Chapter 1 Stray Cat

~Tokyo, Japan, on an unknown alley~

[1 AM]

"Damn kid, remember me!

As a standard villain line sounded in the night, a middle-aged man in a suit suddenly appeared at the end of the street.

There was black-green on the corners of his eyes. At this moment, he was covering his eyes with one hand, while the other pointed at the young man not far away, swearing harsh words with an unwillingness on his face.

"run!"

The boy raised his fist and said in a cold tone, raising one foot to chase.

"Hey!"

The middle-aged man immediately showed a look of fear on his face and ran away in a hurry.

The thick clouds gradually dispersed, and a handsome boy with sharp edges and corners slowly walked out under the moonlight.

He has black hair and black eyes, sword eyebrows, and star eyes, and his tall figure is wrapped in a white shirt and jeans, looking very tall and straight.

"Hey-"

He opened his mouth and said, his black ink-like eyes looked at the girl under the telephone pole.

The girl has long brown hair that is close to black, her eyes are very slender, her pupils are amber, her nose is very graceful, but the front end is very round, and her appearance is between "cute" and "beautiful".

The upper body is wearing a dark blue suit jacket, and the lower body is a gray plaid skirt.

By the way, because she squatted on her knees, he could see the scenery at the bottom of the skirt, so it was black!

"What's your name?"

Kato Yusuke asked.

"Eh?"

didn't seem to think that the other party would ask such a question, the girl's eyes were a bit blank, but she replied subconsciously.

"Sayu, My name is Sayu."

"What are you doing here at this time? It's dangerous." Kato Yusuke continued.

"Um"

For this question, the girl first tilted her head, looked at Kato Yusuke with those amber pupils, then snapped her head back and blinked.

"There are no trains anymore, are you going to stay here until morning?"

"It will feel cold as well."

"Go to the hotel. If it doesn't work, then there are karaoke and internet cafes near the station."

"That won't work either" Sayu replied

"why?"

Sayu had a troubled smile on her face, then pointed to the empty can of coffee at her feet sayu said.

"The last money on me has just been spent."

"So that's the case, what about your family?"

"...."

The girl couldn't help but be silent, a look of sadness and disgust flashed across her face.

There seems to be some reason why she can't speak, Kato Yusuke thought to his mind 

This time, the girl reacted.

"It's probably like that, you know."

Her face was ashen, and she exuded a pitiful "abandoned" air all over her body and squeezed a reluctant expression towards the boy.

"In that case, come to my house."

Kato Yusuke said in a calm tone.

"Huh? But I don't have any money, is that okay?"

Sayu asked in an expectant and uneasy tone.

And to this, Kato Yusuke answered like this.

"Well, it doesn't matter." He nodded affirmatively, then looked at the girl and thought,

You have already paid for the reward, so don't worry. kato thought

That's right, he already got paid.

because-

"Ding, you have received a new email, please check it."

As his words fell, an electronic female voice that only he could hear suddenly

resounded in Kato Yusuke's mind.

  …

"Task completed: [The girl who ran away from home (1/1)]"

"Rewards issued: 5000 points."

[Character: Kato Yusuke]

[Age: 15 years old]

[Physical Strength: 7]

[Intelligence: 5]

[Charm: 7]

[Item: None]

[Skill: None]

[Points: 5000]

[Money: 47300 yen]

The average attribute value of an ordinary person is 5.

"Ding, it is detected that the remaining points are greater than zero, the store has been activated, and the host can view it by himself.

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This is an ordinary 1LDK apartment. The kitchen is an open-plan design, which is connected to the bedroom, plus a toilet and bathroom that separates dry and wet. Although the area is not large, it is more than enough to live alone.

"So, you just agreed with me to live here so easily without paying rent. The most important thing is that you are only 15 years old! You are still a high school student!?"

A jumble was going through Ogiwara Sayu's thoughts as she continued to exclaim. Her eyes also took on the appearance of mosquito coils.

"That's right," Kato Yusuke said, nodding. "As I mentioned earlier, my parents abandoned me when I was a child, and my grandfather, who raised me, died two years ago." The only legacy left is this apartment complex, so you can live here without fear of someone coming to bother you."

He paused after saying that, then continued.

"Moreover, just as I won't ask about your past, I hope you don't ask too many questions about why I want to take you in, just understand that there is a reason."

"Although you said so..." Ogiwara Sayu murmured, her face puzzled, "but I didn't have anything to give you."

"I see. Is it because you are concerned about the inequity of this situation? "

Kato Yusuke observed her expression and sighed.

"Even if I tell the reason you won't believe me."

After he finished speaking, he raised his head with a thoughtful look and said to Ogiwara Sayu.

"In that case, you should be responsible for the housework here from tomorrow."

"Huh? But."

She looked around, the bright yellow light shining overhead, brightly illuminating the room. The only furniture in the house was a low table between the two of them and a single bed in the corner.

"Is it really necessary to clean this place?"

Kato Yusuke understood her eyes but did not answer immediately. He first took a sip of the water on the table, and then said lightly in a calm tone.

"How so?"

"As you can see, I'm just a regular high school student in need of someone to look after my home." Because I work part-time, instead of paying rent if you can shoulder all the housework, including cooking."

This is nonsense spoken with open eyes. How can someone who can live alone for more than a year and still go to work require someone to look after their home?

Ogiwara Sayu immediately realized that the person who was taken care of in turn was herself, but she couldn't say anything in response. She only felt that the other party's direct words had struck a soft spot in her heart.

She lowered her head involuntarily, her long smooth hair covering her face, making her expression difficult to see, and then said after a silence.

"If Kato-Kun is okay with it…"

The voice trembled slightly.

(end of this chapter)