Kato Yusuke brought Nakano Ryoko to the studio, introduced her identity to everyone, and explained her upcoming employment.
Because he had already mentioned this in the work group in advance, everyone was not too surprised.
Four people, Hasumi Kanoko, Yoshida, Mishima Yuba and Sagara Mayu, expressed their friendly welcome.
But for Shiyu, Yinglili, and Hui, the feelings are different.
To be honest, they all had a slightly complicated mood regarding the arrival of Ryoko Nakano, and they were far less calm than usual.
——But this is actually normal.
As a representative figure of private Toyozaki, Ryoko Nakano is not only very influential in the school but also has a transcendent status, almost throughout her entire high school career.
Because the impression of the person involved is so strong, most students feel more or less at a loss when facing this legendary senior sister.
For example, there was actually such an episode last night -
When they learned that Yusuke Kato was going to invite Ryoko Nakano to join the studio, the three girls' reactions were not quite right.
Shiyu: "Oh? You finally defeated the beautiful and excellent Nakano-senpai? Do you want me to congratulate you? Yu-chan~"
Kato Yusuke: "Uh...? Xiaoshi, did you misunderstand something? The description "taken" sounds weird..."
Megumi: "Um~~I'm sorry, Kasumigaoka-senpai, I want to ask, are you familiar with Nakano-senpai?"
Shiyu: "I can't say we're very familiar with each other, but we went to the Summer Festival together before, and that was the time you didn't come because you were angry with Yuu-chan."
Megumi: "...Huh? Sorry, I don't remember being angry with anyone. Kasumigaoka-senpai, you must have made a mistake. I didn't go because I was busy at home? I must make this clear.
"
Shiyu: "Haha~ Kato-san, you tend to talk more at times like this. Do you regret it?"
Megumi: "What? Kasumigaoka-senpai's tone of voice seems to mean something...are we talking about Nakano-senpai now?"
Shiyu nodded casually, "Anyway, Nakano-senpai said personally before that the relationship between her and Yu-chan is just an ordinary senior and junior."
Hui's brows furrowed slightly, and she emphasized her tone intentionally or unintentionally, "...at the moment?"
"Yeah." Shiyu said calmly: "According to some of the things I observed, the impression they gave me is indeed not beyond the scope of senior sister and junior junior."
"That's right..."
"But - Yuu-chan was like a teenager when he saw Nakano-senpai. His whole face lit up. He didn't notice me at all and ran over excitedly wagging his tail."
"Hey! Xiao Shi! Isn't this right??" Kato Yusuke couldn't help but protest: "Is this what I look like in your eyes? Who are you talking about?"
"Isn't it?" Shiyu played with the ends of her hair casually and said, "I think they are basically the same."
Yinglili bit her nails and muttered angrily:
"...What, I'm so pissed off. Whether it's Kasumigaoka Shiu who talks as if nothing happened, or Yusuke who's wagging his tail, they're pissed off to death!"
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Because everyone was using multi-person video, he could clearly see all the reactions of the three people.
He said helplessly: "Well...that's where the joke ends, right? I invited Nakano-senpai purely out of consideration for the studio and has no other meaning."
Shiyu said casually: "That being said, you gave others 10% of the shares just like you did to us~"
"...Strange, Xiaoshi, didn't you have a good relationship with Nakano-senpai before? What's going on now?" Kato Yusuke asked in confusion.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior of giving shares to Ryoko Nakano, not to mention that given the size of the Nakano family, his thing was really not worth mentioning.
Facing the questions he raised, Shiyu gave ambiguous answers.
"Are these two different things? Having a good relationship doesn't mean I have to let my boyfriend go... But forget it, I'm just saying casually, I have no objection to Nakano-senpai joining the studio."
"Wait a minute! Kasumigaoka Shiu." Eiri shouted: "How can you make a decision on your own? Besides, you are too calm!?"
Hui said nothing, but also looked at Shiyu intently, and then heard her say unhurriedly:
"What can I do? Why is Kano-chan so depressed right now? Or is there any one of you two who is willing to be a manager? I'm not interested in that anyway."
After hearing this, Hui and Yingli both fell silent.
Don't say that the two of them don't have the mental energy. Even if they have the mental energy, there won't be enough time for them to do the work at hand and take care of management at the same time.
In addition, the studio has just experienced Jun Matsumoto's incident a few days ago, and it is difficult to say whether it is good or bad to recruit an outsider. From this point of view, Ryoko Nakano is indeed the best candidate.
Hui and Eiri thought silently, their expressions gradually became relieved, and they accepted the situation for the time being.
Shiyu looked at their expressions and said intentionally or unintentionally:
"Well, that's the way it is anyway. As long as Yuu-chan doesn't invite a certain lady from the association, I don't have anything to say."
"——!"
Kato Yusuke's scalp was numb at the moment. He never expected that Shiyu would give him a blow at the last moment.
Hui and Yingli didn't say anything, just stared at him with eyes as sharp as thorns on their backs.
That's too far.
Let’s talk about now.
Because it was already noon, Kato Yusuke booked a private room at a barbecue restaurant upstairs and called all the members to have dinner together.
On the one hand, this is done to welcome the arrival of Ryoko Nakano, and on the other hand, it is also an opportunity for everyone to get familiar with each other.
After all, compared to a serious workplace, this kind of eating and drinking atmosphere makes it easier for people to get closer.
And Ryoko Nakano did not disappoint him. She was generous and elegant in dealing with people, and her ability to talk and laugh freely quickly won everyone's unanimous favor.
The small emotions in the hearts of the three of them, including Shiyu, were also noticed by her keenly and resolved without any trace, without causing any ill feelings to others, and the method was not unscrupulous.
Seeing her dazzling performance with ease, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but nodded secretly, completely relieved.
Nakano Ryoko as the central character makes people feel very nostalgic. The other person he knew was like this from before.