"Master......"

Yu Murakami's figure has disappeared for a long time, and Kitagawa Tamako is only crying in a low voice after Miko Sanada's comfort.

But even if Yu Murakami is gone, she is still an employee of IDO, and she has to do her job well.

As usual, tidying up the facilities in the café with few customers, Kitagawa Tamako found two wrapped fried noodles by her usual tools.

They were placed side by side, with a small note inserted in the middle.

Kitagawa Tamako hopefully took the note out of the middle of the fried noodle bread and saw this sentence.

"I wish Tamako good results in the Island Barista Competition! - Yu Murakami".

The tears that had been held back showed signs of bursting out of his eyes.

"Master, is this your last gift to me?" She crouched down, staring blankly at the two loaves of bread and muttering to herself.

In the store manager's office, Miko Sanada was pacing back and forth restlessly.

In terms of store revenue, the loss of Yu Murakami is undoubtedly a big loss, and if Kitagawa Tamako's mood cannot stabilize for a long time, then another reliable barista in the store will also disappear.

However, from a personal point of view, she still hopes to do something for Kitagawa Tamako from a personal aspect.

She saw everything in the store very clearly, and she didn't want this somewhat innocent and kind girl to be greatly affected.

Even though she knew she wasn't much older than Tamako.

Moreover, in order to comfort the words that Tamako said, it is better to put it into action.

She dialed Saori Onishi's phone.

"Onishi, I'm Miko Sanada."

"Hey, manager, what's the matter with you?" Even after leaving the coffee shop and becoming a member of the Murakami faction, Saori Onishi still maintains her usual modesty in dealing with people.

She even thought that she had some bad behavior and was discovered by Miko Sanada, and then she was called.

"Let me ask you something, what is your relationship with Yu Murakami now?" Miko Sanada didn't pay attention to her careful thoughts and asked bluntly.

"Ah...... Seniors? I'm now a direct sister of my seniors? Count it out! Saori Onishi on the other end of the phone gave an answer that even she wasn't sure about.

"Since it's a direct junior sister, then you should have a connection with him." Miko Sanada, who heard the word "direct junior sister", her eyes lit up and she continued to chase and fight.

"Manager, what's the matter with you?" Saori Onishi, who was a little confused, said cautiously.

"There's something I want you to do me a favor. Don't worry, it's not a big deal, and if you do, you'll be able to have a free coffee or dessert in the store in June. Miko Sanada began to seduce Saori Onishi.

"Store manager, you better tell me what's the matter?" Saori Onishi is still a little uneasy.

"It's very simple, you take Yu Murakami to the island barista competition on the first Sunday of June."

"Is that all? Leave it to me! Saori Onishi, who thought how difficult things were, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and almost patted her chest to promise.

"Then it's decided." Miko Sanada prepares to hang up.

"Wait a minute, manager. Shouldn't my seniors, as a store clerk, watch the live broadcast of the contest with you in the store? ”

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that he asked me to leave at the end of May."

"Huh~~~"

"Since it's decided, you can't go back, please leave it to you!"

After saying that, Miko Sanada hung up the phone and didn't give Saori Onishi a chance to regret it.

Last night, she walked out of the office and into the work area.

Kitagawa Tamako hugged her knees and sat curled up on the ground, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Tamako, didn't I say you can go and be who you want to be?" With a slightly stern tone, Miko Sanada woke Kitagawa Tamako from her stunned state.

"I'm sorry, Miko-san...... I'm in a daze......" Kitagawa Tamako stood up with her hands on the cabinet, ready to bow and apologize.

Miko Sanada immediately held her unstable body.

Then she noticed the two chow mein bread side by side, and the small piece of paper.

"What is this?" She asked subconsciously.

"The master stayed at the end." Although there was still a remnant of sadness, Kitagawa Tamako still sorted out her expression and replied.

"Come on, Tamako. Don't let yourself regret playing in the Barista Contest! Glancing at the words on the note, Miko Sanada touched Kitagawa Tamako's head.

It's not a good idea to directly convince Kitagawa Tamako, maybe it would be better to let her look forward.

And things are not completely unturned.

……

In the evening, when Kitagawa Tamako returned home, it was already dark.

"Sister, what are you thinking? It doesn't look like it's happy! Her sister's voice came, and Kitagawa Tamako came back to her senses.

"It's nothing, it's just that the barista competition is coming soon, and it's just a bit too depressing." Kitagawa Tamako smiled and shook her head and replied.

She didn't want her sister to worry about it.

Then a louder and more majestic voice came: "Yuzi! Come and try Dad's new rice cake today! ”

"Here we are, Daddy." Kitagawa Tamako agreed, pulling her sister up, "Let's go, stuffing." ”

"Ah, I don't want to go, sister! You can taste it, and Daddy's New Year Cake may taste very strange! Seeing that her sister's expression returned to normal, Kitagawa Stuffing immediately fled and returned to her room.

Kitagawa Tamako walked into the kitchen and saw her father making rice cakes, as if he was busy putting them on the plate.

Hearing the footsteps at the door, he said without looking back: "Yuzi, come and try Dad's new skills!" ”

"Yes, yes, I'm here, Daddy."

My dad is still so energetic.

She stepped forward, picked up a piece of rice cake in her hand, and savored it.

"It tastes good, Dad, if these rice cakes are taken out and sold, the business in the store will be better!"

There is a hint of sweetness in the rice cakes, and it will not make people feel tired when you taste it. As for the chewing texture, it is soft and glutinous enough, making people feel the urge to have another piece after eating.

"That's right, Dad's craftsmanship is so good!" Beichuan Douda laughed proudly when he heard his daughter's praise.

The living habits of the Kitagawa family are very regular, they rest early and wake up early. Especially for Kitagawa Stuffing, who is still in school, if she doesn't go to bed on time on weekends, she will be blamed by her father and sister.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, the lights of Kitagawa's house had all been extinguished. Needless to say, Beichuan Bean, who has been busy for a day, has been snoring loudly for a long time, and it looks like he can't wake up.

Kitagawa Tamako lay on her side on her bed, tossing and turning, but couldn't sleep.

She thought back to every word Murakami had said to herself.

It wasn't until Yu Murakami told her that she was leaving her job and leaving IDO, telling her that she might not be able to make it to the finals of the Island Country Barista Competition.

"Actually, if you look back now, can you slowly see from the master's response to me that he is becoming more and more perfunctory about himself?"

She thought to herself.

"Probably not, although the master is getting busier and busier, he left me a last gift before leaving."

She laughed, but her smile grew bitter.

"Master, even if you come to see me for one last time......"

The house was quiet, and her voice was so soft that only she could hear it.

Kitagawa Tamako sat up, opened the door to her room, and walked into the living room.

She wanted to open the window and let the summer night wind blow away her thoughts.

Footsteps could be heard in the hallway.

"Sister, what are you doing here?" Kitagawa Stuffing walked over sleepily, still rubbing his eyes on the way.

"My sister is a little thirsty, come out and drink some water. It's you, stuffing, why haven't you slept yet! Kitagawa Tamako pretended to be stern and taught her sister a lesson.

"Huh...... I drank too much water before I went to bed, sister. I'll go back to the toilet when I get up. Kitagawa walked into the bathroom yawning, looking unconcerned about her.

The girl in front of the window breathed a sigh of relief, poured herself a glass of water, and sat down at the table.

Kitagawa was visibly sleepy, and soon she walked out of the bathroom and went back to her room.

Just seeing her sister holding a glass of water and still not ready to go back to the room, she couldn't help but ask more: "Sister, aren't you going back to sleep?" ”

"Well, I'll go back right away, you can sleep first."

So the house was silent, and only the girl sat alone at night.

At the same time, Saori Onishi sent a message to Yu Murakami.

"Saori": "Senpai, can you do something with me on the first weekend of June?" ”

"Handsome man": "No. ”

"Saori": "Do you refuse without asking what it is?" Senior, you're too much! ”

"Handsome man": "No. ”

Murakami, who was about to lock his phone, sat on the sofa in Sakuraso, looking a little bored.

"Murakami-kun, what's wrong, you look a little annoyed?" Ai Nakano noticed Yu Murakami's abnormal expression and asked.

"It's nothing, Onishi said I would do something with her on the first weekend of June."

"Aren't you her direct senior? It's not good for a junior to refuse such a request for the first time. Ai Nakano flipped through the script and replied, "If it's not a big deal, I'll promise her, but I really think it's too troublesome to talk to her later." ”

Yu Murakami looked at Ai Nakano's expression and was sure that she was calmly giving herself advice.

After hesitating for a moment, he reopened Line's chat interface and found Saori Onishi.

"Handsome man": "Tell me, what's the matter?" ”

"Saori": "Go and see a game." ”

"Handsome man": "How long?" ”

"Saori": "It shouldn't be long, an hour or two at most!" ”

Yu Murakami raised his head and thought silently, probably feeling that this time price could still be paid.

"Handsome man": "Okay, tell me the venue and time when the time comes." ”

"Saori": "Thank you, senior! ”

"Saori": "180° Bow .jpg"

Yu Murakami ignored her and started his own thing again.

……

May passed quickly, Yu Murakami officially left his job, and Kitagawa Tamako's mood stabilized, and she looked back to the way she was before Yu Murakami left, still as full of vitality as before.

Grandma Kobayashi, a frequent customer at the store, criticized Yu Murakami, who left his job, as usual, saying that he was a young man who could not be stabilized. Then he said to Yuzi that his previous judgment was very correct, and he should be careful of such a man.

Kitagawa Tamako could only laugh, and Miko Sanada was still hiding in her office.

Yu Murakami completed his voice actor work step by step.

On the first Sunday of June, Kitagawa Tamako, accompanied by Miko Sanada, went to the venue of the Island Country Barista Competition.

"Sister Miko, I'm still a little nervous." Kitagawa Yuzi looked at the flow of people who had more than doubled than before, and couldn't help but say.

"Don't worry, Onishi will come to cheer you on, too." Miko Sanada hugged her lightly and said with a smile, "Come on, if you win the championship, maybe there will be a mystery gift!" ”

As is customary, Miko Sanada stayed backstage as a friend and relative.

The other three members of the Beichuan family, in addition to the old man, Beichuan Douda and Beichuan Stuffing were all cheering for her off the field.

……

Yu Murakami was led by Saori Onishi and came all the way to the backstage.

Yu Murakami, who sensed that something was wrong, finally spoke up: "Onishi, didn't you say you wanted to watch the game, why did you come backstage?" ”

"Senior, you can also watch the game backstage! That's the final step! ”

There are small slogans with words like "coffee" in them. Thinking of the backstage again, Murakami Yu already has his own conjecture in his heart.

But as soon as he wanted to leave, he saw Miko Sanada.

With a sigh, Yu Murakami gave up his intention to turn around and stood in place, waiting for the arrival of the "original store manager".

On the stage, Kitagawa Tamako has been introduced by the host and stands in her own position.

Directly opposite her, there is today's opponent.

It is also the final opponent of the barista competition.

But she couldn't hear anything else in her ears.

Yu Murakami's words echoed in her mind and converged into her heart to make coffee.

She may really get the "emotional" heart of Yu Murakami.

The movements are graceful and steady, and she completes the work with a gesture that is pleasing to the eye. Then I got out of my state of selflessness and saw the judges.

In a trance, she saw that she had won the title of champion.

Hold a cup and be cheered.

It didn't seem like she wanted to do it.

The most important person was not there, so her movements lost their meaning.

Or rather, all the meaning is in that cup of final work.

That might be her last "work".

When she woke up from a dream, she went backstage and wanted to report her results to Miko Sanada.

"Sister Miko, I've won the championship." Her voice was not loud, and it was difficult to hear in the still somewhat chaotic backstage.

Miko Sanada's figure also seems to have disappeared.

So in the entire backstage flow, it seems that only her gray figure remains.

"Congratulations, Tamako. What does it feel like to win the championship? ”

A smiling voice came from behind her, as if congratulating her.

The voice was familiar, like the one she had been thinking about day and night.

Kitagawa Tamako turned around and saw a familiar face.

"Master, am I in a dream?" The sound was like a dream, as if immersed in a dream that never wanted to wake up.

"It's not." The voice was powerful, so powerful that it finally woke her up from the dream that had lasted for more than half a month.

She saw Yu Murakami again.

In front of himself, the real Yu Murakami.

She stepped forward and opened her arms, trying to hug the figure in front of her.

The movement was slow, as if he was afraid of scaring away the figure in front of him.

Until she had a real touch.

"Master...... What have you been doing for the past half month? For some reason, she looked up and smiled at the person in front of her.

"I'm busy with the work of voice actors, didn't you say it last month?"

"You didn't return to the IDO, I miss you so much."

Miko Sanada suddenly appeared in her sight.

"Tamako, the mysterious gift I said before is here."

"Huh?" Kitagawa Tamako was a little sluggish.

"According to my new agreement with him, he will continue to work for IDO as a coffee/dessert consultant, but less often." Miko Sanada gave the answer with a smile.

"Master, is it true?" Kitagawa Tamako turned her gaze slightly and looked at Yu Murakami.

Murakami sighed secretly: "It's true. ”

"The master doesn't have to leave?" As if not believing this fact, Kitagawa Tamako repeated the question again.

"No, it's just that I'll have to come back a little less later." Yu Murakami gave the disciple in front of him an affirmative answer.

"How's it going, Tamako, are you happy?" Miko Sanada teased behind Murakami.

"Happy, happy." Kitagawa Yuzi said in a panic, "By the way, master, this is a trophy!" ”

She let go of her hands and returned to where she had been in a daze.

The trophy was dropped after she saw Yu Murakami, and she has been holding on to her position.

"Master, the trophy belongs to the two of us!" She handed the honor in front of her to Yu Murakami.

"It's yours alone, Tamako. I didn't interfere in the whole barista competition, you are already a good barista. Murakami smiled and rejected the trophy she handed over.

"Sister! Congratulations on winning the championship! The sudden sound broke the atmosphere between them neatly.

Kitagawa saw her sister holding the trophy and handing it to the man who had been to the house before.

She was very clever and immediately understood, with an expression of "I understand", and went back to drag her father to death.

Kitagawa Tamako, who watched her sister's performance the whole time, blushed.

"Okay, Tamako, it's okay to stay in the background all the time, let's go back to IDO first. Onishi, Murakami, are you going? Miko Sanada interjected at the right time.

"Well, let's go back to IDO!" Saori Onishi popped out of nowhere, "Tamako, congratulations on winning the championship!" ”

Sounds so sincere.

Kitagawa Tamako hurriedly thanked her and followed in the footsteps of Miko Sanada leaving.

Yu Murakami looked at Saori Onishi, who was jumping in front of him, and began to think about how to hone her voice acting skills.

Kitagawa Tamako, who was walking in front, turned around and smiled happily when she saw Yu Murakami finally taking steps to follow.

PS: All the extras are over, and the story of "My You" should really come to an end.

The name "Chasing Light and Shadow" should be said to have been inspired by some book lovers. Tamako was originally chasing Hikari, that is, Murakami, who worked for IDO, and then chasing Kage, that is, Murakami, who left.

The descriptions after the opening of the barista competition are all part of "chasing the light and shadow". And in the end, Miko Sanada said that Murakami's temporary consultant, that is, the light and shadow are combined, and Murakami returns, and chasing the light and shadow is chasing the real thing.

Speaking of which, Yuzi's article was originally intended to be written in two chapters, but later it was found that it was just right to write 5,000 words, and then the taste was much lighter with interaction, so it was simply like this.

I hope you have a good time.

In addition, it seems that in some key points, my style of writing is quite different from that of Lai Bed.