Seeing Kamishiro Rize's reply.
Takatsuki Sen could even see through the phone the other party's disappointment and regret.
She thought for a moment, then sent another message.
Takatsuki Sen: "You don't want to... have a child with Hayashi-kun, do you?"
Kamishiro Rize replied instantly: "I wanted to 1 minute ago, but not anymore."
Takatsuki Sen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Don't harm him, okay?"
Kamishiro Rize: "Mm, if it really happened, according to the results you mentioned, everything about us would be over. There would always be an insurmountable barrier."
Takatsuki Sen confirmed: "Definitely. You couldn't bear it yourself either, right?"
Kamishiro Rize: "Yes."
An SSS-class ghoul.
An SS-class ghoul.
If you said these two didn't know each other's feelings for Hayashi, that would be impossible.
But reality was that besides compromise, there was only cooperation.
Were they going to split Hayashi in half and each take half away?
Setting aside whether they could win in a fight.
At least Tohru definitely wouldn't let them off.
Moreover, someone like Hayashi.
There was only one in the world.
They would never find another person who could get along so harmoniously with them, let alone that Hayashi was also a man.
As for the matter of children.
When a female ghoul and human had a child, the child would be absorbed by the mother because the child was too weak.
When a female human and ghoul had a child, the child would absorb the mother because the mother was too weak.
Takatsuki Sen was an example.
Her mother was human, too fragile.
Although she wasn't absorbed by her, her lifespan would be greatly reduced.
And if the child was absorbed by the mother.
If it was true love.
The mother might go insane.
Then everything would be over.
So after Kamishiro Rize learned this news.
She immediately dismissed the thought.
To make Kamishiro Rize completely stop thinking about this matter.
Takatsuki Sen directly said in her message:
"Come to my house. I can tell you some things about my childhood."
"Our current life is already a life countless ghouls could only dream of. Please cherish it together."
Kamishiro Rize also wanted to understand Takatsuki Sen better.
So she directly replied: "I'm coming right now."
Late-night diner.
After parking the car and returning home.
The three carried large and small packages back to the kitchen to put them away.
After having nothing else to do.
Kanna went to watch TV.
Tohru looked at the gloomy weather - she wanted to dry the bedding but couldn't, and there wasn't much else to do.
Just when Tohru was also preparing to rest and snuggle with Hayashi.
Kanna suddenly stood up and ran to Hayashi's side.
Then pointed at the sofa and said: "Big trouble, Hayashi."
Although she said "big trouble," Kanna's tone was very calm.
"What's wrong?" Hayashi asked.
Kanna pointed at the sofa and the thick carpet in front of the TV.
"On top of the sofa, there's water. It feels wet and clammy when touched. It's very uncomfortable. Is it broken?"
"Wet and clammy? Broken?"
Hayashi walked over: "Let me see."
He walked to the sofa, spread his hand to touch it, smoothed it over, and grabbed it.
It indeed felt wet and clammy.
"Oh, it's gotten damp."
"Damp?" Not only was Kanna confused, Tohru was also confused.
What was "damp"?
"It's gotten humid." Hayashi looked at Tohru to explain: "It's been raining continuously these past few days. There's too much moisture in the air, so it became humid. The bedding upstairs is probably a bit damp too, since we're close to the sea."
Tohru was shocked: "The bedding is damp!?"
The bedding was something Tohru had always been in charge of!
If something went wrong with it, it was like something went wrong with herself!
Upon hearing this.
Tohru hurriedly rushed to the second floor, back to the bedroom to grab the bedding.
She grabbed her own bedding.
"Waa~"
Then ran to Hayashi's room to grab the bedding.
"Waa... huh?"
Tohru noticed something was wrong.
Why wasn't the bedding in Hayashi's room so damp? It was even still okay.
But she couldn't worry about that now.
Tohru hugged both people's bedding and hurriedly ran downstairs shouting:
"Big trouble, it's really damp. What should we do, Hayashi-san?"
"Should we just use magic to eliminate it?"
"Also, why isn't Hayashi-san's bedding so damp, but ours is very damp?"
This question was hard to answer without knowing the reason.
But based on his understanding of Tohru.
Hayashi asked: "Did you open the windows for ventilation?"
"Yes." Tohru nodded.
"That's why. Letting humid air in makes the bedding wet." Hayashi also pointed at the ceiling and walls: "If you open windows during the spring warming moisture season, even the ceiling and walls will be covered with water droplets."
"Ah?!" Tohru was astonished.
Kanna also showed a "so that's how it is" surprised expression.
In the other world.
They hadn't really lived in human society.
How would they know these little life tips?
Hayashi grabbed his own bedding and Tohru's bedding - they were indeed different.
"It's just simple dampness. Drying it in the sun would be fine, but there's no sun now, so let's use magic."
"Mm-hmm!"
Tohru stretched out her finger and touched both sets of bedding.
Immediately the bedding became fresh and new.
When touched again, they were all in a fluffy state.
Tohru looked at the other sofas and bedding and hurriedly said:
"There are other furniture pieces too. I need to dry them all."
So she hurriedly sent the bedding upstairs, closed all the windows, and then began a thorough cleaning.
The furniture, decorations, items, etc. in the house.
Were all dried by Tohru using magic, without a trace of dampness.
After cleaning the second floor, she cleaned the dining room.
After cleaning the dining room, she even cleaned the wooden furniture outside.
Tohru was like a lioness patrolling her territory, driving away dampness from every place, not sparing even a single corner.
Hayashi admiringly gave a thumbs up: "Worthy of being the head maid, truly amazing."
"Of course." Tohru lifted her small chin proudly.
Just like that.
After Tohru finished cleaning up.
Hayashi leaned on the sofa reading a book, drinking milk tea, continuing to relax.
This continued until six o'clock in the afternoon.
The sky had fine drizzle.
It had been gloomy all day.
But customers had already started coming to the shop.
Hayashi stood up to look: "Wow, so many people came today."
Transparent umbrellas appeared at the alley entrance.
A group of people walked into the alley one after another.
When they were almost at the door.
A blonde woman tossed her umbrella aside and boldly rushed up shouting:
"Store manager! Open the door! Welcome this great me!"
Without a doubt, this was Power.
"Yelling, yelling, yelling." Hayashi opened the door and gave Power a hand chop: "What are you yelling about? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
"Ow~~~"
Power shrank her head and obediently went inside.
Hayashi looked up.
Leading the group was Makima, and behind her was a batch of people. Besides Himeno and Kobeni, there were also people from his memory like Beam the Shark Devil, Angel Devil, Tendo, Kurose, and others.
Hayashi glanced over - all supporting characters.
Of course, he didn't mind.
It was just a normal group dinner.
"Come in quickly, it's still raining."
Hayashi held the door open and went inside first.
Everyone entered one after another.
Each person rubbed their shoe soles on the doormat before entering.
To prevent dirty water from soiling the floor.
Hayashi was quite satisfied seeing this.
You didn't have to do it, but doing it was quite polite.
After everyone had arrived.
Hayashi counted and looked at Makima with surprise.
"Are these all the new Division 4? So many people in one division?"
"Two divisions, one Division 1, one Division 4." Makima explained simply: "But both are teams reformed after personnel shortages, still needing to build rapport and coordination."
After Makima finished this sentence.
The two from Division 1 were quite sad, because they were the survivors whose teammates had all died.
Division 4, which was Himeno's group, was fine.
They had come to protect Hayashi but ended up being protected by him instead, so there were no personnel casualties.
As for why there were so many fewer teammates.
Don't worry about that.
Some bad woman had used them as cannon fodder.
After chatting for a while.
"What would you all like to eat? Let's order first."
Everyone hurriedly looked at the menu.
They began discussing.
After a while, the organized menu written together was respectfully handed to Hayashi by Kobeni.
He looked it over.
Since it was a group dinner, most of what everyone ordered could be shared with each other.
Such as: grilled meat, sushi, fried rice, barbecue, seafood, etc.
This way they could be placed together for everyone to share.
"Fine." Hayashi nodded: "It'll be ready in a bit. What would you like to drink?"
Himeno's eyes lit up: "Can we have beer!"
"Yes." Hayashi nodded.
They had beer originally, even red wine and white wine, just not many people drank them.
Everyone discussed for a while.
So they ordered some beer and some beverages.
Hayashi nodded.
Returning to the bar: "Tohru, serve the drinks and beer first."
"Okay."
These were all ready-made.
Hayashi took them out and arranged them, and Tohru finished serving them in two or three trips.
In the kitchen.
The pans on the stove flew back and forth.
Dishes were quickly completed one after another.
In the dining room.
Everyone first drank some beverages and beer as appetizers.
Tendo was a member of Devil Hunter Division 1. She had a black ponytail, a scar on her nose bridge, and like Himeno occasionally smoked, but was very serious and earnest in her work.
Since it was a group dinner.
She took a glass of beer and directly drank a gulp first.
"!?"
After one sip.
Tendo's eyes widened, asking incredulously:
"Really? Why is this beer so delicious!? Is there some secret recipe?"
Himeno was sitting right next to her.
She also gulped down some beer and patted Tendo's shoulder laughing:
"Don't worry. The store manager's cooking level makes any food the highest grade existence. Nothing tastes bad. Let's eat to our heart's content today."
"Really?!" Tendo was a bit incredulous: "So you all knew about this place before. Damn it, I'm only finding out now!"
"Ha ha ha~~~"
Everyone laughed.
Power put her hands on her hips and said proudly:
"This is a shop we accidentally discovered when we were patrolling. If Makima-sama hadn't suddenly brought us here, we might have missed it!"
Hearing Power's words, everyone's gaze naturally turned to Makima.
Everyone was very curious.
How did Makima-sama discover this shop?
Power drank two sips of alcohol and became a bit bolder, so she proactively asked:
"Makima-sama, how did you know about the store manager's shop? It seemed like you suddenly brought us here back then. Did you know each other before?"
Facing this question.
Makima was in good spirits.
She gently sipped her beer, then recalled for a moment and shook her head.
"Not at all."
"Eh~~~!" Everyone made surprised sounds and became even more curious.
So it wasn't that they knew each other before - then how did she know?
So precisely?
"It should be considered fate, or sixth sense."
Makima gently swayed the glass in her hand, watching the golden-orange liquid swirl and rotate inside.
"When I first saw Hayashi-kun and the shop, I felt this place was constantly attracting me. The shop too, and the person too. It would definitely be very delicious."
When saying "delicious," Makima specifically included the store manager as a person.
Everyone immediately widened their eyes, wanting to exclaim.
But this involved another aspect.
Due to Makima's authority, no one dared to make a fuss about this aspect, all holding it in until their faces turned red, in agony.
Makima looked at them and smiled faintly.
"The dishes will come soon, prepare to eat meat heartily."
Everyone hurriedly nodded.
"Tohru."
"Coming~"
Just when Makima finished speaking.
Hayashi's calling voice came from the kitchen.
Tohru went in, and when she came out, she was carrying plates of grilled meat and seafood.
"Clatter~"
After all these were placed on the plates.
The aroma of the delicious food slowly entered their nostrils.
The mucous membranes and scents had a chemical reaction - this was the taste of deliciousness.
"Gurgle~"
Everyone was swallowing, looking at Makima.
"Go ahead and eat." Makima said.
"Itadakimasu!"
Everyone could no longer hold back and hurriedly began eating with their chopsticks!
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