December 20, Juvenile IC Headquarters.

After handing over the manga script of "Strong Armor" to the excited Nakajo Bisaya, and being very helplessly kissed in the face by the other party, Jerry sat bored in Nanako's office and began to doodle!

"Jerry-kun~ What are you thinking?"

"I didn't think about anything, I was just bored and bored~"

"It's stuffy...... Nervous? What about weishenme? Jerry-kun~"

Jerry didn't answer, he shook his legs, and his body in the chair began to slide down, and Kazuo's words undoubtedly reminded him! The current juvenile IC and Nanako Tanaka are too sharp, if it weren't for the Japanese communist Dang helping him behind his back, the juvenile IC would have already been approached by the Yamaguchi-gumi and Mitsui!

No, Mitsui has already come to the door, but the Yamaguchi-gumi will not be as gentle as Mitsui, if Japan's largest yakuza organization comes to the door, the situation will be very bad! Once thrown under the microscope, it is only a matter of time before one's identity is revealed. Perhaps, as Kazuo Shiba said, he really needs something to hide his edge! Maybe...... Alas, take one step at a time, and what needs to be done still has to be done!

"Nanako~"

"Huh? Something happened to Jerry-kun? After seeing Jerry-kun's abnormality, Nanako Tanaka became a little absent-minded even reading a book, and when she heard Jerry call her, she hurriedly put the book away!

"Do you like coffee?"

"Coffee? I don't like it very much! Bitter, coffee-drinking places are always smoky, crowded, and noisy like a busy city. ”

"Huh? Nanako has been to a café? ”

"Hi Woo ~ When I was in IC_SHOW before, I used to go to Rodolon with my friends!"

"Cafe Rodolon?"

Nanako nodded.

Until 1980, coffee was a luxury item in Japan, and it wasn't until 1980 that Hiromichi Toba opened the first self-service café chain in Tokyo, and coffee became officially popular.

Jerry bit his thumb and pondered for a moment, "Nanako, how about we open a café?" ”

"Huh?"

"Yes, open a café!"

"But what about Weishenme? Weishenme Jerry Jun suddenly wants to open a café? It was so sudden! ”

"What do you think of the reason for this to make you drink a different coffee?"

"Huh?" Nanako looked at Jerry with a bright face, and her face suddenly turned red, does he like me? Well, yes, he definitely likes me!

The perpetrator did not have the consciousness to make a mistake at all, and continued to graffiti with his head down.

In 1987, Rodolun coffee was already blooming all over Japan, and Nanako Tanaka had obviously heard of this, and she was ecstatic for a while before she spoke, "But, Jerry-kun......"

"Nanako, you're trying to ask if the café we opened can be profitable with Rodoren here?"

"Hi Babble~"

"Don't worry, Nanako, no problem! You have to know that our café is different from Rodolun, they sell coffee, but we don't sell coffee! ”

"We don't sell coffee in our café?"

"Yes, not coffee! Our café only sells two things, one is mood and the other is culture! ”

……

Japan, Hokkaido, Sapporo Hokkataka!

"Ryuzaki-kun, wait for me! Hey, you guy, why do you go so fast, don't you even know how to accommodate me? Jasmine Hasegawa carried her schoolbag and ran over breathlessly, until she slapped Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki on the shoulder, and Ryuzaki just reacted.

"Ah~ What's the matter with Jasmine-kun?"

"I said Ryuzaki-kun, you've been in a trance for the past few days, what are you thinking? Even Her Royal Highness Nanako's support club didn't see you over? What's going on? ”

"Nothing! It's just that there are some things at home that I need help with these days! So there's no time to spare! ”

"Hey, you're the president of Nanako's support club, how can you just throw everything to me! You are so irresponsible! ”

"I'm so sorry!"

"You man!"

The two of them walked side by side, walking quietly, and no one spoke! Until the crossroads of each other!

"Hey~ Ryuzaki-kun!"

"Huh?"

"Have you ever figured out which school to go to?"

Ryuzaki just lowered his head and didn't speak!

"Hey, Ryuzaki-kun, am I asking you?"

"Jasmine-kun, after graduating from high school, I'm going to work!"

Hasegawa Jasmine was stunned for a moment, work, for her, is still a very distant thing.

"Work? weishenme is going to work?? ”

"No weishenme, Jasmine-kun, I just want to talk to you!"

"Are you afraid that you won't do well in the joint entrance examination?"

Ryuzaki just looked at Hasegawa Jasmine, didn't answer her question, just turned around quietly, "This is the first time Izuihou went home with you!" Jasmine-kun, in the future, take care of yourself! ”

Hearing Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki's words, Hasegawa Jasmine's head was obviously short-circuited!

"Ryuzaki-kun ~ Ryuzaki-kun ~ You bastard ~ Have you forgotten that you told me about your dream of going to university? Have you forgotten your dream of becoming a great person like Her Royal Highness Nanako? You give me zhanzhu~"

Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki didn't seem to hear Hasegawa Jasmine's choked cry, lowered his head, ran in the direction of home, and ran as hard as he could! He was afraid that once he stopped, he would regret saying such ruthless words!

The sky is drizzling!

The door creaked open, and a soaking wet Ryuzaki just rushed in, panting sharply!

This is his home in Hokkaido!

"Xiao Gangjun, are you back?"

"Yes, Mom, you don't have to get up, I'll make dinner!"

"Brother, you're back!" It was Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki's sister who ran over to help him lift his shoes, Aoi Ryuzaki!

"Brother, I'm hungry!" And standing next to Aoi Ryuzaki with a pouting mouth is Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki's younger brother, Kenichi Ryuzaki.

"Kenyi, my brother will cook for you right away!"

The father, who has been supporting the whole family, went to sea last week, and his whereabouts are unknown, and his mother suddenly fell ill, and her body is not as good as day by day, all of which makes Ryuzaki very sad! ,

It's been a dark week, and everything has not been going well since my father went out to sea and disappeared! All the people who knew Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki looked at him with a sympathetic look, and they all knew that Tsunatsuzaki Mino was actually dead! Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki also understands in his heart, but in order to keep his seriously ill mother with a glimmer of hope, he will always comfort her and say, soon, soon, Dad will be back soon! Mom, you just need to take care of your body, and before Dad comes back, I'll take care of the rest!

On the day he parted from Jasmine Hasegawa, he went through the withdrawal procedures of Sapporo North High School without telling his mother, and in order to support his family, he had three jobs, one was a newspaper delivery for the Asahi Shimbun, one was a waiter at the Rodoren Cafe, and one was a dishwasher at the Taste of Fish restaurant!

He never knew that life was so hard!

Those tedious, tiring things drained all his energy!

After returning home every day, the only thing Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki wants to do is sleep! But he had to help his mother take care of his young sister and brother!

It would be nice if Dad didn't go to sea, this is the thing Ryuzaki has been thinking about the most since this week!

The New Year is coming as scheduled, and the sky of Hokkaido is covered with snow!

"Ryuzaki-kun~Ryuzaki-kun~"

It's the boss of the taste of fish who calls him, Takayuki Asamizu! Takayuki Asamizu is a good person, and after he learned about Ryuzaki Mino, he took the initiative to find Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki and gave him a job washing dishes. Although the work is hard, the pay is still relatively good!

"Hi Bha~ Mr. Manager, what are you looking for me?"

"Ryuzaki-kun, come out! There's a beautiful lady out there looking for you! ”

"Beautiful Miss?" Ryuzaki just wiped his hands and walked out of the back of the kitchen.

What appeared in front of him was Jasmine Hasegawa, who had not seen her for more than half a month.

The girl wears a velvet hat and a scarf.

Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki was surprised how she found this place!

"Hello, Jasmine-kun!"

Hearing Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki's voice, the girl's eyes lit up!

"Hey~ Ryuzaki-kun, I haven't seen you for half a month, are you polite like this? You're such a bastard~"

Hasegawa Jasmine shook her shoulders and gave Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki a punch, "Do you think you can be irresponsible if you leave so silently?" ”

Jasmine Hasegawa punched him again, "Do you think you can ignore a girl's shouts and turn your head and run away?" ”

Jasmine Hasegawa seemed to be venting, and just punched Ryuzaki a few more times.

Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki seemed to be born stunned, and stood motionless until Hasegawa Jasmine groaned and rubbed her fists, "You stinky guy, even the bones are so hard!" ”

With that, Hasegawa Jasmine threw a magazine over.

The entire page is almost occupied by one sentence!

We need you!

This is a café recruitment advertisement posted on "Junior TOP" by Juvenile IC according to Jerry's idea, and the whole advertisement is this sentence in addition to the contact information and position!

"Ryuzaki-kun, although I don't know that you don't go to school anymore, but if you really want to work, go to Tokyo, Her Royal Highness Nanako is going to open a coffee house! It's an opportunity to work and not give up on your dreams! ”

Tokyo, for Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki, is too far away!

"Please don't give up!"

What not to give up? Life? Ideal? In the face of the cruel reality, all this has become so unattainable! Tokyo doesn't belong to me! Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki's eyes were as dim as if the light of life had been extinguished!

"For yourself, and for me! Ryuzaki-kun, please don't give up! Please! ”

For myself? I don't belong to myself anymore, Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki will only belong to the Ryuzaki family in the future, he needs to work, he needs to make money, he needs to take care of his mother, and he also needs to take care of his younger brothers and sisters! As for you, Jasmine-kun, you have the path you have to take, and our shijie will be like two straight lines that intersect, only going farther and farther......

Hasegawa Jasmine departed with a gloomy sadness.

From beginning to end, Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki never showed a smile.

"She's a good girl, Ryuzaki-kun, I can see that, although I don't know what happened between you, but I think you shouldn't make her sad!" Takayuki Asamizu watched the girl leave, walked over and patted Tsuyoshi Ryuzaki on the shoulder, "Let's get off work!" Take this home as a New Year's gift, I hope you can enjoy it! ”

"No~, Mr. Store Manager, how can this be~"

"Take it, it's just a piece of sushi, just don't let Michiko know! Now, hurry back and go back! Ms. Hayakiko must be waiting for you at home! ”

"Thank you so much, then!"