[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-586":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1952561,2739,"Chapter 586","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-586",586,"\u003Cp>She immediately took the somewhat thick notebook happily, and couldn’t wait to flip open the yellowed inner pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mapo Tofu… Japanese fried spring rolls… Curry chicken rice… Oyakodon… Potato stewed meat…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed at those familiar dish names with her finger while reading them out in a low voice, the more she looked, the more excited she became, swallowing her saliva involuntarily, her voice even raised a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! This recipe… is really not bad, I’m hungry just looking at it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many of the dishes recorded inside are what I like to eat! Just looking at the description makes me feel it’s so fragrant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage looked at her appearance of almost drooling, and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his impression, it seemed he hadn’t seen Fujiwara Aoi clearly express “dislike” for any kind of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought thoughtfully and put forward an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speaking of which… I plan to borrow the school’s home economics classroom after school tomorrow afternoon and try making Mapo Tofu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fujiwara-san, when the time comes… can I ask you to help taste the taste and give some opinions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi looked up in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course! Very happy to!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately, she tilted her head in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However… why did you suddenly think of making Mapo Tofu, Chikage-kun? Is it because you suddenly want to eat this yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage shook his head and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply narrated the “challenge” of the old gentleman Ando Toshio and the fact that he could get the “Water-Chanting” kitchen knife as a reward after success to Fujiwara Aoi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he added, his tone frank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I, mainly want to collect that kitchen knife. It’s very special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Fujiwara Aoi suddenly realized, a more excited and expectant expression appeared on her face, and she clenched her small fist vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it is! It’s for a challenge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although in terms of the specific operation of cooking, I might not be able to help much…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She puffed out her chest, her face overflowing with absolute confidence, her voice full of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But in terms of ‘tasting’ and ‘evaluating the taste,’ I dare to call myself second in school, absolutely no one dares to call themselves first! You can safely leave the tasting task to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage looked at her confident appearance, laughed dumbly, and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, then I’ll trouble you, Fujiwara-san.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi thought of another question and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However… why not make it at home? Can’t your kitchen be used? Why do you have to go to school to borrow the classroom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage smiled helplessly and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, most of the time, I’m only at home at night. It’s already very late by then, and making Mapo Tofu, a dish with a relatively stimulating taste and heavy oily smoke…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused and imagined the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel it’s not very good for the neighbors, and my sister might have rested too, so it’s easy to disturb her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi realized and patted her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right! That’s true! You are indeed thoughtful, Chikage-kun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted while walking on the way home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage actually felt that when he was with Fujiwara Aoi, time always passed particularly fast, and his mood would relax involuntarily and become light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vitality that seemed to never run out and the straightforward personality she had had a unique infectious power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment of parting would eventually come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked to the fork in the road leading to their respective apartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage stopped and turned to face Fujiwara Aoi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, I’ll go from here. See you at school tomorrow, Fujiwara-san.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi still wore a high-energy smile, waving her hands continuously, her voice crisp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-hmm! See you tomorrow, Chikage-kun! Take care on the way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Natsume Chikage’s slender figure gradually merged into the night and disappeared around the corner of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi put down her waving arm, a satisfied smile on the corners of her mouth, and turned to skip toward the direction of her home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just felt that today was another day of spending a pleasant time with Chikage-kun, and her heart was sweet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was humming a tune and about to reach the door of her apartment building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar figure swayed out quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a voice carrying a teasing smile sounded faintly in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you go on like this, I don’t know when you’ll be able to ‘chase’ Natsume-kun to hand… my silly daughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi was startled by this sudden voice and almost jumped on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked closely and found it was her mother, Fujiwara Yui, who was looking at her with her arms crossed and a teasing smile of “I know everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi’s face turned red “whoosh,” like a ripe apple, both shy and annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom! You… how could you be here?! You scared me to death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Yui spread her hands helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Startled, you silly girl. Your mom is down here to throw out the trash, and just happened to see you two ‘bidding farewell’ at the intersection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, she shook her head, with an expression of “hating iron for not becoming steel,” and began to pass on her “experience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ask me, in the situation just now, I should have walked out directly and called Natsume-kun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then just say… ah, something in the house is broken, a light bulb or a water pipe or something, and your dad is on a business trip, I can’t fix it alone, could you please trouble Natsume-kun to come up and help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Yui’s eyes drifted into the distance, as if falling into memory, her tone carrying a bit of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back in the day, your old man was like this, by me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi didn’t wait for her mother to finish, covered her ears in shame and anger, her whole person almost smoking, and shouted to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Mom! Stop! I have no interest in hearing the detailed process of how you ‘conquered’ Dad! Too shameful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Yui looked at her daughter’s appearance, both angry and amused, reached out her finger, and tapped her forehead gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You silly girl, Mom is teaching you ‘combat skills’ hand-in-hand, and you’re not happy to learn?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed and said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to your current lukewarm progress, when Natsume-kun is ‘snatched away’ by other more active girls, I’ll see where you go to cry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi was a bit unconvinced by what she said, pouted, and retorted in a low voice, trying to cheer herself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-no way! I’m watching ‘very well’ right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… and I can feel that the relationship between me and Natsume-kun is slowly improving ‘steadily’! Developing steadily like this, one day I will ‘conquer’ successfully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Fujiwara Yui rolled her eyes directly, spread her hands, and complained mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still ‘steadily’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you hold hands? Did you hug? Did you go further… kiss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word was like a small hammer, knocking on Fujiwara Aoi’s fragile sense of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her whole face turned red, and steam almost came out of the top of her head, and she stomped her feet in shame and anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-those things… what’s the rush! It has to be natural!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your daughter… has her own sense of proportion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Yui looked at her daughter’s pure and stubborn appearance, and shook her head helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Silly girl, being too ‘steady’ sometimes isn’t a good thing. Feelings also need a bit of ‘catalyst’ and ‘fierce attack’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes rolled, and she continued to “offer advice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ask me, you should find a suitable opportunity to create some ‘accidental,’ distant physical contact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For example, pretend to trip and lean toward him; or when crossing the road, ‘naturally’ pull his sleeve…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slowly ‘stir’ his emotions like this, let him realize your existence is not just a ‘friend,’ and then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough! So shameful!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi was blushing, and couldn’t hold it anymore, pushing her mother’s back with both hands, pushing her into the apartment building like pushing a small cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People are coming and going here! What if the neighbors passing by hear it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Yui was pushed by her daughter while still not forgetting to look back and ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, silly girl, did you understand or not? Mom’s are all precious combat experience!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1399,"2026-06-15T07:10:31.195Z","2026-06-15T07:45:40.648Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","960d41f282b7eb99eaa909fb8c96766798feba76a96f22b8b2d56e3dd03b507f","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-587","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-585",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]