Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 37 Hanabi Tries to Go Further.

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Hanabi Tries to Go Further.

[Accuracy Lv4 (5/8)]

The sunset burned like fire, igniting the sakura tree shedding its petals.

"See you tomorrow, senpai!"

Under the sakura path, Chitose Mai waved at him with a smile.

Uesugi Sakura casually waved back to her, then turned and walked towards the teaching building, still having work to finish for the study session today.

Actually, he didn’t dislike Chitose Mai, this junior; he just felt she was a bit too outgoing, sometimes jumping around too much.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Grand slam!!"

"Grand slam!"

"Hahaha! Awesome, Shouya!"

Hearing such excited cheers, Uesugi Sakura subconsciously glanced to the side.

Inside the tall wire fence, there was a group of extremely excited baseball club members. They were wearing helmets, tossing the man named Shouya high up in the air, chanting his name in unison.

"Shouya! Shouya! Shouya!!"

Their sweaty and excited faces were full of the spirit of passionate high schoolers.

Uesugi Sakura could even feel this atmosphere rushing towards him across the wide baseball field, though he didn’t understand why they were so happy.

"Grand slam? Seeing how happy they look, it must be quite an impressive achievement."

Uesugi Sakura murmured a bit amidst their passion and continued walking towards the teaching building.

18:05:36

Upon arriving at the classroom, except for Kiyohara Tomomi from the Literature Department, the three members from the Painting Department were already present.

They had pushed the desks together and were sitting in the front row.

"Uesugi, come sit quickly," Haneda Kimu pointed to the empty seat next to Hanamaru Hanabi, "Today I brought practice questions specifically for you guys, found from my university classmates."

University classmates?

That means alumni from Tokyo University, would they have second-year high school questions?

Uesugi Sakura sat next to Hanabi and saw the name of the practice book on the desk.

Looks like... it’s from a university classmate who runs a tutoring class...

Must be a wealthy person.

At this time, Hanamaru Hanabi leaned in slightly, bringing a pleasant girlish scent, and softly asked:

"Uesugi-kun... was today exhausting at the Kyudo club too?"

Uesugi Sakura had a habit of subconsciously shaking his shoulders to relax when tired, making himself much more comfortable.

"Yeah, it was quite tiring, after all, just standing alone for an hour and a half."

"Then... then..." Hanamaru Hanabi blushed and whispered in a voice only for the two of them, "Would you like Hanabi to massage your shoulders when we go back tonight? I see... I see all those couples on TV..."

"..."

Massage... massage shoulders?

Uesugi Sakura really didn’t know how to respond at that moment, Hanabi... when did she become so proactive?

Even though he had initiated their relationship last night, today, besides their parents knowing, everything else felt the same, with no noticeable changes.

Actually, he didn’t know what couples were supposed to do, being a novice in love. He had been a shut-in until graduating college in his last life, clueless about interacting with girls.

After pondering for a while, his pen came to a stop, he eventually nodded in agreement after thinking:

"Alright."

"Okay."

Hanamaru Hanabi cutely nodded, then turned back around, her face flushed. It was something she’d been pondering all day long. Seeing Uesugi Sakura agree made her both happy and relieved.

Ayaka Rie and Kyujuu Rika, focused on their practice questions, didn’t notice anything unusual, as Hanamaru Hanabi’s actions and voice were very quiet, only someone who had been listening for ten years like Uesugi Sakura could extract the information from that barely audible sound.

However, some of their interactions were noticed by Haneda Kimu above, but she said nothing because she knew Uesugi Sakura and Hanamaru Hanabi were childhood friends who grew up together.

Though she hadn’t noticed it before, it now confirmed that these kids had a good relationship.

Speaking of childhood friends, Haneda Kimu suddenly remembered her own childhood.

As the only daughter in her family, she actually wished she had a male companion growing up, someone to share care and concern with during leisure, to learn and progress with at school, and to exchange happy blessings on birthdays.

Looking at the two discussing practice questions in front of her, she couldn’t help smiling heartily from the bottom of her heart:

"A relationship like this is quite enviable."

By the time they headed home after school, it was already near 8 o’clock.

This wasn’t late for Japanese high school students. Many who attended tutoring and extra-curricular activities returned around 11, living a busy but fulfilling life with late nights and early mornings.

On the train, the bright incandescent light illuminated the carriage brightly.

"Hanabi-chan, why do I feel like you’ve been a bit off today? Always daydreaming."

Hanamaru Hanabi was startled by Ayaka Rie’s sharp gaze, and she quickly raised her small hands, waving them:

"No... nothing’s wrong, it must be your imagination Rie-chan..."

"Hm?"

"I was just asking, why are you so flustered?" Ayaka Rie looked at Hanabi’s arms waving continuously in front of her chest, frowning slightly.

Seeing Ayaka Rie’s expression, Hanamaru Hanabi immediately noticed something was amiss, quickly retracting her hands to her lap, fiddling with her shoulder bag carefully.

"Something’s fishy!"

Ayaka Rie leaned over to look at Uesugi Sakura, who was reading next to Hanabi, then glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi beside her, frowning tighter.

"Are you two hiding something from me?"

Hanamaru Hanabi’s heart raced even faster, but she forced herself to look down and endure it, not showing any signs.

And Uesugi Sakura continued reading, expression unchanged.

But inside, he couldn’t help but sigh at Ayaka Rie’s sharp instincts.

With even the slightest clue, she could pick it up and gradually analyze it. It would be a waste not to become a forensic scientist or detective with her talent.

"By the way, Uesugi seemed to have eaten Hanamaru Auntie’s bento at noon, that’s quite rare."

This girl...

Uesugi Sakura felt that if it went on like this, Ayaka Rie would figure it out. He didn’t want her, with her big mouth, to know, even though, being Hanabi’s close friend, she was unlikely to spread it around.

But just in case, better act like a "Tokyo person" one more time.

"That’s because Auntie made the bento to thank me, is there something strange about that?" Uesugi Sakura said calmly with his book, as if it were an everyday matter.

"Thank you for what?" Ayaka Rie probed.

"Thanking me for helping Hanabi finish her homework late last night; wasn’t yesterday’s practice not too difficult?"

"It was quite difficult," Ayaka Rie nodded unconsciously, then suddenly realized, "You went to Hanabi’s room last night?!"

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