"Yu, I've put your stuff back in your room. I'll also tidy up Iori's old room while I'm at it."
"No problem, Sister Nanaka."
Busy with his conversation with an acquaintance, Miyazawa Yu walked into the store without looking up. He found a random spot to sit down and continued to furiously tap on his phone.
Grand Blue was quiet and empty. Iori and Chisa weren't there, so they must still be at the aquarium.
Tokita and Kotobuki-senpai had something to do at school and would be a little late, so only Uncle Toshio was left to man the store alone.
Seeing that both his daughter and his excellent tenant were ignoring him, the lonely Toshio Kotegawa could only ask Miyazawa Yu, "How was it, was shopping easy? Nanaka is very familiar with the commercial district!"
"How should I put it, I felt like a lot of places wanted my money, so I ended up feeling troubled. I feel the weight of an adult's considerations!"
"That's hard to understand. And you're not an adult yet, are you? Do you need me to introduce you to some part-time jobs?"
He couldn't understand what Yu was saying at all! Was this the generation gap?
Toshio Kotegawa's expression suddenly became serious. His store's business was targeted at young people, so it wouldn't do for them to think of him as an old-fashioned uncle!
"Hmm... considering that the expenses might be huge, please, I must have a job! It should be easier to save up a million yen if I work two jobs!"
"A million yen! Yu, are you having some kind of financial crisis!"
"Not at all. It's just a necessary cost on the road to becoming king!"
He solemnly struck the classic thinking pose of Commander Ikari.
Miyazawa Yu was thinking, would it be a form of cuckoldry if he used the salary he earned from Uncle Toshio to win over his daughter?
"Oh, oh~~ Whatever makes you happy..."
Pretending to understand, Toshio Kotegawa went back to the counter and continued wiping cups. But his mind kept replaying Miyazawa Yu's expression.
He looked really cool. Was this the trend for young people?
[I already told you, there are no activities at SILVER MAN GYM that can bring in a large sum of money right now!]
[I don't believe you! Didn't Oumi Women's Academy just start the "Ripped and Defined" event? The prize money is a million yen, right!]
[You said it yourself, "just started." You weren't here last time. This kind of opportunity flows away just as fast as the muscle-building period!]
[Damn it... Remember to notify me if there's ever an event like that!]
His expression first turned ferocious, then resigned. Miyazawa Yu threw his phone onto the coffee table and collapsed listlessly. This isn't working! The channels for quick money were too dependent on opportunities. He would have to wait until next month for another event!
Could it be that I really have to work a bunch of part-time jobs to earn a million yen with my body? My kidneys will give out!
Thump, thump, thump!
Just as Miyazawa Yu was lying lifelessly, impersonating someone staring into space, the door of Grand Blue suddenly opened. The sound of footsteps quickly approached and finally stopped behind the sofa.
"Yu!!! You really are my best friend! Thank you! Chisa, Chisa finally isn't looking at me like I'm trash anymore!"
"Oh my~ It's Iori. It's okay, I deserve this."
"What are you talking about? I'm sincerely thanking you! Here, I brought you a souvenir!"
An ugly octopus charm dangled in front of his eyes. Miyazawa Yu's mood improved slightly. He never thought he would live to see the day he received a gift from Iori.
He snatched the offering from Iori and started to consider whether he should hang the octopus on his keys or on his phone...
"Um, I actually have one more thing to confess. Yu, please don't get mad..."
"The boss is in a good mood now. Say it! I'll spare your life no matter what it is."
"Really! Thank you! I shouldn't have put Sister Nanaka's photos all over your room and on your collection, but as long as we deal with it quickly..."
Whizz! Clang!
Iori Kitahara confessed on his knees with his hands clasped together, the flattering smile still on his face.
The next second, a game coin flew past his neck, making a big hole in his hair and finally embedding itself in the window frame with a crisp sound.
"Huh? Whoa! You could have killed me! What are you doing!"
"I should be asking you that! Didn't I tell you I wanted a style that was the complete opposite of your room, one that wasn't perverted at all! You scoundrel!"
"Well~ you said the opposite of Chisa's style..."
His expression instantly became serious. Iori Kitahara asked with a serious face, "Then it could only be Sister Nanaka, couldn't it?"
"While you're not wrong, I still want to kill you, you son of a bitch!"
He ferociously grabbed Iori Kitahara's collar. Miyazawa Yu's murderous intent was boiling.
Throwing such non-recyclable trash into the recycling bin would be an insult to the recyclable waste. Maybe he should just bury him in the ground and let him be part of nature's cycle!
"Wait! Wait a minute, it hasn't been exposed yet anyway. We just need to go quickly and tear off the photos!"
"Tch. I will kill you another day!"
His will to survive quickly took over. Seeing that he was about to get farther away from the beautiful new world under the sea, Iori Kitahara panicked and tried to make up for it.
Miyazawa Yu felt that he had a point. Killing this scoundrel would only feel good and solve nothing else.
So he casually threw Iori onto the sofa and went upstairs, ready to quickly change his room back to its original state.
But as he walked up the stairs, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten something. When he first got back...
Did Sister Nanaka say she was going to go upstairs to put his luggage away?!
"Wait a minute! Please, no! I don't want to be isolated with Iori!"
His pupils trembled. Miyazawa Yu's quick walk instantly turned into a frantic dash.
However, thinking about a remedy now was clearly too late.
He rounded the corner, and the wide-open door was right in front of him. As expected, this was definitely Sister Nanaka's doing!
"Ugh, my life... has been extinguished!"
His heart hurt so much he couldn't breathe. Miyazawa Yu buried his head in his hands and knelt in despair. He could already imagine his fate.
He would be seen as trash by Sister Nanaka and then be sent to be isolated with Iori.
Instead of trying his best to salvage this hopeless situation... maybe he should think about whether it would be better to just poison him tonight, or slowly torture him by frying and roasting him!
"Hmm? Why are you kneeling again, Yu! Get up now, I haven't mopped the floor yet today!"
Just as Miyazawa Yu was mentally killing Iori ten thousand times, Nanaka Kotegawa walked out of the room with no signs of anger on her face.
"Sister Nanaka! I'm sorry, please forgive this lowly insect for his transgression! But all of this was Iori's doing! That guy will apologize by committing seppuku!"
"Hmm? What are you talking about? What transgression?"
"It's... the photos... you're not mad?"
He stood up with a puzzled look on his face. Miyazawa Yu cautiously walked around Sister Nanaka and looked into his room.
To his surprise, the room was clean and empty! Could it be that that bastard Iori was actually tricking him!
"That's strange... did Yu's room have bad photos in it?"
"No, no, no! Iori must have made a mistake! That guy said he left the photos in my room! It must have been a misunderstanding! Hahaha—"
He flatly denied that there were any strange photos in his room. He didn't know if that guy Iori was tricking him or if a kind person had tidied up his room for him beforehand.
But none of that stopped Miyazawa Yu from breathing a sigh of relief. As long as Sister Nanaka didn't see the hellish scene of his room filled with her photos, it was fine!
"I see. A customer is coming tomorrow, so I'll go prepare the equipment for tomorrow~"
"Okay! You've worked hard!"
After seeing Nanaka Kotegawa leave, the crisis was completely averted. Miyazawa Yu immediately went into the room, locked the door, and threw himself onto the bed, panting frantically.
It was a blessing in disguise. He almost had to live in the club room with Iori!
But judging by the look on Iori's face when he confessed, he looked ready to die, so it didn't seem like a lie. Who was the kind person who saved him from this ordeal?
On the other side, after Nanaka Kotegawa went downstairs, she didn't go to the back of the store to prepare the equipment. Instead, she took a detour and quietly went back to her room.
After making sure no one saw her, she sighed softly, pulled open her top, and took out a stack of torn-up photos from her stomach area. She put all of them into the box containing Chisa's photos.
One by one, whether it was Iori or Yu, they were all young boys in their prime~