Ten minutes later.

"Oh~ You two are here. Long time no see, Yoshida, and Mishima."

"Hahaha, long time no see, Hashimoto-senpai."

Looking at Hashimoto and Mishima Yuba greeting each other in front of him, Yoshida was stunned for a long time without reacting.

What's going on?

Didn’t you say you were going to have coffee?

Why come to a barbecue restaurant???

And what does old friend Hashimoto mean by "you two"????

With questions popping up in his mind one after another, Yoshida's brain almost shut down.

Seeing his dumbfounded expression, Mishima Yuzu held it in for a while and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, Yoshida-senpai's face is so stupid now, so funny!"

Three black lines appeared on Yoshida's forehead, and he asked loudly: "Hey! Mishima, what is going on? Please explain it to me!"

Mishima Yuzu pursed her lips and said as if it had nothing to do with herself:

"Is there anything to explain? I've told you a long time ago that you will definitely regret it if you don't come with me, Yoshida-senpai. I was right, right~?"

An idea flashed in Yoshida's mind, and he suddenly reacted, "Did you also get invited to the dinner party!??"

"Correct answer~!" Mishima Yuzuha snapped her fingers, "By the way, the person who invited me here is Hashimoto-senpai. Others are not as stingy as Yoshida-senpai~"

After she finished speaking triumphantly, she took the lead in entering the restaurant with brisk steps.

Yoshida suddenly felt his blood pressure soar.

No wonder this guy was acting so strange today, it turned out that she was also invited!

He turned his head and asked Hashimoto Koushi, who had been watching the show, "Did you ask Mishima to come? Why didn't you tell me earlier!?"

Hashimoto spread his hands and said innocently: "Oh~~ I also said that since you two went to the same company, you should be able to communicate with each other, but it turns out not~?"

"I believe you! In fact, you did it on purpose, right?"

"Oh, you are enlightened."

"Damn bastard! You can't even act anymore! Do you know how embarrassed I am?"

Yoshida cursed with a livid face, punched his injured friend on the shoulder, and then strode forward and opened his legs.

After entering the door, the aroma of fat and food immediately hits your face.

In the booth area in the corner of the BBQ restaurant, Mishima Yuba was smiling and reminiscing with her former colleagues. Her harmonious appearance did not look like someone who had resigned.

The former minister noticed him entering the door and waved in surprise, "Hey, Yoshida, why are you standing there stupidly? Come and sit down."

Hearing this, other people also turned their heads.

"Youho, isn't this Yoshida? Long time no see!"

"I'm such a busy person, it's not easy to meet you."

"Come on, come on, Yoshida, please take a seat."

Yoshida walked up quickly and greeted a table of old colleagues: "Long time no see, Minister Onosaka, and everyone."

When a male colleague heard this, he immediately corrected his slip of the tongue, "Yoshida, you are already a veteran, and Minister Onosaka has been promoted. Now you should be called Minister Onosaka."

"Hey, is this true? Onosakabe... No, I mean Minister Onosakamoto, congratulations." Yoshida said with some surprise.

Although there is only one word difference between "chief" and "headquarters", in the Japanese corporate system, the difference between the two is huge.

To put it simply, ministers generally only manage their own departments, while the head of the department is responsible for managing a region or several departments.

Facing his congratulations, Onosaka waved his hands with a bright face and said modestly: "Hey, we are all old friends, there is no need to worry so much, just sit down quickly."

Yoshida nodded and found a seat to sit down. His eyes unconsciously drifted to his female colleague, but he didn't see any figure.

Several women accidentally met his eyes, nodded briefly, and then didn't care much.

He looked away with some disappointment, but Hashimoto happened to notice him. The other person sat down next to him and whispered in a low voice: "What? Are you looking for someone?"

Of course Yoshida would not admit it, waved his hand and said: "No, I just took a look..."

"Ah, it's Miss Goto."

"Huh--?"

After hearing what Hashimoto said, Yoshida immediately stretched his neck and looked at the entrance reflexively, only to find that there was no one there.

Hashimoto teased with a half-smile: "Oh~ you really still miss Goto-san? I thought Mishima had captured you long ago."

What a bastard!

The corners of Yoshida's eyes twitched, and his fists instantly hardened.

He was about to have a seizure, but the next second he saw Hashimoto's eyes widening in surprise, "Ah, Miss Goto is here."

Seeing that this kid wanted to repeat his old tricks, Yoshida nodded with a smile on his face and asked in a deep voice: "...Are you still done? Are you addicted to acting?"

However--

"Ah, it's Special Agent Goto!"

"Specialist Goto is here."

"Specialist Goto, here!"

The colleagues around him stood up one after another while talking.

Yoshida was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around, and sure enough he saw a graceful figure approaching.

The other party has long flowing brown hair, tied into a single ponytail on the right shoulder, and looks particularly mature in a suit and skirt.

But the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the pair of H-cup cups that fill up Jin's purple shirt, which simply attracts the attention of all the men present!

"Gudu..."

Vaguely, Yoshida seemed to hear the sound of swallowing saliva coming from everywhere.

He glanced around calmly and found that the gazes of the men around him were intense to varying degrees.

This made him slightly unhappy, but he immediately realized that he was one of them, and couldn't help feeling frustrated.

Even so, he still stood up together with the people around him, barely making a welcoming gesture.

Goto Aiori nodded to everyone in turn, and was slightly startled when she noticed him, then a smile suddenly broke out on her face, and she walked straight over.

"Ah, I heard that Yoshida might come today, but I didn't expect to actually see you. Long time no see, Yoshida."

She said with a smile, a bit of surprise in her leisurely tone, and she took the initiative to extend a hand.

"Okay, long time no see, Miss Goto." Yoshida couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he still nodded calmly, held the hand and shook it up and down, and then immediately let go.

Faced with his stammering answer, Goto Aiiri blinked her eyes, opened her lips slightly and was about to say something, but was suddenly interrupted.

"Hi~! Miss Goto, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm so happy to see you. Come and sit here."

Mishima Yuba said with a playful smile, and forcibly dragged Goto Ai to the side of her female colleague.

Yoshida noticed that when she met his eyes, Mishima Yuzu secretly made a face.

He sat down with everyone for no apparent reason, and Hashimoto immediately came up to him, "That's great, I shook hands with Miss Goto~"

Yoshida straightened his face and gave his bad friend an elbow, "...What nonsense are you talking about? It's just common workplace etiquette."

Hashimoto smiled and didn't say much, and went to chat with others.

Yoshida unconsciously looked at his right hand, only to feel that there was still a vague touch of shaking hands with Ai Goto.

Even though it was only a few seconds of contact, the softness and warmth of the other person's hand were still clearly engraved in his mind, making him feel uneasy for no reason.

…

After Goto Airi arrived, several more colleagues arrived one after another.

The waiter quickly brought out various drinks and dishes, and everyone changed glasses, making the scene very harmonious.

Yoshida drank absentmindedly. He was the quietest person present and rarely participated in the discussion.

To be more precise, he couldn't participate even if he wanted to.

Those old colleagues all talked about the company, so naturally he, an outsider, had nothing to talk about.

Fortunately, everyone's focus was on Minister Onosakamoto and Commissioner Goto, and no one cared about him.

In contrast, Mishima Pomelo leaves are another story.

I saw her chatting happily with everyone. She was able to deal with both men and women with ease. She could occasionally make a few uncles laugh. She was extremely popular.

Only then did Yoshida belatedly remember that Mishima Yuzuha was originally a very popular person in the workplace.

Although it was not obvious when she was in "TYPE-MOON", this little girl is actually deeply loved by the uncles, and her name is often mentioned by her bosses at banquets.

After all, it's not like he can't understand the thoughts of those uncles.
To be continued...