Tokyo Soft Rice King

Chapter 108: What a Small World

"I'll go get a drink... You guys should eat first. We can think about important things later when we get back. What would you like to drink?"

After finishing his work, Hei Yuming started to eat by himself. In the middle of the meal, he felt thirsty and wanted to get a drink, so he asked the two people in front of him.

"Ah, I don't need it..."

"Me too."

As a result, the two of them were still not in a very good mood for eating, so Hei Yuming said "Okay" and then ignored them and went to get drinks.

Apart from smoking at work, Hei Yuming has almost no bad habits. The only habit that can be considered unhealthy is drinking beverages as water.

The main problem is that if I only drink water, my mouth feels tasteless and I always feel like something is missing.

This is a rare opportunity to drink as much as you want, so you must drink as much as you can. The first time I met the squad leader, he didn't even have money for drinks, which made him very uncomfortable.

Hei Yuming came to the self-service beverage machine and heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Huh? Isn't this Ming? What a coincidence! Are you here for dinner too?"

"Uh……"

There aren't many people in this world who would call Hei Yuming that way, only the two fellow time travelers in my family, and...

Ryota Sumitomo.

When I turned around, I saw Sumitomo Ryota, who was wearing ripped jeans and a black logo T-shirt, looking at me with surprise.

I didn’t expect to see this guy outside of school... He and I really have a connection.

However, Hei Yuming didn't really want to meet this guy, mainly because this guy was very outgoing and a curious baby.

As Kuroba Akira expected, Sumitomo Ryouta immediately put his arm around his shoulder and asked with interest.

"A-Ming, why are you wearing a school uniform on your day off? You're just like my serious friend. You guys really like school uniforms, don't you? I really don't understand what's so good about wearing a school uniform."

"..."

I like it, it’s none of your business!

"Are you here with your parents? Or are you here alone?"

It's over, I'm being harassed. If this continues, this guy will keep checking my household registration endlessly.

So Kuroba Ming chose to answer the question with a question, bringing the topic back to himself.

"What about you? Who did you come with?"

Sumitomo Ryouta, who was not a cunning man, took the bait and answered honestly.

"Friends, I came out to meet some friends today."

"Oh, those guys in the class?"

"No, I'm not meeting friends from school today... Uh, there's one who's from our school, but not from our class. I haven't been in touch with her for a while..."

Sumitomo Ryota scratched his head and showed an embarrassed expression.

He remembered that he had bothered Anri Hitomi in the name of childhood playmate, but ignored another childhood friend. Looking back now, wasn't this differential treatment?

Saying that he was looking after his childhood friend was nothing more than an excuse for not giving up. He was too embarrassed to face anyone... Of course, he had completely let it go now.

"Ah, could it be that you're going out on a date with Xiaotong today?"

"No, it's too weird to wear school uniform on a date on the weekend."

Hei Yuming rolled his eyes and complained.

It means that it is impossible for me to date the class monitor. Is youth the only thing on this person's mind?

"I was just out to eat with some friends...friends from outside the school." Hei Yuming didn't explain much.

"Oh, so you escaped too? I just couldn't stand the suffocating atmosphere, so I escaped to take a breath."

"Shura Field?"

"No, not really. Remember last time I told you that when we were little, Xiaotong, a few other people and I got along very well? We were friends back then, and we haven't seen each other for many years."

"oh oh……"

Hei Yuming remembered the four kings of the class monitor's childhood.

Later, the class monitor also said that they were three girls and two boys playing together at that time. After entering high school, they met Sumitomo Ryouta and another girl again. What was her name... Takanashi?

Sumitomo Ryota sighed and began to complain.

"Today, one of my friends who went to the girls' school organized this dinner, but after we met, she wouldn't explain the reason, and the atmosphere was quite dull... I really can't understand why she suddenly asked to meet up. After all, we haven't been in touch much since graduating from elementary school... If you have something to say, just tell me! How would I know if you don't tell me?"

"Well...come on."

Hei Yuming was not interested in their childhood stories at all. He just responded casually and prepared to go back.

However, Sumitomo Ryota hugged him from behind and asked for help.

"Hey! Wait, Ming! Don't abandon me! Let me sit with you for a while! Or you can sit with me for a while! I'm really going to die without anyone I know around!"

"Aren't they your childhood playmates? Doesn't that count as acquaintances?"

"We haven't seen each other for over three years! I have no idea how they're doing now! Even if we were close friends as kids, it's hard to get back to being close after we've separated!"

This is true.

When you grow up, you may feel that three to five years is not a very long time, but when you are in school, three years is really a long time, enough to completely change your social relationships.

Especially with the physical barriers from primary school to junior high school and from junior high school to high school, as long as they are not from the same school, friends who used to have a good relationship will most likely become estranged.

But... it's none of my business.

"Oh no, you can handle it yourself."

"Wow! Amin, you cold-blooded guy! Just come and help me! Aren't we friends?!"

Who are you and I friends? It was you who took it upon yourself to treat me as your friend... Well, I'll just treat him as my friend reluctantly.

But Kuroba Akira didn't want to get involved in such troublesome things, but Sumitomo Ryota kept holding on to him, so Kuroba Akira had no choice but to take this shameless guy back to his seat.

When Shizumiya saw Hei Yuming coming back, she took the initiative to smile and greet him, but when she saw Sumitomo Ryota behind him, her expression turned cold again. The change happened in an instant.

"Mingjun, you're back...who is he?"

"Classmates in the class."

"It's a friend! Hello! I'm Kuroba Akira's good friend, Sumitomo Ryouta..."

He originally wanted to say hello cheerfully, but when Sumitomo Ryouta saw Murasakimiya's face, he got stuck and was unable to say the rest of the self-introduction.

Ryouta Sumitomo has also seen many beautiful girls, including many in school, such as Hitomi Asato and Shiori Shirai, and there are also some good-looking girls among his good friends.

But this was the first time I had seen such a rare beauty like Murasakimiya in real life. Before, I had only seen her in movies. She was the popular actress known as "Angel". She seemed to be only one year older than me, but she was already a top star in the industry.

At this moment, Sumitomo Ryota thought of...

It turns out this guy was telling the truth when he said he wasn't dating Xiaotong! He actually has such a beautiful girlfriend!

Is Xiaotong going to be in the same category as me? Are childhood sweethearts really all losers?

He was immediately troubled. Did Xiaotong know about this? Even if she knew, would she still continue to contact A-Ming?

Or I don’t know... Should I tell Xiaotong?

"In case you misunderstand, let me tell you first, she is not my girlfriend."

"oh oh……"

Great...it seems Xiaotong still has a chance...

Sumitomo Ryota breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and felt fortunate that Asato Hitomi's love life had not been interrupted.

When Zi Zhigong heard Hei Yuming's explanation, he felt like a knife was stabbed in his heart.

Although it was the truth, hearing it from his own mouth still made Zi Zhigong feel sad, and his expression became even colder than before.

"You're A-Ming's friend, come and sit down?"

Tashiro Hongxiang acted like an adult and invited Sumitomo Ryota to sit down with a smile.

When he saw Tashiro Hongxiang, Sumitomo Ryouta returned to normal.

Although this sister is also very beautiful, she is not as stunning as the girl next to her.

Moreover, Ryouta Sumitomo also has two annoying older sisters at home, so he is more accustomed to older sister roles.

It seems that she should be Hei Yuming's sister, who brought them out for dinner. I just don't know what the relationship between the girl next to him is...

I really want to ask! But it’s not appropriate to ask it myself…I’ll ask Ming later.

"Thank you, but I won't stay any longer. My friends are waiting for me over there."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard another girl's voice.

"What happened, Ryouta-kun?"

"Nothing, I just saw a friend from school and came to say hello."

However, the girl had already walked over, so Kuroba Akira followed Sumitomo Ryouta's gaze.

Putting aside the appearance... this school uniform looks quite familiar... isn't it the sailor uniform that Murasakimiya wore before?

Are she and Murasakimiya from the same school?

The girl first glanced at Hei Yuming, then turned around and saw Zi Zhigong sitting in her seat. Then her eyes widened with surprise.

"You are...Murakamiya Shion!"

Huh? He actually is someone I know?

Should I say this is a small world, or should I say Tokyo is small?

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However, this area is a place where students often come, so it’s not surprising to meet acquaintances.

The girl had a thin low ponytail, and there were two long strands of hair on both sides of her temples that fell all the way to her chest, so it looked like three ponytails.

She has a distinctive oval face and a 90-point appearance. What is rare is that she gives people the impression of a model student with good character.

Since she is Sumitomo Ryouta's childhood playmate, she should be one of the four kings of childhood, the girl who went to a girls' school.

To be honest, she gives people the feeling of being more like a class monitor than a class monitor.

Unlike Asato Hitomi who always has a smile on her face, her expression is very serious and she has a meticulous temperament... or should I say, a righteous air?

Maybe it’s because he was wearing a school uniform and looked very neat.

Hei Yuming guessed that even if she was not the class monitor, she must be a discipline committee member or something.

However, her breasts are about the same size as Zi Zhigong's, both of which are medium cup size.

What Kuroba Ming was more curious about was the girl's attitude. It seemed that she and Murasaki Nomiya were more than just 'acquaintances', otherwise she wouldn't be so surprised.

But they probably weren't friends, because if they were friends they definitely wouldn't call each other by their full names as soon as they met. Calling each other by their full names is very rude here.

The girl also realized that calling Zi Zhigong by her full name seemed very rude. After calming down and returning to normal, she bowed her head, apologized to her, and greeted her.

"I'm sorry... I'm being rude, Murasakimiya-san. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

Zi Zhigong also nodded to her.

"...It's been a long time, Saionji-san."

Is her last name Saionji?

This surname can only remind Kuroba Akira of a certain kitchen knife girl, the beginning and end of Makoto's tragedy.

At this time, Ryota Sumitomo showed his social skills very well, and introduced his serious childhood playmate while joking.

"Oh? So you two know each other? What a coincidence, we actually ran into someone from the same school together... Ming, let me introduce her to you. Her name is..."

Before Sumitomo Ryouta could finish his words, Saionji-san interrupted him.

"Ryouta, let me speak for myself."

"Oh, yes, please..."