"That's true."
Hanekawa Shirasawa had long expected such a thing to happen, after all, it was very common in Tokyo.
But what he didn't expect was that the victim was right beside him!
It seems that I have to be nicer to her in the future...
Hanekawa Shirasawa asked tentatively after thinking for a moment.
"I already know the general outline of the matter, and I will not mention it again in the future..."
Ding dong——!
Before Hanekawa Shirasawa could finish his words, Tsurudo Yuki sent a photo, which made him look slightly stunned.
The scene in the photo seems to be in a library, with the setting sun shining through the window. A local girl with braids and thick-rimmed black glasses is trying hard to stand on tiptoes and put the books in her hands on the top shelf of the bookshelf.
Her somewhat reserved and timid eyes were captured by the camera at a slight glance, giving people a pitiful feeling, which also surprised Hanekawa Shirasawa.
"This is……"
"This is what I looked like in junior high school."
Tsuruto Yuuki's tone was full of self-deprecation.
"Isn't it very rustic, completely different from who I am now?"
"..."
Hanekawa Shirasawa didn't answer. He fell into silence and it was difficult for him to connect the "local girl" in the photo with the image of the "hot girl now" in his mind.
Are they the same person?
This difference is too big!
Is it said in the anime that some ordinary girls will dress themselves up carefully after entering high school, which is the so-called high school debut?
Is this actually true?
But if you look closely, you can also tell the similarities.
For example, the beautiful face, the height that is a head higher than others of the same age, and the majestic and full chest...
She has been this old since junior high school?
It turns out that one can also be gifted in this area!
"When I was in junior high school, people often gossiped about me because of my figure."
Yuki Tsuruto seemed to have opened up his chatterbox, lying on his back in the bathtub and murmuring to himself while looking at the ceiling dripping with drops of water, letting it flow through his cheeks filled with a look of melancholy.
"Boys would give me nicknames behind my back, which make me feel particularly ashamed. Sometimes they would even tease me in person."
"Girls secretly spread rumors that the reason why I am so old is because I am often comforted by boys, saying that I have had many boyfriends, that I am not very good in my daily life, and that I do daddy work on weekends."
"Although I feel sad, I can still bear it."
At this time, Tsurudo Yuki's tone suddenly became much colder.
"But one day, they actually spread the rumor that my mother is the kind of barmaid with no lower limit, and even said that I don't even know who my father is!"
"I could stand their teasing about me, but I couldn't stand them insulting my mother, so I went to them to ask for an explanation, but you know the result."
Yuki Tsuruto rubbed the scar on his leg and smiled bitterly.
"Hanekawa-kun, not only is this what you see, I also have scars on my back where they burned them with cigarette butts."
"That's why I made up my mind to change myself in high school!"
"So I dyed my hair, had a facial, learned how to put on makeup and dress myself up, and made my weak character stronger."
"Guess what? I really made my debut in high school!"
"I have gained a lot of good friends since I became a cashier! I even have close friends like Nanami. This is something I never dared to think about when I was alone in junior high school!"
"I wanted to maintain this hard-won friendship and new life, so I came into contact with you."
"..."
Hearing Yuuki Tsurudo tell about the past, Hanekawa Shirasawa felt inexplicably sad and sad, as well as hating those little girls.
There are such beasts everywhere.
They deserve to die!
Seeing that Hanekawa Shirasawa didn't speak for a long time, Tsurudo Yuki quickly changed the topic to break the silent atmosphere.
"Oh! It's all over anyway, just think it's me complaining and think of something happy."
Tsurudo Yuki suddenly asked seriously and shyly.
"Hanekawa-kun, let me ask you something. Are you a black stocking addict?"
"Oh, yes."
Hanekawa Shirasawa took a deep breath, calmed down his heavy heart, and then admitted frankly, and even joked with a chuckle.
"Of course white silk stockings are also acceptable. The most important thing is that the legs must be beautiful, like yours."
"Bah! Pervert!"
Tsurudo Yuuki said with a blushing face.
"Have you ever used this kind of talk to trick other girls?"
"Uh...no."
"You hesitated! There must be!"
"What? Don't you want me to chat with other girls?"
Hanekawa Shirasawa suddenly chuckled and changed the subject, directly taking the initiative in the conversation into his own hands.
"You're not jealous, are you?"
"Who is jealous!"
Tsurudo Yuki subconsciously defended with an embarrassed expression.
"I just don't want other girls to suffer from such nerdy harassment like you, okay!"
"Yeah?"
Boom——!
Just when Hanekawa Shirasawa was about to continue teasing Yuki Tsuruto, the sound of a human body falling to the ground came from the other end of the phone, startling him.
"Hello? Yuuki, are you okay?!"
"I'm fine. My mother is back. The voice call has been disconnected first."
Yuki Tsuruto quickly hung up the phone and didn't bother to wipe the water stains on his body. He put on a bathrobe and hurried to the entrance, where he found the drunk Keiko Tsurudo lying on the floor and sleeping as usual.
"well."
Yuki Tsuruto sighed softly, and quickly supported Keiko Tsuruto to the bedroom. After helping her lie on the bed, he thoughtfully took off her dirty clothes for her.
"Don't drink so much again!"
"Hmm~"
Faced with Yuki Tsurudo's complaints, Keiko Tsurudo just murmured and then fell asleep, which made her feel helpless and tired.
She knew that her mother didn't have much talent and could only do this kind of job to make money to support the family.
Maybe in addition to accepting Hanekawa-kun's support, it's time for me to go out and work...
After Yuki Tsuruto returned to his room, he suddenly stood still, his beautiful eyes gradually widened, and his expression was filled with a hint of shock and surprise.
etc!
What did Hanekawa-kun call me just now?
I couldn't hear the voice clearly because I was in a hurry, but he seemed to have called me... Yuuki?
In an instant, Yuki Tsuruto's face suddenly turned red, and then he held his hot cheeks with both hands and fell down on the bed, rolling wildly, looking extremely shy.
Hanekawa-kun actually called me Yuuki?
Why is he calling that!
The relationship between us is not close enough for him to call me that!
"Ahh! I shouldn't have hung up the voice call so early. I should have asked clearly then."
The more Yuki Tsuruto thought about it, the more he regretted it. Finally, he took out his mobile phone. After some entanglement and hesitation, he shyly sent a voice message to Hanekawa Shirasawa.
