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I was actually looking forward to you asking me this question.
In this way, I can nod my head openly.
But no... Just as you finished saying this, the director announced that the rehearsal would continue.
The live performances after that were as successful as always. I checked my SNS later and found that many audience members said that I sang with great emotion...
Haha, it’s really embarrassing, but… I almost cried because of that kind of differential treatment.
But think about it...it can't be considered special treatment. After all...I treat you the same way.
Thinking of this, I silently reached out and grabbed your neatly tied tie.
It's no use staring at me with that questioning look in your eyes... I won't tell the truth.
"...Be gentler."
I leaned close to your ear and whispered this.
You seemed to really think that you used too much strength, so I was like this. Looking at you slowing down your movements... my palms... couldn't let go even more.
...unprepared.
The way you approached me without any warning like this... is really too much.
These...are all your imperfections.
Thinking of this... I was holding your tie and suddenly wanted to move on my own...
"Xiao Xin, are you and You Xina in there?"
But just before I was about to take action, the door of the infirmary was suddenly opened, and the first voice that came from outside was Lisa's anxious voice.
……
Lisa Imai, who had not yet had time to change out of her gorgeous live costume, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Nakagawa Nobuyuki applying ointment to Yuki.
"I just saw you fall to the ground... I came down from the other side, and I didn't expect to have to take a detour to get here... Is everything okay?"
Minato Yukina quietly let go of Nakagawa Nobu's tie at some point. Only the obvious wrinkles on the tweed tie that was hanging down could tell how much strength Yukina had used just now...
"…It's okay. It doesn't hurt that much anymore."
Minato Yukina's voice was as steady as ever, as if the person who had just sprained her ankle was not her.
"Don't be distracted when you're going down the stairs...what are you thinking about?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was sitting on a chair nearby, sighed, took out two pieces of toilet paper from the paper towel roll nearby, and slowly began to wipe his hands.
The effect of this ointment is so good... When I looked at Minato's condition, he almost couldn't walk, and tears started to well up in his eyes... But when I applied the ointment just now, I found that his ankle was almost not swollen at all.
“I was really shocked…”
After patting her chest, Lisa Imai breathed a sigh of relief, pulled a chair over, and sat down next to Nakagawa Nobuyuki naturally.
"Come to think of it, this Live was also a success?"
The two palms were gently put together, Lisa Imai blinked, and looked at Minato Yukina who was silently pursing her lips on the bed with an especially relaxed look.
"……Um."
Soon, the originally silent atmosphere was well guided and livened up by Lisa Imai.
Although Minato Yuki looked like she was worried about something, she hid it pretty well and Lisa Imai didn't think much about it.
Afterwards, the staff suddenly found this place and informed us that there was a reporter interview and hoped that Miss Imai would go for a while. Naturally, Lisa Imai smiled and said goodbye to Nobuhiro Nakagawa and Yukina Minato who was still half-sitting on the bed.
Just like that, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent again.
After a while, the first person to break the silence was... Minato Yukina herself.
"... Nakagawa... Thank you very much today."
He paused, as if hesitating about something, and then added: "...It was the same before."
This time, the person who was particularly surprised was Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"Before...wasn't this too broad?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled, made a casual complaint, then took a long breath and stood up on his knees.
pat.
Minato Yukina stretched out her hand and tightly grasped the corner of Nakagawa Nobuyuki's clothes.
"...If you have time, would you like to go to a cat cafe with me?"
said it.
In fact, it is not as difficult as imagined.
He... agreed very readily.
I thought... I thought he would refuse.
……
Time has finally come to the present.
I looked at his latte cup with cat hair floating in it, and my mind finally came out of my previous memories.
“…So, I’m sorry.”
I took a deep breath and apologized softly to Nakagawa.
I don't expect this to wipe out the many wrong things I've done in the past...but it makes me feel a lot better if I say it out.
If I had known earlier, I would have listened to Lisa more... Nakagawa is obviously a good person, why am I always unwilling to let him go?
"What a formal apology... But is this what you think, Minato-senpai? Actually, I didn't think that much..."
Nakagawa's smile was very bright, and I wasn't sure if that was just to comfort me or if he really meant it.
But I have decided... at least from now on, I will never speak in such a harsh way again.
beep beep.
"Um... Minato-senpai, I'm going to go take a call."
A very tactless phone call suddenly came in, seemingly from the office.
grunt.
Latte... tastes good.
The cat cafe has bright sunshine in the afternoon... Especially those who sit near the floor-to-ceiling windows can see the scenery outside, which is really great.
I was stroking the porcelain cup in my hand, but I don’t know when, my eyes had already gently fallen on Zhonghe’s cup.
The afternoon sun just happened to shine on the latte cup that Zhonghe had just sipped, making the slightly deformed latte art on the top of the latte in the cup more conspicuous.
I unconsciously swallowed the saliva that was being secreted strangely, and the rolling of my throat made it hard not to think of other things.
...What does it taste like?
Actually, I should know what it tastes like, because both cups of lattes should be exactly the same, right?
But... I still licked my dry lips gently, and imitated him, slightly turning the latte cup in my hand.
[If you are curious about the taste, there is no need to do this, right? ]
I asked myself this, but the question did not affect my actions.
The way you just sipped your latte was probably the same way I am sipping it now.
What’s different is that your remaining body temperature mixed with the slightly bitter yet sweet latte passed through my lips, and I could even... taste the faint mint flavor.
Gulp, gulp, gulp…
I bit the porcelain cup rim tightly, and my tongue tip gently rolled over the place where your lip prints were. The latte was still slightly hot...it really easily burned my face red.
How should I explain myself later? Why is my face so red?
We’ll talk about that kind of thing later.
What I didn’t know was that at this moment, outside the window not far away, Lisa was standing there in a daze, and she saw exactly what I had just done... But it didn’t matter.
If Lisa... and Nakagawa have such a good relationship, then it should be my turn and Nakagawa's...
No…little faith.
I will also call him Little Faith.
We're going out today... that's considered a date, right?
After licking the latte at the corner of my mouth, I put down his cup with some satisfaction.
...Xiao Xin, next, please drink my portion.
I took a deep breath, silently turned the latte cup in front of me, and gently pushed it to Xiaoxin's position... as if this cup of latte had always been here.
...Xiao Xin, come back soon, hehe.
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Chapter 300 KiraKira's [Hero]
After seeing off the drunkard lady, Nakagawa Nobuyuki naturally returned to his post.
Although there were not many customers, what surprised Nakagawa Nobuyuki was that Hongxia didn't seem to have any intention of helping at the front desk today.
It’s not that Ijichi Hongxia must help at the front desk so that he can be lazy or something... It’s mainly because Hongxia always worked at the counter with him... Today she suddenly disappeared mysteriously, which made Nakagawa Nobuyuki feel a little strange.
And not only that… even Ichiri stumbled and said that he had to go to the bathroom or something, and ran away. Kita-san and Yamada also suddenly disappeared…
Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was leaning his head against the counter and staring blankly at the light bulb on the side, thought so.
Seeing Nakagawa Nobu's slightly frowned face, Ruoye Mu, who was sitting quietly on the sofa, seemed to know something. His eyes, like a kitten, quietly drifted to Nakagawa Nobu, and then secretly moved away...
Seeing Nobu's confused look... I really want to tell Nobu... But Kita-san asked me like that... She said "Don't tell Nakagawa-san yet" or something like that...
Ruo Yemu moved his body uneasily, lowered his head silently, clenched his fingers, and hid his embarrassed little face with pursed lips under his hair.
But it’s actually nothing. The only reason Nakagawa Nobuyuki has time to think about this now is because the time waiting for customers is really boring.
After Ijichi Hoshige, with a slightly stiff face for some reason, turned on the light sign outside and announced that the store was officially open today, as more and more customers came, Nakagawa Nobuyuki no longer thought about this unimportant issue.
Anyway, when I see everyone who finished the band later, I can ask them and find out what happened...
Just when Nakagawa Nobuyuki was preparing the cups that would be used later, Ijichi Seika, with a stern face, suddenly brought a chair and sat next to him without saying a word.
"...Um, Manager Xingge, what are you doing...?"
Moving slightly to the inside of the counter, Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Ijichi Seika, who was obviously sulking, with a somewhat subtle expression.
"...Can't you see? It's too slow for one person to work at the counter."
After glancing at Nakagawa Nobuyuki with a displeased look, Ichichi Xingge sighed and decided to slightly restrain the overly obvious negative pressure on her body.
I don't know what happened to several bands recently... They all said that their bassist would have to temporarily stop working for a while, so they couldn't come to Starry to perform... As a result, there were a lot of empty bands' schedules on Starry's performance schedule, and not many guests came.
I was the bad guy again... I postponed the end of the band's performance to today. Otherwise, if there weren't many guests sitting in the audience for the first live performance... it would really dampen the enthusiasm of Hongxia and the others.
Today...it's a little better.
Ijichi Hoshika sighed, took the cup handed to her by Nakagawa Nobuyuki, poured a glass of orange juice into it, and handed it back to Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was serving customers.
"Miss, if you want a better experience, the best seats are in the middle back of this livehouse... If you need anything, just come find me at the counter."
Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was smiling slightly, nodded to the first-time visitors in front of him who seemed a little reserved and obviously came to Starry for the first time. He gently introduced them to the better seats in Starry.
In the next few dozen minutes, Ijichi Hoshika, who was working as a cashier with Nakagawa Nobu for the first time, gradually became a little surprised and subtle.
Nakagawa Nobuyuki's speed was not fast... it could even be said that he was very slow. As a result, a long queue formed at the front desk and almost reached the door soon...
However, this is exactly why Ichichi Hoshige's expression is so subtle.
Even though there was a long queue, everyone who came in front of Nakagawa Nobuyuki seemed to be in a good mood. Many of them would greet Nakagawa Nobuyuki with a smile, as if Nakagawa Nobuyuki was very familiar with them.
This guy... it's like he knows everyone. There are even quite a few people that Nakagawa Nobuyuki can call out by name... Let's not talk about how he knows them, just the fact that he can remember all these names is incredible enough...
You can't say... this guy has been working for so long that he has become familiar with so many customers...
Ichichi Xingge's brows twitched slightly. While pouring a drink, he thought hesitantly.
This shouldn’t be the case... After all, as the boss, I don’t even know that many customers... Not to mention Nakagawa—