Tokyo: Idol Girls have absolutely no bad intentions!

"Focus on your work, we'll talk about it after you finish." Ito withdrew her hand, looking at Takikawa, who was covered by a hat and seemed a little dazed. "I don't know what this director saw in you."

asshole!

Takikawa pursed his lips, turned his head, and angrily kicked Ito's shin with his left foot.

"Then take a close look!"

"Hey, these two." Asada covered his forehead speechlessly, feeling like he was dealing with a kindergarten teacher.

Takigawa went back to work, leaving Ito and Asada with nothing to do for the time being.

"What do we do now?" Asada looked at Ito, who showed no intention of removing his armor.

"Of course, you're here to have a good time with me!" A child's voice suddenly rang out between the two.

They all lowered their heads, and then Xiaochun suddenly appeared.

"X-Xiaochun?" Asada was startled and jumped back a small step.

In stark contrast to her demeanor was Ito, who was crouching down, observing the short-haired girl with great interest.

She awakened the talent of teleportation as soon as she entered elementary school; she's a very promising little girl.

"You untrustworthy bastard!" Koharu said, hands on her hips, pointing a finger at Ito in accusation.

After realizing what had happened, Asada quietly stood aside; this was the price Ito had to pay for bullying the child.

Her merits also served other purposes.

"First of all, there is a clear error in what you said."

"what?"

"When did I make a promise to you, or when did I agree to anything?" Ito countered.

"You..." Xiaochun's words of rebuttal stuck in her throat. She held her mouth tightly and finally replied reluctantly, "You really didn't agree to me."

“That’s right.” Ito said with a smile. “Haru, I’m going to teach you a lesson today: you have to think about the meaning of your words before you speak.”

“We cannot arbitrarily attribute false facts to others.” Ito was unusually patient.

This guy is hopeless; he can even fool children.

If it were an ordinary child, they might really be fooled by Ito, but Koharu has some similarities to Ito.

“Even if you didn’t agree to it, you should still pay me for that secret route.” Xiaochun held out her hand confidently. “I only gave you the answer after you asked me, but I didn’t have time to collect the payment at the time.”

The fee was absolutely fabricated on the spot.

“If you don’t want to pay the fees, I’ll not only spread the word that all Tokyoites are deadbeats, but also…” she pointed at the middle-aged police officer who was glancing at them from time to time, “I’m going to report you to the police.”

"Report what?"

"Child traffickers!"

"?!?!?!" Ito's eyes widened involuntarily behind his sunglasses upon hearing this.

This little guy looks quite cute, but his mind is so wicked.

Is she a devil?

"You have no evidence."

“Your strange Tokyoite outfits are proof,” Xiaochun said with a confident smile. “Do you think the police officer will believe the cunning Tokyoites or the honest locals?”

Why does this guy have so much animosity towards Tokyo?

"Um, that lady has some candy." Seeing that Ito seemed a little embarrassed, Asada squatted down. "Could you please not take this to heart?"

Koharu took all the candies from Asada's hand, casually tore one open, and popped it into her mouth.

"No, you can't, beautiful lady." Koharu shook her head at Asada. "Don't worry, I won't report you to the police."

"Huh?" Asada looked at Ito, bewildered, and received a suspicious look from him.

Ito saw Asada's act of defecting to the enemy as nothing more than playing with children.

After all, he really didn't believe that Xiaochun would report him to the police officer, and that the officer would believe what she said.

"Then, what can we do to get your forgiveness?" Asada's voice was somewhat anxious.

“Then there’s only one option…” Xiaochun drawled, took out the folded map, and pointed to one of the shops with her finger, “Let’s go to this place.”

......

"Hello, your red bean frosting smoothie is ready."

Ito took the dessert from the shop assistant and, watching the two guys already eating, felt a surge of suspicion that he had been set up.

Asada should be with me, right? She should be.

Asada tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, scooped up a spoonful of strawberry jam smoothie in front of her, and put it in her mouth.

She let out a blissful groan.

Koharu, facing Sundae and Asada, who were about the same height as her, looked equally satisfied.

They really didn't conspire beforehand...

"Ito, this is really delicious, you should try it."

Under Asada's expectant gaze, Ito also took a bite. The cool texture paired with the soft red beans was indeed quite delicious.

However, he was still bewildered by his presence there. Asada completely lost his ability to resist once he realized it was a smoothie shop.

And he agreed to their demands as if possessed by a ghost.

There's still too much money.

“It’s delicious.” Ito scooped up another spoonful.

"Of course!" Xiaochun proudly raised her head. "Don't you even know who recommended this shop?"

While eating his smoothie, Ito observed his surroundings. The smoothie shop was small, and most of the customers were students from the neighborhood, since the taste was good and the price was very low.

You could tell the shop owner wasn't very old; he had all sorts of dolls displayed at the counter.

"Wait for me." Xiaochun jumped off the chair with her short legs and ran towards the front desk amidst the two people's puzzled gazes.

She seemed to know the store manager; before she could even speak, the manager handed her a pudding.

It seems that Ito and the other person were mentioned, because the store manager greeted them.

"What are they talking about?" Ito wanted to hear Asada's opinion, but the other was still immersed in the world of delicious smoothies.

In response to Ito's question, she raised her head, scooped up a spoonful of shaved ice with strawberry jam with her right hand, and held it to Ito's lips.

"Would Ito like to try some of mine too?"

Chapter 178 Seals, Rumors, and the Illusion of Weight Loss

"This is a collection of seals from Yiyu City."

Walking on the wide asphalt road, Ito fiddled with the stamp collection handed to him by the dessert shop manager.

He secretly observed the two figures, one large and one small, standing beside him.

Asada, engrossed in licking her ice cream cone, was completely oblivious to Ito's gaze, lost in the sweet pleasure of the treat.

"Let's go to the pancake shop next!" Asada's voice was filled with excitement.

Smoothie shops, ice cream cone shops, and now waffle shops—her schedule seems to only include the word "desserts."

"Why is it all food? The Natural History Museum is much closer." Koharu clearly didn't know anything about Asada.

“It’s good for children to be curious,” Ito said, turning his head to Koharu and shaking his head with a helpless smile. “But sometimes, it’s better to rein in that curiosity.”

“Ito, you talk too much!” Asada immediately protested.

"How could I..." Ito began to explain, but the rest of her sentence was choked back down by a cold ice cream cone shoved into her throat, covered in strawberry sauce.

Asada moved with astonishing speed, a smug look on his face saying, "Serves you right for being so talkative."

While working in Takikawa, Ito and his companion happened to have nothing to do. Since Koharu had suggested the stamp activity, they could take the opportunity to enjoy it.

Asada agreed without hesitation when he saw the shops the stamp would pass through.

The reason Ito agreed was simple: it was purely to reward Asada for her hard work over the past few days.

The other person practices piano late into the night every day, so they deserve this reward for cleaning the apartment.

It's definitely not because collecting all the stamps allows you to exchange them for ten kilograms of rice at the station and win a mysterious grand prize worth ten thousand yen.

The cost of buying food there made Itoh want to settle down there.

The already inexpensive food items were further discounted by 5% due to Xiaochun's influence.

There are thirteen stamp stations in total, six of which are related to food, and the rest are places such as local landscapes and museums.

So the meaning is quite clear: after visiting all the food shops, you can get rid of Xiaochun.

The owner of the pancake shop was an elderly lady who, after learning why they had come, specially led them to a spot with a wonderful view.

On the wooden floor outside the house, the three of them had a tall parasol above their heads and could see a row of cherry blossom trees in the distance, couples dating under the trees, families going on vacation, and Takikawa working on the lawn.

"Eat it while it's hot." The old lady's gentle voice drew Ito's gaze back from the distance.

Thinking Ito was looking at the cherry blossoms, she smiled and said, "Actually, the cherry blossoms will be even more beautiful in a few days."

She paused, her gaze also falling on the pink sea of ​​clouds, her tone tinged with a hint of reminiscence.

"However, the scenery is truly beautiful as evening approaches... but now, hardly anyone goes there at that time."

She sighed softly, her voice lowering, "Back when I was young, there was that rumor..."

The old lady suddenly realized she had talked too much, and turned to Ito apologetically: "Look at me, why am I nagging like this? Give me the stamp collection, I'll go stamp it for you."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Ito took out a stamp collection from his trench coat pocket and handed it over.

The old lady took the booklet and walked briskly but lightly toward the counter.

"So what's that rumor?" He was actually a little concerned, after all, he saw a hint of regret on the old lady's face when she said that.

However, the only response he received was the soft sound of knives and forks clattering against a porcelain plate.

Xiaochun didn't speak; to be precise, she didn't have time.