"Well, your expression right now is not convincing at all, so you really enjoy it, right? Teacher."

"——!"

Hasashi Kanoko's body couldn't help but stiffen, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she felt her cheeks were slightly hot.

Unable to conceal her embarrassment, she turned her head away suddenly, and finally glared back not to be outdone.

"I'm not very greedy, and I don't enjoy it either." She deliberately said with a straight face, pretending.

After a long while, he added something in an erratic voice.

"At most...I just like you, and you happen to be...that's all."

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but smile, and the corners of his mouth relaxed unconsciously. He just felt that this person's little awkwardness was like that of an adolescent girl, which was really endearing.

He couldn't help but hugged the other party a little tighter, and said slowly: "Listen carefully to what I say next, Kano-chan."

"Hey...what are you going to say...?"

"As for the things around me, I won't tell you such superficial lines as "It's okay," but I still have to say...

I will try my best to do what I have to do and try not to let you suffer any grievances, so just stay with peace of mind. Okay?"

He looked straight over, and his black pupils reflected a small version of her, without a trace of unnecessary impurities, and her gentleness and firmness penetrated all her uneasiness and grievances.

Hassan was stunned for a moment when he saw Kanoko, his eyes were shining brightly, his body softened unconsciously, and finally he lowered his eyes shyly.

"...Compared to that, you haven't said your feelings yet. Are you satisfied with the house I found? Does it suit your liking?"

After hearing her words, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but be stunned, and then he thought about it and joked:

"Although it's not as to my liking as Kano-chan, I think this is a good place and you've done a great job."

"...So, what reward are you going to give me?" The woman narrowed her eyes slightly like a coquettish kitten.

"Well... why don't you tell me first, what do you want?"

"Well - just like what you just said..."

Hasumi Kanoko's eyes were watery, her lips were as red as peach, and her voice contained a bit of mischief and expectation, "Occasionally, I might be a little bit greedy~"

Kato Yusuke raised his eyebrows, then nodded in understanding and said: "...I see, then I just need to feed you, right?"

Faced with this inquiry, the woman smiled shyly and gave a slight hum in affirmation.

Ever since, the two of them took action together...

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Some distance from the house, in a coffee shop.

"Um……"

The suppressed voice caressed both ears, but someone remained indifferent.

"Hey, wait, wait a moment. Please, take a rest for a while."

"What are you talking about? Do you think it's so easy? Besides, isn't this what you asked for? Well, be more proactive."

Hassan saw Kanoko's body trembling slightly and gasped "hissing~".

"But...if you keep being so arrogant, I won't be able to stand it anymore...it's too cold, huh!"

——Two people were eating dessert in the cafe.

To be precise, after visiting the house, the two people were eating desserts at the nearby Komeda coffee shop.

To describe this process simply, Kato Yusuke was feeding Hasumi Kanoko spoonfuls of ice cream, causing the latter to tremble non-stop.

What was placed in front of them was a new product jointly produced by Komeda Coffee Shop and GODIVA. On top was a pile of brown chocolate ice cream drizzled with chocolate sauce, and underneath was a layer of golden shortbread.

As for what the overall shape of this thing looks like, it's just a lump...

"Ah~ I really can't survive anymore, please stop feeding me."

Hasumi Kanoko said while holding her head and lying down on the table.

"What? It's really useless. Didn't you ask me to feed you?"

"I'm so stupid... I should have realized it from the moment I was pulled out of the studio by you. You didn't want to give it to me at all!"

Kato Yusuke smiled noncommittally and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth with the metal spoon in his hand.

While secretly wondering why this thing was designed to look like poop, he casually changed the subject.

"By the way, how much is the rent for this newly rented house?"

"The rent is 600,000 yen per month. If other expenses are included, the down payment costs a total of 2,399,000 yen."

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but was stunned and blurted out: "Is the down payment on this house so cheap?"

This was not because he was making a fuss, but because the figure quoted by the other party was actually far lower than the market price.

In his expectation, the down payment for this house should be at least 3 million, but now it is one-fifth less, which is really strange.

Seeing him so surprised, Hassan Kanoko seemed to be in a better mood, and started to speak a little proudly.

"Well~ I negotiated with the real estate agency. Their original quote was 3,011,400 yen, but I still gave it the same price as now."

“Can it be so much cheaper??”

"This is because you don't know much about it. In fact, the fees given by intermediary companies are often exaggerated. They will deliberately list some complicated charging items. If you are not careful, it is easy to get caught."

Kato Yusuke nodded in agreement.

Real estate agencies in Japan do have a bad reputation, but if you want to rent a house, you can't do without them.

These companies not only act as intermediaries, but also act as guarantors, which is also a role that must be played when renting a house in Japan.

After that, Hasumi Kanoko started to explain to him as if giving a report.

For example, how to reduce the agency fee, which is usually charged as one month's rent, to half a month's rent.

And how to eliminate key replacement fees, house cleaning fees, repair sharing fees, etc., which the agency very much hopes to be paid by the tenant, but in fact the tenant has no obligation to pay at all.

In the end, only necessary expenses such as deposit, gift money, first-time guarantee commission fee, secure move-in support fund, and property insurance premium were retained.

The other party told him the negotiation process at that time in detail, as if he was answering his questions and showing his magnanimity.

Kato Yusuke listened to this silently, feeling inexplicable in his heart.

But only one thing is very clear.

That means Kano-chan is really thinking about him wholeheartedly, otherwise she wouldn't spend every penny to help him save money like this.

He even felt that he would never be able to find another agent who was as satisfactory as the other party.

At this moment, he faintly felt the sense of responsibility on his shoulders, which seemed to become a little heavier...
Chapter completed!