On Friday afternoon, Sayu continued to come to the apartment to check in.

When Yoshida saw the girl sitting on the stairs, he looked subtly at the boy next to him.

"So what, is this the girl everyone is talking about...?"

Kato Yusuke frowned, not knowing what to say.

Sayu walked up and said hello to them.

"Good evening, Yusuke, and Mr. Yoshida."

"Eh? You know me??"

Yoshida showed a surprised expression, while Sayu nodded shyly.

"Yes, Asami has told me about you, Mr. Yoshida. This is the first time we meet. I am Sayu Ogiwara."

"Oh, oh! This is the first time we meet. My name is Yoshida. I currently work in Kato's studio and am also his neighbor." Yoshida introduced himself politely.

"Ah... Mr. Yoshida really told Asami the same thing."

What Sayu whispered made Yoshida raise his eyebrows.

"Hmm——? You said Asami...did that guy say anything about me again?"

"Ah, no. Asami said that Mr. Yoshida, you are a good person, that's all."

"Yeah……"

Yoshida responded meaninglessly, scratching his cheek involuntarily.

When Asami ran out of the room, what she saw was Yoshida scratching his head.

"Ah, good evening! Yoshidazai, you're back from get off work - eh?"

In the middle of her words, she suddenly saw Kato Yusuke next to her. Her steps unconsciously stagnated slightly, and then she walked up slowly.

"...Hmm, so Katozai is here too? Did you guys come back together? How strange."

She tried her best to act natural, but she couldn't help but recall Kato Yusuke's performance that day, and her expression was a little unnatural.

"Good evening, Asami."

Kato Yusuke said hello and said to Yoshida:

"Then I'll go change clothes first, and we'll see you later, Mr. Yoshida."

…

When he changed his clothes and went out, Sayu was the first to appear outside the door.

"Yusuke, I heard Mr. Yoshida said that you are going to an izakaya. Can Asami and I go too?"

Kato Yusuke glanced at her and chose to ignore it.

I called Yoshida downstairs who was still chatting with Asami, and together we took the train to Shimokitazawa.

The two walked out of the station from the east exit and then came to a store near the university.

Perhaps because there are more young people here, the appearance of the store is different from ordinary izakayas and looks particularly fashionable.

Kato Yusuke looked at his companion next to him in surprise, "Mr. Yoshida, is this the good place you mentioned?"

"Any questions?"

"Well - if you want to say it, this is not a place where an uncle like you would come."

"Hey! If you keep saying that, I won't bring you here next time?"

"Sorry, I was just joking. But...there are so many young people here." Kato Yusuke said while observing the surroundings.

Yoshida stared at him speechlessly.

"What do you mean there are so many young people? Aren't you a brat yourself? Why are you so old-fashioned all the time... In short, the food in this store is delicious, and I haven't been here for a long time."

Kato Yusuke understood, he was a mouth addict.

"Okay, let's go in."

"No, just wait a moment."

Yoshida held his shoulder with one hand and gestured behind him with his chin, "Before that, how do you plan to solve the following problems?"

Kato Yusuke turned around and found Asami waving to them happily, with Sayu standing next to her.

He was slightly startled for a moment, then quickly turned his face back.

"Mr. Yoshida..."

"As promised in advance, I didn't do anything extra. I just recommended this restaurant to Mami. As soon as the guy heard about the izakaya, he excitedly shouted that he wanted to come. As for the other one..."

Yoshida spread his hands and showed a helpless expression.

"Is that your kid's problem? She wasn't there when Asami and I were chatting."

Kato Yusuke looked at Yoshida. Looking horizontally and vertically, he felt that his face seemed to be gloating about his misfortune.

He punched the other person in the chest hard and said: "...Originally I wanted to treat you today, but now it's up to you, Mr. Yoshida, to treat me."

Ignoring Yoshida's protests, he just opened the door and entered the store.

“Welcome~!”

Along with the warm greetings, a strong aroma of barbecue hit your nostrils.

This store is small in size and decorated in a very fashionable industrial style. There are only three sets of tables and chairs under bright lights, followed by bar seats that are common in Japanese restaurants.

The iron-wood craft seats are very distinctive, and the blackboard embedded in the wall has various special dishes written in white chalk. There is a projector above the bar, and a football game is being played on the opposite wall.

This is more like a coffee shop than an izakaya, which is warm, comfortable and unique.

"Wow, that's ridiculous! This place is so trendy!"

From behind came Asami's surprised and heartfelt admiration.

Kato Yusuke ignored it and took a seat at the bar under the guidance of the clerk.

The next second, Sayu sat down on his left hand.

He frowned, and before he could speak, Asami sat next to Sayu.

Faced with the fact that his seats were disrupted, Yoshida just scratched his hair, quickly accepted the situation, and sat down next to Asami disapprovingly.

"Well... Kato, you can't drink anyway. If you just want to eat, you can sit wherever you want, so just do it."

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He subconsciously looked at the store full of guests and had to accept it.

"Yusuke, drink some water."

"No, I drink oolong tea."

"Hmm~Okay."

Sayu nodded lightly, not minding his cold attitude at all, and took a sip from the glass.

Yoshida ordered a beer from the clerk, and Asami eagerly wanted to follow suit, but was scolded by the former in an old-fashioned way.

"Idiot, don't think that you are an adult after you graduate from high school. Alcohol is still very early for you. Just wait until you are 20 years old."

"Wow~ Yoshida-chan, you are still as stubborn as ever, haha."

"Humph, a kid is a kid, and adults won't care about children."

After placing an order with the clerk, the food was delivered quickly.

Kato Yusuke didn't know what to choose, so he simply chose a set of "Omakase" and let his boss look at the arrangement.

I thought this was a safe card, but the first dish that came out was a surprise.

It was a large meatball similar to a lion's head, with a layer of dark brown teriyaki sauce on the plate and a raw egg yolk next to it.

"What is this...?"

He couldn't help but ask.

The boss standing behind the bar raised his head from the oven and explained, "Just dip the meatballs in the egg yolk and sauce and you can eat them directly, right?"

"...eat it directly."

Kato Yusuke stared at the raw meatballs in front of him, feeling sincerely resistant in his stomach, so he simply gave it to Yoshida who was watching the joke.

He can eat sashimi, but he can't accept this kind of raw dumpling-like stuff. Like the tomato juice last night, these are too anti-human.

"Yusuke, this is for you to eat."

Sayu thoughtfully handed over a skewer of grilled Wagyu beef and green onions from the side, but he refused, "No, I'll wait for the next dish."

The host still didn't give up, and just used chopsticks to take half of the food from the metal skewer and put it on his plate.

"Don't worry, I can't eat it myself, and it's not good to waste food. Can you just treat it as a favor?"

Kato Yusuke stretched out his hand to push the plate over and said calmly: "Sorry, my girlfriend will be jealous, so I can't."

The look in Sayu's eyes dimmed instantly and he lowered his head.
To be continued...