Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

Seeing Sawayama Haruno so engaged, Mine Shiori breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sat back in her original seat.

She picked up the book in front of her, but couldn't help but look at Sawayama Haruno a few more times.

After getting rid of her "distracting thoughts", she now has some interest in what Haruno wrote.

The other party only said that he came to write something, but did not say what he was going to write.

Could it be academic related, homework for an elective course?

Mine Shiori pursed her lips and looked at the other person, seeming to want to say something but hesitant. She felt like she wanted to ask something but was too embarrassed to do so.

Fortunately, at this time, Sawayama Haruno also gradually stopped typing.

"Shiori, you're back."

As soon as he looked up, he saw Mine Shiori looking right at him, and without thinking twice he said, "I thought you had left, and I almost called you."

"No, I just went to the bathroom."

Mine Shiori was a little nervous, but was still trying her best to hide her tone.

Fortunately, Sawayama Haruno had just finished his typing task and his brain was a little tired, so he didn't notice her problem.

Considering the tasks he still had to complete, Sawayama Haruno pondered, "It's almost noon. I'll treat you to a meal."

"Eh?"

"You treated me to a meal last time, so let me do it this time." Sawayama Haruno closed his computer and said with a smile, "Yesterday, I didn't have time to thank you for your help."

“No, what happened yesterday.”

Mine Shiori subconsciously looked away and whispered, "Yesterday's incident was also thanks to Suguha. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't even have discovered the secret camera thief."

"Esaki Suguha?"

Sawayama Haruno touched his chin, and recalled the tall girl with a high ponytail in his mind.

In terms of the height of Japanese people, Suguha Ezaki is already far above the average, not to mention that she is a woman.

Sawayama Haruno himself is about 1.78 meters tall, and when Ezaki Suguha stood in front of him, she was not much shorter than him, which means that the other person must be over 1.7 meters tall.

Women who are 1.7 meters tall are so rare in the island country

"We should thank the other party as well."

Sawayama Haruno said, "If there's a chance, Shiori, please express my gratitude to her for me. At noon today, just the two of us?"

".Okay."

Mine Shiori lowered her head and gave a faint, helpless smile.

She already understood that Sawayama Haruno was determined to treat her to a meal.

But it doesn't matter. She can use this opportunity to have a better excuse to invite the other party to eat outside the school next time.

Last time I was too careless and chose to eat in the cafeteria.

Not to mention that Zeshan Haruno didn't eat much, and later on, there were even "outsiders" coming to disturb him.

The kindness of the necklace relic has never been repaid properly.

"It's settled then, now pack up and start leaving."

Seeing that Mine Shiori agreed, Sawayama Haruno immediately stood up, stuffed the computer into his bag in two or three moves, and then prepared to put the book back to its original place.

Seeing this, Mine Shiori quickly picked up her book.

She also wanted to put the book back.

"You haven't finished reading it yet, don't you want to borrow it?"

Sawayama Haruno took two steps and looked back to find Mine Shiori following him. He wondered, "The librarian hasn't left yet. Can I borrow books quickly now?"

"No"

“Forget about this book.”

Mine Shiori blushed slightly.

This book is no longer useful to her.

Her abnormal expression caught Zeshan Haruno's attention. After just a moment's thought, he understood what she meant.

Sawayama Haruno thought that he shouldn't ask. After all, it was already very social to sit together and read this kind of book. If he borrowed it, wouldn't it be telling others that he was going to take it home and read it to his heart's content?

But it’s okay, Shiori.

Even if you borrow this book in front of me now, I won't look at you strangely.

As someone who has been through it, I know everything.

If I don’t lend it now, won’t I still have to borrow it later when I’m no longer around?

While Sawayama Haruno was complaining in his heart, he helped put Mine Shiori's book back on the bookshelf.

After they went back to pack their things and took their computer bags, they walked outside.

"Shiori, is there anything you want to eat?"

As soon as he walked out of the library door, Sawayama Haruno began to solicit opinions.

There are actually quite a few restaurants near the school. Although they are definitely not as good as places like Ginza or Shibuya, they do have a considerable advantage in terms of quality and low price.

After all, there are many school campuses in Meguro Ward.

"I'm fine with either. It depends on what Haruno wants to eat."

"Anything is fine. In that case, why don't we go to the flower street behind the school and take a look?"

Seeing that Mine Shiori seemed to be able to accept anything, Sawayama Haruno thought for a moment and suggested, "Last time I heard that there's a store that specializes in curry dishes. Shiori should be able to eat curry."

"Can."

Mine Shiori drooped her eyes and responded slowly.

It’s not that she doesn’t like it, but this is the state she is in after regaining her “reason”.

I can only say that people who pull up their pants are tough.

Sawayama Haruno didn't care about her somewhat gloomy expression and took her around to the back of the school.

On the way, he was still thinking about how to test the other party about the private school and the Golden Week.

Chapter 64 The Dead Can't Laugh

"Indeed, I also attended a private school in Morishima."

Mine Shiori drooped her eyes and looked very sleepy.

She slowly admitted the fact in the calmest tone.

But this was not the ending that Sawayama Haruno wanted. He wanted to know why the other party had hidden it from him.

"Why didn't you tell me we knew each other before?"

Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but ask.

“Because we didn’t know each other.”

Mine Shiori lowered her head and said, "I know Haruno, but Haruno doesn't know me. This can't be called acquaintance, right?"

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What the other party said made sense, at least it made Sawayama Haruno unable to find a reasonable answer.

Just at this time, the dishes they ordered were served.

So their conversation was forced to interrupt for a while.

Perhaps it was because the conversation was interrupted, or perhaps it was because Mine Shiori admitted the private school incident.

Sawayama Haruno, who was still thinking about how to continue asking questions in the previous second, suddenly felt his eyes blur and a large number of text subtitles began to appear in front of him.

The system opened a new task again.

[The progress was unexpectedly smooth, you found Mine Shiori who was very close to you, and laid the groundwork for "saving" the bad situation in the future]

You and Shiori Mine meet up for dinner at a restaurant off campus. During the meal, you can't help but ask her about the past and Golden Week. Although Shiori Mine looks a little upset, you don't intend to stop and instead have your own plans.

[You know, after the truth is revealed, Shiori will inevitably fall into a period of isolation due to her gloomy personality. As the "culprit," you also feel the need to help untie her knot. (Reward: Minor Body Enhancement)]

".Untie the knot in your heart?"

Sawayama Haruno's eyes moved slightly.

The rewards this time seem equally generous.

Last time it was the strengthening of physical fitness, this time it is the strengthening of body parts, that is to say, one’s own internal organs?

The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys should be included, but I don't know if the brain is included.

"Haruno."

Just when Sawayama Haruno was still secretly thinking about the system reward, Mine Shiori spoke again.

She called Sawayama Haruno's name softly, and the latter subconsciously looked up at her, only to find that Mine Shiori's complexion seemed to have returned to normal.

It should be recovered, right?

"I'm sorry I lied to you about this."

Mine Shiori tried hard to force a smile and said, "Actually, I have my own reasons, so I don't want to tell Haruno."

"this."

As she spoke, she reached into the collar of her shirt and took out the old necklace.

"What Haruno picked up was actually my mother's relic."

She used her fingers to trace the chain of the old necklace and showed it to Sawayama Haruno across the dining table.

As he showed it off, he whispered, "It's the only thing my mother left me. That's why I'm so obsessed with thanking Haruno after losing it and then finding it again."

“So that’s how it is”

Sawayama Haruno's eyes were slightly complicated.

He had known this for a long time, and he also deduced from Jise Nazuko that what happened to Mine Shiori during the Golden Week incident was related to her mother.

If that’s the case, then the other party will tell the “truth” next, right?

"Haruno, you know what?"

Mine Shiori just hung the necklace quietly in front of her.

She rested her hands on the soft leather sofa seat, turned her head, stared at the neat floor tiles not far away, and said softly:

"Dead people don't laugh."

".What's the meaning?"

"I once had a crush on Haruno because of a small matter. I don't need to tell you about it. Haruno will definitely not remember it if I tell you. Anyway, there was such a thing."

Mine Shiori's expression became a little strange, but she still insisted on finishing what she had to say.

"My mother at the time, I don't know how she could see through some of my thoughts. She was clearly already in the hospital for a long time at that time, but she could still tell from her daughter's little actions that she was secretly in love with someone else. Is this what a mother is like?"

What she said was a little confusing, but Sawayama Haruno could still roughly understand what she meant.

It would be wrong if it wasn't messy, because it seemed like this was too much for Mine Shiori to bear.

The other person's expression just now can only be described as scary.

Sawayama Haruno had mixed feelings.

But Mine Shiori was still talking about the past.

"Like most parents, my mother discovered her daughter's little thoughts and thought about how to encourage her, even though her words might not be very pleasant."

"What did your mother say?" Zeshan Haruno couldn't help but ask.

"I said something, probably as a joke."

Mine Shiori said lightly: "My mother said, 'If little Shiori can't catch up with the boy who makes her dream, I won't be happy even if I die.' It's weird, isn't it? How can a mother say such a thing?"