My Good - Looking Neighbor

Ch 3: Getting acquainted

"Eh, you?" The pause on Ryuuji's voice caught the girl's attention.

"That girl yesterday??"

The girl turned to look at the tall young man who greeted her. When their gazes met the girl was surprised by what she saw. He realized that the tall young man in front of him was the young man who helped pick up his things yesterday. He wondered how this young man recognized him so quickly even though the change in his appearance was quite drastic. Today he doesn't wear glasses. So did Ryuuji.

'What a coincidence.' Think both.

"Good morning!" The girl leaned over to greet him.

"Thank you for the help yesterday."

Ryuuji who was slightly stunned with his appearance regained his senses.

"Ah...Good mornin! Well it's nothing. I'm sure there will be someone to help you if you find the same situation."

Meeting suddenly, Ryuuji was suddenly confused to speak. Ryuuji's gaze turned to the girl's waist. It was the same bag that Ryuuji was wearing now. It's just a different color. Ryuuji's is black, and the girl's is white.

"Depart for morning exercise?" Ryuuji asked as casually as possible, hiding his confusion.

The girl looked at Ryuuji and smiled.

"Yes. You either?"

"Yep. I'll exercise in the park near here."

"Ah, I'll be there too."

The girl raised an eyebrow slightly surprised. Ryuuji chuckled while experiencing this coincidence. How not, meet yesterday, same apartment building, out at the same hour, and will exercise in the same place.

"You want to go together?" Ryuuji asked putting his right hand on his waist.

"Of course, why not." The girl smiled.

After locking the door, the two of them walked together towards the garden.

"I really didn't think yesterday's girl was my neighbor." Ryuuji opened the conversation while chuckling.

"I don't suspect it either. What a strange coincidence."

The atmosphere was a bit awkward as they had just met. After a short awkward pause, Ryuuji spoke up.

"Because we are neighbors, it's better that we get to know each other?"

"Isn't that usually?" The girl slightly laughed as she looked up at Ryuuji's face.

Ryuuji returned his gaze and chuckled. He thought this girl was quite pleasant, as if coding for him to introduce himself first.

"I'm Shinjo Ryuuji, a second-year student majoring in animation. Nice to meet you." Ryuuji stretched out his right hand to shake hands.

Seeing Ryuuji's quick response to the code, the girl chuckled.

"I'm Ichinose Chizuru, a first-year literature student. Nice to meet you too, senpai." Chizuru shook Ryuuji's hand with a friendly smile.

"Don't be too formal to me. And Chizuru? That's a funny name." Ryuuji smiled and Chizuru suddenly let go of his hand. Ryuuji continued walking.

"E-eh??" Chizuru stuttered a little, she froze and blushed. He looked at Ryuuji who was already walking.

Ryuuji stopped and looked back.

"What are you waiting for?"

When Ryuuji turned around, Chizuru regained her senses. And a little run towards the side of Ryuuji.

"Senpai by the way, how do you recognize me?"

Chizuru's question made Ryuuji look at her in surprise. How recognize?

"Hm. From your face."

Chizuru.

"No, I mean, I looked different yesterday. How do you recognize me at first sight? Because the people around me are not aware of the change in my appearance at all."

Ryuuji regained his senses as soon as the explanation came out of Chizuru's mouth. He was also a little surprised.

'People don't realize it? Are they blind or what?'

"Ah, come to think of it as true as well. Want an honest answer or a lie?"

"Of course the answer is honest."

"Maybe the effect is a bit impolite, may it?"

Chizuru nodded.

"Ahem, because you're beautiful." Ryuuji said somewhat awkwardly and avoided Chizuru's gaze.

Chizuru also directly avoided her gaze. She slightly blushed, her cheeks showing a pink hue.

"C-beautiful?" Chizuru muttered softly while calming down.

"A-Ah I'm sorry. I paid too much attention to you yesterday. Because it's a canti-ugh face."

It didn't take long before Chizuru's fist smashed into Ryuuji's stomach. Chizuru lowered her head to hide her face.

"That's enough, senpai!"

Chizuru's face was still blushing red. He had never previously earned praise for his nerdy appearance. Just this time he got direct praise from others, especially men. As soon as he punched Ryuuji, Chizuru immediately turned her head in the opposite direction from Ryuuji.

Ryuuji looked at her, he could see a faint dazzling pink hue on her beautiful face.

Their journey of safety could be said to be quite awkward.

Once in the park they put the bags on a picnic table in the park and warm up together. After the heating was over, Chizuru asked Ryuuji.

"Ah I forgot to ask her earlier, because senpai has answered an honest answer, what is the lie?"

Ryuuji glanced at Chizuru.

"You really want to hear it? Though it bothers you a bit?"

Chizuru thought for a moment.

"You sure? You're not gonna blame me?" Ryuuji's expression already showed reluctance.

Chizuru nodded loudly at Ryuuji's question. Ryuuji who saw Chizuru from top to bottom quickly. He took a heavy breath before answering.

"That's because of your beautiful body." Ryuuji answered with a flat face.

Chizuru's face immediately blushed red. He reflexively moved away from Ryuuji and instantly covered his chest with both hands. Then a sharp gaze fell towards Ryuuji.

"Isn't senpai a heavy pervert??"

Ryuuji sighed again ignoring Chizuru. At that moment Chizuru woke up. The red hue disappeared.

"Eh? You said it was a lie, right?"

Ryuuji just shrugged his shoulders and rolled his eyes.

"That? Means my body isn't beautiful??"

Chizuru's gaze was sharp. Ryuuji looked at the girl in front of him meaningfully. Ryuuji's face displayed a seductive smile.

"Who said that?"

"You said it was a lie."

"Well, that's an honest lie."

Chizuru's face blushed once more. Ryuuji smiled gently.

"Youuuu!!!!"

At that time Ryuuji had run away for jogging. Chizuru. And they ended up jogging together.

After jogging, Ryuuji heads to the basketball court to do a set of muscle exercises. Push up, back up, sit up and pull up. Chizuru does fitness exercises and light body flexibility near the table where they put the bag. Chizuru finished first. After cooling down, he sat down and opened his bag, taking a towel to wipe his sweat. He also took a bottle for a drink and took a sandwich for breakfast.

While eating, Chizuru saw Ryuuji who was doing a sprint from afar.

'Really, the man who was outspoken.'

One sandwich was finished, he intended to take another sandwich. He decided to take out his sandwich box. As soon as Chizuru took out the sandwich box, her gaze focused on the black bag and jacket beside her bag.

'The bag and jacket are the same as mine. Black and white. What a crazy coincidence.'

As Chizuru's mind focused on the bag and jacket, a man's voice entered her ear.

"Sandwich for breakfast?"

As soon as Chizuru looked at the source of the sound, Ryuuji was already standing on the black bag. While chewing, Chizuru looked at the tall, sweaty figure in front of her. He lifted his clothes to wipe his face so that the abs formed on his stomach were clearly visible. Chizuru immediately glanced in the other direction, with slightly blushing cheeks.

"Want to?" Ask Chizuru.

Ryuuji glanced at her while wiping his sweat with a towel. Looking from above, he could see his cleavage more clearly. Ryuuji instantly averted his gaze and took out a box full of sandwiches.

"What a coincidence, I also brought sandwiches."

They do not want to wonder. How can so many coincidences happen at one time.

"Geh, are you secretly watching me from the balcony, senpai?"

Chizuru's tone and face turned disgusted. Ryuuji knew that it was a joke so he did not take heart because of it. Instead he just sat down and chuckled.

"A pretty basic suspicion, but it's not. Or maybe you're watching me secretly, kouhai?"

"Ugh, you actually said that to a woman, senpai?"

"And you actually said that to this nice guy, kouhai? After all I am a person who supports equality."

"Geeh, sucks."

Chizuru's eyes narrowed seeing Ryuuji replying to her with an annoying flat face. Chizuru let out a breath.

"So? Want to try mine?" Chizuru held out her sandwich box to Ryuuji.

Ryuuji turned towards Chizuru. She looks at her sandwich box and Chizuru's take turns.

"thank you. You want to try it too?"

Ryuuji picked up the sandwich in Chizuru's box while holding out his own box.

"Of course, thank you."

Chizuru looked at the contents of Ryuuji's box filled with large size sandwiches and picked up at random. They looked in detail at the sandwich they had taken.

"It looks like you really like meat, senpai. Look there's 5 pieces of ham in your sandwich. I'll be fat right after eating this."

Chizuru commented with a smile. Ryuuji just chuckled at hearing it.

"Then eat more of mine."

"Geh, it won't."

Ryuuji looks at Chizuru's sandwich.

"You made this yourself, Ichinose?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Looks more alive and colorful. It's cute."

Chizuru. Again his cheeks blushed. How many times has he been embarrassed by this guy?

"Ah, thank you." Chizuru turned her gaze to the sandwich. "All right, let's eat."

Ryuuji smiled gently.

"Itadakimasu!!"

"Itadakimasu!!"

...

After breakfast and chatting, the two of them went home together to the apartment. They also agreed to go together to campus today. You could say their relationship is quite fast growing.