Chapter 192
Looking at the shop owner, Mineo said:
"I'm a friend of Yazawa Nico. I heard today that she sold her favorite computer to your place, so I want to buy that computer back and return it to her."
"Are you Nico's friend?"
The computer shop owner showed a slight smile.
"Nico has a good friend like you; that really is a blessing."
"However, young man, your arrival is quite timely. Although the computer was sold to my place, I haven't sold it yet."
"Furthermore, if we use recovery software, there should still be time to restore all the data inside her computer to its original state."
"It can still be restored to its original state? That's good news. How much will it cost? I'll transfer the money to you right now, Boss."
"Ten thousand Yen is enough."
"Ten thousand Yen? Fine, no problem."
After transferring ten thousand Yen to the shop owner, the owner immediately brought out the pink laptop that Nico had sold there.
After performing data recovery with some professional software, the shop owner placed the computer in Mineo's hands.
"Everything is done."
"Nico really cherished this computer, so she maintained many parts of it very well."
"Thank you very much, Boss!"
After buying back Nico's computer, Mineo then went to the place where Nico worked her previous part-time job.
Nico could be seen wearing the shop's work uniform, vigorously promoting products in front of the shelves.
"Sir, would you like to see the fresh vegetables in our shop?"
"These tomatoes were all just delivered this morning."
"Fresh beef is on special price. Interested customers, please come and have a look."
Nico was usually accustomed to acting eccentric; seeing her suddenly turn into a serious part-time worker girl, Mineo suddenly felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
But watching her from a distance, Nico at this moment really radiated a different kind of charm.
Even though her body wasn't tall and she looked very much like a loli, her shoulders bore a burden that was difficult even for many adults to carry.
Seeing her posture as she shouted to promote goods with such effort, a sense of pity suddenly welled up in Mineo's heart.
This girl, from the time she was little until now, really did have a very strong heart.
Nico was originally still busy attracting customers, but suddenly, she spotted Mineo's figure.
"Why did you come here? Do you want to buy more things in our shop? If it's business from Mineo-kun, I won't go through with it."
Mineo understood what Nico was trying to convey.
Nico didn't want Mineo wasting money in this shop again.
If she needed money, she would earn it herself. Mineo had helped her once, and she was already very grateful, but beyond that, Mineo didn't need to do anything else for her.
Looking at Nico, Mineo said in a calm tone:
"I have some very important things to say to you. Stop today's work for a moment, and accompany me to sit for a while at the cafe across the street."
"No way, no way. If you want to chat, wait until tonight. Talk to me after I finish work, but right now I still have to keep working."
"But I want to chat with Nico right now. If you won't come with me voluntarily, I'll buy this supermarket and force you to be unable to work today."
"Mineo... you!!"
Hearing Mineo's words, Nico gritted her teeth with an expression of intense annoyance.
"Why is someone like you so unwilling to listen to advice? Can't you just talk to me after I get off work?"
"I have no choice. I'm a person who lacks patience; if I want to do something, I never delay it."
"Nico, I'll give you one minute to consider. If one minute passes and you haven't made a choice, I'll continue to empty out the stock of this shop."
"You annoying rich guy!"
"Really... so annoying!"
Nico clenched her fists tightly. In the end, she still chose to give in.
She had no choice; she didn't want to see Mineo continue making meaningless wastes of money at the shop.
After asking the shop manager for leave, Nico then changed back into her previous clothes.
Her jet-black hair was in twin tails, she wore a pink pleated skirt, and on her short white legs, she wore small white shoes and over-the-knee white socks.
After walking into the cafe next door in annoyance, Nico glared fiercely at Mineo.
"Quickly, say it. Why did you call this lady out? What exactly do you want to say?"
"If it's not an urgent matter, I'm going to be mad!"
"Regarding the matter of being mad, that can be set aside for now. I have something I want to give you."
"Here, take it. See if this is yours."
Mineo handed the packaging bag he was holding to Nico. Nico accepted the object with curiosity.
"A gift for this lady? Mineo-kun couldn't possibly be about to confess his love to this lady in a moment, right?"
"I'm telling you, I'm not easily fooled like that idiot Eli..."
At first, her mouth kept mumbling, but the moment she opened the packaging bag, Nico's expression froze.
"This... this is..."
"Laptop... my laptop!"
"How... how could this thing be in your hands?"
"How did all of this actually happen!?"
"I heard that Nico, you sold your favorite laptop, so I bought it back."
"The data and information inside have all been recovered. You can open it to see if anything is missing."
"No, that's not what I want to ask!"
"I... want to ask, what do you mean by this!"
"You... how could you know I sold my computer!"
"Then... why did you buy this computer back!"
"Mineo, what exactly are you trying to do!"
"How do you know everything about this?"
"I happened to just pass by your house and took a moment to chat for a bit with the neighbors around your home. Not just the matter of you selling the computer."
"Even the events happening in your family, I've heard them all."
"In my opinion, if a laptop this cute is just sold off like that, it's too much of a loss. So I thought about buying it and returning it to its original owner."
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