Is it a problem to have a harem in a stranger heroine?

"Senior, I'm here."

"Let me do it, Xiao Jun."

The two girls answered in unison.

Michiru Hyodo watched the two of them walk towards the kitchen at the same time and murmured:

"There is a tacit understanding."

. . . . . .

Cooking is human beings’ respect for ingredients, and delicious cooking is even more of a hymn to ingredients.

Japanese cuisine advocates simplicity and refinement. Bai Ye prepared six dishes and one soup according to everyone's usual appetite, filling the coffee table to the brim, leaving only space for bowls and chopsticks.

When Michiru Hyodo saw this scene, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Mr. Xiao is really good at cooking. It's so rich that I feel a little embarrassed to eat it all. Do we really not need to contribute to the meal?"

Bai Ye poured oolong tea into everyone's cups.

"This is a welcome party for classmate Bingtang. It's not necessary this time. Everyone else just needs to pay for the ingredients. Forget about the processing fees. The important thing is that we can eat and chat together."

Michiru Hyodo understood and thanked Bai Ye for the oolong tea.

"Is this everyone's club dinner?"

"Yeah, restaurants outside are too expensive. Cooking at home is the most economical. We can discuss topics that are not convenient to discuss outside, and I can also take the opportunity to practice my cooking skills."

"Let's eat, senior. You've been talking too much. Everyone is waiting for you!"

No matter which country, there is a custom of waiting for everyone to sit down before picking up their chopsticks together. Especially in Neon, where the sense of ritual is strict, it is even more necessary to wait for Bai Ye, the "host".

However, Bai Ye encountered a difficult problem at this time.

Where should he sit?

Table etiquette is another topic worth discussing.

When attending a banquet, people usually sit according to their "closeness".

People who are related by blood will sit together, such as a family sitting together; friends who are not related by blood will sit at the same table. Due to the difference between men and women, friends usually sit next to each other of the same sex, unless they are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

In the past, when Akitomo was there, Bai Ye would naturally sit with him.

Today, Aki Tomoya ran away early.

Now, the four girls each occupied one side of the table, among which Shiyu and Kato Megumi were looking up at Bai Ye.

Although his relationship with Shiyu was not made public, everyone present knew it. Logically, he should sit next to Shiyu.

However, Kato Megumi had clearly expressed her affection for Bai Ye in private this week, and had just given her a hug. If he didn't sit with her at this moment, it would seem like he didn't care.

But what would Shiyu think if she were to do it with Kato Megumi?

"Why don't you have a pentagonal table? Have you considered the feelings of a client like me who wants to start a harem and face the Shura field?"

There are only two choices before Bai Ye.

Extreme or moderate?

Sitting at the corner of the table between Shiyu and Kato Megumi is not a good choice. It seems to be fair, but in fact it will not please either side and will more easily expose the idea of having a harem. This is the worst choice.

He could foresee Shiyu sitting at the corner of the table, staring at him with sinister eyes.

"Xiao Jun, aren't you afraid of getting your stomach pierced by the corner of the table? It's very sharp, be careful~~"

Oh my god, has every girl played School's Day now?!

At this time, Bai Ye noticed Michiru Hyodo.

Because she had been sitting on the bed all afternoon, she naturally sat on the side closest to the bed, facing the TV.

"Hyoudou-san, would you mind squeezing in? I want to watch TV."

"I don't mind." Michiru Hyodo squeezed towards Eriri Sawamura to make enough space.

"Sawamura-kun, give me the remote control."

"Oh... there's an anime I want to watch later, so please return it to me later, Senior."

"I know~"

Shiyu didn't want to engage in another unhappy argument today; the afternoon's events had already exhausted her. Kato Megumi rarely showed her emotions outwardly, preferring to use subtle influences.

Seeing Bai Ye sit down, Shiyu and Kato Megumi also withdrew their gazes.

There's no way Hyodo Michiru is a love rival, right?!

PS: Progress report 27 (1012/10000), 1 updates owed.

Thanks to [Jiuyue Mo Ke] for the 3 spicy strips and [Rainan] for the spicy strips.

There are too many things to do at the end of the year. Please understand that I will make up for it with more updates. I have been staying up late to write...

I will update after I wake up.

Chapter 153 After dinner, "lazy" Kasumigaoka Utaha

After dinner, everyone scattered around the room, enjoying the afterglow of the meal.

Shiyu's cat addiction comes back again.

Writing is her hobby. It is undeniable that she will be under a lot of pressure when facing excessive expectations. When she is stuck in writing, she always wants to do something else to dispel her irritability.

Just like when someone is upset they want to drink, it is a way to vent their emotions.

She had never drunk alcohol, so she didn't know whether the saying "drinking to dispel sorrow only makes you more sorrowful" was true or not, but she knew that petting cats could really dispel anxiety, and maybe inspiration would come to her soon.

Holding Xiaomi, who was also full, Shiyu leaned over and lay on the floor beside the bed, burying her face in Xiaomi's belly.

"Mmm~~ It's so comfortable."

Bai Ye carefully walked around her waist-length black hair that was scattered all over the ground, squatted in front of her, and reached out to poke her face, which also felt great.

"Kasumigaoka-san, my stomach, my stomach."

"I know, I used very little force, I won't hurt Xiao Mi."

Shi Yu turned her head and looked down at Bai Ye with one eye, warning him with her eyes to let go quickly, otherwise he would be in trouble.

Bai Ye received her warning and stopped poking her face. Instead, he pushed aside her bangs, looked directly into her eyes, and tried hard to suppress the smile that was curling up at the corners of his mouth.

"I'm talking about your stomach. You have a checkup at the end of the month."

Shiyu: “…”

"Xiao Jun, why are you so annoying?!"

Shiyu raised her head from Xiao Mi's belly with a vicious look. If the person in her hand was not Xiao Mi, she would definitely throw it at Bai Ye's squinting and smiling face.

After a painful decision in her heart, Shiyu changed from lying down to sitting up and stroked Xiao Mi's fur to relieve her irritability.

Even though she has already put herself in the position of "Bai Ye's girlfriend" in her heart, she still can't completely let go, especially when compared to Kato Megumi who is currently washing dishes.

Unless you drag everyone down with you.

"Mr. Kato, come over and sit down and chat. We've already paid for our meals, so just let Xiaojun wash the dishes. You helped with the cooking and the washing as well. Xiaojun is actually grinning at me."

"Hey, hey, how could I be laughing?!" Bai Ye poked the soft flesh of her waist and pointed at Sawamura Eriri and said, "Others are proud of their diligence, but you see Sawamura-san is actively drawing. Did you use the Star Absorbing Technique to absorb Sawamura-san's characteristics?"

"If I knew how to suck stars, I would suck out all the bad gentleman water in your belly and then throw it into the toilet."

I have to say that Sawamura Eriri was different today. In the past, after dinner she would either watch TV or browse her phone, but today, after dinner, she immediately crawled in front of the computer and started drawing.

"Has Sawamura-kun changed his personality? Or did you guys swap personalities?"

"My magic settings are getting weirder and weirder. Xiao Jun, please don't buy magic scrolls randomly. I can't learn them!"

After failing to "drag someone into the water", Shiyu's gaze returned to Bai Ye's face.

She was indeed "lazy" today.

To be precise, it should be the relaxed mood like a squirrel storing food and spending the winter peacefully that makes Shiyu not need to disguise herself here. Whether it is "liking Bai Ye", "cutting off the past with Aki Tomoya" or "being troubled by writer's block", she does not need to hide her true feelings.

She would only show this kind of mood when she was alone in her room, and today at Bai Ye's house, it was also the first time she showed it in front of everyone in the club.

There is nothing easier in the world than just being yourself.

After saying that, Shiyu stretched.

"I'm a little tired, and it's all Xiao Jun's fault."

"You can blame me for everything anyway." Bai Ye glanced sideways.

This was his first time being a chef, a money bag, and a captain who had to take the blame.

"If you eat too much, you'll feel sleepy and want to lie down and not move. Ultimately, it's all because Xiao Jun cooks so deliciously."

"At least pay for my meal first, otherwise it won't be convincing at all!"

She yawned again. She had been typing and figuring out the plot the whole afternoon and was feeling a little sleepy now.

If it were afternoon, she could take a nap, but it was evening.

She had not thought about staying overnight at Bai Ye's house, because staying overnight was not as simple as "staying overnight". Spending the night at the opposite sex's house would always make her think of some unspeakable things.

At this time, Kato Megumi took off her apron, wiped the water off her hands, and returned to the living room.

"Senior, the dishes are washed. Put them on the drying rack. Remember to put them away before going to bed."

"Oh, thank you, Kato-san, for helping with cooking and washing the dishes. You've worked so hard."

"It's okay, I usually help out at home. Um... everyone's glasses haven't been washed yet, so I'll leave it to you, Senior."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

"Please don't do anything weird with the cups everyone has drunk from."

"No, absolutely not!" Bai Ye covered his chest, he was really hurt. "How come Kato-san has also learned to be treacherous? Although this symbolizes that you are increasingly moving away from the setting of a 'passerby', but in 'Flash Girls' you are not set to be a scoundrel, right?"

Kato Megumi smiled knowingly.

"I've been bothering you all day today, Senior."

This is a formal farewell to thank the other person for their care throughout the day.

Kato Megumi put the manuscript on the table into her bag and bowed to Bai Ye.

"Well, senior, I'll go back first. See you next Monday."

As soon as these words were spoken, they received immediate responses from everyone.

Michiru Hyodo picked up her guitar which had already been packed, and Shiyu also packed her laptop.

"Sorry to bother you today. I'll bring you my musical ideas for 'Flash Girl' next week."

"I'm going back too, Xiao Jun."

It is now 8 o'clock in the evening, neither early nor late, it is still time for nightlife. It is always safer for girls to go home in a group than to go home alone.

Everyone waited for a while and found that the girl with blonde twintails was missing.

Looking closely, I found that Eriri Sawamura was still writing furiously in front of the computer, her eyes fixed on the screen, her glasses almost slipping off her nose without her holding it, and the stylus moving at a speed that left afterimages.

"Sawamura-san?"

"I'll be...almost...soon..."

Sawamura Eriri spoke almost word by word, as if all her strength was put into painting, and she didn't even turn her head to respond.

After waiting for another 5 minutes, seeing that Eriri Sawamura still showed no intention of leaving, everyone gave up waiting and left.

Bai Ye took everyone's slippers to the bathroom and quietly made a cup of honey lemon tea with less sugar.

Eriri Sawamura has been busy since dinner, and Bai Ye has seen it all.

The workload of "Flash Girls" is neither too much nor too little, but based on his understanding of Eriri Sawamura's procrastinating personality, there is no reason why she can't even find time to drink water.

Unless Eriri Sawamura has other important work.

Bai Ye moved a chair over and gently placed the glass within her reach, then quietly watched the characters on the screen gradually come to life under her deft fingers.

PS: Progress report 28 (1312/10000), 0 updates owed.

Thanks to [Hakurei Reimu Zero] for the spicy strips, [Shuke14907062331] for the spicy strips, and [Rainan] for the spicy strips.

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