The heroines want love

"She almost beat me to death last year! I've learned my lesson now!"

"Hachiman, the lesson people learn from history is that they never learn from it. ... This is the experience I have learned from Hiratsuka Sensei."

Always committing suicide, never stopping.

"Hey! Don't impose your lessons on me, you bastard!"

Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't understand why Asakura Yu always liked to tease Hiratsuka Shizuka and never got tired of it. He had been taught so many times but still didn't learn his lesson. Are you a masochist? No, I am a masochist!

"...I have every reason to suspect that this guy likes Hiratsuka-sensei."

Oh no, my good friend wants to have a teacher-student relationship, should I support him?

"So, after all this talk, have you made up your mind? If this doesn't work, I'll go ask other people. However, I've already inquired about the boys in advance, and there are no jobs that can be lazy. As for the girls, are you sure you still want to ask?"

"No, if you ask a few more girls, the internship will become a mess."

Imagine if a handsome guy like Yu Asakura goes around asking for internship locations, what will happen next?

It is not difficult to guess that a group of girls will flock to it like Kuafu chasing the sun.

At that time, the workplace can no longer be called a workplace, it should be renamed as a harem (laughs).

"So it's decided? What about you, Trash-kun?"

"You all agreed, how can I refuse?"

Araragi Koyomi has no idea about internships, he's fine with it no matter what.

As for whether internship in a bar is a bit unorthodox, it is not. The essence of workplace internship is to let students experience society in advance and experience hardships.

Is there any place in the world where you can't suffer?

In this way, the Asakura team decided on the destination for their internship.

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June 3rd.

night.

Inside the magnificent and elegant bar [Angel Staircase].

Yu Asakura stood behind the bar, wiping the cocktail bottle in his hand.

"how do you feel?"

Saki Kawasaki, who was standing by, saw that he looked absent-minded and said something concerning.

She suspected that the female manager was willing to hire Yu Asakura mainly because he was handsome, and his bartending skills were not important at all.

"Not bad? Although no customer has dared to let me make drinks so far."

He had been on the job for half an hour, but no customers gave him room to show his talents. Perhaps it was because the intern sign hanging on his chest was too conspicuous. In short, he discouraged many people from coming.

His craftsmanship is not bad, but he is disliked just because of his age and appearance...

But speaking of it, the skill of Cooking Mastery is really worth buying.

It basically covers everything that can be called culinary skills.

Cocktail making is no exception.

Suddenly, a man in a suit walked in. He looked tired. He sat down at the bar skillfully and glanced at the name tag on Asakura Yu's chest. Just when Asakura thought that he would be rejected by this gentleman in a tactful way like the previous male guests.

The other party spoke——

"A Negroni, please."

"it is good."

Chapter 47: Yukinoshita's father found a good young man

As soon as the man goes out, he has seven enemies.

This is a concept that is often mentioned, or a proverb:

Some say it is the following seven - boss, subordinates, partners, wife, women, children, and parents.

But Mr. Yukinoshita prefers to say it this way - firewood, rice, oil, salt, as well as sauce, vinegar, and tea.

Watching the handsome boy in front of him skillfully mixing cocktails, Mr. Yukinoshita couldn't help but recall his high school days.

At that time, he was just a bad boy in a nearby high school. He had poor grades, smoked and drank, and did almost everything a bad boy would do. The only thing that could be considered a good thing was probably this relatively kind face.

"Sir, your wine is ready."

Asakura Yu pushed the wine glass away and wiped the cocktail utensils.

"It's rare to see a young man like you know how to mix drinks, and your technique is pretty good."

Mr. Yukinoshita took the wine handed to him without tasting it. He had drunk Negroni countless times, which had the bitterness of Campari at first, followed by the strength of gin, and only at the end, there was a hint of sweetness.

This is his favorite bar.

Bartenders come and go, and he has seen quite a few people. After all...it has been 20 years.

This was the first time he had seen someone so young.

So, let’s chat.

Drinking alone is too boring. Mr. Yukinoshita is eager to understand the thoughts of today's young people, so as to understand his two daughters who have entered their rebellious period. One of them went to college and he hadn't seen her for several months, and the other moved out during spring break...

"Sir, please taste the wine first."

“It’s very hard to make a Negroni taste unacceptable.”

Mr. Yukinoshita just felt that the young man in front of him had a lot of personality and was very confident in his wine.

'Let me see if your level is worthy of this confidence.'

He picked up the glass and took a sip.

The crispness, bitterness and aroma burst out in the mouth, and the sweetness in the middle quickly fills the mouth and lasts for a long time.

Mr. Yukinoshita couldn't help but reveal surprise in his eyes.

He asked: "How do you do it? The bitter taste is strong at the beginning, but it can quickly turn into sweetness?"

Many people describe Negroni as a wine that symbolizes life - refreshing in childhood, bitter in youth, and sweet in old age.

You can taste the sweetness, sourness, bitterness and spiciness with just one drink.

But the cup in front of me...

It starts off with a strong bitterness and clarity, then becomes completely blissful in the middle and later stages, and there is no acridity at the very end.

"Is your life hard?"

Asakura Yu did not answer him directly.

"It's hard, but it's mostly happiness. My wife is like a demon, but she's also a lovely demon. Not to mention my daughter, she's my most precious treasure..."

It's just that they are too outstanding, making people afraid that some blind bugs will approach them.

"Why drink bitter wine if it's not bitter?"

"...You're right." Mr. Yukinoshita took another sip, looked at the temporary worker tag on his chest, and felt that the bar had hired the right person.

It should be possible to become a regular employee soon, right?

It's really hard for young people to work so early.

Maybe you just graduated from high school?

"Oh, life is not going well."

At this time, another guest came over.

He sighed and complained, then sat down at the bar. After glancing at the intern sign on Asakura Yu's chest, he stood up calmly and prepared to change seats. There were two bars nearby, so there was no need to let the young intern bartender make cocktails.

"Sir, please don't leave yet. Just give the young people more opportunities."

Mr. Yukinoshita raised the glass in his hand and invited him.

"you are……"

After seeing Mr. Yukinoshita's face, the guest could not hide his surprise.

It's so rare to meet a county councillor in a bar.

Even for the sake of such a big shot, he had to have a drink with him.

"A martini, shaken but not stirred."

He said Bond's classic lines from 007, and then sat next to Mr. Yukinoshita.

"I'm Yuigahama..."

"We make friends over wine, forget about the name."

He doesn't want to use the identity of county councilor or Yukinoshita now.

"You're right."

Mr. Yuigahama agreed with him.

Asakura Yu watched the two middle-aged men chatting happily and had no intention of joining the conversation.

A few minutes later.

"Sir, here's your 007 Martini. Three parts gin, one part vodka, half a part Lilan, add ice cubes and a thin slice of lemon."

"Thank you."

Mr. Yuigahama listened to what he said and was very happy that the other party got the joke, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

He took the glass and drank the cocktail in three gulps.

"Good drinker."

Mr. Yukinoshita exclaimed in praise.

This one is very strong, most people can't drink it like this.

"Another glass!" Mr. Yuigahama praised Asakura Yuu, "You are a good cook, young man. I hope I can drink your wine again next time I come here."

Asakura Yu nodded: "Thank you."

Afterwards, Mr. Yuigahama drank one cup after another, and he drank six cups before stopping for a while.

After three rounds of drinking, the two middle-aged men gradually shifted their topic to their children.

"My daughter, uh, has rarely called me dad recently. Did she have a boyfriend at school?"

Mr. Yuigahama was lying on the bar, with a hint of tears in his voice, and it was obvious that he was no longer just tipsy.

"How old is your daughter?"

“I started attending Sobu High School when I was 16.”

"Mr. Yuigahama, what a coincidence! I also have a daughter in Sobu High School. Do you think she has a boyfriend secretly?"

Mr. Yukinoshita now felt the same way as Mr. Yuigahama.

The daughter entered a rebellious period and her attitude toward her father gradually became worse.

The other guy is okay, at least he calls me dad (papa).

The two at home.

When Haruno entered junior high school, she stopped calling him father and switched to a more formal address, "father" (o tou san). Yukino was fine at first, but she went abroad for a few years in elementary school and when she came back she also changed the way she addressed him, following her sister's example. She learned all the bad things and only cared about the good things.

As a daughter-slave, Yukinoshita's father's heart is bleeding.

"Yuigahama?" Asakura Yuu listened to the conversation between the two and stopped wiping the wine glass.

This last name... no, no, no, it can't be that coincidental.

There can't be only one Yuigahama in the world, right?

"Young man, you are so handsome, you must be very popular." Mr. Yuigahama changed the topic to Asakura Yuu: "Fortunately our daughter didn't meet a scumbag like you, otherwise she would be doomed."

"...Sir, I am still single and have no record of being in a relationship." Asakura Yu forced himself to remain calm.

Who are you calling a scumbag?

Your daughter must have been deceived by other boys, don't put the blame on me!