Tokyo landlord: why is the panties of the lady next door in my house?!

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"Roast Meat, you can't be such a fool to jump in and catch fish!"

By the pond, a small figure stood feeding the fish, with an orange cat squatting by its side, its round body making it look chubby all over.

"Meow meow meow..."

The pudgy, bun-faced cat meowed disdainfully, as if to say,

"Are these measly little things even worth Meow Meow-san's effort? They're not even bigger than my dried fish. At the very least... at the very least, they should be as big as one of my paws to warrant the attention of this noble feline... "

"Even if they were as big as your paw, you still shouldn't jump in to catch them! With your weight, and I can't swim, we'll both end up, no, one person and one cat will end up gasping for air!"

Misaki Saki lectured seriously, "During the day, it's just you and me at home. If you fall in, we can only scream for help!"

"Meow!"

"Alright, alright, I know you're not that foolish..." The little guy scattered all the fish food in his hand into the pond, patted his hands clean, and was about to head back into the villa,

"Yo-ho, today's fish feeding task is done! Next up, it's time to inspect the café and see how the work is going!"

"Meow!"

"However, Roast Meat, I've been thinking about a problem. Just in case, why don't you go learn how to swim..."

"Meow?"

"Me? I'm the fool here! I definitely can't learn! You're the smart one, right!"

"Meow..."

"Hehe, then it's settled. I'll discuss it with Haruka tonight when he returns. I'll sign you up for a kitty swimming rescue class, where you'll learn not only to swim but also to save people when necessary!!!"

"Meow....."

On June 15th, Misaki Saki had a conversation with Roast Meat.

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As the sports festival approached,

The various activity signs that could be seen everywhere on campus, among them, the Student Council and the News Club, were the busiest.

"The ace of the Track and Field Club, known as the Short Race King, Yatata Takayoshi, has decided to break the school's ten-year sprint record at the day after tomorrow's sports festival!! His proclamation for the race: A roar from the Demon King! Be afraid, and be careful not to be overtaken by me!!"

Bright colors and oversized fonts made for an ostentatiously exaggerated promotional poster!

It started off normal, but then it switched gears into a cringeworthy proclamation, leaving one to wonder whether it was the athlete's own heartfelt declaration or something those morally bankrupt folks at the News Club cooked up on the spot.

In any case, Yatata Takayoshi's reputation was now thoroughly established... Well, looking at the giggling girls whispering and pointing to one another nearby,

Haruka Yuzan shrugged his shoulders and walked away from the bulletin board, who says infamy isn't a form of fame?

It wasn't about him, after all. He'd just enjoy the show and munch on popcorn.

"Hey! Haruka!"

Having bought a bottle of strawberry milk from the vending machine and just as he was turning to head back to the classroom, he suddenly heard someone call his name from behind.

Turning around, he saw Heisuke Yonchu running over in a carefree manner, the boy looking quite excited.

"What's up? Heisuke, wasn't the Fencing Club teacher looking for you?"

"Hehe, I've got my hands on some cool stuff, do you want in?"

Heisuke Yonchu looked around, and this time, uncharacteristically, he lowered his voice, appearing very cautious.

Some cool stuff?

Haruka Yuzan became curious as well, given his understanding of Heisuke. This guy's behavior right now definitely meant "real" cool stuff!

If it was something serious, Heisuke Yonchu would certainly be announcing it loudly. The fact that he was being sneaky suggested that it must be some sort of unmentionable art...

My friend, you know I never ask you for resources proactively, but please, when I need it most, offer them up to me! To replenish my collection.

"What is it? Whose is it?"

"Eh, it's not a teacher's..."

"Then what is it?"

Their voices grew softer and softer, and finally, Heisuke Yonchu took two paper tickets out of his pocket,

"It's these!"

What? Two tickets?

Could it be that Heisuke got tickets to some teacher's or company's fan appreciation event?

That would indeed be cool stuff because getting those tickets, aside from the pre-allocated ones, would be insanely difficult!!

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"HSKSNBP Maid Cafe, located in Akihabara, offers a 50% discount for the entire venue! VIP discounts too!"

At last, under Haruka's expectant gaze, Heisuke Yonchu proudly announced his own catch.

"Not bad… Huh? A discount voucher for a maid cafe?"

Haruka Yuzan had been ready to praise his good buddy but hadn't expected it to be such a thing.

"Yeah, what else did you think it was?"

"Uh… No, it's nothing, just a bit too surprising."

"Hahaha, it took me a lot of effort to get this, the HSKSNBP Maid Cafe 50% off voucher! It'll let the two of us have a great time! How about it, shall we head out this weekend?"

Although it wasn't the kind of fan appreciation event he had imagined, a maid cafe sounded quite nice too! Just as Haruka Yuzan was about to agree, a cold voice came from behind them.

"Classmates, you're in the way."

Icy, familiar, devoid of any emotion, a voice one wouldn't easily forget after hearing it once.

When they turned around, they found the Ice Princess, Chiba Shimizu, looking at them impassively.

???

Why was she here? When had she appeared? She couldn't have heard their conversation, could she?

"Class... Class President?" The icy gaze made even Heisuke Yonchu stutter.

It was no wonder, given Chiba Shimizu's high popularity and status in class. Not to mention, it's only natural for an otaku to be short-circuited by a legendary beauty like her.

They even forgot to make way.

Haruka Yuzan glanced at the empty hallway next to him, the space that was more than enough for three people to pass through made him wonder—was Miss Otome warning him?

Remembering what she had said to him that night—yes, very likely, with the same icy eyes.

Whatever made him more agreeable was just an excuse.

Dragging the still short-circuiting Heisuke Yonchu to the side, Chiba Shimizu flung her silver hair and left with a proud and graceful figure.

Damn it!

One day, he must express his disdain for her from the depths of his soul in academic performance!!!

"I envy you, Haruka."

"Envy me for what?"

"Dammit, you lucky guy! Not satisfied with having the beautiful Miss Otome, now you're so close to the Class President! "

"Wait, when did I get close to Chiba Shimizu?" Haruka Yuzan was startled and a bit slow to catch on. Explore more stories with empire

"You still want to play dumb? The whole school is talking about it now. Class Three's Haruka Yuzan, Tokyo's number one playboy, playing with two Misses at his fingertips!"

"Where'd that outrageous rumor come from?"

"What do you think?"

"The News Club?"

"Yeah."

"Damn! Don't those people have any moral bottom line? I'm vehemently disgusted with them!!"

...

After school in the afternoon,

Haruka Yuzan put on his backpack, ready to go home.

Tonight's plan: dinner for ten minutes, reading for three minutes, and the rest of the time spent replaying P5R to beat the despicable Itoda-shi again!

Fight during the day, fall in love at night, despise Itoda-shi, understand Itoda-shi, become Itoda-shi, surpass Itoda-shi!

Just as he was humming a tune and preparing to call Miss Otome to go home with him, he didn't expect that she would surprise him with this,

"Classmate Haruka, is the maid cafe fun?"

...

...

Sure enough, she'd heard everything, hadn't she?

The fair eyes suddenly took on a mischievous and cunning look. While glancing at the boy, she continued, "This Sunday, you're accompanying me."

???

Now it was Haruka's turn to be confused. Accompany... accompany her? What?