, there were too many things Rena didn't know.

night.

The sounds of cicadas and frogs could be heard constantly coming from the mountains of Kabasaki Town, and the number of them was increasing.

However, this also proves that summer is about to reach its hottest point, which is when summer vacation begins.

There's less than a month left.

Kana Sato was just a passerby.

Yes, a passerby, that's the title she gave herself.

"Passerby" refers to someone who can only watch others be happy and help enrich their lives, but in the end, they are completely forgotten and unremarkable.

This is the label that Kana Sato has always given herself, and it's true.

So after school, when she saw Kitagawa Shinichi and Kitagawa Rena, the brother and sister, go home in that sulky state again, and when she saw Aoki Akemi smilingly saying goodbye to her.

I'm sure many of you have experienced things you don't know about lately.

Although we can learn some details from Rena, we still don't know the specifics.

I want to help everyone, but there's nothing I can do.

Rena has been unhappy lately, Shinichi seems to have a lot on his mind, and Akemi, though she always has a smile on her face, is clearly hiding something.

She had no idea what Hirano was doing after he started dating Toka.

Oh, it seems that Shinichi and Akemi didn't tell her about their relationship, but everyone else knew, so she found out too.

This is still the case that I go to and from school with everyone every day.

But so be it, she thinks it's fine this way. If people don't want to talk about something, then they shouldn't ask.

At the crossroads, she held her schoolbag in front of her with both hands, standing at the center of the intersection and looking up at the azure sky of Kabasaki Town.

He chuckled to himself, "Another day has passed inexplicably. What a boring life."

Kana Sato continued walking home alone, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards Shinichi Kitagawa's figure.

She watched as Shinichi Kitagawa occasionally chatted with Rena Kitagawa in the distance.

A blush crept onto her cheeks.

Shin-il-kun — He's so handsome! How can there be such a good-looking boy? My heart was pounding the first time I saw him.

Moreover, I've discovered he's quite capable over the time we've spent together.

She can both draw and sing.

They are a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman.

Although I've fantasized in private that Shinichi might spend time alone with me, or even be nicer to me in a special way.

There was actually such a scene more than a month ago! It excited me for a long time.

But that's just wishful thinking. To be honest, I'm already very happy to be able to have such ordinary conversations with Shinichi every day. He's such a handsome guy that everyone wants to talk to!

If Shinichi and Akemi really do become husband and wife in the future, I will definitely give them a huge dowry, the biggest one imaginable, and wish them all the best.

As for me... judging from the current situation, it seems no boy is willing to marry into our family.

Maybe secretly admiring Shinichi for a lifetime wouldn't be so bad.

She happily hummed a little tune as she returned home, changed into her shrine maiden attire, and styled her hair in a Hime cut. Since it was Friday, she wasn't in a hurry to do her homework, and instead gazed at the shrine on the mountain.

"Let's go to the shrine and clean it up."

I happily arrived at the courtyard, went to the warehouse, found a broom, and quickly swept up the fallen leaves on the ground.

Halfway through the cleanup, Kana Sato suddenly heard some strange noises coming from behind a room at the shrine.

It sounded like a murmur, or... the sound of a small animal?

Kana asked in confusion, "What was that sound?"

Curious, I walked toward that place, and the sound became clearer and clearer.

Until she realized something and heard what sounded like someone... her face flushed with extreme embarrassment, because the voices sounded like those between a man and a woman.

She wanted to turn around and leave, but then she remembered that this was a shrine, so she quickly ran back.

Who's so bold as to do this?! Doing this kind of thing at a shrine? If you get caught, it'll be a huge problem! The news will spread throughout the entire Kabazaki town by the next day!

She had to quickly remind everyone to stop. After walking a distance, when she felt it was about time, she tapped the tree next to her with her broom and coughed twice.

Instead of hearing it, the other party became even more enthusiastic.

Kana had no choice but to cough even louder until the boy in charge of the incident, Rikuri, looked up from the bushes and called out, "Toka!"

This scene happened to bring Sato Kana, who was standing not far away, into eye contact.

The air seemed to fall silent. Kana Sato's pupils contracted as she stared at that familiar face: "?"

Aoki Hirano also stood there, blushing and stunned.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat from being discovered.

Kana Sato covered her mouth in disbelief: "Hirano...?!"

Nagai Touka, bare-shouldered, got up from the ground, looking puzzled. "Why did you stop? What were you doing?" She turned her head and saw Sato Kana, her expression blank. "Sato Kana...we've been found out..."