I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

The other person wasn't available to spend time with her.

You could tell from Majima's departure just now that he originally came out with his friends.

To say there was no disturbance wouldn't be entirely true.

"What's wrong? Your expression suddenly looks so strange!"

After noticing the change in Eriri's expression, Aki Tomoya couldn't help but ask a question.

I have no idea what the other person was thinking, their expression changed several times.

"As expected... I've disturbed you after all, haven't I?"

She began to feel that they shouldn't meet at this time; they should choose another time and place.

The chance encounter in Kyoto could be described as fate, but it's a pity that Aki Tomo wasn't alone.

If he's alone, then it would be logical for the two of them to travel around Kyoto together...

"Sigh, you're overthinking things again. I already said no, that's all. Majima, um, that friend of mine from earlier, he left because he was overthinking things too much. You don't need to overthink it."

Aki Tomoya didn't think of it as disturbing or anything like that.

The other party didn't come up on purpose, and Majima doesn't know them.

When we bumped into each other on the street just now, Eriri probably chased after us without even thinking, never expecting that she had a friend with her.

Eriri doesn't need to explain, nor does she need to worry about this matter; Aki Tomoya has already thought of a suitable reason for Eriri in his mind.

"You don't need to comfort me... or take care of my feelings or anything like that. Lun doesn't need to do that either. It's better to just say what's on your mind. If you comfort me like this, I'll get arrogant!"

Eriri smiled again and began to speak in a teasing tone.

The boy who grew up with her didn't seem to care much about her appearance, but she was the one who was overthinking things.

But Eriri doesn't think we should think so much.

Now that I think about it carefully, before catching up, I should have considered Aki Tomoya's current situation.

Eriri still feels a little embarrassed about letting her childhood friend leave and giving them space.

"Majima ran away too. We just happened to run into each other, so let's just wander around together."

"Um.,"

Chapter 255 I was just kidding (2/?)

"So, you and your childhood sweetheart broke up so quickly?"

Mashima answered a phone call from his friend Tomoya Aki.

The other person asked him where he was.

Teasing him about bumping into his childhood friend in Kyoto, Majima looked around and told Aki Tomoya the location.

"Why don't you spend more time with other people?"

After explaining the location, Majima asked with a smile.

However, considering the time that had passed, he had been gone for quite a while, and now he was spending his time alone in Kyoto. Majima was starting to regret not bringing his girlfriend with him.

"What time is it? Besides, it was just a chance encounter, we just chatted and that was it."

Aki Tomoya replied in a slightly helpless tone.

After strolling around Kyoto with Eriri, the two said their goodbyes, and Eriri went back to her hotel.

After parting ways with her, Aki Tomoya thought of Majima and Takagi, who was still on an arranged marriage in another place.

"Besides, I'm not familiar with Kyoto. If we suddenly meet, where should we go for fun? Could you please advise me, Mashima-kun?"

"Hehehe, I'm not going to pass on these kinds of experiences... Shall I go over there, or will you come over to me?"

After exchanging a few jokes and agreeing on how to meet, Majima spotted Aki Tomoya about half an hour later.

Upon seeing that he had rushed over without stopping, Majima sighed, "Spend more time with the girls, don't worry about me!"

"Mashima-kun, that's enough, isn't it?"

The moment they met, they were met with each other's teasing, leaving Aki Tomoya quite helpless.

He did want to, but things happened so suddenly, what could he possibly do?

Rolling his eyes at Majima, Aki Tomo didn't explain further, but urged him to hurry back to Takagi's side.

On the way back, Majima still gossiped about his relationship with Eriri.

"Childhood friends, that's it. Please, Mr. Majima, calm down your gossip-fueled fire!"

When asked about Majima's gossip, Aki Tomoya only had one answer.

Aside from explaining their childhood friendship, Aki Tomoya didn't say anything else.

He didn't want to use his relationship with Eriri as gossip for others.

Majima realized this and obediently shut his mouth afterward, not wanting to upset Aki Tomoya.

Although we often tease each other, going too far with some things can be bad for both of us.

Majima didn't ask any more questions, and Aki Tomoya also fell silent.

At the same time, he thought about the shopping trip he had just taken with Eriri.

What he cared about wasn't Eriri, but Eriri's mother, Sayuri Sawamura, his childhood friend's mother.

She brought Eriri here, but she can't find her.

Thinking about how he had inexplicably acquired a label in Takagi's father's eyes, Aki Tomoya almost suspected that it was Sawamura Sayuri's doing.

And to run into Eriri on the street by sheer coincidence, I wonder if it really is just a coincidence.

"It must have really been a coincidence."

While other things are difficult to confirm, this is the one thing that Aki Tomoya can confirm.

His childhood sweetheart was just as surprised when she saw him.

……

Takagi's blind date didn't go well.

When Aki Tomoya and Majima met Takagi, they got this message from his face.

That guy was very smug, seemingly proud of having properly rejected the woman's side of the relationship.

At the hotel, the woman's people had already left, but Takagi was still waiting for his mother to return so they could go home together.

"It's just a blind date, a small matter, not hard to handle!"

Takagi looked proud, as if he wasn't the one who initially showed severe phobia of blind dates.

She was incredibly nervous at first, but now that she's politely declined the blind date, she's completely smug.

"We were worried about whether you'd be okay on your own, but it seems we were overthinking it. We should travel more!"

Aki Tomoya looked at Takagi with surprise; the man was completely different from when he first arrived.

Takagi, however, was unimpressed. He crossed his arms, but after a few seconds, he changed his posture, resting his chin on his hand as if deep in thought.

"Shall we celebrate properly tonight?"

He looked up and asked Aki Tomoya and Majima for their opinions.

A failed blind date? Time to celebrate!

Aki Tomoya and Majima exchanged a glance, then both looked at Takagi with a hint of disbelief.

"Let's go back. We're going back tomorrow."

Majima shook his head. Knowing Takagi as he did, if they were to celebrate, it would just be a good night of fun, and he didn't know how late it would go.

Majima wasn't very interested in the activities arranged by Takagi.

"Of course, if Aki-kun is interested, Takagi-kun and Aki-kun, you don't need to worry about me. Just have fun tonight."

Then, Majima added another sentence.

Before Aki Tomoya could speak, Takagi retorted to Majima, "It's precisely because we're going back tomorrow night that we're going to have a good time tonight, Majima. Have you never had a nightlife before?"

He said this with a look of doubt in his eyes.

At this moment, Aki Tomoya, on Majima's behalf, said to Takagi, "Sorry, my nightlife is probably far inferior to yours, Takagi-kun."

What was Aki Tomoya's nightlife like again?

Leaving that aside for now, in the past, I would probably stay up all night playing games; that was the nightlife of a typical otaku.

And Takagi's nightlife...

Well, just by looking at this person, you can imagine how exciting their nightlife must be.

As for Takagi's suggestion to celebrate that evening, Aki Tomoya and Mashima shared the same opinion.

They didn't need to be led by Takagi. Enjoying the beautiful night in Kyoto, getting some sleep, doing what needed to be done tomorrow, and then returning to Tokyo was the important thing.