Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 69: As a friend, Uesugi decided to go lend a hand

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: As a friend, Uesugi decided to go lend a hand

"Do you know the name of the girl Goto started dating recently?"

"No idea."

Uesugi Sakura silently placed the "Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves" he was holding into the drawer.

"Actually, I don’t know either,"

Tsubokawa Takahiro shrugged, "If you want to ask me what exactly happened, I’m not sure either. I just know that Goto is surrounded by a lot of people right now, and I only found out about Goto’s situation after asking around among them."

"Then why don’t you get a clearer picture before coming back?" Uesugi Sakura said.

"I was actually going to call you along," Tsubokawa Takahiro then pretended to be mysterious and said, "Actually, the ones surrounding Goto are all from the Kyudo Club. Apparently, it’s because of a senior from your Kyudo Club."

A senior?

Uesugi Sakura knew the names of a few seniors and seniors in the Kyudo Club, but those few didn’t seem like the kind of people who would be hooked up by Goto Iwao.

Especially that icy senior with the fifth rank, Ogata Asaka.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out who it might be, so Uesugi Sakura decisively gave up on such a fruitless thought.

But things were really interesting; he hadn’t expected the long-running train of Goto Iwao’s affairs to derail today.

"Let’s go." Uesugi Sakura adjusted his somewhat tight collar and stood up.

Outside the window behind him, the banyan tree’s leaves rustled in the wind, sounding quite pleasant and soothing.

"Hmm?"

Tsubokawa Takahiro looked at him in surprise, "I haven’t even said let’s go together, and you’re already ready? This enthusiastic Uesugi is completely unlike Uesugi."

"Just happened to be on the way," Uesugi Sakura said in a calm tone, "I just have something to ask the club president as well."

He looked outside at the old banyan tree sprouting new buds.

"Since that guy Goto crashed in the Kyudo Club, as one of his few friends, I might as well help him out."

After a brief pause, Uesugi Sakura added,

"As long as he’s not a real jerk."

"I think he very well might be," Tsubokawa Takahiro said earnestly.

"Let’s go check it out first."

Uesugi Sakura didn’t say much else; jumping to conclusions before seeing the whole situation could cause preconceived mistakes.

This kind of impression might cause someone to look at things through tinted glasses, affecting objective judgment.

Bam.....

Just as Uesugi Sakura took a step and walked out of the classroom door, he bumped right into Hanamaru Hanabi, who was just turning the corner back to class.

"Sakura... Sakura-kun."

Hanamaru Hanabi rubbed her forehead as she looked up slightly at Uesugi Sakura, whom she had bumped into.

She had just finished lunch and was coming back together with Ayaka Rie and Kyujuu Rika.

Everyone’s eyes were on the two who had collided so inadvertently.

"...Are you okay?" Uesugi Sakura looked at her pained expression.

Feeling his gaze, Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly realized there were still classmates nearby and felt a bit flustered. Ignoring the pain in her forehead, she quickly blushed and lowered her head.

"Hmm? What happened?" Tsubokawa Takahiro, following Uesugi Sakura’s steps, came over from the side and saw the two stationary figures who had bumped into each other.

The atmosphere was quite subtle...

The brief exchange of glances between the two made Tsubokawa Takahiro squint his eyes and push his glasses up with his middle finger.

Meanwhile, Ayaka Rika looked at the two with frustration, feeling that dating must be different, even colliding filled the air with PDA, making her, this best friend, feel like she was about to explode from the overload.

That’s it, she must pinch Hanabi-chan’s cheeks more often while she still can, or she might not have the chance later!

Also, she shouldn’t let that evil Uesugi know this secret.

With a decision made in her heart, Ayaka Rie suddenly felt like she had a new target.

Kyujuu Rika didn’t notice anything unusual, just felt that Uesugi Sakura seemed to be in a hurry, asking:

"Uesugi-kun, did something happen?"

As she spoke, she looked again at Hanamaru Hanabi in front of her, who seemed okay, just that her forehead was quite visibly reddened from the bump, having hit Uesugi Sakura’s chin after all.

Uesugi Sakura lowered his hand from his chin, shifting his gaze from Hanamaru Hanabi’s lowered head and explained to Kyujuu Rika:

"There’s something happening over at the Kyudo Club, so I need to head there quickly."

"Is that so."

Kyujuu Rika, knowing about their relationship, was not too concerned upon seeing them collide, and didn’t say much else.

"Hanabi, do you need to visit the nurse’s office?"

Out of concern, she asked.

"No need," Hanamaru Hanabi shook her head, her gaze clear but not daring to make eye contact with Uesugi Sakura, "Thank you, class president, I’m fine."

"If there’s something at the Kyudo Club, let Uesugi go quickly, don’t delay him," Ayaka Rie suddenly said, seeming unable to bear the sweetness these two were emanating ever since she knew about their relationship.

After glancing at Hanamaru Hanabi’s soft cheeks, Uesugi Sakura nodded and said:

"Alright."

Surrounded by everyone, Uesugi Sakura couldn’t show much concern towards Hanamaru Hanabi, given their yet-to-be-public relationship.

He could only continue towards the Kyudo Club with Tsubokawa Takahiro by his side.

Hanamaru Hanabi quietly watched Uesugi Sakura’s figure disappear around the corner, her slender fingers gently crossing at the hem of her skirt, her question unable to find its chance to be asked.

...

On the field.

"Uesugi, you really are from Tokyo."

"You could tell?" Uesugi Sakura responded with a blank expression.

Tsubokawa Takahiro was quite proud, "My years of galgame experience aren’t just for show. If I wanted to, I could even conquer a harem!"

"Do you want to have tea at the police station? I happen to know a chief, can offer you a brand-new set of meals on the house."

"Common-law marriage, of course!" Tsubokawa Takahiro immediately said.

"Common-law marriage" refers to a relationship where no legal marriage procedures are performed but a marriage state is maintained in fact.

Since there’s no legal marriage relation, marrying as many people as you want wouldn’t be considered bigamy.

Tsubokawa Takahiro adjusted his glasses with his right hand and continued, "If you want children, you can first marry one person, gain custody of the non-marital children, and the rest of the harem can maintain common-law marriage."

Japanese law doesn’t protect such cohabitation behavior, considering it a matter of private law and not undertaking administrative interference.

After cohabiting and having children, the married person can adopt their non-marital children.

Clearly, Tsubokawa Takahiro genuinely researched this knowledge.

But of course, real-life challenges are more than that.

"Dream on." Uesugi Sakura ensured that if he dared try such a thing, it wouldn’t be the law punishing him but a pitch-black machete.

"Just kidding," Tsubokawa Takahiro sighed, "though I’ve really thought about it."

He then looked at the much more handsome Uesugi Sakura:

"Every man has thought about it; as a light novel protagonist and a ’normie,’ Uesugi, go fulfill it quickly for real! Let me know if it’s really achievable!"

Uesugi Sakura glared at him, "You want me to greet a machete?"

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