The next afternoon, after eating, Naruse came to the Morimi Komoto store and looked after the store for Morimi.

He was accompanied by Naoko and Hikaru Takigawa.

He helped look after the store, Morimi was in charge of tutoring the two, and Starfish had a few drinks to deliver in the afternoon, so he could come over later.

"Call me anytime if you have questions...... Although there will be basically no problems. ”

"Hmm."

Naruse sat down at the counter, and Morimi looked at him again before returning inside.

After sitting for a while and feeling the atmosphere of business that he couldn't feel at all, Naruse quickly lost his freshness and got up and spun around the bookshelves.

As a reward for helping to look at the store, Morimi promised that he could read the second-hand books on the shelves casually.

After a while, he casually picked up a book and ventured through it.

"Seems to be okay......

After turning a few pages, he returned to the counter, and just as he was about to sit down, a figure appeared at the door of the bookstore.

Ah, here comes the guest.

He subconsciously prepared to call out to Morimi, and then remembered that he was now the "acting owner", and slowly sat down again.

The young guest had a slightly familiar face, probably someone who lived nearby, but Naruse couldn't name it.

It should be a college student......

And he wandered among the bookshelves, looking at the counter frequently, as if he was very concerned about his gaze.

It's suspicious......

You can't be here to steal books, right?

Naruse stared at each other for a while, and when he looked at the other party again, he suddenly reacted: he was staring too closely.

“……”

He withdrew his gaze and silently said sorry in his heart.

He didn't want to be stared at by the shopkeeper while he was picking up a book—not even the young and beautiful shopkeeper's daughter, which meant she had something to do with him.

Occasionally looking up to confirm that the customer was still picking up a book, Naruse stopped caring and used his favorite book-buying atmosphere as a template, giving the other party the greatest freedom.

No longer being stared at, the young guest who seemed to be a college student was really much more at ease.

After a while, he came over with the book to check out.

Drops –

Scan the code, and the price is displayed on the LCD screen.

Naruse coughed lightly, "Four hundred yen." ”

The university student handed over a 500 yen coin.

opened the drawer and found a 100 yuan coin for him, the college student took the book and changed and left, and the first business after Naruse's "takeover" was successfully completed.

Running a bookstore seemed easy, he thought, if all he had to do was sit and collect money.

Of course, there's a lot more to actually do.

Looking at the stack of new books piled next to him that didn't make it on the shelves, Naruse was stunned for a while.

After another moment, two elementary school students came to the store.

Morimi Komoto has a bookshelf dedicated to manga, and unlike other second-hand books in the store, these manga are the first to be rented for 100 yen each.

Naruse pointed out that the move was aimed at the wallets of nearby elementary and middle school students, who were not rich, and Morimi sneered.

Two elementary school students huddled in front of the comic book shelves, grunted and discussed for a while, and then each brought a comic book.

The two children weren't tall enough to stand up and look at them.

Taking the comic, he glanced at the label on the back cover, and the beautiful font written on the label, he said:

"The deposit is 500 yen for each manga and the rent is 100 yen, for a total of 1,200 yen."

The two of them each took out their pockets and together put together a pile of coins for him, 10 yen and 50 yen.

After counting the coins and making sure they were correct, he looked at the names of the two comics, looked for a form on the counter, and added a note to the missing word "Zheng".

This is the table Morimi uses to count which manga are more popular.

"Alright."

After taking the comic, the two elementary school students looked at each other and smiled, and left happily.

Putting the handful of coins in the drawer, Naruse stretched and got up and spun around.

When I came to the door, a starfish wearing an apron and black-rimmed glasses happened to be pushing the cart over.

“……”

Seeing him, she subconsciously quickened her pace, slowed down again, and stopped at the door of the bookstore.

"Are you going to deliver wine?"

"Hmm."

She looked inside, "Are you looking at the store?" ”

"Hmm."

She nodded, "I'll give this order and come over...... About twenty minutes. ”

"Hmm." Naruse looked at her, "Take your time, be careful on the road." ”

The starfish had a sour nose for no reason, and quickly held back.

"Hmm...... I set off. ”

Watching her push the cart away, Naruse looked up at the sky, inhaled and exhaled silently, and turned to go in.

About half an hour later, Starfish came over with a change of clothes and contact lenses.

Several people inside also took a break for a while, and Morimi came out to inquire about the situation in the Naruse store.

"Sold two second-hand books, one new book, and rented out two comics."

"Really? Business has been pretty good this afternoon. ”

"Because it's the weekend."

"Perhaps."

Naruse looked at her, "How is it, do you need me to go in and help you?" ”

Morimi thought for a moment, "Let the light come out, you tutor her here...... Or, let the starfish come out? ”

“…… Let the light come. ”

After a short break, the girls inside continued their studies, and Hikaru Takikawa came outside and sat at the counter with Naruse.

"Kazuha is so strict."

"She's a senior sister who doesn't want to be light."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "My grades are not enough to repeat a grade." ”

Naruse turned his head to look at her: "It's hard to say what your current state is. ”

She fell silent.

After a few more moments, she spoke:

"Harumi, what should I do after I go to college?"

"You'll soon get used to life without Sister Yue."

She looked over, "Why did you start with the habit of no month?" ”

Naruse looked outside, "I don't have a sister, how do I know what to do." ”

She thought for a moment, "What if Naoko is leaving?" ”

"Naoko won't leave."

"I said what if."

"There has to be a reason."

"Hmm...... What if Naoko's parents want her to go to the graduate school to live together? ”

"This is not the case, it is not true."

"That is, Naoko was not admitted to Tianjin University, and she is going to go to university in another place?"

Naruse glanced at her, "Naoko is now in the twenty-first grade, and it is more than enough to be admitted to Tsu University." ”

Seeing that she was still looking for other hypotheses, Naruse said, "After returning from Tokyo, Naoko and I have no reason to separate. Even if there were, she and I would overcome it. ”

Hikaru Takikawa couldn't hear his emphasis and determination, and thought about it again.

"What about Miss Song?"

"Isn't that the way it is now?"

She looked at him, "When Miss Matsu leaves, will Harumi also be uneasy?" ”

"I'll be upset."

"Don't you know what to do?"

"It's going to be confusing."

"But Harumi still has Naoko."

Naruse looked at her as well.

"The light is still with us."

Looking into his eyes, she slowly smiled.

"Okay."

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(End of chapter)