Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 856 Even with the presence of men, Kato Megumi still doesn't want to study

The pitch-black night enveloped Lake Kawaguchi, and the reflection of Mount Fuji on the lake surface in the evening could no longer be seen.

The orange-red bonfire illuminated the lakeside, and below was the brown-black soil and yellow grass. Miyamizu Mitsuha, Yamauchi Sakura, and others were scattered around the bonfire, sitting on small canvas stools.

The weather in early May was not very warm, and coupled with the cold air flowing down from the snow-capped peak of Mount Fuji, everyone who was wearing light clothes felt a little cold and could not help but get closer to the campfire, with the exception of four people.

"Hey... Kyousuke-kun?"

A voice that seemed to carry a hint of regret sounded.

Hojo Kyosuke raised his head and asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Did you not understand something?"

"If there's anything I don't understand, I have big doubts about what we are doing now!"

Kato Megumi put the pen in her hand on the table, took a deep breath, and tried hard to look a little angry, but her fair and pretty little face was still as calm as ever.

"so……"

The girl straightened her neck and looked around. She saw her parents sitting by the campfire chatting with Kyousuke's parents, and her sister, brother-in-law, and cousins ​​who were grilling with Kyousuke's friends...

Hui could even hear her parents asking Kyousuke's parents for advice on parenting. It seemed that they had not given up the idea of ​​having another child, or a son. She could also hear her sister asking the teacher named Hiratsuka Shizuka about Ochanomizu University. She knew that was her sister's dream school, but unfortunately, the sisters of the Kato family were not as good at studying as her cousin Keiichi. She could also hear her cousins ​​asking about Kyousuke's gossip like crazy...

Then she lowered her head and looked at the table in front of her and the test paper on it.

Finally, there is Kyousuke-kun on the left, and Yukino-san on the right.

Ten meters ahead was a blazing bonfire, with the laughter of young men and women filling my ears, and the aroma of charcoal and grease lingering in front of my nose...

And I am... tutoring?

The girl had lived an ordinary life for seventeen years. Even though she had seen too many things that went against common sense through Hojo Kyosuke, this bizarre situation that seemed to be detached from reality still made her mind confused.

Taking another deep breath, Kato Hui told herself in her heart that Kyousuke was a genius. Geniuses are inherently abnormal, so isn't it natural for him to do something like this?

Oh, by the way, he is also a writer, which makes more sense, right?

Is that right? Didn’t you see that Yukinoshita next to you also acted normal? Didn’t you see that when my parents heard that I was going to start tutoring, they looked normal? Didn’t you see that my cousin who was already in college and my sister who was already working still wanted to come up to me and ask for tutoring?

Hui? What's wrong with you? You are usually the calmest person, but now you have become the most uncalm?

Let's calm down...

The girl, Kato Megumi, took a deep breath, and after some hypnosis, she successfully calmed down a lot.

No wonder!

As she took a deep breath, the aroma of barbecue drifted into her nostrils, making her stomach rumble. Then she couldn't help but take a few more breaths.

"Haha~~"

Hojo Kyosuke noticed the twitching of Hui's nose and immediately smiled smugly:

"I went shopping in several stores during the day to find this special barbecue seasoning!"

Visibly to the naked eye, the pale girl was covered with a layer of black mist.

"so……"

Kato Megumi looked at the man beside her expressionlessly. If it were any other time or any other place, she would be amazed at how Kyosuke found the desks, chairs and exercise books, but now, she only felt a little angry!

"...Didn't you invite me to the bonfire party when you were on the phone? You even talked to my parents in person and convinced them."

Hui's voice was still calm, but it was an angry and complaining calmness:

"But why is it that right now, Mom and Dad are enjoying the bonfire night, while I am...studying?"

As she spoke, Hui flipped through the test paper on the table, and as expected, she saw the words "Produced by Hojo Kyosuke" in the corner of the test paper.

"The most unbelievable thing is, aren't you traveling with your family and friends? Why would you carry this kind of thing with you?!"

The girl's eyes widened and even her breathing became a little difficult.

Then Hui probably felt that her emotions were fluctuating too much and her personality was about to collapse, so she tried to calm her tone:

"And you're here proudly showing off your special barbecue seasoning to me?"

At this point, the rich fragrance continued to penetrate into the girl's nostrils.

smell good……

Even her clumsy sister and brother-in-law can grill such a delicious taste. Hui couldn't imagine how delicious the barbecue would be if it was cooked by herself, no... if it was cooked by Kyosuke himself.

Gollum—

Saliva flowed from the corners of his eyes uncontrollably.

"Na!"

Hui couldn't control her emotions at all. She raised her little hand and slammed the table hard, like a head teacher scolding a student who was about to be held back for the year but didn't even do his homework.

"I'm asking you! Kyousuke-kun! Genius Kyousuke-kun!"

"Yes!" The Hojo boy stood at attention.

Hui asked seriously, "Do you think that as long as I smell the aroma of barbecue, my body will be filled with endless energy to study?"

"Oh no……"

"No! Or rather, shouldn't I sit next to Sakura now, look at the photos she took these past two days, and complain to her about me and my relatives?"

Hui continued, and without waiting for Hojo Kyousuke to reply, she turned her head and looked to the right:

"Is Yukino willing to just sit here and study boringly, and then watch them happily enjoy the bonfire party?"

"Ah? Oh...oh oh!"

Yukinoshita Yukino, who was immersed in solving the problem, looked up with a confused look on her face.

The exercises given by Hojo are really of high standard!

It did not test knowledge beyond the scope of the exam, nor did it use any tricky thinking. All the questions seemed to have a natural and solid feel, but were unexpectedly difficult.

It's really enjoyable...

Yukinoshita thought a little embarrassedly that she was supposed to be the teacher tutoring Kei, but when she saw the student's test paper, she was obsessed with it.

When she heard Hui's question, it took her two full seconds to switch her mind from problem-solving mode to "normal person" mode. Then, looking into the girl's determined eyes, she spent another half a second recalling what she had said.

"actually……"

Yukino thought that compared to the noisy bonfire party, studying the excellent test questions made by Hojo was more interesting. After all, when I was reading at home, I was often so engrossed that I didn't bother to eat, and I would only reluctantly put down the book and go find food when I was hungry and my stomach hurt.

Therefore, compared to food that needs to be digested and then excreted, Yukinoshita Yukino is more willing to enjoy spiritual food...

“…It smells so good.”

A dreamy voice came out of the girl's mouth uncontrollably.

Yukino subconsciously flared her nostrils, and the aroma that she had ignored while solving the problem began to drift into her nasal cavity and then tempted her brain.

Seeing the "as expected" expression on Kato's face, Yukino blushed and muttered:

"Actually...I also think that we shouldn't be so anxious about studying."

As if she felt that her "arrogant at first and respectful later" attitude was too embarrassing, she hurriedly found other excuses, such as it was too dark and the poor light would cause vision loss, or that the cat would not pay attention to the cat toy even when it was eating, or something like that...

So Kato Megumi's tense little face gradually relaxed, and she even returned to her usual calmness.

Finally, Yukinoshita Yukino smiled and said, "Anyway, it's better to let Kato-san take a break. After all, there are still several days of vacation, right?"

"..."

So Kato Megumi became calm and composed again, with a look of regret.

But no matter what, the two girls who had reached an agreement turned to look at Hojo Kyosuke.

After fully listening to the opinions of the two people, Hojo Kyosuke closed the pen cap, pondered for a moment with a serious expression, stood up, and raised his hand to the left.

It was a single desk, with a bright white light illuminating the girl below like a street lamp, making her entire body seem to be glowing.

No, that's not right, the girl was definitely glowing. Kato Megumi turned around and was blinded by the sudden golden light. She raised her hand to block her eyes and exclaimed, "It's so dazzling!"

This is none other than Miss Eriri Sawamura Spencer, who is wearing a green sportswear jersey.

"Both of you!"

Hojo Kyosuke raised his voice and shouted:

"Please look at this person! Even on vacation, even with a bonfire in front of him, even with his friends singing about youth, even with his stomach rumbling at the temptation of the barbecue aroma, he still resolutely opened his drawing board and started drawing desperately when he received a phone call notifying him of a deadline!"

Hojo Kyosuke put one hand on his chest and pointed to the sky with the other hand, chanting:

"Ah~~ What a touching author's spirit. In this situation, I can't help but want to recite a poem, Spring silkworms die..."

"boom!"

A UFO hit someone's head accurately, interrupting his chanting.

"Goo-geo-geo, goo-geo-geo, go on and on!"

Eriri looked up and cursed angrily, waving the stylus in her right hand.

But before she could continue cursing, the bright light bulb of unknown wattage above her head almost blinded her eyes, and the target of the girl's anger immediately changed.

"Where did this light come from?"

Although his eyes were dark from the flash, this stubborn guy still looked up and stared at the light bulb, as if he wanted to shatter it by staring.

She cursed for a while before finally remembering her work. She looked up to the sky with a long sigh and lay down on the table to start drawing again.

"Once I finish this little comic, I'll get rid of the stupid chores that keep mumbling and you, the stupid light bulb!"

This light bulb is for tourists camping by the lake. These guys are now using it to do their homework and work, so of course it is too bright.

Rubbing his head, Hojo Kyosuke stood up and walked to Eriri. He adjusted the positions of several light bulbs around him so that the girl was at just the right brightness, and also created the effect of a shadowless lamp.

Then, Eriri, who was wearing black-framed glasses, straightened up and changed into a standard sitting posture.

The girl raised her eyebrows and glanced at the figure running around beside her. The corners of her mouth curled up quietly, and her right hand wielding the paintbrush became much gentler unconsciously, and the lines she drew were less sharp.

Finally, Hojo Kyosuke ran back to the cram school table.

"Look!"

He straightened his chest and raised his head, and used his chin to signal to Eriri who had returned to work, Chaohui and Yukino.

"This is the painter destined by heaven! He has both unparalleled talent and unrivaled diligence. Now, Hui, do you still want to rest?"

Hui looked at Eriri who was drawing non-stop over there, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

"..."

In fact, at the beginning, only she, Yukino, and Kyosuke were separated from the bonfire party. But later, Eriri seemed to receive a call from the publishing house or someone else, and then she put down the skewers angrily, and then she jumped on the spot and shouted something:

"Ah! This annoying girl! She just doesn't want me to have so much fun! She can just help me fool the other party with the submission of the manuscript!"

In this case, she then quickly washed her hands, changed out of her beautiful white dress, put on a rustic and old-fashioned green sportswear, put on black-framed glasses, and ran over to keep me company.

Everyone else was feasting on Eriri-san's tragedy, but only Kei noticed the blind spot.

If the green sportswear was work wear, why did Eriri put it in her suitcase and travel with her? So, was she prepared to be urged to submit her manuscripts during the trip?

Just like Kyousuke-kun had already prepared to tutor himself during the journey?

This guess made Hui feel creepy and she couldn't help but feel like crying out of regret.

It turned out that my decision not to agree to travel with Kyosuke was the right one, otherwise the tutoring might have started yesterday.

Hojo Kyosuke looked at the girl opposite sincerely, but Kato remained silent and motionless, as if she was using this method to express her unprecedented aversion to school.

Hey... the child has grown up...

But Hui is the most ordinary good girl in the world, and cold violence and cold war are not what she is good at. Or to put it another way, silent resistance and cold violence are a bit too emotional for her who is calm and composed.

The girl put the test papers and stationery on the table neatly into her schoolbag, then stood up and walked to Eriri's desk.

The shadowless lamp was destroyed, but Eriri just frowned slightly and ignored it and continued to paint frantically.

Kei said softly, "Eri...would you like to go get something to eat and rest?"

Without even raising her head, Ying Lili pressed her left hand fiercely on the tablet, waved the paintbrush wildly with her right hand, and said fiercely:

"I won't! I will finish this comic in one go with the aroma of barbecue! I want readers to smell the aroma of barbecue while reading the comic! I want everyone to taste my pain!" (End of this chapter)