Satou looked up at Erina Nakiri, whose cheeks were flushed, who seemed to want to speak but held back, yet clearly cared deeply, and felt quite speechless.
Even though Rindo-senpai had only deliberately tried to scare her, the Tsundere immediately took it to heart, truly adorably silly.
But at the same time, he also felt a little touched. If it weren't for him holding a very important place in her heart, she wouldn't have taken someone else's casual remark so seriously and dwelled on it.
"No, I told you that was Rindo-senpai just trying to scare you," Satou explained helplessly.
"Eh? Is that so? But you kept looking at the door, distracted. Are you really not waiting for a girl?" Erina Nakiri's small face was flushed as she asked in a low voice.
"Of course not. You're just overthinking it." Satou had a headache. He couldn't exactly tell her that he was waiting for her father at the time, could he?
"So, I really was overthinking it then." The innocent Erina Nakiri immediately believed Satou's words, a sweet smile appearing on her face.
Looking at the silly Tsundere, Satou was again speechless, thinking that this girl was really too easy to trick. She would believe anything anyone said, truly having no life experience at all.
But fortunately, he had already managed to trick her into his hands.
Satou then thought with a hint of pride.
"Hey, Erina." he said.
"Hmm?" Erina Nakiri's face showed an adorable expression.
"Suddenly my shoulders feel so sore, and my legs hurt too." Satou frowned.
"Is that so? As expected, the last two days were too much, weren't they? I said we didn't have to provide lunch, actually." Erina Nakiri immediately became anxious, not even bothering to put on her shoes, her bare little feet scurrying around Satou as she asked, "So, should we go see a doctor?"
"No need, just give me a massage and I'll be fine," Satou said with a smile.
"Mmm, okay." Erina Nakiri quickly nodded, then began to massage him. "How's this? Is the pressure enough?"
"Mmm, but my legs are still a bit sore." Satou sat on the sofa, enjoying Erina Nakiri's massage, and said.
"Is that so?" Erina Nakiri immediately scurried over and knelt in front of Satou, beginning to massage his legs.
"How about this?"
"Mmm, good." Satou smiled triumphantly, looking at Erina Nakiri, who looked like a virtuous little wife.
After returning to his Apartment, Tohru and Kanna had already returned.
The two dragons sat on the sofa, munching on snacks bought from the School Festival while watching TV with great enjoyment.
Seeing Satou return, Tohru immediately happily pounced over, throwing herself into his arms.
Whenever Satou thought of these two dragons, he felt quite helpless. Over the past few days, they had eaten a full ten million yen worth of food coupons, and every time he remembered it, he felt a pang of heartache.
However, looking at Tohru's round, adorable face, Satou thought about it and decided against worrying. As long as they had fun, that was all that mattered.
The next day, because the Fair Moon Festival had ended, everyone returned to their usual school routine.
"Yukihira-kun, I heard your sales in the last few days surpassed Kuga-senpai's Chinese restaurant?"
Satou asked.
"Haha, it seems that's really the case."
Yukihira Soma laughed, scratching his head.
"That's amazing! To think you could defeat Kuga Senpai, the Eighth Seat!"
Tadokoro Megumi exclaimed in admiration.
"Haha, besides launching new dishes, everyone also helped out. The two girls helped me a lot too, contributing a lot to the sales."
Yukihira Soma laughed heartily.
"Eh? Two girls?"
Tadokoro Megumi asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Oh, Megumi, you were in the Near Mountain Area, so of course you wouldn't know what happened in other areas. Speaking of which, those two girls really stole the show at the School Festival!"
Yoshino Yuuki, who was standing nearby, leaned in and said, "Although they're very cute, I heard they're especially good eaters. They ate at 120 simulated restaurants in five days."
"How amazing!"
Tadokoro Megumi gasped in surprise.
Satou's mouth twitched. He knew without a doubt that those two girls must be Tohru and Kanna.
"All the senpais at the School Festival really liked those two girls, you know. I heard they treated them like gods of wealth. Some senpais even set up their statues in their research clubs and worshipped them daily as gods of wealth."
Ryoko Sakaki brushed her beautiful hair back and said, "As long as they appeared in their shop, that day's sales would absolutely not be a loss."
With a "snap," Satou crushed the bowl in his hand.
"Eh? Satou, what's wrong?"
Tadokoro Megumi was startled and asked.
"Nothing, I just got a little emotional just now."
Satou said with a smile.
However, in the afternoon, Satou received the School Festival's profits, which made him feel much better.
Because after deducting venue fees, management fees, and other expenses, he earned a full 80 million Japanese Yen at this School Festival!
This was mainly because for the last two days, he had to host two hundred guests daily, and the admission fee for each person was raised to 200,000.
Although the cost of the fantasy ingredients hadn't been deducted yet, it was still a huge profit.
"So... so many zeros!"
Looking at the bank SMS on Satou's phone, Yukihira Soma's eyes almost popped out.
It was his first time seeing so much money.
"Wow! Satou, your earning ability is too strong. Why don't I just marry you?"
Yoshino Yuuki instantly turned into a little money grubber, her eyes gleaming with gold.
Satou looked at her speechlessly.
Ryoko Sakaki and Tadokoro Megumi were equally surprised.
Satou thought for a moment and transferred one million to Tadokoro Megumi, and one million each to Miyoko Hojo and Sadatsuka Nao.
"Eh? Satou, this is..."
Tadokoro Megumi immediately became flustered.
"This is your remuneration, thank you for your help over the past few days."
Satou said with a smile.
"But, this is too much."
Tadokoro Megumi blushed, feeling very embarrassed, as she hadn't contributed much effort.
However, at Satou's insistence, she finally accepted it.
This made Yoshino Yuuki, who was nearby, quite envious, and even Ryoko Sakaki was uncharacteristically a little jealous.
"I say, Satou, why don't I just marry you too?"
Ryoko Sakaki also smiled slightly, uncharacteristically teasing him.
Satou couldn't help but smile and asked, "Really or fake?"
"Of course it's real."
Ryoko Sakaki said with a smile.
"Then kiss me first?"
Satou, of course, knew that she was joking, so he turned his face and deliberately teased her.
Ryoko Sakaki, who had always maintained a gentle Big sister image, uncharacteristically blushed, and playfully hit him, "Alright, I'm not playing with you anymore."
Looking at Ryoko Sakaki, who was uncharacteristically flustered, Satou couldn't help but chuckle.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Satou heard the system's voice.
"Host has completed the School Festival mission and received one A-grade ingredient gift package."
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