An hour passed quickly.

Feeling that time was almost up, Megumi put down a third of the novel she had read, gently took the black cat off her body, and returned to the kitchen after washing her hands.

I opened the lid and looked at the beef in the pot. I poked it lightly with a chopstick. It took a while for the meat to become soft and a little elastic.

Put the lid of the pot aside and start working on the potatoes for the side dish.

While she was peeling the potatoes...

——Ding dong~, ding dong~

The doorbell suddenly sounded from the entrance.

"I'm going to open the door." Yusuke Kato put down his digital pen, stood up, walked to the entrance, and opened the door with a click.

What appeared in front of him was a woman wearing a black suit and a black soft hat.

Under the lowered brim of the hat, a beautiful melon-shaped face was dotted with a red lip, with red lipstick on it, and a slightly raised corner of the mouth with a faint smile.

It's like wearing a veil, looking a little mysterious.

"Hey! Good afternoon."

The woman gently raised her hand, lifted the brim of her hat, looked over with a pair of wine-red eyes, and announced: "I'm here to see you, kid."

After finishing her words, she directly reached out and grabbed Yusuke's collar, brought his face closer as if to fight, licked her lips and asked: "Tell me, you drew that "Chainsaw Man"?

"

Warm breath blew on his face, and a scent of wine-like perfume hit his face.

Looking at the face so close to Chi Chi, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but be slightly startled. Just as he was about to speak, the other person turned his face away with a smile, put his mouth close to his ear, and blew a breath.

"You actually took out such a wonderful thing without saying a word, which made me excited too. Come and satisfy my appetite, boy."

The two of them were leaning against each other in a very ambiguous posture. It looked like one of them had taken the initiative to get close to the other's arms, as if they were flirting.

at this time--

"Yusuke...?"

"Meow meow!"

The girl's questioning voice and the cat's warning voice suddenly came from behind.

It was like a thunder exploded in my mind.

Kato Yusuke's expression changed slightly, he put his hands on Akane Benisaka's shoulders, took a step back, and let the two people distance themselves.

"...Good afternoon, Miss Kousaka." He whispered first, then turned to the left and looked towards the room.

He saw Hui Zheng, wearing an apron, standing in the corridor a few steps away, looking at him for a moment with an expression that seemed puzzled or something else.

The black cat stood at her feet and growled warningly to the stranger.

While Kato Yusuke was still organizing his words to make an introduction, Akane Kurisaka asked first.

"Oh~? Have you already moved in with your little girlfriend? Boy."

Followed closely.

"...Um, I remember you are Miss Kousaka, right? Why were you hugging Yusuke just now?" Megumi, who asked softly, stepped forward step by step, with a very calm expression on her face.

"Why don't you ask your little boyfriend about this?"

"--oh?"

The two people's eyes came to him at the same time, one of them was full of fun, the other was expressionless.

Kato Yusuke thought for a while and asked the playful person: "What do you want from me? Miss Kousaka."

"What? Have you forgotten what I just said?" Akane Benisaka folded her hands, leaned against the door frame, and said with a faint smile: "I came here to satisfy my appetite, boy."

After hearing this, Kei glanced at her first, and then quickly turned her gaze back, looking at Yusuke's expression as if she was asking, "What does Miss Kousaka mean by this?"

Kato Yusuke did not answer immediately, but glanced at the rolled-up "Shounen Undead" in Akane Kurisaka's hand and asked: "For the manga?"

"Bingo, you're not too stupid." Akane Kurisaka snapped her fingers, straightened up with a joking look on her face, and walked towards the room openly.

"So that's it, take care of your little girlfriend first, I'll wait for you."

"Meow meow!" Seeing her passing by him, the black cat couldn't help but arch its body, ready to pounce, but was picked up in the next second.

The person who picked it up was Hui.

"No, Xiao Hei." She first comforted the black cat softly, and then raised her head to look at someone standing quietly by the entrance.

"Aren't you going to close the door? Yusuke."

The response was surprisingly muted.

"...Just close it." Kato Yusuke nodded and closed the door with a bang.

Seeing him approaching, the black cat instinctively wanted to jump on his shoulders, but the girl did not let go and just said:

"Yusuke has work to do now, let's not disturb them first."

After saying that, he hugged the cat and walked into the living room.

"..."

Kato Yusuke's lips moved, but without saying anything, he followed back to the living room.

On the workbench where he was sitting before, Akane Kurisaka, who had taken off his hat and suit jacket, was sitting there, carefully studying the manuscript on the digital screen on the table.

When she heard their footsteps, she urged them.

"How's it going? Have you finished your work? If you're done, come here quickly! Boy."

Her tone was very rude, and her originally deep voice was slightly higher than usual due to excitement.

Kato Yusuke did not respond, but looked at Kei.

The girl had just put the black cat back on the cat climbing frame and turned around to look at it.

"By the way, dinner will be ready in a while. Will Ms. Kousaka also eat here? Yusuke."

"No." - Kato Yusuke shook his head, and just as he was about to reply, Akane Kurisaka spoke first.

"——Well, that's true. Then I'll just stay and have a quick meal. Thank you for your hard work, little sister."

There was no politeness in his words, it was as if he was the master here.

Kato Yusuke's brows furrowed, while Hui just stared at him quietly, waiting for an answer.

A brief silence.

"Can I trouble you? Megumi."

"Well, that means Ms. Kousaka will stay, right~?"

The girl tilted her head slightly and said, "Yes~ I understand, then I will continue to prepare."

After saying that, without waiting for his response, he just went back to the kitchen and continued busy with the previous progress.

Kato Yusuke stared at her back, unable to guess her mood for a moment, so he looked away again and walked towards the desk.

"What do you want to know? Miss Kousaka."

Akane Kurisaka heard the indifference in his tone, turned her face slightly to look at him, and raised a meaningful smile on her lips.

"What? Are you afraid of me?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Otherwise, why didn't you even dare to use your previous pen name? You even secretly changed it to "Fujimotoshu". Aren't you afraid that I would mess with you?"

"To be precise, you are causing trouble." Kato Yusuke corrected her statement and said in a deep voice: "Your character is too crazy. I just want to avoid trouble."

Akane Hongsaka sneered: "After all, aren't you afraid that I will do something to you?"

——Boom!

The dull sound of chopping suddenly sounded in the room.

"Sorry, you two."

The girl's voice came from the kitchen: "I want to ask what you mean by what?"

Kato Yusuke's eyelids twitched slightly.

It was a very soft and clear voice. The sound was as sweet as the wind chimes singing under the porch in summer. It was very pleasant.

However, coupled with the previous movement, there is a feeling of trepidation.

Kato Yusuke looked back, and happened to meet the girl's deep gaze, which was like a deep and quiet pool, reflecting his appearance.

The words that came to my mouth were hesitated for a moment, and it took a second before they were spoken smoothly.

"It's just something at work. I have some misunderstandings with Miss Kousaka."

Akane Benisaka on the side took over the topic.

"Stop fooling around here, kid. I've said it before, mediocre people can't survive in this industry. It's rare that you still have some skills, so let me squeeze them out."
To be continued...