Chapter 74 Shopping

Late December.

The little idols who have been traveling back and forth between different worlds finally have some time to rest, put aside their trivial matters and prepare for the New Year's Eve.

Last year, they still had to prepare for the Red and White Songs Festival, but this year they declined the invitation and just lay peacefully at home.

"Tsuna, don't you want to sleep a little longer?" Sawada Nana asked with concern.

Sawada Tsunayoshi stretched and exhaled, "No, aren't we going to buy materials to make kadomatsu and shirenjin today? I'll go with mom."

Kadomatsu is a decoration made of bamboo and pine, and Shimenjin is a rope to ward off evil.

"That's great, Reborn is going too, so we'll have someone to refer to. But the most important thing today is to go shopping in Shinjuku, buy some gift boxes and new clothes... Let's eat first, I need to think about it again." Nana Sawada hummed a song and went to the kitchen to serve breakfast.

"Aren't you going back to Italy to celebrate New Year's Eve?" Sawada Tsunayoshi sat at the dining table with his face supported.

Reborn said calmly: "It's the same wherever you celebrate New Year."

In fact, he doesn't have this habit, and there is no difference between New Year's Eve and ordinary days for him.

"Don't think you can use this as an excuse to let me go back."

Sawada Tsunayoshi stretched out his voice: "Okay - right -"

There were footsteps coming from the direction of the kitchen, and both of them stopped talking about this topic at the same time.

Reborn took the breakfast that Nana Sawada prepared for him and said to Nana Sawada in a cute voice: "Thank you, Nana mom, you've worked hard!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled: "Thank you, Mom."

"You're welcome. Come eat quickly and then we'll go shopping together." Sawada Nana was excited.

Before going out, Sawada Tsunayoshi changed his clothes.

A suede bomber jacket, a half-high collar white sweater, black jeans, and ordinary white sneakers.

"Ding ding, today's ootd!" Sawada Tsunayoshi turned around to show his mother.

Nana Sawada showed her support and took out her phone to take a photo: "Tsuna looks good in anything he wears, and he looks very handsome today. Do you want to add a scarf or a hat?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi touched his neck, "Hmm... No, it feels a little hot."

There were many people out shopping for New Year's Eve items, and Nana Sawada unexpectedly met two familiar housewives. Because they were busy, they chatted for a few words and then parted ways.

People were coming and going on the street, and Sawada Tsunayoshi was helping his mother carry things.

People looked over from time to time, and Sawada Tsunayoshi keenly noticed the excited gazes of the fans, but perhaps because they saw him shopping with his mother, and the domestic fans themselves had a sense of propriety and distance, so no one came over to disturb him.

Generally, no one would take pictures of him without permission, so Sawada Tsunayoshi was quite relaxed when shopping.

Reborn also carried a small bag symbolically. Although he had short legs, he kept up with Tsunayoshi Sawada and Nana Sawada effortlessly.

While Nana Sawada was choosing spring chocolates, Tsunayoshi Sawada went to the handmade candy shop nearby and bought a few boxes of candy.

Reborn: "A gift for your teammates?"

"No, one box is for Kyoko and Koharu, and the other box is for Gokudera." Sawada Tsunayoshi took the candy that the boss had packed, "I have other plans for Aji and the others."

"Isn't there any for Rambo? That guy likes this kind of sweet candy."

"Rambo likes grape-flavored candy. I'll pick out a few boxes for him later. It's a pity it's December now, otherwise I could buy him some snow-skinned grapes." Sawada Tsunayoshi nodded his chin, "Let me think about it. And Yamamoto-kun..."

Ever since Reborn decided to boil the frog in warm water, the candidates who were favored in advance have taken turns to appear on the stage. In fact, Rambo had come a long time ago, but unfortunately he bumped into Kurokawa Hana on the way. The little calf injured Kurokawa Hana so much that she sprained her ankle for a week.

Kurokawa Hana didn't like children in the first place, so she scolded Rambo. Rambo stayed with her in the hospital with tears in his eyes, but he didn't dare to run away. After getting the medicine, Kurokawa Hana asked where his home was. Rambo said it was Italy. Kurokawa Hana thought he was teasing her, so she scolded Rambo again, and then angrily took the child to the police station.

The police station couldn't find the person, and Kurokawa Hana couldn't leave Rambo there alone, so she was furious and took him home.

Until Reborn remembered and threw Rambo to Gokudera again.

The first time Sawada Tsunayoshi saw Rambo, he was arguing with Gokudera Hayato and rolling on the ground childishly. Gokudera Hayato wanted to throw him out directly, but Sawada Tsunayoshi coaxed him with candy.

After that, Rambo stuck to Sawada Tsunayoshi like a little follower. Because Sawada Tsunayoshi had long hair, he initially mistook her for his sister.

As Reborn expected, Sawada Tsunayoshi was surprisingly patient with children.

As for Yamamoto Takeshi, they are classmates and have had interactions before. They became familiar with each other because of Gokudera Hayato. I don't know if it's because of their natural incompatibility, but Gokudera Hayato and Yamamoto Takeshi often quarrel in class. It's not right to say they quarrel, because Yamamoto Takeshi has a good attitude and a bright smile, but he can provoke Gokudera Hayato's temper with just one sentence.

The two became sworn enemies in the eyes of everyone in the class.

There are now five guardians that Reborn has chosen surrounding Sawada Tsunayoshi, and the only one, Misty, is wandering around the dog stealthily.

Thinking of a certain person, Reborn couldn't help but twitch his lips. That guy only dared to secretly get on top of someone else to attend the handshake event, which didn't match the rebellious character described in the information he got at all.

In other words, he was surprised that the candidate for the role of Kirimori was actually a fan of Sawada Tsunayoshi.

Reborn made a bet with his old friend to see how long he could endure.

Nana Sawada likes to compare prices from different stores. When they moved to other places, Tsunayoshi Sawada bought a black suit for Reborn on the way, which was a perfect fit.

The boss packed up the suit, and Reborn looked at the box, "So there's a copy for me?"

"What? I'm not a stingy person. Of course everyone has a gift. Reborn is also a very important person in my heart." Sawada Tsunayoshi mentioned something good. "During the New Year's Eve, of course the whole family should dress up beautifully, go shopping, and buy a kimono."

reborn: “…”

"Take back your sweet-talking habit."

Sawada Tsunayoshi covered his mouth and said, "I'm used to talking to fans."

"Be more careful in your daily life." Reborn now knew where Hayato Gokudera's increasingly fanatical star-chasing sentiment came from. This was certainly not a bad thing, but it would be bad if he accidentally provoked other people.

It is easy to cause unrest in the family.

"It's a pity that Anada is not here, otherwise I could buy him one." Sawada Nana sighed, then said, "How about we go to the Furoshiki store later to pick out some nice fabric packaging?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi agreed, "Okay."

Furoshiki is wrapping cloth that can also be used to wrap gifts. There are various beautiful and vivid styles. Some are even tied with pearl ropes and cloth flowers. It is very suitable for gifts. Even if you don’t give it as a gift, it will look beautiful as a tablecloth at home.

There were more and more things they wanted to buy, and they couldn't carry them all, so they found a locker in the mall and asked someone to return the things they bought.

Reborn has a good aesthetic sense. He and Nana's mother are choosing furoshiki. Sawada Tsunayoshi is taking a break to look at the cloth paintings hanging in the store.

"Usagi?" A voice with a strange tone sounded from behind. Sawada Tsunayoshi paused with his hand holding the cloth. This name is usually only used by fans.

He turned around and saw a Japanese man with an apologetic look on his face, and a girl with purple hair and a side ponytail. Judging from her tone, she should be Korean.

Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled and waved, "Hello."

The girl struggled for a moment, but finally couldn't help but took out a small notebook from her bag. She stepped forward and asked shyly, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm going back to China tomorrow. I didn't expect to meet you today. Can you give me an autograph?"

"It's okay, it's fine. I wish you a happy New Year." Sawada Tsunayoshi wrote fluently.

"Thank you, Happy New Year, little bunny." Excitedly taking the autograph, the girl pulled her boyfriend away. Before they had gone far, she could hear the other party talking to her boyfriend.

"Oh my god, that smile, that face, it's so pretty and I wouldn't even notice you were dead next to me!"

Boyfriend: “…”

Sawada Tsunayoshi: “…Ha, haha.”

Fortunately, there were not many people in the Furoshiki shop. According to Sawada Tsunayoshi's experience, once one person started, people would come forward one after another to ask for autographs.

"Hello, can I take a picture please?"

Well, the one who signed autographs didn’t come, but the one who took photos did.

He was holding a camera and judging by his attire, he looked like a photographer who specialized in taking street photos of people nearby.

"Sure, but not for too long or too far. I'm shopping with my mom."

"Of course." The photographer made an OK gesture.

"The boss doesn't agree with us taking pictures in the store, but I think the street sign outside is suitable. Can we take pictures there?" explained the photographer.

"Mom, I'm going out for a while."

Sawada Nana had heard it a long time ago and waved her hand slightly, "Go ahead!"

Seeing the photographer calling Sawada Tsunayoshi to the store entrance, Reborn shifted his gaze to Sawada Nana, who had a proud expression on her face, "Isn't this the first time we've met, Tsuna?"

"This is actually my first time doing street photography, but there are indeed a lot of fans who want my autograph. Once, because I signed an autograph for someone on the street, some people followed me and asked for autographs. They were boys. As the number of people asking for autographs increased, Tsuna couldn't hold me back anymore. Our Tsuna is a super popular idol." Nana Sawada is very familiar with this situation.

"It's not so bad if it's just Tsuna. If there are other kids going out together, the situation will be more intense. When I was young, I was not so enthusiastic about chasing stars and idols. Now I realize that I was too shy back then. If there were a few people taking the lead, they would not be less enthusiastic than the kids nowadays."

"It's because there are not many people here. If there were many people on the street outside, Tsuna wouldn't have given that girl an autograph." Nana Sawada picked up another furoshiki.

Tsunayoshi Sawada came back soon, holding the moon rabbit keychain given by the photographer.

"How is it, Tsuna?" Sawada Nana showed him the Mount Fuji cherry blossom bathrobe in her hand.

"It's very beautiful." Sawada Tsunayoshi leaned over and pointed, saying, "The one with jacaranda flowers is also good."

Sawada Nana looked back and said, "What a coincidence, I think that Reborn piece is pretty too! Let's buy both."

The boss was packing his things with an expressionless face. He lowered his head and kept muttering, "That street photographer obviously knew you and came to take a photo with you on purpose. As an idol, you'd better be careful and don't let it affect your daily life."

Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't expect the store owner to be so kind. He pursed his lips and smiled, "Thank you for your concern. I will pay attention to it in the future."

The boss didn't speak.

Tsunayoshi Sawada thought his boss was a nice, quiet man.

Reborn glanced at the boss as he left.