Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Heartbroken?

"It doesn't seem like it. He seems to be a high school student who attends nearby. I used to see him coming here often in his school uniform. Could it be... that he's being bullied!?"

Uesugi glanced at Akane Rina, wondering why she would suddenly think in this direction.

If you ask her, she'll probably just say it's a woman's intuition.

"Why don't you go ask?" Uesugi placed the completed Masakran on the tray above the bar.

“Okay, I’ll go ask.” Akane Rina agreed immediately, picked up the tray with both hands, and turned to walk over.

......

The coffee shop was air-conditioned and warm.

"Master, here is the Masakran you requested."

Rina Akane placed the coffee in Ryo Suzuki's line of sight, its unique aroma rising gently.

Seeing that the other person was in a daze, she held the tray to her chest and asked softly:

"Master, are you alright?"

"I'm thinking about something..."

"Could you... tell me?"

"Then can you trust me?" Ryo Suzuki raised his head, his eyes sincere.

"I believe you, of course I believe you." Akane Rina sensed that his emotions were not quite right, so she quickly nodded.

"Thank you," Suzuki Ryo lowered his head again, organizing his thoughts. "Just now, I saw a girl being blocked at an intersection by a guy who looked like a yakuza. That guy was disgusting; he looked like the kind of thug who only bullies people."

"You pervert!? This is bad!" Akae exclaimed immediately. "Master, have you called the police?"

Ryo Suzuki shook his head: "...I was originally going to go up and help..."

"Is the girl alright? Did you call the police?"

“...I originally wanted to go up and help…” Suzuki Ryo raised his head again, “but, but…that girl, with one punch, knocked that guy who was a head taller than her to the ground.”

"..." Akane Rina was completely taken aback.

"Do you know what's the most bizarre thing? She's the kind of girl who looks really cute. One second she was cornered by that yakuza, and the next second, her expression changed, and she knocked him unconscious with one punch. One punch!! That guy, like a zombie, straightened up and fell straight down."

"I can't believe it," Suzuki Ryo said in a terrified voice.

"..."

A forced smile remained on Erina's face: "So...that's how it is..."

Ryo Suzuki calmed down, holding the coffee cup in both hands, feeling the warmth of the cup's surface: "I know it's hard for anyone to believe this, but it's really true! I was the only one who saw it clearly at the time, and afterwards I went to the police station to give my testimony, but the police didn't believe me at all, they all denied my statement..."

It would be abnormal not to deny it!

There's no way a beautiful young girl could be so strong that she could knock an adult male to the ground with a single punch.

If this becomes the norm, then why do girls still need boys to protect them every day?

Thankfully, the police were called. I just hope the girl wasn't hurt.

Of course, if what he said is true.

Despite her thoughts, Erina Akane patiently listened to Ryo Suzuki's vivid description.

In any case, the etiquette of a maid should not be forgotten.

Always keep smiling.

.......

"How was it?" Uesugi asked Akane, who had returned carrying a tray, looking listless.

She placed the tray on the bar, sighed, and said, "Uesugi-san, I just listened to a high school student's delusional fantasies for over ten minutes! And I even thought he was being bullied."

"That's normal. Who hasn't been a bit of a 'chuunibyou' (a person with delusions of grandeur) when they were young?"

"I don't have any!"

Uesugi glanced at her: "You dare say you never fantasized about being a princess when you were little?"

"Princess! Is that what you call being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)?!"

“If fantasizing about being a knight is immature, why can’t you fantasize about being a princess?” Uesugi said. “Why don’t you tell us what that person’s immature fantasy is?”

"He said he just encountered a thug harassing a girl on the street."

"Hmm." Uesugi listened calmly, instructing Kohashi Rimi on how to make cappuccino.

"He also said that one second the girl was so delicate, and then suddenly she attacked and knocked that thug to the ground with one punch!" Erina Akane clenched her fist, her cat ears twitching. "Uesugi-san, do you think that's possible? Is it possible!?"

Uesugi didn't react much, and calmly said:

"Why not? Just hit him in the neck."

"You mean those moves on TV where someone just knocks someone out instantly? Haha, Uesugi-san, don't joke around, that's impossible!" Akane suddenly laughed.

"I can do it, do you want to give it a try?"

“Come on! As long as you really can.” Akane Rina said with a smile, resting her hands on the bar and craning her neck toward him.

Uesugi withdrew his gaze and continued to instruct Kohashi Rika on how to grind coffee beans. "Forget it, hitting someone could very well result in death. It's not worth dying because of a joke."

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"Then can you teach me this method?"

"No, this is my unique skill. I won't tell anyone except my wife, even though she hasn't learned it yet."

"Haha, Uesugi-san, you were just calling someone else a chuunibyou!"

“Everything I said is true.”

"Hey hey, I got it! Uesugi-san, you're such a chuunibyou."

At this moment, Rikako Kohashi suddenly interjected, "Akae-nee, Uesugi-senpai is amazing."

"Him? Isn't he a handsome guy? What could he possibly be that amazing?" Akane Rina remained unconvinced, happily mocking Uesugi's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) at his age.

Rikako Kohashi glanced at Uesugi, then whispered to Erina Akane:

"Uesugi-senpai is the national kendo champion."

"Really?" Akane Rina didn't believe it at all. Uesugi was just an ordinary-looking handsome guy. How could he have a title like a kendo champion? That's something that only male protagonists in shoujo manga could do.

“It’s true,” Rikako Kohashi said. “Akae-nee can find out by searching online.”

Akane Rina didn't believe it and immediately took out her phone to search.

Entering the name "Uesugi" immediately yielded a large amount of information.

The titles are all quite exaggerated, with a bunch of nonsensical ones.

After carefully reviewing each entry, Akane Rina discovered that, just as she had said, Uesugi was indeed the national kendo champion.

"Uesugi-san, I didn't know you were really that amazing!" Staring at her phone screen, her voice already carried a hint of admiration.

There are always people more capable than you.

"From now on, if there are any strange guests, it will be up to you to chase them away."

"There's no use saying all this. I need to get to work first. Otherwise, if the manager finds out and deducts my wages, I won't even have enough to eat."

"Aren't you paid by the day? With that much salary, you still can't afford to eat your fill?"

“I have to pay property management fees, which amount to tens of thousands of yuan. There’s not much money left for me to spend.”

"Such expensive management fees? What kind of house do you live in?!"

"Okay, enough about the port area, let's get to work."

......

Ryo Suzuki thought the coffee tasted exceptionally good again today, but he wasn't in the mood to chat with the maids. He finished his coffee and prepared to leave.

"Master, welcome back next time."

He got up from his seat and walked towards the door. As he passed the bar, he caught a glimpse of something, which seemed to be the face of the beautiful girl he had seen not long ago.

It happened just as Uesugi turned off his phone screen.

Ryo Suzuki's eyes widened immediately, and he asked Uesugi behind the bar, "You...know that beautiful girl...?"

"Who?" Uesugi didn't know what he was referring to.

"That thing you were looking at on your phone just now..."

"You mean her?" Uesugi showed him the picture of Hanabi on his phone's lock screen.

Unexpectedly, Suzuki Ryo suddenly became excited, pointing at that incredibly cute face, and said with a trembling voice filled with fear:

"Yes! Yes! It's her! It's her!"

###Chapter 422 Hanamaru Yuuki's Sudden Visit###

Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Chapter 432 Hanamaru Hiroki's Sudden Visit

A tram passes by every fifteen minutes. The girl stands on the hotel balcony, gazing at the people getting on and off at the station ahead.

"Have you figured out how to meet Kai-kun?"

"Not yet," Hanabi Hanamaru said, turning her gaze away from the tangled wires above the station.

"Hanabi-chan, you've been thinking about this all day and you still have no clue. If you ask me, why not just knock Kai-kun unconscious, tie him up in a hotel, and while he's unconscious, you can do whatever you want to him. Kai-kun's face, Kai-kun's nose, Kai-kun's scent, Kai-kun's body, all of them belong to Hanabi-chan. Of course, if Hanabi-chan wants, you can also buy a collar and a rope, and then gently fasten it on him while he's asleep."

"No, you can't do this!" Hanabi Hanamaru gripped her slender wrist tightly.

"Haha, why are you so excited, Hanabi-chan? There's no need to be so excited. The collar and rope are just a small prop to add to the fun. Hanabi-chan, you can imagine your favorite Kai-kun holding the rope with both hands, asking you to hold his hand. With your permission, he pounces on you, but he is cautious and doesn't dare to overstep his bounds, making you feel a sense of joy all over your body."

"Hanabi and Kai-kun are equal." Hanamaru Hanabi didn't want to hear these words and shook her head, trying to banish them from her mind.

"Hey, I already said it's just a little prop to liven things up. Didn't he always say he wanted to touch your little feet more often? This way he can pick them up and touch them as he pleases. He'll be happy, and you'll have a pleasant experience, Hanabi-chan. What's wrong with that? Besides, Hanabi-chan is so cute and beautiful. Not many women have a figure like yours. I believe he'll be happy to play these games with you."

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