Chapter Twenty-Eight: Mao Asai Wants to Be Capricious
"I don't have anything to bring...... How did you go out in casual clothes today? Naoki Natsume asked.
Before, Asai Mao wanted to wear a maid outfit and he felt bad, but when he got used to her wearing a maid outfit, he began to ask about casual clothes.
That's how strange the human psyche is.
Mao Asai looked back at Naoki Natsume, who was leaning on the railing on the second floor, and replied, "It's not work to go out today, so you don't need to wear work clothes." ”
"Since Natsume-kun doesn't have anything to bring, then I'm going out."
"Well, walk slowly on the road."
It's been almost a month since she lived in Natsume's house, and Maao Asai has already visited the surrounding shopping streets, where the convenience store is cheap, and where the fish on the street is fresh, this kind of thing is imprinted in her heart like 1+1=2.
It was true that going out today was a bit of a private matter, so Asai got on the train and prepared to go to Shibuya to visit the new shopping street.
It wasn't until later that Asai Mae didn't understand why she had such thoughts on this day, and Naoki Natsume guessed that it was probably because the girl's heart she buried in her heart had not been completely wiped out, resulting in wanting to go shopping and have fun like a normal girl on this special day, and be willful.
It's just that she tries not to cause trouble to others even when she is willful, such a girl is really hard to say.
Standing on the streets of Shibuya and looking up at the sky, the towering buildings can be disorienting.
But that's for other people who are new to the city, and Mao Asai won't.
She has a clear goal today, and she has to buy a lot of slightly more high-end ingredients first.
For example, slightly cheaper truffles or beef.
On weekdays, Naoki Natsume is always asked to cook Chinese food, and Mao Asai feels that he is really about to become a Chinese chef.
The high-end Western food she is good at will be rusty if she doesn't practice, so she decided to be willful and not make dinner according to Naoki Natsume's wishes.
She wants to cook something she likes to eat today, and the maid is in charge of the house.
Passing by the dessert shop at the corner of the street, the men and women who came out of the door blocked Asai Mao's way.
This allowed her to pause for a moment and turn her head to look at the various desserts that were only a window away from her.
Impeccable workmanship and delicate carvings range from small mango mousses to large birthday cakes.
Money can't buy happiness, but money can buy desserts that make people happy-
This is Mao Asai's concept of money.
"This store has finally opened in Shibuya." There was a girl next to her sighing.
"Yes, but I've heard that the taste is still not as good as the main store in Mitaka City, and I have a friend who is a die-hard fan of this restaurant, and he told me that only the owner of this store can make the best desserts in Japan." Her male companion added.
"Huh...... The owner of this famous high-end dessert shop must be very rich, right? Do you still prepare sweets for customers in the store? ”
"I don't know, but it's said that the owner's mother occasionally takes care of the business at the store, and it tastes good......
The sweet smell of cake wafted through their compliments, passing through the middle of Asai Mao's gaze at the dessert in the window.
Then cut off her gaze and drifted away with the wind.
So Asai Mao withdrew his gaze and continued to set off towards the vegetable market.
Wet markets in Japan are managed in a centralized manner, and are more like supermarkets.
In front of Shibuya's largest farmers' market, there is a coffee shop that is thriving.
Because the decoration is very pleasing to the eye, it has become a place for many white-collar workers in the neighborhood to take a break at noon, order a cup of coffee here, turn on the computer and put on headphones to watch a drama, which is much more comfortable than being afraid of waking up colleagues in the company.
There are two tables in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows facing the street, one of which sits opposite a man and a woman, and the atmosphere is very ambiguous.
A little further away, the other table was a little crowded, and the four boys gathered around a table, looking at the man and the woman.
"It's so good, that guy in Murakami is actually dating...... I still can't believe it. Yamada was very emotional, he was one of the members of the four-person team.
"Watch your mindset and don't forget what we're here for." His companion hastened to remind him.
Today is the day when the first member of this small group of boys in the Faculty of Engineering officially dates.
Because a group of old men are single and inexperienced, and they can't discuss a good result, so they decided to set a date in a coffee shop that they often come to, and then a group of people pretend not to know each other to let off steam, and if there is any accident, they can take care of it.
For example, the boy who was dating just now ripped off his pants because he was too nervous, so he hurriedly went to the toilet and sent a message to his brother to come in and change into similar black shorts to him.
"Hey, another Coke over here!" Yamada shouted at Hayato Kitahara, who was working as a waiter at the bar.
Kitahara Hayato glanced at his good brother who was dating, then at the other gang who were pressing the formation, took a glass of Coke and sent it over.
Yamada leaned into Kitahara's ear and whispered, "Are you sure it's okay?" How do I always think that girl has found us? ”
Kitahara shook his head quietly: "Don't worry, it shouldn't be ...... so far The dessert was also made to the girl's liking, absolutely no problem! ”
Kitahara often works in various wards in Tokyo, so he knows a lot of great shops, and today he highly recommends this one.
It just so happened that he was going to come over to work today, and the group summed it up and set the date here.
Kitahara has a good relationship with the dessert chef, and in addition, Murakami chatted with the girl in advance and learned about her preferences, so that at least he can ensure that he will not step on the thunder, and the food can also satisfy the girl.
They don't know anything else, but if they can eat happily, their mood will change, okay?
That won't be off-putting at least for the date.
Inexperienced polytechnic single dogs only have this little bit of pure love cells in their hearts.
"Everyone is really doing their best for their brothers." Yamada sighed: "If I were also dating, you would help me like this, right?" ”
He looked at the remaining three boys.
They either clasped their hands to their chests, or frowned and pondered, and finally shook their heads collectively.
"It's not that it won't help you, but...... Yamada, you have to go on a date first. Kitahara spoke for everyone.
"Kitahara, you bastard...... Why can't I get off the order? ”
Kitahara looked him up and down, and finally stopped on his face.
The meaning is self-explanatory.
Yamada was a little annoyed: "I know I'm frustrated, but not all girls are Yan Kong!" The Chana-chan who studied mechanical engineering in the freshmen didn't dislike me, and often said goodnight to me! ”
Kitahara stretched out his hands and smiled: "Then you have an appointment?" ”
"But ......" Yamada was as angry as he was, and his momentum was still very strong, "But she said that she had just entered the university, and she had to consolidate her studies first, and she had been pestering that shallow well in school, so I couldn't find a chance to talk to her at all, and the communication was limited to LINE...... If it goes on like this, it will become an online dating! Damn, it's all to blame on that shallow well! ”
Kitahara's face suddenly turned stunned, and his eyes became a little straightforward, and he whispered: "Asui? ”
"Yes, it's the shallow well! Mao Asai! Yamada was very angry: "If you don't think of a way, she will bend Chana and them!" ”
"No, I mean is that a shallow well?"
Kitahara points out the window, and at the entrance of the vegetable market across the road, Mao Asai is picking fresh tomatoes with a shopping bag full of ingredients.
Everyone followed his gaze and realized that it was really her.
Yamada collapsed directly, and the collapse of adults is sometimes just a moment.
"How is she haunted!" Yamada cried tears and snot: "I don't care if I get in the way of kissing my sister at school, why don't I come out to play without class today, and I can still meet her!" ”
As a result, while comforting Yamada, the companions also had a shadow in their hearts called "Asai phobia...... The tragedy that happened to Yamada is not unique, and they have more or less hindered the process of getting rid of the single because of Asai.
But Kitahara is different, he reacts quickly and has a good mind, and immediately begins to think in reverse.
He thought for a moment and suddenly said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing to see a shallow well outside the school...... You said that if my brother happens to be free now, and I trick him out, is it possible to make a second date today? ”
"Which brother?"
"Fool, Kitahara is talking about his high school classmate Natsume."
"Oh, Natsume!" Yamada suddenly realized, and he slapped his thigh suddenly: "That's right! Aren't they childhood sweethearts? If we take this opportunity today to talk to them, how will she have time to harass us in the future? It's not enough for her to talk about love with Natsume! ”
Seeing that his companions were showing hope that the rain would pass and the sky would be clear, Hayato Kitahara elegantly took out his mobile phone under the expectant eyes of everyone.
The atmosphere was as sacred as the only student in the class who had done his summer homework after the summer vacation was over.
"Hey, Naoki? Is there no class this morning? ”
"No classes, study at home."
"Come out and play."
"No, my leg is broken."
"I heard that it seems that Nanami-sensei is going to hold a book signing, and the stage has been set up and the banners have been posted."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then the sound of "knock knock" coming downstairs was heard.
"Where? I'm going to plug my legs on! ”
"At the entrance of the Shibuya Farmers Market, I'll send you the location later."
Kitahara looked at the admiring gazes of his companions and smiled slyly.