Chapter 102: Dinner for Six Yu: I’ve given you a status! …
The five people politely declined the celebrity's idea of making dumplings together.
In the end, they had hot pot.
By the way, the pot used for cooking hot pot was taken by Zhu Fujingguang from his own safe house downstairs.
Preparing hot pot is always easy, and steam is soon rising from the table.
Six people sat around the dining table, and the atmosphere was slightly eerie.
With Hasegawa Yuu as the center, sitting in a circle clockwise from the left are Shuichi Akai, Kenji Hagiwara, Jinpei Matsuda, Kagemitsu Morofushi and Rei Furuya.
After successfully separating a former FBI agent and a former Japanese public security officer, Hasegawa Yu clasped his hands together and said, "I'm starting~"
The sound of dishes and chopsticks colliding could be heard from the dining table, which had been bustling with activity. The atmosphere seemed to have become much more lively.
The hot pot was a classic Sukiyaki hot pot. Hasegawa Yu made himself some raw egg liquid as a dipping sauce, and picked up a piece of freshly blanched beef slice, blowing it in small bites to cool it down before putting it into his mouth.
tasty!
The orange-haired young man narrowed his eyes and shook his head.
"Xiaoyou, this is the dipping sauce I mentioned earlier."
Furuya Rei pushed a small bowl to the young man's hand.
In addition to the most authentic raw egg dipping sauce for sukiyaki hot pot, with the development of the times, many young people also mix dipping sauces of different flavors to change the taste.
Before the hot pot started, Hasegawa Yu wanted to make a bowl of spicy sauce for himself, and was seen by Fōtani Rei. After a few words of conversation, the person who prepared the dipping sauce was replaced by someone else.
Looking at the bright red and appetizing dipping sauce, Hasegawa Yu immediately picked up a piece of konjac noodles and put it in.
"The taste is just right, and Ling's cooking skills are as great as always!"
Due to his usual eating habits, Hasegawa Yu can't tolerate a high level of spiciness, but the bowl in front of him is just at the level he can accept.
It is just the right amount of spicy and fresh, perfectly suiting the taste of fish. The fish can’t stop eating it, and it instantly makes ordinary raw egg liquid look better than it actually is.
Hasegawa Yu couldn't understand how the magical brother Zero did this. The taste of dipping sauce is obviously a very personal thing, after all, everyone has different tastes.
I want the dipping sauce recipe, he wants to eat it this way when he returns to his original world!
As if hearing the mermaid's inner voice, the magical Brother Ling said considerately: "As long as Xiaoyou likes it, I'll send you the recipe later."
"~" Hasegawa Yu's eyes lit up.
While the mermaid was enjoying the delicious food, the others' mouths were not idle either.
"What does Mr. Okiya do for a living?"
Having never seen the mercenary's true appearance, but knowing that he was using a fake identity, Hagiwara Kenji feigned curiosity, "Why is he living with Xiaoyou?"
"I'm a graduate student at the University of Tokyo."
Akai Shuichi, who also knew that the person in front of him was a codenamed member of the organization and most likely knew his true identity, pushed his glasses and spoke calmly about the background of his disguised identity. "My studies are very heavy, so I came to New York to relax."
"As for why I live here..."
He drawled out his words, "Xiaoyou and I hit it off right away. He saw that I was alone in a foreign country, so he kindly took me in."
When he heard the conversation, Morofushi Kagemitsu was using a serving chopstick to pick up a piece of tofu for Hasegawa Yu.
Haha, this is such a familiar line of speech.
"?"
Hasegawa Yu, who also heard the conversation, opened his mouth and wanted to say something.
Before he could say anything, Matsuda Jinpei asked first, "Shall I pour Xiaoyou a glass of juice?"
Hasegawa responded first, "Okay~"
"Hey~ Mr. Okiya is actually a student at the University of Tokyo?" Hagiwara Kenji said in surprise, "That's incredible."
Akai Shuichi nodded calmly, "No, thank you for the compliment."
Seeing this, Hasegawa Yu, who missed the opportunity to interrupt, thought about it and swallowed what he was about to say.
Another piece of beef slice was picked up by chopsticks.
After many days, the familiar scene happened again. Hasegawa Yu hurriedly protected his bowl, "Enough, enough!"
Why do the seniors always treat him like a child and pick food for him?
Akai Shuichi, who caught a glimpse of this scene, raised his eyebrows.
"So, Mr. Okiya is currently unemployed?"
Hearing this, Akai Shuichi turned his attention back to the man with semi-long hair, "I've saved some money before, so completing graduate school shouldn't be a problem."
Zhu Fujingguang sneered silently again, "Really? I remember that Mr. Okiya asked Xiaoyou to buy something expensive for you two months ago."
This refers to the matter of weapons.
Akai Shuichi's lenses don't have any reflections. "Back then, I couldn't withdraw my large savings from the bank on a regular basis, but now I can."
Hasegawa Yu, who heard this reason for the first time, said: "?"
The other four people: "..."
"Speaking of which."
Akai Shuuichi, who had successfully silenced everyone, changed the subject and said, "What is your relationship with Xiaoyou? Aside from Mr. Midorikawa, who is our neighbor, I've never heard him mention you."
Hasegawa Yu opened his mouth again.
"I did hear Xiaoyou mention that he made a new friend who gets scared easily."
Fūya Rei raised his eyelids nonchalantly, and through the orange-haired young man, his purple-gray eyes met a pair of squinting eyes hidden behind the lenses.
"Xiaoyou even cares about strangers. Mr. Okiya is your temporary roommate. Xiaoyou probably didn't mention it because she was worried that Mr. Okiya would be scared."
Hasegawa Yu quickly shut up.
Could it be that Brother Ling guessed that the person knocking on the door was Brother Xiuyi?!
As expected, Brother Zero has a perverted and smart brain!
"I see." Akai Shuichi nodded as if suddenly realizing, "Your aura is indeed extraordinary."
"Especially this gentleman." He pretended to recall the past. "I always feel like I've seen you on some radio news channel in Japan."
Furuya Rei narrowed his eyes imperceptibly. "My current job is as a council member. I guess Mr. Okiya must have seen the video of me giving a speech."
"Then I feel relieved."
Akai Shuichi breathed a sigh of relief. "Ah, that almost scared me. I was wondering if the person who appeared on the news channel was the criminal."
A vein popped out on Jiang Gu Ling's forehead.
Hasegawa Yu looked left and right, recalling how Akai Shuichi had been watching the daily news during this period, and finally figured out something was wrong from the conversation.
Xiuyi has a very good memory. He can even remember the criminals whose footage was only shown for a few seconds on the news!
Thinking of this, Hasegawa Yu poured him a glass of juice, "Mr. Okiya, here."
Don’t tease Brother Ling on purpose!
“…”
Akai Shuichi glanced between the orange-haired young man and the blond guy sitting to his right, and shrugged, "Juice is boring. I have wine. Xiaoyou... and the others, would you like some?"
"It's bourbon and scotch. Would you like to try it, Xiaoyou?"
Hasegawa Yu has never been interested in drinking and decisively refused, "No need, I've tried both bourbon and Scotch."
Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara silently shifted their gaze to another pair of young children.
These two guys, I thought they would never secretly get Xiaoyou (You-chan) drunk!
Fūya Lingba, who was forced to drink by the mermaid, was unmoved. "Oh? I prefer rye whiskey."
Now without any memory, Zhu Fujingguang took the blame for his past. He smiled and said, "I'm going to drive later, so there's no need."
Hearing this meaningful name of the wine, Akai Shuichi, who had not yet recovered his memories of his original world, was thoughtful. "That's a shame. Do you two want any?"
"If Mr. Okiya wants to drink, I can accompany you." Hagiwara Kenji said enthusiastically.
Matsuda Jinpei: "I have no objection either."
Despite what they said, for some reason, they still didn't drink in the end.
Finally realizing something was amiss at the table, Hasegawa Yuu tried to liven up the atmosphere, "Do you guys want to watch TV?"
Seeing that the other five people had no objections and all agreed that he would decide on the TV program, Hasegawa Yu thought for a moment and recommended "Magic Phone" to them.
"The silly girl in the movie is somewhat similar to Noah~"
Anyway, everyone present knew that there was artificial intelligence around him, so Hasegawa Yu didn't need to be shy about it. "I quite like this drama."
Perfect for eating with rice!
As the TV series' opening theme song sounded, the five people: "..."
Okay, I know your favorite is Noah's Ark.
【^_^】
The hotpot party, which seemed both calm and turbulent, ended and the four people who came said goodbye.
"Are the seniors going back by plane tonight?" Hasegawa Yu was stunned, "Ah..."
Not only Ling Ge, but all the seniors came to New York for him!
After realizing this, the orange-haired young man couldn't help but reveal his teary eyes, "Seniors are so busy with work, it must be hard to adjust to the time difference."
"Then Xiaoyou should go back to Japan as soon as possible." Matsuda Jinpei took the opportunity to pat him on the head.
Covering his head, Hasegawa Yu did not stop anyone from touching his hairstyle this time.
"I know." He puffed up his cheeks and didn't forget to get down to business. "I'll have Noah send the information about the fifth week to the seniors."
Everyone who regained their memory in the fifth round left a message for themselves in the next round.
"Okay." Fūya Rei noticed something strange.
It is impossible for him to have the Soul Crown in the previous rounds, so his true identity in the original world should not be restricted and he should be able to speak it out.
But Xiaoyou didn't react much.
Did he not mention it? Or did "God" erase this part of his memory as well?
Facing the orange-gold color full of trust, Fūya Ling suddenly had a premonition that no matter whether Xiaoyou knew his true identity as a public security officer, the ending would not change.
But I still want Xiaoyou to know.
Furuya Rei murmured softly, "I don't want to be the good villain all the time."
Good police are the right way.
Hasegawa Yu stretched his ears and became alert.
"Brother Ling seemed to have said something very remarkable just now."
"Really?" Furuya Rei played dumb, "Hiro, let's go. We're going to miss the plane."
Zhu Fujingguang, who didn't hear that, glanced helplessly at You Xunran and comforted the big star who seemed to be about to explode, "Don't worry, Xiaoyou, I will take good care of Zero."
"I'll watch over him too." Hagiwara Kenji came forward, "Xiaoyou, go back quickly. Good night~"
Hasegawa Yu waved at them, "Seniors, please take care and be careful on the road~"
After returning to the apartment, Hasegawa Yu immediately discussed returning to Japan with the mercenary.
Akai Shuichi touched his chin, "Xiaoyou, now you don't mind me contacting them?"
"Didn't Mr. Akai say he was nameless, without a name or status?"
After spending two more weeks with him than with the others, Hasegawa Yu was still a little uncomfortable with the situation, but she still stubbornly retorted with the man's words, "Now I give Mr. Akai his status."
He was thoughtful and considerate, without any distractions. "Mr. Akai, do you have a place to stay in Japan? If not, there are plenty of rooms in the villa."
Akai Shuichi: "..."
It's a miracle that the "flirtatious" young master hasn't been locked up yet.