I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Natsukawa Masaki paused for a moment, then silently blushed, wiped away the blood that hadn't actually flowed from her nose, and lowered her head to give a thumbs up.

"That's a good option!"

"Congratulations, host, you have received a reward of 500 yen."

"Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Volume 1 of the manga/anthology series 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'. This item has been placed in your bookshelf."

……Grass.

Hey system, don't let this guy ruin your art style!

If I complete my mission someday, you're not planning to reward me with a Stand ability, are you?!

Yuu Tenkuji silently pressed his temples, feeling his head starting to ache again.

"...Natsukawa Masashi, you masochistic, crazy JoJo fanboy!"

As if her sore spot had been hit, the silver-haired girl raised an eyebrow and immediately retorted fiercely:

"Iggy, what do you know! Being treated roughly and scolded by Jotaro is one of the dreams of women all over the world!"

"Don't try to represent all women in the world, okay?!"

"So what? Sooner or later, everyone, regardless of gender, will fall in love with JOJO. And when that happens, the world that belongs only to JOJO will naturally communicate in JOJO's language."

"It's obvious he's a poor kid who's never discussed his interests with anyone, yet he's so excited he's talking nonsense..."

“JOJOJOJOJOJO——”

"Shut up... and stop touching me!"

"Wow, you've got a pretty muscular build! No wonder so many young girls like you~"

Let's break up. Let's break up today.

It sounded very joyful, intimate, and pleasant, but who knows how much of the conversation was genuine? As they left the special building, they went far away.

The twilight at the school gate gradually enveloped their figures until they faded away.

Chapter Fourteen: Precisely because I hate it, I must do it better.

In front of the station.

"I'll leave you here. I still need to go check on my workplace later."

"I see."

Natsukawa Masaki nodded, took out a small black notebook from his pocket, wrote something on it, and then put it back.

"I won't go with you, even though she's my girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Tenkuji Yu asked curiously, "Our disguise is only supposed to be within the school, there's no need to extend it into our private lives, is there?"

"Unlike you, I like to do things perfectly and don't want to leave any flaws."

Natsukawa Masaki held up a finger and said solemnly, "Whenever you're outside and there's a risk of coming into contact with strangers, it's best to act as if we're boyfriend and girlfriend to avoid giving yourself away unknowingly. Although I can't use your weakness to force you to do something, I hope you'll remember this because of the commission I'm making."

Yuu Tenkuji didn't mind: "Okay, you're even more serious than I thought. You're actually paying attention to details to this extent."

Upon hearing this, Natsukawa Masaki smiled faintly and said softly with a hint of sarcasm:

"It's precisely because we hate it that we have to do it better."

Tenkuji Yu doesn't yet understand the true meaning of that sentence.

Natsukawa Masuzu quickly composed herself, waved her hand calmly and gracefully, and turned halfway around.

"That's all for now, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, Ayu."

"See you tomorrow, it's really chilly... By the way, could you please change that way of addressing me?"

She pressed her fingers against the corner of her delicate lips and tilted her head: "What's wrong? I can say it quite smoothly."

“A male friend of mine calls me that too… Oh well, it’s fine.” Yuu Tenkuji sighed. “I’ll just have to try to keep him out of the picture.”

Natsukawa Masaki shrugged: "What a weirdo~"

The two said goodbye to each other and exchanged contact information.

The girl with blue eyes and silver hair immediately entered the station and soon disappeared into the flowing crowd.

After glancing at his new friends on the chat app, Yuuya Tenkuji turned around and walked towards "Angel Cafe".

Since training the new waiter to be independent, he has gradually reduced the number of times he goes to the coffee shop. A while ago, in order to accompany Asuna to her cram school, he even took an indefinite leave and could go back whenever he wanted, even more free than the manager.

After all, in the past, he was basically just training new employees or helping out occasionally, so his role was largely voluntary. The store manager no longer treated him like an employee and basically assumed that he was no longer employed. He welcomed him to come back and visit often, and if he was willing to stay and help out, he would not be stingy with wages, desserts, or anything else.

Before this summer vacation, "Angel Cafe" was practically his second home.

Even if Yu's first thought after getting the system was to free herself from her part-time job, it doesn't mean that she would immediately say goodbye to everything in the past, whether it was bad, happy, or regrettable.

There are some things he remembers very clearly.

……

It was evening, and the streetlights had not yet come on.

Only a few oil-paper lanterns swayed with a red glow, waiting in advance for night to fall.

As I walked into the gradually bustling shopping street, I turned a corner at the intersection of a shoe store that had been closed for a year for clearance sales. I greeted a yellow-spotted cat that was slowly wandering on the low wall, only to be mocked by its arrogant tail wagging.

Yuu Tenkuji patted the cat hair off his hands, washed them with the tap in the corner, and pushed open the door to "Angel Cafe".

Along with the crisp sound of the bell, came the sweet and lovely voice of a young girl.

"Welcome, light—haha! Oh, it's you, senior."

The lively tone abruptly changed, and the flaxen-haired girl lazily sprawled on the wooden tabletop. Her usually bright and mischievous eyes were now lifeless, like a dead fish that had come ashore.

"Your disappointment is too obvious. Be careful, or I'll make things difficult for you." As she closed the door, Tenkuji Yu glanced around the shop. "Are there hardly any customers today?"

"Yes, not just today, it's been like this for three days now."

Isshiki Iroha let out a long sigh, her fair and soft cheeks rolling back and forth on the table as she wailed, "I smell the signs of closing down! What am I going to do, senpai? I really love this shop, and if this keeps up, it's going to have to shut down!"

"Don't worry, the store manager is rich. Whether he closes the store or not depends on his mood, not on the accounts."

Yuu Tenkuji walked towards the kitchen and saw a sign on the warehouse door that said "In Use." He immediately understood why Iroha Isshiki dared to shout those words so loudly.

The storeroom contains the manager's favorite coffee beans. It is well soundproofed, so he can't hear anything outside unless you knock on the door while he's organizing the beans.

"Really? That's good. You really are a reliable old man!" Relieved, Iroha patted her budding chest and struggled to stand up from her chair. "But being too idle isn't a good thing, senpai-senpai-senpai-senpai—can I take out my phone to play with it~"

Unfazed by her coquettish tone, Tenkuji Yu replied firmly, "No, if you're free, go clean up."

"Tch, I knew you'd say that... Senior, you're such a blockhead."

With pouting and grumbling, Isshiki Iroha obediently went to get the cleaning supplies.

During this time, Yuu Tenkuji went to the warehouse to chat with the store manager, then went to the kitchen to help check if there were any problems with the ingredients before returning to the front desk of the coffee shop.

The younger waiter was idly wiping the already clean windows.

She tiptoed and leaned slightly forward, revealing more of her long, slender, white legs beneath her black and white shop uniform skirt; her thighs were pressed tightly together without any gap, and as the gaze gradually moved upward, one could almost guess with the eyes how pert and beautiful the curves of the girl's buttocks, which were covered by a bow.

Sky Temple calmly withdrew its gaze.

It's just so-so, nothing special.

He wasn't very sexually interested in this cute-looking and cute-personality junior. To be specific, he preferred women with big breasts, mature women, gentle women... and women he accidentally fell for.

Unless she's wearing black stockings, her pants won't move at all.

"Senior, are you alright now?"

A girl's voice suddenly rang out, and Tenkuji Yu subconsciously replied, "Not yet... wait, what did you say?"

"Of course it's about chatting with the manager or something, what else could it be?" Iroha asked疑惑地, leaving the window and walking towards him with a rag. "If you're done with your work, I have a favor to ask, and I hope you can grant it~"

Blinking her large, bright, moist eyes, the girl put the rag aside and twirled the ends of her soft hair with her fingers.

She adopted the cutest pose and expression, blushing slightly as she fidgeted and acted coy.

Unfortunately, Yuu Tenkuji only looked at her with a blank expression, seeing the man's cute expression.

"Since it's an unreasonable request, then don't say it."

How heartless!

With her eyes wide as if struck by a blow, Isshiki Hatake collapsed weakly onto the bar counter like a deflated doll.

She sighed helplessly, then quickly rallied herself, bracing herself on the table with both hands and leaning her face closer across the bar.

With bright brown eyes, he earnestly met the gaze of Tenkuji Yu.

"Senior, let's stop joking around."

"I'm not joking."

"Go back to the person you were when your juniors could do whatever they wanted with you."

"Which timeline is it? I'm going to kill him."

Iroha Iroha ignored them all, her attitude remaining firm. She said crisply, "In short, because your performance yesterday was so cool, a few of my friends want to get to know you. To put it simply, it's a matchmaking event!"

"Don't go."

His firmness lasted less than a second before the cute girl, a head shorter than him, grabbed his sleeve and shook him, sobbing, "Please~ I've already shown you so much fanservice while wearing my uniform, it's just to meet some pretty girls, I won't get eaten up~"

Tenkuji Yu scoffed dismissively, glancing at her skirt: "What fanservice? You mean safety shorts?"

Iroha immediately covered her buttocks with both hands, as if she had caught a pervert in the act. Her cheeks were slightly red, but she showed a smug smile of victory.

"Hmph—you really did look! Senior, you pervert who peeks under juniors' skirts, hurry up and come with me to the blind date!"

"You showed it to me yourself, what does it have to do with me?" Rolling her eyes coldly, Tenkuji Yu thought for a moment, then spread her hands and confessed, "To be honest, I already have a girlfriend, how could I possibly go to a blind date with you?"

"What?! You have a girlfriend?!"

With her hands still pressed on her buttocks, Isshiki Hatake stared at him in shock and disbelief.

"Could it be that Tenkuji-senpai is really dating that Yukinoshita-senpai? I thought it was just a rumor..."

His expression froze instantly, and Tenkuji Yu's cheeks twitched.

"...Has this bizarre rumor already spread throughout the entire school?"