My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 353 Forgot what the other person's name was

"This time——"

"Stop dawdling and get out of here to wash off that stinky sweat!" Junko Mito waved her hand, making a gesture as if to reach for the dishcloth on the counter, urging her repeatedly:

"Don't stand at the door like a gatekeeper, or you'll scare away the customers, and they might complain about you!"

Mei Tengyi had just opened her mouth when her cousin's barrage of complaints shut her up.

He could only shrug dejectedly and resignedly run upstairs toward the bathroom.

"Tsuna, just wait a little longer. I reckon Grandpa should be back soon." As he went upstairs, Junko Mito's gaze was still fixed on the doorway.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Tsuna seemed to be getting up and moving to leave, so she quickly called out, "Hey! Wait a minute..."

"..."

Tsuna paused, stopped in his tracks, and turned back to look at her with a slightly puzzled expression.

A reassuring smile immediately bloomed on Junko Mito's face, subtly smoothing out her slightly anxious tone:

"What's the rush? Sit down for a bit... By the way, there's a newly opened pastry shop that your girlfriend might like..."

She naturally changed the subject, talking about something completely unrelated.

"..."

Meanwhile, on the second floor, in the room of the three girls, backpacks and luggage were piled haphazardly in the corner, and a low table was placed against the wall.

"Shoko-chan, I'm so tired... I feel so sore all over..." Ayumi Ajitani writhed and rolled around on the tatami like a stranded little fish.

On either side, Takagi buried her face in a pile of fluffy cushions, while Shoko stared blankly at the wood grain on the ceiling.

The two remained completely still, not even sparing a word.

"Why aren't you talking?"

"Ayumi-chan, if you're tired, just take a nap. You'll feel better when you wake up."

Shoko spoke softly, her gaze naturally turning to the woman beside her, just as she caught Ayumi Ajitani, who was rolling around in a daze, suddenly slamming on the brakes.

Ayumi Ajitani raised her messy head, her large, pale golden eyes precisely catching the gaze that Shoko was casting.

"Hey~"

Ayumi Ajitani curled her lips into a smile and threw Shoko a flirtatious wink that could almost blind anyone.

"..."

Shoko silently turned her face away and looked at the other wall.

It's unbearable to look at, absolutely unbearable to look at...

"Shoku-chan, where's the restroom on the second floor? I need to pee a little..." Ayumi Ajitani whimpered.

After confirming that Shoko wasn't asleep, she immediately began to wriggle slowly on the tatami mat like a crawling caterpillar.

Finally, he "stuck" to the warm back of the glass, and deliberately breathed on her ear while laughing.

"..."

"Snapped……"

Shoko couldn't stand the warm weight on her back, so she braced herself with her arm and accurately poked Ayumi's cheek, sending her rolling away half an arm's length.

He then sat up and said helplessly to Ayumi Ajitani, who was curled up in a ball on the tatami mat:

"Come on, I'll take you there. I haven't been here in a long time either, let's look for it first."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up, grabbed Ayumi Ajitani's outstretched hand, and pulled her up from the tatami mat.

"Be quiet, don't wake Takagi-chan..." Before leaving, Shoko-san didn't forget to turn back and remind her.

"Uh-huh."

The two tiptoed out of the room, with Ayumi still tightly clutching the hem of Shoko's dress.

Just as she silently closed the sliding door, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

At the far end of the dimly lit corridor, a hesitant voice, tinged with a hint of probing, unexpectedly pierced the quiet air: "Cousin...Sister-in-law?"

"Alas……!"

Ayumi Ajitani was startled, and her back slammed heavily against the door panel that had just closed, making a dull thud!
"Ayumi-chan, what are you doing?"

Shoko looked at Ayumi Ajitani beside her with a slightly speechless expression, wondering what the meaning of her frightened expression was.

Looking in the direction she was pointing, Shoko noticed a person standing at the far end of the opposite side.

It was 'Mifuji Hara' who had just casually rinsed herself off in the bathroom.

It was only then that Mitsubo realized that Shoko couldn't hear him unless he spoke louder.

And because my greeting startled someone else, it was a little awkward...

For a moment, all three of them stared at each other at the end of the corridor. The air seemed to freeze, with only the sudden click of the clock hands on the wall.

A storm was brewing in Shoko's mind.

'That buzz-cut guy across from me is definitely Tsuna's cousin, but what's his name again...?'

'Mito… Okahara? That sounds like the pronunciation.'

'But what if I remember it wrong and call you by the wrong name in front of everyone? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?'

'Should we pretend we didn't see it and take Ayumi back to her room first?'

'Hiss...this doesn't seem like a good idea either...'

'But starting with 'That…' is so rude!'

Countless thoughts raced through her mind, cold sweat nearly broke out on her forehead, and she frantically cried out for help to Tsuna in the next room.

"What are you standing there for, kid? Are you trying to use as a bamboo pole to dry your quilts in the wind?"

The wooden steps at the top of the stairs creaked, accompanied by the slight trembling of shoes as they stepped on the old wood, and an elderly voice broke the silence in the air.

"Grandpa, cousin, older sister...?"

"Hey! What was the meaning of your hesitation at the end? Are you annoyed to see me?"

"Where's Grandma?" Facing Junko's increasingly menacing expression, Yoshihara quickly changed the subject.

"Tsuna?"

Shoko was secretly anxious, and just as she was about to catch her breath, she saw that the boy's attention had finally been diverted.

The light flickered at the stairwell, and Tsuna's figure, like the echo of her heart's call, appeared silently in that brief moment of transition.

He walked with a light step, carrying the scent of the afternoon sun, as if he had stepped directly out of her anxious thoughts.

As for the people next to him, they were all ignored by Shoko.

"Shoko? What are you doing out here?"

When Tsuna heard the sound, he looked over and saw that it was two people, but he didn't take a single step towards them.

As soon as he got close, Shoko started winking and making faces at him, conveying a whole host of suggestive messages through her eyes.

"..."

'Are your eyes twitching?' He chuckled silently, and a few hand gestures successfully broke Shoko's defenses...

At this moment, the people behind him also came over. Gang turned around when he heard the footsteps. His grandfather had already entered the living room and did not follow. Only the brother and sister were there.

"Class monitor, let me formally introduce these siblings to you." As he spoke, he winked at Xiaozi without making a sound.

He understood the hint just now, but not much.

“My cousin, Mitsubo Kihara, you can call him cousin like me, or you can call him by his name.”

They had just greeted Junko Mito, so he quickly skipped over her with a few words and focused on introducing Junko Mito's name.

She looked at Shoko with a smile, only to receive a playful slap in return.

(End of this chapter)