"The Dancing Girl of Izu?" He looked at the book in her hand.

"Have you seen it?" Qingye Rin raised her pretty and fair little face.

"It's also interesting to take this opportunity to review the books I've read." Watanabe Toru took out the book he brought with him, "Have you read it?"

"Girls' Harbor?"

"It tells a delicate story: Michiko first became sisters with Yoko and declined Katsuko. After Michiko and Yoko had a happy time, she was attracted to Katsuko when she went on vacation. In the end, the three of them became good friends."

"Your ideas are really simple." Qingye Rin took the book and stood up.

"Simplicity refers to thinking about life and is a state of mind. It is not ignorance, but a state of life after getting rid of the hustle and bustle and washing away all the dross." Toru Watanabe has also taken "The Dancing Girl of Izu".

"It seems that you have a problem with your comprehension ability. Then I'll be frank with you - you are too naive."

"Innocent, pure-hearted, sincere, without any affectation or hypocrisy..."

Qing Ye Lin sighed as if she couldn't do anything about him: "Watanabe-san, please have some self-awareness."

"Eh? Could it be that my simplicity and innocence just now are scolding me?"

The two walked side by side towards Toyosu Park.

The sky is so blue, the trees are so green, and the smell of Seino Rin shampoo is so fragrant.

After entering the park, they walked across the lawn filled with children and adults, and went down the slope lined with cherry trees until they arrived at the edge of Tokyo Bay.

There is no beach here.

There is a concrete promenade underfoot, and Tokyo Bay is separated by a guardrail.

Looking left and right along the guardrail, we can see that many people choose to come here to fish in this weather.

Toru Watanabe chose a seat with a bench.

Rin Kiyono sat on a chair and watched him squatting there assembling the fishing rod.

"Why so many fish hooks?" she asked.

"Maybe it's because I'm a playboy." Watanabe Toru answered without even looking up.

Qingye Rin glared at him unhappily.

After Watanabe Toru assembled his fishing gear and threw the hook into Tokyo Bay, she began reading.

When I opened the first page, I saw a rose petal, a champagne color that was neither too strong nor too light.

She couldn't help but stretch out her slender fingers and gently stroke the delicate petals. Her beautiful eyebrows softened a lot.

Looking up, I saw the young man in front of me mumbling to himself, wondering if he could catch fish in this place.

She retracted her gaze, smelled the scent of cherry blossoms in the distance and roses nearby, and began to read "Girl's Harbor":

"It was one day not long after the grand entrance ceremony."

……

After throwing the fishing hook into the sea, Toru Watanabe stood by the white railing.

He read two lines of "The Dancing Girl of Izu", looked at the fishing float for two seconds, looked at the sparkling Tokyo Bay for two seconds, and then glanced at the Rainbow Bridge in the distance twice.

Next to my ears, I could hear the sound of Kiyono Rin flipping through books regularly.

Blue sky, white clouds, pink cherry blossoms, green lawns, warm sea breeze, gentle sun, and azaleas blooming in the flowerbed in the distance.

Fishing in Tokyo Bay is a test of one’s patience. Fortunately, Watanabe Toru came here to read a book, so he didn’t mind at all that he only “caught” two pieces of kelp and a medium-sized sea bass.

But some people care.

"I saw someone caught a small shark, Watanabe-san." At noon, Kiyono Rin said to Watanabe Toru who was packing up fishing gear.

"I forgot to make a nest. Otherwise, let alone the little shark, I will catch the little shark's father - the big and small sharks - for you today!"

After packing up his fishing gear, he said, "Next, let's go to the restaurant I have a reservation at. I can bring my own fish there and the chef will help me cook it."

"You usually bring the top-quality fish?"

"Some things are better to know, there is no need to speak them out. This is the secret to keeping your followers happy."

The two walked along the guardrail, along the edge of Tokyo Bay, and headed out of the park.

"Can I order other dishes?" Qingye Rin held the book in her arms like a literary girl.

"You can order other dishes, but you can't look down on my sea bass."

"You don't understand what I'm saying."

"I caught this for you myself. You should feel happy about it instead of feeling disgusted."

"Don't embarrass me, Watanabe-san. You know I only tell the truth."

"What truth?! I think you just want to mock my fishing skills on purpose?"

"There's no way to deny it."

"You are not cute at all," said Toru Watanabe.

Qingye Rin turned her head and said with a slightly smug smile, "A lie."

Behind her, the magnolia buds were swaying leisurely in the wind.

"It's the truth." Watanabe Toru tried to argue without much resistance.

When he came to the roadside, he picked a rhododendron from the flower bed and sucked its nectar.

While inhaling, he said to Kiyono Rin:

"It felt so sweet when I was a kid, but now it tastes nothing. It's true that people are happier when they are young, when there aren't so many things to worry about. A piece of candy can make you happy for a while."

"Growing up has its own joys, and people always have to grow up," said Rin Kiyono.

"That makes sense." Watanabe Toru nodded. "When I was in the village, I had a lot of fun climbing trees and catching crabs every day. After coming to Tokyo, I still have fun."

"for example?"

"For example, you and Kiyono-san are here to go fishing today."

"Are you really asking me to come fishing with you?"

"It's mainly to treat you to a meal."

At noon in spring, Tokyo Bay becomes very beautiful, and the scene of the boy and girl walking side by side seems like a scene from a cartoon I have read before.

When leaving Toyosu Park and crossing the zebra crossing, passers-by cast their eyes at him, but Watanabe remained calm, as he was used to this kind of thing.

Qingye Rin glanced at the bright red azalea in his mouth.

After walking for five minutes, I arrived at the door of the restaurant where I had made a reservation in advance.

Watanabe Toru helped to open the door, and Kiyono Rin walked in first. When the two passed each other, she said:

“Azalea.”

"Ok?"

Watanabe Toru didn't react at first, then he lowered his eyes as if he remembered and quickly took the azalea out of his mouth.

The waiter led the two to their seats, took their orders, confirmed how the sea bass would be cooked, and finally left with the fish.

"You knew it a long time ago?" Toru Watanabe asked Rin Kiyono about the azalea.

"I know." Qingye Rin nodded.

"Why didn't you remind me earlier?"

"It's not a big deal, and I want to see you embarrassed."

"…You are a sadist, right, R-san?"

"It probably doesn't count." Qing Ye Lin put his hand on his chin and pondered, "I just want to bully you and see you lose face. I'm not interested in what other people do."

"That doesn't count?"

"So what if it counts, so what if it doesn't? I see you're quite happy, don't you like me scolding you?"

"I... didn't." Watanabe Toru didn't have much confidence.

He stole a glance at Kiyono Rin's expression, wondering whether what he said was true or false.

As a result, Kiyono Rin took a sip of lemonade and started watching "Girls' Harbor".

"..."

It seems that it has been guessed.

Unable to get an answer, Toru Watanabe could only look around the restaurant bored.

The tablecloths were shiny white, and there was a considerable distance between each table.

Even at noon, all the lights were on, there was no music, and the guests' low and comfortable conversations made the restaurant even quieter.

In fact, from the pages of wine on the menu and the waiters who are responsible for pouring wine, you can tell that this restaurant is not cheap.

The last time they ate at "Shixiang Pavilion" cost a total of 1946 yen, which was completely different from this.

However, no matter how different it is, for Toru Watanabe and Rin Kiyono, it is a restaurant where they can eat whatever they want and walk in casually on tiptoe.

Price is not a factor they consider.

After a while, the waiter brought the steak, which was grilled to perfection.

There is also lightly grilled abalone with sliced ​​tangerines on the side.

Qingye Rin closed the book, carefully put it aside, and began to enjoy the veal steak.

"What are you doing recently?" asked Toru Watanabe.

“Shopping, buying clothes, buying shoes, but mainly reading books and watching movies at home.”

Kiyono Rin's knife skills are precise and elegant, and the way she uses the fork to put the right size steak into her mouth is tempting and beautiful.

"Didn't you go traveling?"

"During this season, the island country is full of people. People from all over the world come to see the cherry blossoms. I don't want to go abroad."

"I'm pretty much the same, staying home all day."

Qingye Rin took a sip of lemonade: "Didn't you go find your Meiji?"

"Meiji, my Meiji is abroad now."

"So that's why you came to see me?"

"What's your logic?" Watanabe Toru asked curiously, "I told her about buying roses. I wanted to invite you two together today to perform a real-life version of "Girls' Harbor", but she went abroad."

"She didn't say anything?" Qingye Rin looked at him meaningfully.

"Since you care about her so much, just go find her yourself." Watanabe Toru said with a smile.

Qingye Rin ignored this deliberately teasing question and continued to concentrate on cutting his own steak.

Toru Watanabe took a bite of steak, and the waiter brought steamed sea bass, which smelled quite delicious.

"Ms. Kiyono, try it quickly. This was caught by a handsome guy from Tokyo himself. If it were put up for auction, it would definitely be more expensive than Buffett's lunch."

"You can't buy lunch with me even if you have money."

"If you want to be narcissistic, please wait until school starts. You can take a break during the holidays."

Kiyono Rin ignored Watanabe Toru, took a sip of water first, then picked up the snow-white fish meat with chopsticks and put it into her soft cherry-colored lips.

It would be more accurate to say that the sea bass was tasting her tongue rather than her being able to taste the sea bass. How enviable - this is the extent of Kiyono Rin's beauty.

"How is it?" asked Watanabe Toru.

“The cooking skills are average and the ingredients are too bad.”

"The chef is going to take out the knife and kill someone."

"It doesn't matter. You will block the knife for me anyway."

"Warm reminder: You just told me that the ingredients I provided were too bad. Guess who I should help?"

"Help me." Qingye Rin said it with confidence and nonchalantly.

"Correct!" Toru Watanabe clapped softly with a look of admiration on his face.

As for his exaggerated acting skills, Qingno Rin did not comment and stared behind Watanabe Toru.

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