Chapter 105: Miss Shimizu Wants to Give It Away for Free
“Hmph?”
Sato Shinichi’s sudden sweet talk was quite pleasing to Kazumi. She raised her eyebrows and turned back again, looking at the young man before her with a scrutinizing gaze.
“Thank you, but who taught you that?”
Regarding this silly dog suddenly having a change of heart and complimenting her, even if she wasn’t the original girl, receiving praise from someone else was a happy thing.
However, this was too insincere. This rigid and green complimenting technique, and the fact that she was wearing pajamas and an apron, a sloppy appearance, yet he was speaking nonsense with eyes wide open, saying her appearance was beautiful.
A mere virgin, learning some flowery words from somewhere, and coming to seek her forgiveness?
A girl with a smile on the corner of her mouth thought so.
“I… I, just, that, I thought it was like that…”
The girl’s words had revealed her thoughts. Yesterday, Shinichi hastily wanted to explain, but upon meeting Kazumi’s scrutinizing eyes, he found he couldn’t utter any lies.
Finally, he lowered his head with some disappointment and replied in a low voice.
“Aunt Mieko told me that saying nice things before apologizing would make you happier.”
Thinking that the matter had been clarified anyway, Sato Shinichi decided to break the pot and just say the prepared words, hoping to get the girl’s forgiveness.
“Kiyomizu-san, I’m sorry, I chose the wrong movie and made you angry. It was my fault for not considering your feelings. I made such a decision with my own assumptions, and I’m truly sorry for making you unhappy!!”
Looking at the blond young man bowing his head towards her with his eyes closed, and listening to the sincere content of his words, Kazumi’s faint smile slowly froze at that moment, revealing a somewhat serious expression.
Sato Shinichi closed his eyes and bowed his head forward. This was the best action he could think of to express his apology. But the expected response did not come; instead, he was met with silence.
He cautiously raised his head and saw the girl’s cold and serious face. His heart skipped a beat, and he seemed to realize he had done something wrong again. He quickly wanted to explain something, but his right hand was grabbed by a small, cold hand.
“Kiyomizu-san…”
The girl directly pulled him to sit on the sofa nearby. Looking at Kazumi, whose expression was much gloomier than before, Sato Shinichi was a little afraid to speak, but he still called out her name.
“Sato Shinichi!”
Completely ignoring his expression at the moment, Kazumi casually placed the half-washed dish in her hand on the table, frowning at the frightened young man before her.
“I ask you, what is our relationship right now?!”
Letting go of the young man’s hand, Kazumi leaned closer to Sato Shinichi, asking with a hint of displeasure between her brows.
Originally, Kazumi’s reaction to the young man was with the mentality of watching a show, it was a commemoration of youth, and she couldn’t really be angry with a boy for such a thing. She just wanted to see how this foolish guy would apologize to her.
But she never expected that this young man, who had always given her a good impression, would act like such a simp, a humble posture, to apologize to her.
“Boy… boyfriend and girlfriend…”
Kazumi’s expression made Sato Shinichi sense something not so good. This girl, who never showed her emotions, even when she was angry with him yesterday, didn’t seem to show such a deep expression.
But now, for the first time, she showed such a terrifying expression. The look between her brows was as if she was very disappointed in him.
“Then, since we are boyfriend and girlfriend, why did you say that to me?”
“Yes, it’s because Kiyomizu-san looked very angry, and I felt that this way would make you happier.”
After hesitating, Sato Shinichi finally gave his answer, looking expectantly at the girl before him like a prisoner awaiting judgment.
“You…”
Although she knew this would be the answer, when it was actually said by Sato Shinichi, Kazumi was a little unsure of how to respond.
This is probably what a simp is like, so humble that they don’t consider anything else but the other person, just hoping she is well.
“Sigh, don’t do this again in the future.”
She reached out and stroked the young man’s slightly drooped head. Sato Shinichi at this moment really looked like a defeated big golden retriever waiting for his owner’s comfort.
And Kazumi, who was originally angry at the young man’s extremely humble simp-like demeanor, couldn’t get angry at all when she saw him like this.
This appearance of a young boy who likes someone and doesn’t know how to cherish everything he gives is really the same as herself in the past. But the difference is that her youth ultimately received no reward, while he seemed to have won the girl who had eyes only for him.
“Shinichi-kun, this is your first time dating, right?”
Kazumi’s tone softened. She reached out and grabbed the young man’s sleeve, asking faintly.
“Yes… yes.”
Feeling the softening of the girl’s tone, although he didn’t know why, Sato Shinichi raised his head and looked at Kazumi before answering.
As if remembering something, he quickly added.
“Kiyomizu-san, you’re experiencing this for the first time too, right?!”
Although it was a question, in the young man’s tone, it carried the meaning of an affirmation. The possessiveness emanating from his words made Kazumi chuckle and nod in response.
“Yes, that’s right. Then, Shinichi-kun, who cares so much about even this, why do you still call me Kiyomizu-san? Are our relations so distant?”
“Sato-kun~~”
When saying the last sentence, Kazumi playfully leaned close to Sato Shinichi, looking at his suddenly reddened cheeks and his immediate reaction of stepping back, with a smile of a successful prank.
“No!!”
“I just… I felt that calling out a name like Kazumi in front of outsiders might be too intimate… so outside… If you, Kazumi, don’t like it, I won’t call you that anymore!”
Perhaps it was due to Kazumi’s sudden closeness, the girl’s unique aura entered Sato Shinichi’s nostrils. The soft touch of their arms brushing against each other also made the young man’s heart flutter. His entire face turned red at a visible speed. He quickly stepped back a pace, afraid of accidentally touching some inappropriate place, answering Kazumi’s question incoherently.
“Heh, okay, okay, I won’t tease you anymore.”
Sato Shinichi’s particularly cute and pure reaction made Kazumi chuckle. She softly comforted the dejected young man, who felt like he had made another mistake.
(ps: Brothers, we are going on the shelves tonight. I hope everyone will support us. If you haven’t pre-ordered, you can go to the book page and click to pre-order. The 20% discount is still good!)
(ps: After midnight, ten chapters will be released. Yay!)
