After some comfort, Shiyu finally calmed down.

Kato Yusuke glanced at the food area not far away and asked: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

"Hmm... Then I want foie gras, salad, and French fries."

The foie gras and salad were okay, as for the fries...

"Girls eat French fries, don't they worry about getting fat due to excessive calorie intake?"

"Getting fat...?"

Shiyu looked away from the food area and looked at someone with an expression like "How could you say such stupid things?"

"...Besides Cup, do you think there is anything fat about me?"

As she spoke, she stretched out a hand, led Yusuke Kato to roam around her waist and belly, and asked knowingly: "How do you feel?"

"...The waist is straight and soft." Kato Yusuke replied gracefully, with a hint of unwillingness on his face.

"Glib tone~" Shiyu rolled her eyes at him angrily, and the corners of her lips raised an arc uncontrollably.

"Then I'll go get some food. Senior sister, just wait for me here."

Kato Yusuke got up and went to the food area, took a pair of knives, forks and a dinner plate, and started to choose.

Foie gras, salad, fries.

After packing the things designated by Shiyu, he did not return immediately. Instead, he pretended to pick other foods and thought quietly.

What are you thinking about specifically?

He didn't know it himself, but the desolate mood lingered in his heart, gnawing at his heart like a stubborn disease, refusing to let him go easily.

but……

'This is something I brought upon myself...'

He believed so.

As the price for deeply hurting Sayu, this is the punishment he must bear.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't even be here, nor should he have the energy to smile, but should be even more hopelessly depressed.

This kind of thinking is childish and superficial.

It's like buying inner peace through self-punishment and repentance.

It is meaningless and unreasonable.

However--

After all, this is his own problem and should not affect others, especially the girls who have given him irreplaceable things.

Therefore, he put his negative emotions into silent mode.

In fact, he had an idea for a moment.

How about simply using a certain system item to copy your own memory and then instill it into Sayu?

But, is the person who came back like that really his Sayu?

Can he really get back the girl who spent countless days and nights with him in that apartment?

Thinking of this, his expression couldn't help but become sad.

"..."

Kato Yusuke took a deep breath and then exhaled.

As a saying goes, reason is always cleaning up the mess of sensibility.

He loosened his unconsciously clenched fists, his face became calm again, and then he stretched out his hand towards the folder in front of him, preparing to pick up a piece of cake as the end of the trip.

But just when he was about to touch the clamp, another hand suddenly appeared from the blind corner of his field of vision and touched him.

"ah……"

The girl's panicked voice rang in her ears: "Sorry! I didn't notice you."

"...No, I'm here..."

Kato Yusuke turned his head as he spoke, and then couldn't help but froze.

Short blond hair, violet eyes.

What caught his eye was a girl wearing a purple dress.

"ah……"

Seeing him, the client's eyes quickly flashed with complexity, and he bit his lips and lowered his head in confusion. After a second, he raised his head again with a smile on his face.

"...Hi, long time no see ~ Kato-kun."

Although he deliberately wanted to pretend to be calm, there was still a hint of reluctance in his voice.

"..."

Kato Yusuke moved his lips and nodded with a smile, "Well, long time no see, Takada."

"..."

Takada Shiori's brows furrowed and relaxed, his eyes wandering around with nowhere to rest, and he raised his hand to lift the hair beside his ears, asking for words: "...how are you doing lately?"

"Well, it's not bad. Thank you for your concern."

"That's it...well, that's good."

Kato Yusuke glanced at the dinner plate in her hand, which contained salmon, lamb chops, ham, lobster, cherries, passion fruit, etc. It was very rich.

Sensing his gaze...

"Ah, this is that one. I, I took it for others, not for myself..."

Feeling embarrassed, Takada Shiori retracted the full plate in his hands and defended himself like a mosquito.

At this time, some unpleasant comments suddenly floated over.

"...don't you think that girl is pretending too much?"

"Yes, yes, it's really unruly. Doesn't she know that a maximum of four items of food can be placed on the plate in this situation?"

"Where did this country bumpkin come from?"

When he heard these comments, Takada Shiori's pretty face turned red all of a sudden, and he lowered his head in shame, not daring to look at the reactions of the people around him, feeling a little ashamed.

Similarly, Kato Yusuke also heard these sounds.

Look up and look over.

Two women dressed up for the occasion were standing not far away, making comments with sarcastic expressions on their faces.

He thought for a moment, then picked up the tongs on the side and put the small cakes displayed on the dining table for people to take on his own plate.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces,

Four dollars, five dollars, six dollars.

In the astonished eyes of the people nearby, he calmly put almost all the cakes on the plate, and then put the last piece on Takada Shiori's plate.

Clang~

After finishing these things, Kato Yusuke placed the metal clip on the empty tray, smiled and spoke.

"...Nice to meet you, Takada. I hope you have a good time tonight. My girlfriend is still waiting for me, so I'll excuse you now."

Turning a blind eye to the strange looks around him, the young man walked away leisurely.

Takada Takashi stared at his back blankly, with an expression that seemed to make him laugh or cry. Finally, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

She first looked at the small cake on her plate, and then looked back at the two women who were gaping at someone's back.

For some reason, the initial feeling of shame disappeared in an instant.

She puffed up her chest proudly, passed by the two of them openly with her plate filled with food, and then sat down in a corner of the banquet hall and happily enjoyed the food.

'That person is still the same...'

She was thinking as she ate, feeling in her heart the joy of seeing old friends again, but also the joy and bitterness of a girl's feelings.

but……

Obviously we haven't seen each other for such a long time, but the estrangement in our hearts doesn't seem that serious.

"Hmm? Did something good happen to you? Xiaozhi."

Editor-in-chief Suzuki, who had just finished chatting with the editorial director, came over and was a little surprised when he saw the happy expression on his distant niece's face.

"Uncle Suzuki~"

Hearing the sound, Takada Shiori raised his head, swallowed the cake in his mouth, and said with a smile: "It's okay~ It's just that the little cakes here are delicious!"

Editor Suzuki was a little surprised by this answer, but considering that the other person was still a child, he didn't take it seriously and ran off to chat with other people with a cocktail.

the other side.
To be continued...