"Then trouble you."
Izanagi and Sakurakoji responded, then Izanagi seemed to remember something, turned around, bowed to the kitchen staff, and smiled while giving them the middle finger: "It was delicious! Thank you so much!"
Standing at the door, Kawara Momoka stared in disbelief, her body bent over as if she had done something wrong. Sakurakoji Sai turned his head away, unable to suppress a muffled chuckle.
Well, now I feel comfortable.
"Want to fight?!" The short waiter raised a strainer, looking angry and ready to punch someone, but was stopped by the tall girl next to him.
"Thank you for coming."
"I'm sorry, my friend just came from the countryside and doesn't understand the meaning of this gesture yet." After laughing, Sakurakoji wrapped his hand around Izayoi's middle finger and turned to explain to the two of them.
"Eh?! Isn't this supposed to mean thank you?" Serina was taken aback, then looked at Momoka Kawahara, who was laughing heartily behind her, with a complaining expression. "Momoka-san!!"
"I see," the girl with light brown skin said understandingly, her gaze towards Sakurakoji Takayuki becoming somewhat unnatural. "By the way, have you been here before, sir?"
"Oh right, I just ate here a few hours ago. It's amazing that you still remember."
"Because you are very impressive, sir... Thank you for visiting again!" She suddenly bowed deeply, almost touching her head to the ground, looking anxious.
"Huh? Oh, thank you, although I didn't order any food this time." Sakurakoji looked at her, puzzled, wondering what was going on.
"RUPA?" The short girl next to her was also surprised, wondering why her best friend was suddenly reacting so strongly.
"Ah, I'm sorry!!" Realizing her reaction had been a bit too strong, she apologized again.
"No need, then... shall we take our leave?"
Hi! Welcome back again!
Pushing the embarrassed and flustered Inori Jinna away, the three of them went outside to the street. After being exposed to the cool breeze, and amidst the unrestrained laughter of Kawara Momoka, Inori Jinna finally came to her senses.
"This gesture doesn't convey gratitude at all! It's completely different!"
"Sorry, sorry!" Momoka Kawara wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes from laughing, offering an apology that was completely insincere.
"Come with me, I'll take you to where I live."
……
In the now quiet shop, Ebizuka Tomo patted his friend, who looked unwell, and asked with concern, "RUPA, are you alright?"
"Are you feeling unwell today? Why don't you leave work early?"
"Um, I'm fine," the tall girl shook her head.
"What happened to you just now? You seemed a bit strange today?"
"Uh, it's nothing, let's get back to work!" The girl, now back to normal, nudged her shoulder and skipped the topic.
……
After walking for more than ten minutes and passing through a dimly lit alley, Kawara Momoka stopped in front of an old detached house.
"Is this the place?" Jingqin Rencai asked cautiously.
"It's very cold inside, so please be careful. The heating here isn't working." With that, Momoka Kawahara put down her things and struggled to push the door open.
"Your family?"
"Ah, not here! Not here!" She forced out these words through gritted teeth, pushed open the old door, and then gestured to the two of them.
"It will take me a while to take off these shoes. You guys go in first, to the innermost room."
"excuse me……"
"excuse me."
Jing Qinren took off her shoes and carefully walked down the dark corridor. She stopped in front of the last room and pushed it open with some force.
"The light switch is on the left."
A reminder came from behind her from Momoka Kawaragi. She fumbled to turn it on, and the warm light instantly enveloped the room.
At the same time, something seemed to be rubbing against my feet...
"Meow~"
"Aren't you afraid of cats?"
When Momoka Kawahara, who came in later, asked this question, both of them shook their heads.
"Please have a seat, I'll make you some coffee." With that, she walked behind the kitchen counter in the room.
"Thank you." X2
I glanced around the small room; though small, it had everything I needed. While the space wasn't large and the furniture minimal, it was more than enough for one person. Sometimes, a room that's too big might actually make you feel uneasy.
It's a really cozy little home, that's how Sakurakoji described it.
Like him, Izare Jinna was also observing the room, but her gaze was quickly drawn to the guitar that Kawara Momoka had placed to the side.
"So cool!" Looking at the reflective guitar lacquer, her eyes shone with longing.
Image: "RUPA", Location: "Images/1755949571-100446961-113760151.jpg"
Volume 1: Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 63 Drinking Too Much Coffee Affects Sleep
"What, can you play?" Momoka Kawaragi, who was making coffee, turned around and asked.
"I know nothing about it, but I've always longed for it."
"Hmph~ Where's your talent?"
“I know a little,” Sakurakoji Sai replied, sitting on a yellow high stool to the side.
"Eh? Mr. Caihua can play the guitar too?" Jingqin Rencai stared at him with wide eyes, her eyes shining with envy.
"That's great! I wish I had learned a musical instrument too."
"I only learned a little guitar because of family reasons, and then I became a little interested. I haven't practiced guitar much," Sakurakoji explained, then comforted her, "Miss Nina, you don't need to envy others. I think your voice would be very strong if you used it for singing. The lead singer doesn't need to envy the instrumentalists behind you."
"Eh? Really?"
"Really, I never lie. You must have a real talent for singing." Sakurakoji's talent was undeniable.
“I think so too. If Nina had a singing voice, she would definitely have a great voice,” Momoka Kawahara said, bringing over two cups of coffee.
"Thank you," she said, taking the steaming coffee cup, "but I've never tried it before, and I don't know if it'll work..."
"Everyone has a first time, you'll find out sooner or later." Sakurakoji took a sip of his cheap instant coffee.
To be honest, he sometimes really wanted to know what Ms. Momoka was thinking, feeding them coffee late at night. What kind of thought process could come up with such an operation?
"Yes, that's true. You seem quite interested in the guitar, why don't you give it a try?" Momoka Kawara suggested.
"May I?"
"Hmm." She walked over, picked up the electric guitar, and then put it on Jingqinrencai.
"Wow! It's heavier than I imagined!" Jingqinrencai exclaimed.
"It's not suitable for you."
"Well, you're right," Jingqin Rencai said with a wry smile.
"Just kidding, just kidding! Anyone can hold a guitar!" Momoka Kawahara explained with a laugh. "You're still a high school student, right?"
"Yes, 17 years old. If you're still in school, you'd be a senior in high school this year."
Momoka Kawahara's eyes were filled with memories as she returned to the kitchen. "Do you want some sugar?"
"Yes, I want it."
"I also dropped out of high school with my friends when I was 17 and came here. Has it been three years already?" she said with a touch of reminiscence.
"Huh? So that means you're only 20 years old?" Izuru Rina discovered the blind spot and looked shocked.
"...I felt a sudden sting for no reason."
Sakurakoji watched the two women revealing secrets about each other, his gaze sweeping back and forth between them as he quietly sipped his coffee.
Yes, if you didn't know, who would guess that these two are 17 and 20 respectively?
One looks too young, the other looks too mature.
If you didn't know better, you'd think they were middle school students and office ladies around 25 years old.
Of course, compared to a high school student who looks like a married woman at such a young age, they are nothing!
“But I guess it really is fate,” Momoka Kawara said.
“Hey, it’s fate! Um…” Izare Jinna tried to pull a ticket out of her pocket. It was a ticket to Diamond Star’s concert. Kawara Momoka didn’t have a pen in her hand outside, so she didn’t sign it.
"Didn't you come here today?"
"Yes, um, if it's possible..."
"I'm actually going back tomorrow, back to Asahikawa."
“Going back means…” Jing Qinrencai paused, looked up and asked.
“Move away, leave this place,” Momoka Kawahara moved over a high stool and sat on it. “Go back to my hometown, give up music.”
"Why? You can sing such amazing songs..."
"Thank you, but the coffee's getting cold." She tactfully took a sip of her coffee.
"Ms. Momoka!"
"There's nothing I can do, I just can't become popular." Momoka Kawahara could only continue to explain, "It's too difficult to make a living solely from concert and music income."
"I still have to work, work, work..."
“But you wrote this song, right? It clearly has so many plays.” Izana looked at the “Empty Box” page on her phone with resentment.
"I gave it away!" Momoka Kawahara stretched her fingers, her eyebrows arched in feigned nonchalance: "The copyright to that song is no longer mine."
"Huh?" Jingqin Rencai looked up in surprise, then suddenly stood up from the sofa, moved a high stool from behind her, and knelt on it. "Please tell me in detail!"
Background music should be playing here, Sakurakoji thought to himself as he watched the wonderful live performance.
Although he had been listening in, he hadn't offered any opinions, feeling it wasn't the right time for him to intervene. He decided to wait a while longer and watched the show with great interest—by the way, the coffee was truly awful.
"You don't have to listen!" Momoka Kawara turned her head away.
"I want to hear it!" Serina Izare's tone was resolute. "Because it was Momoka who created that song, right? Then you shouldn't give that song away!"
"I can!"
"you can not!"
"Cough! I can!"
"Can't!"
"I can!"
"No..."
"..."
Watching the two of them argue like children, Sakura Koji rested his chin on his hand, yawned, and felt sleepy. Could you two be any more childish?
That's not what I paid for!
Damn it! Give me my money back!
Finally, Momoka Kawahara gave up and picked up her guitar: "You're so stubborn, just like a real bear!"
"Of course!" Jingqin Rencai retorted defiantly, but after hearing her strumming the guitar haphazardly, she reached out to interrupt her: "Don't do that!"
"Don't touch it!" Momoka Kawara stopped her verbally, then reluctantly placed the guitar at her feet. "Seriously, what's wrong with you? You were so timid just now, what a weirdo."
Upon arriving here, Sakurakoji Sai felt a strong sense of unease. As if sensing something, he was startled and quickly took out his sunglasses, put them on, and covered his face completely with a scarf.
His actions naturally attracted the attention of the other two, who looked at him with puzzlement.
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