Ginza is the main commercial district in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. It is known as the most expensive place in Asia and symbolizes neon prosperity.
There are famous brands from all over the world gathered here, and there are many large shopping malls.
Even if you are a well-known star, not many people will care about you in this place.
Because those who dare to come to Ginza to spend money are either rich or noble, and a plain-looking person may be a senior executive of a listed company.
Perhaps it was not the weekend and vehicles were not prohibited from passing through Ginza, but Igarashi Runa still parked her car outside Ginza.
The days are longer in the summer, and even before it gets completely dark, the lights of Ginza already illuminate the sky.
“No matter how many times I come to Ginza, it always feels lively.”
Igarashi Runa walked on the street, heading towards Yin Dongya in 2-chome.
"really."
Kurosawa Hikaru looked at the bustling street scene and agreed with this.
He had been to Ginza before, but that was because he had just been admitted to the University of Tokyo and he just came to take a look and experience the legendary Ginza.
At that time, he didn't have much money in his pocket, only less than 100,000 yen, which was the money he saved while studying, plus the money given by his parents.
Later, in order to make his life less difficult in Tokyo, he started working as a tutor to earn money, solving the problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but he never wanted to come here again.
Walking on the street, the combination of the two of them, although a handsome man and a beautiful woman, did not attract much attention.
After all, their looks were not very recognizable, and there was no grand ceremony, they were just walking and strolling around the street.
Soon, they arrived at Yin Dongwu on Chuo Street in 2-chome.
This century-old stationery store is very conspicuous even in this bustling street.
“Is this Yin Dongwu?”
Standing in front of the store, Kurosawa Mitsuru looked up at the building, feeling a little disappointed.
He had heard of Yin Dongwu's name a long time ago. It is the leader in the Japanese stationery industry and even has a store in Ginza.
But now that I am here, the scene seems a little smaller... Is it because this is in Ginza, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money
"What's wrong?"
Igarashi Runa had heard of this store a long time ago, although she had never been there. When she saw him stop and look up, she was a little puzzled.
"fine."
Although Kurosawa Hikaru was a little disappointed, he could understand and shook his head.
Anyway, even if the store is smaller than expected.
But Yin Dongwu claims to have everything. As long as it is stationery you can imagine, you can buy it here, so it will be enough for him to be prepared.
"Welcome to Yin Dongwu."
As they entered the store, a beautiful young saleswoman in a shop assistant uniform greeted them.
After responding to the welcome, Kurosawa Mitsuru began to look around the first floor.
Looking around, there are a wide variety of greeting cards placed everywhere. The unique fragrance of paper permeates the air, creating a great atmosphere.
"This card is so beautiful... I want to be with you forever, do you want me to buy it for Chizuru?"
Igarashi Runa walked to a shelf and looked at the exquisite and beautiful greeting cards.
Maybe she is not a super academic genius, but girls have a natural passion for shopping.
Even if they don't buy anything, girls will want to take a few looks at beautiful things.
Kurosawa Hikaru looked around but couldn't find any painting supplies, and then he found a map on the wall.
Because the place is not big, Yin Dongwu arranges all kinds of stationery in layers.
Soon, Kurosawa Hikaru saw the words "painting stationery" on the seventh floor.
"Seventh floor, let's go."
After Kurosawa Hikaru finished his inspection, he walked to Igarashi Runa's side.
"Why don't you go shopping first? Go straight to the seventh floor?"
Igarashi Runa, who was looking at the words written on the covers of the greeting cards one by one, hadn't finished reading yet and felt sorry when she heard this.
It was a rare opportunity for her to come here, and she was free tonight, so she wanted to take a closer look.
"Buy what you want first, then it won't be too late to go shopping later."
Realizing that she was fascinated by the unique atmosphere of Yin Dongwu and probably wanted to look around, Kurosawa Mitsuru thought for a moment and said.
If he came alone, he might go back after buying stationery. As for the floors of Yindong House, a rough glance would be enough.
After all, the purpose of his visit this time was to buy painting stationery, so there was no need to buy other things.
"Then come back later."
Igarashi Runa took another look at the location of the greeting card and decided to slowly read it while walking down the stairs.
She wanted to pick out a greeting card and give it to Chizuru and other friends next time there is a special holiday.
Soon, they went to the seventh floor, taking the escalator.
I have to say, places with books and papers have a special smell that is very pleasant, just like a bookstore.
The people in this building are generally quiet, and they look like the type who study and need stationery.
Arriving at the seventh floor, Kurosawa Mitsuru looked around and found the atmosphere quite good.
The seventh floor of the Yindong main building mainly sells pencils, crayons, drawing supplies, and sketchbooks.
"What do you want to buy?"
Igarashi Runa looked around and saw a lot of pens and papers, but this time she did not leave without permission. Her enthusiasm for pens was not as great as that for greeting cards.
"Take a look first. It doesn't matter if you buy too much, but you can't buy too little."
Kurosawa Mitsuru took a quick look around and then started to choose from the display cabinets.
Because the skill of learning basic painting skills has long become permanent, he has a clear understanding of what stationery is needed for painting.
Maybe the skill of painting is not used in daily life, but since I have come to Yin Dongwu, it would be nice to buy everything.
"Indeed, failing to do the right thing in the small details can be fatal."
Igarashi Runa followed and watched with him.
Soon, Kurosawa Hikaru looked at the models and started to choose.
Each model had a special test writing system, and he tried them one by one.
With the theoretical knowledge of the skill to support him, Kurosawa Hikaru was not an ignorant layman. He quickly selected eight models and bought two copies of each model.
“Does it take so many pens to draw?”
Seeing that he was holding two sets of eight-in-one, sixteen pens each, Igarashi Runa was a little surprised.
She had taken art classes before, but she only needed a pencil. She never imagined that drawing a picture would require more than a dozen pens.
"If you want to draw well, you can't do without stationery... I'm thinking about whether to draw a color portrait or a sketch portrait."
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly. Although he bought a lot of things, they could all be used.
“Is there any difference?”
"Sketches are quicker to draw, but colored portraits require colored pencils, which will give them a higher degree of completion, but will also take longer to draw. When the time comes, the finished painting will be given to her as a souvenir."
For the dating mission, Kurosawa Mitsuru will interpret it.
The most fundamental core element of a date is to create memories, and the presence of souvenirs will make the memories concrete and provide a trigger point.
The most important thing is that Miss Ninomiya does not have black hair, but blue hair. If you use only pencils, you may not be able to draw her beauty.
"How thoughtful! If she takes the painting home and hangs it up, she will remember you whenever she sees it for the rest of her life."
Realizing his plan, Igarashi Runa looked at her sideways and smiled secretly.
Although she is not in a relationship, but as a close friend, she is very happy to see how much Kurosawa Hikaru cares about Chizuru.
“That’s romance.”
"Not bad, not bad."
Igarashi Runa smiled, knowing that he was trying to prove himself for what happened on the bus.
She was in the car at the time and learned that Kurosawa Hikaru was going to take Chizuru to sketch and paint, so she asked him, "Do you think this is romantic?"
But now when I go to a stationery store to buy painting supplies and learn more about the subject, such a date has a different kind of romance.
Of course, it is not easy to arrange such a date. You must be able to draw.
Because girls are models, if you draw beautiful pictures, then it is naturally romantic... If you draw ugly pictures, then don't even think of it as romance, it can only be called a failed date.
“You only need pencils for portraits, but if you want to color them, you need to buy more.”
When Kurosawa Hikaru saw that she finally admitted that such a date was romantic, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
At this moment, a female voice sounded a few meters away:
"Kurosawa-senpai? Are you Kurosawa-senpai from the economics department?"
"Yes, who are you?"
Kurosawa Hikaru looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl with pigtails and round-frame glasses, who looked cute and quiet.
Next to her, there was another woman who looked relatively ordinary, but she was also wearing glasses.
Both of them looked unfamiliar to him and he had no impression of them.
But they would call him senior, which means he is an alumnus of Tokyo University.
"I'm Toyokawa Koumi, a first-year student in the Faculty of Literature."
"I'm Yanagi Masumi, Kurosawa-senpai."
When the two girls saw Kurosawa Hikaru, they were very respectful and bowed their heads to greet him.
After all, Senior Kurosawa is one of the celebrities in the University of Tokyo. Although he became famous because he has a girlfriend who drives a luxury car, if you know more about him, you will know that he has excellent academic performance and is very handsome. He is a very outstanding senior.
"Hello, two junior girls, are you here to buy pens as well?"
After hearing the self-introduction, Kurosawa Mitsuru remembered the name for a while and then asked.
"Oh, yes. We often come to Yin Dongwu to buy pens. Is Kurosawa-senpai bringing his girlfriend to buy painting supplies?"
Fengchuan Komei nodded slightly, looked at the eight-in-one pencil in front of him, then looked at the short-haired beauty next to him, who was perfect in face, temperament, figure, and outfit, and asked curiously.
Just as the rumors said, Kurosawa-senpai’s girlfriend is super beautiful.
Upon hearing this question, Igarashi Runa immediately wanted to deny and explain.
"Well, I'm going to paint her a portrait."
But as soon as her lips moved, Kurosawa Hikaru nodded.
"???"
Hearing this, Igarashi Runa tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed in shock.
What's going on? She's not Kurosawa's girlfriend. If Chizuru finds out about this, what if she misunderstands
"Senior Kurosawa can also draw?"
"A little."
"Is Kurosawa-senpai in any clubs? Would you consider joining the art club?"
"Thank you for the invitation, but unfortunately, I have already joined the Kyudo Club."
"It's okay, that's amazing. We also want to buy paintbrushes, so we won't bother you any more."
Toyokawa Komi was very tactful and realized that she couldn't invite him to join the club, so she stopped pestering him.
In any case, if you meet alumni outside of school, you should still say hello if you know them. Even if the other person doesn't know you, it's not a bad thing to get to know them.