𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑺𝑻 || 𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝑿 𝑶𝑪 [ 𝑹𝒆-𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 ]

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟹 - 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝙸𝚜 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝

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Guide For Reading :

" Cat is cute... " Character speaking

'So cute ! ' Character thoughts

*Bang* Action / Sound

Flashback

{ Voice of the world speaking }

A/N : author notes. Used for notes in chapter.... Obviously.

[ To Be Added Later ]

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Author random thoughts :

Happy new year. It's late,but I don't care.

Yes, I still upload even at new year. I don't celebrate New year or particularly care about it anyway. Besides, it's already the time of the schedule for me to upload the chapter.

Even though this books don't really have a schedule,but I usually have a 5 days interval between chapter. It took me 3-4 days to roughly plan the plot, improving it, some research, do the draft and write it.Then the other 1 day is usually used for the final review, editting and revision. Of course this is not a fixed schedule and may change depending on the situation.

Anyway, I'm finally done with the introduction arc. This is where the real thing is going to begin. I'm done with making every isekai author hates me.

Also I wonder what do people even think when I made those side chapters that is barely made properly. I mean, it's fun to write those since I can just do whatever I want with it and even if it became a plot hole to the main story , I could just say it's non-canon.

I wanted to split the side chapter from the main one,but decided against it since the word count is kinda low. I really couldn't just let a short chapter just get uploaded like that. It does troubled me a bit since I wanted the chapter to be organized neatly,but I also can't upload it to a different chapter since I won't let it... What a hassle.

Anyway thanks for the support in this book. Well you guys reading this is really making me happy after all. It's probably not much to you,but it's still something a lot for me.

As usual

HOPE YOU ENJOY IT

"You're here again...."

"Yes... Please excuse me..." She said before entering the room.

It became her habits now to come to Satoru's place out of the blue. It's not like Satoru could reject her away. He's the one who proudfully say she could use his place to relax so he better take responsibility for it. He didn't mind a visitor to begin with. It wasn't as if he was busy with anything of sort.

At first she was sorta shy when visiting him,but Satoru would always welcome her with open hand and that friendliness he showed is what made her somewhat comfortable. She was already taking a big risk by spending her time with a man on his apartment. Though as she said.

"You sure ? Wouldn't it be dangerous to spend a time at a man home ? I know i'm the one who suggested it,but..."

"That's true,but you're not that type of people... I think you're pretty safe.... Besides if anything were to happened I would have crush you physically and mentally."

"Pfft... Scary." He couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"Í'm being serious here !" She pouted. She's annoyed that she's being treated like a child now.

"Okay , okay I understand. "

Although, Satoru didn't really object it at all. She's bringing him dinner so does he really have any reasons to object ? It's an excellent privileges to have.

'But, it's been two months,huh ? Two months just pass that quickly ?' Satoru thought

There's certainly had been a lot of thing happening during those two months,but that's a story for another time.

"Hmm, it's clean again today ? That's surprising. Satoru-kun, what was your record again."

"Hey, at least I managed to keep it clean for one month."

"Could you please not act as if it was an accomplishment..." She rolled her eyes at his word. More time for her to play mom now.

Their relation has been getting an improvement until it was fine for them to call each other on the first name basis.

They've been getting friendly with each other,but in the end Satoru know that their relation would only end as that.

What does that mean exactly ?

Miyuki is cute, he has known that fact for a long time now,but he has no interest to pursue her. She has shown no interest towards him at all and the affection she's been giving was only limited to a friendly one. Satoru was aware and believe that this is the case. He didn't know how she usually act with someone,but from the way she act here he was pretty sure that was the case.

Satoru was hopeless when it came to romance. He's been failing a lot and it's finally time for him to realize that he need to give up. Or is he ? This feeling has been playing with his mind after all.

He got a chance right ? Or is he just being optimistic on this case ? There is no doubt that she likes him,but it was not like she likes him as a man. The likes she showed definitely doesn't feel like that. Maybe she didn't even view Satoru as a man to begin with. If so, no wonder she could get very friendly with him to begin with. Satoru really wanted to sate this curiosity of his.

It would be a lie if he say that he wasn't interested. Miyuki is a beautiful girl. That's a fact that everyone has come to realized.Yes, the personality matters too,but to know the personality you need to have a good outer layer first. That much is obvious. Nobody would look at your inside without actually seeing the outside first.

'I have no delusions of dating her...'

To think of that means he has to climb to the top first. To reach her is like trying to get a flower at the top of a very high peak. With no way of climbing, he could only hope to view it.

To begin with, Satoru was very self-conscious of himself. He knew himself that he adore her,but that's not gonna make him do a move first. The thing she does for him is no more than what you might do to your closest friend. He wouldn't risk it at all.

'Am I really going to run away at such crucial moment ? Maybe I need to try harder ?'

"Satoru-kun ? What's wrong ?" She asked. From his face alone, he seems troubled so she was concerned from the way he was acting out.

"Nothing..." He lied. Miyuki wore a look that say "are you serious ?" since his words is fooling no one,but himself.

"Is that so ?...Please do tell me if you need anything then..."

There is no way Satoru would be telling her anything. It sorta became a habit that they only talk when they want to so no one is forcing each other to talk. They just trust that the other party is smart enough to talk about it when they need to rather than hiding it.

"Here's for dinner."

The way they are right now would usually be viewed as a married couple with Miyuki cooking the dinner for both of them and the two of them eating it at Satoru's place,but they both know that's not the case and that's also why this works out just fine. There is no akwardness between them.

Miyuki has also been cooking at Satoru's place recently. It's more efficient,cheaper, and more importantly she could cooked various of meals. The one she usually made for Satoru was usually the one that could last a day or so. It's great enough,but that limited her option for cooking. That's why she opted to cook at his place so she could cook the food that is only good if it was freshly made.

Miyuki also got to use Satoru's unused utensils that came when he first live there. It seems, his brother has purchased all the basic needs beforehand,but we already know that he won't use it. Rather than letting a high grade cooking utensils left unused, he thought of letting her use it.

"Thank you for the food.Today is amazing as usual."

"Glad you enjoyed it, I work hard on this one."

"Aren't you always ?"

"Hmm, do you think so ?"

"No no no, Miyuki. You can't just say it like that. Let me praise you for real. You always work so hard so let me do so."

She's really harsh on herself sometimes. She would always praised others,but not praise herself. It was perhaps due to her viewing this sort of stuff as "usual".

When you do everything almost perfectly sometimes it is hard to appreciate it yourself. It was common for you and has became your standard and that's why it was hard to appreciate it. It's human nature after all to always seek more.

It's good that she has the motivation to keep improving,but she need to appreciate the compliments. It's good to do so every once in a while. Of course, getting engulfed in those compliments wouldn't be good either,but Satoru believe that she's not that type of person.

"... Right... Thank you..."

"See, it wasn't that ha-...."

He stopped when she was looking at him like that. Really he can't take it when she surprised him with those adorable facial reaction of hers. The small smile she's giving out such gentleness.

"You're there ?"

"Y-yes... "

'A sudden attack like that is unfair... That should be against the law...'

"By the way, Satoru-kun... Do you have time tomorrow. There's something I've been wanting to buy so if you could perhaps... If you're not busy... Maybe..."

'Is she nervous of asking things like that ?'

"Of course. Where are we going to ?"

".....You know... I wanted to finally try that for once..." Her slender fingers pointed at the game console that is under the tv rack.

"Seriously ?" She nodded her head.

"I thought of buying a couple of games that I saw on the internet... I've only watched you using it so I'm curious about it.." she said in a small voice.

That's just it for her request ? Satoru really thought that she's going to buy something else. Well, he's not going to reject her anyway. Tommorow is Saturday so it was fine if she wanted to go.

Sometimes, Satoru would play games on his console at night and she would just watch him play and never had any intention of joining in,but now she was rather curious. Satoru thought that she really resembles a puppy in some aspect.

Satoru is resolved in letting her do as she wishes. She's been taking good care of him since the start and never asked for anything as compensation and that's why Satoru intend to repay her even by a little.

Thanks to her after all, that he got to have so many free time compared to before. Indirectly that is. With Miyuki cooking him dinner, he would obviously skip the overtime he usually take at work thanks to his colleagues. He was quite a glutton so her food came first.

Though he has to say goodbye to his extra paycheck,but it wasn't all bad. You see, with Miyuki cooking for him meaning he doesn't have to go to the convenience store anymore to buy bento which is arguably more expensive if it was summed up. Rather than that, all he need to do now was to pay the gas bill, and the food ingredients bill which is considerably way more cheaper if we count the total. In conclusion, he still can save up money albeit lesser than before.

"Sure, I'll meet you in the afternoon."

"Great, I'll be awaiting." She was all smiles now and it would be too bright to look at her now so he turned his head away instead.

'Tommorow... That would be great'

They didn't know what awaits them so let's keep it a secret. Perhaps it's better ? Who knows...

•••

Tommorow arrived and Miyuki look rather enthusiastic. She's been looking forward to it the whole day. Curiosity really gets the better of her. It was cute to say the least seeing her all restless because of a video game.

'Ah !'

Satoru just now realized that apparently this was her first time playing video games. She's like those refined and sheltered young lady that never exposed herself to the huge outside world.

Seeing her outfit already made him think so. It wasn't anything fancy,but was definitely something excessive for a simple Saturday walk. She really got those young lady vibes around her if she act like usual that is.

"How do you think I look ?"

"Yeah, that looks good."

"Your eyes says otherwise though... Hey you're not even focusing on me..."

"..."

The way she act really doesn't help at all. It was not her looks that make Satoru not concentrating,but rather her act.

Her top was a gray plain blouse that just covered a quarter of her arms. The blouse itself was decorated with a black bow that is placed on the chest part. To cover her arms, she wore an long sleeved black shirt underneath so it will not expose too much.

On the bottom, she wore a skirt that is just right above her knees. To cover her legs she wore a tight too underneath it. It really fit to her slender figure. Everything is enhancing her natural feminity.

That all looks good on her,but the way she looks so childish like this really just ruin that perfect image of her.

"Sorry,sorry I can't help it with the way you act,but you know.. I really like the way you are now."

"T-thank you..." Her face flushed slightly red and even her ears starting to turn red too. Really Satoru can't help but wanting to pat her head. It looks so soft.

On the other hand, maybe Satoru is a natural at giving praises. Was that always the case though ? Doesn't seems to be the case remembering his past self. Who knows. Perhaps it only work against her. It does seem effective.

"So, I know this one good store where you could get a good deal. Do you want to go there ?" Satoru offered.

He was trying to lighten up the situation a little so he could finally concentrate. His hand still wanted to pat her head though. It looks so pattable and that's not even a proper word.

"Umm, sure. Please lead the way."

"Off we go,then.

This definitely feel like a date or some sort. Satoru is trying his best to ruin this mood. He was somewhat used with this so there is no akwardness that is spilling out.

It still leave a warm sensation at his heart though knowing he were able to be with her. Being friend with her is just more than enough. No delusional thinking.

So apparently their plan was not just that. It was more precise to call it Miyuki's plan rather than their plan. Satoru already got his wallet ready everytime so it wasn't a problem. He got more money than usual so he has no problem spending it.

The problem is his nervousness that is getting on the way. It was not because of her. Even though Satoru was never great at talking with woman especially the one who possess extreme beauty. Well, it wasn't much of a problem with Miyuki since her looks resembles the one of a young maiden. She had those baby faces so it was rather hard to accurately determine her ages just by looks. The reason he is nervous is because the problem it would cause if they were spotted by someone they know.

The other party on the other hand looks rather calm. It's possibly because she's popular and many would ask her out before so she has experience with it. The thought of that really makes some emotion boils within Satoru.

'Am I jealous ? No, that's not it...'

"Satoru, I already told you that it's fine. You don't need to worry." She suddenly spoke.

She must have senses his nervousness. She is always the sharp one.

"Yes..."

Satoru tried to calm his self down realising that this charade is stupid. It would ruin his day if he were to think too much about it.

'Just focus on the street'

On the way there, you can easily spot a few of dine in restaurant and other cafe on the area. It was preferably a favourite place for people to hang out in.

Though what stopping them is an entirely different thing.

"Animal cafe ?"

"Mmm, it is as it says."

Animal cafe is not uncommon in Tokyo. The animal in the cafe is commonly populated with cats or dogs. They offer you food that you would normally find in a regular cafe,but with the added animals for the experience.

It came at a hefty price. The maintenance cost to keep it running is very high due to the amount it would take to properly maintain the animal itself thus the high price for the cafe.

But...

The sign that says special discount for two is enticing.

"Umm..."

The way she looks at him already told him all he needed to know.

"I understand."

"Really ? thank you !"

Well they so called shopping now just turned into an outing. What a change..

After they had signed in which unsurprisingly really do cost them a lot, they went in the cafe. Luckily they got a spot there. Usually in this type of cafe there would be a limit on how many people they could host at the same time. This is to prevent overcrowded and to prevent unnecessary stress for the animal.

It was a cat cafe that they had signed in. It was more common to see them apparently. Cats are known to be the more calm one if compared to dog.Both of them have no complaints since it seems that it is a nice place to relax in. There goes the plan to buy a game down the drain.

The space inside was more spacious than they had imagined it at first. At entry you could see a bunch of cats walking around the place.

What weird is the fact that the place doesn't smell bad at all. Usually animals has these odors that are coming with them. The wilder the animal are,then the odor would be stronger.Of course most of these cats here would only be a house cat,but with this many amount there should be a hint of the smell,but surprisingly there is none at all.

The cleanliness of the place really deserved a praise then. They do serve food and drinks here,but it was definitely a task to manage this big place.

"Even cats live in a better place than you, Satoru-kun. What do you have to say about this ?"

"Shut up, I've been improving."

She let out a small giggles. It's true that in the past months, Satoru has been improving after being lectured that is. It was a pain in the ass to hear the lecture since all of her words hit like a bullet straight to his heart.

Miyuki too has grown somewhat comfortable with Satoru to drop all of her act when with him. It was much better according to her after she finally tried it. Playing as the perfect human being role is quite tiring after all.

"There's a lot of them... Aren't they so cute !"

He could hear her excitement as she spoke. Her eyes sparkled as she eagerly scanned each and every single cat in her line of vision.

Maybe Miyuki really like cats more than he thought. As a cat person himself,he's glad that he could convince someone else that cat does reign superior.

"Yeah, they are."

"Right ? They're so cute !"

You are even more cuter though, Satoru thought. She didn't even realize that she herself was being cute. Her mind is distracted over the cat to notice it herself. The staff gave them a brochure listing all of the information you needed to know about the cat in the cafe and she is excited to know them all.

"Oh look, it's Coco coming over !" She said in a low voice. The excitement is still heard in her voice even if the voice is lowered. She failed miserably in containing it. Not that she has to.

The cat that came is a british shorthair. It has a bluish gray fur and a yellow eyes. With its dazzling figure just walking towards both of them.

She was itching to pet them,but she know better to not do so. It's better to let them know you first before you're trying to touch them. In a way, it was sort of a greeting for this cat. So instead she just let our her hand and let Coco sniff her first. After getting familiar with the scent, Coco snuggled its head on her hand.

"Awww... Look, she's letting me pet her."

Satoru lips couldn't help but to curled up to a smile. Her antics is totally different now. It was outright adorable.

"Look, there's one right besides you."

Satoru was quite familiar with animals since his family used to owns it so he knows how to stroke them correctly which gets him a jealous stare from a certain someone who quickly came over to his side.

"Where's Coco ?"

"Dunno..." She shrugged.

'Ah ! she lost Coco already. That's quick...' Satoru thought

"You're so good at this..." She doesn't even bother hide her jealousy in her voice. Satoru smiled wryly at her.

"It's your first time. Don't worry, they'll get used to you soon."

"I guess..."

"Wanna get a seat ? The drinks here looks delicious."

They both stood back up again and look for a seat. They decided to sit on a sofa. Even the sofa here is huge. After getting deeper to the cafe, Satoru could notice the variants of cats that are living here. They certainly have a lot of them here. There's a Siberian,Angora , American shorthair,Siamese,Persian long hair and many other breeds can be seen walking around.

Even at their seat, Miyuki was too focused on the cat that she ignored everything else. She was staring and maybe hoping that the cat would want to greet her.

Taking that moment, Satoru went ahead and ordered both of them drinks. Coffee was the most popular menu here, not surprised since he clearly spotted some people who's bringing their work here. Satoru would also prefer coffee anytime. It's also not surprising that they bring their work here since the WiFi here is pretty fast for a cafe.

He decided to order a latte and a couple of pastries in the end. Even the food and drinks are expensive. He convinced himself that this would only happened one time so his wallet wouldn't be crying.

A moment later the order finally came and it really is magnificent to look at. There is this latte art where you would use milk foam to create a design on top and it really needed a talent to do that.

"T-this is..." Miyuki just stared at her portion in surprise. She saw this type of coffee before,but never actually got the chance to try it out. She immediately take a picture with her phone.

"Well ,enjoy it."

Satoru started to drink his own drink,but Miyuki was still just staring at it without even touching it at all. Satoru could roughly hear her muttering "Should I drink it..."

'Did she not like ? I remembered she's fine with coffee.'

"What's wrong ?"

"... Do you expect me to drink it... ?"

"You don't like it ?"

"That's not it ... It's just so cute, I can't drink it. It would be a waste to destroy this."

"You're serious..." Satoru was really dumbfounded at this discovery.

"Don't laugh ! I'm serious !"

"That just made it even funnier."

"Seriously... I can't destroy this cat on top. It's so adorable..."

"Wouldn't it be a waste to not drink it ?"

"Ugh.... You got a point..." She started to sip it slowly as she try to not destroy the milk foam on top. Seeing her saddened expression as she drink it is really hilarious.

Satoru really love her antics. How could she be adorable without even purposely doing so. Well, at least she's drinking it now. The milk foam would be gone after sometime if she didn't drink it anyway so it would be best if she decides to drink it.

"It's really good..."

Satoru once again smiled at her for still trying to preserved the life of the cat on top. She's trying her best to not accidentally ruin it at all.

"My intuition is telling me that you're laughing at me aren't you ?"

"Nope, not at all. It's just your imagination"

"..."

Around the time they have finished eating, which took considerably a long time since they decided to have lunch there, they went wandering around the place again. This time though, they both brought snacks to get the attention of the cats. It was prohibited to bring snacks from the outside as there's a chance that the food was not suitable for the cats and also it would lowered their income, but buying it from the inside was a different case.

Operation #2 to get the cat attention is on the way. With cat snacks, it was way easier to do. The cat here are used to human so they aren't hesitant to go to a human to ask them for food.

This time Miyuki got the attention of Mocha. This one seems friendly than the other one here. After doing a proper greeting, Mocha hop on Miyuki's lap who's sitting on the floor.

Giving Mocha a treat seems to do the job very well. No, it's definitely not a bribery. Anyway Miyuki let out her hand again for Mocha to sniff and right after that it rubbed its head on her hand. She smiled cheerfully as she finally get a chance to properly pet Mocha.

"It's so soft, try it out too Satoru."

As she said, the fur of the cat is so soft. Just by a glance you could even tell that the cat here was properly managed by the staff. There is no hint of odor coming out from the cat. In fact every single cat in this place is properly managed. No wonder the price was high.

Seeing her expression that is full of bliss made Satoru unconsciously smiled. The cat seems to enjoyed being petted by her too by its purring notices that Mocha made. She was so deeply immersed by it. He decided to take a picture or two as memories.

Leaving her for a while, Satoru went to the lounge to relax there. Some of the more luxurious cat cafe offer a lounge for people to relax in with the cat. It wasn't necessary always a place to play with the cat,but a place for you to relax with the cat.

In the lounge you could see bookshelf filled with magazine and comics and also gaming computers. He chose one of the comics there and read it there.

Then later he realized that he was accompanied by another cat just right under the desk sniffing at his leg. Looking at the brochure, he knew that this one is Taro.

"Taro...,huh ? You wanna read with me too ?" Satoru patted at a spot at his table and the cat just jump straight from the floor to the chair and to the table.

Taro meowed and lifted a paw before it put it on Satoru's arms.

Satoru tried to pet it and unsurprisingly Taro let him stroke his body. He kept letting Satoru pet him while purring and nuzzling at his arms.

Satoru still prefer dogs,but cat aren't that bad after all. He enjoyed listening to its purring while he gently stroked his body. It was cute, especially when it did a little body stretch at the end.

"You really remind me of someone you know..."

The cat meowed as if saying "Really ?"

Human and cats may have a similarity in personalities. Not all human are friendly towards each other since some prefer to open up after knowing more who they're interacting with. In some way, it was a path to open up a mutual trust between each other. It was like a cat who would warm up with a human they're familiar with.

His lips slowly formed into a gentle smile as he pat its head and stroke its chin. It was so relaxing that he felt that he could do this forever.

"You made another friend ?" Miyuki said as she appeared out of nowhere.

"... Don't scare me like that..."

"Sorry...but cats sure do loves you. Haven't you noticed ?"

"Hmm, maybe I have a charm of my own ?"

"Sure... Whatever you say..." She started to pout slightly.

Really, it is fun to tease her a bit sometimes. She's being here must only mean that she was left alone again by Mocha.

'Yup, there's Mocha.'

His eyes spotted Mocha at the top of the shelf. How did he got there he didn't know.

"Here do you want to play with Taro ?."

"... Yes..." Her mood quickly improved after that. She is easy to deal with when Satoru already know how to handle her.

What Satoru said earlier might be somewhat true to a certain degree. He really do have a certain charm that work against cat. He didn't know why,but the cats that pass by would always greet him first and try to get on his lap. If only his charms work on a human being that would be great. Or maybe it does ? Who knows. That's a tale for another time.

Eventually, they need to leave. It was definitely fun and both of them seems satisfied with it. There is still couple of hours before evening so they still got plenty of times to go shopping.

It's Saturday so it was expected to be crowdy,but this is more than just crowdy. Before diving right in to the crowd, they first made sure what they wanna buy.

"It's just the game store right ?"

"Maybe, we could search for some accessories... " She suggested.

"Sure, I know a great place here. Anything else ?"

"Hmmm....I guess we can just look around for clothes if that's fine. It's almost winter."

"Of course."

So soon it's going to be the time of the month again where it would be chilly everywhere. It's near Christmas too, so Satoru was already wondering what present he should give. Maybe searching for it now wasn't a bad idea after all. He could see what she's possibly interested in.

She quickly tugged at his sleeves while dragging him around with Satoru guiding him around. They definitely are getting a lot of stares from the people around. Who wouldn't. With the way they are, it wouldn't be surprising if people thought they were a couple. What really made them stare is Miyuki who's excluding such beauties.

It's not just stares that they're getting. At some point, he would get a warm smiles from the visitors or even the staff themselves. It's fine,but... Really ?

In the end he definitely would prefer this version of her than anything else. The girl who could smile so carefreely and the one who looks like she's having the most fun. It was much better than the acting version she's always forced to do. That was still beautiful regardless,but there was something else that differentiate them.

"Satoru-kun , what with that face ?"

"Aren't you getting a lot of stares ?"

"Seems like it.. you're also getting some stares yourself..." So apparently she didn't even realize it herself. She was just to focused on the shop and really ignored everything else.

"Me ? Well, that's true,but..."

The stares on Satoru was more of a jealous stare more than anything else if he has to add it while the one that is directed at her was the one that is filled with lust.

She really is not used to getting stares in this form of her. The way she's at work was her defenses. By acting like that, she would be viewed as someone that is hard to approach thus minimizing the interaction she would need to do. She is very wary of the people around her.

"You're not bothered by the stares, right ?" She asked.

"Nope, I'm fine with it..."

"Is that so...well, please accept my sorry beforehand..."

She felt a bit guilty about it. She's self aware that she was the cause of that.

"That's not really your fault, look there might be some winter clothes you're looking for there." He pointed at the shop at the corner before she looked at it and tugged at his arms again and went in.

Satoru has been noticing something about her recently. For someone who's always doing excellent, she sure do lack self confidence on herself. It was like she is too harsh on herself. Does she not know the word relax ?

She would always care for others first,but never really cares for her own wishes. Blaming yourself for everything is never really the correct answer.If she's not going to care for herself then Satoru would gladly care for her. It was simply an act to repay her kindness towards him.

"What do you think of this one ?"

Satoru has been shopping with woman before, to be more precise his mom so he was used to this type of stuff before.

"Anything would fit you, really."

Satoru has no sense of fashion,but at least he could tell that the coat and scarf she was going to buy would fit her perfectly. It look thick enough so you wouldn't have to worry about freezing.

"Then, I'm buying it."

"Just like that ?"

"You said it fit me didn't you ? I also took a liking to it so I see no problems."

That's true he did say that,but the answer was too quick. Satoru was not planning to make it a problem and just accept her sense of fashion. Besides, he really do believe it suit her well.

Everything ended up taking longer than planned. The shopping that is.

But this time, the shopping has been fun. They ended up purchasing thing for Satoru to use too. It took quite a trip to went here so might as well bought it while they were here.

"Thank you for waiting."

"It's not a problem." He replied.

After countless obstacles that they had created themselves, they finally got the objective that they are aiming for this whole time. It only roughly took them the whole day to do this easy task.

"I might suck at this so I appreciate your guidance..."

"That's fine. Have a bit of confidence would you ? You will be just fine."

"That's....."

Miyuki lack sincere compliment in her life. She do get a lot of compliments,but those were not a sincere one,but rather the one who's only doing flattery to get her attention.

As a human, it is natural for you to want a praise. It does help boost your confidence after all,but it's clear that she haven't been receiving those.

Satoru showed it multiple times already that he clearly cared for her. She's too harsh on herself and Satoru thought that he could help lift her burden a bit. He know that he's probably not worthy,but he didn't really care about it. If no one, not even herself going to compliment her, he would do it.

"You're putting yourself down. Cheer up."

"You always have a good thing to say about me..."

"That's easy, I'm only stating the truth I saw. "

He was really only describing her in his eyes.

"The truth, huh..."

It was really only the truth. He dislike when she put herself down like that. He would always accept her the way she is.

"Do you need me to praise you everyday ?"

"That would be too much..."

"Good you know that."

She was hard on herself because one thing she hates is failing. In order to protect herself she would need all of the effort she could harvested. She would always do her best so she doesn't have to handle the feeling of failing.

"Thank you for today..." She lowered her head and said in a faint voice.

"Anytime, remember that you are always open to relax."

"Yeah... .Once again... Thank you !"Her now cleared eyes stared directly at his. Her lips slowly formed into a small satisfied smile. Both of her hands are clasped at her chest. The gentleness of the smile and the warmness that it bring to Satoru is unimaginable.

Feeling the intense heat just gradually building up at his chest,he couldn't really reply much at all. His chest feels really warm right now that he would rather not to destroy it.

"Yo-you're welcome..."

Along the way home, Miyuki kept her small smile intact. It's great that she's happy. The fun isn't even done yet for Satoru. There is still this night where he would spend the time gaming.

'Would this last forever ?. Will this moment last forever ?'

As they continued their walk, he kept thinking that. There is no way this would last at all. This would definitely end one day.

'There is no use in pondering that,but...'

He was curious...

How would it end ?

When will it end ?

Why did it end ?

The answer is rather simple. Why was it simple ?

It's just right behind them.
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"Move away !!!!"

*Bang*

*Bang*

That's the answer. Quite simple. Such cliche thing happening. What a plot twist. It's not gonna go happy after all.

Since...

The end is now.

•••

Ughh... What... How did this...

Hmmm.... I see now. This is bad....

I'm still alive which is nice,but. . .

This pain, I definitely heard a pistol being shot... Multiple times in fact.

This is bad... That's obvious !!!

I'm going to die because I was shot... I'm not sure if there is even saving myself from this one.

{ Confirmed. Cancel Melee Attack >>> Successfully Acquired. }

Satoru-kun was shot too. . . Why does he had to be shot too... No...

He looks fine so maybe he'll survive this... Well, I'm not sure if that can be called fine,but compare to mine, he had it better.

How did that even happened...

...

It's my fault isn't it...

This is all my fault... If only I weren't so persistent of going...

Why...

It hurts too... I'm going to slowly die here... This is bad... I know this is bad, but it's not like I can do anything. Aren't I'm just way to useless now ? There should be something that I can do...

{ Confirmed. Cancel Pain >>> Successfully Acquired. }

Is that a sound ? It sounds robotic. Am I hallucinating now... I must be tired from all of this.

{ Confirmed. Mental Attack Resistance >>> Successfully Acquired. }

Will I even survive... No... Why did even that pop up. I can't. Obviously...

This was such a great day too.Why does it have to end like this...

It's almost winter too. I thought I finally will be able to spend the nice Christmas with someone,but maybe not .. Spending those cold day together would be nice...

{ Confirmed. Resist Cold >>> Successfully Acquired. }

After thinking that I might be able to warm up to someone. Finally I got someone,but it was a dream after all...

{ Confirmed... Cannot execute. Searching for the closest replacement. Resist Heat >>> Successfully Acquired. Combined with Resist Cold >>> Successful... Resist Temperature Successfully Acquired. }

A dream,huh ? That would be very nice. Imagine just summoning up an animal. I want a cat... Yeah, summoning would be nice... Things that pop right out when you need them is the best... What am I even talking about anymore...

{ Q29uZmlybWVkLlVuaXF1ZSBTa2lsbCAiU3VtbW9uZXIiIFN1Y2Nlc3NmdWxseSBBY3F1aXJlZC4 }

A/N : It's a code in base 64 and not me typing random letters.

Huh, what was that sound ? So noisy...it's not even a proper word anymore.

I guess that just mean that it was all my time left... What kind of insane people would shoot two random bystander multiple times in their back...

... I could barely even see the light now... The light just wanted to fade like that ? How rude... I just wanna see the light...

{Q29uZmlybWVkLiBVbmlxdWUgU2tpbGwgIlJhZGlhbmNlIiBTdWNjZXNzZnVsbHkgQWNxdWlyZWQu }

If just we were faster maybe we will already be at home right now. I could imagine the stuff that I could do... Asking Satoru to teach me... Spending time together and having fun... I wanted to try those games...

{ Confirmed... Request was rejected and was replaced. Electric Resistance >>> Successfully Acquired.}

Satoru-kun seems to be muttering something. He's still breathing. That's good.... I'm glad ...

I don't know how long I will last anymore... At any moment now . . .

This body wasn't very strong to begin with...

What a shame...

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This sure was a short life.

I just happened to be unlucky and was shot in the vitals...

Lesson learned... Heh, is there really anything to be learned here...

I'm calm... I'm way too calm over this... That's great... That's better... Dying like this is much better... I have no regrets...

My life is just flashing by in my mind right now. Wow... It sure wasn't a good life... Only now that I realized it ? It's too late...

I envy you Satoru-kun...

So this is the end ?

Yeah... Maybe it is the end...

See you . . .

That's the last thought of mine in this world.

Apparently this is not the end
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This is just the start...

•••

<<< To Be Continued >>>

Tensura Nikki

Side Story : Halloween for two ?

So once again, it's those days of the months where people would decorate their houses with creepy stuff and wearing an even creepier cosplay.

It's Halloween and Satoru wasn't very fond of the Halloween event

He's fine with the event itself. It's not like he get easily scared or anything of sort. Well, maybe he was getting scared by the cosplay part that is. He could faintly remember those traumatizing days where I would be used as a doll by his parents. That's just scary to child Satoru at the time.

That doesn't mean he didn't like cosplay.If the clothes were normal then there would be no issue,but the problem is those clothes weren't normal at all.

Ever since then, be would try my best to survive the torture of Halloween itself. The only good thing about that is only the discount. You could get some really good deal at this time of the month so nothing else come after it in his book.

Living in an apartment also gave him another benefits. It's way quiter here than anywhere else. Perfect for him to relax.

Halloween here could be quite loud sometimes so living here could at least somewhat reduces those noices to some extent. Just let the guy relax.

*Knock*

Visitors ? A trick or treaters ? He quickly dismiss those ideas.It wasn't a tradition for Halloween in Japan so it was very rare for you to even find one like that.

"Coming."

As he open the door, it was the sight of a person he know.

"Kurosawa-san ? Do you want to come in."

"Yes, if you don't mind, could I borrow your kitchen ?"

"My kitchen ?"

"I need it for this." She showed him a box.With that sort of packaging he's guessing that it's a cake.

"Ah, please come in."

'Hmm, guess I do have a company for Halloween. That's not bad, I suppose and of course free food. Don't judge me, I'm a glutton so what ?'

"Please feel free to use it."

"I will, I mean... All of those really are unused right ?"

"Yup, that's correct."

"Could you please not answer so proudly... Honestly... Those knifes are practically begging you to use them."

"I'm counting it on you." She sighed at his remarks. Well, it's better to let her use it than letting it go to waste.

So she really made a cake. It looks good too. He really can't wait to eat it.

"Here you go, enjoy. I kept the rest of it at your fridge if you need more."

"Thank you."

As he already expected. It really is good. He kept enjoying the cake while doing a light chat with her

They continue doing their own thing after that. Seems like she still has some leftover works she needs to finish so Satoru was gonna left her on her own accord.

And at that moment, something unexpected happened.

"That surprised me..."

A power outbreak at this time. Satoru was starting to suspect that this was a prank to surprise the residence.

'Though that would be such a stupid prank to pull off'

There's the chance that the party that is happening on the street is the one that is causing this,but it's very highly unlikely to happened.

Well that doesn't matter now. He was planning to check the breakers first. He'll also might check on the neighbours if there is no problems with the breakers.

'Wait, am I forgetting someone ?'

"Kurosawa-san, you're okay ?"

No reply...

'She didn't fall did she ?'

He quickly reached out for his phone which is conveniently placed on the table and try to turn it on so he could get a light.

Or at least that was the plan.

"... Kurosawa-san, do you bring your phone ? Mine is dead."

Still no reply

"Hmm ?"

He suddenly felt something tugging at his sleeves. He felt a relieve after knowing that she was fine. He tried to extend his hands towards her seats just to make sure she is safe.

"Ah !" She yelped.

Satoru hands slightly brushed against hers and that startled her. She immediately pulled away her hands.

"Kurosawa-san ? You're alright ?"

"Umm, yes..."

After knowing it was Satoru's hand, she calm down a little. Her hand once again looking for Satoru's shirt. He helped her with it and he could feel her hand trembling.

"... Thank you."

She's usually a very calm and levelheaded person,but she was still a person regardless. She still has something that she's anxious with.

"Kurosawa-san, are you perhaps scared of the dark ?" He asked her softly.

"Uhmmm, well.... No. Why would you think that ?"

"Really ?" Did she really think that Satoru would believe her lies like that ?

"You wouldn't make fun of me right..."

'She's worried of that ?'

"Of course not. Why would you think that ?" He purposely tried to get her back.

"Urgh..." She groaned. To think that she would be shot back by her own word... "It's not really because of the dark...

"Hmm ?"

"It just happened so suddenly that it shocked me."

"I see..."

"The darkness itself is fine though. I don't have a problem with it..."

"Yeah, I understand. Oh, could you please move your hand ? "

"Eh ? Uhmmm, well..." She started to anxiously fiddled with Satoru's shirt. He can't see her face really well,but from what he make out she seems to be contemplating her decision earlier.

"I'm joking, do whatever you want." He smiled at her. Not like she could see this anyway.

It's just fun to mess around with her a bit. She's so adorable when she's defenceless like this. Obviously Satoru wouldn't be that much of an asshole for using this opportunity excessively.

So in conclusion. She's bad at bluffing. Her tone was aloof, her wording is horrible so Satoru could really see that she's trying to cover her fear.

After a few minutes, the light has finally turned on. It was such a relieve since none of them have a flashlight so their options was either to stay for hours or walk in the darkness. Fortunately they didn't have to do both.

She cleared her throats and stood up. She walked towards the kitchen and walk as if nothing happened. What a change.

"Mikami-san... Thanks." When she turned her heads to him, he could she her ears and cheeks were red.

She quickly turned her head around again in embarrassment. He only replied her with "you're welcome" before going to the breaker rooms.

For some reason his heart has been rapidly beating since then.

"Huh ? What's with that ? Weird..."

Guess he would never know the answer to that.

•••

Afterwords :

So that's it for this chapter. I do notice that it felt rushed for some reason. If I were to cover everything, it would be too long and the pacing is going to be a mess. It wouldn't even be a Tensura Fanfiction anymore if that's the case. Might as well make a rom-com novel instead if I'm going to cover everything.

Anyway cat cafe are a nice place to go to. Expensive,but you could pay a certain amount and you could basically stay at the place for the whole day so probably worth it. I don't know about the other cat cafe,but the one in Japan is definitely pretty nice. At the least the one I saw that is. Dunno about the other one. Yes, I do love cats. No, I'm not sponsored by a cat cafe.

The story is basically starting from now so I hope you guys are enjoying it.

Really,I have a terrible confidence issue as I viewed every single of my chapter as trash for some reasons. I really need someone else to review it beforehand... I don't trust myself to review it since I will definitely have words to diss myself.

Also this chapter should have came out earlier,but I'm a bit lazy and like procrastinating a lot. Some people tell me that I'll be able to achieve greater things if only I'm not such a lazy person. I'll reflect on that. Maybe...

Anyway hope you'll be awaiting for the next chapter.