Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 9, Section 8. I'll give you whatever money you want.

Shimamura Yuna immediately felt doubtful.

It is noon now.

My sister had already left by then and wouldn't be coming back anytime soon.

I've never bought anything online, and I'm not a delivery person.

So, who is it?

Is he an NHK toll collector?
According to Japan's Broadcasting Law, NHK billing staff have the right to charge all households that own television equipment a viewing fee.

This near-coercive collection model has spawned a large number of harassing debt collectors who insist on charging fees using far-fetched excuses such as "I saw an antenna on your window" or "Your phone can receive TV signals." They have even resorted to malicious collection tactics such as posing as deliverymen to trick people into opening doors and staking out and harassing people for extended periods, making them notorious.

For Shimamura Yuna, who doesn't usually have friends visiting her, her first thought when she heard someone knocking on her door in broad daylight was that it was an NHK toll collector.

So, she cautiously walked to the peephole in the entryway without revealing her footsteps, wanting to see who was outside before deciding whether to open the door.

If it's someone she doesn't know, she'll pretend she's not home.

However, when she actually did it, what she saw outside the door was not the salesperson in a suit that she had imagined.

Instead, she was a young girl.

A girl who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar stood at the doorway, waiting quietly with an uneasy expression.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Shimamura Yuna's mind went blank for a moment.

He couldn't help but let out an "Eh" sound.

'How could it be her?!'

She was familiar with the person in front of her.

Or to be more precise...
This is no stranger to the original Shimamura Yuna.

Nine clear principles.

The relationship between the two can be summed up in one sentence: junior high school classmates.

However, such a statement seems superficial. To be more accurate, it refers to junior high school classmates with whom one used to have a very, very good relationship.
The fond memories unearthed from the depths of Shimamura Yuna's mind, from before she developed depression, include things like going shopping in the shopping district or playing games together after school, and this person was always there.
They met at the most innocent and naive age of their lives, became friends, and spent three years together transitioning from childhood to adolescence.

Logically speaking, the two of them should be lifelong friends.

However.
After her parents' accident, Shimamura Yuna developed depression, and her mental state deteriorated day by day, with her emotions becoming increasingly erratic.

At first, Akari Kujo was tolerant of her, but as time went on, she found it increasingly difficult to bear.

I always get the cold shoulder, I always accidentally offend the other person, and I always unintentionally make the other person sad or angry.
She seemed to be increasingly feeling that her relationship with Shimamura Yuna was just her giving emotional value without receiving anything in return.

In addition, after the two entered different high schools, their social relationships changed compared to the past, and they each had their own circles.

For two people to maintain contact after separating requires a strong driving force.

Under the prolonged pressure from Shimamura Yuna, Kujo Akari felt that she no longer had the motivation to actively contact or accommodate Shimamura Yuna.

So finally, sometime a year ago, the two had a fight during their last meeting and parted on bad terms. Since then, they have stopped contacting each other, even deleting each other on LINE, and have been engaging in silent treatment ever since.

From Shimamura Yuna's perspective, now that she's practically a normal person, she can completely understand why Kujo Akari keeps breaking up with her.

If she were to recount the events leading to their falling out, she would likely shift the blame onto Shimamura Yuna. Depression is an undeniable issue, and perhaps she herself couldn't control the harm she inflicted on those around her.

However, this is not a reason for everyone to always tolerate her.

The fact that the two parted on bad terms is reasonable and logical.

'But why is she coming to see me now?'

Shimamura Yuna stood at the door, hesitant for a moment, unsure whether to open it.

Meanwhile, Akari Kujo stood nervously at the entrance of the mansion in this old residential area, taking a deep breath and trying to calm her inner tension.

'Would she be willing to make up with me?'

Will she be willing to forgive me for hurting her?

'Will this show that I'm being sincere?'

These chaotic thoughts lingered in Akari Kujo's mind, making her increasingly uneasy about her sudden decision to come and find Yuna Shimamura today.

It should be noted that, in Shimamura Yuna's view today, friendship is simply a process of "providing emotional value to each other, and separating if that's not possible."

Therefore, she believes that it is reasonable for the other party to choose to associate with new friends when she is unable to provide emotional value to Akari Kujo.

She couldn't understand why Kujo Akari would come back to her after they had broken up.

However, for Akari Kujo, things were not so simple.

During the year she lost contact with Shimamura Yuna, she socialized with others almost insatiably.

Indeed, thanks to her good personality, beautiful appearance, good family background, and academic achievements, she has made many friends as she wished.

Indeed, after her falling out with Shimamura Yuna, she developed many new relationships to fill the void in her heart.

But
For her, the very first and most cherished friendship in her heart had already been taken by someone else.

To meet a completely clueless friend at an age when you are completely ignorant, and then grow up together from that state of complete ignorance to maturity.

This experience is irreplaceable, no matter how many friends you make later.

In Japan, interpersonal relationships tend to be rather cold, even among high school students, who maintain clear boundaries and follow many rules and regulations in their interactions.

It's already hard to find friends you can talk to and share with without any reservations at the high school level.

Therefore, for her, her best friend Shimamura Yuna, whom she has known since the first year of junior high school, holds an irreplaceable place in her heart.

So, while she was cautiously interacting with new friends using rules and regulations, she would always miss the time when she could talk about anything with Yuna Shimamura.

She had tried several times to take the initiative to reconcile with Shimamura Yuna.

But each time, she would dismiss her thoughts by saying, "It's clearly her fault, I have no reason to unconditionally tolerate her anger towards me."

But recently, she changed her mind.

So, she reappeared here.

She decided to try to salvage the friendship in some way.

(End of this chapter)