Chapter 9 Free Lunch
The University of Tokyo Komaba Campus, in the student cafeteria.
Haruno Sawayama sat opposite Mine Shiori. He was editing text messages to Maki Miyazawa on his mobile phone.
Now it's lunch time, and the other person should have already gotten up. In order to prevent this guy from running out and disappearing again, he wants to send a message telling the other person where the food at home is.
If that doesn't work, let her order takeout by herself. It's not like she didn't pay for it anyway.
If he left it alone and waited for her to disappear, it would be difficult for him to explain to Zhenna.
"Is this all you want, Zeshan-san?"
Feng Shizhi looked at the plate in front of her, then at the other person's, and couldn't help but said, "Would you like to order some more?"
Hearing this, Haruno Sawayama, who was still editing text messages, stopped.
"No need, I usually have a poor appetite at noon." He smiled gently, "Maybe it's due to the recent weather."
"Okay, it's been really hot lately and I can't eat anything," Feng Shiori said in a low voice.
She was wondering if Haruno Sawayama didn't like the lunch provided in the cafeteria. After sitting down, he took his mobile phone to send text messages to others. After sending them, he looked like he had a loss of appetite.
But after all, the University of Tokyo is the most well-known school in the island country. Although the teaching facilities are a bit old, the student cafeteria is still doing pretty well, right?
Needless to say about the interior layout, the variety of cuisines alone is a bit scary, and the prices are not very high.
No, maybe it’s because of this problem?
Because the price is not very high, the food is not as delicious as outside restaurants. After all, as the old saying goes - expensive things may not necessarily be good, but good things must be expensive.
Shouldn't he invite Haruno Sawayama to the cafeteria for dinner? No matter what, he should find some place outside that can better show his sincerity.
"What's wrong? Don't you have an appetite either?"
Unlike Shiori Mine, who was thinking wildly, Haruno Sawayama was eating his "free lunch" slowly. When he looked up again, he saw the petite girl's expression that was obviously regretful.
Why did the other party suddenly look so depressed? He didn't say anything wrong, right?
“No, I’m fine”
Feng Shizhi quickly picked up a piece of pork chop and put it into his mouth, but secretly made up his mind that he would have to find a better place to express his gratitude when he turned around.
After all, that necklace was very important to her. It was the only relic left to her by her mother.
I originally thought that I would never find it again, but I didn't expect that it was picked up by Haruno Sawayama and sent to the lost and found office.
It can only be said to be a blessing in misfortune.
"Speaking of it, Zeshan-san."
"Just call me Haruno, we are classmates after all." Haruno Sawayama shrugged and joked, "I see that you have a hard time calling me by my name every time. It would be easier if you just call me Haruno, right?" "
"Then you can also call me Shiori."
Feng Shizhi raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, our names are relatively rare."
The surname Feng is indeed rare, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. At least it can be pronounced well.
But Haruno Sawayama's surname is different. He is written as Sawayama and pronounced as Kiriyama. If you pronounce it directly in Roman pronunciation, it is Kiriyama.
Compared with other more popular names, Sawayama Haruno's name is undoubtedly difficult to pronounce on several levels. Especially for a person like Mine Shiori who is easy to talk, it is not easy to insist on not pronouncing it wrong until now.
"Because of this incident, when I was in junior high school, my teacher mistook me by another name. I was called by the wrong name for three years."
"Eh?!"
Feng Shiori was startled.
This is too much. As a teacher, he even got his students' names wrong.
"It's nothing. I just got laughed at by other students." Haruno Sawayama said nonchalantly, "It's not the first time anyway. I've long been used to it." Well, it's not so much that I'm used to it. Said he didn't take it seriously at all.
Because it’s really hard to pronounce, and the last name is written and pronounced differently, so it’s normal for people to get it wrong.
Anyway, I'm not a genuine island native, so I won't suffer from depression just because I was called the wrong name for three years.
Compared with this matter, he was more curious about what the other party had just said.
"What did Shiori want to say just now?"
"Oh, I just wanted to ask you, if you don't have time in the afternoon, is it because you want to take your sister home?"
"Well, that's not the case." Haruno Sawayama suddenly felt guilty and didn't dare to look directly at her, "I have an appointment with my high school classmates to meet in the afternoon. It doesn't have much to do with my sister."
Alas, I lied again
Everyone tells a lie that it takes countless lies to cover it up. The ancients did not deceive me.
No, Miyazawa Mana is indeed his high school classmate, so this response shouldn't be considered a lie, right?
“Is that so? I’m a high school classmate.”
Feng Shizhi nodded and said nothing more.
In this regard, she didn't seem very depressed. Anyway, she and Haruno Sawayama would have to get along with each other in school for a long time, so it would be easy to find another opportunity to treat them.
All in all, I would like to ask for Sawayama Haruno’s LINE, so that I can follow up and ask him when he is free.
"That"
Thinking of this, Feng Shiori no longer hesitated, but just as she was about to speak, she saw two girls who had just come in from the cafeteria door.
One of them has slightly curly short hair, and his eyes look very cold, but his face and figure make people unable to take their eyes away. He is the type that makes people of the same sex can't help but beat faster when they see him.
This person was no stranger to Feng Shiori.
It's just that the hairstyle and eyes seem a bit inconsistent with the usual impression.
So Feng Shiori swallowed back the unfinished words and said a very strange "eh".
"What's wrong?"
Haruno Sawayama was sitting with his back to the entrance of the cafeteria, focusing only on the lunch in front of him. After hearing Mine Shiori make a cute sound of doubt, he raised his head and looked at him in confusion.
"Is that person Miyazawa Mana?"
Feng Shizhi pointed in the direction of the door and said with some uncertainty: "This is the one who just came in."
"Mana Miyazawa?"
Hearing this, Haruno Sawayama immediately turned around to search for the other party's location.
Since I sent him a text message in the morning, I haven't replied yet. If I met him in the cafeteria, I would take the opportunity to ask him how to solve Maki's matter.
Thinking like this, Sawayama Haruno's eyes easily locked onto a target. However, when he saw it clearly, he froze in place.
——It’s Miyazawa, yes, but not Mana.
Why is the other party here? Even if you find yourself not at home after getting up, there is no reason why you would come to the University of Tokyo, right?
However, before Haruno Sawayama could figure out the situation, the next moment, their eyes met in mid-air.
(End of chapter)