Chapter 286

"Natsume-kun!"

Hearing the call, Natsume Chikage turned his head.

Yasui Ryouto and Araki Yuai were walking towards him.

Araki Yuai raised a smile, carrying a bit of playfulness:

"Sorry, we came back a bit late."

Yasui Ryouto muttered on the side:

"It's not because you insisted on taking a detour to buy something…"

Before he finished speaking, Araki Yuai's elbow strike made him completely quiet.

She waved her hand as if nothing had happened:

"Alright, alright, everyone is here, let's go in."

Natsume Chikage was silent for a moment, then nodded:

"Mm."

Tsukishima Rin naturally had no objections and followed the few into the shop.

This scene was taken in by Yukimura Suzune, Sister Xiyuan Si Xiyuanji Qilai, and Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui, who were standing not far away.

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui looked at Tsukishima Rin, who was side-by-side with Natsume, and felt a wave of annoyance in her heart, her thoughts becoming chaotic.

But she didn't dare to show it in front of the two, so she could only pull out a nonchalant smile:

"The few of them… why did they suddenly get together for dinner? It feels so strange…"

Sister Xiyuan Si Xiyuanji Qilai felt a strange feeling in her heart, but couldn't clarify what it was.

With her outstanding memory, she tilted her head and thought about it.

"I remember… before when Natsume-kun received the chessboard returned by his father, he seemed to have mentioned treating Yasui-senpai and Araki-senpai to dinner."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui was startled:

"Eh? Did that happen?"

"How come I didn't know?"

"Did it happen during the few days I didn't go to the club?"

Sister Xiyuan Si Xiyuanji Qilai blinked her lively eyes:

"It wasn't in the club."

"Yasui-senpai sent the chessboard to the classroom directly and said it in class."

"Suzune was also there at the time."

Yukimura Suzune nodded gently:

"Mm, indeed."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

"So that's how it is…"

But with a turn of thought, she couldn't help but smile pretending to be relaxed:

"But Tsukishima-senpai… when she was with us just now, didn't she say she was waiting for someone?"

"Could it be… that the person she was waiting for was Natsume-kun? And then they had dinner with Yasui-senpai and the others?"

Sister Xiyuan Si Xiyuanji Qilai was silent for a moment and shook her head:

"This… I don't know."

Yukimura Suzune's expression remained cold, her tone calm:

"Regardless, them having dinner together has nothing to do with us."

"Didn't you say you wanted to wander around more? If you don't want to, I'll go back first."

Sister Xiyuan Si Xiyuanji Qilai and Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui both secretly wanted to follow in and take a look.

But they also knew in their hearts that breaking in like this would be embarrassing, and the timing and location were really inappropriate.

So—they tacitly avoided this topic and only planned to ask Natsume Chikage after returning home.

Sister Xiyuan Si Xiyuanji Qilai smiled:

"Mm, let's continue wandering."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui nodded:

"Let's go."

Yukimura Suzune was silent for a few seconds and agreed:

"Mm."

Before turning to leave, her gaze couldn't help but sweep over the warm-lit door curtain of the sushi shop, and then she stepped away.

Inside the sushi shop.

The four chose a booth further inside.

The way of taking food in this shop is very common.

You can take it yourself from the rotating conveyor belt, or order with the tablet next to the seat, and the ordered sushi will be sent to you along the conveyor belt.

On the left side of the booth is a transparent cooking counter, where sushi craftsmen are focusing on making them.

This sushi shop located in Shibuya is quite famous, positioned in the mid-range, and is a choice for many couples to date.

The per capita consumption is about 2,000 to 4,000 yen.

For ordinary high school students, the cost of dining out is mostly between 800 and 2,000 yen.

Therefore, Natsume Chikage's treat this time can be considered decent, and he wasn't stingy.

After all, what was returned was an old item given away many years ago, and he would feel bad if he treated them too shabbily.

But he couldn't afford more expensive places, so he compromised and chose the one with the best reputation among these mid-range shops.

Sushi is a home-cooked food in Japan, and the four were long used to this form, so they didn't say anything and sat down directly.

Araki Yuai smiled:

"I didn't expect Natsume-kun to choose this shop."

"In the past, Ryouto and I, and others from the Shogi Club, often came here."

Tsukishima Rin rarely dined out with friends and was curious:

"How is the taste?"

Araki Yuai gave a thumbs up:

"Quite good."

Yasui Ryouto also nodded heavily:

"Mm, I also like this shop very much."

Natsume Chikage recommended at the right time:

"Especially the tuna sushi here, it's worth a try."

"Tsukishima-senpai, you guys can order a few more pieces later."

Tsukishima Rin smiled lightly:

"Good."

Araki Yuai had already picked up the tablet:

"Then I won't be polite!"