"That's why I got up early today and went to the market to buy two of the freshest pieces of tofu."
Hearing Mukiwa say this, Aoto recalled: right across this street, where he rarely comes, there is a popular vegetable market.
This explained why he happened to meet Mukiwa on his way to work today.
At this moment, Mukiwa glanced at the blankets in Aoto and Saito's hands, blinking in confusion.
"Mr. Tachibana, why are you both holding blankets?"
"Oh, this..." Aoto raised the blanket in his hand and explained to Mukiwa that he had a night shift at the Magistrate's Office today.
"Night shift..." A hint of worry flashed in Mukiwa's eyes, "Won't that be tiring?"
"It's okay, not too tiring. After all, I'm still young." Aoto replied in a half-joking tone, "Even if I stay up one or two nights, my body won't suffer much."
Aoto was quite happy to chat with this friend he hadn't seen for some time.
But he was rushing to work and did not have time to chat slowly with Mukiwa.
