I have bound two systems.

Kita Ikuyo suddenly realized that Goto Ichiri had seen her reaction clearly, so she immediately moved closer to her to explain.

"That's great. I just happen to have a lot of homework that I haven't finished yet. Now I can ask for leave, Suzumiya-kun."

Try to create the image of yourself as a good kid who loves to learn.

"Oh, yes, me too!"

Pochi-chan, you don't have to come up with this excuse anymore.

All in all, since the main points have been conveyed, there is nothing special to say.

Suzumiya Chisato came up to Ijichi Hoshige, put her hand on her shoulder in a flattering manner, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

It's not just about ending the band. He feels that the manager's job is also very hard. After all, she is the one who handles all the negotiations and arrangements with the client.

She couldn't refuse actual monetary rewards, so at least she had to make up for it with verbal praise. You know, in the workplace, spiritual affirmation is also very important.

Although Yijichi Xingge's verbal response seemed indifferent and she gently moved away, the expression on her face showed that she was very pleased.

It was only after noticing her sister's mood that Ijichi Hongxia suddenly realized that her sister was really different from before.

I originally thought that her bright-eyed and happy look was becoming more and more common because of the improvement in living standards, but now it seems that it is entirely due to one person.

"Hongxia..."

Her shoulder was touched, and Ijichi Kouka looked to the side. It was Yamada Ryo with a calm expression, who was shaking his head slightly at her.

"If you keep staring at them with such obvious eyes, even Pochi-chan will notice something is wrong."

"Sorry, you're right..."

Ijichi Hongxia knew that there was something wrong with her mentality, so she turned around and patted her face.

"Don't think too much. The store manager is an excellent person with a bottom line. I believe she will handle her feelings well. Let's just take care of ourselves and prepare for tomorrow's study session. Aren't you curious about what the surprise the store manager mentioned is?"

"OK."

Kita Ikuyo held Yamada Ryo's hand and looked at her with feeling.

"Even though you're an idiot, sometimes I just can't live without you by my side."

"If you want to praise me, just do it honestly. There's no need to add the rather offensive words in the first half of the sentence."

Ijichi Hongxia answered seriously,

"I can't do it. I can't say anything that goes against my will."

Yamada Ryo: “…”

Very good. Although I wanted to flick her forehead, the fact that she could make a joke showed that at least her mood had improved.

Next, Suzumiya Chisato and Ijichi Hoshika escorted the four members of the band out of the back door of the bar, where a driver was already waiting on the roadside.

After watching them get in the car and drive away, Ichichi Xingge put her hands on her hips and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Manager, what are your plans for the future?"

Facing the night breeze, Chisato Suzumiya also raised her arms and stretched them to both sides, relaxing her body.

After all, he still didn't like the environment of a bar. It was lively, but the airtight environment was a bit stuffy. Coupled with the ubiquitous smell of alcohol in the air, it made him feel intoxicated even without drinking.

"There was no special arrangement. Ah Jing insisted on dragging me to her house, saying that she had something to talk about. I could only go and listen to what she wanted to say with reluctance. After all, she didn't have a boyfriend, and she didn't have a well-behaved sister like me. Life and work pressures were already high. If I didn't take care of her, I always felt that she would be like the left-behind elderly people on TV who were so pitiful that it made people cry."

This is a lie.

The actual situation is that after Ijichi Hoshika came out of the bathroom, although she had been hiding and peeking at her inner Shizuka Hiratsuka under the pretext of work, this woman who particularly longed for love and a small family was extremely concerned about the fact that her best friend had someone she liked, and kept bombarding her with messages.

Even when Xingge gave her the cold shoulder and didn't respond, she still threatened herself, saying that if Xingge ignored her, she would stay here alone and get drunk until dawn.

Helplessly, Ichichi Xingge compromised.

She wasn't worried about Hiratsuka Shizuka, but mainly because her good friend would have a certain chance of triggering the negative state of "talking nonsense" if she drank too much. If she revealed all her little thoughts to the public when she was drunk, how would she look Suzumiya Chisato in the face in the future?

Also, if that kind of situation really happened, I feel very sorry for the bar owner. Drunk and uncontrollable people really affect other people's business.

Suzumiya Chisato smiled and nodded.

"Hmm... I have a picture... I should go home directly with Miss Yang No later."

"Oh?"

"Her sister happened to be my neighbor, and she was staying over at her sister's house tonight."

"I see. It's quite a coincidence indeed."

As the two were talking, they turned back and met Hiratsuka Shizuka and Yukinoshita Haruno.

The four of them didn't sit for long before they separated.

Ijichi Hoshika reluctantly let Hiratsuka Shizuka hold her wrist and got into a taxi and left first.

Leaving behind Chisato Suzumiya and Yukinoshita Haruno.

"Then let's go back too."

Just then, a taxi drove by from a distance on the side of the road. Suzumiya Chisato pretended to wave, but Yukinoshita Haruno leaned over and hugged his arm, with a mischievous smile on her face that didn't suit her age but surprisingly suited her.

"Wait a moment, I smell too much alcohol, and Yukino doesn't like the smell, so can you accompany me for a short detour?"

She said this in a questioning tone, but before Suzumiya Chisato could nod in response, his arm was already held close to him by Yukinoshita Haruno, and he walked to the other side with her.

Suzumiya Chisato could only nod slowly to show that she agreed with her and that this situation had occurred.

"Thank you."

Yukinoshita Haruno expressed her gratitude cheerfully.

Suzumiya Chisato wanted to withdraw her arm from the other person, but Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to be stuck to his arm. The harder he pulled his arm, the closer she got to him. Apart from that, she could not achieve what he wanted by keeping a distance from the other person.

So he had no choice but to give up.

"Well, it's so cold outside... I seem to have drunk a little too much just now. I feel like I can't even walk steadily without you... Fortunately, I have a gentleman to accompany me home today, which makes me feel at ease..."

Yukinoshita Haruno muttered to herself as she tried to find reasonable excuses for her behavior. It was her usual style to do things perfectly.

Suzumiya Chisato exhaled, and the white mist slowly dissipated in the cold air.

He didn't respond to the other party, but asked on his own

"It's late now and many shops are closed. Where are you going, Miss Yangno?"

"Well!"

Yukinoshita Haruno stopped moving for a moment and stayed where she was.

Suzumiya Chisato, who was dragged by her to stand in the middle of the sidewalk, took a deep breath, and then had no choice but to correct her statement.

"...Sister Yang."

"kindness."

Yukinoshita Haruno had a look on her face that said "That's right", but her expression suddenly changed from cloudy to sunny, and she continued to walk forward holding his arm.

"That's true...the cake shop and the cafe are all closed."

"You didn't even think about it just now."

"I'm drunk. You can't expect a drunk person to be rational and clear-headed."

"...That does make sense. If we really have nowhere to go, we should just go home. Since we are all drunk, it would be better to go back and take a shower and rest early."

"I don't want to. I don't want to be disliked by Yukino. I have to wait until the smell of alcohol on my body dissipates a little before going back."

"Why does it feel like the sisterly relationship between you two has been reversed?"

"Hahaha, that's true... huh?"

As the two chatted casually, Yukinoshita Haruno gradually slowed down and looked at a pink building on the side of the road.

Chisato Suzumiya also looked in the direction she was looking.

The pink sign with the ostentatious heart pattern and the word "LOVE~" on it makes it clear that it is a love hotel.

"Come to think of it, right now we really are getting along like a couple."

Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly came over and whispered in Suzumiya Chisato's ear.

"I noticed that you are indeed drunk now. I feel that I can't handle you anymore. I have to call for help. Who should I call? Hiratsuka-san and Xingge-san are also drunk, so they are excluded. I don't want to take care of three drunk women, so there is only one option left among the people I know."

Chisato Suzumiya took out her cell phone, but instead of dialing the number immediately as he said, she waved it towards Yukinoshita Haruno.

"Should we call Yukino-san?"

He looked into her eyes, meeting her watery eyes.

Under his gaze, Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly showed an extremely happy smile at the corners of her mouth. She finally loosened her hands, which had been clinging to Suzumiya Chisato all the way, and giggled.

Her continuous laughter was as clear as a lark and not annoying.

After a moment, her back, which had been bent due to her overly ostentatious smile, slowly straightened up.

She wiped away the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand and looked at him again.

"As expected, you are very interesting. It is indeed the right choice to find you to kill time."

"Then I'm truly honored."

"Having said that, I don't see from your expression or eyes that you feel honored."

"I am not surprised by praise or criticism. This is my motto when dealing with people. I think this is a kind of life wisdom and also a kind of graceful cultivation."

"..."

Yang Nai blinked her beautiful big eyes, put her hands behind her back and tilted her head. Her hair tilted to one side as she moved, revealing her delicate earlobes, and the exquisite earrings reflected the dazzling light.

"What can I do? I appreciate you more and more, and I like you more and more."

Suzumiya Chisato frowned.

"Just because of those few casual remarks I just made?"

"Is that just polite talk?"

"Who knows."

"……I see."

Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to have thought of something. After staring at Suzumiya Chisato in front of her for a while, she nodded thoughtfully as if she had figured something out, and talked to herself in a voice that was almost inaudible to others.

"That's why Yukino-chan and the others..."

"what?"

"Nothing, let's go there."

Having made her decision, Yukinoshita Haruno pointed to the love hotel... the 24-hour convenience store in front of it.

"I want to eat oden and drink some hot soup. It's my personal habit to eat something after drinking. This time I'm treating you, so don't worry."

Chisato Suzumiya glanced at the time and had no objection.

…………

Chapter 117: Big sister who can do whatever she wants?

"Don't be polite to me, just take whatever you want to eat."

"..."

Even if you say so...

In front of the checkout counter of Lawson convenience store, Yukinoshita Haruno patted Suzumiya Chisato's shoulder with a smile, earning a helpless sigh from the latter.

He had dinner late in the first place, and he had already finished a lot of the fruits on the fruit plate at the bar booth, so he really had no desire to eat again.

However, since Yukinoshita Haruno was so enthusiastic, and the cashier was already standing behind the food cabinet waiting with a smile on her face, he felt embarrassed to refuse.

So he simply pointed to the oden section and ordered a string of fish tofu and a string of konjac knots.

"Hello, three skewers for 200 yen."

"Then let's have some kelp."

"Is this okay?"

Yukinoshita Haruno asked, turning sideways.

Suzumiya Chisato nodded.