Uneasy daily life

Yukino Yukinoshita quickly calmed down, remembering that she still had her client's contact information, and hurriedly took out her phone to dial: "Azusagawa-kun, where are you?"

"I'm out for a walk to clear my head." Sakuta Azusagawa's tone was calm. "Kaede's illness has been cured. Thank you so much for your help. The request is complete."

Yukino Yukinoshita opened her mouth, then gritted her teeth and said, "Azusagawa-kun, the request isn't finished yet, you..."

[After Kaede fell ill, she woke up with all her memories gone. Her mother, unable to accept it, was hospitalized due to excessive grief. Her father needs to take care of her, and everyone is struggling.] Sakuta Azusagawa's voice remained calm. [Some people hope that Kaede's illness will be cured and she can recover, so this is a good thing—seeing Kaede might help her mother resolve her inner conflicts and regain her spirits. Seeing Kaede might also ease her father's anxieties. I also hope that she can cure her illness, which is why I entrusted this to you.]

"What about Feng?"

This was my request, and you simply completed it—that's all. I forgot to inform you, so I'm sorry to have troubled you with this wasted trip.

After the call ended, Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath. She didn't call back, but just frowned: "At a time like this, she still insists on taking all the blame upon herself..."

Angelina suggested, "Yukinoshita, let's go find the commander. Maybe the commander has a solution?"

"Bai-kun is at the police station, and his phone seems to be off... Let's go back today and let Azusagawa-kun calm down. We can also pick Bai-kun up from the police station."

Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. She had initially thought it was just a joke from Hikigaya-kun, but now it had come true.

……

……

has it ended?

It's over.

The sudden illness that tore a family apart finally came to an end after more than a year of suffering.

My mother's illness might get better, my father won't have to work so hard anymore, and I won't have to work while studying, juggling my studies and life.

This is my request: to the Assistance and Service Department to cure Feng's illness. So, I'm also hoping that Feng can muster the courage to leave home, gradually overcome her fear of the shadows of the past, and become independent and brave.

That way, I can feel much more at ease. Even if I'm gone, Feng will be taken care of and will take good care of herself...

Everyone, including me, is hoping that Feng will get better.

It's so similar, just like it was at the very beginning.

Hua Feng suddenly fell into a coma and became ill. When she woke up, she had lost her memory. Everyone treated her as Hua Feng and tried their best to cure her illness. She was not stupid; she was very smart. Amidst her confusion and the expectations of others, she clumsily and diligently played the role of Hua Feng in other people's eyes, so she could not pretend to be Hua Feng.

She was clearly in pain, but when she opened her eyes, she was completely unaware of what was happening. Apart from some common sense, her mind was mostly blank, and everyone was trying to make her become someone she didn't even know.

Sakuta Azusagawa wandered aimlessly, lost in thought, when he suddenly snapped out of his daze and realized he was already standing at his front door.

He took out his key, opened the door, and skillfully stepped inside.

"maple"

Oh, it's just me now.

boom.

Closing the door, too lazy to turn on the light and disturb his eyes, Sakuta Azusagawa threw himself onto the sofa and silently looked at his sister's room.

it's me.

It was my request, but I failed to be her support and instead urged her to disappear.

it's me.

Chapter 89 It's time to be a scumbag!

"Be quick! Smile beautifully! Speak tactfully! Your senior can serve different guests with both hands, and even chat and joke with them while serving!"

"Yes Yes!"

Tomoe Koga is working hard.

"Be witty and humorous in your words! Be bold and proactive in your actions! Transform a rigid and indifferent work environment with enthusiasm and vitality. Your seniors can even pull customers to their seats right from the door!"

"understood!"

Tomoe Koga is working hard.

"Elegance! Style! A refreshing breeze! The service industry is a battlefield where dignity is at stake! You must learn how to protect the dignity of your customers! Don't think that just having a good appearance is enough; your predecessors are much more beautiful than you!"

"Uh……"

Koga Printing is under suspicion.

"What talents do you have? Singing? Comedy? Improvisation? In short, you need to make guests feel at home! Make them feel that this restaurant is different from other restaurants, really, really different!"

"Boss, why don't you take a nap?"

Koga Printing is full of complaints.

"Alas, a thousand pieces of gold are hard to find, but a general is hard to come by..."

The boss shook his head with his hands behind his back, looked at her for a few seconds, then lowered his gaze to the ground, sighed heavily, and walked towards the cashier.

There's a strange feeling of being disappointed in your parents, like they're saying, "Why don't you believe me?"

Koga Tomoe felt a surge of anger; this was workplace bullying, wasn't it? This was definitely workplace bullying!

"Ahem, Sakuta had a friend who worked here as a temporary waiter for half a day." Another part-time worker, who was also a good friend of the senior, chuckled softly. "Although it was only half a day, he did such a good job that the boss can't forget him. You're a bit unlucky to have applied for a part-time job here."

Tomoe Koga: "..."

I'm so angry! My plan was to apply for a job at the place where my senior works so that we could look more like a couple, and then invite a friend over for a meal so we could naturally show off our relationship. Why did this happen?!

Boss! Wake up! That's just a temporary worker, not your employee! What does it matter to you how outstanding someone else's child is?

"Sigh... Turns out, my senior took the day off today."

Koga Tomoe sighed; nothing was going right.

Noticing a customer enter and sit down at an empty table, she quickly patted her cheeks to cheer herself up, grabbed the menu, and hurried over, flashing a friendly, professional smile: "Excuse me, what would you like to order? There's a menu on the table."

"One Koga Tomoe, extra spicy, to go."

"Oh……"

Koga Tomoe, who was busy to the point of being dizzy, was taken aback and looked up at the white figure: "Huh? It's you, you strange guy!"

"Yeah, just got out of the police station." Bai Ying tapped the table and urged, "When are you serving the food?"

"This shop does not engage in human trafficking. I suggest you go back to the police station," Koga Tomoe said irritably. "I'm at work, don't bother me!"

She turned around to continue her work when she suddenly heard a clear whisper behind her.

"Azusagawa's condition is terrible..."

The wolf glanced back!

Bai Ying sat obediently in her original seat, returning a questioning look.

Koga Tomoe glanced at the time: "I still have an hour before I can get off work, what's wrong, senpai?"

"I'll have a seafood rice bowl, it's on you," Bai Ying said generously.

Asking a simple question and expecting someone to force you to treat me? Get lost!

Koga Tomoe didn't want to pay attention, but then she thought about how her senior had taken the day off... or rather, it wasn't really a day off, but rather a day off that her senior's friend had asked on her behalf, and the senior himself was still nowhere to be found.

Never mind, it's just a rice bowl, consider it a consultation fee.

……

……

"What?! Feng... Feng has disappeared?!"

As Koga Tomoe changed out of her waitress uniform, the news exploded in her mind like a firework: "Why did she disappear?!"

"Simply put, it happened a little over a year ago. Back then, Kaede hadn't appeared yet; there was only Hanakame. Hanakame fell ill and lost her memory due to some events, which is how Kaede came to be. Now that her illness is gradually being cured, Hanakame has returned, and Kaede has naturally disappeared." Bai Ying said in a heavy voice, "I heard that Azusagawa is in a terrible state right now. He's listless, hates himself, and feels guilty and uneasy. He's only one step away from becoming a shut-in!"

"Right now, the only person who can save him is you, his girlfriend!"

The white figure stared back with a serious expression.

But we were just pretending to be a couple...

The thought flashed through her mind, but Koga Tomoe didn't dwell on it. Full of a sense of justice, she asked, "How can I help you, senior?"

"First of all, Chef Mini, I'd like to introduce the background of the story to you..."

As Bai Ying led the way, she recounted the story: "Back then, Azusagawa and her sister were just ordinary siblings, a typical family of four. When Azusagawa Kaede was in her first year of junior high, she didn't reply to a classmate's email in time, which escalated into a major incident that overwhelmed her, causing her to develop dissociative amnesia and puberty syndrome. The girl who woke up had lost all her memories of the past, and her mother was deeply affected and bedridden. Everyone wanted to cure her, but Azusagawa chose to give her a name—Kaede..."

So that's how they are?

As Koga Tomoe listened, she thought to herself, "No wonder my senior and his sister have such a good relationship. These days when they go out on dates and stroll around together, Azusagawa Kaede always happily sticks to my senior. They don't seem like ordinary siblings."

"Because his mother was sick and his father needed to take care of her, Zichuan took his younger sister and left home to start living independently..." Bai Ying sighed. "Because he often went to the hospital, he didn't have much time and energy. His interpersonal relationships in the third year of junior high school gradually became distant, and eventually it became a rumor about being sent to the hospital, which followed him into high school. Zichuan was busy with many things and couldn't find the time to integrate into the social circle of his class, so the rumors intensified."

Tomoe Koga exclaimed indignantly, "Those who spread rumors deserve a good kick to the ass—a kick with the toe!"

"Although she has no memories, her body is etched with a deep fear of electronic devices, the world outside her home, school, and so on. As a result, she has been a shut-in for more than a year, and only recently has she tried to get out of her shadow..."

Bai Ying sighed: "Unfortunately, the more she tries to get rid of the shadows, the more it means that she loses her reason for existence."

What's this called... um?

When Koga Tomoe turned around, unable to bear the pain of those words and attitudes, she chose to escape or lose her memory, thus giving birth to Azusagawa Kaede. If Azusagawa Kaede chooses to overcome the shadows and pain, it means that Kaede will wake up, and Kaede will disappear.

This is an unsolvable problem!

Senior... are you alright?

Worried, the two arrived at the house where Sakuta Azusagawa lived and knocked hard on the door.

Just as Bai Ying was considering nine ways to break down the door, it clicked open.

"Hey! Azusagawa, why do you look so downcast?"

"If you know the reason, there's no need to explain."

Sakuta Azusagawa glanced at Tomoe Koga behind the white shadow, then walked over to the sofa and sat down again.

Lie down.

The white figure winked: Go for it! Mini Chef, use your superior emotional intelligence to comfort the other party!

Koga Tomoe gave him a knowing look: I'll play along!

Without any prior communication, Bai Ying glanced around the living room, looked at the closed door to Azusagawa Kaede's bedroom, and then walked straight over.

Koga Tomoe looked completely bewildered. After hesitating for a moment, she sat down on the sofa next to him and looked at Azusagawa Sakuta with some concern: "Senpai..."

"I'm sorry." Sakuta Azusagawa sighed heavily. "Right now I really want to... no, my mind is a mess, I probably won't be able to have a normal conversation with you."

Tomoe Koga didn't know what to say, so she scratched her head and simply sat there, trying to wake Sakuta Azusagawa with her eyes.

A loud shout suddenly came from Azusagawa Kaede's room.

"Look what I found! This is Azusagawa Kaede's diary! Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect a little girl to be someone who keeps a diary..."

A diary?

Sakuta Azusagawa subconsciously looked up, got up and walked over. Tomoe Koga quickly followed, somewhat cautiously, afraid that Sakuta Azusagawa might slip and fall—his senpai probably hadn't eaten all day, his stomach was rumbling!

As he entered the room, Sakuta Azusagawa took the notebook from Shirokage; he recognized the notebook.

“When she first moved here, I gave her this notebook so she could write down things she wanted to remember…”

Sakuta Azusagawa sat on the edge of the bed, ignoring the two heads on his left and right, and carefully turned the pages one by one.

Snuggling into bed...learning to greet my older brother...attempting to challenge the kitchen but failing...the pandas on TV are so cute...

Sakuta Azusagawa remained calm as he flipped through the pages, eventually reaching the records from the most recent period.

When he saw the words about Kaede and the comforting words written in the diary, Sakuta Azusagawa took a deep breath, held it, and continued turning the pages with trembling fingers.

Perhaps, perhaps... Feng knows, understands, and has done more than I do.

……

……

Brother, it's time to say goodbye.

I used to have a feeling that I was going to leave my brother occasionally, but recently that feeling has become stronger and stronger. It must be that Hua Feng is about to wake up.

I slept for over a year straight; I'm such a lazybones. I can't sleep that long anymore!

I have some regrets. Yesterday, my brother and I went to the evening school, but we couldn't go during the day. Even though I dared to go to the hospital to visit Xiangzi.