Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

But there's only a high school student in front of me, how could that be!

Kirima Tsuruno couldn't believe it.

But no matter what, I dared not move.

The other person gave him the same feeling as those other people.

The reckless trampling just now also confirmed one fact—the other party really would kill him.

"Want to continue?" Shimada Sho asked calmly, looking down at him.

Kirima Tsuruno hurriedly shook his head, "No... I'm not fighting anymore!"

"Should we call the police?" Shimada Sho asked him with a slight bow and a smile.

Kirima Tsuruno swallowed hard. "N-No need."

Just then, the bus screeched its brakes and came to a stop.

"We've arrived!" Kirima Tsukino said hastily, forcing an awkward smile, without waiting for the announcement.

Upon hearing this, Shimada Sho got up and moved aside, saying, "Get lost."

Upon hearing this, he dared not stay any longer. He scrambled to his feet and urged his underlings to run towards the back door.

"Boss, are we just going to let it go like this?"

"us……"

"Snapped!"

The younger brother wasn't about to give up when Kirima Tsuruno slapped him on the forehead.

Under his leadership, several of his underlings jumped out of the car like a whirlwind.

So the carriage, which had been noisy just a moment ago, became quiet again in the blink of an eye.

The bus started moving again, and the noise on board was gone.

The people who had just pretended to be busy are now looking ahead with a hint of curiosity.

I wanted to see clearly what the boy who had just made the move looked like.

Unfortunately, the other person had already sat down.

He sat in the spot where Kirima Tsuruno had just been.

"What are you looking at?" Shimada Sho asked, looking up at Sasaki Nozomi who was still standing after he sat down.

The girl has been staring at him since earlier, and she's still staring at him in a daze.

Only after hearing his reminder did she realize that she had been staring at him the whole time.

"I'm sorry, thank you!" she apologized subconsciously, then remembered that the person in front of her had saved her, so she changed her words and began to thank him again.

For a moment, their words became incoherent and chaotic.

You can also tell she was frightened.

Shimada Sho patted the chair next to him and casually said, "Sit down and let's talk."

"I..." Nozomi Sasaki hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Shimada Sho moved his leg aside to make room, "You can leave whenever you want."

"No, that's not what I meant!" Nozomi Sasaki quickly waved her hand. "I meant to thank you."

"Didn't I already thank you?"

Thank you so much!

"..."

Perhaps because she saw that Shimada Shoya was wearing a school uniform, Sasaki Nozomi spoke less awkwardly and earnestly expressed her gratitude.

But constantly saying thank you seems silly no matter how you look at it.

Instead of replying, Shimada Sho asked simply, "Why aren't you home yet, it's so late?"

When he logged into the game, he had seen the class schedule. The dismissal time of Sacred Heart Girls' Academy was about the same as that of Dongli High School.

She should have been home by 5 p.m.

“Part-time…” Sasaki Nozomi explained softly, clutching her schoolbag, “I work as a waitress at a sushi restaurant. It was raining today and there were a lot of customers, so I was a little busier.”

Shimada Sho understood, and then asked, "Also in Shinjuku?"

"Hmm...it's right there in front of the Imperial Garden, four times a week."

As Nozomi Sasaki continued, she explained, "I was originally going to ride my bike, but it was raining and I had to take the bus, which I didn't expect..."

She was trying to express the unexpectedness of today.

But as Shimada Sho listened, his expression gradually became strange.

I had a part-time job in front of the Imperial Garden, but it was raining so I couldn't ride my bike and had to take the bus...

"How can they be so similar?" Shimada Sho's lips twitched, recalling a line from a movie.

Nozomi Sasaki looked up at him, puzzled and timid, but ultimately didn't dare to ask.

The bus travels through the rainy night, the colors of the neon lights outside the window blurred into hazy spots by the rain.

The carriage returned to silence, with only the roar of the engine and the sound of raindrops hitting the windows.

Shimada Sho leaned back in his chair, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Sasaki Nozomi huddled up in a ball, clutching her schoolbag.

She looked wronged, like a wounded fawn.

The scene of forcing Yukine Kamishiro to eat chocolate inside his body flashed into his mind.

It looks just like that.

She's soft and cowardly, and anyone can bully her.

However, although both she and Tenkai Chizuru were fearful and timid, they were different.

Even though he's a crybaby, he bravely resists when faced with a group of delinquents.

If it were Chizuru Amami, she probably wouldn't even be able to speak.

Thinking this, Shimada Sho recalled the fleeting seriousness and earnestness that Tenkai Chizuru displayed that day.

It seems they won't be at the mercy of others?

Chapter Thirty-Seven: My Sister's Handmade Bento

"Higashi-Nakano 4th Rank Street - We have arrived at Higashi-Nakano 4th Rank Street. Passengers getting off, please take your belongings with you..."

The sudden broadcast interrupted Shimada Sho's thoughts.

Seeing the familiar street scene, he picked up his schoolbag, walked to the back door, and prepared to get off the bus.

The car stopped and the door opened, and a cold wind carrying raindrops rushed in.

Shimada Sho opened his umbrella and stepped off the bus.

Looking back, I found that Nozomi Sasaki had followed me down as well.

She was standing right behind him, holding a backpack and opening a noticeably worn-out black umbrella.

"You..." Shimada Sho frowned slightly, "Why are you following me?"

Nozomi Sasaki was taken aback, then waved her hands frantically, "N-no... I live here too."

"..." Shimada Sho looked at her strangely, "Where do you live?"

“It’s just ahead…” Nozomi Sasaki pointed to the residential area that was faintly visible through the rain.

That area is a residential district in Higashi-Nakano-Sancho, a cluster of dilapidated wooden buildings.

Shimada Sho remained silent.

Higashi Nakano is the third town, and he lives in the fourth town.

In other words, the girl who, like him, owed two million in debt, was working part-time and had to take the bus when it rained because she couldn't ride her bike, lived in the next block.

"What a coincidence!" Shimada Sho couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Nozomi Sasaki didn't hear him clearly, and timidly looked up at him: "What did you say?"

"It's nothing." Shimada Sho closed his umbrella and walked forward. "Let's go, it's on the way."

Sasaki Nozomi was stunned for a moment, then followed after her.

She is usually very vigilant and rarely interacts with strangers.

Even if this person is wearing a high school uniform, you won't easily believe them.

But today, perhaps because of her relationship with the boy who saved her life, she didn't feel so scared.

Moreover, his voice gave her a sense of familiarity.

Just like... Kamishiro-kun, who can become quite assertive at times.

……

The two walked side by side on the path in the rainy night, the streetlights dim and the rain and mist slanting.

Occasionally, a vehicle would drive by, splashing water in its wake.

After walking for about five minutes, Nozomi Sasaki suddenly stopped.

Shimada Sho turned to look at her.

He found the adorable girl standing in the rain, and she bowed deeply to him: "Thank you so much for today! If it weren't for you, I might... I might..."

Nozomi Sasaki couldn't continue speaking; her shoulders trembled slightly.

Seeing that she was about to cry again, Shimada Sho sighed helplessly, "Don't just thank me verbally, go buy me a bottle of water."

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, she got up, wiped away her tears, and ran across the street.

This is an intersection, and there's a convenience store diagonally across the street.

Nozomi Sasaki often walks this way and has bought things at this store before.

She wondered if she should buy something else.

My mother always said that we should be grateful and sincerely repay everyone who helps us.

But she didn't even know the boy's name.

There's also water, but I don't know what he likes to drink...

Thinking about all this, I unknowingly arrived at the store entrance.

Nozomi Sasaki turned around, wanting to ask the other person what they liked to drink.

But when I turned around, there was no one on the street.

The street across was deserted; the boy who had been standing there was nowhere to be seen.

"How could this happen!"

Nozomi Sasaki stamped her feet helplessly, on the verge of tears again.

……

……

Sho Shimada walked through the streets of Yomachi, observing the lights that illuminated the surroundings.

He didn't wait for Nozomi Sasaki to buy him water.

It's not that I want to do good deeds anonymously.

I'm just afraid that crybaby will cry again.

Having been single for two lifetimes, he really didn't know how to comfort a girl.

When logging into the young lady's account, he would spare no effort to approach her and build a closer relationship in order to complete the task and speed up the progress.

In reality, there is no need for such in-depth exploration.

Lost in thought, Shimada Sho turned into an alley.

That's where his residence, styled after World War II, is located.