Tokyo Tutor: Starting with My Ex-Girlfriend's Sister

Chapter 33: My Sister's Call

"This has nothing to do with you, Saki Ryo-san. She's just too stupid. She knew she couldn't drink iced milk, but she still insisted on drinking it."

Aunt Uesugi thought that Aoi Uesugi drank the iced milk because she couldn't bear to waste it.

"Saki, let's go to class first."

"Okay, sure."

Although Yamazaki Kazuka felt that things were not as simple as they sounded, and Uesugi Aoi's condition was obviously abnormal yesterday, the most important thing now was to pass the test over the weekend, and everything else could wait.

However, on another note, Saki was wearing a tracksuit today.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't be without clothes to wear, so what is she trying to do?

As they went upstairs, Himeno Saki walked ahead.

Seeing those fair and beautiful legs swaying above, Yamazaki Kazuka swallowed hard.

This guy looks so youthful!

The class proceeded as usual, with Yamazaki Kazuka explaining the new unit on the blackboard.

At the current pace, it should be ready for testing this weekend, as long as no other unexpected events occur.

Unsurprisingly, an accident occurred.

A series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the corridor.

Then came the knocking on the door and Aunt Uesugi's somewhat urgent voice.

"Saki-san, Natsuki-san is calling."

"Did your sister call?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Yamazaki, my sister doesn't usually call home first, so I think there must be something important going on."

After saying that, Himeno Saki hurriedly got up and ran to the door, arriving at the Himeno family's landline.

"Mr. Yamazaki, please wait a moment. What would you like to drink? I'll make it for you."

"Aunt Uesugi, who did you say called?"

Yamazaki Kazuka tried his best to control his body from trembling.

"Miss Natsuki."

"I understand, red bean milk tea, please. No, no, regular coffee is fine."

"Okay. I'll prepare red bean milk tea for you right away."

Aunt Uesugi seems to be an all-around servant; there's no housekeeping job she can't do.

If Saki and her sister talk about me and their stories match up, I'll probably be kicked out of the Himeno family today.

Yamazaki Kazuka glanced out the window, a thought flashing through his mind that he wanted to escape through the window.

The wait for the verdict was always long. Before Himeno Saki returned, Yamazaki Kazuka, bored out of his mind, took out his phone to kill time.

At that moment, a news article popped up on my phone.

[The work "Snow Mountain" by the talented young female painter, the contemporary Van Gogh, Ms. Himeno Natsuki, sold for 20 million euros.]

"Twenty million euros?!"

Yamazaki Kazuka suspected that the reporter might have made a mistake, writing "euro" instead of "yen".

Twenty million euros is equivalent to two hundred million RMB!

After carefully checking the news, it was indeed 20 million euros. Furthermore, according to reports, Natsuki Himeno's paintings from recent years have sold for starting prices of 5 million euros.

The vast majority of the thousands of news comments praised her.

Himeno Natsuki became famous at a very young age, not only because of her strong talent in drawing, but also because the Himeno family behind her had a television station promote her when she was in elementary school, turning her into a once-in-a-millennium genius girl.

Because of her good looks and numerous international awards, Himeno Natsuki is quite famous in China. Even those who don't follow the oil painting circle have heard of her.

There is a Japanese fascination with young girls, and news about Himeno Natsuki always dominates the headlines. Most people admire and praise her achievements.

Only a few people were there, barking and raving that this was the Himeno family's money laundering tactic.

"How did their conversation go?"

Yamazaki Kazuka looked towards the door, awaiting the final result.

"Sister, why are you calling all of a sudden?"

Saki Himeno, sitting in a chair, was twirling a telephone cord with her fingers.

"I called my mom, but I couldn't get through."

"Mom is attending a horticulture exhibition in Osaka."

"Is it just a gardening exhibition?"

"I don't know, and she certainly won't tell me."

"Saki, I heard you're having trouble with your grades. What happened?"

"Hey, you never care about me normally, so why are you putting on this older sister act now? Just live your life well in Europe and keep painting."

"Am I not concerned about you right now?"

"I'm receiving tutoring at home, so what?"

"Himeno Saki-san, please study hard. Don't drive your tutor away again."

"I'm studying with my teacher, but some annoying person called and is disrupting my studies."

"I'm affecting your studies? Wait, since Mom's not home, why didn't you skip school?"

"I have made up my mind to study hard with this tutor."

"Wow! That teacher is amazing. He can get Miss Himeno Saki to sit down and study obediently. What kind of person is he?"

"The teacher is a student at the University of Tokyo, that's amazing."

"A college student? He can't be a guy, can he?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Why would Mom hire a male college student to tutor you? Isn't she afraid something might happen?"

"Sister, you're being way too old-fashioned."

"I'm just concerned about you. You should pay more attention to your appearance."

Himeno Saki glanced at her outfit—a white short-sleeved shirt and red shorts—and gave a cold laugh.

"I don't need your concern. You drew plenty of stories about love and sex back in high school, too."

"That's art!"

"I'm sorry, I'm a farmer, I don't understand such complicated things."

Himeno Saki, mimicking the tone of a country bumpkin from a Taiga drama, hung up the phone.

"Hey, Saki. What's the teacher's name?"

Himeno Natsuki wanted to ask a few more questions, but the phone went dead.

"That girl! Oh well, with her personality, she'd never let herself be taken advantage of. Why should I worry about her?"

Three years of living in Europe changed Himeno Natsuki. She was no longer as cold and indifferent as before, showing no concern for anyone except her boyfriend, Yamazaki Kazuka.

She gradually realized how precious her family was.

This phone call was her attempt to break down the barriers within the Himeno family, but the result was very disappointing.

"You actually hired a man to teach at your home? Saki Ryo isn't ashamed? I am!"

As she spoke, Himeno Natsuki picked up the photo from the bedside table.

"Yamazaki Kazukaze, did you hear that? A man broke into my house! If you don't come to me soon, I'll become someone else's wife!"

Looking at a photo of Yamazaki Kazuka from high school, Himeno Natsuki murmured to herself.

The next second, she showed a sad expression.

What does it matter if she has a man in her own home and Yamazaki Kazukaze? The two have already broken up.

She had given him a chance back then. If he came to the airport to see her off in front of everyone in the Hime family, she would threaten to kill herself to force the Hime family to agree to their marriage.

But he didn't show up, perhaps because I wasn't important to him.

That relationship was entirely one-sided; he didn't even say a single word to me about how beautiful the moonlight was.

Overwhelmed with sadness, Himeno Natsuki hugged a photo of Yamazaki Kazukazu and closed her eyes.