18 18 (This chapter contains a short skit)
A small bite of cake, a big bite of Toussaint's cheese.
18
hiss--
The sudden situation caught Kawakami Wakana off guard.
She stared blankly as a bespectacled man with a ponytail rushed into the coffee shop, picked up a pen, and started yelling at Dazai Osamu: "You've been missing since early morning, so you've been slacking off here again!"
"And also, I hope it won't be charged to my account again this time."
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
I can see that.
This must be Dazai Osamu's "great nemesis colleague"—Kunikida.
So she added without hesitation: "Are you Kunikida-san? This Dazai-san just spent 3,451 yen at our store, and he said he would put it on Kunikida's tab."
"..."
The air fell silent for a second.
Kunikida Doppo glared at Dazai Osamu, bowed sharply at a ninety-degree angle, and handed Wakami a purple five-thousand-yen banknote. After receiving the change, he immediately and without hesitation dragged Dazai Osamu back to work.
"I'll come again next time, Wakana-chan—" Dazai Osamu waved to Wakana before being dragged away, "Give my regards to Tuo—Feijia!"
"..."
Kawakami Wakana didn't pay much attention to this small detail. After the start of the semester, she began working part-time at a sports equipment store on days when she didn't have classes or had fewer classes. On weekends, she would first work at a cafe in Yokohama, and then go to the equipment store after work.
Osamu Dazai would occasionally come over and continue to freeload at Kunikida Doppo's place. However, probably because of his long history of doing so, almost every employee at the café had saved Kunikida Doppo's training methods, including Wakana Kawakami. Every time Dazai did this, she would call him without hesitation.
"Hello? Kunikida-san? Dazai-san has a debt with you—"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Kunikida Doppo would appear angrily at the entrance of the coffee shop.
Osamu Dazai: qwq
Ruoyi-chan is going too far—
Meanwhile, Kawakami Wakana quietly accepted the food allowance that Kunikida Doppo had forced Dazai Osamu to personally hand over to her, thus gaining both merit and fame.
This continued for a semester until early July when Kawakami Wakana had to give up going to Hinata Natsu's competition to cheer her on because of her part-time job, and her best friend couldn't hold back anymore.
"You naughty cat who values romantic relationships!" Hinata Natsumi jokingly scolded.
To this, Kawakami Wakai could only say—you didn't make a mistake.
After all, during her freshman year, Xia Jiang would attend every single one of her competitions whenever she didn't have classes. But ever since she decided to go to Lucia before graduation and started working part-time to earn some extra money, nothing seemed more important than her part-time job besides attending classes.
"So, your boyfriend," Hinata Natsumi said, still sounding a little annoyed, "if you absolutely have to meet, why can't you have him come here?"
Kawakami Wakana quickly replied, "Fei Jia's health is not good. He even said that he might not be able to graduate from university this year because of insufficient attendance, so he can't work."
Besides wanting to surprise Fedia, this was another reason why she didn't plan to tell him about her plan to save money to go find Fedia.
After all, what if Fedia felt bad seeing her working so hard and started secretly working non-stop herself, only to get sick from exhaustion?
"..."
"Alright." Hinata Natsu sighed. "Since Nyan-chan is serious, I can't really say anything. But everything has its limits. Final exams are coming up soon, are you okay with that?"
"It's alright!" Kawakami Wakana didn't even hesitate for a moment. "Hehe, I have a magic weapon!"
Her secret weapon was the Armed Detective Agency's hospital doctor—Sakiko Yosano.
She's a medical student who graduated smoothly from a national medical university in Tokyo. With her help, the courses in the Department of Medical Technology are not difficult at all.
As it turns out, Hyuga Natsuya was indeed worrying unnecessarily.
In the first semester of her sophomore year, Wakami Kawakami passed all her final exams smoothly, and her GPA also rose from 2.7 in the previous semester to 3.0.
When Ruoyi found the result on the academic affairs website, she immediately took a screenshot and sent it to her parents, Hinata Natsumi, and Fei Jia, showing off.
The first person to reply to her was actually Feda, who was probably still in the early hours of the morning local time.
Two simple words—
【Congratulations. 】
Ruoyi happily sent a cat emoji making a "V" sign: [I've been studying really hard!]
[By the way, Fei Jia... you really didn't graduate?]
"Hmm," the other party replied briefly.
Kawakami Wakai:!
She was startled and quickly scrolled through a row of cat apology emojis.
【I'm so sorry, sob sob sob!!】
[While you, Fei Jia, are still worrying about graduation, I'm showing off my grades. Seriously?!]
"It's alright," Feja replied quickly. "But I feel really bad for you. I originally planned to visit your country before graduation, but due to health reasons, I didn't get to work much and didn't save any money..."
"..."
Kawakami Wakana stared at the text, lost in thought.
really……
Fedia also wanted to meet her, but unfortunately his health didn't allow it.
After telling Fei Jia that "it's okay," Ruoyi secretly made up her mind.
Without compromising her studies or health, she was determined to save enough money to go to Lucia before graduation!
As early winter approached, Kawakami Wakana had surprisingly saved up a small fortune on the bank card she'd opened for part-time work. She wasn't sure if it would be enough to go abroad, but it should be enough to plan a graduation trip.
November 11th marked Ruoyi's twentieth birthday.
She deliberately went to a nearby izakaya with her friend and tried alcoholic beverages for the first time. Although it was a bit spicy on her tongue, the spiciness of the alcohol made Ruoyi feel incredibly excited.
Ruoyi took a picture of the oolong tea and sake she ordered and sent it directly to Fei Jia.
【Fei Jia, today I'm an adult!】
today?
Fyodor paused, then glanced at the calendar beside him.
November 11th.
Come to think of it, today is also his birthday.
Although the word "birthday" had long been forgotten in some corner of his mind, he had even forgotten about it if the kitten hadn't suddenly brought it up.
Own……
How old should I be?
On a whim, Fyodor sent a birthday greeting to Kawakami Wakana, and unusually, he walked the streets of Moscow where early winter snow was already falling, and bought a strawberry cake from a dessert shop.
The strawberry cake wasn't big, about the size of a 330ml can of Coca-Cola, and it cost less than 20 rubles. But even such a small piece of cake was enough to make him feel quite full after just one bite.
Fyodor: "..."
God knows what's wrong with him. He usually only celebrates New Year's and Christmas when Gogol drags him into it, but on his birthday he actually bought a cream cake that he would never normally touch.
That cat must have been too arrogant, and it affected him as well.
Since he couldn't eat any more anyway, and the cake was already too greasy for him after just one bite, Fyodor silently got up and prepared to throw the rest of the cake into the trash can.
As a result, Gogol, who never greeted anyone when visiting, boldly walked in at this moment.
"Hey, Dostoevsky!" he greeted with a smile, his golden eyes immediately landing on the half-eaten cake.
Gogol: ...?
Gogol: !!
No way!
That guy could get full after just a spoonful of borscht, and it was common for him to go a week without food, only drinking water and coffee. So much so that he wondered if this person's superpower was something like Dostoevsky's "photosynthesis"—
They actually bought a cake! And even took a bite!!
Gogol: This is a small bite of cake, and a big bite of Dostoevsky's.
"How amazing is today?" He walked over, found a spoon, scooped out the small piece that had been eaten and threw it away, and finished the small cake in a few bites.
"Dostoevsky, you actually know how to celebrate your own birthday now."
Fyodor: "..."
“Today is also Kawakami Wakai’s birthday,” he answered instinctively.
At this moment, Gogol's mouth was stuffed with cake. He chewed, blinking his golden eyes as he stared at Fyodor. After a while, he flicked his braid, swallowed the cake, and then said:
"I said, Dostoevsky—"
"You haven't actually fallen for her, have you?"
Fyodor shook his head innocently.
"But you even bought yourself a birthday cake!" Gogol grabbed him, refusing to let go. "And the Tom and Jerry thing last time! Don't forget, your game account is actually mine!"
"..."
“But that’s fine too,” Gogol said cheerfully, doing a somersault. “If Dostoevsky really falls for that girl, he’ll have a new weakness. And I’ve got that weakness covered!”
"—Who knows, I might be able to kill you, Dostoevsky, even more easily!"
"..."
Just like Gogol's usual uninvited visits, he would linger at Fyodor's house for a long time before leaving. After finally seeing this great man off, Fyodor began to think about what Gogol had just said.
What kind of feelings does he have for Kawakami Wakai...?
I might not say I like them, but it seems different from three years ago when I simply wanted to find out more about them.
The cake that cost more than ten rubles and ended up almost entirely in Gogol's stomach says it all.
"I wonder how long this dating game will last..." he muttered softly, opening his chat with Kawakami Wakai.
The other party sent several more photos. They were all of cakes, fast food, and the like—things that would make his stomach upset just looking at them.
However, the latest news made Fyodor pause for a moment.
[Kawakami Wakana: Oh, right, Fei Jia, I have a surprise for you! Well, I'll be a junior next April, right? Once I'm a junior, I'll be busy with job hunting, my graduation thesis, and part-time work, so I probably won't have much time to chat with you every day like we do now. So I've decided—I'll come to Lucia to see you this winter break!]
[Kawakami Wakai: Whirlpool Cafe.jpg.]
[Kawakami Wakai: I even found a second part-time job for this, and I saved most of the money from it.]
Looking at the little red building, especially the sign that read "Armed Detective Agency, please go to the second floor," Fyodor's brows furrowed even deeper.
[Armed Detective Agency?]
Kawakami Wakai:! !
Fedia is truly amazing!
The words "Armed Detective Agency" were all Chinese characters, and they were all rather complex Chinese characters, yet he managed to type them all out!
Before Ruoyi could even marvel at how hard Fei Jia was working to learn Japanese, she received a message from him—
Actually, I wouldn't mind if you didn't come to Lucia to see me.
So, you should quit your second job.
Huh?
[Author's Note]
It's so hot
I want to go to Moscow to escape the summer heat.
Starting today, I'll be writing a short skit every day!
Two updates today.
Mini Theater 1
Because of the recent severe flu outbreak, Kawakami Wakai also bought a thermometer that can quickly measure temperature.
One day she saw Fyodor taking a nap and wondered: I wonder how Fedia's temperature is?
So Kawakami Wakana secretly measured Fyodor's forehead temperature; it was 34 degrees Celsius, a bit low but still acceptable. Then, she noticed Fyodor's always chilly feet and quietly measured them too—
0 degrees.
Kawakami Wakai: No wonder he put his feet on my stomach while we slept and I ended up spending the whole day in the toilet the next day.
Mini-drama 2 (Those who haven't played Werewolf might not understand it qwq)
Ever since she started playing Werewolf with Fyodor, Kawakami Wakai has always been the one getting tricked.
She took the bait, received Fyodor's "golden water" (a metaphor for being innocent), and because of the "golden water" factor and the fact that Fyodor was indeed easy to talk to, she followed him all the way to the end, only to find out she was a wolf (a person who was actually a wolf).
She used the Seer role, and Fyodor, if he were a werewolf, would definitely claim to be the Seer and let her investigate.
She was the werewolf, and didn't even claim to be the seer. Fyodor: Let's listen to the two seers again. Let's eliminate Kawakami Wakana, who seems to be a villager or below.
After getting the Witch in yet another game, I discovered I was unable to save myself after being hit by a weapon on the first night.
Ruoyi: Hmph, it must have been Fei Jia who did it. Let's go together.
Later, news of his death came out—
Fyodor: Witch, Witch, I am the Guardian
at the same time
Sigma, holding the Seer card and having verified that Fyodor is a good guy: What's the point of playing this game?
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