"I'm attending cram school in Tsuruga, and after that I have to help out in my father's restaurant." Xiaoyou said helplessly.
Now when she answers the phone, she raises her hand and asks the teacher for permission before running out of the classroom to answer the call.
"In Tsuruga?" Rikka Takanashi was also a little surprised.
After all, Mihama Town is a rural area and the education level is a bit poor. If Xiaoyou wanted to go to cram school, he had to choose Tsuruga City, which is closer to Mihama.
"Tsuruga? We're going to eat crabs in Tsuruga later, let's ask her where she is in Tsuruga." Yushan Kazuto said.
"My dear, where is your cram school? We...I'll come to your cram school to find you." Rikka Takanashi originally said we, but when she thought of what happened just now, she changed her words shyly.
"You guys?" Xiaoyou noticed something was wrong. "If you're not in a hurry to go to Tokyo, you can come to my father's restaurant, Crab Pot, to find me. The address is at the intersection of National Highway 8 and Jinshan Bypass."
"National Highway 80 and what?" Rikka Takanashi was a little confused.
"The intersection of National Highway 8 and Jinshan Bypass." The young friend spoke again.
"Wait a moment, I'll ask the magic secretary to come down." Rikka Takanashi felt her head was a mess. She had always been a person with poor directions, and now it was even worse. She felt a little dizzy when she heard the address.
"I'll send you a message." Xiaoyou also knew that Rikka Takanashi was a person with poor sense of direction. If he continued to say this, Rikka Takanashi might not remember the address even after the class was over.
"Okay." said Rikka Takanashi.
"Then I'll hang up first. The class isn't over yet."
"Well, goodbye, my friend." said Rikka Takanashi.
There was a busy tone on the phone, and not long after, a text message came in.
"At the junction of National Highway 8 of Destiny and the Tengaijinzan bypass, Nebula M1 pot." Rikka Takanashi recited, but she modified some things while reciting.
Hayama Kazuto blinked, snatching the phone from Rikka Takanashi's hand and blinking.
If I really look for it according to what Rikka Takanashi said, I probably won't find it today.
……
Tsuruga City, Pine Needle Education Center.
"My dear, whose call did you take just now? Why were you out for so long?" My dear's desk mate asked in a low voice with some curiosity.
"A friend I haven't seen for a long time." Xiaoyou straightened his back, looked at the blackboard, and answered in a low voice.
"Could it be your boyfriend, my friend?"
Adolescent girls love gossip so much that once they hear a little rumor, they will talk about it endlessly.
"Don't talk nonsense, it's a girl." Xiaoyou said, "Continue to study hard."
……
The location of the big crab pot is relatively easy to find. When Yushan and others went from Tsuruga to Mihama, they had actually seen the location of the big crab pot.
The sign is big and the location is pretty good. There is also the logo of the Tsuruga Crab Watching Association on the billboard at the entrance of the store.
"I wonder if this store has the best Echizen crab. If so, let's try the Echizen crab in this store." Standing at the door of the store, Yushan Kazuto said.
Touma Sanae and Tsuchima Mei stood beside Hayama Kazuto, and only Takanashi Rikka hid behind the three of them. Originally, she was looking forward to the reunion with Xiaoyou, but when she arrived in front of Xiaoyou's father's restaurant, she hesitated again.
"Rikka? What are you doing hiding back there?"
Suddenly a voice came from behind, and Rikka Takanashi was startled. When she turned around, she saw her little friend carrying his schoolbag and looking at Rikka Takanashi with some confusion.
"Little friend, why...why did you suddenly appear from behind me?" Rikka Takanashi's voice trembled a little.
She was still carefully preparing her emotions and thinking about how to greet Xiaoyou, but she didn't expect Xiaoyou to suddenly appear behind her, completely interrupting her train of thought.
"I just came back from cram school." said the little friend.
Yushan and the other two also turned around and looked at Xiaoyou.
"Yu, Yushan Kazuto!" Seeing Yushan and Kazuto
The young friend exclaimed in surprise at the appearance of the human being.
Toumori Sanae and Tsuchima Mai suddenly looked at Yushan Kazuto with cold eyes, as if asking when Yushan Kazuto knew Xiaoyou?
Yushan Heren blinked, a little confused. Although the little girl in front of him was very cute, he had never seen her before!
"You are Kazuto Yuyama from the Toyonosaki football team, right?" the little friend continued to ask.
"You...you watch football too?" Yushan Heren blinked. There are really not many girls watching football nowadays.
"My father is a die-hard fan. He often says that you will be the next superstar in Japan and will probably achieve higher achievements than Tsubasa Ozora!" There were stars in the little friend's eyes.
Yushan Kazuto blinked. It seemed that under the influence of his father, the little boy had also become a football fan.
Touma Sanae and Doma Mai relaxed a little. It seemed that she was just a fan of Hayama Kazuto, but with her cute appearance, she was dangerous enough.
"Thank you, thank you. How about we go into the restaurant first? It's not good to stand outside in the wind all the time." Yushan Heren said with a wink.
The little friend finally reacted: "Please come in, please come in."
Several people walked into the restaurant. It was four o'clock in the afternoon, not yet the official opening hours of the restaurant, but the place was almost full. Under the guidance of Xiaoyou, they found a table and sat down.
Chapter 832: So your name is Nakano-san?
"Let me introduce myself formally. I'm Kazuto Hayama. The two people next to me are Sanae Touma and Yui Doma. We are all Rikka's friends in Tokyo." Kazuto Hayama introduced with a smile.
"So you came here this time just to pick up Rikka and bring her back to Tokyo?" asked the little friend.
"Yeah." Before Yushan Kazuto could answer, Touma Sanae and Tsuchima Mei had already responded.
"My friend, let me tell you, the messenger is very powerful. The power of the Evil King's True Eye was sealed by the Holy Pope. It was the messenger who crossed numerous barriers and used his wisdom and strength to rescue the Evil King's True Eye." Rikka Takanashi chimed in.
"Messenger?" The young man blinked slightly.
"Ahem, Rikka, you're talking about me." Yushan Kazuto felt a little embarrassed. I haven't even said anything yet, why are you bragging about me?
"My dear, please introduce yourself a little bit."
Up to now, the few of them only know the code name Xiaoyou and don’t even know Xiaoyou’s full name.
"My name is Nakano-san, and I've been Rikka's classmate since elementary school."
The relationship between the two is a bit like that of childhood sweethearts, but their families live far away from each other and they only knew each other in elementary school.
"My friend, so your name is Nakano?" Rikka Takanashi widened her eyes.
Nakano couldn't help but blink. After knowing each other for so many years, you don't even know my name?
"Ahem." Yushan Kazuto coughed lightly to stop Rikka from asking awkward questions, and said, "Rikka is going to Tokyo this time, and I'm afraid she won't be back until spring break or even summer vacation. This time I came here mainly to say goodbye to you."
Nakano nodded and looked at Takanashi Rikka, who looked a little embarrassed, and said, "Little friend, let's go out and talk."
Nakano nodded, and walked out of the restaurant with Rikka Takanashi.
Toumori Sanae looked at Hayama Kazuto and said, "Great Demon Lord Hayama, should we go and eavesdrop on Death?"
Yushan Kazuto reached out and tapped Toumori Sanae's head gently. "They are just good friends saying goodbye. What are we trying to eavesdrop on? Just sit back and wait."
Toumori Sanae pouted and laid down on the table. The two people at the door seemed to have finished their conversation and walked in.
"So fast?" Yushan Kazuto blinked.
"Because I still have work to do later, I can only keep my conversation with Rikka brief." Nakano smiled.
Yushan Kazuto nodded, looked at Nakano-san and asked about the crab viewing party.
"My friend, does your restaurant have the best Echizen crab? We finally got here and happened to run into a crab-viewing party, so we wanted to try the flavor of the Echizen crab."
"Big Crab Pot is a five-star recommended restaurant by the Tsuruga Crab Appreciation Association. You don't have to worry about the quality of the Echizen crab. We can provide the best Echizen crab dishes here."
Nakano-chan immediately entered the state of a waitress, and it can be seen that she is very familiar with this job.
"But...even though we are friends and my father is also your fan, I guess I still can't get a free meal."
Nakano-kun suddenly stammered and said that Echizen crabs are very valuable. A high-quality live crab costs tens of thousands of yen, not to mention after it is cooked.
If it was an ordinary crab dish, Nakano-san might have paid for it out of his own pocket.
However, Echizen crab dishes are too expensive after all, and in order to cooperate with the promotion of the crab viewing party, they are actually selling at a low profit. If they just give Yushan and a few others free meals, even for such a large restaurant, there will be a certain amount of pressure.
"No, no, it would be great if we could start eating earlier. We have to go back to Tokyo after eating." Yushan Kazuto said hurriedly.
"If the Echizen crab tastes good, I hope the restaurant can sell me some live crabs so I can bring them back to Tokyo and let other people taste them."
“All of these are fine.”
What Yushan and Ren said were all trivial matters, and Nakano-kun agreed immediately.
"Here is the menu. You can order in advance. I'll go backstage to prepare. When I'm ready, I'll come over to get the menu." Nakano placed the menu in front of Yushan Kazuto.
Yushan Kazuto nodded, and when he turned around, Nakano-kun had already left.
"Okay, order whatever you want to eat." Yushan and others casually checked a few boxes and then handed the menu to others.
Sanae Touma ticked a row of boxes without blinking, and Rikka Takanashi also ticked a few boxes, but when the menu was passed to Yui Doma, her hands trembled a little when she saw the prices on the menu.
Any Echizen crab costs more than 10,000 yen, and the other dishes are also expensive, even more expensive than several Wagyu dishes.
Looking at the series of hooks, Tsuchimiya's mind automatically converted them into comics and games.
If all of them were replaced with comics from Shonen Jump, they would almost fill up an entire bookshelf. Thinking of this, Doma Mai felt a little at a loss as to where to start.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Tsuchima's trembling hands, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but ask.
"You didn't eat much at noon. We still have a long way to go back to Tokyo. Order a few more dishes."
Doma Mai bit her lip lightly and hooked a few things. Just then, Nakano-kun changed into a waiter's uniform and walked over.
"Have you ordered your food?" asked Nakano-san.
Yushan Kazuto handed the menu to Nakano-kun. Looking at the series of ticks, Nakano-kun couldn't help but blink: "This, is a bit too much."
"We have to go back to Tokyo soon, so we have to eat more, otherwise the journey will be a bit difficult." Yushan Kazuto said with a smile.
Nakano-san nodded.
【football
Athletes need more nutrition. 】
"Then I'll take the menu to my father first. With so many dishes, we'll have to wait about forty minutes."
"Yeah." Yushan Kazuto nodded.
It's not even four o'clock in the afternoon yet. If we wait for forty minutes, it will be around half past four.
Nakano-san took the menu, returned to the kitchen, and started working.
Originally, the customers in the store had some complaints, thinking that Nakano was a little biased towards his friends, but after Nakano started working early, all these emotions disappeared.
Normally, the official opening time of the Crab Pot is 4:30 ., but now it has been moved forward by 40 minutes, and everyone’s resentment has disappeared without a trace.
Yushan and a few others sat at their seats, chatting casually while waiting for the food to be finished.
……
"Hello, this is your Echizen crab pot. There are a few side dishes left. You may need to wait a few minutes. Please understand."
When Nakano-san gets into work mode, he can't help but use honorifics when speaking, which makes Yushan Kazuto smile.
"It's okay, we'll eat first, do you want to try it too?"
"No, no." Nakano blushed and walked away quickly.
Yushan Heren blinked, not quite understanding why the other person was blushing. He turned his head to look at the few people, and three pairs of eyes were focused on him, locking onto him tightly.
"Why are you all looking at me? Aren't you going to eat?"
Chapter 833: Echizen Crab Pretending to Be Dead
"Here are twenty Echizen crabs and an aerator. When you are on the road, turn on the aerator for ten minutes every half an hour. This will ensure that the Echizen crabs stay active."
After a lot of effort, Nakano finally took out twenty live crabs. They were all very good Echizen crabs, with their claws and fangs bared, looking very energetic.
"Thank you, young friend." Yushan Heren said with a smile.
"No, you're welcome." Nakano-san said hurriedly.
Since it is a cooperating store of the Crab Appreciation Association, the Big Crab Pot itself has a live crab business, and now it is just an ordinary business operation.
"It's getting dark, so let's set off first." Yushan and others walked towards the cab. They ate dinner slowly this time. It took them more than an hour to finish the meal. It was almost six o'clock now.
