My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 308 She looks so familiar

After thinking for a while, Nishikata recommended several affordable dishes based on everyone's usual tastes, and finally added dessert.

Shoko and Ayumi Ajitani ordered a few extra dishes. After Nishikata packed up the menu and left, the three girls chatted about the interesting things that had happened in the past few days.

The thumping sound of the sushi chef slicing raw fish mingled with the muffled thud of soy sauce bottles gently tapping on the wooden counter.

Occasionally, you can hear the ice sloshing in the sake bottle, the chef chatting casually with customers across the counter, and the faint sounds of izakaya noises coming from outside the bamboo curtain.

When Nishikata returned in casual clothes and tried to sit down next to Tsuna, he was told to sit down next to Takagi across from him.

“Miyamura…”

"Ok?"

Tsuna was scrolling through his phone when he looked up in confusion and saw Nishikata with an awkward expression. The tips of his ears, painted with rouge, made Tsuna unable to suppress a laugh.

"What...what have you been busy with this summer vacation? I can't even get you to come out on your days off."

The gossip from the sidelines gradually subsided.

Gang leaned back and shrugged: "I just saw that you were working too hard at your part-time job, so I wanted you to get some rest."

"Really?" Nishikata looked at him with disbelief, but still wanted to ask again, unwilling to believe it.

“It’s fake,” he said without hesitation.

"..."

"I've been busy with my new book all summer, so I haven't had much time to go out and have fun."

"new book!?"

"The second volume has only been out for a short time? Miyamura, you've already finished writing your new book??"

Unlike Takagi and Nishikata's surprise, Ayumi Ajitani, who knew the inside story, remained calm and even felt a little smug.

She wondered if they would be so shocked that their jaws would drop to the ground if she told them that Miyamura had already written two books.
Shoko glanced at Tsuna beside her, who never uttered a word of truth, feeling a bit helpless and speechless.

She spent almost 24 hours a day with him this summer vacation, how could she not know that he was extremely busy with his new book?
Knowing Tsuna as she did, she figured he rejected Nishikata's invitation simply because he thought the weather was too hot outside and he preferred to stay home...

"Hmm." Tsuna nodded, taking in everyone's expressions. "If nothing unexpected happens, it will be sent to the editors at Futaba Publishing in a few days."

"So what is the subject matter of this new book?"

Because the topic was enough to pique their interest, Nishikata's initial nervousness as he stood close to Takagi had long since vanished.

"Youth 'Heals'..."

As Tsuna finished speaking, the waiters brought out the food they had ordered one after another. After Ayumi Ajitani and Mimi Takagi took photos, they continued their previous conversation.

“Cure…heal…?” Nishikata looked at him suspiciously, trying to discern something unusual from his slightly smiling expression.

Now, when he thinks of the word "healing," he thinks of the anime "Anohana" that they used to talk about. It was from these two that he first heard that its theme was healing...

It's true that I have some lingering trauma...

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Tsuna immediately guessed what he was thinking and shrugged: "To be fair, 'Anohana's Flower We Saw That Day' is indeed categorized as a friendship, growth, and healing story, okay?"

"..."

"You can all rest assured, the female lead won't die this time."

"That man—"

Before Nishikata could finish his question, Takagi interrupted him, "So what's the name of this new book?"

“'I want to eat your pancreas.'”

"..." "Miyamura... what... what does this name have to do with youth and healing?" Takagi was a little speechless.

“That would be considered a spoiler. You’ll find out when it’s released,” Tsuna said in a low voice. “But if you’re really curious, I can tell you.”

When Nishikata and Takagi heard the word "spoiler," they shook their heads repeatedly.

"Is this also divided into two volumes?" Nishikata asked curiously.

"No distinction."

A-Gang looked at the two people opposite him like curious children, completely unlike the two gluttonous pigs who knew the inside story and had already started eating.

The dinner lasted about an hour, and the topics ranged from Tsuna's new book to Shoko's illustration commission, covering almost everything that high school students would be interested in. Everyone discussed it.

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"Miss Misatsu, I'm leaving now. Please tell Uncle Matsumoto for me later."

"Hi hi hi..."

Nishikata waved to the waiter and was about to turn around and leave with the others who were waiting for him.

“Ding-ling-ling…”

The door of the sushi restaurant was pushed open from the outside, causing the wind chimes hanging on the door frame to tug at the door, drawing the attention of Tsuna and the others.

Are you about to leave work?

"Mom? Why are you here?"

"Mom??" Shoko looked at the woman who had just walked in with surprise.

Ayumi Ajitani secretly poked Takagi, but Takagi ruthlessly slapped her mischievous hand away.

On the contrary, Tsuna remained expressionless. He had met the parents of several people a few times during his three years of junior high school and had some impression of them, so he was not surprised.

"Your Aunt Keiko and I came to buy some things, and we just stopped by to see you." Nishikata's mother smiled and waved her hand, explaining, "Are you about to leave work?"

"Mom, let's go outside and talk. The shop is still open, and it's not good for us to block the entrance." With that, Nishikata left the sushi shop first, and the woman slowly followed.

"School starts in a few days, so I had a get-together with friends today and took half a day off in advance," Nishikata explained as he and the woman stopped in the large shady spot in front of the shop.

"Dinner party?"

"Jingle Bell……"

Just then, the wind chimes rang again. Nishikata's mother turned her head to look at the entrance of the sushi restaurant, and her eyes met those of Takagi who came out. Before she could take a second look, Nishikata's body blocked her view.

"That girl with long brown hair looks so familiar." Nishikata's mother's smiling eyes met Nishikata's guilty gaze.

Nishikata glanced back at Takagi but didn't say anything.

"Is she the girl on your computer desktop?" Nishikata's mother's smile deepened.

"No." Nishikata shook his head slightly, his denial barely audible.

Ignoring his pleading gaze, Nishikata's mother smiled and called out to Takagi and the others, "His computer has your picture on it, and your desktop wallpaper is also you."

This sentence caught the attention of Ayumi and the others, and when Takagi looked over, his eyes met those of Nishikata's mother again.

Before Nishikata could stop her, his mother added with a smile, "I guarantee that Nishikata likes you."

With that, she raised her hand and patted Nishikata's arm: "Be careful when you're out with your friends. I'm leaving now." As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and left, completely ignoring Nishikata's stunned expression.

Tsuna glanced at Nishikata's smoking head, who was facing away from them, and then at Takagi, whose expression had froze for a moment. Suddenly, he felt that today's gathering was worthwhile.

(End of this chapter)