My daily anime romance in Tokyo

Aragaki Jun has very good hearing and he heard the conversation that took place in front of the ramen shop very clearly.

Just these words from the old shop owner made Aragaki Jun think a lot in an instant -

He and Takarada Rikka had known each other for a long time. He had come here to eat with her late at night so many times that they were considered a fixed combination.

"..."

Aragaki Jun suddenly remembered that on the day he and Takada Mitsuru came to this store, Takarada Rika seemed to have come with her friends as well.

At that time, before she left, she deliberately bumped into herself.

Now that I think about it, was she venting her dissatisfaction?

Aragaki Jun had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but none of them could compare to Takanari Rikka coming over and sitting opposite him very naturally.

"Aragaki-kun, have you recovered your memory? Did the plan that could 'reverse everything' succeed?"

"..."

In Aragaki Jun's memory, Takarada Rikka always spoke in a slightly lazy tone.

But at this moment, when she saw him, she breathed a sigh of relief, and when she sat down opposite him, her expression was as if some important person had finally returned.

The tone of her question was even more impatient, as if she wanted to determine the progress of the project through Aragaki Jun's answer.

"..."

Aragaki Jun didn't rush to speak. He put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked up at Rika Takanari in front of him.

Black hair, sapphire eyes, and a well-proportioned figure.

She had an orange bracelet on her right hand, a shirt and a short skirt underneath, and a knitted cardigan on the outside with the bottom two buttons fastened. It looked like she was not wearing a skirt, and her legs were all underneath her clothes.

"Takara Rikka, can you please tell me the story between you and me?"

"Ah...you still don't remember anything now?"

Takarada Rikka covered her cheeks with her hands, as if she had done something she regretted very much.

After calming down for a while, when Takarada Rikka raised her head again, her expression had returned to normal:

"Um... handsome guy, I just wanted to talk to you and used a very exaggerated excuse. Sorry to bother you."

"Do you want to escape?"

Looking at the girl in front of him who looked exactly like the one he remembered, Aragaki Jun couldn't help but imagine his past self and what had happened between him and her.

"You know me, right? In other words, we are familiar with each other, aren't we?"

"It's... right."

Takarada Rika lowered her head, not daring to look into Aragaki Jun's eyes. Her left hand unconsciously fiddled with the orange bracelet on her right wrist.

Chapter 281 You Should Care About Yourself

Takarada Rika really didn't expect that things would turn out to be such a coincidence. The old store owner who knew her and Aragaki Jun had retired for a long time, but today he suddenly came to the store on a whim.

It's so late, it's definitely not time for Aragaki to stay at home, it's strange that he comes out to eat ramen.

Takarada Rika could guess what the old shop owner and Aragaki Jun had said, and it was becoming difficult to fool people.

Aragaki is definitely not a fool. His intuition has always been sharp. He will definitely not believe it if you make up excuses to fool him.

"..."

Takarada Rikka took a deep breath and came up with one excuse after another in her head so that she could tell the truth.

Mr. Aragaki, I'm sorry, I've really had enough of your absence.

"Now that you've been discovered by me, I won't hide it anymore. I do know you."

"As expected..."

Seeing that Takarada Rikka was willing to confess, Aragaki Jun finally relaxed:

"Takata-san, can I ask you about the scene when we first met?"

"Just call me Rikka. I'm used to you calling me that. I'll call you Aragaki-kun, too."

Takarada Rikka used her fingers to tuck the hair around her ears, and she calmed down from her panic and regained her usual composure:

"The first time I met you was when I was about to graduate from elementary school. I went to a friend's house that day and came home very late..."

"My friend's home is not far from mine. Since there are no adults in her family, there is no way anyone can take me home. I held the alarm in my hand and walked home carefully."

"On the way, I had to pass through an alley. It was very dark at the time and I couldn't see inside. I could only hear the sound of clicking. I was very scared and wanted to run past it quickly, but unfortunately..."

Takarada Rikka's tone slowed down, and she suddenly looked up to the side. A waiter with a tray came over and put her 'old-fashioned' order on the table.

Because Aragaki Jun had ordered a lot before, the empty plates almost filled the table. Takarada Rika skillfully stacked the empty plates together and handed them to the waiter with a smile.

"Rikka, you're so skilled, have you done this many times?"

"Well, a lot of times, every time you order too much, and there's very little table space for me to use."

Takarada Rikka clasped her hands together, whispered "I'm starting", and then ate the noodles in small bites:

"Where were we just now? Oh... the alley section, right? It seemed like there was a demon in there, tearing open the human skin it used as a disguise and coming out."

"I was discovered at the time, so I naturally couldn't run away. Fortunately, you suddenly appeared and saved my life. It was you...but the one who killed the demon was the girl who followed you."

"She was... about half a head taller than me now, with long pink hair and red eyes. She looked at me fiercely. I was still an elementary school student at that time, so how could I be a threat to her?"

Takarada Rika was eating noodles and talking at the same time, and she actually maintained a very good rhythm. The noodle soup did not splash onto her clothes, and her pronunciation was not unclear.

It can be seen that Takanari Rikka is very accustomed to this situation, as if she has done this countless times in the past three years.

"Later, I found out her name, Kisara. Is she still with you now?"

"Yes, she is my landlord now."

As Aragaki Jun listened to Rikka Takarada's story, he recalled the Kisara he had met. It was hard for him to imagine her staring at the elementary school student with wariness.

There is no doubt that what Kisara was afraid of at the time was that Takanari Rikka, who was still an elementary school student, would snatch away Aragaki Jun's love life.

"I knew that woman would not leave, she would just haunt me."

Takarada Rikka said that when Kisara was unhappy, she tapped the edge of the bowl with her chopsticks:

"Anyway, ever since I asked you to be my teacher, she's been displeased with me and has been making trouble for me all the time."

"I am your teacher?"

"Well, you are my tutor, and of course you do teach me academic subjects, otherwise I would not have the confidence to be admitted to Mingyuan High School."

"So what actually? What do I teach you?"

"Fighting~ At that time, I wanted to have the power to protect myself, and you readily agreed. I was even suspicious of you at that time, whether you had any evil plans against me."

Takarado Rikka is eating ramen with her cheeks puffed up slightly like a hamster, which is very cute:

"It turns out that I didn't think too much about it. The reason you were willing to be my teacher was indeed a deliberate plan."

"What do you mean?"

"In hindsight, I guess you wanted to have an insurance policy to ensure that the woman named 'Kisara' wouldn't act recklessly after you 'lost your memory'."

"Will she... do anything?"

"How should I know? But you told me that what you did was wrong. If Mu Geng knew about it, he would definitely help the evil without hesitation, which would increase the number of casualties."

Takarada Rikka and the past 'Aragaki Jun' spent a long time together. As her teacher, he taught her so much.

Aragaki Jun didn't expect that his past self had concealed his plan from Kisara and Nangong Nayue, but seemed to have told Takarada Rikka a lot:

"What was my plan...in the past?"

"I don't know about that, but... you take this matter very seriously, and you're willing to sacrifice your own life for it."

Takarada Rikka lowered her head, and when Aragaki Jun didn't even notice, her tears fell into the bowl:

"At that time, you said you were doing the wrong thing, but I didn't care about it. I really wanted to help you."

"I refused?"

"Yes, you just asked me to find Nangong Nayue when things were irreversible and kill you with her."

"It's so serious..."

"Don't look at me like that. I may never be able to repay your kindness to me in my entire life. Even if you have no memory of the past, as long as you——"

Takarada Rikka put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a tissue, tears still glistening in her eyes:

"As long as you don't ask me to kill you, I won't hurt you even if I die."

"Don't make it sound so scary. You don't have to go to this extent."

Aragaki Jun was confused. As a time traveler, he became a teacher of an elementary school girl. Who knows what he might have instilled in her.

But what Aragaki Jun can be sure of is that because of his love for Takanae Rikka before he traveled through time, he would never hurt her.

"Rikka, I was your teacher for three years in the past, definitely out of some selfish motives. You should care about yourself, I am not important."

"I'm a little surprised. I didn't expect that you would still say this even if you lost your memory."

Takarada Rika looked up at Aragaki Jun, and felt heavy-hearted as she saw his familiar features and his unfamiliar eyes.

"Aragaki-kun, this is a rare opportunity. Do you want to... read my confession?"

Chapter 282 A Message from the Past

"See your confession?"

Aragaki Jun looked at Takanari Rikka's serious expression and for a moment didn't understand what she wanted to show.

However, looking at Takarada Rikka's expression, she must have mustered up the courage to say this, so how could he refuse?

"Okay, where are we going?"

"Come on, I'll take you to the secret base."

Takarada Rika stood up and called the waiter, who put all the dishes suitable for takeout, except the ramen, into bags and took them away.

"What's wrong? Are you curious about why I take away the unfinished food? This is a habit you taught me to develop."