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◎You look like a pervert◎
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The feeling of first love is quite magical.
Even though she and Fei Jia came from completely different social circles, Kawakami Wakana still chatted with him on video until late at night. It wasn't until Fei Jia was already washing up that she noticed the computer was burning hot.
"Fei Jia, you're not feeling well, you can't stay up late." She yawned and quickly said, "Go wash up and go to bed, I need to sleep too."
Fei Jia gave a nonchalant "Mmm": "Goodnight."
"By the way, Neko, I don't know if anyone has told you this before."
"What?" Ruoyi tilted her head.
"—Say, your voice is very special."
Huh?
Ruoyi was stunned for a moment.
She hadn't yet understood what "special" meant.
Is her voice beautiful?
“It’s very deep and powerful, and very energetic,” Fei Jia said. “If you want to practice singing, you might want to try bel canto.”
"..."
This is amazing!
Does that mean she has a loud voice?
However, even though Kawakami Wakana had zero dating experience, she could tell that the other person was probably teasing her. If she got angry, she would have fallen for their trick. So, Wakana said with great pride:
"Of course! From elementary school to university physical exams, my lung capacity has always been the best in the class!"
Fyodor: "..."
I'm so sorry for having poor lung capacity...
“But speaking of which,” Ruoyi suddenly remembered something, “I’ve already told you my real name, so why are you still calling me Neko?”
"Is there a problem?" Feda seemed a little confused.
Kawakami Wakana immediately raised her voice: "Of course there's a problem! Don't you understand the concept of upgrading and replacement?!"
"Hmm..." She thought for a moment, "People who are close to me usually call me Ruoyi, or Miao-chan..."
“Kami,” Fei Jia interrupted her.
“Kawakami’s kami.”
Kawakami Wakai: Huh?
"Kami" means "god" in Japanese. This guy must be teasing her again!
"Whatever!" Ruoyi felt her ears getting hot. "I'm going to sleep, I'm hanging up now!"
With that, he quickly hung up the voice call.
But then she picked up her phone and turned off the recording.
whee……
Fei Jia probably never imagined that she secretly recorded his voice on her phone while they were chatting.
Before, they were just online friends, and recording someone's voice was hardly polite. But now that they're in an online relationship, there's nothing wrong with her secretly recording a voice, right?
After all, Feja's voice is really beautiful.
However, Kawakami Wakana soon discovered that some things, once done the first time, will be done countless times.
Originally, she only planned to record Fei Jia's voice once, but ever since that one time, whenever she connected with Fei Jia on a live stream, she would almost always eagerly turn on her phone's recording function at the same time. In just half a year, she actually recorded dozens of audio clips.
Not only that, she also carefully uploaded these to her computer, editing out her own voice and leaving only Fei Jia's voice.
Occasionally, Feda would play cello pieces for her. Without exception, Kawakami Wakai recorded them and then edited them into the "audio collection" she prepared specifically for Feda.
Even when reviewing and writing reports, she would listen to Fedia's voice or the cello he played for her while doing her homework.
It's like listening to a song.
One day, while preparing her homework with Hinata Natsu, whom she hadn't seen since summer vacation, Kawakami Wakana subconsciously turned on the audio again.
"Good evening, Kami." Fei Jia's gentle voice echoed in the room.
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
Hinata Natsume: "..."
Ruoyi quickly turned off the audio, then guiltily glanced at her friend who was staring intently at her.
"Emmm..." Hinata Natsu seemed unsure what to say in this situation. After a long silence, she cautiously said, "Nyan-chan, you—"
"He looks like a pervert."
"..."
Ruoyi had already told Hinata Natsumi that she and Fei Jia were now in an online relationship, so she wasn't too surprised. She just looked at Ruoyi with a slightly amused expression.
"It's only because we've known each other for so many years that I understand you so well. Otherwise, at first glance, I might think, 'Where did this landmine girl come from, or... is she just love-struck?'"
"..."
"Because Fei Jia and I can't meet in real life!" Ruoyi said, dissatisfied. "If we can't see each other's faces, then we can only hear each other's voices."
Hinata Natsu: What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it.
"But, Meow-chan, are you really sure you want to continue like this with your Feda?"
"...?" Ruoyi didn't quite understand what she was trying to say.
This inevitably made Hinata Natsu a little angry.
She poked her friend's forehead hard: "Look, isn't that how it's always written in novels? Long-distance relationships end up with you meeting and finding out the other person isn't as good as you imagined—well, your Fei Jia hasn't borrowed any money from you, and she hasn't been in a rush to meet you as soon as you confirmed the relationship, so you don't need to worry about that for now."
"But there is one thing you should worry about."
"What?" Ruoyi immediately became serious.
Hinata Natsumi said in a serious tone, "A woman whose husband was sent to work in another city had a romantic encounter with someone outside, and so on."
"..."
Although Kawakami Wakana patted Hinata Natsu's shoulder and told her to stop joking, the topic was dropped. But for some reason, Wakana felt a little uneasy.
This unease was especially pronounced before the final exams in January, after a boy in the same subject confessed his feelings to her, which she rejected, citing that she already had a boyfriend.
Although she didn't think Fedia was the kind of person who would betray her, but—
I really want to meet with Fei Jia.
She thought that she must go to Lucia before graduating.
While it's easy to think about, putting it into practice is still difficult.
Although her parents usually respect her choices, most parents wouldn't agree to things like, "I want to meet my online boyfriend, and I'm going abroad!"
This means that if she really wants to go to Lucia, she will likely need to save up the money herself.
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
I guess I'll have to take on another job!
She acted immediately. After the final exams, Ruoyi used the excuse that the store was too busy and there was no stock available in Sendai. In addition to increasing the shifts at the sports equipment store, she also started looking for a second job.
However, many new high school freshmen and new college freshmen start looking for part-time jobs during graduation season. In addition, she also has a job, so there are concerns about whether she can manage both after the start of the semester. Ruoyi attended several interviews but was unsuccessful.
Even after more than half of the three-month spring break had passed, she still hadn't been able to find a second job.
Unfortunately, she couldn't tell her parents about this, and she also wanted to give Fei Jia a surprise, so she couldn't tell him either.
Currently, her last remaining interview is with a coffee shop called "Vortex".
As a result, Kawakami Wakana thought that if she failed this interview again, she would honestly tell her parents about her online relationship.
But to everyone's surprise, she passed the interview on the spot!
"Kawakami, right?" the shop owner said with a grin. "We happen to be short-staffed at our branch in Yokohama. If you're willing, you can start working there next week."
Kawakami Wakai:...Huh?
Seeing her stunned expression, the shop owner smiled and said, "It's true that I'm a little worried about a young girl going to Yokohama. But it's okay, because our shop in Yokohama is right downstairs from the Armed Detective Agency, so it's relatively less likely that something will happen to us."
Armed... Detective Agency?
Ruoyi was stunned.
It sounds like I've heard it somewhere before.
A few days later.
Looking at Dazai Osamu grinning at him, Kawakami Wakai realized—
This isn't just something I've heard about; I've actually heard about it!
That's where Osamu Dazai works now!
Now, even though it's 10 a.m. on a weekday, which is well past working hours, that guy is leisurely sitting in the shop, eating hamburger patties drizzled with crab roe sauce.
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
Armed Detective Agency...are they that free?
But Dazai Osamu wasn't in a hurry at all. After finishing a crab roe burger patty, he immediately ordered a jelly and poured a can of crab meat over it.
At this moment, Kawakami Wakana could no longer bear it.
What are you doing?
“A new way to eat it,” Dazai Osamu said with a grin. “Jelly is delicious, and canned crab is my favorite food. Combining the two might not taste bad at all.”
"—And have you heard of Ruoyi-chan?" He pointed to the orange in the jelly, "Eating Vitamin C with shellfish might cause poisoning."
"..."
Putting aside the question of how much food would be needed to cause poisoning, who would knowingly try something that could cause poisoning?
Kawakami Wakana told herself countless times, "The customer is God," to resist the urge to shove this guy's head into a can of crab meat.
Fortunately, after finishing the jelly, Dazai Osamu did not order any more dishes or try any strange ways of eating it. Instead, he took the bill and went to the cashier.
“Three thousand in total—” Before Kawakami Wakai could finish speaking, he waved his hand and said, “Just like before, put it on Kunikida’s tab.”
Kawakami Ruoyi: "...?"
Oh my god!
What kind of idiot would be friends with this guy?!
She couldn't help but feel sorry for "Kunikida-kun".
"By the way," Dazai Osamu said, still not leaving, his elbow resting on the counter, looking at her with a deep expression, "Wakai-chan, it's been so long, how are things going with you and your online friend?"
"Netizen?" Kawakami Wakana was taken aback. "You mean Fei Jia?"
“Fei…” Dazai Osamu blinked.
Then his eyes lit up instantly.
"Wow!"
"Wow, you two are already this close!"
Almost as soon as Dazai Osamu finished speaking—
A pen struck him squarely on the forehead.
"..."
[Author's Note]
Hmm, who's the kind of person whose pen you see before they see them?
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