I'm surrounded by women.

Shoko Toyokawa hugged Katori Genzakura's arm, thinking secretly in her heart, and a happy smile inadvertently appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Yuan Ying, where are we going today?"

Although she wants to date, Shoko Toyokawa, whose single age is equal to her actual age, actually doesn't know where to go for her first date.

'I want to go to the internet cafe and show you my Sky Striker card-playing skills from Yu-Gi-Oh!' Katori Gensakura thought to herself, but even if she had never been in a relationship before, she knew that going to an internet cafe for the first date was not the right thing to do.

After thinking for a moment, Katori Genzakura said, "Shoko, let's go shopping in the commercial street in front of the station."

After saying this, after realizing that Xiangzi currently had no money to go shopping, Katori Genying added: "I want to buy you a gift."

"Eh? A gift?"

After hearing Katori Genzakura's proposal, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but think in her heart: "If possible, I want a kiss from Genzakura as a gift."

It's a pity that Katori Genzakura obviously wouldn't take the initiative like this. Before she knew the truth about the Toyokawa family's decline from her aunt, Katori Genzakura didn't dare to easily let the relationship between herself and Xiangzi go to the next level.

Being lovers one day and close friends the next is what Katori Genzakura currently thinks is the best relationship.

Because if they really became lovers, and if he knew the truth from his aunt, it would be the Katori family that caused the Toyokawa family's decline.

Then the relationship between him and Shoko Toyokawa will never be the same as it is now, and there will never be a day of peace between them.

With Toyokawa Shoko's heavy emotions, she will definitely imprison herself in the bathroom or closet of her rented house. (Sad)

Because Xiangzi can't afford to live in a house with a basement now.

……

"I'm sorry, Sushi, I might be obsessed with work for a while. I told you before that I invested in an anime project by Aoji Productions called "Becoming You".

It seems that the list of voice actors for the heroines has finally been finalized recently, and the animation production has officially begun, so we will be busy for a while.

I'll probably be busy for at least two weeks, so I won't be able to accompany you to the entrance ceremony of Tsuki no Mori Girls' Academy High School.

I'm sorry. Even though I couldn't attend your junior high school graduation ceremony, I still vowed that I would not miss your high school entrance and graduation ceremonies.

It seems that Mom is going to break her promise again. I'm so sorry, Su Shi, can you please forgive Mom? Mom will do anything for me.

Nagasaki Motoyo's mother, Nagasaki Rui, said to her daughter sitting in the passenger seat with an apologetic look while driving.

Hearing that her mother was going to start working again, Nagasaki Suyo sighed helplessly. She had gotten used to her mother's frequent absence, and she knew that her current affluent life was entirely due to her mother's hard work, so she wouldn't cry and shout, "I want my mother to accompany me."

"It's okay. The high school entrance ceremony is no different from the junior high school one, and the first day of school is only half a day, so you can just focus on your work. But don't overwork yourself."

Nagasaki Suyo said considerately, but she had no interest in the anime "It Will Be You" that her mother kept talking about.

Because her mind is now full of how to recast CRYCHIC?

She wanted to play happily with Toyokawa Shoko, Shiina Tatsuki, Takamatsu Touma and the others again like they did before.

She wants CRYCHIC to start over with the original cast.

She didn't want CRYCHIC to fall apart.

Because she really takes everything about CRYCHIC very seriously!

After hearing this, Nagasaki Ruyi was deeply moved and said:

"Ah... How come my Su Shi is so filial? Mom must have saved the galaxy in her past life to have such a considerate and filial daughter like you, right?!

People often say that I still look like I’m 28 years old and can start a new relationship, but I have given up hope on love. I will never remarry in my life. I just want to raise my precious daughter, you, well.

Oh, yeah, just consider this your mom's apology, okay? I heard there's a delicious Western restaurant on the Zhanqian Commercial Street. Don't you love minestrone soup?

I won't go back home to cook today. Let's go to the western restaurant in the commercial street in front of the station to eat, okay?"

Chapter 25 Xiaoxiang Octopus

Commercial street in front of the station.

Because it is a newly opened commercial street and is close to the station, many young people, especially students, who want to go shopping after school, will choose to come to the station front commercial street.

I have been to Katori Genzakura several times before, so I am quite familiar with this commercial street, but every time I come here, I am accompanied by my younger sister.

After all, when I was in junior high school, this commercial street was still under construction.

When I was in high school, I had just been attending a private high school in Tokyo for a few days when my classmates laughed at me because my crush on girls was known to be a girl. Naturally, I didn't make any friends.

"Luckily, my parents understood my feelings and helped me transfer schools in time. Otherwise, my school life might have turned into a dark campus life, and my personality might have changed from a positive character to a negative character."

Katori Gensakura thought secretly in her heart that she was very grateful to her parents for understanding her.

As we all know, Japanese school comics are either about lighthearted everyday romance, passionate sports, or dark, heavy and twisted stories.

Although Katori Gensakura likes to watch both types of stories, if she were asked to choose which kind of school life she would like to live, Katori Gensakura would still prefer a relaxed and happy everyday campus romance.

For example, there is a manga that Katori Gensakura followed in her previous life called "The Abyss of Boyhood". Although reading this manga as a reader may feel that it looks strangely refreshing, if she really becomes a character in the manga, Katori Gensakura feels that her mental state may become a little unstable.

Thinking of this, Katori Gensakura also sighed silently in her heart. She was hit and killed by a pink truck in her previous life so suddenly that she didn't even have time to wait for "The Abyss of Boys" to be updated to the finale.

"Yuan Ying, where are we going?"

Unlike Katori Genzakura, Toyokawa Shoko has never been to the station square. Since her family fell into poverty, she has forgotten when was the last time she went shopping.

Although Shoko Toyokawa would pass by this commercial street in front of the station on her way home every time after get off work at the customer service company, she never chose to go in and take a look. Whenever she passed by, she would quicken her pace and leave because she was afraid of seeing the high-end brands in the commercial street.

In the past, if I wanted any high-end brand, I could just use the pocket money my parents gave me to buy it.

So much so that when she was a child, Shoko Toyokawa wondered why a brand that could be bought so easily should be called a luxury product?

It was not until now, when the glamorous life of a young lady that she had always enjoyed was gone as her family fell into poverty, that Toyokawa Shoko finally understood why those high-end brands she had previously owned were called luxury goods?

Because for ordinary people's income, even entry-level products from high-end brands are not affordable for ordinary people.

So Xiangzi began to become afraid of seeing or hearing these high-end brands, because as soon as she heard them, she would think of her once glamorous life as a young lady with no worries about food and clothing.

"We'll be there soon." Katori Genzakura didn't directly say where she was taking Toyokawa Shoko, but kept some mystery.

Toyokawa Shoko looked at Katori Genzakura's profile. In fact, the gift she wanted most from Katori Genzakura was a kiss from her, not some gift that required money to buy.

Katori Genzakura didn't know what Toyokawa Shoko was thinking at the moment. She just walked and looked around, looking for the store she wanted to go to.

Soon, after passing a Western restaurant and walking a few steps, Katori Genzakura finally found the store and said to Toyokawa Shoko, "We found it. This is the store. Shoko, let's go in!"

"Eh? Oh... okay."

Although she didn't know which store Katori Genzakura was going to take her to, facing Katori Genzakura who took the initiative, Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously became obedient and nodded obediently.

Katori Gensakura took Toyokawa Shoko into a toy store, and then with a clear purpose, took Toyokawa Shoko to the shelf of plush toys. After Katori Gensakura looked carefully in front of the shelf, she found the plush toy she wanted to buy - a light blue smiling octopus.

"Xiangzi, this is for you." Katori Genzakura gave the turned-over octopus to Xiangzi Toyokawa.

Looking at the smiling light blue octopus doll in her hand, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but smile. Was it an illusion? Why did she always feel that this little octopus looked like her?

"Thank you, Yuan Ying. This little octopus is very cute. I don't know if it's my illusion. I always feel that this little octopus looks a bit like me."

After Toyokawa Shoko finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart: It looks a lot like my old self, who used to always have a bright smile on his face.

"It's because it looks like you that I wanted to give it to you."

Katori Genzakura thought secretly in her heart, because this is not an ordinary light blue octopus, but a flipped octopus.

After turning it over, the light blue smiling octopus will turn into a dark blue angry octopus.

The smiling little octopus represents white auspiciousness, and the angry little octopus represents black auspiciousness.

In her previous life, Gensakura Katori bought a small octopus like this when "mygo" was updated.

Now reincarnated in Tokyo, she and Toyokawa Shoko become lovers for one day and close friends for another day. The first thing Katori Genzakura wants to do is to give Toyokawa Shoko a small octopus.

However, what Katori Genzakura said was, "Maybe it's because Xiangzi, you are as cute as this little octopus? Although in my heart, you are cuter than this little octopus."

Katori Genzakura originally just wanted to give a casual compliment, but Katori Genzakura completely underestimated her talent in teasing people. After hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko's cheeks couldn't help but blush, and she said shyly:

"I...I'm not as cute as you say."

After paying the little octopus, Katori Gensakura left the toy store with Toyokawa Shoko.

Sitting on a bench in the commercial street, Katori Genzakura told Toyokawa Shoko that this little octopus not only has a light blue side, but also a dark blue side.

After seeing that the little octopus could flip over and become puffy, Toyokawa Shoko, who was seeing this kind of doll for the first time, said in surprise:

"It turns out this smiling little octopus can also turn angry. But I think the smiling little octopus is cuter. Yuan Ying, who do you think is cuter when I'm smiling or when I'm angry?"

However, before Katori Genzakura could answer, Toyokawa Shoko realized that the question she asked was a bit strange and laughed at herself:

"No, what am I talking about? How can you describe someone who is angry as cute?"

Katori Genzakura, who didn't know how to answer, smiled awkwardly and said with a guilty conscience:

"Because I've never seen you angry, Xiangzi, so I don't know whether you're cuter when you smile or when you're angry."

'Actually, I've seen Xiangzi angry too many times, but it was all when I was watching "My Go" in my previous life...' Katori Genying added silently in her heart.

After hearing Katori Genzakura's answer, Toyokawa Shoko smiled and leaned on Katori Genzakura's shoulder as usual. Together with Katori Genzakura, she looked at the little octopus in her hand, turning the little octopus to the smiling side and then to the angry side from time to time.

"I don't think I'm cute when I'm angry, so I have to control myself and never get angry in front of you, Yuan Ying. I hope that in your heart, I'm a gentle woman who always has a smile on her face..."

"Xiao Xiang?!"

Before Toyokawa Shoko could fully say the word "girlfriend" to Katori Genzakura, a voice that she was very familiar with but never wanted to hear again appeared dramatically at this moment.

After hearing this familiar voice, Katori Genzakura also looked in the direction where the voice came from.

Nagasaki Motoyo was standing not far away, her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground by long nails. She looked at Katori Genzakura and Toyokawa Shoko with a dull look, her eyes filled with intense unwillingness to believe.

Seeing Nagasaki Suyo not far away, Toyokawa Shoko, who had just flipped the small octopus to the dark blue side, her face suddenly darkened.

I still remember the day I said I was leaving CRYCHIC, it was a rainy day.

The rainy days have long gone and today is sunny.

But the rain that day never seemed to dissipate, but slowly rose as time passed, as if it would eventually wash away all traces of CRYCHIC and gather into a river that was difficult to cross.

In this bustling commercial street, the hustle and bustle does not belong to Katori Genzakura, Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo. It seems as if the air has become frozen.

Chapter 26 First Kiss with Xiangzi

Meeting Nagasaki Suyo here surprised even Katori Genzakura, who had watched "My Go" in her previous life.

Could it be that with my appearance, the shocking kneeling will happen early?

Nagasaki Suyo, who was standing not far away, came to her senses at this time, and seemed to muster up the courage to walk towards this side.

"Um, um...Xiao Xiang, long time no see, can we talk for a while?"

Nagasaki Suyo walked up to Katori Genzakura and Toyokawa Shoko, and couldn't help fiddling with her fingertips, even speaking in a weak voice.

Toyokawa Shoko just glanced at Nagasaki Suyo, and then did not say a word to Nagasaki Suyo. Instead, she held Katori Genzakura's hand in front of Nagasaki Suyo, stood up and said to Katori Genzakura:

"Genying, let's go... run."

After saying that, before Katori Genzakura could reply, Toyokawa Shoko took Katori Genzakura's hand and started running. Katori Genzakura had no choice but to follow Toyokawa Shoko's idea and started running.

"Wait, Xiaoxiang!"

Nagasaki Suyo shouted behind him, but this shout did not stop Toyokawa Shoko, but made her run faster.

This was tough for Katori Gensakura, who was being dragged along. Whether in her past life or this life, Katori Gensakura's biggest weakness was her poor physical strength. After all, you can't expect a homebody to have too much physical strength, right? And Katori Gensakura's worst sport was running!

By the time she ran out of the commercial street, Katori Genzakura was almost out of breath. If she had run for one more second, the situation would have turned into Toyokawa Shoko dragging her away!

Katori Gensakura was so exhausted that she felt like she had fainted. Her vision was even blurry, and she could vaguely see her grandmother who had passed away many years ago.

Holy shit, my grandma is here to pick me up?!

Katori Genzakura was frightened awake in an instant, and when she came to her senses, she found that she had been held horizontally by Toyokawa Shoko in a princess-like posture.

"Eh hey hey hey hey?! Xiang, Xiangzi, what's going on?! I was just unconscious for a short while, how come you suddenly hold me in your arms?!!!"

Katori Genzakura was so surprised that she couldn't even speak clearly. She hurriedly wanted to get off Toyokawa Shoko's body as soon as possible because there were no one around. But if Nagasaki Motoyo caught up and saw this scene, it would be difficult to explain!

Toyokawa Shoko didn't know what Katori Genzakura was worried about. She just thought that Katori Genzakura didn't want to be hugged by her so soon. Although she felt a little disappointed, she still respected Katori Genzakura's thoughts and put Katori Genzakura down. Then, she held Katori Genzakura with concern and said:

"When I stopped just now, I found that you were staggering and about to faint, so I was about to pick you up and call a taxi to take you to the hospital."

"I'm fine, I'm fine. It's just that I haven't run for a long time. I can't adapt to running so fast at the beginning. You shouldn't have called a taxi, right?!" Katori Genying quickly shook her head, and then asked about the taxi in a somewhat anxious tone.

"I didn't have time to shout." said Shoko Toyokawa.

Hearing this, Katori Gensakura finally breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little scared. Taxis in Japan are very expensive, and this place is far from the hospital. If she had really been unconscious for a long time, and Toyokawa Shoko had called a taxi to take her to the hospital, the fare would have been a serious blow to Toyokawa Shoko's wallet.

If Yuan Ying knew that Xiangzi took a taxi to take her to the hospital, she would give Xiangzi the fare no matter what Xiangzi said.