Aren't we best friends?

"Our Supernova is finally back! We've been waiting for an hour right outside your door."

Having finally shaken off Shiba Mio, Wood, who brought World home, saw three walking nuisances as soon as he reached his doorstep.

"Since you've already waited an hour, you won't mind waiting a few more, right? If you're here to freeload a meal, you might be out of luck today. I didn't buy much in terms of ingredients, certainly not enough to feed you big eaters."

While Shiba Mio was troublesome, she could actually provide Wood with considerable help. However, Rentaro and Tendou Kikur, for Wood, were purely a nuisance...

Ever since he got to know them and became somewhat familiar, Rentaro and Tendou Kikur had become increasingly shameless, showing up at his place to freeload meals every few days. It had become routine. At first, they'd use excuses like "Enju wants to play with World." But later, they didn't even bother with excuses. Their objective was clear: freeload food and drinks!

There was nothing he could do about it. With Wood's active and efficient work in Tokyo District, Tendou Security Company's performance was worse than ever. Rentaro and Enju, who used to be squeezed dry by Tendou Kikur, could at least eat bean sprouts. But recently, they could barely afford even that. A few days ago, Rentaro even cried to him, complaining that Tendou Kikur had mortgaged all of his internal organs except his kidneys to loan sharks! If the money wasn't repaid soon, Rentaro would become a man with only kidneys...

"Don't be so inhospitable, Wood. This time, besides freeloading, we've brought you some good news. And this matter benefits us all. If we cooperate, Tendou Security Company can escape poverty, and you can get one step closer to your goal."

Hearing Wood's