“Okay, I forgive you.” He said while wearing a wide smile. I looked at him while blinking my eyes repeatedly, unable to believe what I saw. Did he just smile? That’s unusual, I thought to myself.
That was not the first time I had seen him smile, but it still surprised me whenever he did it. His face always looked stern and cold that anyone would feel intimidated just by being near him, so suddenly seeing him like that just felt new and…different.
Nishimoto parked his car at the supermarket’s parking area. Usually, at this hour, the supermarket was packed with customers since it was already time for dinner, but fortunately, there were still a few slots available when we got there, and we did not have to spend a long time looking for one.
We immediately went to the customer’s se
