Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

When she looked at the still-lit bathroom, her face flushed for no reason.

"You're in there, there's nothing we can do."

"what?"

Sawayama Haruno responded dryly.

what happened?

Shouldn't Miyazawa Maki, who was in a daze, rely on her subconscious to run to the bathroom in her room, and then quickly return to the warm bed after finishing?

Why did you suddenly start chatting while standing outside the door?

Sawayama Haruno suddenly felt that something was wrong, and what made him even more nervous was that Ayano Yui took advantage of the good opportunity and made a move secretly.

An inexplicable electric current ran all the way from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. Sawayama Haruno felt numb all over, and even his voice was trembling. Fortunately, Miyazawa Maki outside the door seemed to have her own thoughts and did not notice Sawayama Haruno's embarrassment.

"Well, I don't think Wei is there. Do you know where she went?"

Outside the door, Miyazawa Maki rubbed her eyes, tried to cheer herself up, and asked a question inside.

She was the first one to fall asleep among everyone. Although she had a strange dream about getting married, after waking up, she felt that she had a good rest. She was now very energetic and not sleepy at all.

Um.

The things in the dream keep lingering in my mind.

It's not that I want to forgive Haruno, I just want to talk to him more, and vent some resentment that I don't know if I have.

"Wei?"

Sawayama Haruno looked at Ayano Yui who was sitting on the toilet seat with a stiff face. After thinking rapidly for a moment, he said tremblingly: "I wonder if she went back to sleep next door?"

"I see."

Miyazawa Maki thought about it and felt that what he said did make sense.

So she stopped worrying about this matter and turned to ask about another matter that concerned her greatly.

"Um, what you said this afternoon, is it true?"

"Eh?"

Sawayama Haruno suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The reason why he was sweating coldly was not because the other party was confirming with him whether the "proposal" was true, but because Ayano Yui sped up.

Right now, he seems to be somewhat unsuitable to answer questions in this regard.

"Ah yes. Ah. It's true."

“That’s right.”

The short-haired girl outside the door suddenly fell into a long silence.

It was so long that even Sawayama Haruno could hardly bear it anymore. Finally, the other party spoke.

"I didn't say I would agree to it. You should finish dealing with Mana's problem before telling me."

Outside the door, Maki Miyazawa muttered a few words as if complaining, but Sawayama Haruno, who was "facing a great enemy" at the moment, didn't pay any attention to what she said afterwards.

Fortunately, after speaking, Miyazawa Maki seemed to be shy and quickly left the bathroom door.

Only after hearing her enter the master bedroom and close the door did Sawayama Haruno completely relax.

Well, relaxation in two senses.

He looked at Ayano Yui who was sitting in front of him with a complicated expression. At this moment, the other party was like a victorious thief, with a somewhat morbid and satisfied smile on her face.

“I can do that, too.”

Ayano Yui murmured softly, "So, Haruno, please come closer to me."

Sawayama Haruno did not respond, he just looked at the other person with complicated eyes.

Childhood experiences are like a movie film, beginning to rewind rapidly in my mind.

When I took Mana back to Osaka; when I went back to Osaka during my freshman year of high school break; when I decided to move from Osaka to Tokyo and ended up arguing with Ayano Yui.

After he went to junior high school with Ayano Yui and secretly applied to Tokyo without telling her, he carried Ayano Yui to elementary school after she fell and got injured while climbing a tree.

The first time I saw Ayano Yui, that young girl who was only four years old.

"only"

Sawayama Haruno spoke with some tiredness.

"Don't say anything."

Ayano Yui lowered her head, looked at the palm of her hand, and said softly, "I am already very happy now, so please don't speak anymore, Haruno."

"This last bit of fantasy, just consider it as a gift to me."

"Yeah." Sawayama Haruno responded softly.

For some reason, he felt even more upset and confused. He didn't know how to respond to the other person's feelings.

His reason told him that this must be wrong, but emotionally he couldn't do anything to give it up.

Obviously, he should have been more decisive before than he is now.

Was it influenced by other girls?

Sawayama Haruno didn't know.

All he knew was that just after he and Ayano Yui came out of the bathroom, Miyazawa Maki also came out of the bathroom not long after.

Fortunately, he turned off the kitchen light before lying back in bed.

Miyazawa Maki returned to bed in the dark and did not notice that Ayano Yui had come back.

It was just that she hugged Sawayama Haruno subconsciously.

The four people who were awake all had different complex emotions going through their hearts.

The next morning, it was the cold that woke Sawayama Haruno up.

He sat up somewhat tiredly, and after pulling the quilt that had been kicked away by Maki at some point back onto her, he began to observe the sleeping faces of the others.

Just like last night, when I got up and drank water, I was so peaceful.

But I feel like something is different.

Sawayama Haruno rubbed his face, then slowly stood up and walked towards the balcony in front of him.

When he pushed open the huge glass door and looked out, he was somewhat bewildered to find

——Tokyo, it’s finally the season of White Album again.

Chapter 283: The Famous Sawayama Haruno

The Miyazawa family's day starts at six in the morning.

The one who woke up before the alarm was set was none other than the absolutely beautiful girl who had no flaws in any way.

After getting up, she would spend fifteen minutes to half an hour washing up. Only after she had taken care of her personal image would she go downstairs to prepare breakfast for herself and her parents.

After she had taken care of her breakfast and came out of the kitchen, she would simply say hello to her father who was sitting on the sofa reading the morning paper, and then she would go out with her small bag to prepare for school.

A simple and plain day can actually make people feel a little surprised.

It turns out that such a beautiful girl lives such a weird and monotonous life?

In the past, when faced with such a question, Miyazawa Mana might have smiled and said that she was used to it.

But starting at some point this year, some of her thoughts began to change slightly.

Especially in Tokyo after the sudden drop in temperature, there are even high school couples wearing thick winter clothes in broad daylight, walking hand in hand to go to school together. The sight of them happily chatting makes people a little dazed.

"Misaki, do you have time after school?"

The conversation that suddenly came to her ears made Miyazawa Mana subconsciously look at the other party again.

——That was the boy who was one of the high school couples walking next to us.

"Hey, is it time to get out of school?"

The girl in JK uniform obviously hesitated after hearing the other party's invitation.

Looking at the station, which was less than 500 meters away, she hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Yes, I do, but my family has a curfew, so I have to be home before dinner."

"Eh"

The boy's eyes dimmed quickly, but he still asked with determination: "It won't take up too much time, okay?"

"In this case."

The girl lowered her head, hiding half of her slightly red face in her plush collar, and whispered, "Is this okay?"

The boy was instantly excited.

Looking at their "cautious" appearance, Miyazawa Mana, who was walking beside them and secretly observing them, couldn't help but flash a trace of loneliness in her eyes.

High school students' feelings

There is no specific curfew in her home, but after all, she has always played the role of a good child since she was a child, so even if her parents don't say anything, she will return home within a specified time.

As for Maki Miyazawa, it might be a little later than her, but not too much later.

After all, the other party was a guy who had few friends with whom he could socialize. Even if she wanted to go home late, she didn't know where she could go.

Before entering high school, Miyazawa Mana always thought that she and her sister would maintain the same routine until she met Sawayama Haruno in high school.

The other party casually asked her if she wanted to have dinner together in the evening for the first time, and she agreed without even thinking about it.

This caused quite a misunderstanding at home. After all, Mana, who had always been obedient and came home early, actually disappeared until eight or nine in the evening. It seemed abnormal no matter how you looked at it.

Especially after dating Haruno, I got home later and later, but fortunately my parents were quite open-minded in this regard and did not require me to get home before a certain time.

"At that time, I really thought that kind of life was pretty good." Miyazawa Mana thought.

But she finally chose to "go home early", and the reason was very simple.

I found myself coming home later and later after dating Sawayama Haruno.

I don't know what Miyazawa Maki was thinking, but she also started to come home very late.

Compared to herself who makes them less worried, Maki's late return makes her parents worry, and they even lecture her more often.

Miyazawa Mana later realized that the other party just didn't want to appear to be behind her in terms of "coming home late", as if Maki went home early because no one was with her.

In order to solve this problem, Miyazawa Mana chose to reduce the time she spent with Haruno at night.

Although Maki's depressed mood did not improve after turning this couple activity into a phone call, at least she tried her best not to affect the other party at that time.

The responsibility of being a sister is still haunting me.

There was a daze in Miyazawa Mana's eyes.

Just like that, she silently entered the station, boarded the tram and took it to Meguro District. After exiting the station and walking towards the school not far away, she still couldn't get out of the memories of the past.

It was not until someone patted her shoulder unexpectedly from behind and a cheerful voice rang out that she turned around belatedly.

"Mana!"

No, it was Reina Kamimura who was looking at her excitedly.

"Mana, why are you a little late today? I thought you had already arrived at school."

As soon as they met, Reina Kamimura started talking incessantly.

She didn't even explain to Miyazawa Mana why she came to school late, and just started talking about her day's experiences.

"I said, I got up very early today, at 6:30, but when I went out."

Halfway through her speech, Reina Kamimura suddenly covered her mouth and looked at Mana Miyazawa with some apology.

"Sorry, I'm too excited. There's someone behind me."

"Eh"

Miyazawa Mana was a little confused. After tilting her head and glancing behind the other person, she noticed that there was a petite girl standing behind them, waving at her with a wry smile.

"It's Shiori."