Here in Tokyo, the Kato family's apartment.

Yoshida came to the door after work.

The other party held the cardboard box in his left hand and the hotel bag in his right hand. He stared at Yusuke Kato with a complex expression for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh of despair.

"Ugh... Anyhow, do you want to have a drink together?"

"?"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard this, and then asked with a smile: "It doesn't matter to me, but Mr. Yoshida, are you sure?"

Yoshida, who was still depressed a second ago, suddenly reacted and pretended to be laughing and cursing.

"You kid, please go drink some juice! It's off work time now, and I haven't officially joined your company yet, so it doesn't matter if you are the boss of the studio."

Kato Yusuke raised the corners of his mouth slightly, feeling very comfortable with this familiar attitude, so he agreed naturally without arguing.

"I understand. This is indeed more like Mr. Yoshida's style."

"Hey! Are you complimenting me?"

"How is that possible? People with principles like you, Mr. Yoshida, are as rare as pandas."

"panda……"

This metaphor was a bit subtle. Yoshida couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it. Then he wrinkled his face and said, "You guy, don't think that I can't tell that you are making fun of me if you change the metaphor!"

Kato Yusuke smiled at this and said nothing, and glanced at the box held in the other person's left hand. Inside were several programming books and some scattered office supplies.

Sensing his gaze, Yoshida did not hide it and admitted in a slightly embarrassed tone:

"As you can see, I have resigned from my original company... Anyway, that's it. I'll go back and put my things away first. These are the skewers I bought along the way. You can take them in."

"Okay, see you later."

"Ah, see you later."

After handing the plastic bag to Yusuke Kato, Yoshida walked to the next door with the cardboard box in his arms and opened the door with the key.

Before the other party entered the room, Kato Yusuke clearly heard a sigh of regret, which made him smile.

It was clear that Yoshida still had concerns about entering his studio and becoming his employee.

However, since he has resigned from the original company, the other party is currently in a difficult position and has to bite the bullet.

Kato Yusuke didn't take this matter to heart.

After all, the other party is an adult who has been working for five years. He can always adjust himself to such small things. All he needs to do is to provide the promised benefits.

While Kato Yusuke was thinking about this, he walked into the living room with a plastic bag, packed the skewers, put them on a plate, and placed them on the table.

When the black cat smelled the aroma of food, he couldn't help but feel ready to move.

Someone finally killed it with a packet of dried fish.

Just after finishing these things, there was movement outside.

"Good evening~ Katozai, are you there?"

"?"

With some doubts, Kato Yusuke walked to the entrance.

Asami Yuki is standing there.

The girl was wearing a light brown sweater and blue jeans, and was holding a shopping bag from a convenience store in her hand. She still spoke in the same familiar tone.

"Hello ~ Katozai."

"...What's the matter? Asami."

When he asked this, the other person smiled and picked up the plastic bag in his hand.

"Qiang Qiang~ I'm here to send condolences?"

"Condolence gift...?"

"Hmm~ I bought a lot of fried chicken nuggets, so I divided some between you and Yoshidazai. By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, right?"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but was slightly stunned, and was about to blurt out "No need"...

"Sorry, Kato. I changed my clothes and kept you waiting for a long time... Hey, Asami?"

Yoshida from next door happened to come over.

"Ah, it's Yoshidazai~"

"Call me sir properly! Otherwise, you can just call me by your last name. Anyway, don't use the suffix "Zai"."

Asami chuckled, then waved her hand disapprovingly.

"Okay, okay~ I understand. Mr. Yoshida, you are still so rigid. It's hard to please women like this."

"What are you doing here?" Yoshida asked with some embarrassment.

"Me? I'm here to give you condolences, but what are you two doing?"

Asami said, her eyes switched between Kato Yusuke and Yoshida, and finally fell on the thing held in the latter's hand.

"Ah~! That's a beer bar! Do you want to have a party?"

"No, we're just having a casual meal together." Yoshida waved his hand and said.

"Hmm~~So that's it."

Asami tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "Okay~ Then I want to participate too!"

"Aha??"

Yoshida was immediately dumbfounded.

"It doesn't matter, right? We all know each other so well anyway, and I also brought fried chicken nuggets. Right~? Katozai."

"..."

Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, paused and replied: "Sorry, I don't think this is good."

"Hey, why?"

Asami asked strangely: "Wouldn't it be boring if you two grown men eat together or something? You're just taking me with you, so I won't bother you~~~"

After finishing speaking, he stepped into the entrance hall carelessly.

Then Yusuke Kato grabbed his wrist.

"Katozai??"

The person involved turned back with a puzzled look on his face, "What are you doing? It still hurts like this, can you let me go?"

"Miss Asami."

Kato Yusuke let go of his hand and said in a serious tone: "...Do you understand that you are now entering the home of a member of the opposite sex?"

"Well……?"

Asami couldn't help but was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing again, "You're so ridiculous, what do you mean by that? Don't worry~ I'm not interested in boys younger than me."

After a pause, she deliberately asked in a provocative tone with a wicked smile: "Or am I just in Katozai's strike zone?"

Kato Yusuke's brows furrowed even deeper.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little tense, Yoshida stepped in to smooth things over.

"Okay, okay, Kato and I actually have something serious to talk about today. If you want to come together, why not wait until next time? Asami."

"Hey~~~Why is this like this?"

Asami protracted her tone with a somewhat dissatisfied expression, "Obviously I came here specifically to visit Katozai."

"Uh? Are you visiting Kato...?"

"Yes."

Asami nodded matter-of-factly, glanced at Kato Yusuke who looked puzzled, and said nonchalantly:

"After all, isn't that kind of annoying thing happening on the Internet? I just wondered if Katozai would be affected, so I came to see. Isn't that why Mr. Yoshida came here?"

"this……"

Yoshida scratched his head and was speechless for a moment.

"Well, I admit that I do have thoughts on this... The question is, Kato, what do you think?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke looked at his two neighbors, his eyes focused on Asami's face, and murmured to himself.

"...You are still the same person as before, always very delicate in special places."

"Hey, Katozai, did you say something?" Asami asked without hearing something clearly.

"nothing……"

Kato Yusuke shook his head and made a gesture of invitation.

"Sorry, my attitude was wrong just now. If you don't mind, please come in."

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In the center of the living room, three people were sitting on the floor around a low table.

"Well then, cheers~!"

Asami quietly led the two of them to clink glasses, drank all the juice in the glass, and then took the initiative to initiate a conversation.

"So~ Mr. Yoshida and Katozai, what is the serious matter you want to discuss?"
To be continued...