Beelzebub adventures chapter 23
"Thank you for your help, Hidetora."
"Not a problem, Boss." says Tojo, wiping his sweat with a towel.
"Without you, we would've built this building a lot longer." says the boss.
"If you need me, then just call me." says Tojo.
"You know that I will." says the Boss, as he smiles at Tojo.
Tojo receives his paycheck from his Boss and goes back home. He looks at his check and notices that his Boss gave him more money than his last paycheck. "Sweet, a bonus. I should treat myself to an expensive dinner. But first, I need to find myself another job."
Before he goes back home, Tojo looks around for another construction working job. The one place he found in construction is St. Ishiyama High School. "Looks like I found another way to make money."
Tojo walks to the School and remembers everything he did such as fighting with the Holy Knights, playing Volleyball, the Christmas event, etc. "I wonder what Shizuka, the guy with the glasses, and Zen is doing?"
Tojo goes up to one of the Construction Workers. "Excuse me, I was wondering if you need any more Construction Workers?"
"Actually we do need more workers. You look like someone who can do the job." says the Construction Worker.
"I've done this many times." says Tojo. "Does that mean I get the job?"
"Not yet. Our Boss should be somewhere around there." says the Construction Worker, pointing where the Boss is at.
Tojo goes to the direction he was pointed too and sees the back of a shorthaired orange hair woman talking to a Construction Worker. "I wonder if that's who I think it is."
The Boss finished talking to the Construction Worker and Tojo goes up to her. "Excuse me, I would like to work here."
"Sure, we can have our interview no-" Tojo turns surprised when he sees that the Boss here is Shizuka. "T-Tora!" she happily greeted.
"It's been a while, Shizuka." greeted Tojo.
"It has been! You grew taller." surprisingly says Shizuka. "You also gotten a little more buff and you now have a mustache."
"Yeah, you like it?" asks Tojo.
"You should shave it off." replies Shizuka.
"Why!? It looks really cool." wonders Tojo.
"You won't get a Girlfriend with a mustache like that." says Shizuka.
"I don't need one." says Tojo.
"So did anything change from me?" asks Shizuka, slightly blushing.
"You look exactly the same." replies Tojo.
Shizuka's face turned shock. "My hair is shorter now."
"Yeah, but everything else is the same." says Tojo.
"Oh forget it!" says Shizuka, putting her arms together. "So you're here for the job, right?"
"That's right." says Tojo. "I just finished my last construction job just a while ago and I'm already looking for another job."
"We really need to get St. Ishiyama to be finished in a month.: says Shizuka. "With your help, we can finish the job before School starts."
"Does that mean I get the job?" asks Tojo.
"Since you're a childhood friend, you got the job." replies Shizuka.
Tojo raises his arm. "All right!"
"You'll be starting this coming Monday." says Shizuka, as she smiles at Tojo.
"Thank you so much, Shizuka." happily thanked Tojo.
"It's not a problem. I'll see you on Monday." says Shizuka, as she smiles.
"Are you free, now?" asks Tojo.
"Well I have to tell all the Construction Workers that they're finished for the day and I'll be done. What's up?" asks Shizuka.
"I was wondering if you want to go have some dinner with me?" replies Tojo. "I'm paying."
Shizuka slightly blush and smiles. "Wait right here."
After Shizuka tells all the Workers to go home, they go to a fancy restaurant and talk about all the things they've done sine they last seen each other. "So it was another draw between you and Oga?" wonders Shizuka, eating some Bar-B-Q and rice.
"We hadn't have a draw for a long time." says Tojo, cooking more Bar-B-Q.
"How's his relationship with the girl?" asks Shizuka.
"Which one?" asks Tojo.
"You know, the blue haired girl." replies Shizuka.
"Oh you mean Kunieda? Well nothing really changed." says Tojo.
"Oh really? I thought that girl will already confessed to Oga already." says Shizuka.
"During our camping trip, there was a bet if either Oga or Kunieda will confess. There were moments of their relationship growing. " says Tojo. "Oga even took Kunieda to the Amusement Park together."
"Wow, I didn't expect Oga to take her there." says Shizuka. "I thought he'll take his perverted friend there."
"We all thought so too." says Tojo, taking out the Bar-B-Q he cooked. "Where's your friend with the glasses and the Holy people?"
"Izuma and I are actually going to the same college together." says Shizuka. "He's out on a trip with Miki to train."
"When you see him, tell him I want to fight him again." says Tojo. We didn't finish our last fight since the Demons came."
"Shinjo is now a professional Boxer, Sakaki goes to the same college to, and I don't know what happened to Gou. I haven't heard about him for a while." says Shizuka.
"Have you heard about Zen?" asks Tojo. "I want to see him again."
"No I haven't actually." sadly replies Shizuka. "I tried looking for him, but the Teachers said that he wasn't here."
"Oh… I hope he's ok." says Tojo, looking down on his food.
Shizuka looks at Tojo's face and touches his hands. "Don't worry, Tora, Zen is a really strong person. I'm sure that he's going to be fine."
After dinner, Shizuka goes with Tojo to the train station. "Thanks again for dinner, Tora." happily thanked Shizuka.
"Not a problem." says Tojo. "Next time you'll be the one treating."
"I have no objection to that." says Shizuka. "You better work hard starting on Monday."
"You know that I will." says Tojo.
The train arrives to go back to the other part of Ishiyama. "Well here's my ride." says Tojo. "I'll see you in a few days."
Tojo is about to get on, but stops when Shizuka called him. "Tora!"
Tojo turns and faced Shizuka. "What is it?"
Shizuka's face turns slightly red. "I… I… I…" she has trouble speaking. "I'm glad to see you again."
Tojo smiles. "You'll see me again soon."
Tojo gets inside the train and waves bye to Shizuka. Shizuka waves bye back and the train leave. She puts her hands together and blush. "You've changed a lot, Tora." she happily says, as she goes back home.