Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

"..."

Tenkai Chizuru was speechless, but her lips remained pursed, and she looked unwilling.

Shimada Sho sighed.

This girl is now completely unresponsive to both soft and hard approaches.

Scolding her doesn't work, and coaxing her doesn't work either.

He thought for a moment and decided to try a different approach, gently coaxing, "Didn't you message me before saying you wanted to hear my voice?"

"What do you want me to hear, sir?" Tenkai Chizuru's eyes lit up.

"Come in, let's talk through the door."

Why is it through the door?

"Because you'll pounce on me as soon as you see me."

"...I won't do it again."

"You've already made several dives."

Chizuru Tenkai opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but found that she really had nothing to refute.

"So... will the shop assistant really chat with me?"

Shimada Sho nodded without hesitation, "Yes."

"You won't ignore me?"

"will not."

"Then I'll go in."

Tenkai Chizuru finally relented and obediently walked towards the lounge.

But when she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and turned around to look at Shimada Sho.

"Shop assistant."

"Ah."

"You're not going to leave, are you?"

"will not."

"Could you stand at the door? That way I can see the shop assistant's shadow as soon as I look up."

"……it is good."

Senkai Chizuru then walked into the lounge with satisfaction.

Shimada Sho followed her in and closed the door behind her.

He didn't lock it; he just fastened it with a clasp from the outside.

That way she can come out at any time, but he will notice when she does.

"Sir, clerk." Tenkai Chizuru's voice came from behind the door.

"what happened?"

Are you outside?

"exist."

Can I see your shadow?

Shimada Sho moved half a step to the side, closer to the door panel.

Light from the lounge shone through the crack in the door, casting his shadow on the strip of light.

"Did you see that?" he asked casually.

"Hmm." A hint of satisfaction lingered in Tenkai Chizuru's voice. "The shop assistant's shadow is so tall."

"Can you tell someone's height by their shadow?" Shimada Sho asked cooperatively.

This was to divert her attention.

We need to stop her from thinking about those messy things.

Inside the door, Chizuru Tenkai replied earnestly, "Of course, the shop assistant's shadow is much taller than the crack in the door."

Shimada Sho leaned against the door frame, unsure of what to say.

"Sir, shop assistant," Chizuru Amami spoke again.

"Ah."

Why don't you come in?

"Didn't you say we'd talk through the door?"

"But I want to see the shop assistant's face."

"Didn't you just see that?"

"That was just now." Her voice carried a hint of coquettishness. "I didn't see it now, but I want to see it."

"Bear with it."

"That shop assistant is so mean..."

Shimada Sho did not respond.

The lounge was quiet for a while.

Then Tenkai Chizuru's voice rang out again, a little softer than before.

"Shop assistant."

"What's wrong now?"

"Can you call me by my name?"

"Chizuru?"

"Mmm," she responded contentedly, then added, "Say it again."

"...Chizuru."

"Mmm," she responded softly, "The shop assistant is so gentle right now."

"Was I not gentle before?"

"I used to be very fierce... but I liked it too." Her voice sounded like she was very happy.

Shimada Sho didn't know what to say.

After a brief silence, a voice came from the lounge again, "Would you be willing to call me that from now on, sir?"

"I've always called you that, haven't I?"

"No, he only used to call me by my name when he wanted me to obey."

"..."

Shimada Sho was speechless.

He would only call her Chizuru when necessary.

More often than not, they don't even know their names.

After thinking for a moment, he argued, "There shouldn't be any difference."

“The difference is…” she murmured, “It’s different when the shop assistant calls me first, than when I ask the shop assistant to call me.”

"...What's different?"

"The former means the clerk wanted to call me, while the latter means the clerk was just being obedient."

Shimada Sho was speechless.

After falling into this strange state, this girl not only became bolder, but also seemed to have suddenly become more insightful.

They can even notice this small detail.

"Sir, shop assistant," Chizuru Amami spoke again.

"Ah."

"Could you call me one more time?"

"Chizuru."

"Hmm~"

Her tone rose, carrying a hint of something indescribable.

Shimada Sho frowned.

"Chizuru."

"Um...Shop assistant!"

Again.

Her voice was different from before.

Previously, her voice was normal, with a hint of coquetry.

Now it's become... sticky.

It felt like something was melting in my throat, and every word was accompanied by a faint, almost imperceptible gasp.

"Chizuru," Shimada Sho called again, this time with a stronger tone.

"Ah... Mr. Shop Assistant..."

What she's doing is self-evident.

Shimada Sho was speechless.

Was talking on the phone not enough before, and now we're starting face-to-face?

"Sir, please continue," her voice drifted from under the door. "Anything is fine with me, I want to hear your voice..."

"Calm down," Shimada Sho said in a low voice.

"I'm perfectly calm." Her tone sounded anything but calm. "The shop assistant's voice is so nice... could you call me again?"

Shimada Sho took a deep breath and leaned against the door without moving.

He remembered the first time she was in a corner of the convenience store, curled up on the ground, crying and laughing at the same time.

Back then, she was still shy and embarrassed.

What now?

They dared to start even through the door.

Phone calls, voice messages, photos, videos...

From face-to-face interactions to now.

Unbeknownst to him, the distance between him and Tenkai Chizuru had become incredibly close.

If this damn mission doesn't stop, who knows what will happen in the future.

"Sir..." Chizuru Amami's voice drifted through the crack in the door again, "Are you still there?"

"exist."

"I want to hear you speak again."

"say what?"

"Anything is fine." Her voice was tinged with suppressed gasps. "It's just... the shop assistant's voice... that would make me feel a little better..."

Shimada Sho remained silent for a moment.

"Chizuru."

"Hmm~"

When will you be normal?