Inside the coffee shop, Yuzuki was invited to sit.
Moments later, Kirishima Touka brought a cup of coffee and placed it on the table. Yuzuki took the coffee, sniffed it, and then sipped it while praising it.
"It's really good, so fragrant."
Receiving compliments from customers made every creator happy.
Everyone immediately started chatting.
They introduced themselves and talked about coffee.
After Koma Enji chatted for a bit, more customers arrived, so he turned to serve them, leaving Touka, who was more curious, to chat with Yuzuki.
Seeing Yuzuki's young face, at his age, already owning a shop in Tokyo surprised and intrigued Touka.
"Yuzuki, are you really the manager?"
"What?"
"I mean, what's your goal as a manager? Is it to make money?"
It turned out Kirishima Touka was a bit too blunt.
As soon as the question came out, before Yuzuki could answer, Irimi Kaya's reprimanding voice was heard.
Yuzuki waved his hand to interrupt, signaling that everything was fine.
Then he answered, "Making money is just part of the goal, I think. More than that, the goal is to find something to do, build good friendships, and try to live a happy daily life."
Of course, he wouldn't loudly say, "I don't care about money."
Clearly, he hadn't reached that point yet.
Regarding Yuzuki's words, Kirishima Touka thought about it and found herself agreeing quite a bit.
"Making good friends, huh…" Touka's tone contained a hint of longing and envy.
But human food… sigh.
For her, the Ghoul's sense of taste was an insurmountable chasm between her and humans.
They chatted a bit more.
Yuzuki finished his coffee, told them the location of his shop, and informed everyone that they could come visit and taste it whenever they had time, and he would give them a discount.
Finally, he pushed the door open and left.
"Discount, huh…"
Koma Enji mumbled that word, exchanging glances with everyone, their eyes filled with helplessness.
Ghouls couldn't eat human food.
So it was unlikely they would go to a restaurant opened by a human.
At best, to prevent Anteiku Coffee Shop from being discovered by the CCG or others, they might go in a group once to check it out, then go home and make themselves throw up, and wouldn't go again.
Kirishima Touka also understood this, so she watched Yuzuki's figure leaving through the window.
Her eyes drooped, and her expression turned gloomy.
However, there was one person who was an exception.
In the corner, the long-haired purple woman, who had been staring from the beginning to the end, or rather, observing from start to finish, suddenly stood up.
She set aside the novel that had been crumpled by her fingers.
"Please check."
"What?!"
Instantly, everyone, including Koma Enji and Kirishima Touka, stared at her.
Koma Enji showed a "good" smile.
"This is Anteiku, Kamishiro Rize. The guest earlier was also a manager. His disappearance will surely lead to a police investigation, you understand?"
Everyone had been paying attention to Kamishiro Rize's gaze from the start.
If it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter, as long as they didn't get close to Anteiku Coffee Shop; they couldn't control it.
However, Yuzuki's activity range was very small; if he disappeared, the police would easily investigate.
They could easily find the oddities at Anteiku Coffee Shop.
And then invite the CCG to investigate.
But under everyone's gaze, Kamishiro Rize walked to the seat that Yuzuki had just left, took the coffee cup he had used, brought it close to her nose, inhaled deeply, and wore a drunken expression.
"So fragrant, he is the most delicious man I've ever seen."
"Hey!" Irimi Kaya approached Kamishiro Rize, her face stern as she warned, "No matter what happens, you are forbidden to hurt him for two months, or everyone will be found out."
Kirishima Touka also glared sharply at Kamishiro Rize.
Even though it was just a brief conversation, she strongly agreed with what Yuzuki had just said; this was the life she dreamed of.
And someone like that was truly the target of Kamishiro Rize, and at Anteiku Coffee Shop, no less.
This made Kirishima Touka feel a bit guilty.
Facing everyone's warning, Kamishiro Rize put down her coffee cup, sighed, and opened her eyes.
"I'll take care of it."
With that, she ignored everyone and pushed the door open, then left.
After seeing Kamishiro Rize leave, Irimi Kaya walked over to the coffee cup Rize had left behind, picked it up, and sniffed it curiously.
Suddenly, her pupils narrowed, and her throat unconsciously swallowed once.
The staff around her also sniffed it with curiosity.
Moments later, a series of sounds of sipping echoed from the coffee shop.
Kirishima Touka exclaimed, "Unbelievable… why?"
On the other side, after delivering the package, Yuzuki returned immediately.
Pushing the door of his restaurant open felt like coming home, making him let out a long sigh.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was typing, looked up and smiled when she saw Yuzuki back.
"You're back."
Yuzuki was surprised, feeling a bit strange, perhaps because he had watched too much anime.
"Yeah, the items have been delivered. Was there anyone there at that time?"
"No." Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head, shifting her legs crossed in black stockings. "If this continues, Yuzuki-kun won't go bankrupt, right? Will he end up with a lot of debt?"
"..."
Facing Kasumigaoka Utaha's suddenly sharp words, Yuzuki felt familiar yet helpless, shaking his head at the same time.
"Not at all, because the entire property is mine. There's no rent; at worst, there's no income, but I will never go hungry."
"Ah~?" Kasumigaoka Utaha was surprised.
In Tokyo, in a shopping center, owning such a large piece of land was all Yuzuki's.
Even though District 20 was not in the core area of Tokyo, the prices were no joke.
This could be considered as part of the core area of the second ring road.
"Manager, you're really promising at such a young age."
"Of course." Yuzuki accepted it immediately.
Who said what the system gave you wasn't yours?
To be honest, this building was part of his ability; it could even be upgraded along with the improvement of his abilities.
Ding-a-ling~
Just as they were chatting, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Yuzuki and Kasumigaoka Utaha both turned to look, and the person who came was none other than Kamishiro Rize, who had followed them from the Antique Coffee Shop.
She had followed the scent all the way here.
Facing their gazes, Kamishiro Rize responded with a hint of "shyness."
"Earlier in the shop, I heard you two chatting, and I was curious to taste it, so I followed you here."
Seeing the adult figure of Kamishiro Rize, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately felt uncomfortable!
The other person looked very intellectual, especially when wearing half-red framed glasses, exuding the aura of a neighbor's older sister in college!
And after Yuzuki saw that Kamishiro Rize was following him, he thought for a moment and nodded.
"Welcome, what would you like to eat?"
Hearing the invitation, Kamishiro Rize automatically ignored Kasumigaoka Utaha in the distance, and a joyful smile spread across her face.
"Meat, I want to eat meat."
Hmm, a carnivore, so it's not wrong to say that.
Yuzuki nodded, "How about a thick-cut sirloin steak?"