Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

Watanabe Hideyuki finally let go of his worries.

The development of the story was the same as what he saw in Kitano Chiharu's dream.

To be honest, before this, he was a little worried about the authenticity of Kitano Chiharu's dream, because most people's memories have been processed subjectively, so it is normal for them to differ from reality.

For example, when you are looking for something, you clearly remember that you put it on the table, but you find it in your pocket or somewhere else.

Watanabe Hideyuki was also worried that the same thing would happen to Kitano Chiharu's memory. After all, two years had passed.

"Kitano-san, you can sleep in my room tonight." Watanabe Hideyuki pointed to his bedroom, "I'll sleep on the sofa in the living room."

If Kitano Chiharu was two years older... If Kitano Chiharu was Kitano Chiharu two years later... If his moral bottom line was a little lower...

These words would never come from his mouth.

At that time, he would definitely shamelessly ask the charming girl to sleep with him, and he would also have no thoughts of sympathy for her and use the girl's delicate body as a plump pillow...

Unfortunately, no if.

Kitano Chiharu in front of him was slightly stunned, as if no one would say that.

Watanabe Hideyuki understood her gaze...it seemed he had miscalculated...was it still too late to withdraw?

Never mind, let's just make the best of it. After all, he is a gentleman.

Facing Kitano Chiharu's eyes full of gratitude and hesitation, in the darkness, Watanabe Hideyuki's cheeks actually turned red with shame.

Fortunately, he is a gentleman.

"This...is it too much trouble for you?" Kitano Chiharu's soft voice sounded in Watanabe Hideyuki's ears.

"No, no." Watanabe Hideyuki waved his hand with a sincere smile on his face, "I live alone anyway. Besides, you need a safe place to rest now, don't you?"

Kitano Chiharu was silent for a while, then nodded slightly.

Seeing that Kitano Chiharu agreed, Watanabe Hideyuki took Kitano Chiharu to his bedroom. After simply tidying up the room, he took his pillow and blanket and left the room to Kitano Chiharu.

"Then...I'll go to the living room first."

Just as he was about to lie down, the bedroom door suddenly opened slightly, and Chiharu stuck her head out and looked at him.

"Watanabe-kun..." Her voice was trembling, as if she was trying to control her emotions, "Thank you..."

Watanabe Hideyuki smiled and shook his head: "You're welcome, Kitano-san. You need to rest now, have a good sleep. Everything will be fine tomorrow."

"Um..."

The bedroom door was closed and the room returned to silence.

Watanabe Hideyuki lay on the sofa, looking at the chandelier on the ceiling, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

It was hard to imagine that she had only been in this world for a few days, and the mini version of Chiharu Kitano, one of the culprits who caused her to travel through time and space, was actually lying under the same roof with him.

But is it really right to continue doing what I did in the dream without changing anything?

How did Kitano Chiharu transform?

How should he return to his original world?

All kinds of complicated thoughts troubled Watanabe Hideyuki's nerves. As time passed, his eyelids began to become heavy, his mind became slower and slower, his breathing gradually became slow and deep, and his body involuntarily relaxed and sank into the soft cushion of the sofa.

Unconsciously, Watanabe Hideyuki's thoughts began to blur, his mind gradually withdrew from the real world, and immersed in a quiet and deep dream.

His breathing became lighter and lighter, eventually turning into steady snoring, echoing in the quiet living room.

...

The next day.

When the first ray of sunlight filtered through the gap in the curtains and gently fell on the living room floor, Watanabe Hideyuki slowly opened his eyes in the corner of the sofa.

There was still a hint of confusion in his eyes from just waking up, but it was quickly dispelled by the energy of the morning.

When he saw the shoes at the entrance, Watanabe Hideyuki realized that everything that happened last night was not a dream.

He sat up and turned to look towards the bedroom. The door was closed, so Kitano Chiharu must still be sleeping.

That’s right. Judging from her appearance, she hasn’t had much rest the whole day. I guess she needs to sleep for a while.

Watanabe Hideyuki stood up quietly, trying not to make any noise so as not to disturb Kitano Chiharu's rest.

He went to the kitchen and started preparing breakfast.

Opening the refrigerator, Hideyuki Watanabe carefully examined the ingredients inside. After thinking for a moment, he took out eggs, milk, bread and some vegetables.

Hideyuki Watanabe decided to make a simple Western breakfast: fried eggs, toast, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

He tapped the egg gently against the side of the bowl, the eggshell cracked, and the egg white and yolk slid perfectly into the bowl. He picked up the chopsticks and stirred gently until the egg white and yolk were blended into one.

Then, Watanabe Hideyuki opened the frying pan, preheated it for a while, poured in an appropriate amount of cooking oil, and waited for a while until the oil temperature was just right, then he slowly poured the stirred egg liquid into the pan.

The egg liquid quickly solidifies in the hot oil, golden foam appears on the edges, and a pleasant "sizzling" sound is emitted.

Then he put the bread slices into the oven, and soon an enticing aroma came out.

While preparing breakfast, Watanabe Hideyuki looked at the bedroom door from time to time. He imagined her surprised expression when she got up and saw the delicious breakfast on the table.

She will be so moved that she will cry...

Watanabe Hideyuki thought uncertainly.

If there was a girl who would make such a rich and delicious breakfast for him every morning, he decided to devote all his love to her.

Really, he swore.

If he wanted to better educate Kitano Chiharu, he had to first make her dependent on him, so as to capture her heart and make her obey his instructions.

The first step to achieve this is to capture her stomach with delicious food.

He put a lot of effort into correcting Kitano Chiharu's shortcomings.

He is really a good teacher who guides students step by step.

Finally, with a ding sound, the bread slices in the oven emitted the last hint of burnt aroma. Watanabe Hideyuki placed breakfast on the table one by one, then walked to the bedroom door and knocked gently.

"Kitano-san, are you awake?" he asked softly.

After a while, the bedroom door slowly opened and Kitano Chiharu walked out sleepily wearing the T-shirt and shorts he gave her yesterday.

Her complexion looked much better than yesterday, at least some color had been restored.

When she saw Watanabe Hideyuki, she looked a little shy and embarrassed, but more of it was an indescribable gratitude.

When Kitano Chiharu turned her gaze to the breakfast on the table, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Good morning, Kitano-san." Watanabe Hideyuki greeted with a smile.

"Good morning." Kitano Chiharu responded softly, then pulled over a chair and sat at the dining table.

"I'm gonna start now."

"I'm gonna start now."

The two of them ate breakfast in silence, and the atmosphere was a little subtle.

Watanabe Hideyuki tried to find some topics to ease the awkwardness, but Kitano Chiharu didn't seem to be very good at communicating with people and always responded briefly.

After breakfast, Watanabe Hideyuki began to clean up the dishes, while Kitano Chiharu stood aside with her hands clasped together, looking a little uneasy.

Finally, she seemed to have made up her mind, looked up at Watanabe Hideyuki's eyes and said, "I want to apologize to you."

Watanabe Hideyuki looked at her in surprise: "Why?"

Kitano Chiharu lowered her head, her voice trembling: "Last night... I caused you a lot of trouble... and asked you to take me in... I'm really sorry..."

Chapter 110 I'll be waiting for you at the end of time (5)

Kitano Chiharu bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment and finally spoke: "Um...can I live here for a while? I don't have any money..." Her voice became smaller and smaller, and she seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

But then she quickly added: "I... can learn to cook and do housework as compensation..."

"it is good."

"I can really do a lot..." Kitano Chiharu was bowing and wanted to continue explaining her usefulness, but suddenly she was stunned.

She looked up at Watanabe Hideyuki in disbelief, her bright amber eyes filled with surprise.

"I said yes."

In the hours that followed, Watanabe Hideyuki continued to regret his impulsive behavior.

He originally thought that Kitano Chiharu's arrival would relieve a lot of his financial pressure.

But he forgot that Kitano Chiharu ran away from home this time without any preparation and had no money in her pocket.

It's all his fault. He took it for granted.

When he saw Kitano Chiharu's cautious look, the words of rejection were clearly on the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't say it. Instead, he said a simple and clear "Okay".

He agreed as if possessed by a ghost and became a hero for three seconds, but the price was that he had to use the more than 100,000 yen to meet the daily needs of him and Chiaki Kitano in the days to come.

Is this...enough?

If I eat rice and pickles every day...it should be enough...

Watanabe Hideyuki recalled that before he was reborn, he seemed to have seen a news report.

A 45-year-old Japanese man is saving money like crazy in order to collect million yen for early retirement.

For more than 20 years, my daily meals consisted of a plum, a fried egg and a small bowl of rice. Although this is partly due to the fact that Japanese people generally have small appetites, it is still exaggerated enough.

He could eat these things for a while. He could still remember the days when he ate instant noodles at the end of every month in college. But what about Kitano Chiharu?

Watanabe Hideyuki even had a sudden thought that Chiharu Kitano's M attribute might be caused by him forcing her to eat these things every day during this period.

If you don't eat, I'll whip you...

Of course, this was just a joke by Watanabe Hideyuki. Both Kitano Chiharu and he were in the stage of growing up and had to consume enough protein and vitamin energy every day.

He doesn't want to become an old man in two years.

Watanabe Hideyuki sat in front of the coffee table in the living room, holding a pen and paper, carefully calculating the expenses he might need in the coming days.

First, the meal expenses.

Breakfast is essential, an egg, a bag of milk, and two slices of bread.