After my divorce, I became a Tokyo literary giant

Chapter 29 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Yukiho Yonekura had a very pleasant experience on the last part of the haunted house.

Being held by Tazaki Saku and with no NPCs coming out to scare her, she felt particularly safe and even had the mind to look around.

Nervous and exciting?

There is also excitement and peace of mind.

Not to mention Tsukuru Tazaki.

In this tense and exciting environment, hugging a plump and soft woman and enjoying her dependence is so cool.

After walking out of the haunted house, the two saw Hojo Aiko, who was frightened and autistic, and the three male editors who looked embarrassed.

"It's such a bummer to meet them." Yonekura Yukiho muttered.

"I'm quite grateful for their help, otherwise you wouldn't have entered the haunted house." Tazaki Saku couldn't help laughing.

"Stop talking about these embarrassing things." Yonekura Yukiho rolled her eyes at him with a pretty coquettish look.

The three male editors standing nearby were stunned. There was no such thing as an iceberg beauty. There was only love and dislike...

It was noon and the sun was scorching.

When it was time for lunch, Tazaki Saku held up an umbrella and asked, "What would you like to eat for lunch?"

"Are there many choices here?" asked Yukiho Yonekura.

“It may not be luxurious, but there are still many choices, including Western, Japanese, Chinese and Korean food.”

"Let's eat western food."

"It's just ahead."

The two chatted as they walked and soon entered the western restaurant in the park.

Compared with other cuisines, the prices for Western food are relatively high, so there are not many customers even at mealtime.

In the dining area, someone was performing on the piano.

Amidst the lingering piano music, there is occasionally the clinking of glasses and the laughter of guests.

"What do you want to eat?" Yukiho Yonekura asked as she picked up the menu.

"You've ordered." Tazaki Saku acted rather casually.

"Then each of us can have a steak, a seafood platter, a salad, and some grape juice..."

Just after ordering, Hojo Aiko and three male colleagues came in and sat at the table next to them, glancing over from time to time.

The three men envied Tazaki Saku for being able to be with Yonekura Yukiho.

Hojo Aiko, while being jealous of Yonekura Yukiho, secretly cursed in her heart that none of the three fish she raised were useful and were completely outshined by the man opposite her.

Her mind was full of thoughts on how to get back at her. Her eyes swept over the piano playing area, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.

"Oshima, I remember you can play the piano?"

"I'm level eight!" the man named Oshima replied immediately.

The eighth level of piano proficiency is considered a good level among piano enthusiasts, and he can play any difficult piece fluently.

"You go up and play a song later..." Hojo Aiko leaned over and whispered.

Tazaki Saku glanced over here and then looked away.

The seafood platter came first, which included salmon, steamed abalone in wine, scallops, geoduck slices, etc.

"Eat quickly, otherwise the ice will melt." Yukiho Yonekura used long chopsticks to pick up some seafood and put it on her small plate. Her fingers were white, tender and slender, and then she handed the small plate to her junior.

Tazaki Saku reached out and took it.

Soon, when the piano performance ended, the waiter brought the steak again.

"The quality of the steak is unexpectedly good." There was a little surprise in Yukiho Yonekura's eyes, and her gesture of holding the knife and fork was really beautiful.

He held the knife in his right hand and cut gently, and picked up the beef with his left hand and put it into his mouth. His gestures were very skillful and beautiful.

Just as Tazaki Saku picked up his knife and fork, Hojo Aiko's voice came from the table next to him.

"Editor Yonekura, you love music, don't you? Please give us your evaluation of Oshima's piano skills."

As she finished speaking, a tall, slightly ugly man walked to the piano and slowly sat down.

As the fingers fell on the keys, quiet and soft piano sounds came out.

"Yesterday Again."

Just by listening to the prelude, Yukiho Yonekura recognized the song.

This song has been sung for 50 years and has remained popular. It can be said to be a household English song all over the world.

Even if you can't remember the song title for a moment, when you hear the melody of "Every shalalala", you will feel it is familiar, and then you can't help but hum along with the tune.

Yukiho Yonekura stared at the piano, gently supporting her chin with one hand, and humming along with her cherry lips intentionally or unintentionally.

“When I was young, I loved listening to the radio, waiting for my favorite songs… What a happy time it was… How I wondered where they had gone… They came back again, like a friend I had never met, those songs I still loved… Every shalalala, Every whoa ohoh…”

As she sang, she suddenly looked at Tazaki Saku.

The beautiful eyes behind the glasses stared at him. They should have been crystal clear, but now they were rippled.

At first listen, she didn't understand the meaning of the song, but when she listened again, she felt like she was the person in the song. This probably describes her mood at the moment very well... Tazaki Saku guessed and planned to go up and play a song later.

The senior must be someone who likes music.

On the day they first met, she was holding a Beatles record in her arms, and the help the system gave him in conquering the senior was also through playing musical instruments.

This was a perfect opportunity to show off my abilities. If I could make my senior sister's heart flutter once more, my mission would be accomplished. Just as Tazaki Saku was thinking this, a system notification suddenly popped up.

【Ding! 】

[Mission Progress: Make Senior Yonekura's Heart Flutter (3/3)]

【mission completed】

[Reward: Basic Attribute +1]

[Intelligence +1, Physical Strength +1, Charm +1]

"..."

Tazaki Saku looked at the senior student opposite him speechlessly.

I had originally planned to go on stage and perform, showing off my versatility and making my senior fall in love with me again.

I never expected that it would be completed like this?
Were the two heart-beats that the senior sister had today facilitated by that green tea girl Hojo Aiko?
This result made Tazaki Saku feel a little helpless.

Yukiho Yonekura was still immersed in the sound of the piano, staring at her junior.

The cool and fair little face, the pink lips with a little oiliness, the snow-white neck and the perfect-sized chest, every part of her is so charming.

Listening to the piano and humming a song.

She held her chin with her little hands and stared at Tazaki Saku.

There was a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth, the kind of smile that good girls with straight A's on their report cards often have, pure and elegant.

Senior sister, you are very attractive like this.

Tazaki Saku fell into deep thought.

In the case of the senior sister, it should be considered that she has a good impression of him as a person, rather than liking his talent or something...

On the stage, a song was finished.

Those who were paying attention to the performance gave sparse applause.

"Wow, who is this? He plays well."

"pianist?"

"It doesn't look like..."

"Uncle plays the piano so well, much better than Xiaoxue~" a little girl of seven or eight said in a baby voice, "It would be better if he was more handsome."

"..."

Oshima's eye twitched.

What happened to the ugliness?
Did Ugly eat your rice?

"Tsk, what a shame!" Hojo Aiko spat in disgust, but the effect was already achieved. She quickly turned around and looked at Tazaki Saku, and was about to say something sarcastic.

Tazaki Saku ignored her and asked the senior directly: "Do you like piano? How about I go up and play a piece?"

"Huh?" Yonekura Yukiho was stunned. "You can play it?"

"I know a little bit." Tazaki Saku laughed.

In order to save face for his senior, he just pretended to be so tough.

"Don't force yourself if you can't play..." Yonekura Yukiho also noticed something and lowered her voice, "I won't think you're inferior to others because of this. Just listen and sit still. I'll handle them."

Her tone was a little coquettish, and her attitude towards Tazaki Saku was like that of a close sister, with a bit more personal intimacy.

"Do I look like someone who likes to brag?"

"……Right."

At this point, Yukiho Yonekura said nothing more.

My junior is hardworking and humble. He is not the kind of man who likes to put on a brave face. Since he dares to go on stage, he must have a way.

The tall, handsome, and upright young man stood up and walked towards the piano.

His confident look attracted the attention of the diners, and the girls' cheers could be heard faintly.

"Wow, there's a handsome guy!"

“He’s got a great body!”

"Are you going to play the piano? Wow, you actually sat down..."

"His fingers are so long..."

Listening to the heated discussion among the women in the store, Hojo Aiko felt even more unhappy.

With every bit of praise others gave to Tsukuru Tazaki, the halo around Yukiho Yonekura became more dazzling, making her look more like a clown.

Tazaki Saku sat down at the piano.

All the customers in the store looked over, as did the store clerks. The boss was also happy to have such a handsome customer playing the piano to increase the popularity of the store.

Next to the piano, there is music score.

However, Tazaki Saku did not look at the music score, but planned to play a famous song that did not exist in this world.

In the past, he only knew the melody but had no musical foundation, so he had never touched a musical instrument.

Now that he had professional-level instrument playing skills, he sat down in front of the piano, placed his hands on the keys, and a kind of muscle memory that seemed to have been learned without any instruction automatically drove his fingertips to press down.

Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" was sung in this world for the first time.

(End of this chapter)