"The final winner of the women's group is Hibiki after all..."
"How is it? Super strong, right!"
With her clothes half-torn, Hibiki Sakura held up the mobile phone showing the money received, drooling. A total of 100,000 yen in prize money, how many delicious things can she buy!
She can eat at the all-you-can-eat beef buffet more than ten times! More than ten times!
"Very strong! Although I still prefer white hair..."
Walking out of SILVERMAN GYM together, Miyazawa Yuu's compliment in the first half was fair, but his confidence dropped sharply in the latter half, and he even scratched his cheek awkwardly.
There was no way around it; the white hair that looked cold as ice with a hint of Russian coolness was truly tempting.
"Hmm? Is Yuu-nii-san a Shiro-ke-kon (white hair fetishist)?"
Her small expression first showed displeasure, then immediately turned into a teasing, sly smile. Hibiki Sakura leaned closer and kept poking the former's side with her elbow, trying to get to the bottom of it.
To be honest, there aren't many white hair fetishists in Japan. Someone like Yuu should be considered a rare species, right!
"This... of course, dark-skinned, blonde, twin-tailed is also very good, mm-hmm! That's how it is!"
"Well, whatever~"
Spreading her hands, accepting the insincere flattery, Hibiki Sakura, with her half-moon eyes, hooked her arm through Ayaka Uehara's and asked: "We're going to eat something good to celebrate. Yuu-nii-san, do you want to come? I'm warning you beforehand, since you won so much prize money, you'll have to pay for your own share!"
"Sorry, I actually have some things to do today. How about I treat you next time?"
"No problem! It's a deal then! Yosh! All-you-can-eat beef, here I come!"
"Have a safe trip..."
Finally seeing off the boisterous dark-skinned girl, Miyazawa Yuu stood on the spot, watching Hibiki drag Ayaka away. The next second, his whole body turned into an afterimage and vanished on the spot.
"Whoosh—!"
"What the! What the hell just flew past?!"
Dust and sand kicked up on the roadside. The innocent office workers, caught off guard, could only catch a fleeting black shadow in their peripheral vision, disappearing at an extremely fast speed.
And there was a legitimate reason why Miyazawa Yuu had to cosplay a train engine: the supermarket special sale was ending at 7:30 PM! And the current time had already reached 6:53 PM!
It is well-known that labor in Japan is notoriously slow; sometimes, you have to wait a whole week just to get an air conditioner repaired.
The installation time for the home theater is within three days of purchase, so as long as he is fast enough!
"Hiss—!"
With a determined look, he performed a sliding stop in front of the department store, scaring the child next to him, who was eating a lollipop, so much that their eyes widened like copper bells.
Without a moment's hesitation, he rushed up to the electrical appliance section on the fourth floor, hoisted the home theater onto his shoulder, and then speed-descended all the way, finally stopping in front of the cashier under the baffled gaze of the salesperson.
"Check out!"
"Eh?"
It was the first time the cashier lady had seen a customer carry an appliance over to check out themselves. She was completely dumbfounded.
However, under Miyazawa Yuu's fierce gaze, she had no choice but to tearfully do her job, raising the scanner gun to scan the home theater set and print the receipt.
"Th-that... the time is 7:29 PM, so the discounted price is 980,000 yen including tax. How would you like to pay?"
"That's great, I made it..."
Instantly relaxing, if it weren't for the concern about the crowds and being mistaken for a wanted fugitive, Miyazawa Yuu would have activated his 'Release' skill to hurry.
But thankfully, his own physique was top-notch. It only took him less than 30 minutes to cover two or three blocks and go up and down four floors. As expected of him!
"Card, arigatou..."
Taking a few heavy breaths, he unhesitatingly slapped the newly received prize money onto the table, vividly illustrating what impulse buying was.
"Yes, the bill is correct, here is your receipt."
Recovering from her panic, and seeing that the abnormal young man was a handsome guy, the cashier lady swallowed her tears and took out the registration form, asking: "Excuse me, would you like the home installation service? It's free."
"Yes, please. It should be installed within three days from today, right?"
"That is correct, sir. Besides that, do you have any requirements regarding the time of visit in the next couple of days?"
"Hmm..."
Skillfully signing his name, address, and contact information on the delivery slip, Miyazawa Yuu tilted his head in thought for a few seconds, then held the cashier lady's hand and earnestly requested: "When you come for the installation, please, absolutely do not knock on the door!"
"Eh?"
What kind of request is that—like someone whose family won't let them order takeout, secretly ordering a late-night snack but is still afraid of being found out!
The cashier lady didn't understand but respected the request, so she wrote the special instruction separately and submitted the final installation information along with the delivery slip.
"Everything is settled. Please try to keep your contact information open these two days, and it's best if someone is home to supervise!"
"I understand..."
Finally, the item he had wanted to buy since he arrived at GrandBlue was secured.
Although the cost was his newly received prize money being instantly spent down to the last penny, Miyazawa Yuu sincerely felt it was worth it.
Moreover, the home theater set is not like all-you-can-eat beef, which is gone once you eat it. The former is a big item that can be used for seven or eight years. Buying early means enjoying early, so he's not losing out either way!
"Um, is there anything else you need?"
"That's all. If possible, please try to come as early as possible for the installation. I will be waiting at home anytime."
"Yes, we will try our best to follow up!"
Bowing to send off the strange customer, the cashier lady finally saw her familiar salesperson rush over. The first thing the latter said upon meeting her was—"The customer just now! Did he pay?"
"He paid, and he didn't drag his feet at all with the payment!"
"That's wonderful..."
Clutching her wildly beating chest, the salesperson's expression was as pained as if she had been violated, though this was all due to lack of exercise!
To be honest, she almost forgot the last time she ran. These two things on her chest really hurt when they were jostled!
"I thought he was a robber, grabbing the equipment and running off without a word, like he was aiming for a fixed-point robbery!"
"Relax, relax. I've filled the salesperson name as you, Sayuri-chan, so the commission is still yours!"
"Sayuri-chan! I really love you the most!"
"Um..."
Raising her hand to interrupt the warm scene of the store clerks helping each other out for commission, Sakurako Busujima walked up to the two of them with a shopping bag and smiled, asking: "Excuse me, what was the item that customer just bought? It seemed very popular?"
"It was a home theater set! It's the latest civilian model. Although it's the basic version, the performance and warranty are great!"
Completely unguarded against the pretty, fashionable girl, the salesperson thought she could make another sale and immediately transformed into a ruthless explanation machine, fighting for her commission.
However, in Sakurako Busujima's ears, all the sounds were filtered, leaving only the keywords—"light luxury," "home enjoyment," and "only 980,000 yen"!
"Oh, is that so?"
Staring intently in the direction Miyazawa Yuu left, she used her right hand to cover the raised corner of her mouth, but her arched eyebrows and greedy eyes still collaboratively outlined a calculating expression.
This guy Yuu, who usually keeps a low profile and wears ordinary clothes without hidden expensive brands, is actually so generous with his spending?
According to the cashier lady's description, this guy didn't seem to mind spending the money at all!
An excellent bad woman can detect the value of her prey from their spending details. It seems Yuu is the type who values hardware enjoyment highly.
That's fine too. Although his image is a bit lacking, his quality of life is definitely top-notch!
"I was originally thinking of just letting last night's events be dismissed as drunken nonsense..."
Flipping her hair, the desire to hunt ignited in Sakurako Busujima's eyes due to the erroneous information, "But since he's a rich person, it's not impossible to try and snatch him away..."
"Um, miss, what are you saying?"
"Nothing, just expressing a thought."
...
On the other side, Miyazawa Yuu, who was originally ready to head home, was suddenly attracted by the bookstore next to the train station.
Speaking of which, ever since he arrived in Izu, besides having one of his prized possessions torn up by that guy Iori, quite a few of his other possessions seemed to have been borrowed by the unscrupulous senpais.
Moreover, they had agreed that resources would be shared within the club, but one cruel reality was that those guys seemed very interested in big breasts but were indifferent to the intellectual onee-san (older sister) type!
Perhaps... he should replenish his inventory?
"Mmm... Dame (No)!"
His raised foot was forcefully pushed down by his hand. He already has a girlfriend, so buying this kind of book would be utterly ridiculous!
Shaking his head, he silently chanted that once the home theater arrived, he could sleep with Nanaka-san. Miyazawa Yuu forcibly made himself move inch by inch toward the train station...
"Ding! A customer is here!"
"Welcome!"
"Ah..."
The cold air from the bookstore's air conditioner blew toward him, but it couldn't dry the tears flowing from Miyazawa Yuu's eyes, which were full of helplessness—Desire! It truly is a powerful thing!
While Azusa-senpai and Nanaka-san are great, even with the best spiritual sustenance, this is a very important component of a man's life.
This is an eternal, unavoidable curse, even if one transforms into a fulfilled person!