[{"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-74":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},1951638,2739,"Chapter 74","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>It could even be said that she had never eaten such delicious cream puffs since she was a child; they felt much better than the big brands outside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When something one makes oneself is praised as delicious, anyone would be in a good mood, and Natsume Chikage was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for the compliment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Fujiwara Aoi and Saionji Nanase were both looking forward to the teacher’s evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tasting, although Koizumi Yuna felt that the cream puffs made by Fujiwara Aoi had a strange taste and were definitely not as delicious as those made by Natsume Chikage and Saionji Nanase, she still gave the same evaluation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both of yours are also very delicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Koizumi Yuna knew that the desserts made by the students were relatively many, so she proposed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t finish the cream puffs you made, you can pack them and take them back; please be sure not to waste them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are packing paper boxes on the table; you can just fold them a little and put them in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase heard this, and while happy in her heart, she turned to look at Natsume Chikage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Xia Xia Mujun, we made a bit too many; why don’t we all take some back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujiwara Aoi nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also think that’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell, she had already folded a small box and was the first to clip in the cream puffs that Natsume Chikage had made best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit regretful; clearly, she had wanted to take that one for a long time, but she had been beaten to the punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage had specifically made quite a few, so he packed two boxes directly, preparing to take them back for his sister to taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ring-a-ding-ding—the bell for the end of class rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students were all preparing to return to the classroom to get their lunch boxes, or go directly to the cafeteria on the first floor to eat lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Natsume Chikage had a lunch box, so naturally, he returned to the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Fujiwara Aoi and Saionji Nanase, the two ran off to buy drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So only Natsume Chikage was walking alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the way back, he happened to meet Kondo Miki and Akita Sana, who were preparing to go to the cafeteria for lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the corridor, students were walking toward the cafeteria in twos and threes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana was happily chatting with Kondo Miki, her cute twin tails swaying gently with her joyful steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a sweet appearance, and when she smiled, she revealed two cute little tiger teeth; her bright appearance was particularly eye-catching in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki, who was beside her, had a head of dazzling blonde hair, a tall figure, and a natural coldness and arrogance on her face—two completely different temperaments, yet they were strangely harmonious walking together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second-year senior couldn't help but be moved and walked straight up to strike up a conversation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, juniors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just saw that you two have quite a temperament over there; are you going to the cafeteria to eat now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about... we go together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana was long accustomed to this kind of pickup attempt, just glancing at the senior’s appearance, then shook her head and smiled helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, we are used to eating together as two people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki was even more direct, her tone distant and impatient:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not interested, move aside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of embarrassment flashed across the senior’s face, and he had to leave dejectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just at this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes of the two fixed on Natsume Chikage in front at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The midday sun poured down through the corridor window, outlining a pale golden silhouette around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light spots jumped on his handsome side profile, and even his fine eyelashes were dyed light gold, appearing particularly moving in that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki and Akita Sana were both stunned in place at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana reacted first, almost leaping forward:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Xia Xia Mujun, are you going to eat lunch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about... we go together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki frowned, clearly not expecting her best friend to suddenly issue an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage was a bit bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know this Akita Sana at all; as for Kondo Miki, who was to the side, he did know her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana reacted from his blank expression—he didn't know her at all; everything was just her unilateral knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was instantly a bit embarrassed and quickly explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That... my name is Akita Sana, I am Miki’s best friend since childhood, and I am in Class B with her now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard from her before that you two knew each other when you were young...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We just happened to run into each other, so I wanted to say... do you want to eat lunch together...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, she quietly turned to Kondo Miki, signaling desperately with her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki naturally knew that Sana had a good impression of Natsume Chikage, but she didn't like to see her best friend embark on a wrong path in life, so she just responded faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sana is indeed my friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are just preparing to go to the cafeteria, but looking at your direction, are you returning to the classroom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lunch box is in the classroom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a bit far to go back and forth to the cafeteria; you two go ahead, I’ll pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana heard this, and a trace of disappointment flashed in the bottom of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage remembered that he had received quite a bit of care from Kondo Miyuki recently, and looking at the two boxes of cream puffs in his hand, he handed one box to Kondo Miki:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auntie Miyuki has helped me quite a bit recently; this is a small return gift, could I trouble you to pass it to her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki was slightly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mom helped him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did that happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't heard of it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided to ask her mother later, but for now, she just glanced at the simple white box and asked with a frown:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cream puffs made in home economics class; the taste is not bad, take them back for Uncle and Auntie to taste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of reluctance flashed in Kondo Miki’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She usually ate cream puffs and desserts from famous shops like “ZAKUZAKU,” “Beard Papa’s,” and “Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory,” so she instinctively felt that this kind of dessert made by ordinary people was cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that Natsume Chikage never cooked at home before; after learning a lesson or two in dessert class, what kind of decent thing could he make?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hindered by the friendship between the two families, she was silent for a few seconds, but still reached out to take it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, I will pass it on.” Her tone was flat, and no emotion could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Akita Sana, upon hearing that it was a cream puff made by Natsume himself, her eyes lit up instantly, and she calculated in her heart that she must taste one later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll go first.” Natsume Chikage said goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.” Kondo Miki responded coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodbye, Xia Xia Xia Mujun! Let’s eat together next time!” Akita Sana, however, waved her hand, full of enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage was slightly stunned, then nodded politely: “Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana, who got the response, was even more excited, shouting lightly toward his departing back: “Then it’s settled!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki watched this scene, frowning unconsciously, feeling a bit displeased with Natsume Chikage’s response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just after he left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaguchi Hakuta, who had been pursuing Kondo Miki and was a bit handsome, walked over right after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had clearly seen Natsume Chikage talking to Kondo Miki and handing her something just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene still made him feel a bit unhappy in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Kondo Miki was the girl he had been pursuing all along.\u003C\u002Fp>",1347,"2026-06-15T07:08:26.586Z","2026-06-15T07:45:38.736Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","28d6978683ca950d1624aa0c101881ddf769ef99b43b89f2da83252a7c8863c9","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-75","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-73",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]