Tokyo: Starting with the Gear-Conscious Male Gods!

Chapter 24 Do you want to go?

Chinatsu Imai stared at the contract sent by Yuta Shirakawa, lost in thought for a long time.

She recognized that this was an S-class contract that could only be signed after winning the Tezuka Award, but she did not expect that Kudo Sakae would have the courage to give Rurouni Kenshin an S-class contract directly before he even participated in the competition.

Did she really misunderstand her?

Is it true that Rurouni Kenshin's business prospects will be affected by what the other party said?

Chinatsu Imai didn't know the answer. All she knew was that she couldn't provide an S visa, and she didn't even have the right to submit an S visa application.

After a long pause, she finally spoke with a bitter tone, "The contract is fine, and it's the highest-tier contract for newcomers. Even after you won the Tezuka Award, this was the contract you signed."

"Alright, I'll stop here now, Mr. Shirakawa, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Chinatsu Imai continued to stare blankly out the window until a car horn suddenly sounded outside, bringing her back to her senses.

She suddenly had a thought: perhaps editing is really not the right profession for her.

……

On the other side, Shirakawa Yuta had just finished a phone call with Kudo Sakae. He had no objections to the contract, the only problem being that he was still a minor and needed to sign it in the presence of his guardian.

However, his guardians, his parents, are still on Izu Oshima Island and may not be able to come for another two days.

The renovation of the hot spring inn is at a critical stage, and now is the time when we can't do without staff.

However, Kudo Sakae promptly suggested another solution: after they signed the contract, they could send it to his parents, and then send it back after they signed it.

Yuta Shirakawa was already used to the other party's eagerness, and after considering it and finding it feasible, he simply agreed.

However, the specific signing time was set for the day after tomorrow. Even though the other party was somewhat reluctant, he still insisted that it had to be the day after tomorrow.

There are two main reasons:

On the one hand, it was intentional on his part; he wanted to see how the other party would react if the signing were delayed by two days. However, to his surprise, even though the other party was somewhat unwilling, they still agreed.

On the other hand, the free event at Chiba Noodle House still has two days left.

Although Chiba Daio didn't tell him to come and help soon, he couldn't just run away like that, could he?

The other party has treated him like a nephew for the past few months, so he naturally wants to reciprocate and is prepared to help them out for a couple of days to relieve some of their stress.

But when he saw the long line outside Chiba Ramen, Shirakawa Yuta suddenly regretted it and turned to leave.

Actually, his relationship with Chiba Daio is just so-so.

But he had only taken a couple of steps when Chiba Daio, who was carrying a bag of flour back, pulled him back.

"Uncle, I have something to say, something really important!"

"Hmph, something's wrong? Even if there's something else, you have to deal with these things first. Don't forget, you're the one who caused all this trouble."

"Huh? What do you mean I caused this trouble?"

"You didn't write that tweet?"

After learning the whole story, Shirakawa Yuta sighed and resignedly prepared to start working.

He never imagined the post would have such a powerful impact.

Just as he reached out to pick up a tray containing a bowl of noodles, a pair of delicate white hands took it first.

Yuta Shirakawa looked in the direction the small hand had come from, and a familiar figure with a high ponytail appeared in his eyes.

Yuta Shirakawa and Daio Chiba exchanged a glance, then remained silent, continuing with their work as if nothing had happened.

Although Shirakawa Yuta's work was much easier in the first half thanks to Chiba Sena's help, there were many more people coming today than yesterday. By the second half, he had basically taken over Chiba Daio's position.

So in the end, after everyone had left, he slumped back into that chair, just like he had the day before.

However, this time it was different; it was Chiba Sena who was slumped in the other chair, not Chiba Daio.

As for Chiba Daio, since Shirakawa Yuta took over afterward, he rested for a while early on and still had some energy, so he was cleaning up the kitchen.

After sitting for a while and catching his breath, Shirakawa Yuta said to Chiba Sena:

Do you want to go back?

Chiba Sena lowered her head slightly, and after a long while, she finally spoke, "...I don't want to."

Just as Shirakawa Yuta was about to say something more, Chiba Daio came over after tidying up the kitchen.

The moment Chiba Sena saw Chiba Daio, she immediately stood up from her chair, turned around, and walked upstairs without saying hello, her attitude very resolute.

Chiba Daio sighed as he watched his daughter's retreating figure, his resolve to force her to leave wavering once again.

He turned to Yuta Shirakawa, who was standing silently to the side, and said, "Yuta, do you think Uncle's decision was right or wrong?"

Yuta Shirakawa thought for a moment, then replied, "Going back to my hometown to develop my career is definitely the right thing to do. As for Hoshina, I don't know."

"However," just as Chiba Daio was feeling a little disappointed at not getting the answer he wanted, Shirakawa Yuta continued, "if Uncle Chiba is worried about Sena's safety during the performance, I'd be happy to help."

Seeing the probing look in Chiba Daio's eyes, Shirakawa Yuta shrugged indifferently: "After all, watching a performance is a good way to relax, as long as you don't do it too often."

"...Okay, I understand."

That night, Chiba Daio and Chiba Sena chatted for a long time in the living room. Shirakawa Yuta didn't pay much attention to what they talked about, but he remembered that the next morning, Chiba Sena walked out of the room with a smile, and even greeted Shirakawa Yuta, which was quite rare for her.

Seeing her like this, Shirakawa Yuta knew that they must have agreed to stay.

Yuta Shirakawa was quite happy with the result, after all, Sena Chiba was the first person his age he met in Hachioji City. Although she would tease him from time to time, it was generally just a little girl's prank.

After he made a mistake, she would buy him food to apologize. In particular, he was very good-looking and looked a lot like Nakamori Akira. What more could one ask for?

As the tweet continued to gain traction, the number of customers on the third day was a quarter more than on the second day.

Looking at the long queue outside the store, Shirakawa Yuta felt a dull ache in his arms and waist.

He sighed, and just as he was about to resign himself to his fate and get started, he saw Chiba Sena walking towards him from a distance, accompanied by a rather thin figure.

He recognized the other person; it was the same person who sold him the paintbrushes, whose name seemed to be Kaemura Nozomi.