I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

As for Takagi, you have to listen to his words at different times.

When it's serious, you can listen to it all; when it's not serious, you can ignore most of it.

Now including Tomoya Aki himself, there are six people in his family.

There is only one person left -

Sayaka Kudo!

It was already afternoon, but there was no set time for us to arrive.

Sayaka Kudo is definitely not a forgetful or unpunctual person.

Being late for a party like today's should not happen to her.

But since Sayaka Kudo hasn't arrived yet, Tomoya Aki couldn't help but wonder where this good girl is now?

So before night falls, the thing that Tomoya Aki does most is to look at his phone.

When chatting with other people, he would glance at his phone after just one or two sentences.

Such small actions of his would certainly not escape the eyes of those present.

Some people are also curious about who Tomoya Aki is waiting for news from.

"Honestly, I should have brought a girl here too!"

Takagi glanced around calmly.

There is no need to talk about Majima. Whenever the couple accidentally shows their affection, everyone around them will be fed dog food.

And Takagi also feels a little jealous of Tomoya Aki, who is also single like him.

Now Takagi really wants to find a time machine to go back to the morning and bring a girl over at that time.

At a friend's birthday party, he was the only one without anyone of the opposite sex by his side. He looked rather miserable. Yet he sometimes boasted that he had walked through a sea of ​​flowers without getting noticed by a single leaf.

The iron triangle in the Science 3 classroom now seems to be the winner in life, but it is this young man who rebelled from Kyoto.

"An Yi, which old lover are you still waiting for?!"

Takagi looked as if he had seen through everything. He put his arms around Aki Tomoya's neck and asked him quietly.

His little action of looking at the phone really reminds the people around him all the time that this guy is still waiting for someone, and judging from his reaction, the person he is waiting for is more important than the people present.

This made Takagi curious. How close was the relationship between the person he was thinking about so much and Tomoya Aki?

Aki Tomoya pushed Takagi away and glared at him with an unpleasant look: "There is only one good friend left who hasn't come. Do you think I care or not?"

There is only one left. Even if others don’t wait, he will definitely wait. Akitomo thinks there is nothing wrong with his attitude.

Just when Takagi was about to say something, a message came on Tomoya Aki's phone.

The latter star had no time to deal with Takagi at this time, and was already focusing on the message on his mobile phone.

"Am I not late yet?"

At this time, Kudo Sayaka sent a message asking, and I don’t know if it was delayed due to something.

Aki Tomoya first glanced at the current time, then replied that it was okay, it was still early and the sky was still bright.

"I have something to do. I just got off the station. ε=(?ο｀*)))"

Sayaka Kudo actually wanted to arrive earlier. Although this time was not too late, it was definitely not as early as others.

Knowing that she had just arrived at the subway station, An Yilun asked, "Can you find the way over here? Do you want me to pick you up?"

"Do you think I'm your child? -_-||"

"Oh, since you don't need my help, I'll just wait for you at home!"

"If today wasn't your birthday, would I teach you a lesson when I got to your house?"

"No, I'm scared!"

"Humph!"

Almost everyone is ready, just waiting for Sayaka Kudo to arrive.

Including Aki Tomoya and Kudo Sayaka who will be arriving soon, there will be seven people in total. It should be a lively night tonight.

Ding-dong-

"Huh, so fast?!"

Not long after Tomoya Aki put down his phone, the doorbell rang.

Aki Tomoya thought it was Kudo Sayaka who arrived, and at this time wondered if she had grown a bunch of hairy legs. His house was neither far nor near from the subway station, but it must be at least ten minutes' walk.

It's only been two minutes since I put down my phone and he's here?

But when Aki Tomoya went out to open the door, he was greatly disappointed.

"Mr. Takagi, your order has been delivered. Please sign here!"

It was a courier, and it was something that Takagi ordered.

This is not the first time. Many things have been delivered before, all ordered by Takagi.

"Takagi-kun, it's your call."

"...Looking at your disappointed expression, this last person must be someone extraordinary!"

Takagi walked out and sighed as he looked at Tomoya Aki's face.

"Am I as disappointed as you say?"

"Disappointment is written all over his face, what do you think?"

Takagi rolled his eyes at him, then went to the entrance to get something and sign.

It was this reaction of Aki Tomoya that made Takagi more curious about how the person who made Aki Tomoya wait for so long would die.

And Sayaka Kudo didn't keep them waiting for long.

After about ten minutes, she rang the doorbell.

"Kudo, you kept me waiting."

When Tomoya Aki opened the door and saw Sayaka Kudo, he subconsciously said this.

Sayaka Kudo only saw the teasing look of Tomoya Aki, and did not notice that there was someone behind him looking at her curiously.

At this time, Sayaka Kudo wrinkled her nose slightly, raised her hand, and pretended to throw something at Tomoya Aki's face.

However, she was just bluffing. Knowing that it would not scare Aki Tomoya, she raised her hand steadily and placed the thing in her hand in front of Aki Tomoya.

"Take it."

Chapter 2⑧⑨ Flirting? (1/?)

It seemed like a gift, and Akitomo felt the same way.

"You're so polite, you even gave me a birthday present!"

Aki Tomoya was delighted and took the item with a serious look.

Kudo Sayaka stuck out her tongue and said unhappily, "I ran so far to buy you something, and your reaction is too small. Be more sincere!"

"Mr. Kudo, thank you so much for thinking of my birthday today!"

Rolling his eyes, Tomoya Aki's weird tone gave Sayaka Kudo goosebumps.

"You'd better be more arrogant!"

Sayaka Kudo complained mercilessly.

This time it was Aki Tomoya who was in a state of dismay. He replied in a depressed tone, "I can't be as arrogant as you say..."

Sorry, being arrogant and rude is not his style.

Come to think of it, what does it look like to be arrogant and rude?

Reaching out to take the thing from Sayaka Kudo's hand, Aki Tomoya took a closer look and found that it was a cake.

"This is the happiness cake that's very popular recently, and I haven't even tasted it yet!"

Sayaka Kudo put her hands on her hips, with an expression that said, "I've been good enough to you."

Of course, before she came to Tomoya Aki's house, she wasted most of her time not on buying the cake, but on other things.

"This is just a snack at best, not a birthday cake!"

"If you don't want to eat it, then give it back to me so that I and the others can enjoy it!"

"It's rare that Master Kudo bought me a gift. If I don't eat it, I would be letting you down!"

As they talked, they both laughed out loud.

As they joked with each other like this, Tomoya Aki almost forgot that there were other people in his house.

In order to favor one over the other, Tomoya Aki didn't want to leave anyone out at his birthday party, because the inexplicable gaze of Takagi behind him was really creepy enough.

He carefully looked back at Takagi who had been secretly watching him from behind, and moved his lips to make a questioning sound.

And Takagi gave him a mean look.

Tomoya Aki decided to ignore this guy and quickly let Sayaka Kudo come in.

"this is for you."

As soon as Sayaka Kudo entered the room, she took out a black and gray mechanical watch from her coat pocket. This was the real birthday gift she had prepared.

"I have a pretty good sense of time... Not expensive, right?"

This is the first birthday gift that Tomoya Aki received today, a black and gray mechanical watch, carefully selected by Sayaka Kudo.

He doesn't have the habit of wearing a watch, but because of Sayaka Kudo's gift, he might develop this habit.

"I can't afford the expensive ones, haha..."

Sayaka Kudo shook her head. It wasn't very expensive, just half of the first royalties she earned.

Her first payment for her writing was about 100,000 yen, which was unexpectedly a lot for Sayaka Kudo.

And out of the 100,000 yen, she took out 50,000 yen to prepare a birthday gift for Tomoya Aki.

To be honest, whether Aki Tomoya will like it is something that Kudo Sayaka cares about very much.

What the editor said about the future, that her novel will flourish, and other things about her future career are not even one ten-thousandth as important as this.

"Thank you."

At present, Tomoya Aki didn't know how significant this watch was. He just thought that it didn't cost Sayaka Kudo any money, so he accepted it with peace of mind.

He joked: "The more famous you become, Kudo, the more valuable this watch will be."

"Pooh!"

Sayaka Kudo lightly punched Tomoya Aki's arm.

However, she still agreed with this statement, because in fact, it seemed that she would not have to rely on her family in the future. At least the royalties from a book she wrote in college would reduce a lot of burden on her and her family.

Of course, the prerequisite is that, as she told the editor, the sales of her novels can increase steadily.

"Won't you put it on?"

When Sayaka Kudo saw that Tomoya Aki just put the watch into his pocket but did not wear it on his hand, she grabbed his hand rudely and took the watch back.

She ignored Aki Tomoya's reaction and put the watch on his wrist properly before clapping her hands in satisfaction.

“Pay attention to the time!”

At this time, Sayaka Kudo smiled slightly and gave this reminder.

Paying attention to the time, Akitomo looked at his wrist, which seemed to still retain the warmth from the other person.

He replied subconsciously: "Thank you for your concern, I am very conscious of my time!"

He has been racing against time since his second year of high school. He knows how important time management is without anyone reminding him.

It is the same now. He will arrange the schedule for the next month in the previous month. He will think about what to do and what should be done in advance.

But this is not what Sayaka Kudo wanted to remind Tomoya Aki.