My Good - Looking Neighbor

Day 6: Mizuhara Chizuru

An awkward atmosphere was blowing on Ryuuji and Chizuru's balcony. Ryuuji was currently turning his mind to change the topic.

"Would you eat this together?"

Chizuru who was staring blankly ahead turned her head. Chizuru hasn't eaten much tonight. So then..

"Of course."

Ryuuji smiled.

"You want yakitori what cheesecake?"

"Yakitori."

"okay."

Ryuuji took his two yakitori stitches and gave them to Chizuru.

"Want coffee or hot chocolate? I'll make it for you."

"M." Chizuru nodded.

Ryuuji immediately went in to brew coffee and hot chocolate. Both glasses were quite large. When he finished, he brought to the balcony with sugar apart.

Before Ryuuji could offer to choose between coffee and chocolate, Chizuru opened her mouth.

"You want to sit on my balcony? There's a two-person couch and a little table over there."

"That's better."

"Okay, I'll open-"

"It's bring it."

"Eh?"

Unknowingly Chizuru took out two glasses that Ryuuji thrust. His hands are full of stuff now. Ryuuji picked up the plastic bag and climbed up the edge of the balcony.

"Senpai? What's..." Chizuru surprised.

"Of course to your balcony."

Chizuru saw Ryuuji move to her balcony with a rather cool strange gesture.

"Don't you really be Spiderman, senpai."

"Well, didn't I just say that? I'm your good neighbor, Spiderman."

Chizuru laughed a little. Ryuuji saw her beautiful laughter. A sense of victory appeared in his heart.

'Well, not bad.'

After that they sat. Chizuru chooses hot chocolate with standard sugar. He doesn't like too much sweetness.

"By the way, your voice was very soothing, senpai."

Ryuuji somewhat pulled his head with a somewhat surprised expression. Actually Ryuuji was a bit unwilling to admit it, but he was embarrassed. And the look on his face was a bit like what he was feeling.

"Well, thank you."

"Ehe, look at that expression of yours. You're embarrassed, aren't you??"

Chizuru smiled in a seductive tone. Hearing that, Ryuuji immediately regained his senses and returned to his world. He ate his yakitori to hide it.

"Ahems. Little."

"Ehee, but your voice is really good, senpai. Do you have any footage or covers that you uploaded on YouTube?"

"Well, I have a channel, and uploaded some there. Mostly I record the audio and I don't upload it. What's up?"

"May I know the name of your channel or request the audio file?"

"Are you really interested?"

"Of course!"

"alright. Zero Gravity is the name of my channel. For audio files, what's your e-mail?"

"Ah, this, chizuruichinose194@gmail.com."

"Lookin?" Ryuuji wrote it on his phone with the Latin alphabet.

"Yup."

"Okay, I'll send it later."

Chizuru smiled and continued eating. They really enjoyed the evening atmosphere just for the two of them.

After eating and chatting for quite a while, Ryuuji saw Chizuru start to get sleepy with her weak movements. Ryuuji could have just let her sleep and ended up leaning on her shoulders. But it's very late, not the right time.

"Hey, Ichinose! Wake up! Come in and sleep inside."

"Hm? I'm sorry, I'm really sleepy."

"Yes, sleep inside. I'll clean it up on the balcony."

Chizuru got up slowly with a glass. It seems he was unconscious.

"Then I go in first. Thank you, senpai. Good night."

"Good night."

As soon as the door closed, Ryuuji immediately cleared the balcony. And he realized something was missing.

"Class. It seems he took it unconscious."

...

The next day in the afternoon.

"Where is Yoshio?" Ryuuji asked as he put down the food and drinks then took off his bag and sat down on Keiji's bench. They are now in the canteen.

"She's on a date with Mikazuki-chan."

"Is that? Good for her."

"Yes good for him. But once you realize that only she has a boyfriend in our group, and me, you and Daito will be alone for a long time. That's not good for us."

Ryuuji looked at his friend and a sneaky smile fell on his face.

"We? Just you! I'm fine."

"Currently, you're talking like you've got a girl."

"Indeed." Ryuuji replied casually while eating.

"Then it's good to- ehh, you get a girl???" Keiji immediately stopped playing with his phone.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Tell me bastard! Are you serious?"

Ryuuji looked at his energetic friend. Recalling Chizuru dressing up to go on a date, he sighed and stopped eating her.

"Just she has a boyfriend. I greeted her when she was going out on a date."

Keiji looked at her with sympathy.

"So grieve for your heart, son."

"Well that's how it is."

"Well, because I'm not heartbroken. I just admire her attitude and beauty."

"Geh, you bastard."

Keiji started playing again with his phone.

"Well, how's it going?" Ask Ryuuji.

"Who? Daito?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"The boy was studying for the final exam and the university entrance exam."

"Oh, is he in 3rd grade now?"

"so. I remember you used to be my upperclassman. You're pretty creepy and you make me and Yoshio a little scared first. Even Daito was scared when he first met you when you graduated, and me and Yoshio were 3rd grade, and Daito was just a kid in high school."

"Because you guys suck too much."

"That's because you're like a school thug, damn it."

Ryuuji stopped responding and continued to eat. Then he saw Keiji who seemed to be scrolling through the UI of an application. Lots of pictures of girls there.

"You want a blind date?"

"Heheh, this is a girlfriend rental application. I'm looking around at the area girls around here."

Ryuuji frowned slightly. He never knew there was such an app. He is not the type of person who often opens the AppStore to download mobile games or update apps. Update the application is always automatic while there is an internet network.

"You're really gonna hire one of them?"

"Could it? I'm just looking around for now."

As Keiji scrolls and refreshes his UI, Ryuuji looks at the top of the list. It has a 5 star rating with a very beautiful profile photo. When he realized who it was, he almost choked on his food.

"Yes!! Oh!!!"

"Oi, Ryuuji!! Careful, motherfucker. You're all right? What's up, man?"

Ryuuji drinks immediately.

"No. I'm just in too much of a hurry."

"Sigh, Man, you're surprising me."

He continued eating while immersed in his own thoughts. He saw the photos in the app clearly.

'Ichinose?'

...

After chatting merrily with Keiji and helping out with some of his duties, Ryuuji returned home to the apartment while carrying three portions of gyoza. It was dusk, the sky was already a beautiful purple orange. Arriving at the apartment, Ryuuji leaned against the guardrail in front of his door, sucking on his pod.

He recalled a beautiful five-star profile photo on the girlfriend rental app.

'Is the job Ichinose is referring to a job at a girlfriend rental agency?'

Thinking that, Ryuuji could slightly deduce why he was angry the last time Ryuuji called out to him. The only one who knows her beautiful fashion is Ryuuji. And just then Ryuuji suddenly called out to her with his friends. Since her beautiful fashion is work-related, Chizuru frantically looks at Ryuuji and forgets that Ryuuji does not know his job. He was worried that Ryuuji would talk carelessly. Unfortunately, that worry is too much. Ryuuji took a deep breath.

After about 10 minutes, he heard footsteps up the stairs. He looked over, and found the long-haired beautiful girl walking gracefully. It was Chizuru. Once their gazes met, Ryuuji raised one of his hands with smoke coming out of his mouth.

"Dating again?" Ryuuji asked casually while putting the pod into his pocket.

"Yes, that's it. You smoking?"

"No, I've quit with traditional cigarettes, and switched to vapes and pods."

"That's great."

Ryuuji saw Chizuru. He intends to ask about the girlfriend rental application. But he broke his intention.

"Want to?" Ryuuji thrust his plastic bag.

"Hm?"

Chizuru looked at Ryuuji then turned to the plastic bag containing the gyoza.

"What's that?"

"Gyoza's. There are three servings there, just take one serving or two, as long as not all of them."

Chizuru looked at Ryuuji and chuckled. As usual, her carefree face was soothing.

'One point.'

"You think I'm a greedy person like you?"

"Heh, don't know. It's possible."

"You're a real bitch."

Chizuru's cheeks are a little bulging. She looks cute.

'Two points.'

"So? Want it or not?" Ryuuji shook his hand which was holding the pouch.

"Of course I want to."

"Take it then."

"okay."

Chizuru took one serving, as Ryuuji had expected.

"Thank you."

"Don't worry about that. Then I go in first, there's a client meeting after this. Yum!"

"Ciao!"

As Ryuuji opened the door, he stopped and turned to Chizuru with a brief smile and closed the door.

Chizuru who was standing outside thought of something.

'Is he waiting for me?'

He stared at the already cold pack of styrofoam gyoza. Chizuru immediately lost her mind.

'No, no. She doesn't even know I'm home or not.'

Chizuru leaned against the guardrail and looked at Ryuuji's door. His mind right now was full of complicated things. Every time Ryuuji asked about his date, his heart was a bit heavy.

'Do I have to say it or not?'

Once again, he looked at the Styrofoam box he was holding. He rubbed it with both of his thumbs and bit his lips.

'My guilt is still quite burdensome to my heart.'

Getting rid of her complicated thoughts, Chizuru immediately unlocked the door of her apartment and walked into her room.

On the other hand, Ryuuji was opening the Diamond website on his computer. Diamond is the girlfriend rental app that Ryuuji previously saw on Keiji's phone. Because he was lazy to download it on his phone, he tried to search and open it on the website. He signed up as Watanabe Akira. He also did not use his real face. It uses a rendering of a realistic 3d model of itself, but with slightly different facial features. Some photos are also added to the account.

As soon as he finished he immediately looked for the girl he wanted to find in Diamond. Being in the beginner class girlfriend selection, he saw the top list with 5 stars. The girl had the same features as her neighbor. Because they are the same people.

"Mizuhara Chizuru."