(Thanks to maknae Harvester for the reward)

After leaving the Undead Manga Club, Kato Yusuke did not choose to go home, but came to the light novel club in the same building.

He chose a corner where he would not disturb anyone and sat down, and continued to draw the original manuscript using the comic set he carried with him.

Although this scene was a bit strange, everyone in the light novel editorial department also knew of his existence and was well aware of his relationship with Kasumi Shiko and Machida Enko, so no one raised any objections.

As noon approached, the editors either took out their wife's bento or went to the restaurant downstairs to eat.

Kato Yusuke also took out pineapple bread from the sports backpack beside him, and combined it with nutritious jelly and oolong tea to make a simple lunch.

After that, I continued to draw comics, and only looked at my phone occasionally.

He stayed like this from noon to afternoon, and then from afternoon to night as dusk deepened.

It was not until the staff who had worked overtime were preparing to go home that two beautiful figures, one large and one small, stepped into the editorial office. It felt like they had been waiting for a long time.

"Huh~ I'm exhausted. I've worked hard for you today. Do you want to go somewhere to eat something later? Xiaoshi."

"Whatever, I don't care."

"What about Matsuya's beef rice?"

"I don't feel your sincerity at all."

"Hehe, then ramen?"

"Eating too much salt at night makes me sleep poorly."

"How about going to eat barbecue? Then we can drink two large glasses of beer, and then we can go home and sleep."

"Please don't say such uncle-like words."

"Then you wait for me in the second conference room. I'll go to the office to put down the materials, and then we'll set off."

"knew."

While communicating, Machida Enko and Shiyu walked deeper as a habit, and then they saw the person in the corner.

"——Huh? Kato-chan? Why are you here?" Machida Enzi exclaimed in surprise.

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After hearing her words, Shiyu, who was about to walk to the second conference room, immediately stopped, then turned around and walked quickly, and saw the young man getting up from his seat in the corner.

"——Yusuke? Why are you here??"

There seemed to be light in the tired wine-red eyes, and they lit up instantly.

She has a tall and graceful figure, wearing a milky white turtleneck sweater, a white fairy skirt on her lower body, and pure black pantyhose and loafers on her feet.

"Good evening, Miss Machida."

Facing their gazes, Kato Yusuke first said hello to the mature editor, and then asked: "Sorry to bother you, if possible, can you lend me Shiyu-senpai?"

"Oh~?"

"Eh?"

Shiyu stepped forward briskly and stood less than two steps away from him. Then he raised his hand to tuck the hair on his right cheek behind his ear, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Do you have anything to ask me for? Why didn't I receive the message? Have you been waiting for a long time? I will be free next time. You can go wherever you want."

Alas, Machida Enko in the back raised her hand to her forehead and sighed without looking at it.

Kato Yusuke nodded and said to the girl: "I didn't send you a message, so don't worry about it. I heard that my senior sister has work to go out today, so it doesn't matter if you wait. Do you want to have dinner together next?"

"I'm going!"

Shiyu answered without hesitation, her beautiful eyes became radiant, and the expression on her face was both surprise and vaguely unreal.

"Senior, what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever, I mean anything, beef rice, ramen, barbecue, what do you want to eat Yu-chan? I'll treat you to it!"

"Hey~~~!"

Machida Enko interrupted Kato Yusuke who was about to speak, and complained to her precious author with an annoyed look on her face:

"Want me to repeat what you just said to me? A little poem?"

"...It's almost time for you to go home, right? Miss Machida."

"That's too much. Could you please stop skipping my dinner arrangements so casually?"

"Aren't you the one who said you should finish your beer and go home early to rest?"

"Tsk tsk, does this mean that if you have a boyfriend, you don't need anything else? Okay, I understand. The annoying editor-san will disappear now. You two can do your own thing~ Oh, hehe~"

Machida Enzi glanced at them with a smile and walked away on high heels.

"...How can anyone call themselves editor Sang?" Shiyu muttered, looking away from her back, and then turned her face to the side.

"So, Yu-chan, what do you want to eat?"

"Senior, do you want to go to the cafe? You can also have a drink afterwards."

"Well, I'm good at everything."

Kato Yusuke nodded and began to pack his things.

…

Half an hour later.

The two of them came to a nearby coffee shop and sat down on a four-seater seat by the window on the second floor.

After being asked by the waiter, Kato Yusuke ordered the tomato cheese hamburger steak set, and chose pasta with black pepper sauce as the main course.

This is a dish with sliced ​​tomatoes and melted cheese on top of a hamburger steak. The menu is thoughtfully marked with a popular recommendation mark.

Shiyu hesitated about the menu for a while, and finally ordered the Japanese-style cheese hamburger steak set, and chose mashed potatoes as the main dish.

As for drinks, both of them chose black coffee.

"So, what do you want from me?"

Sitting across from her, Shiyu held her cheeks with her hands and smiled. Just such a small movement revealed a gentleness that was different from the usual awe-inspiring and inviolable, like melted ice.

Kato Yusuke nodded, looked at her sleepy face for a moment, and asked: "Is Shiyu-senpai very busy at work today?"

"Huh? Why do you ask so suddenly?"

"You looked a little tired, so I asked."

"I'm sorry, is it serious? It will be fine after the coffee is served."

As the girl spoke, she rubbed her eyes to make herself look more energetic, and then explained:

"Because of the animation, I have to visit the partners one by one to warm up... Having said that, I am almost tired. Obviously the progress of the final volume of the novel is not optimistic yet."

"Any questions about the novel?"

"Well... although this is something that only insiders know about, just like the animation project, I'm telling you because Yuu-chan is special."

The waiter just brought the coffee at this time, so Shiyu postponed what he was going to say, but took a sip of coffee first, and his expression became relaxed.

"As expected, coffee is my hometown."

"Coffee comes from Brazil, right?"

"Haha~ I don't hate you for being like this, right? Let's continue talking about the novel. I just want to ask you something."

After hearing this, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel a little confused and confirmed: "Ask me?"

"Yes~ Regarding the battle for the first heroine in the novel that has troubled me for a long time."

Shiyu changed to a posture of holding his chin with one hand, and stretched out a slender green jade finger to explore him, and lightly tapped his handsome nose.

"Whether the heroine who can make a perfect relationship with Naoto in the final volume is Sayuka or Shinui? I want to get the answer to this question from you who is the most important to me."

As if standing at a fork in the road of destiny, the atmosphere suddenly became different.

Kato Yusuke picked up the mug and took a sip of coffee, pretending not to notice the change in the atmosphere.

"Can you leave such an important matter to me?"

"It doesn't matter. Who said I am a debut writer with no love experience? And this matter has been approved by Ms. Machida."

"What do you think, senior sister, about this matter?"

"Now I'm asking you? Isn't it too cunning to push the question back?"

"...This is sophistry."

"Oh, who said that I am only at this level after all? I am where I am now because of you. If I just say it myself, I might be out of date one day~"

Well, it’s still the familiar Versailles style.

"Senior Shiyu, you are worrying too much. With this foundation of Versailles literature, things like passing out will never catch up with you."

"Versailles literature?" Shiyu looked puzzled and asked, "Hey, what does that mean?"

"Simply put, it is a form of language in which language users express dissatisfaction in a euphemistic way, or inadvertently show their superiority to the outside world, commonly known as Fanxue or Versailles literature."
To be continued...