Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

"Hmm? What are you talking about all of a sudden?"

"I've heard rumors about the 'secret photo shoot of the senior' several times. She seems to want to get close to you. She also wants to know if Ginjo-senpai has any other interests besides reading philosophy books?"

"..."

"Can I tell her that I like Miss Yamate Ayumi and have watched all the animations she starred in, and that I would be influenced by her to talk to a kitten on the street?"

"That's definitely not possible!"

"That's right~"

Hatano Aoi said happily, and then a devil-like smile appeared on her face.

"If you want me to keep silent, you should know what actions you should take this weekend, right?"

"You really only know how to use this one trick. Forget it, I can just go with you when the time comes, right?"

"BINGO! Then I'm looking forward to another date with my senior~"

Although there was a bit of coercion involved, I was free on the weekend anyway, so there was no harm in going on a date with her.

Maybe she will have some sudden plans after that. If I can taste all her deliciousness again, it will be worth the trip.

So he made an appointment with Hatano Aoi to go to the Linked Cafe together the next Saturday.

The days at school were somewhat boring, and before the blink of an eye it was the agreed weekend.

After getting up, Yincheng immediately opened the curtains of the room, and the cloudless blue sky appeared before his eyes in an instant.

He opened the window and the temperature was neither too hot nor too cold, making it a perfect day to go out.

Even if it rains, according to Hatano Aoi's personality, she will not stop just because it rains, so she can only think that clearing up is a good thing.

They agreed to meet at ten o'clock in the morning.

When Ginjō arrived at the west exit of Chiba Station, Hatano Aoi, who was wearing casual clothes, was already standing there.

She is still an incredibly beautiful girl. Just taking a photo of the scene in front of her can be used as the cover of a fashion magazine.

"Sorry for the waitting."

After Ginjō approached her and greeted her, Hatano Aoi tilted her head in a strange way, then spoke loudly in surprise.

"Ah, it's you, senior! For a moment I couldn't recognize who it was!"

"It's not that exaggerated. I just changed my clothes and put on a hat."

"Eh? Ginjō-senpai, are you disguising yourself because you don't want to be recognized?"

Hatano Aoi stared at his face with great interest, and Ginjō naturally met her eyes.

There’s a saying that goes, “You’ll get tired of looking at a beautiful woman in three days,” but that’s obviously a lie.

"Hehe, it's like secretly meeting a celebrity. It's really fun. If you tell me, I will also dress up."

"That's not my intention. Besides, if two people dress up together, it will attract more attention, right? Forget about it, let's go."

Ginjo said this perfunctorily, and then took a step forward without waiting for her to reply.

The two left the station, which was much quieter than usual, and walked towards the Linkage Café, which was about a five-minute walk away.

"I also mentioned this on Monday. We have to order at least six dishes today. Have you decided what to order, Senior Yincheng?"

"I have seen the menu on the homepage, but the names of the dishes are related to "blasphemous priestess" and the lineup is quite ordinary. The "Dragon Ribs" is actually just roasted chicken."

"Isn't the menu of the Linkage Cafe like this? After all, it's impossible to prepare real dragon meat."

"That's true, but I saw it on the menu of another joint cafe before, using crocodile meat to represent dragon meat."

"It's a little difficult to achieve this level, but crocodile meat tastes like chicken and is delicious."

"Is that right?"

"Well, don't you want to try it, Senior?"

"Forget it. Isn't the crocodile a bit too bizarre?"

"Just treat it as a normal aquatic animal, probably similar to seafood? Senior, you don't have any grudge against the sea or the river, right?"

"Of course not. Although I don't like green vegetables very much, it doesn't mean that I hate the fields."

"Eh? Why do I feel like you're a picky eater? What kind of diet do you usually lead?"

"That's not the case. Most foods are fine for me, especially all kinds of meat."

"Now that you mention it, it seems that you do have a pretty solid body."

Hatano Aoi stared at Ginjō closely, and seemed to have remembered something. She quickly picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water.

"But a balanced diet is also important for health. In addition to meat, you should also eat more vegetables. How about I make you boiled pumpkin next time?"

“Are you a nutritionist?”

"It won't take much effort for me to make a lunch box for you, so how about we have lunch together in the atrium starting next week?"

"Let's talk about that later..."

It is the dream of many boys to have a beautiful girl prepare a lunch box for them. If it were an ordinary person, he would have been shaken long ago.

However, if the boys in the class saw me and Hatano Aoi together during lunch break, it would probably only cause more intense jealousy.

Just as Hatano Aoi was grumbling with some regret, the two arrived at today's destination.

Maybe because it had just opened, more than half of the seats in the store were empty.

Ginjo and Hatano Aoi sat face to face on the four-person seat, then took off their hats and began to look at the menu.

"As expected of a joint cafe, the price of each dish is very expensive."

"After all, I want to accept Senior's share of coasters too, so let me pay for it today."

"No, that won't do. I'll pay for my own share."

"I was the one who forced Senior Ginjo to come here today. I would feel bad if that happened."

"In the end, it was me who agreed to come, so Xiaokui doesn't need to treat me."

"Really? Then let's do this. To thank you for accompanying me today, I will treat you to my special crocodile and green vegetable dishes next time, haha~"

"I think that's not a thank you, but finding fault."

After a while, they decided what to order, so they called the waiter over and ordered two cakes, two parfaits and two drinks.

About ten minutes later, the dessert and coaster set were delivered, and Hatano Aoi immediately showed a very satisfied expression on her face.

"Thank you very much, Ginjo-senpai. You can eat whatever I ordered, right?"

"I just eat what I ordered. If there wasn't a minimum of six dishes, I wouldn't order cake and parfait at the same time."

"I understand your feelings very well, let's hold hands and get fat together~"

Hatano Aoi picked up the spoon and smiled innocently.

"Oh, by the way, before we start, can I take a commemorative photo?"

"Well, whatever you like."

"Ginjo-senpai, please be in the picture too~"

"Absolutely not, just take pictures of the food."

"Eh? Isn't it nice to keep it as a souvenir~"

"Even if I don't need to write it down, I think it will be fine if I just keep it in my memory."

"But if we take a picture of it, wouldn't it be possible to recall the present scene vividly fifty years from now?"

“Isn’t this something you’ll still remember fifty years from now?”

"Okay, I understand. Let's just shoot the dessert today. When I get home, I'll edit the senior talking to the cat and have them collaborate."

"Please, don't create those kinds of offensive pictures."

"Once I'm done, I'll make it into a circulation bulletin board and pass it on to everyone in the Arts Department."

"Don't do that."

"If you hate it, then take a selfie with me. I won't show it to anyone, so please rest assured, senior."

"There's really nothing I can do about you..."

"Okay~"

After cheering loudly, Hatano Aoi moved to the seat next to Ginjō and pressed her small shoulders tightly against his arm.

"Are you getting too close?"

"But if they're not placed next to each other, the picture won't fit in, right? After all, we still have to include the desserts on the table."

"That's also..."

"Well, senior, I'm going to take a photo, please smile."

"Uh-huh..."

Ginjo followed her instructions and smiled towards the camera.

In the picture on the phone, two people with smiles on their faces were snuggling together tightly, just like a real couple.

"..."

However, no matter how long Yincheng waited, he did not hear the shutter sound of the mobile phone.

"Xiao Kui? Aren't you going to take pictures yet?"

“Hey, this is actually a video~”

"Do you want your phone to be broken?"

"Ginjo-senpai, please calm down. I never said I wanted to take pictures, did I?"

"What? Is that so?"

Ginjo began to recall his conversation with Hatano Aoi over the past few minutes.

"Indeed, you didn't explicitly say you wanted to take a video or photos. I just misunderstood."

"Do you understand, Senior?"