Chapter 327

"On another note,"

He turned to the other side and asked the people sitting next to Hiratsuka Shizuka, "And who are you all?"

"Yukino Shita- kun, you're not scheduled to work today?"

"Could you please not make it sound so natural, Sakurakoji- san? I'm not an employee here,"

Yukino Shita Yukino her eyes at him. "I'm here today as a guest."

"Me too! I made plans to hang out with Little Yukino! Also, my mom asked me to bring some snacks back with me!"

Yuihama Yui, standing beside her, raised her Hands energetically, radiating a similar radiant glow to Kita Ikuyo.

"I see? After all, it's Golden Week, you should relax properly... How about one more time?"

As he continued, he gave Yukino Shita Yukino a teasing look.

"..."

Yukino Shita Yukino turned her head away, avoiding the question, but her beautiful, fair face gave the answer.

Sakurakoji Talent nodded in satisfaction, feeling that her decision to take her to the cat cafe was absolutely the right one!

At least, he should be able to buy her a fair amount of time before she loses interest in this place and seeks out other cat cafes to avoid punishment.

"So, finally..."

He looked at the last woman, the beautiful woman sitting between Yuihama Yui Hiratsuka Shizuka, and said with considerable surprise, "Miss Haruno, I didn't expect to see you here too. What a rare guest..."

"I find it hard to believe, but you didn't come here with Yukino Shita, did you?"

"Oh, right~"

Yukino Shita Hiyori rested her chin on her right hand and smiled faintly, revealing her teeth.

"Could you please not tell such an obvious lie, sister?"

Yukino Shita Yukino coldly retorted.

"Hey! What are you doing, Yukino!"

Yukino Shita Hiyori pouted, "You actually chose to help him over me? Does that mean you've fallen for Talent -ge?"

"Varied?!"

After her initial shock, Yukino Shita Yukino frowned and calmed her breathing to avoid falling into her trap. "My feelings for him are probably similar to my feelings for my sister."

"Hey~ that's really tall! So you like it after all?"

But clearly, Yukino Shita Hiyori wouldn't let go of the opportunity to tease her so easily.

"..."

Yukino Shita Yukino chose to ignore it completely.

"To think you've fallen to the same level as me, I don't know whether to boast or say that you're doing poorly Miss Haruno."

Sakurakoji Talent was teased.

"Ugh~ They actually ganged up on me, how despicable!"

Yukino Shita Hiyori pouted, wisely avoiding a confrontation for the time being. "Okay, I admit it. I was just bored during my vacation and wanted to hang out with Shizuka. I heard she was here, so I came!"

"What a troublesome guy. Didn't I tell you not to come?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka took out a cigarette and wanted to light it, but then put it down, thinking that Ichiji Nijika and the others might dislike it.

He said to him, "Just bring me something simple, thank you."

"Hi hi~ Anyone else want to order?"

He glanced at the others.

"Then, give me pudding and Black tea!"

"Coffee and cake!"

"Fruit Coffee Jelly."

"Bring them all on!"

"..."

Ignoring one of the people who clearly wanted to dine Overlord, he memorized the requests of the others and then turned to prepare for them.

In just two minutes, he had served them all the dishes without any mistakes.

"Um, what about mine...?"

Someone timidly raised their hand.

Did I hear a cricket chirping? It must be my imagination.

He continued his conversation with Yukino Shita Hiyori: "I don't actually intend to do that, but of course, I'm still a tiny bit bothered by what you did to me last time, Miss Haruno."

"Nijika!!!"

Someone let out a second mournful cry.

"Um, could you give Ryo-senpai some food...?"

Kita Ikuyo, two beads of cold sweat clinging to her face, offered a soft suggestion.

"No! This is her punishment for not paying back the money she owes! Especially Mr. Talent!"

Ichiji Nijika, exercising her authority as captain, silently vetoed the decision with her eyes closed.

"Suspect⊙78] Si Qi?] Private cover V? I Yu Dai~"

Yamada Ryo's eyes widened innocently as he stared at her pitifully.

"Well...!"

Kita Ikuyo, barely able to bear it, covered her eyes with her hand and turned her head away, refusing to look at her.

But then, she asked in surprise, "Huh? Ryo-senpai still owes Talent-senpai money?"

"Actually, I'm owed money too..."

Gotou Hitori weakly raised his right hand.

"Me too~"

Kanau to scoop up some matcha with a spoon, and then chimed in with a comment.

After saying that, she lowered her head again, seemingly unconcerned, and continued to enjoy her food.

Since she's broke right now, she'll put the parfait on Ichiji Nijika's tab.

"Hmm~ it seems I owe several hundred thousand yen."

Ichiji Nijika covered her forehead in sorrow; the number itself was heavy to hear.

"So many?!"

Kita Ikuyo and Gotou Hitori shouted out in unison, then quickly covered their mouths and noses after realizing their reaction was too strong.

Several, several, hundreds of thousands of yen?!

Gotou Hitori's eyes turned into mosquito coils as she stared at Sakurakoji Talent with utter confusion.

Wow, so Mr. Talent is actually this rich?! And so generous! He's managed to put up with Liang Sang until now!

"With this number, it's no wonder that Talent-senpai has this attitude towards Ryo-senpai..."

Kita Ikuyo's expression changed, and the way she looked at Yamada Ryo shifted.

"I will never borrow money again..."

Yamada Ryo placed his Hands on his knees and humbly admitted his mistake.

Ichiji Nijika transferred a one-centimeter-diameter breadcrumb from the edge of the cake plate into another paper plate and handed it to her. "In that case, here's some breadcrumbs for you."

"Ugh--!!"

Gotou Hitori and Kita Ikuyo watched this scene in shock.

Even if she really went too far, this is still...

Yamada Ryo took the gift with a blank expression, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and turned her head, moved, saying, "Nijika is so gentle~ I like her so much~"

"Wait! Your sincere thanks are making me feel even more guilty!"

Ichiji Nijika frowned anxiously, then helplessly handed over a piece of cake. "Never mind! You eat more!"

On the other side, in another conversation that seemed to be completely separate from theirs:

"Hey? Do you remember?"

Yukino Shita Hiyori Hissed, deliberately furrowing her brow in a melancholy tone. "Caring about these little things every day will make girls dislike you, Talent guy!"

"If it's just that Miss Haruno dislikes me, then it doesn't seem like such a big deal."

"You're quite the talker! But if I dislike you, something terrible might happen!"

"Like, the fridge being stuffed full of snacks the next day?"

"... Isn't your example a bit too outrageous? Who would retaliate against someone like that?"

"That's true... but then again, even if the world were to end, Miss Haruno couldn't possibly be that cute."

"I'm really tempted to use violence against you, Talent young man!"

Yukino Shita Hiyori stirred her coffee with a spoon and chuckled softly, "The terrible things I was talking about are things like talking badly about you to my mother."

"Hey, isn't this actually disadvantageous for you, Miss Haruno?"

"What's the meaning--"

The words had barely left her mouth when she realized what he meant, and laughed, scolding, "You really are narcissistic!"

"I didn't expect you to use this solution. Hmm... not bad at all."

She originally intended to tease him and his sister, but unexpectedly, he chose to make a direct attack.

"Is this narcissism? It's more like stating a fact. After all, the other person is both younger and more beautiful than you. If things really go according to your idea... Miss Haruno will probably be under a lot of pressure in the Mirai."

He was referring to the fact that if he and Yukino Shita Yukino really got together, it would be very difficult for her to find a husband in the future.

After all, you don't want to lose to your sister in this, right, Ms. Yukino Shita Hiyori?

"... Unfortunately, I'm not the kind of person who feels pressured by boys younger than me."

"But who knows what the future holds?"

He stated it simply, without a trace of hostility, "Although Miss Haruno is excellent in all aspects, it seems that she has the upper hand in terms of urgency and time..."

His gaze inadvertently drifted to the seat one seat away from her, then quickly returned to his own.

"..."

Yukino Shita Hiyori's smile faltered slightly, her beautiful eyes narrowing a little. "I didn't expect you, Talent young man, to have such good eloquence."

"Just so-so? But it's true, it might be difficult for them to launch an offensive against me."

He smiled and brought up the thoughts he had once had about Yukino Shita Yukino:

"Unless someone is superior to me in most aspects, it will be very difficult for them to gain the upper hand over me."

"Really,"

She relaxed her brows and sighed softly, as if giving up, "You're probably the most difficult guy I've ever met—no, the same goes for girls this age!"

She picked up her coffee, took a sip, and after savoring it for a moment, said, "Although it's not from Guatemala and it's not handmade, it definitely tastes better than what you get outside. Is there some secret to it?"

"The secret is that I make them myself."

"..."

The two of them talked back and forth, leaving Yukino Shita Yukino and Yuihama Yui, who had been watching them closely, completely dumbfounded.

Despite the conversation being fraught with hidden tensions, the atmosphere between the two was surprisingly peaceful, showing no signs of an impending volcanic eruption.

"You seem inexplicably powerful, don't you, Little Yukino!"

Yuihama Yui grabbed her arm and whispered.

"..."