21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 704 - 700 Resolving Issues at the Barbecue Restaurant (Please Subscribe, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

704: Chapter 700: Resolving Issues at the Barbecue Restaurant (Please Subscribe, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

704: Chapter 700: Resolving Issues at the Barbecue Restaurant (Please Subscribe, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

In Japan, it’s quite normal for a girl to take the initiative and confess her feelings to a boy.

So, for Tokairin Yūko, when Doctor Qingdai suggested she should define her relationship with Inomata Naoki, she didn’t see anything wrong with it, nor did she feel that it was inappropriate for a girl to confess first.

However, she still hesitated and felt uncertain.

Although she indeed liked Inomata Naoki very much, was she really ready to make him her boyfriend, or even her husband?

If it had been the old Tokairin Yūko, she might have made up her mind without any hesitation, but the Tokairin Yūko of today felt she needed to think it over and also listen to what her friends thought.

“Meiqin, do you think I should confess to Mr.

Naoki as Doctor Qingdai suggested?” Tokairin Yūko looked anxiously at Misumi Meiqin, wanting to know how her close friend viewed this matter.

At that moment, the two had finished their day’s work and were at a barbecue restaurant, eating grilled meat and drinking alcohol as they shared their troubles and thoughts.

Misumi Meiqin placed a platter of pork belly on the grill and, curious, asked Tokairin Yūko, “Haven’t you always wanted to get married?

Inomata-kun’s qualities are not bad, and you have feelings for him, so why are you so torn about this?”

Taking a sip from her glass, Tokairin Yūko looked distressfully at Misumi Meiqin and poured out her worries, “It’s exactly because I like him that I’m so torn!

Didn’t I tell you about the time I went to the Tokyo Skytree with Mr.

Naoki and we ran into his underclasswoman, who had a friend that kept staring at him?”

“You’ve mentioned it, what about it?

Are you still bothered by that?” Misumi Meiqin picked up a piece of cooked pork belly from the grill, dipped it in sauce, and put it in her mouth.

As she chewed, she looked at her good friend, somewhat puzzled by why she was so concerned about that incident.

“You didn’t see the way that girl looked at Mr.

Naoki, Meiqin.

It was just like those love-at-first-sight moments in movies.

That kind of gaze is definitely not what someone who claimed they’d met him by chance should have had,” Tokairin Yūko vented to Misumi Meiqin.

This matter had been troubling her for many days, and she had talked to Doctor Qingdai about it, but the advice Doctor Qingdai gave her was to ignore it and go straight for Inomata Naoki.

Making such a choice was normal for Doctor Qingdai, but for Tokairin Yūko, what she desired was to meet a good man, rather than to knowingly accept someone with issues, simply because of her own possessiveness to make the relationship official.

Listening to Tokairin Yūko’s troubles, Misumi Meiqin took a sip from her glass and then said to her, “Do they really have problems, though?”

About this issue, after hearing it from Tokairin Yūko, she turned to ask Chen Yu, but all Chen Yu could tell her was that Minami had seen Inomata Naoki at his wedding, and Inomata Naoki had given the bridal bouquet to Minami.

So, to Misumi Meiqin, Tokairin Yūko’s worries seemed trivial.

“I’ve asked Mr.

Naoki too.

He told me that he simply hit it off with that girl and then casually gave her the bouquet he caught,” Tokairin Yūko reiterated the story to Misumi Meiqin, one she had already heard before.

Perhaps under the influence of alcohol, Tokairin Yūko became more outspoken and continued, “But the way they were with each other that day, there really seemed to be something wrong between them!”

Facing Tokairin Yuko’s visibly distressed appearance, Misumi Mikoto didn’t know what to say for the best, and after thinking it over, she still tried to comfort Tokairin Yuko, “If that’s the case, Tokairin, why don’t you just give up?”

“Waaaah!

But I can’t bear to let go!” Tokairin Yuko’s face showed a crying expression as she answered Misumi Mikoto with a voice choked with tears.

Even though Misumi Mikoto knew she was faking it, she couldn’t help but feel a wave of sympathy when she saw Tokairin Yuko looking like this.

Tokairin Yuko had always had poor judgment when it came to men, and now even Inomata Naoki, who seemed quite suitable, had landed her in this situation.

It made Misumi Mikoto wonder if Tokairin Yuko was cursed, resulting in all her romantic encounters being so terrible.

But despite her level as a Certified Necromancer, she hadn’t detected any signs of curses on Tokairin Yuko.

So, in the end, all she could do was sigh and place some of the overly-cooked belly pork from the grill onto Tokairin Yuko’s plate.

“Life is already full of frustrations, Tokairin, don’t dwell on it too much—just eat something first!” Misumi Mikoto comforted Tokairin Yuko.

Looking at the belly pork placed in her own plate, Tokairin Yuko truly burst into tears this time, “Thank you, Meiqin!

Whenever I encounter difficulties and unhappy things, it’s always only you who is by my side comforting me!

Waaaah!”

“Alright, alright, stop crying, or the meat won’t taste good anymore.” Misumi Mikoto, with nothing else she could do, reached out her hand and gently patted Tokairin Yuko’s head.

For urban dwellers of today, emotional breakdowns are a common occurrence.

The pressures of life and work are overwhelming, and often just a small trigger can cause an emotional collapse.

Although it’s odd to see someone break down in tears during a meal, for the Japanese, it’s all too normal to lose control of emotions after a few drinks.

Various places that serve alcoholic beverages often see people going crazy with drink, so the Japanese have become quite accustomed to it.

Nevertheless, Misumi Mikoto still advised Tokairin Yuko, “But I think you’re just causing yourself unnecessary trouble on this matter, Tokairin.

Maybe Inomata-kun really didn’t have any special thoughts, and that day he was just aware of someone he’d seen before.

As for what that girl thinks of him, are you going to be jealous of every girl who takes a liking to Inomata-kun?”

“Huh?

Meiqin, are you saying I’m being jealous now?!” Tokairin Yuko widened her eyes in surprise, looking at Misumi Mikoto, so astonished that she even forgot to cry.

“Hmm?

Isn’t that so?

The way you’re acting now, Tokairin, isn’t it because you’re jealous?” Seeing Tokairin Yuko’s surprised reaction, Misumi Mikoto knew her words had had an effect, so she continued, “The way you look now, it’s like you’re jealous, upset because there’s another woman around your boyfriend, what else could it be if not jealousy?

You’re just troubled because Inomata-kun isn’t your boyfriend yet.”

“It seems…

you’re right?” Tokairin Yuko, after listening to Misumi Mikoto and giving it some thought, realized that it did indeed seem that way, and suddenly the issue that had been troubling her seemed to clear up in an instant.