Starting Tokyo Life From Inheriting A Shopping Street

"Fine…" Hachiya Uchida smacked his lips in annoyance. "By your aesthetic standards, she should be considered quite beautiful. By the way, I have her photo here. Take a look and judge for yourself."

He pulled out his phone, opened a certain social media site, pulled up his list of followers, and found a beautiful profile picture, clicking on it.

"You didn't just randomly pick some blogger you follow and send it to me, did you?" Shuichi Chiba asked, a bit cautious to avoid being deceived.

Hachiya Uchida looked hurt. "What happened to trust between people? Do you really think I would follow bloggers other than loli ones if I wasn't forced to?"

"That makes sense." Shuichi Chiba suddenly found it credible. "I wrongly suspected you; I shouldn't have doubted your preferences."

Hachiya Uchida rolled his eyes and scrolled quickly through the pages. "See? It's all her selfies."

Shuichi Chiba leaned in to appreciate them for a moment—no, he was examining them with a professional attitude for work—and found they matched the system's standards quite well.

For instance, in one of the candid photos, she wore a light blue sleeveless bodycon sweater that beautifully outlined her curves, and there was a strong alluring aura in her eyes.

She even deliberately posed with her body arched, creating a striking S-shaped curve, her red lips slightly parted, revealing a hint of her tongue, evoking endless fantasies.

She looked somewhat like a seductive vixen, truly captivating. It felt like if he were to bring her in to open a shop, he would end up completely consumed by her charm.

Shuichi Chiba pondered this privately and then asked, "Your sister is so beautiful; how is she still single? How old is she this year?"

"She's 29 years old and currently single, though she has been married once. Are you sure you want to introduce her to your cousin?" Hachiya Uchida seemed a bit hesitant.

"A married woman… that's not an issue," Shuichi Chiba said, completely unconcerned. "But you seem to want to say something. Is there something wrong with your sister?"

Hachiya Uchida hesitated for a moment and whispered mysteriously, "I'll tell you, but don't spread it around, or I'll get killed by her."

"Sure, I won't spread it." Shuichi Chiba thought to himself, knowing that not spreading it doesn't mean not telling.

"My sister has had three boyfriends in total in the past—don't think that's a lot; she's actually quite devoted, and each relationship was serious and lasted until the end. It's just that… the first one suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away while they were dating. The second one died in a car accident during a date. The third one was strong and lived to get married, but less than a month into their marriage, he went bankrupt after a failed investment and jumped off a building…"

Hachiya Uchida had a look of lingering fear. "Are you still planning to introduce her to your cousin?"

Shuichi Chiba gasped upon hearing this. As young people of the new era, they naturally believed in science, but having encountered such strange occurrences, he couldn't completely dismiss the possibility…

Hachiya Uchida's cousin was indeed a bit frightening. No wonder she was so beautiful, well-dressed, and alluring, yet still single.

After all, Japan still has plenty of space for various gods and spirits.

"Do you have her contact information? I'll take it for now. I'll ask my cousin later if he wants an introduction." Shuichi Chiba decided to make a note but wasn't in a hurry to decide.

However, he felt there was not much of a problem. He didn't plan to date Uchida's cousin or get married; he was just looking for a rental… 

At most, they might have some deeper exchanges.

Hachiya Uchida, feeling somewhat kind-hearted, was a bit worried for Shuichi Chiba's distant cousin. As he shared his sister's LINE number, he asked, "Does your cousin have a stable job?"

"Yes." Shuichi Chiba nodded.

"Does he have any debts?"

"No."

"Does he have a history of domestic violence?"

"No."

Hachiya Uchida suddenly felt confused. "Then why can't he find someone to marry? Nowadays, women have such standards for partners; his situation is pretty good, so it doesn't make sense at all."

Shuichi Chiba patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Because, like you, he's a homebody with no social life. He doesn't even know any suitable women, so how can he get married?"

"Aren't you the same?" Hachiya Uchida shot back.

"We're different…"

Shuichi Chiba didn't finish his sentence, and Hachiya Uchida immediately reacted, "If you mention my loli obsession again, I'll cut ties with you!"

"Aren't you a loli enthusiast?"

"I am…"

"Any issues with that?"

"None…"

Cutting ties was impossible. In class, Hachiya Uchida could only talk to Shuichi Chiba.

"By the way, I almost forgot to ask, what's your sister's name?" As the gym teacher arrived and was about to start the exercises, Shuichi Chiba hurriedly inquired.

"Haruka Igawa." Hachiya Uchida said lazily, getting up and showing no desire to participate in the exercises.

"Her name suits her…" Shuichi Chiba murmured under his breath; at least from the photo, she looked very beautiful.

In Japan, gym class is quite similar to the calisthenics done during breaks in other places, and students tend to be just as lazy, casually swinging their arms and legs to get through it.

However, today Shuichi Chiba was especially serious about it, and… because he was too serious, he ended up twisting his ankle.

"Teacher, I accidentally twisted my ankle. Can I go to the nurse's office?" 

Shuichi Chiba pretended to twist his ankle when the gym teacher looked over, so he didn't have to worry about being questioned.

"Go ahead, but be careful." The gym teacher allowed it without hesitation.

"Teacher, I'll take him there!" Hachiya Uchida eagerly volunteered.

"It's fine, I can go by myself." Shuichi Chiba decisively refused.

"Please don't be polite, Chiba-kun!" Hachiya Uchida kept exchanging glances, clearly not wanting to attend gym class.

Considering that he had just tricked Hachiya Uchida into giving him his sister's contact information, Shuichi Chiba softened and agreed. After all, he would just be taking a brief trip back and forth; there was no way he would end up staying in the nurse's office like he usually did.

In the crowd, Tsuki Akiyama saw that Shuichi Chiba really was going to the nurse's office and felt a rush of excitement, eager to ask for a leave of her own immediately.

However, asking for leave consecutively would attract too much attention, so she had to hold back for now.

She quietly glanced at her younger sister, hoping she could be of use later.

Shuichi Chiba was led out of the gym by Hachiya Uchida, and as soon as they were out, he walked normally, no longer pretending.

"You, pretending to be injured? You've got some nerve!" Hachiya Uchida exclaimed in shock. "What will you do if the nurse finds out?"

"I really did twist it a bit; it doesn't look serious, but it hurts a lot. Is that not okay?" Shuichi Chiba said without a hint of panic.

"Fine…" Hachiya Uchida had no response. "Why do I feel like you've changed a bit this semester?"

"People grow with time." Shuichi Chiba said, not worried about him noticing anything unusual. Their relationship was just familiar enough to chat about their shared interests in anime and manga.

Upon hearing this, Hachiya Uchida suddenly fell silent. After a long pause, he said, "If I had the choice, I'd rather not grow up."

"Oh? It seems you have a story there." Shuichi Chiba raised an eyebrow slightly.

However, Hachiya Uchida didn't elaborate further, and the two walked in silence to the nurse's office.

"What are you two doing here instead of being in class?" A familiar voice rang out.

They turned to see Sumire Nagase.

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