Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

"How enviable! I've always wanted to move out and live on my own."

Yua Kurizono seemed to like the bowls and plates here and stayed in front of each shelf for a long time.

"If Sosuke lives alone, it must be hard for him to cook for himself, right?"

"It's OK. The apartment manager's wife takes good care of me and often invites me to her place for dinner."

"I see. I thought Sosuke usually ate by himself, and I was thinking of giving you a present..."

"A gift?"

"Yeah, because Sousuke was so nice to agree to go out on a date with me today, I wanted to give you a thank you gift."

As Yua Kurizono spoke, she picked up a bowl that looked very delicate from the shelf.

"Oh? Are these the dishes Yuya wanted to give me?"

Ginjo asked with some curiosity to Kurizono Yua who had changed back into casual clothes.

"Yes, because then maybe Sosuke will think of me every time he eats..."

Yua Kurizono lowered her head slightly, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

"Haha, what a creative gift. Can I choose the one I like?"

"Eh? Of course, Sosuke can pick whatever you want. I'll pay today~"

"Thank you. I'll be welcome then. It just so happens that the bowl I like has a chip on it by accident."

Ginjo Sousuke picked up a bowl from the rack and compared them.

"Does Yua like to cook normally? I didn't expect that she would come all the way to Shibuya."

This might be the reason why Lisa Shiraishi chose her as her partner in the kitchen during the school anniversary.

"I think the shops in Shibuya have a more complete range of items. As for the dishes, I sometimes cook them myself, but they are still far behind Shiraishi-senpai."

As expected, Lisa Shiraishi is still a role model in the hearts of Takezono girls. No matter what aspects, they can't help but compare with her.

And after what happened just now, Yua Kurizono also wanted to take Ginjō to a slightly farther place, so that the chance of meeting acquaintances would be smaller.

"If I were alone, I would never come to this kind of department store."

"why?"

"Ah, I'm just not used to coming to Shibuya. I can't concentrate when there are crowds of people. People on the street all look like sun-eyed party-goers."

"Haha, isn't Yuya's prejudice a bit too serious?"

"No, Sousuke, look around. There are a lot of people here who are obviously well-dressed. Because of this, I always feel uneasy when walking on the street."

"Don't worry, Yua is also very cute today, not inferior to them at all."

This is not just a polite remark, but a sincere one.

Today, Yua Kurizono's outfit is a bold black sweater that reveals her shoulders, paired with a pure white long skirt, and fashionable short boots on her feet.

The urban feminine vibe that celebrates the holidays suits her perfectly.

While walking on the streets of Shibuya, all eyes on her seemed to be focused on her.

"Well, thank you. Sousuke's clothes are also very mature and handsome. He looks like a fashionista."

"Ahahaha, this is just a random combination I found on an online store."

"Just search for 'outfit recommendations for a date with a girl' and the online store will automatically match you a complete set of clothes."

"That's right, it's really much more convenient to buy clothes now. I didn't know how to choose clothes before, and I was afraid of being talked to by the clerk when I went to the store."

“They often recommend a bunch of clothes to you, and I always hesitate and think to myself, ‘This dress is cute, but is it suitable for me?’”

These certainly sound like opinions that shy Yua Kurizono would have.

In addition to paying more attention to her outfit, she also permed her hair after the school anniversary celebration, and it seems like there is some reason behind it.

You could ask her directly, but Ginjo didn't like to talk about other people's fashion tastes.

"I searched for a lot of clothes for today's date, but after spending hours trying them on, I'm starting to wonder which clothes will suit me."

"I understand. Girls are like this sometimes."

"Really? Please don't laugh at me, Sosuke."

"I'm not smiling."

"No, you did smile a little."

Yua Kurizono puffed up her cheeks a little cutely.

In fact, she knew that even if Ginjo looked like he was smiling, it was because he was happy, right?

If that's the case, then all the effort I put into choosing clothes for my date with him wasn't in vain.

Of course it was embarrassing to ask him such a thing, so Kurizono Yua turned the rudder of the topic.

"By the way, what's it like for Sousuke to live alone?"

"Why did Yuya think of asking this?"

"Because I'm curious. I feel like living alone is a sign of truly growing up."

"That's true, but you have to cook and clean your room as well."

"Yeah, so I always thought Sousuke was amazing."

"In short, the greatest pleasure of living alone is freedom, which is much more comfortable than living with family."

"Wow, I'm so envious~"

Yua Kurizono clenched her hands in front of her chest, seeming to long for the free and easy life of living alone like Ginjo.

For some reason, Ginjo Sousuke seemed to see a hint of loneliness in her eyes.

"Yuya, you can come and play with me when you have time."

The best way to eliminate a girl's loneliness is of course to take her back to her room...

Chapter 596: Dog Posture

"Really? I'd love to~"

When Yua Kurizono heard Ginjo Sosuke's invitation, her slightly lonely eyes quickly became full of energy again.

"Of course, living alone has this advantage. You can always invite friends over to play."

Since Yincheng had his own apartment, many women had visited him.

It’s just that the act of “inviting friends to play” inevitably seems to have evolved into “playing with friends themselves” in the end.

"Yeah, if I have the chance to move out on my own in the future, I will definitely invite Sousuke to come over to my house."

Yua Kurizono raised the corners of her mouth happily, and her smile was full of longing.

"Come to think of it, Yuya really wants to live alone. Is there any reason?"

Ginjo noticed that she looked very interested when she talked about this, so he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Well..."

Yua Kurizono seemed to be hesitant to speak, and wanted to say something but swallowed it back at the last moment.

"What's wrong with you, Yuya?"

"It's okay. I was just worried about which bowl to choose."

She stopped thinking and tried to hide it.

"Sosuke, what do you think of this bowl?"

She deliberately changed the subject and handed the tableware she took from the shelf to Ginjo.

It was a white bowl with a handsome hound pattern.

The dog drawn on it is not a cartoon pattern, but a calm and simple style.

"Sousuke would like dogs, right?"

"Hmm? Why did Yua say that?"

"I remember wearing a dog-themed cosplay costume during the school celebration. I felt so embarrassed at the time, but Sosuke seemed to like it and would look at me from time to time..."

"Huh? So Yua found out at that time? I thought I disguised myself well, haha."

Yincheng admitted it with a smile. The dress she was wearing at that time was so provocative that it was impossible not to take a few more glances at it.

If she had the chance to wear that doggie-style uniform again, Ginjo would really like to try the pose named after the dog with her.

"I thought at the time that maybe Sousuke wasn't looking at me, but just at the clothes with dog elements, so I made such a guess."

"That's not the case. I was looking at Yuya at the time because only you can wear that dress so eye-catchingly."

"But when it comes to dogs, I don't really hate them."

Ginjō said as he accepted the bowl that Kurizono Yua had chosen for him.

The smooth ceramic felt pleasant to the touch, and the size was similar to what he normally used.

The most important thing is that the design is not too cute, but has a mature and steady feeling, which he likes very much.

"I think if it's for Sousuke, it might be better if it doesn't have an overly cute design."

"We really get along well. I thought so too. I've decided. Let's choose this one."

And this was personally selected by Yua Kurizono, but she still doesn't seem to be particularly confident about her taste.

"Sousuke, would you like to choose carefully? I might need this for several years."

"So I chose this one. Eating with your favorite tableware will increase the joy of dining several times."

"In that case, you'd better think about it. Look, this design is pretty good, right?"

She took another bowl with dog elements from the shelf, which seemed to be a Shiba Inu painted on it.

"Hmm? This one does look pretty good. It's really hard to choose."

"Right? I like dogs too, so I want one too."