Akane Hongsaka thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't understand his thoughts.

At the same time, the boss also brought the prepared drinks.

"Excuse me, this is your non-alcoholic version of absinthe, please enjoy it slowly."

"Thank you." Kato Yusuke nodded and looked at the absinthe in front of him.

A large-diameter goblet contained a faint milky white liquid, which was slightly illuminated. The ice cubes were neatly cut and dotted with an unknown green leaf, exuding a slight bitter aroma.

Just as he was about to taste it, a hand suddenly stretched out from beside him and snatched the cup away in an instant.

"Let me try it." After saying this, Akane Benisaka picked up the goblet and took two sips of it as a matter of course.

The next moment she frowned, put the cup on the tip of her nose, shook it, and returned it with a mocking smile.

"What is this? It feels like the juice a child drinks."

"I already said it's alcohol-free." The boss shook his head helplessly and asked thoughtfully: "If Miss Hongsaka is interested, would you like me to make you a glass of real absinthe?"

"OK, it's decided!" Akane Kurisaka snapped her fingers and agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The boss accepted the order with a smile and went to work.

Kato Yusuke glanced at her and asked: "Auntie, have you heard that absinthe was banned for a century because it contained hallucinogens?"

"Huh?" Akane Kurisaka turned away in confusion, "So?"

Kato Yusuke said: "In the 19th century, people such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Wilde and Hemingway all used it to relieve their worries or find inspiration."

Akane Hongsaka's eyes moved slightly, "Is this happening?"

"Yes." Kato Yusuke affirmed: "My deviation value is 87, you can trust me."

"Bah!" Akane Benisaka sneered.

"I am a college dropout who has a high degree of education, which is rare in the industry. The hallucinogenic ingredient in the absinthe you mentioned is thujone, and the formula has been improved a long time ago."

Kato Yusuke was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed that she and Sayu were in the same university, "Well, wouldn't Miss Machida also..."

"Yes, A Yuan also went to Zaoying University. There is also Qian Qian. The three of us are classmates."

"Qianqian?"

"It's Chitose Takeshita, oh...it seems like you haven't met her yet. Chitose came to visit me when I was in the hospital. She also works at Immortal River, right? She is currently working as a producer in the animation department."

"I see, are Miss Takeshita and Miss Machida specially assigned to look after you separately?"

"Huh? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha——!"

Akane Benisaka suddenly laughed out loud for some unknown reason, waving her hands repeatedly while laughing.

"A Yuan and Qian Qian have discussed it? How is that possible? The relationship between the two of them is on the same level and they can't get together at all, hahaha~~~"

After laughing for a while, she said as if remembering something: "Ah, that's right, the person responsible for the animation of Kasumi Shiko's "Love Metronome" is Qian Qian."

Kato Yusuke was stunned again, then nodded slowly.

He silently picked up the goblet, drank a few sips of his pure version of absinthe, and tasted it carefully with the tip of his tongue.

When entering the mouth, there is a strong bitterness and anise flavor at first, followed by the refreshing taste of herbs, and finally it transforms into the sweetness of fruit, with a distinct and varied taste.

He slowly relaxed his brows and reminded the person next to him: "Little aunt, you have just been discharged from the hospital, so try to drink as little as possible."

"That's impossible." Akane Kurisaka replied quickly: "I finally escaped from those quack doctors, so of course I have to drink to my heart's content."

Kato Yusuke was speechless, this man had not learned his lesson at all.

As if she understood the look in his eyes, Akane Benisaka grinned and said with great enthusiasm:

"Well~ I have gained nothing from my hospitalization this time. At least I have learned to multi-task through rehabilitation. From now on, I will be able to work with both hands together, so that I can catch up with the comic series."

Co-authoring is still a battle between left and right, right?

The corners of Kato Yusuke's eyes twitched slightly and he didn't want to speak at all.

'Forget it, as long as everyone around you is healthy.' He thought to himself, raised his glass and drank the remaining absinthe in one gulp, and then asked the boss for an additional glass of refreshing special blend.

In fact, he didn't know that the disappearance of Akane Akane's blood clot caused a commotion in the hospital and even became an unsolved mystery.

Those doctors could not figure out why the blood clots that had been confirmed to exist in the brain disappeared out of thin air.

After a comprehensive examination of the patient, they had to admit that this was a misdiagnosis and finally let it go.

Facts have proved that even if the little aunt took a weakened version of the universal healing medicine, its effect cannot be measured by common sense.

Back to business.

The drinks ordered by Akane Kurisaka and Yusuke Kato were brought out one after another.

The former is pure absinthe prepared by the boss, while the latter is whiskey sour (non-alcoholic version) made by another female bartender.

The "cup" of whiskey sour was packed in a square wooden box and looked like tofu.

There is a layer of fine milky white egg white floating on the surface, and a little gold foil is sprinkled in the middle as decoration. The appearance is very unique.

Kato Yusuke looked at it with some curiosity, and was about to pick up the attached straw to taste it, when he suddenly caught an anomaly out of the corner of his eye.

Between the wooden box and the tray below, a piece of paper suddenly appeared.

After opening it, there is a string of LINE IDs on it.

"..."

He raised his head and his eyes fell on the female bartender who served him a drink.

The other party is a young lady with a temperament similar to Yui Aragaki, with light makeup on her face, and her appearance is almost 8 points.

Sensing his gaze, the bartender flipped up her hair by her ears and smiled softly at him.

Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, quietly put the note back under the box, and then didn't care anymore.

The bartender saw a flash of disappointment in his eyes, smiled apologetically at him again, and went to serve other guests.

"Tsk tsk, it's a pity that you don't want to be a pretty boy~" Akane Kurisaka teased with a half-smile, obviously not missing these little moves under the table.

She wasn't angry either. Instead, she felt like she was enjoying it. It seemed that she really echoed Machida Enko's words, "Female writers like to find a pretty boy to show off their identity."

Kato Yusuke didn't bother to guess so much, and drank his own thing with a straw as usual.

Different from the previous absinthe, the main tone of this whiskey sour is a bit sour, but it is silky and smooth in the mouth.

The combination of lemon juice and egg white has a dense and delicate taste, while the "body" is sharp and clear.

Take one sip and the sweet, sour and refreshing taste will leave a lingering aroma on your lips and teeth.

"……tastes good."

He praised it heartily and took a small piece of cheese to appetize.

"How? I didn't bring you to the wrong place, right?"

Akane Hongsaka said with a smile: "The materials used in this store are all grown by the owner from his own farm, which is completely different from those stores that only use additives."

"It's definitely different."

Kato Yusuke nodded in agreement and then got down to business.

"By the way, little auntie, I heard from Xiao Kano that you were the one helping coordinate our studio during Xia I's time, right? Thank you very much."

"Oh~ you still know how to be polite?" Akane Kurisaka opened her eyes in feigned surprise.

"Stop joking at this time, right?" Kato Yusuke shook his head, "You are still as hard-spoken and soft-hearted as ever."

Akane Kurisaka frowned, curled her lips in disdain, and muttered: "Who told the people in your studio to be like a piece of loose sand at that time? I really can't stand it anymore."

She took a swig of absinthe and continued speaking bluntly.

"Through this experience Xia I, I finally understood that none of your little girlfriends are suitable for management. Once you are not there, everything will become a mess.

Especially your teacher, it didn't matter when the stall was small, but later she couldn't control the situation.

I advise you to find a capable candidate as soon as possible, and the little girl named Shinjo is good for me."

Kato Yusuke looked at her deeply, "...I didn't expect you to appreciate Shinjo so much."

"That's because she has such value." Hongsaka Akane said firmly: "If she had been there that day, she would have been able to deal with it even if I didn't take action."

Kato Yusuke squinted his eyes slightly, tapping his fingers on the table unconsciously, making a slight sound, "This is different, her focus is on the association."

"Tch." Akane Benisaka glanced sideways at him, picked up a piece of saltine cracker and threw it into his mouth, asking vaguely: "Then what? What are your plans next?"

"Intend?"

"Yes, the "ad" games are selling so well now. You should consider expanding the studio next, right? Don't tell me you haven't thought about this!"

"Oh... what I've been thinking about is that I have something to do these two days, and I'll start preparing for it after I sort it out."

"So what have you been doing these past two days? Who are you coaxing? Eri Kashiwagi? Shiko Kasumi? Or that so-and-so?"

"...who is who?"

"That's the girl who goes to your house to cook for you."

"The other person's name is Megumi Kato, don't call me so and so..."
To be continued...