"Barbecue is much more enjoyable to eat with a group of people!"
Leonhart, clutching a handful of skewers, patted Yunyi on the shoulder. The guy was eating with his mouth dripping with oil, but no one thought he was being rude. On the contrary, they thought this was how one should eat barbecue.
Yunyi handed the freshly grilled meat skewers to Little Kasumi, who was waiting nearby, before swatting away Leonhart's hand from his shoulder and saying with a hint of disdain, "Your hands are covered in oil, are you planning to smear it all over me?"
Hearing him say that, the others couldn't help but laugh. And in that atmosphere, they started chatting.
"President, will your two younger sisters also be enrolling in First High School next year?" Honoka Mitsui asked, looking at the twins huddled next to Mayumi Saegusa.
"Yes, that's a plan," Mayumi Saegusa replied.
"So next year we'll be classmates, shall we? Shall we get to know each other first? I'm Honoka Mitsui." Honoka Mitsui introduced herself to the two children.
" Mitsui -senpai. I'm Izumi Saegusa."
"I am Kasumi Saegusa."
As Honoka Mitsui started the conversation, everyone got to know the two little ones formally.
"Hey you seniors, it's not right not to give us a gift when we meet for the first time! Hurry up! Bring out your best stuff, or I'll throw you all into the sea!" Yunyi put one hand on his hip, holding a skewer of meat and pointing at Tatsuya Shiba and the others, looking like a scoundrel, leaving everyone speechless.
"Hey! You're too arrogant!" Erika Chiba couldn't stand such a threat and immediately stood up to argue with Yunyi.
Yunyi glanced at her, casually waving the meat skewer in his hand, and said, "Alright, alright, you don't need to say anything. With your meager savings, you can barely support yourself; showing them off would only be embarrassing!"
"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!" Erika Chiba raised the skewer in her hand, ready to fight Yunyi, but was stopped by Mikihiko Yoshida who was standing by.
The others were used to Yunyi and Erika Chiba's frequent banter and made no attempt to stop them.
"You two little ones, see that guy over there? He's the one sitting there eating with a blank expression. Give him your CAD files and let him adjust them for you. I'm telling you, he's really good at it. Just ask him for help whenever you need to adjust your CAD files, remember that?" Yunyi beckoned the twins to go find Tatsuya Shiba to adjust their CAD files, leaving Tatsuya Shiba, who was still eating, stunned.
Seeing his speechless expression after being teased by Yunyi, everyone burst out laughing.
" Tatsuya-kun, you usually seem so calm, but your expression really gets all excited when you're around Yunyi-kun," Mayumi Saegusa smile.
"President, is this really okay?" Tatsuya Shiba looked helplessly at Mayumi Saegusa, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines. He really wanted to say, "Stop this annoying thing from your family! Don't let him keep talking!"
However, having already tasted the true meaning of watching a spectacle Mayumi Saegusa didn't care about Tatsuya Shiba's reaction. She felt the excitement wasn't big enough and wanted to add fuel to the fire!
The pavilion was filled with the sounds of laughter and chatter, and time flew by amidst the noise.
After all the prepared ingredients had been used up, everyone chatted for a long time before finally deciding to end the gathering.
"It's getting late, why don't you stay here tonight?" Yunyi suggested.
Tatsuya Shiba glanced at the time; it was indeed getting late. If they rushed back to the Kitayama Family's island now and then tidied up, it would be too late.
After exchanging opinions with the others, Tatsuya Shiba, as their representative, accepted Yunyi's suggestion. Led by the servants, Tatsuya Shiba and the others were led to their guest rooms.
However, Leonhart, Mikihiko Yoshida, Kitayama Shizuku Kitayama, and Honoka Mitsui, who were the last to enter the room, saw Mayumi Saegusa Yunyi. This inevitably caused some confusion and speculation among the four of them.
After showering, Yunyi changed into dry clothes. He looked at Mayumi Saegusa, "I'm going out for a walk to see if anything is amiss. Mayumi, if you're tired, you can rest first; you don't need to wait for me."
"Hmm? Yunyi-kun, don't you want me to come with you?" Mayumi Saegusa asked.
Yunyi smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No need, I'm just taking a stroll around here, I won't go too far."
"Alright then, Yunyi-kun, be careful and come back soon," Mayumi Saegusa instructed.
Yunyi responded and left the room. The feeling from before still made him somewhat uneasy. Especially since his identity might have been exposed, he naturally needed to be more vigilant.
As soon as he left, Tatsuya Shiba noticed. Actually, he had a similar plan, but since this was Saegusa Family's territory and many people in the Sonoko were still not resting, it was inconvenient for him to act for the time being.
Yunyi flew into the air and deployed his domain, using detection magic to carefully survey his surroundings once more. This time, he didn't use " Heavenly Eye," since he hadn't fully mastered that technique yet, and using it too often would have negative effects on his body.
The investigation revealed nothing unusual, and even the ship that had been conducting underwater maintenance operations had already left the area.
"The sea is calm, there isn't even a big fish. So where does this sense of danger come from?" Yunyi muttered to himself.
Having found nothing from his investigation, he naturally wouldn't stay floating in the sky indefinitely. But as he landed to return to his house, he suddenly saw Shizuku Kitayama coming downstairs.
"Huh? Xiao Shizuku, where are you going?" Yun Yi asked doubtfully, "Is it a change of environment and you're not used to it?"
Shizuku Kitayama gently shook her head. She looked up at Yunyi and remained silent for a long while before saying, "I have something I want to tell you."
Yunyi blinked, looking at the other person with some confusion. Seeing the determination in Shizuku Kitayama's eyes, he nodded and said, "Shall we go for a walk, or talk here?"
"Would it be alright to go outside? Just for a short walk?" Shizuku Kitayama suggested.
Yunyi didn't refuse and led Shizuku Kitayama out again.
At first, the two of them simply strolled around the courtyard leisurely. It was dark and there was hardly any scenery to be seen, so they didn't have any specific destination in mind.
Just as they were about to finish their circle and return to the main gate of the mansion, Yunyi finally spoke, "So, Little Shizuku, is there something you want to tell me?"