CHAPTER 8 DATE

In the afternoon, fujimi high school, school gate.

'the money has been secured, the training routine has begun, the guide has been obtained, the rest remains to find a new house and buy things...'

"Kenjii!"

Kenji, who was leaning against the wall near the school gate while closing his eyes, opened his eyes when he heard someone calling his name.

"Shall we use the car?"

"Yeah... I'll have a hard time getting home if I don't take my car..."

"Okay, it's not like I refuse to take a car, it's just that is there a place to park there?"

Kenji sat in the front seat of the car and asked casually.

"etto...it's a small shop...it doesn't look like there's any parking space..."

.....

"But I think we can put it on the side of the road for a while.."

"Well... looks like it can only be like that.."

Kenji shrugged his shoulders and agreed easily, after all he couldn't do anything about this.

"Right, Shizuka, since we're using a car, before going to that ramen place, could you take me somewhere else?"

"eh? Does Kenji have a place he wants to go?"

"I want to buy a house, do you know where I can buy a house?"

"House ? I know a place that sells houses.. it just happens to be not far from the ramen shop..."

"Thank you, sorry to bother you Shizuka... by the way, where is your friend Shizuka's house?"

A few moments later, the house seller's place

*ringg*

'customer ? My luck is bad, even though I'm almost home...'

After clicking his tongue, the receptionist who previously lowered his head to pretend to be working, raised his head to look at the customers who came in when the shop was almost closing, seeing the person who came in was a high school student from his school uniform the receptionist frowned.

'a high school student? What is a kid doing here?'

Even though the receptionist wasn't sure why a high school student had come to a house sale, she still put on a professional smile and greeted the customer.

"Welcome, is there anything I can help you with?"

"um, I want to buy a house"

Hearing the words of the boy in front of him, the receptionist raised his eyebrows, then asked in doubt.

"If I may ask, what kind of house are you looking for?"

"Are there any houses for sale around this area?"

Kenji didn't answer the receptionist's question, and showed the note he had just made. This note contained the names of several places that Kenji deduced when combining plot information from the anime, Shizuka's friend's house, Fujimi High School, and maps. Even though the receptionist still doubted the teenager in front of him, he still did his job and looked for houses around the area.

"Hmm... wait a moment, there are 3 houses available in that area-"

"Sorry, I don't have much time, could I trouble you to send the information of the 3 houses and the number I can contact to my email?"

'I can look at the house information later, after all I have a date with Shizuka this afternoon'

Kenji stopped the receptionist who was about to explain and put some money in front of the receptionist. The receptionist, who previously felt doubtful and dissatisfied with being stopped, almost shouted angrily, but immediately changed her expression to a flattering smile after seeing the money in front of her.

"Of course sir, just leave it to me..."

"Thank You"

After saying that, Kenji immediately left the house seller's shop and got into Shizuka's car.

"It's finished ?"

"um, let's go to the ramen place.."

A few moments later, the ramen shop

"Tastes like instant noodles.."

"What ?! Hey brat, are you comparing my ramen to instant noodles?!"

Kenji, who almost forgot the taste of ramen because he ate too much instant noodles, accidentally said what was on his mind, after all, the memory of him dying because he choked on noodles was still clearly remembered. It's just that the ramen seller didn't know what Kenji was thinking, he only heard the teenager in front of him compare his ramen to cheap instant noodles which made him angry, after all his family had inherited this shop for generations, they had their own recipes.

"hm? After all, ramen is noodles, right?"

"It's true that ramen is noodles! but it's different from cheap noodles you know?!"

Seeing the middle-aged man in front of him so excited, Kenji tilted his head in confusion.

'Why is this old man so excited? forget it, apologize first and change our opinion a little earlier...'

"ahem, sorry, my bad, I haven't eaten ramen for a long time and almost forgot the difference between it and instant noodles.."

Seeing the teenager in front of him apologize, the man snorted in annoyance, then returned to the kitchen. Seeing that the problem had been solved, Kenji shook his head and went back to eating carefully. After all, this is his second life, apart from being reincarnated into the anime world he once saw, he also has a cheat called the system, Kenji doesn't want this life to end sadly.

"...I also think this ramen tastes almost the same as instant noodles..."

Hearing the muttering from the woman next to him, Kenji almost choked and experienced the same death as before.

"cough... you... haah... luckily the man was in the kitchen..."

"hm? Why ?"

"…nothing…rather than that, shizuka, should we book a hotel for tonight?"

"hotel? Why ?"

"Then what about my house? I live alone?"

Shizuka, who still didn't understand what Kenji meant, tilted her head in confusion for a few seconds, then as if realizing something, her face turned red.

"Mou, it can't be Kenji, our relationship hasn't reached that stage yet..."

"What's the difference later or now? Isn't the sooner the better?"

"No way~ after eating ramen, I'll go home you know~"

Seeing that the woman in front of him had stabilized her emotions and returned to eating ramen happily, Kenji shrugged and made another offer. Moreover, Kenji didn't have much hope for his offer to be approved, after all, they had only known each other for a few days, if it weren't for Shizuka's strange brain circuit, Kenji, who was just ordinary in class, wouldn't have been able to date immediately.

'Of course for Shizuka this is just eating together, not a date..'

"Then, let's go to the convenience store before going home, I have to buy some food... of course you can choose whatever you want..."

**note: toserba, is an abbreviation for convenience store, selling various daily necessities.

"Okay !"

'I need to add some tools for regular exercise, nutritious food, and vitamins..'

After getting approval from Shizuka, Kenji continued eating while thinking about things to buy at the convenience store.