Request (The Skies Have Cleared, the Rain Has Stopped, This Kitty Is Begging for Monthly Votes)

I never expected something like this to happen...

Even after the sun rose the next morning, Mayu Hinase was still lying in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. In fact, she had barely slept at all the previous night, her mind continuously replaying the scene she had "retraced" from Kagari no Kiri-e's room.

Mayu Hinase simply could not figure it out. Back then, she had not gone to Kyoto with Shizuku, while Shizuku had brought Kagari no Kiri-e back from Kyoto.

Staring at the ceiling, Mayu Hinase sighed. Thinking about it carefully, perhaps it was not all that strange. Shizuku had always seemed to treat men differently. Even when it came to male idols and celebrities on television, she could not be bothered to give them a second glance. The same went for commissions: if a man made the request, she put it off; if it was a girl, she handled it first.

In Shizuku's words, "If you're a man, then you should handle your own problems properly. If you can't, then don't be a man..."

Well, now that she thought about it, Shizuku really did discriminate between men and women.

At that thought, a trace of unwillingness welled up from deep inside Mayu Hinase.

If that was the case, then why not with me... Ugh, no, that probably wouldn't happen either...

Mayu Hinase sighed, sat up in bed, and began changing clothes.

If I'd known this would happen, I shouldn't have looked.

Mayu Hinase felt a little regretful now, but unfortunately, reality did not sell medicine for regrets.

The agency's day began with another peaceful morning.

Or at least, it had been supposed to...

"Negotiations?"

After hearing Yose Kurosawa's message, Shizuku put down her bowl and frowned slightly.

"Yes, apparently..."

Yose Kurosawa fell silent halfway through, glancing to the