Tenbenmaru grilled meat.
"Shi-chan, I didn't expect you knew such a treasure shop." Machida Sonoko took a piece of beef shank in one bite, and the aroma of meat filled the air.
"Call me Kasumi Shiko, editor Yuanzi." Kasumigaoka Shiko sat upright, picked up a piece of bacon elegantly with chopsticks, dipped it in the black pepper sauce, and put it into her mouth.
The bacon is roasted to perfection, slightly crispy, oily but not greasy, and feels crispy when chewed in the mouth.
"Shi-chan, look over there, that woman with pink hair drinking beer, is she the same one I saw at Kazuki-kun's birthday party last time?" Machida Sonoko pointed to the corner of the restaurant.
In the corner, Kirisu Madoka was occupying a table by herself, drinking alone with her cheeks slightly red.
"She seems to be a teacher in our school. I have also seen her in school."
Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't go to school often, but she has met Kirisu Mafuyu at school. The Kirisu Mafuyu at school is cold, noble, and like a pink rose with thorns. She is almost not the same person as the Kirisu Mafuyu who was drinking that day.
If the other party hadn't reacted strongly when seeing Utaha Kasumigaoka, Utaha Kasumigaoka would have almost thought that she had recognized the wrong person.
"Shi-chan, how about we go over and have a few drinks with the teacher? To celebrate the huge sales of the second volume?" Machida Sonoko came up with a bad idea.
"Editor Yuanzi, if you encourage minors to drink, you will be held socially responsible."
"It's just a joke, it's just a joke." Machida Sonoko quickly apologized with a smile.
"By the way, Editor Yuanzi, you haven't told me yet how the sales of the second volume are." Kasumigaoka Utaha asked after eating another piece of beef tenderloin.
"Shi-chan, guess what?" Machida Sonoko said mysteriously.
"One million copies in the first week?"
"Shi-chan, I'm asking you to guess, not to joke with me!"
Machida Sonoko was immediately deflated. She had been planning to hold back a little longer and give Kasumigaoka Utaha a surprise: "As of 28983: yesterday, the first week sales were volumes."
"I remember the first print run was only 15,000 copies." Kasumigaoka Utaha said calmly.
"Most of them are pre-ordered! But Shi-chan, what's your reaction? Get excited!"
"If the royalties could be received now, I would be ecstatic."
"I'm sorry, I can't do that." Machida Sonoko said very straightforwardly.
"Thanks to the appearance of the new character Ye Xunhe, the second volume has been very popular among female readers. According to statistics, 60% of the sales of the second volume were contributed by female readers."
"That is to say, the reading of the first volume
The repurchase rate of customers is not high?" Kasumigaoka Shiyu picked up a thick piece of beef tongue, rolled it with the tip of her tongue, and slid it into her mouth, making her lips and teeth salivate.
"Well, most readers of the first volume think that the second volume is not as good as expected. Some readers, such as the well-known anime promoter Taki who praised the first volume highly, even added a lot of shoddy work."
"Ah."
Just one word, and no more response. Regarding Taki-kun's criticism, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already seen it on Twitter.
"Shi-chan, it seems you've been mentally prepared." Machida Sonoko was relieved when she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha's reaction.
"I thought it through before I started writing."
"That's good."
"However, although female readers like Ye Xunhe very much, they are quite disgusted with Zhiren. Many even call for Ye Xunhe to take the top position. You should also pay attention to this contradiction."
"Well, I've seen a lot of such requests on Twitter." Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded.
Machida Sonoko stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha, feeling somewhat conflicted. Originally, "Love Metronome" was a niche work that received rave reviews, but now, although it has the potential to become popular, it has become a mixed bag of praise and criticism. It is hard to say whether this change is good or bad.
"Editor Yuanzi, are you full?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha extended her chopsticks to the last piece of beef tongue.
"Shi-chan, how could you eat alone while I was in a daze?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha's chopsticks suddenly stopped, and Machida Sonoko thought that Kasumigaoka Utaha had a change of heart, so she picked up the beef tongue.
At the door, Yushan and others walked in.
Chapter 134: She's laughing so happily, I'm sure she won't cry if I punch her.
Walking into the restaurant, Yushan Heren felt that he probably didn't check the almanac before going out today, so he turned around and wanted to leave.
"Yushan-san, come to the office after class!"
Kirisu Madoka suddenly shouted, and she looked drunk.
Fortunately, due to the weather, there were not many people in the store, otherwise I don’t know how embarrassing it would be.
"Teacher, you've been drinking again." Yushan Kazuto sat opposite Kirisu Madoka.
There were three cans of beer on the table, one of which was empty and the other two had just been opened.
Except for the beer, the rest of the dishes on the table were untouched. Yushan and others picked up a few pieces of beef tongue and started grilling them without paying attention to the gaze from Kasumigaoka Utaha not far away.
[Just consider it as the hard work fee for sending someone home later. ]
Yushan and the people are at peace.
"Drink? Drink, drink, drink!" Kirisu Madoka picked up a can of beer and raised it excitedly.
The wine was sprinkled on the barbecue iron plate, making a sizzling sound. A few white mists rose instantly and the air was filled with the smell of alcohol.
"Teacher, I don't want to drink Mahou Shochu." Yushan Kazuto said.
"Monkey Shochu? Hiccup, what is that? Monkey Shochu Godzilla, Monkey Shochu, hiccup, Leviathan?" Kirisu Madoka squinted his eyes and burped a few times.
"Teacher, do you like drinking?"
Kirisu Madoka shook his head, looking bitter, and took a sip of beer: "Who would like to drink beer when it's so unpalatable?"
"But every time I sit down to eat with you, you drink."
"In the adult world, there are always reasons why we have to drink." Kirisu Madoka took another sip of beer, and his whole face turned into a bitter gourd look.
Yushan Kazuto picked up a piece of roasted beef tongue, wrapped it in chili sauce, and put it in his mouth.
Fresh ox tongue has an unusually dense texture. It is soft and juicy when you put it in your mouth, yet has a crisp feeling when you bite it to the bottom. No wonder many gourmets regard it as the king of meat.
When Kirisu Madoka saw the slices of beef tongue covered in chili oil, the painful memories in her heart were suddenly awakened. Her bitter face turned into a mask of pain, and she involuntarily sat back a little.
"So today, Kirisu-sensei, are you drinking to drown your sorrows?"
If several people drink together, they may be persuaded to drink and have to drink. However, if one person drinks alone, it means that he either likes drinking or wants to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
"Student grades, labor practice, and next week's cultural festival, there are so many things to do, cough cough..." Kirisu Madoka drank half a can of beer in one gulp, choked a little, and suddenly started coughing.
"Cultural Festival? Wasn't it going well in class?"
Due to the football match, Yushan Kazuto did not participate in the class's cultural festival, but he was still aware of the class's progress.
"I don't have to worry about the class's... small dance party. But Amaki-san actually wants to play an anime medley at the opening ceremony of the cultural festival!"
Kirisu Madoka spoke incoherently, and it was unclear whether she was too angry or drunk.
"Please stop Aki-san's behavior, and take violent action if necessary."
Yushan Kazuto said solemnly with a serious face.
"No, it's useless. He, he went to apply to the school. I can't influence the school's opinion."
Yushan Kazuto was speechless. If Aki Tomoya really succeeded in doing this, the whole class would probably be socially dead.
Kazuto Hayama doesn't think that Tomoya Aki is the kind of person who would obediently cut out hot-blooded boys' comics.
"If his application is successful, how about hacking into the school computers during the opening ceremony and replacing the anime medley with other images?"
Kirisu Madoka's confused eyes suddenly became clear: "Okay, good idea!"
"Teacher, you are drunk. The Japanese and the English have started fighting." Yushan Kazuto finished eating the beef tongue and started grilling another plate of meat.
"Drink! Drink! Hacking into the school computer, such a simple thing, why didn't I think of it?"
Kirisu Mafuyu started drinking again, but this time he wasn't drinking to drown his sorrows, but to drink heartily.
When I was drunk and full, I looked up and found that Kasumigaoka Utaha and Machida Sonoko had left the restaurant without me noticing.
……
【Fortunately, the restaurant is not far from the apartment. 】
Carrying Kirisu Mafuyu all the way back to the apartment and feeling her heat in front of him, Hayama Kazuto felt a bit like a criminal.
[It’s so messy again…]
Looking at the scene in Kirisu Mafuyu's house, Kazuto Hayama felt like he had entered a kingdom of garbage. Having Kirisu Mafuyu play the role of the sloppy king is definitely a true portrayal of her.
Today is Sunday, and the cleaning staff's workday is Tuesday. Kirisu Madoka will have to live in this environment for two more days before she can get some peace and quiet.
After settling Kirisu Mafuyu, Hayama Kazuto returned to the 16th floor. Kasumigaoka Utaha was standing in front of the door, looking at him with a smile on her face.
"Wakaki-kun, you seem to be coming down from the 17th floor. Does that teacher live on the 17th floor?" Kasumigaoka Utaha came up like a seductive black cat.
"Yes." Yushan Heren nodded, "Wait here, do you have anything else to ask me?"
"Heqi-kun is really confident about this word 'again'." Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled, "But you guessed it right. I do have something to talk to you about."
Yushan Kazuto leaned against the wall, saying nothing.
"I wonder if Mr. Kazuki has repurchased the second volume of "Love Metronome"? " asked Kasumigaoka Utaha with a smile.
"not interested."
A concise and powerful answer, but it didn't work for Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"It seems that Heqi-kun is thinking about the autograph I promised to give you."
Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly took out a book called "Love Metronome", which was still a little warm. I don't know where she took it out from.
Yushan Kazuto blinked, but chose to accept it: "Now, is there anything else?"
"There are still some things. Can we go inside and talk? There are some things I need to repay Heqi-kun for."
"I am Noragami. I do good things without leaving my name. You don't need to thank me."
Although he didn't know what Kasumigaoka Utaha was talking about, Yushan Kazuto felt that it would be the right thing to do to refuse first.
"If you don't let me in, we can sleep together in the corridor tonight." Kasumigaoka Utaha laughed and said in a rogue manner.
"You're laughing so happily, you definitely won't cry if I punch you." Yushan and others clenched their fists.
"I will be very strong in front of you. But I may not be able to be strong in front of others."
Yushan and others secretly made up their minds that they would take a detour whenever they saw Kasumigaoka Utaha in the future.
"Forget it, come in." Yushan Heren opened the door.
"Meow~" Xiaoxue immediately ran to the door happily.
"Heqi-kun, I didn't expect you to have a cat." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Xiaoxue, a little surprised.
"I picked it up on the roadside." Without even preparing slippers for Kasumigaoka Utaha, Yushan Kazuto walked straight into the room.
"As expected, Heqi-kun is a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside."
[Adopting stray cats seems to be a good material for character design. 】
Chapter 135 Gifts. Drunk. Tied
Open the locker in the entrance hall and you will see slippers neatly arranged together.
On the layer above the slippers were several neatly arranged gift boxes, which had not yet been opened. Among them was the gift that Kasumigaoka Utaha had sent.
Walking into the house, Yushan Kazuto turned on the computer and opened the programming interface. He had decided that no matter what Kasumigaoka Utaha said, he would just ignore it.
"It seems that Kazuki-kun is very busy recently." Kasumigaoka Utaha brought the gift box to Hayama Kazuto's computer desk and said with a smile.
Yushan Kazuto stared at the screen, turning a deaf ear to everything else, while the keyboard made a clacking sound as he typed on it.
Seeing Yushan Heren's reaction, Kasumigaoka Utaha was not annoyed. She bent down and gently opened the gift box bit by bit: "If Heqi-kun doesn't have time to open the gift, you can ask me for help."
The gift box was wrapped quite tightly, and the wrapping thread alone was four or five meters long. It took Kasumigaoka Utaha four or five minutes to finally open the box.
When I opened the gift box, there was still a box inside with the Rokkatei logo painted on it.
"It was still fresh when I bought it, but it has been stored for so long that it is only good for one day."
Kasumigaoka Utaha talked to herself as she opened the package, revealing neatly arranged Rokkatei butter rum cookies.
