School is over the next day.

Kato Yusuke came to the hospital alone, and the person who greeted him there was——

"Ah! Long time no see, Kato-chan."

"Ms. Machida...?"

"bingo~~"

Machida Enko was wearing a black professional suit, sitting on the chair next to the hospital bed, waving to him happily.

"I've heard all about it. Kato-san was taking care of Akane yesterday, right? Thank you for your hard work~"

"Hey, kid, you should know A Yuan, right? She is my college classmate, so I won't introduce her further."

On the hospital bed, Akane Benisaka yawned carelessly and made an introduction that couldn't be called an introduction. Kato Yusuke didn't know what attitude to take for a moment.

He is no stranger to Machidaenko.

Rather, because of Shiyu's relationship, he had dealt with her countless times and was extremely familiar with her.

However, on the other hand, he has a delicate relationship with Akane Benisaka, which means that he is both the lover of the other's disciple and the object of the other's best friend.

Even though Kato Yusuke was not thin-skinned, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed at this moment.

"Good afternoon, Miss Machida."

He nodded solemnly in response, pulled up a chair and sat down on the other side of the hospital bed, and at the same time gave a certain little aunt a questioning look without leaving any trace.

Akane Benisaka turned a blind eye to this, but Machida Enko said with a smile.

"Ah~ Kato-chan, are you worried about me? I've known about your relationship with Akane for a long time? And Xiaoshi told me personally."

"Yes, really?"

"Yes, yes, I was really shocked at first. I didn't expect that the serious-looking Kato boy turned out to be a sea king. You really can't tell a person's face."

Kato Yusuke coughed awkwardly and had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Machida Enzi pointed the finger at her best friend again.

"The same goes for Qian. In the end, you still end up like an old cow eating young grass~?"

"...Are you a tease sent by the organization? Do you want to piss me off as soon as possible?"

"Well~ Female writers like to find a handsome boy to show off their status anyway. Akane, you don't need to be embarrassed, right?"

"...A-yuan, I don't care about your prejudice against female writers, but I'm not the kind of woman who can tolerate a loser around."

"Qian, are you still insisting on the theory that "the ideal partner is a man who can walk side by side with you on the road of creation"?"

“What’s the value of a couple who can’t inspire each other?”

"Sigh... You have high requirements for choosing a mate, and you have serious character flaws. You are such a hopeless woman."

"Like a hopeless woman like me, you have basically no solution after being single for 10 years, right?"

"Hoho~? In other words, do you think Kato-chan is your ideal person?"

"Tsk, stop calling me little brother, little brother. This kid is also my target. Doesn't it mean that you are superior to me out of thin air?"

The two of them were bickering with each other, and Kato Yusuke couldn't find a chance to interrupt, so he could only stare from the side.

Although it is a bit unbelievable, this kind of meaningless conversation between female college students came from the deputy editor of a large publishing house and a famous author.

but--

The little aunt's expression was indeed softer than usual when chatting, and it was the first time that Kato Yusuke saw her showing true affection to others, which also confirmed the deep friendship between the two.

He rubbed his nose and his mood became more subtle.

What identity should be used here?

Although he didn't feel that he was betraying Shiyu, he still felt an indescribable sense of betrayal in his heart.

When he was undecided, Machida Enko, the source of his troubles, suddenly called his name.

"Hey, Kato-kun~"

"……Um?"

"Are you okay? You seem to be troubled~"

"Oh, it's okay, thank you for your concern."

"Well~ to be honest, I originally wanted to ask Xiaoshi to break up with you, but unfortunately the child has completely fallen into trouble and refused to do so no matter what."

"Feel sorry……"

"Oh~~ I won't say much, but I will continue to pay attention to Kato-kun from now on?

If either Xiaoshi or Qian is not happy, I will expose your scumbag behavior to the media and discredit your image~"

After saying this, Machida Enzi looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of teasing and narrow-mindedness, and at the same time there was a hint of something unclear.

Kato Yusuke considered it for a moment, then met her gaze calmly and without fear, nodded gently and said, "I understand."

After hearing this answer, Machida Enko nodded slightly, returned to her normal self, and joked happily.

"Speaking of which, what happened to yesterday's Budokan concert? Kato-kun, did you invite a well-known idol group to promote the game? This is too generous!"

Akane Hongsaka also asked curiously: "Boy, what's going on?"

Kato Yusuke showed a hard-to-speak expression and explained in a dumbfounded way.

He had been pestered by the Mangkhut brothers about this matter during the day at school, but it was indeed a coincidence.

Although it is difficult to determine the degree of credibility behind it, it seems that the cause of the incident is that a member of the idol group likes the song "Duango Family".

Because of this, the firm sent an email to the studio requesting authorization, and Hasumi Kanoko decisively agreed.

"...Well, according to what Kato-kun said, wouldn't it be pie in the sky?" Machida Enko said uncertainly, and Kato Yusuke nodded in affirmation.

No matter what the facts are, "TYPE-MOON" studio has finally attracted a wave of attention through this.

Especially since "ad" is about to be released, yesterday's concert undoubtedly gave a strong publicity to the game and raised people's expectations.

After learning the truth, Machida Enko sighed and drooped her shoulders listlessly.

"Ah~ I originally thought that if Kato-kun's games were not easy to sell, I would take the opportunity to dig up Xiaoshi back to the Immortal River, but wouldn't it be completely hopeless at this rate?

I said Qian, your people took away all my children and made me become a polished commander now, how are you going to compensate me?"

She complained jokingly to Akane Kurisaka.

Akane Benisaka didn't tolerate her, so she just said that every injustice has its own debtor, and pulled Kato Yusuke out.

"In this case, would Miss Machida consider coming to our place?" the young man said.

"What did you say? Are you poaching me? No way?"

"Xiao Shi, she likes Miss Machida very much. We have actually talked about this a long time ago, but I don't know if Miss Machida can appreciate a small family like us."

"No, wait a minute! Why did the topic suddenly change like this? I'm obviously talking about Kato-kun!"

Akane Benisaka was on the sidelines and helped.

"A Yuan, just go. After all, don't you claim to be Xia Shizi's parent? And this kid's development prospects there are not bad."

"Even Akane said that——!?"

Machidaenko was unexpected.

"Isn't this too sudden for you? I am not mentally prepared at all, and what can I do in the past? Kato-kun, that is a game studio, right??"

"Don't worry about this Machida-san." Kato Yusuke talked eloquently.

"We have a dedicated planning department, and the work content is not much different from what you are doing now. If you are willing to come, we are willing to provide you with a salary no less than that of the editor-in-chief."

"He was the editor-in-chief right from the start!?"

"By the way, our studio is closed every weekend and there is no overtime."

"What did you say——!?" Machida Enzi suddenly widened her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear in surprise.

Basically, there is no worker who dislikes working overtime (except for economic reasons), so her will was severely shaken.

But at the same time, she couldn't let go of her work at Immortal River.

After noticing this, Akane Benisaka pushed her again.

"Ayuan, you are already 30, do you plan to live alone in the Immortal River? Change your environment as soon as possible."

"Akane, what kind of statement are you talking about?" Machida Enzi rolled her eyes angrily, then looked at Yusuke Kato in confusion, and after a moment he let out a long breath.

"Hmm~~To be honest, I'm really excited, but I still need to deal with some things at hand. Can you give me some time? Kato-kun."

Kato Yusuke happily agreed and said of course.

Akane Akane, who witnessed this scene, grinned.

"Okay~ In order to celebrate A Yuan's new starting point in life, let's go have a drink!"

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To be continued...