Looking at Goro Inokashira in "Aoba" magazine, who was struggling to deal with customers, Hiroshi Kanzaki felt an inexplicable emotion lingering in his heart that he could not dispel.

Unlike Fujiwara Aoi and other little girls who have no life experience, he is an office worker, and standardly speaking, he is a "social beast", that is, an employee who is exploited within the company.

So it seems that Inokashira Goro's absurd and humorous conversations with his clients deeply touched his heart.

Because some parties and clients in reality are far more absurd than the plot in this comic.

"It's okay, there will always be a way." Goro Inokashira in the comics comforted himself like this. He kept smoking and blowing out the smoke, and a tired face appeared in the dense smoke.

Are you tired? Very tired! But for the sake of life...who would want to do this?

Hiroshi Kanzaki looked at Inokashira Goro in the manga and sighed heavily, feeling unimaginable pressure on his heart...

Hiroshi Kanzaki was still very young when he first came into contact with society.

At that time, he was always thinking about when the next day would come.

But now Kanzaki Hiroshi is always thinking about when today will end.

Yes.

The pressure is just too much.

Do you know what kind of culture Japanese companies promoted in 2003?

It can be summed up simply in a few words - lifetime employment, seniority sequence, love for the company, and the company is home.

Lifetime employment means that once you join a company, enterprise or organization in Japan, you must work until retirement.

The annual merit sequence means that your basic salary increases every year as your age and the age of employment in the company increase.

Japanese workplace life is already extremely stressful, and you have to deal with difficult customers in this state.

This makes Hiro Kanzaki live like a zombie at such a young age.

Really living like a walking zombie.

At least Kanzaki Hiroshi has not thought about what to eat for the next meal for a long time, but only thinks about what to eat for the next meal to fill his stomach.

No matter what the customers say, they must be greeted with a smile. No matter how confusing their requests are, they can only be accepted with a smile.

Tired...but still have to do it.

Hiroshi Kanzaki was already a little numb, so when he saw the male philosophy lamented by Goro Inokashira in "The Lonely Gourmet", he felt even more sympathetically.

So in the end, Inokashira Goro regained his composure after finishing the cooking, and walked out of the restaurant with high spirits and high energy, which made him feel inexplicably urgent and on fire.

The scars of reality cannot defeat Goro Inokashira in the manga.

Although the boring life made Inokashira Goro dull, in the end, there was still food that could soothe his scarred body.

Yes, food decorated Inokashira Goro's life, and it was also food that healed Inokashira Goro.

So what about him? What about Kanzaki Hiro himself?

After reading the manga, Hiroshi Kanzaki closed his eyes, and his body seemed to be radiating heat again.

This is a very inexplicable feeling, as if the body suddenly has heat.

He began to fill out the "Qingye" reader survey form carefully, then arranged his clothes, picked up his wallet, and walked out the door——

"Let's start with a nice dinner."

He suddenly wanted to be like Goro Inokashira in "The Lonely Gourmet", searching for his own delicious food today.

...

"Welcome to come again next time." The owner of the Japanese restaurant smiled and sent away the customers in twos and threes, then turned around and looked at the empty restaurant seats and sighed.

The business of He Shiting has been getting worse and worse recently.

This is also natural.

After all, the Sakaya Street in Toshima District is located in a remote location, and with the recent popularity of Japanese chain restaurants, a small family-style restaurant like his has naturally lost many customers.

Without the information dissemination in the Internet era, the business of Jiuwu Street would naturally become less and less optimistic.

Now I mainly rely on a few regular customers to survive.

"I don't know how long it can last." The owner of the Japanese restaurant shook his head, and then thought of the one who often came here to eat. He looked very petite, but he was particularly good at eating Konoe Ryoka.

Last time she brought a boy with her.

The store owner at the time was actually very shocked. After all, Konoe Ryoka had always been quite shy, and she didn't look like the kind of girl who could talk to boys freely.

So he was attracted to that boy at that time, and he also knew that he came here to draw comics and collect materials from the food booth.

Before leaving, the boy named Tonoji said with a smile: "Do you want me to leave a signature for you, boss, in case the comic becomes popular? Maybe it can also be used for publicity."

The owner of the Japanese restaurant naturally regarded it as a joke to the customer. After all, how could the high school student like him be able to draw any outstanding masterpieces?

but--

"No matter whether I can draw good works or not, I still have to thank him for having such a heart."

The owner of the Japanese restaurant smiled and turned to look at the signature hanging above the bar with the name 'Higashino' written on it.

I have to say that this boy's calligraphy is still very beautiful and has a majestic feeling.

Other than that...? Nothing else.

The business of the Japanese restaurant is still the same, not sluggish, barely making ends meet.

"We have to close early today." The boss muttered and stretched his head to look out the door.

It's already six or seven o'clock now, and there's still no one around.

He stood up and walked out from behind the bar, intending to take down the navy blue curtain outside and close the rolling shutter door, and then——

"Japanese style restaurant? Is this a Japanese style restaurant?"

Hearing the sudden voice in his ears, the owner of the restaurant raised his head in surprise, and then realized that there were many people standing in front of him. At a rough glance, there should be seven or eight people.

Seeing their eyes glowing green, like hungry wolves eyeing fat meat, the boss opened his mouth and nodded in confusion.

What's going on? Someone came over to rob my small shop at six or seven o'clock? But this profession is not right either.

Students, office workers... Do you think there are people from other professions?

Under the light, the boss's figure looked a little lonely and helpless.

But these sudden visitors did not pay attention to what the owner of the restaurant was thinking.

As soon as they heard that it was indeed a 'Japanese style restaurant', they happily poured into the restaurant and filled half of the empty seats in no time.

"It's really a Japanese restaurant! It's exactly the same as the environment in Higashino-sensei's comics!"

Everyone looked around.

“It also has Mr. Higashino’s autograph on it!”

The Japanese restaurant owner was stunned by the way he glanced around as if on a tour, but he soon heard the name 'Higashino'.

Higashino...?

He immediately thought of Higashinoji who spoke like a joke.

'What if the comic becomes popular?'

Higashinoji's cheerful voice sounded in his ears.

It was only then that the restaurant owner heard it.
Chapter completed!