Inoue Shuya Dies

From this perspective, his integrity is actually quite good; beauties of Mai's caliber are rare in this world.

Shuya dealt with the girls casually, and finally managed to get them to leave when they needed to go to work.

"Phew... they're finally gone."

He shook his head.

"Wow, that's so enviable."

Aoki Shin, who was nearby, looked on with envy. "So what if she's pretty? Is it really necessary to act like this? They're all green with envy."

After he finished speaking, he touched his increasingly round belly.

"Mr. Aoki, don't even think about it. Even if you lose weight, it won't help."

A scholar-official joked with him.

"Damn it, I used to be a famous handsome guy!"

Aoki Shin said.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Shuya lazy to listen to his nonsense, slipped over to Mai and complained, "Why did you run away? You made me suffer like this."

"How can I possibly manage all of this?"

Mai glanced at him sideways and poked his chest with her finger. "Think about how many times this has happened? What can I do but lie down?"

"This... can't you try a little harder?"

"No, that's enough. Goodbye."

Mai continued chatting in the group.

Shuya checked his phone to see what they were saying, and it turned out they were mostly mocking him. Only Kyousuke openly expressed his envy, while Uesugi said that women were no fun compared to studying.

The words of these unscrupulous people are infuriating to read, and they've made him not even want to chat in the group anymore.

He then turned off his phone and continued watching the rehearsal.

The rehearsal lasted until six o'clock without any unexpected events, after which Shuya and Mai said goodbye to the crew and left.

Before going home, they went to the supermarket to buy some groceries.

They agreed to have hot pot tonight, and everyone would bring some ingredients to eat together.

After buying everything, I got home around 6:30, which was still early.

No one had arrived yet, but Shuya checked the chat history in the Line group and saw that they were all on their way.

Mai went to take care of some things, while Shuya turned on the TV, intending to relax for a while.

I was surprised to receive another message on Line.

"It's really lively today."

He glanced at it and realized it was a group chat he hadn't spoken to in a while.

It was a group of four: him, Kirino, Black Cat, and Saori.

Kyousuke knew them, but Kirino had refused to let him join the group, so he wasn't among them.

Saori: "Shuya- san, IS is going to air tonight, right? I'm really looking forward to it."

Black Cat: "+1"

Shuya: "Thank you."

Saori: "By the way, is Xiaotong's cultivation going smoothly?"

It seems Kirino had explained this to them, and even declined some of her dates with them because she couldn't convince them otherwise.

Shuya: "It should go quite smoothly."

Black Cat: "I can already picture her smug look on her face."

Shuya: "Maybe."

He couldn't help but chuckle as he imagined Kirino and Black Cat arguing back and forth.

He chatted with the two girls for a while, then asked, "My family is having an IS appreciation event today, would you like to come and watch it together? If you haven't had dinner yet, you can come too, we're having hot pot tonight."

Saori: "Hmm! It sounds like it'll be a lot of fun. If it won't be too much trouble for you, I'd like to come and join in."

Black Cat: "You really are shameless..."

Shuya replied, "It's nothing, it's just Haruno and Hyakka, they're not outsiders."

Saori: "Then I'll come over now. Does Mr. Black Cat need someone to pick me up?"

Black Cat: "Why do you make it sound like I'd go... I'm about to start cooking."

Shuya: "We don't eat that early. You can come over after you've finished cooking."

Saori said, "Since Shuya- san has said so, Black Cat- san, let's all come along."

Finally, the Black Cat was persuaded by Saori, and she said she would come over later.

After talking with them Shuya notified the others in the group chat, Haruno and the others had no objections.

"Finished talking?"

Mai saw him put down his phone before she spoke to him, "What were you talking about? You seemed so engrossed."

Two friends are coming; they're from Kirino's side.

"Over there? What do you mean over there? You mean her classmates from school?"

"No, it's a friend with a nerdy interest."

Shuya, and Mai nodded, saying, "I see. But is it alright for them to come? Ayase doesn't know Kirino's interests... Oh, you knew Ayase wouldn't be coming today, so you invited them, right?"

Shuya: "..."

His expression gradually turned awkward.

Mai was speechless. "So you didn't even think about this issue?"

Shuya and said, "No, it's fine. Even if they run into each other, they can just say they're my friends."

"Really? Whatever you want."

Mai didn't care about such trivial matters, so she just asked casually.

She had already prepared the groceries she bought, and then took out her own cup, poured herself a drink, and started drinking.

Shuya was thinking about what to talk about, some people had already arrived.

"Yo, I'm here!"

Haruno and came in himself.

She wore a plain-colored dress, dressed in a way that was both mature and youthful.

"Did Shu-chan miss me?"

Upon seeing Shuya, she hugged him affectionately and gave him a big kiss, then secretly observed Mai's reaction with a smile.

Mai had a headache; she was now entangled with the most troublesome person ever.

Shuya nodded, "Mmm, I've thought about it. Come on, let me see what you brought."

"Hmm, Shu-chan is really cold."

Shuya nonchalantly pressed Haruno down on the sofa and took the bag from her hand to examine it.

His biggest worry was Haruno.

"... What did you buy? Why are they all snacks?"

"Even if I buy something interesting, you'll probably just throw it away, so I might as well just buy snacks."

Haruno's move was a prediction he had already made.

... After her arrival, Yukino and Yuigahama came over, followed by Hyakka, and then Kyousuke brought Uesugi over.

Everyone at Shuya's house was chatting, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Only Uesugi Futaro's style was different; after arriving, he occupied a corner of the dining table and began reading.

Hyakka asked, puzzled, "You're here to play and still studying? That's really strange."

Everyone else thought the same thing, but she was the only one who dared to ask it outright.

Uesugi calmly replied, "I'm not here to play around."

"Then what are you doing here? You might as well not have come at all."

Uesugi said, "I've thought about it carefully. Now that I've joined the agency, I can't be too isolated from the group. So, this time I'm here for what you call—the art of navigating social situations."

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"Ha... hahahaha! I didn't expect that little brother Uesugi, who looks so boring, is actually quite interesting! Okay, would you like me to teach you to read?"

Haruno burst into laughter.

Uesugi frowned, thinking of Haruno's devilish personality, and instinctively wanted to refuse, but... he knew she was a top university student.

He couldn't refuse her guidance.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Please."

He steeled himself and bluntly asked about his studies. Haruno answered easily. The two of them were so different from the others that Shuya Ye and the others were stunned for a moment.

A few seconds later.

"Um, Shuya. How's Kirino doing? My dad asked me to ask you."

Kyousuke then asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Shuya looked at him with sympathy. "Don't worry, she's perfectly fine. It's just that you might not be so lucky in the future; she could kill you with one punch right now."

"Ah, this..."

Kyousuke's face turned pale. "Should I... move out?"

He sought advice from Shuya.

Shuya smiled slightly, "What's it to me?"

Kyousuke, undeterred, said, "How about I move in with you? Your place is quite big."

Shuya firmly refused. "Don't even think about it."

"Okay, I knew you wouldn't agree... Sigh, should I really go and look for places to rent...?"

He hesitated before speaking.

Yukino, standing to the side, said, "Takaita- kun, aren't you being too hasty? Kirino wouldn't suddenly, um, suddenly hit... you... right..."

As she talked, she realized she couldn't continue washing herself.

Sorry, never mind.

Yuigahama Kirino's true nature, said, "Kirino- chan is clearly a good girl, she wouldn't do something so outrageous, would she?"

"Good boy?"

Kyousuke's Quatrain

"?"

Yuigahama tilted her head in confusion.

She didn't continue the topic about Kirino, but instead turned to Shuya and asked, "Shu-chan, you haven't been to school these past few days. You've been filming, haven't you? Is it fun?"

"That's no joke... and filming hasn't even officially started yet."

Shuya suddenly stood up. "Excuse me, I'll be right back."