Facing Takeda Masaaki's expression that screamed, "You're finished, have a good meal,"
Uesugi Kazuki's reaction was, "Tokushima Masako... who's that?"
Hearing Uesugi Kazuki actually ask who Tokushima Masako was,
Takeda Masaaki's expression instantly became incredibly rich. It was as if Uesugi Kazuki hadn't just asked who Tokushima Masako was,
But rather had declared, "Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians! Restore Imperial Rule! In a Warhammer fanatic fashion."
"Tokushima Masako... isn't she the kendo club captain? The one you had a big fight with before..."
Oh, it was her.
With Takeda Masaaki's reminder, Uesugi Kazuki finally recalled who Tokushima Masako was.
However, after remembering who Tokushima Masako was, Uesugi Kazuki opened the envelope and saw that it asked him to meet her on the rooftop after school. He then tossed the letter back into the drawer.
What does the kendo club have to do with me, a member of the go-home club and a part-timer?
After tossing the letter back into the drawer, Uesugi Kazuki remembered a question: he was planning to get a part-time job.
But how should he go about getting one? That was the problem.
So, Uesugi Kazuki turned his gaze to the well-informed yellow-haired guy in front of him.
"Takeda-kun, you're so well-informed. Do you know anything about getting a part-time job?"
Although Takeda Masaaki's expression suggested he still wanted to continue the topic of Tokushima Masako, he still answered Uesugi Kazuki's question.
"Calling me Takeda is too formal, just call me Masaaki. For part-time work, you need to go to the class rep and register with the student council. Once you're registered, you can start looking for a job. But why do you want to work, Kazuki-kun?"
Hearing that he needed to register with the class rep, Uesugi Kazuki's gaze quickly scanned the classroom.
"Because I want to move out."
"Kazuki-kun wants to live alone?"
Hearing Uesugi Kazuki wanted to move out and live alone, Takeda Masaaki's voice immediately became excited.
"Kazuki-kun, did you find a girlfriend? You want to move out of the house already."
"No girlfriend."
Uesugi Kazuki saw the class rep, who had finished her bread and was chatting with two other female students, and then stood up from his chair.
"Sorry, I have something to do right now. We can talk later."
Leaving that statement behind, Uesugi Kazuki walked towards the class rep.
The class rep, with her braided hair and thick "beer-bottle-bottom" glasses, was a little surprised that Uesugi Kazuki suddenly asked about getting a part-time job.
However, she wasn't overly surprised.
After all, it wasn't uncommon for high school students to work part-time.
So, the class rep quickly took Uesugi Kazuki to the student council for registration.
In the student council room, the student council president named Kyoka, who had long black hair and a remarkably generous figure, also recommended three jobs to Uesugi Kazuki, suggesting he check them out after school to decide which one he wanted to take.
Japanese high schools finish classes early in the afternoon. As the dismissal bell rang,
Uesugi Kazuki grabbed his bag and went to look for a place to work.
The three jobs student council president Kyoka recommended to Uesugi Kazuki were a convenience store clerk, a restaurant server, and a fast-food kitchen helper.
All three workplaces were located in the commercial district not far from the school. Aoyama High School students had been working there for a long time, so eventually, they established a cooperative relationship with Aoyama High School's student council.
Uesugi Kazuki visited all three places and inquired about the salaries they offered.
Without hesitation, Uesugi Kazuki chose to work as a convenience store clerk.
Although both the restaurant and the fast-food place had many energetic upperclassmen and underclassmen, and the uniforms were quite nice,
The convenience store simply paid too much.
So, after putting on the convenience store shirt, Uesugi Kazuki became a convenience store clerk.
Since it was his first day, Uesugi Kazuki would be paired with an experienced employee to learn what he needed to do at the convenience store.
That's when Uesugi Kazuki understood why the convenience store paid more.
Because this convenience store was genuinely busy.
He had to keep track of how long the oden had been cooking on the counter, needing to replace fresh items on time. He also had to constantly check the shelves for anything out of stock and restock.
After customers finished eating in the store, he also had to clean up and wipe down tables.
It was completely different from the expected image of being able to pull up a chair and slack off behind the counter.
However, Uesugi Kazuki didn't have too many complaints about it.
As he was stocking shelves, a pop-up appeared in front of Uesugi Kazuki:
[Life Achievement Triggered: First Shelf Stocking]
[Potato chips are half-price at the supermarket across the street.]
[Reward: Mathematics +1]
[Lower Back +1]
With rewards appearing, Uesugi Kazuki immediately felt energized and started touching things here and moving things there to trigger more achievements for himself.
When he was cooking oden, another pop-up appeared in front of Uesugi Kazuki:
[Life Achievement Triggered: First Oden Cooking]
[Whether in Kanto or Kansai, if it's cooked, it's oden.]
[Reward: Japanese Cuisine +1]
[Agility +1]
But soon, Uesugi Kazuki, who was happily racking up achievements at the convenience store, encountered some unexpected situations.
As night fell, and the overtime-bound office workers finished buying their rice balls and instant noodles and returned to their companies,
While the older employee went back to the warehouse to restock, Uesugi Kazuki saw a woman in a long trench coat, sunglasses, and a mask enter the convenience store.
After Browse the store, the woman approached the cashier with a regional brand of "raincoats" (condoms). Just as Uesugi Kazuki scanned the item and began to say, "That'll be..."
The woman opened her trench coat.
Beneath the coat, she wore only a pair of black (♀) fishnet stockings, and clipped to the stockings was a pink remote control connected by a wire.
"I~ uhm~ I~ didn't bring money~ can I~ ah~ pay in another way?"
Uesugi Kazuki was completely stunned by the scene unfolding before him. He had no idea what was happening.
"Ah~ you can touch me too~ uhm~ I'll be obedient~"
The woman's suppressed gasps made Uesugi Kazuki's brain almost stop functioning.
Just as Uesugi Kazuki stared blankly at the woman,
The convenience store door suddenly chimed with a "Welcome!"
Hearing the sound, the woman quickly pulled her trench coat back together.
Uesugi Kazuki also snapped back to reality.
Just as Uesugi Kazuki was about to refuse the woman's suggestion of paying in another way,
"Ma'am..."
He was cut off mid-sentence as a slender girl in a Aoyama High School uniform, with long black hair tied into a high ponytail, and eyes burning with what seemed like immense fury on her stern face, walked to the counter. She had a large black backpack slung over her back and slammed her hand onto the counter.
"Uesugi, why didn't you come to the rooftop after school?"
After school, rooftop—combining the keywords with his memories, Uesugi Kazuki immediately understood that the girl before him was Tokushima Masako, who had an unpleasant history with his 'previous self'.
But just because you say "rooftop," I'm supposed to show up?
Besides, I'm working right now, okay?
So, Uesugi Kazuki put on his customer service smile and said to Tokushima Masako, "Ma'am, please wait in line."
After saying that, Uesugi Kazuki redirected his gaze to the trench coat woman, who now seemed to be trembling slightly.
"Ma'am, how would you like to pay?"
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