"Huh? Why are you asking about it?" Tenku finally knew the direction of Kohana's question. The little girl was not talking about friendship but about romantic relationships. Tenku didn't expect she would already understand such things at her age.
"I'm just curious because I've heard big sister and her friends talk about it at ho." Kohana replied with an innocent face.
"Is that so? If you ask who I like the most, that girl would be you because you are the cutest." Tenku curved his lips and stroked Kohana's small head gently.
"Ehehe... I already know about that because I'm above them on the list of girls that big brother likes the most." Kohana smiled broadly as she was happy after hearing his words.
"Then, you don't need to ask that question because you already know the answer." Tenku pinched the little girl's cheek.
"Big brother! Stop pinching because it will make my cheeks even chubby." Kohana puffed her cheeks and complained.
"Ahaha... Alright. I won't pinch your cheeks again." Tenku laughed when he saw Kohana's face because she looked so adorable. Afterward, he pinched her nose to tease her more.
"Big brother!" Kohana raised her voice and hit Tenku's thigh with her small fist.
"Haha! I understand. I won't do that again." Tenku couldn't help but smile when he saw the little girl's expression.
"Humph! I don't want to talk to big brother again!" Kohana turned her face away from Tenku to show that she was angry at him, but she didn't let go of her grip on his hand in the slightest.
Akina and Narumi heard their exchange, and the forr was shocked when she saw the closeness between them. She didn't expect Tenku could be that close to his friend's little sister. Akina was curious about that person and wanted to et him. She thought that Tenku's friend was a man.
Not long after, Akina and the others arrived at a smartphone shop in Shibuya. The sales clerks of the place greeted them with smiles. Tenku went around the shop and tried the smartphones on display individually. After trying it, Tenku decided to buy the latest type of smartphone because it suits his needs.
Initially, Akina thought that Tenku lacked the money to buy the latest type of smartphone because it was very expensive, and she intended to lend it to him as she had promised. But then she was surprised when she saw Tenku could easily pay for that.
Akina didn't expect Tenku's finances to be so good that he could buy such an expensive smartphone. She had no idea what he had been through after leaving the Karitoshi residence and living in the apartnt.
Akina's face clouded because she felt she didn't recognize the current Tenku, and her distance from him widened. But that feeling disappeared from her heart after she saw Tenku smile at her because she was relieved nothing had changed about him. Akina was happy because she felt he was becoming more friendly and open to others. For Akina, it is a positive change.
On the other hand, Narumi was also surprised when she saw Tenku buy the expensive smartphone with his own money. She thought he would be shaless and borrow money from Akina, but she was wrong. Narumi felt ashad for being prejudiced against him.
"Thank you for accompanying to buy a new smartphone. You can call at my usual number since I didn't change it." Tenku said to Akina.
"You don't need to thank because I only accompanied you here, and the location is not far from where we t." Akina shook her head in response to Tenku's words.
"No, I still have to thank you. I get discounts and many bonuses from that smartphone shop because you are coming with ." Tenku replied. He had gotten a sizable discount on purchasing the smartphone at the shop when the manager saw Akina. Then Tenku knew that that person was an acquaintance of Kouta, Akina's father.
"I'm glad I could help you. By the way, where are you going next?" Akina smiled broadly and asked. She was delighted because she could help Tenku even though it was trivial. But he was worried the store manager would contact his father and tell him she had co to Shibuya with a boy. Akina hoped that that person wouldn't do that.
"I want to walk around here to find my other necessities. Besides, I also have to accompany Kohana to buy sothing." Tenku couldn't tell Akina that he would look for a restaurant for dinner for fear that the girl would co with him.
"In that case, I will..." Akina intended to say she wanted to accompany Tenku, but Narumi interrupted her.
"Don't we still have other business, Akina? If you stay with them, you might interrupt their ti." Narumi looked at Akina and said. Then she dragged her a little away from Tenku.
"You promised to treat to dinner. It was now evening, and we might not get a place to eat at the restaurant if we were late. You won't break your promise, will you? If you do that, I will report to your father that you t that boy in Shibuya." Narumi whispered so Tenku wouldn't hear her words.
"You..." Akina was annoyed when she heard that but couldn't finish her words when she saw Narumi's serious face. She knew that Narumi was not wrong because she had made a promise to her. If Akina stayed with Tenku, they wouldn't have ti to have dinner in Shibuya because all the best restaurants would be full of guests who ca to that place to spend the winter holidays.
"I understand. Please don't tell about this to my father. I will not go with Tenku. We will go to the restaurant now. But I will accompany him for sightseeing in Shibuya after that. You don't mind, do you? I have fulfilled my promise to you, and you should also do the sa." Akina sighed heavily. She couldn't go with Tenku because she had to keep her promise to Narumi. He felt displeased, but he couldn't do anything about it.
"That's good! You don't need to worry about it. After dinner, you can look for him again and go with him. I will accompany you." Narumi said with satisfaction. Afterward, they returned to Tenku and Kohana.
"I still have other business with Narumi. So I can't accompany you." Akina said to Tenku and glanced at Narumi. She was annoyed when she saw the smile on her face.
"You don't need to worry about that. You should finish your business first as they are more important. Kohana and I will be walking around the Shibuya shopping area looking for our needs, and we don't want to disturb you." Tenku was relieved after he heard Akina's words.
Fortunately, the girl did not co with him. If that happened, Akina and Narumi would et Setsuka, which might cause trouble in his school life. Tenku smiled and stroked Kohana's head gently, and the girl nodded repeatedly to confirm his words.
"Is that so?" Akina was slightly disappointed when she heard that. Tenku is more important than her dinner promise to Narumi, but she can't say it.
Tenku nodded in response to her question, and they spoke briefly before parting ways. After Akina and Narumi disappeared from his sight, he looked at Kohana.
"Then let's find a restaurant for our dinner." Tenku smiled at her.
"Let's go!" Kohana replied excitedly. She was happy because they had finally separated from Akina and Narumi. That way, she can spend ti alone with his beloved big brother.
Tenku found a restaurant near the shop he bought the smartphone from. The place is quite large and divided into two areas. Tenku sighed with relief when he entered the restaurant because the place wasn't as busy as he thought. He quickly reserved a table for five to the waiter.
Afterward, Tenku sent a ssage to Wang Ruyue and the others to inform them that he had bought a new smartphone. Apart from that, he also gave them the na of the restaurant and its location. As usual, Setsuka quickly replied to his ssage and said they would soon co to that place.
Tenku and Kohana sat at their table and ordered juices to wait for Setsuka and the others. Ti passed, and the tables in the restaurant slowly filled up with guests. Luckily, Tenku cos before them. If he were late, he would have to find another restaurant, which would be further away from that place. Tenku didn't want that to happen because it was troubleso and would only waste their ti.
Kirika, Wang Ruyue, and Setsuka arrived at the restaurant shortly after he contacted them. The girls looked around the place for Tenku and Kohana. They didn't catch the guests' attention because they still used masks to cover their faces. Then Setsuka and the others found Tenku at one of the tables in the restaurant's corner and quickly approached him.
"Big sister!" Kohana noticed the girls' appearance and waved her hand at them. Setsuka and the others smiled when they saw her expression. They could feel that Kohana was very happy because she could spend her winter holidays with Tenku.
The girls took their seats, and a waiter ca to take their orders. They choose their favorite food from the nu book. The waiter quickly left and went to the kitchen to process it. Then Kohana told them what she and Tenku had been doing after the two parted ways with them.
Kirika, Wang Ruyue, and Setsuka are surprised when they discover that Tenku t Akina in Shibuya and she had helped him buy a new smartphone. They regretted that they had gone to the toilet at such a ti and other girls had taken their roles.
Not long after, the waiter ca with their food. After the waiter left, Wang Ruyue and the others took off their masks and got ready to eat. Luckily, the guests were focused on their food and didn't look at Tenku's table. They would get boisterous if they found Kirika having dinner at that restaurant.
They didn't take long to finish their dinner. Tenku paid all the bills because he was the only male. After that, he excused himself to go to the restroom while Setsuka and the others ate the desserts at their table. But when he got to the place, Tenku ran into a girl he had just t.
"Tenku? Did you have dinner at this restaurant too?" Akina said in surprise, but then a beautiful smile blood on her face.
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