Starting Tokyo Life From Inheriting A Shopping Street-Chapter 122

"Chiba-kun... noodles..."

An didn’t know when, but she had already finished her breakfast. She ran to Shuichi’s side, eagerly drooling.

Shuichi, seeing this, helplessly gave her the noodles he had just taken a bite of. An happily took the bowl away.

"One after another..." Tsuki’s forehead twitched.

Mrs. Akiyama suddenly looked regretful. "Why didn’t we try using ready-made noodles earlier? If I had known, I wouldn’t have had to work so hard."

Tsuki said with a hint of annoyance, "When we used to live near Granny Mutsuki, if you dared do that, Granny would come over and beat you up."

"Does machine-made noodles lack soul?" Shuichi couldn’t help but comment.

"That’s what Granny Mutsuki said." Tsuki nodded, "She also said that it only magnifies one’s laziness and makes those male ramen chefs look down on female chefs."

"Then what does it matter..." Mrs. Akiyama muttered quietly.

"Well-known ramen chefs, none of them don’t make their own noodles, right? Everyone has their own unique noodle-making techniques." Tsuki rolled her eyes.

"Actually, even if we had thought of it earlier, it might not have mattered. After all, the techniques at the noodle-making factory must have been improving constantly. Maybe it’s only in recent years that they’ve surpassed your handmade noodles, Mrs. Akiyama."

"Mm, that’s true... I’m still amazing though. They must have secretly worked hard to surpass me."

Mrs. Akiyama immediately became smug, feeling that Chiba-kun was really thoughtful. Choosing him as a son-in-law was truly a fantastic decision.

"Heh, this just means that Mom’s cooking skills have stagnated over the years, and even started to decline." Tsuki poured cold water on her.

"Bad Tsuki-chan..." Mrs. Akiyama didn’t speak this time but mimed the words, her eyes darting around as a mischievous idea suddenly came to her.

"Hmph, just wait until you two try to secretly play games later. Let’s see if I can scare that naughty Tsuki-chan!"

However, her plan seemed good, but the two people who had just been overly stimulated that morning didn’t have the time to play games. They remained quiet and calm all the way until breakfast was finished.

This made Mrs. Akiyama feel extremely disappointed.

"I don’t believe you two will stop playing games forever!"

...

While Shuichi was discussing serious matters at the ramen shop, Ichika sent a message to Sumire.

[Good morning, Nagase. I’m not sure if you’re awake yet or if I’m disturbing you, but I wanted to ask you something. Do you know the student council president at your school?]

Sumire replied right away, not wanting to make Ichika wait, while also feeling a bit embarrassed for sleeping in so late that morning.

[Hmm? Why are you asking about this all of a sudden? Well, the student council president is quite famous. Although she’s not one of my students, her younger sister is the class representative of a class I’m in charge of.]

[The current student council president is Tsuki Akiyama. She’s an excellent student, always at the top of her class, very capable, and always serious and responsible in what she does. However, her personality is a bit cold and assertive.]

[During her time as student council president, she’s been very diligent. Oh, recently, she took two days off because she was sick, but aside from that, she’s never missed a day. She often stays late dealing with matters before leaving school.]

Sumire sent several messages in a row, dumping all the information she knew about Tsuki.

Ichika didn’t stop her, but simply looked at the messages carefully, murmuring to herself with a thoughtful expression, "Sounds like a very outstanding and capable girl, but privately..."

She recalled the strange expression on the young girl’s face that she had seen earlier on the balcony.

From their conversation, it wasn’t hard to tell that the girl had actively requested the game, and Chiba-kun seemed a bit reluctant to go along with it, probably worried about being seen...

[By the way, there’s something I must remind you about. Don’t believe anything that Chiba guy says! It’s best to stay far away from him! He’s not a good person! If you can, it would be better to cancel the contract!]

Sumire thought about what happened yesterday, her face turning bright red with embarrassment and anger.

Ichika looked at the text on her phone screen, almost as if she could see the flustered expression on Sumire’s face. She smiled faintly and replied.

[I understand, thank you for the reminder.]

This short reply made Sumire feel like Ichika might be a little displeased, causing her to immediately get anxious.

[Ah, don’t misunderstand! I’m not questioning your judgment. It’s just that Chiba guy... he’s... he’s different. In any case, he’s not a good person. He’s probably just pretending in front of you. It’s not that your judgment is wrong, it’s just that he’s too sly!]

Ichika’s smile grew a little more pronounced, [I understand. It’s good that you, Nagase, can make your own judgments. I’m just an ordinary person, I can make mistakes too, so there’s no need to be so nervous.]

Sumire felt a bit flustered, unsure if Ichika was actually upset with her. But thinking about Ichika’s personality, she figured she probably wasn’t mad.

It was just that she had ended up questioning her judgment...

[Chiba-kun... is indeed interesting, and so is that student council president.]

Ichika suddenly sent this message, and Sumire was immediately confused. Chiba and the student council president were mentioned together? What’s going on?

And speaking of which, why did Ichika suddenly ask about Tsuki? What had happened?

[There’s one more thing I need to ask of you.]

Sumire immediately snapped to attention, pushing aside her confusion, and quickly replied.

[What’s the matter? Kitagawa, just tell me, I’ll make sure to do it!]

[No need to be so serious. I just want Chiba-kun’s LINE number, so it’ll be easier to communicate with him for things like tutoring discussions.]

[...About that, I’m sorry, but how about I handle the tutoring stuff instead? Kitagawa, it’s too risky for you.]

Sumire was feeling frustrated with herself. How could she have been so careless? Wasn’t this just handing a sheep over to the tiger?

[The flower shop situation has already caused you a lot of trouble, Nagase. The tutoring thing is something I should be handling. This is the best way.]

Sumire looked at Ichika’s reply, opened her mouth as if to speak, but stopped herself. In the end, she didn’t say anything more.

Although Ichika had a gentle personality, she was very firm in her opinions and not someone who would easily be swayed.

[Alright then, but if anything comes up, you absolutely have to tell me, okay?] Sumire sent this message before forwarding Shuichi’s number.

[Yes, if something really comes up, I’ll ask you for help, Nagase.]

Seeing this reply, Sumire immediately felt much better. Ichika was going to ask her for help—how nice.

...

On Thursday morning’s way to school, everything was calm, at least from the perspective of Shuichi and the Akiyama sisters.

However, none of the three noticed that, from the train station to the school gate, someone had been following them the entire time.

"It really is like you said, this guy with the last name Chiba, he definitely has an unusual relationship with them!" A tanned, athletic-looking guy frowned and said.

"Right? I told you, I’m the most well-informed person in the whole school. You just wouldn’t believe me." Another cheerful guy said with a bright smile.

"Maybe they’re just going the same way..."

"Don’t kid yourself. With the personalities of the president and her younger sister, how could they casually walk to school with a guy, and even laugh and chat like that?

Look, the president’s younger sister is tugging on Chiba’s sleeve—how can that be anything but a familiar gesture? It doesn’t look right, does it?"

"..." The athletic-looking guy fell silent.

"And in the last two cooking classes, Akiyama-san has actively partnered up with Shuichi—everyone in their class saw it with their own eyes. It’s not something they could fake."

Before the sports festival, there was a class committee meeting, and Shuichi went as an assistant, sitting right next to An.

Also, for the past few days, the Akiyama sisters have been eating on the rooftop, and Shuichi has been there too. Though they went up separately, after a few times, people started to notice.

"And even...," The cheerful guy smiled, "On the day of the sports festival, Shuichi received a love letter. A lot of people heard Uchida’s gasp when it happened."

"So, you mean Akiyama-san was the one who made the move?" The athletic guy seemed a bit unable to accept it.

"I know it’s a bit of a blow, but the situation is pretty obvious now." The cheerful guy patted his shoulder.

The athletic guy looked at the three of them walking away, his teeth nearly grinding, "What exactly am I lacking compared to him?"

"Love is a pretty irrational thing in itself. Don’t act like this, it looks bad." The cheerful guy bumped his shoulder.

"No, I need to get to the bottom of this," The athletic guy said, unwilling to accept it.

"Huh? You plan to go and confront them now? Are you sure you want to do that?"

The cheerful guy couldn’t help but glance sideways. "Now that takes guts. To do something like that right in front of the president."

"And it’s about her most beloved younger sister, too!"

"Uh... it seems like there’s not enough time right now, maybe I’ll do it during the break instead..." The athletic guy’s gaze wandered a bit.

The cheerful guy immediately had to hold back his laughter, his stomach starting to hurt from it.

The athletic guy immediately darkened, "Go ahead and laugh if you want to."

"Hahahaha..."

"...You’re really laughing?" The athletic guy’s forehead veins popped, and he punched the cheerful guy on the shoulder.

"Sorry, I just couldn’t help it... Hahahaha..."

...

Shuichi was feeling a bit of a headache. He hadn’t bothered with his hair this morning and just let it stay messy from sleep.

But the beauty shop’s magical effects were too impressive. Even with his hair this messy, it still made him look incredibly handsome and eye-catching. As soon as he walked into the classroom, there was a brief moment of silence throughout the class.

Then came the sound of various noisy discussions as everyone turned their attention to him.

"Seriously? I didn’t mistake him, right? That handsome guy, that’s Chiba, isn’t it?" Rina said in shock, her mouth wide open.

Ako nodded, dumbfounded, "It should be him. His face hasn’t changed, but why does he look so much more handsome? Is that even reasonable? I think I kind of understand why Risa always wants to fall in love now."

Risa, at this moment, was practically grinding her back teeth, "Why? Why didn’t I notice earlier that this guy is such a huge potential catch? The class president’s judgment is way too sharp! Damn it!"

As the center of attention, Shuichi felt a bit helpless. It seemed like his calm school life was slipping further and further away.

He should’ve made himself look messier before coming in, he thought.

"Chiba... did you... get plastic surgery or something?" Uchida walked over, looking completely confused.

Shuichi’s only response was to roll his eyes, but he didn’t expect that this eye roll would cause several girls to gasp in surprise.

Oh, ho—

Shuichi: "..."

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