My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

"Thank you all for your help!"

After a brief discussion, the four girls decided to share a table with Shiraishi Sawa and his friends.

Young men and young women alike experience the stirrings of first love.

Gennai Ichiro looked at the table and said with a smile:

"What are you all so shy about? I just heard Shiraishi invite a girl to sit at the same table with him. Why don't you learn from him? Although I don't advocate high school romance, I don't oppose it either. If you guys do this, I might not even have the chance to object."

Dinner began, and everyone headed to the buffet area to choose their food.

Takeuchi Arisu was the first to stand up, but noticed that no one else seemed inclined to get the ingredients. For a moment, unsure what was wrong, she timidly asked Shiraishi Sawa Hide, who was standing next to her:

"Why don't you go get some food?"

“Look,” Shiraishi Sawa pointed ahead with his chin, as everyone gathered around to choose food, “Let’s wait until there are fewer people before we squeeze in.”

The others nodded in agreement.

"Ahem," Arisu Takeuchi cleared his throat awkwardly, "I was actually worried that the good stuff would be snatched up beforehand."

“Teacher Yuan must have made a reservation in advance today. We’re only just arriving now. Didn’t you notice that those manual counters are only starting to make steaks and shrimp now? You won’t be able to get them even if you go up now.”

Takeuchi Arisu sat back down, scraping her fork with her knife while muttering to herself:

"You're right, you're right, I absolutely won't give you 1001 yen, don't even think about getting an extra yen."

The four girls laughed out loud at the sight, further warming the atmosphere at the table.

Once everyone had taken their items, Shiraishi Sawa stood up and addressed the four girls:

"We guys will go get it. You guys can tell us what you really want to eat. Of course, if you want to look around and get it yourselves, that's fine too, we can all go together..."

Takeuchi Arisu grabbed Maeda Shusei by the neck and whispered in his ear:

"I feel like something's wrong."

"what happened?"

"We spent 2000 yen, but why does it feel like B or Shiraishi is just putting on an act?"

"It seems so..."

"Damn it, those shrewd businessmen!"

Finally, the four boys noted down the girls' dietary restrictions and went to get the food together.

Under the combined pressure and enticement of the two, Shiraishi Sawa agreed to his request to stop playing the role of the "warm man" and instead become a wingman.

The gap between boys and girls is the easiest to bridge. After eating for about half an hour, with Shiraishi Sawa deliberately leading the conversation, the group had become quite familiar with each other.

“Shiraishi-kun,” Takanashi Yuko leaned closer to Shiraishi Sawa and asked softly, “Why are you acting strange again tonight?”

There's no need to hide anything today; Shiraishi Sawashu will lay everything bare.

"Shh~ Takanashi... Then I took 2000 yen from them. Don't tell anyone, okay? I'll treat you to a 500 yen late-night snack when I get home tonight as hush money."

Taken aback by this reason, Takanashi paused for a moment, then joked, "This works too? The four of us girls were only worth 2000 yen?"

"I think you're worth 1900 yen out of 2000 yen."

"Shiraishi-kun!" Sure enough, Takanashi Yuuko's face flushed slightly again, which Shiraishi Sawah found amusing.

"If you keep doing this, I'll tell Nana and the others what I said."

"I'm telling you the truth because I trust you completely, so don't betray me, Takanashi! But even if you do tell them, I still think you're worth 1900 yen!"

"Pfft~"

Takanashi Yuuko had to admit that Shiraishi Sawa's serious yet nonsensical way of talking was really funny.

"Yuko, what are you and Shiraishi talking about that makes you so happy?" Hashimoto Nana asked curiously.

“That’s right, class president,” Shiraishizawa Hide answered for Takanashi Yuko, “We were talking about Takagi, Takeuchi, and Maeda, but since Takanashi Yuko thought the three of them were three jokes, she was laughing a lot.”

Shiraishi Sawa began to dodge the attacks of the three men, while the girls burst into laughter.

--

"Hey everyone, while the girls are in the bathroom, how about we try this?"

Just as the dinner was about to end, Takagi Ryo suddenly returned from the buffet area and said something.

Takagi Ryo first looked around, placed an empty serving cup on the table, and seeing that no one was paying attention, took out a bottle of sake from his pocket, quickly poured it into the serving cup, and then immediately put the sake away.

"Where did you get Takagi?" Maeda Shusuke asked curiously.

"I just saw this in the corner of the self-service area. I grabbed a bottle when no one was looking. How about we try it? One small cup for each of us?"

In Japan, it is illegal for minors to drink alcohol. Businesses that provide alcohol will be fined, and minors will be reported to their schools. That's why Yoshitaka Takagi is so careful.

“Wait a minute,” Shiraishi Sawah confirmed first, “If you want to drink, you can, but first tell me if you’ve ever drunk before. If you haven’t, don’t drink in public. Nobody knows their alcohol tolerance if they haven’t drunk before.”

Shiraishi Sawahide occasionally drinks at home, sometimes even with his father. His family doesn't strictly discipline him on this, so Shiraishi Sawahide is well aware that he has a pretty good alcohol tolerance.

The problem is that some people get drunk after just one drink, which is too much of a hassle.

"Hehe, I've had it."

"I've had it too."

"I've never had it before, so I won't drink it," Maeda Shusuke, the only one who hadn't tried it, replied after a moment's thought.

He took out three new cups, filled each one to the brim, and placed them on their respective tables.

"If we don't have sake cups, we'll have to make do with a large cup. But if you can't finish it, please don't drink it!"

Just then, Takanashi Yuuko and her group returned from the restroom and sat back down at the table.

"Maeda-kun, could you please get me a glass of water?" Takanashi Yuko asked Maeda Shusuke, who was closest to the kettle.

"Okay, just a moment, Takanashi-kun," Maeda Shusuke said as he got up to get his water glass, but his body bumped into the table, knocking one of Shiraishi Sawa Hide's chopsticks off.

"Let me help you."

Hideaki Shiraishi and Yuko Takanashi squatted down at the same time.

"I've already received it. I'll go exchange it for a pair of chopsticks."

Shiraishi Sawa took another pair of chopsticks from the cutlery area, returned to his seat, picked up a piece of beef tongue, and planned to enjoy a sip of sake.

A sip of wine is refreshing and thirst-quenching, neither sweet nor sour, just like cool boiled water.

?

How could sake taste like this?

Shiraishi Sawa opened his eyes and searched the desktop. The glass in front of Takanashi Yuuko looked like the glass he had just used to fill his drink.

I picked it up and smelled it; sure enough, it had a faint aroma of sake. The once full glass was now only half full.

Although he didn't know how the mix-up happened, Shiraishi Sawa Hide quietly asked Takanashi Yuuko,

"Takashi, how's your alcohol tolerance?"

Upon hearing the voice, Takanashi Yuuko looked at the boy in front of her with dreamy eyes.

"Excuse me... who is Takanashi?"

Chapter 49 Minors are prohibited from drinking alcohol

Looking at the blurry eyes in front of him, Shiraishi Sawah felt a sense of foreboding. He hadn't expected Takanashi Yuko to be such a lightweight—no, half-weather drinker.

"Maeda, didn't you just put the water bottle for Takanashi next to mine?!"

Shiraishi Sawa looked at Maeda Shusuke, who was still calmly picking at his food, and asked.

"Huh?" Maeda looked puzzled and innocent. "Did you drink it by accident? Shiraishi, don't be so petty. If you drank it by accident, you've indirectly kissed Takanashi."

"Did I forget that I had sake in my water glass?"

"Tsukimi-san can't..."

Soon everyone at the table realized that Takanashi was drunk.

Hashimoto Nana leaned Takanashi Yuuko on her shoulder and looked at the boys.

"Why are you drinking alcohol? Don't you know it's illegal?!"

“Now is not the time to think about that,” another girl, Sakai Yuka, interrupted Takanashi Yuko, who was trying to pick something up with chopsticks. “What we should be thinking about now is how to solve this problem.”

"Don't call me teacher!" Takagi Ryo said urgently, "If I call you teacher, I'm doomed!"

Does anyone know where Yuko lives?

Nana Hashimoto turned to look at the other two girls, but both shook their heads in response.

"I only know that Yuuko lives in Tahara, but I don't know her exact address... What should I do? Should I ask the teacher?"

“Sigh,” Shiraishi Sawah sighed and raised his hand, “I’ll take her home. I know where she lives.”

The six people looked at Shiraishi Zexiu with surprise.

“Don’t be so surprised,” Shiraishi Sawa thought for a moment, “Takanashi’s uncle is also my uncle, so I know where her house is.”

"Shiraishi, are you and Takanashi related? Shocking! This is big news!"

"Takagi, you'll be killed if you keep spreading rumors."

After Takagi made a shushing gesture, Shiraishi Sawa said to the other three girls, "I'll take a taxi to send her home. If you're worried, you can come with me. If you're comfortable with that, I'll send you a message when I get there."

"Shiraishi, why don't you consider whether we feel at ease?" Takeuchi Arisu stood up and spoke righteously.

"Go somewhere cool and stay there. Don't forget the 1000 yen; you guys still have to pay for the taxi tonight." Shiraishi Sawa Hide glared at Takeuchi Arisu, who could only sit down awkwardly.

“Oh, that’s great, Shiraishi-san,” Hashimoto Nana said happily. “We’re definitely relieved that it’s Shiraishi-san. Takanashi is all yours! We won’t be going to Tahara because it’s not on our way!”

"Is everyone almost done eating?" Gennai Ichiro walked to the middle of the restaurant and clapped his hands. "If you've eaten enough, you can go home now. It's getting late, so it's best to go home in groups, especially the girls, who should be careful. Everyone must let me know when they get home!"

"I'll go to the entrance to call a taxi first. You guys help Takanashi out slowly, and don't let Gennai-sensei notice." After hearing this, Shiraishi Sawa said goodbye to the boys and went out to call a taxi first.

When the car stopped in front of Shiraishi Sawa, Hashimoto Nana and the others were helping Takanashi Yuko out. Shiraishi Sawa opened the back door and got in first, and then helped Takanashi Yuko in from Hashimoto Nana's arms.

"Yuko, go to Shiraishi-san's place, it's time to go home," Hashimoto Nana whispered in Takanashi Yuko's ear.

After Takanashi Yuuko grabbed Shiraishi Sawa's arm, Hashimoto Nana said to Shiraishi Sawa, "Takanashi can still understand some simple words and is still somewhat conscious. If there are any problems, Shiraishi-kun, you can try to persuade her."