Chapter 551: Today, Miss Shimizu is Taking the Initiative, Oh!
“Good morning!” Kazumi’s energetic encouragement came from behind. That familiar voice… Kazumi didn’t even turn her head to see who it was. She took the convenience store bread that was in her mouth with her hand.
Kazumi stopped her footsteps with a huff and looked behind her. However, the smile that appeared on the girl’s face at that moment was something she couldn’t suppress.
“Good morning.”
The girl’s lifeless reply didn’t surprise the young man. He skillfully caught up to Kazumi’s pace, walking shoulder to shoulder. At the same time, he took out a box of cute pink-packaged milk from his pocket and offered it to Kazumi.
“Today’s special milk is for drinking in the morning. I just saw it and bought it. Kazumi, take a look and see if you like it. If you don’t, we can go to the store at the next intersection and buy a different flavor.”
“Mhm.”
She calmly accepted the milk handed over by the young man and casually inserted the straw. The sweet strawberry flavor mixed with the fragrant milk melted in her mouth, greatly diluting the cheap and rough sensation of the hard bread.
Actually, Kazumi didn’t have the habit of eating bread and drinking milk. The reason for this was the terrible habits formed in her previous life.
Kazumi, who already liked staying up late, couldn’t get up early at first. For the sake of health, she just ended up somewhat awkwardly eating bread and drinking milk on the road.
She didn’t know when it started, but this habit became more and more serious. In the end, she was able to eat plain dry bread with milk, a peculiar habit.
But after coming here, it was as if Satō Shin’ichi had forcibly changed her back. The moment he saw that she only bought bread and not milk in the morning, he would always find various strange reasons to force some into herself.
This habit was actually similar to many people’s habit of only eating fruit if someone peeled it for them.
Normally, Kazumi didn’t like eating fruit. But if someone peeled it and placed it beside her, she would eat it cleanly.
To put it bluntly, she wanted to be served. Of course, Kazumi didn’t reject her boyfriend’s attentive attitude.
“Kazumi, were you busy yesterday? I fell asleep before you messaged. You didn’t reply, so I slept by myself.”
He stared blankly at Kazumi as she ate breakfast for a long time. It wasn’t until the girl’s intense gaze made him flinch that Satō Shin’ichi realized what he was doing. He fumbled in his pocket, took out his own breakfast, and began to eat. He wolfed down a large bite of the bread in his hand, and after swallowing, he asked Kazumi.
“Ah, sorry about that. I was busy with my own matters yesterday. By the time I saw the message, it was already very late, so I didn’t reply.”
She glanced at the half-eaten bread left in Satō Shin’ichi’s hand and replied with a hint of smugness. Ever since Kazumi was too busy to reply to his message last time, she had sent Satō Shin’ichi a goodnight message late at night. After that, the girl no longer dared to reply to this stubborn guy.
Who told him to turn his phone message alerts to the maximum even when he was sleeping? Not only that, but he had also frantically asked if something had happened to her and if she needed him to come over immediately. Mind you, it was already past two in the morning, and he had to get up early for school the next day.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. Kazumi, your matters are more important. I don’t have anything special to share with you. As long as I didn’t disturb you, that’s all that matters.” He quickly finished the remaining bread in his hand, rubbing his hands as he explained.
Actually, the young man knew that his overly enthusiastic way of showing affection was a burden to others. But Satō Shin’ichi, who didn’t know how to date, didn’t seem to have any other way to express the uncontrollable affection he had for Kazumi.
Although after doing such foolish things, his girlfriend would always look at him with a look of disdain, she never criticized or lectured him on what he should do. Every time this happened, the young man would be deeply moved, and his liking for Kazumi would deepen even further.
“Didn’t I tell you not to be so polite?”
Looking at the half-eaten bread still in her hand, she drank more than half of the milk, her appetite diminished. She casually put the bread into the mouth of Satō Shin’ichi, who was exaggerating and saying weird things beside her, and then quickly finished the last bit of milk, throwing it into the empty bag carried by the blond boy from the convenience store.
“I’m sorry, because Kazumi you…”
“Wait, don’t say that. I have something to ask you.” She forcefully interrupted his next round of apologies. Kazumi had long since discovered that this bad habit of his was difficult to change, as if it were a sickness. After all, he came from a prominent family and had been educated since childhood. It was difficult for her to change it immediately, so the girl decided to let him be.
“Yeah! What is it?” As if he had received an order, the moment he heard these keywords, Satō Shin’ichi stood up straight, ready to receive commands from Kazumi.
“Hey, are you calling me to the battlefield? Why are you calling me? Classmate, how about this, go with me after school to take a look? I’ve saved up some money on hand now, and I want to buy a new computer. It doesn’t need to be too expensive, as long as it can perform basic functions.”
Just yesterday, Kazumi was rationally analyzing those items brought back from the Kuro-mon organization, wishing she could understand them. But the instincts of her body still drove her to open that box and examine its contents, even if it was enough to just hear their voices. She didn’t want to suppress this basic instinct of her body, after all, Kazumi was also very curious. Another more important point was that she was about to face missions that might endanger her life, so she should leave some regrets.
“Mhm! Kazumi, do you need a computer? I know a little about that. Kazumi, my family’s computer configuration is quite good. How about I go home and gro-gro-gro…”
A soft, small hand directly covered Satō Shin’ichi’s mouth, preventing him from continuing to speak. Seeing that the young man had finally quieted down under her coercion, Kazumi’s mind finally cleared.
She had quieted down. Even as calm as Kazumi was, sometimes she really couldn’t help but want to ruffle this hyperactive blond-haired boy. Her hand couldn’t help but rub Satō Shin’ichi’s unexpectedly soft cheeks a few times. Kazumi then fiercely looked at the young man she was grabbing and said, “First, you smile. Second, I want to use my own money to buy it. If you understand, nod your head, otherwise, I won’t take you with me.”
Seeing that the “dog” in her hand obediently quieted down, Kazumi seriously nodded, released her hand, and gave him back his freedom to speak. She once again wanted to… She raised her hand to her nose and sniffed, then disdainfully wiped the non-existent saliva on her hand onto Satō Shin’ichi’s body.
“Kazumi, I’ll go with you after school and help you choose a suitable one. If it’s not enough, I, we…” The original Satō Shin’ichi was still trying to struggle and say something, but his words were once again stifled by Kazumi’s glare. He could only stand there in a “military” posture.
The young man’s comical and funny appearance made Kazumi can’t help but burst into laughter. The coldness and emptiness in her eyes gradually replaced by a trace of warmth. Looking at the blond young man in front of her, filled with youthful vitality, the sunlight shone on him. The contours that were revealed, the foolish smile that originally filled his face was now as brilliant as the morning sun.
At this moment, Kazumi felt her heart pound a few times faster. That long-lost warmth began to quietly spread in her heart. A faint blush appeared on her face without her realizing it. She clenched her fingers, which she had loosened earlier, and the girl nervously touched her somewhat messy hair. Finally, as if making a decision, she spoke in a slightly trembling tone, intermittently asking, “Then also… Shin’ichi, after we finish buying things, do you want to go sing together?”
