Tokyo: About My Yandere Girlfriend

after all......

The scene he saw last time was still lingering in his memory.

If he hadn't appeared at that time, the fruit knife would have landed on the heart.

He had this intuition at that time.

so......

No matter what, Satoshi shouldn't be allowed to get close to Asami-san.

This... is one of the few responsibilities that a boyfriend can fulfill.

Chapter 283 I believe you

After enjoying soba and udon noodles, as it was close to noon, the number of customers in the store began to increase and the available space began to become crowded.

Under such circumstances, Nanami gave up the idea of ​​staying to enjoy the hot drink.

"Shatang, do you want to go for a walk around the neighborhood?"

Nanami's suggestion made Sato raise her head and look over here.

"Yeah, no problem."

The temperature is rising, the long-awaited sunshine is returning, and the number of people gathering around is increasing. Affected by various factors, today's temperature makes people feel a comfort they have never experienced before.

It was already night when we went to the hot spring hotel, and only the outlines of the surrounding buildings could be seen. However, since it was morning, we didn't have to worry about these things as before. The forests all over the mountains were dyed a conspicuous red with the arrival of autumn, and pedestrians wearing the same style of yukata were walking on the winding road. The atmosphere of autumn was getting stronger, and Nanami had already smelled the scent of winter coming.

Tokyo was covered in heavy snow, and the air I exhaled turned into a turbid white - my mind couldn't help but think of everything related to it.

I had spent the winter alone before...but now, everything related to my memory has started to become unusual because of someone's interference.

"You... have thought of something incredible again... that you suddenly put on this weird smile."

Sato, who was spying on his profile, noticed something strange about Nanami.

"A different winter is coming."

Nanami said this with a smile on her face, and her smile became brighter under the sunlight.

"Oh...boring, just this kind of boring thing."

After a brief gaze, Sugar shifted her gaze straight ahead.

When she was about to pass the next turning, she suddenly stopped walking and looked straight ahead with a dull look. Her deep purple pupils inevitably shrank as if she had witnessed something surprising.

"I want to go back!"

She shook off the sugar in Nanami's right hand and started running wildly behind her.

Looking at her departing back, Nanami had no intention of chasing after her. Instead, she put on an equally surprised and stunned expression and looked towards the nearby corner.

At this moment, the man and woman who were walking slowly towards this side from not far away——

"Mr. Aragaki... and... Ruri-senpai..."

Seeing the unbelievable scene in front of her, Nanami's speech began to become intermittent.

Compared to the serious-looking man when they first met, Sato's father now needs help from others even for basic walking. The only thing that hasn't changed much from before is the serious eyes that appear on his thin face.

"It's Nanami... So you're here too..."

I had not told anyone in advance about my decision to go to the hot spring with Sato, but now I have to meet Mr. Aragaki at this time. Reality always develops to such unexpected moments.

"Yes, I arrived probably yesterday...last night."

Being stared at by two people at the same time...the current atmosphere feels strange.

With Kanagawa Ruri senior present, Nanami couldn't explain the specific reason, after all, the other party was a girl...

Aragaki Tsuneichi seemed to have noticed what Nanami was worried about, and his gaze stayed on Senior Liuli for a moment. The other party immediately understood and quickened his pace and left.

"You... don't plan to chase her? She probably thinks... you want to use this opportunity to make me meet her."

A black crutch appeared in Aragaki's right hand at some point, and he kept moving forward with the crutch... Nanami could only slow down, otherwise she would soon be left behind.

He explained as he walked.

"No, that's not necessary. Even if something like this happens, we can explain it later. Sato-san is not the kind of girl who would make trouble for no reason in these matters."

"Sugar...our relationship has progressed a bit recently."

......Ahem.

Nanami felt a little embarrassed at the moment as her thoughts were accurately detected.

Whenever I meet Mr. Aragaki, I always feel overwhelmed like I do now... It's nice to be trusted, but when someone places too much trust in you, you always have thoughts like 'How far should I go to live up to their trust?'

"It's just a change of address. If it's just a progress in the relationship, it's still the same as before... But you, Mr. Aragaki, seem to be getting closer to Senior Liuli recently."

Nanami brought the topic back to the other party again.

In response, Aragaki just kept smiling.

"secret."

"Eh? So cunning... I've already explained it to you... I might bear a grudge about this unequal treaty for the rest of my life..."

"Hahaha...Nanami is like a child sometimes."

"Please don't look down on others. I am an adult. I just felt indignant."

Afterwards, neither of them had any intention of speaking first.

The silent atmosphere was maintained tacitly, and the warm touch brought by the sun became more obvious in this late autumn.

Looking forward, the huge wooden building standing in the distance began to emerge in the field of vision. The wooden building that looked black must have been baptized by the years. When Nanami came here, he had heard that this hot spring hotel seemed to have a history of a hundred years. At first, he just thought it was probably a means of publicity, but after seeing it with his own eyes, his skepticism disappeared instantly.

"I... it's time to leave... I've spent a lot of time with the store manager... I hope the future store manager... no, it should be the current store manager, can fulfill his responsibilities well."

Suddenly turning her head to look at Aragaki... Nanami felt at a loss.

Under the gaze of those serious and sharp eyes, it seemed as if all the thoughts in my heart were seen through. It was really difficult to make a decision whether to remain silent... or to speak actively.

"I trust you."

The sudden words made Nanami stop in her tracks.

"If it's Nanami...she will definitely be able to do it."

Aragaki Tsuneichi smiled... Nanami seemed to sense some different feelings in him.

All along... I have been playing the role of being cared for, just accepting everything with peace of mind... The extent to which I can do this is very small. In this way, the person who launched the "unfair treaty" is completely me...

Really.

Have you become a fool?

"Before Mr. Aragaki leaves Tokyo, is there anything I need to convey to Ms. Sato?"

Nanami looked at the face in front of her that was becoming tired.

Maybe... Mr. Aragaki's determination to go to such lengths must have reached an immeasurable level.

If...it reaches the last moment, maybe...no, it should be absolutely, Mr. Aragaki definitely has something to convey.

In response, Aragaki held the black crutches with both hands and a smile as bright as the sun began to appear on his face.

"No, nothing. Nanami is willing to do this much... I am already satisfied."

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On the way back, the atmosphere near noon made the sun hanging overhead even hotter. The yukata that had felt thin last night had completely changed when I wore it again today.

The room temperature marked on the phone was close to 20 degrees, but under the direct sunlight shining through the clouds, the temperature felt by the skin exceeded 20 degrees.

Although the temperature will return to a chilly 10 degrees at night...but by that time you will probably have arrived at the apartment, so there is no need to worry about anything in these aspects.

"Nanaha, are you hungry?"

When they were about to reach the hotel, Aragaki Tsunekazu stopped and looked at a Chinese restaurant not far away.

No...I actually just ate it not long ago.

——Nanaha originally wanted to answer like this, but when he saw the expectation in the other person’s eyes, he gave up the idea.

"A little... maybe a little hungry."

"Really? Then—come here."

Afterwards, Aragaki walked towards the restaurant with a cane.

The door that isolated the outside world was opened. Nanami looked around with obvious surprise. He didn't expect to see a Chinese restaurant here. He had never paid attention to these aspects before.

"Welcome guests--oh! It's you."

The person walking towards me...is a man with a conspicuous scar on his face and exaggerated muscles completely exposed to the air.

"You're not dead yet. I thought you had put on the shroud you made for yourself and left."

The muscular man who came forward and acted familiar to her made Nanami a little suspicious. Maybe he was like Mr. Aragaki and had worked in the mafia before...

"Thanks to you, I haven't had any major health problems so far."

"Really? Then... you'll start training new people again?"

The muscular man noticed Nanami, who was sitting next to him and seemed a little reserved.

"Hey, bro, this guy is not a good person, you'd better not get too close to him."

The muscular man who spoke these words in a loud voice...had no intention of hiding such thoughts at all.

Nanami looked at Aragaki, who had been smiling since the beginning, and then shifted her gaze to the sturdy man in front of her.

"No, I don't think Mr. Aragaki is the kind of person you say. In comparison, you look more like a bad guy, uncle."

"Uncle... Hey, it seems like an impolite guest has come this time. No matter how I look at it, I don't think you look like an uncle."

"But, Lin, you are already an uncle, right? Have you reached the point where you even deny your own age?"

The person who interrupted was Mr. Aragaki.

Seeing how harmonious the two were, Nanami thought that maybe...they were just good friends.

Friends?