At the Routesbar, Ryujiro Kotobuki was pouring wine into a glass with a jigger, and immediately heard the bell at the entrance ring, signaling customers had arrived.
"Yo! Azu, we've come to support you!"
Stepping through the door with her hand raised and a super lively expression, Azusa Hamaoka face seemed to be saying—Look! I brought trouble for you!
Seeing this, Ryujiro Kotobuki curved his mouth into a smile and welcomed them helplessly: "Yes, then the few of you can sit at the bar."
"Mhm... mhm..."
Looking around, Aina Yoshiwara's eyes sparkled, looking at the bar's decor, which required turning on the lights even in the daytime. She truly hadn't expected Senpai Kotobuki to be working as a bartender!
This kind of special profession, which only appears in TV dramas, comes with keywords like mystery, elegance, and many others. It could be said to be the most yearned-for profession for her, a TV drama enthusiast!
However...
Staring intently at Senpai Kotobuki, who was properly wearing his bartender uniform, she felt something was very off. After a long moment, she sighed in relief and smiled: "Mhm mhm! He's properly wearing clothes, that's wonderful!"
"Well~ Since it's work, wearing clothes is a must..."
Feeling self-conscious under her gaze, Ryujiro Kotobuki initially thought his zipper was open, but it turned out to be this issue.
"I only occasionally work here part-time, so I'm certainly going to follow the rules properly!"
"But you were naked the first time I met you..."
Her eyes turned into half-moons. Recalling her disastrous club welcoming party, Aina Yoshiwara's gaze became resentful—So Senpai can be normal? Then what was I back then!
"..."
On the other side, Iori and Kohei were deeply suspicious of the legitimacy of Ryujiro Kotobuki's profession.
After all, following the fine tradition of the Pab Club, a senior who likes to forcibly recruit students and often shamelessly drinks naked is too proper and calm. There must be something fishy going on!
Could it be...
An image of Ryujiro Kotobuki as a thug in a shady shop, trying to force a sale, selling one cup of wine for two hundred thousand yen, and not letting customers leave without paying, flashed in Iori mind.
Meanwhile, Kohei insisted that everything in front of them was just an illusion. Maybe after the clock strikes midnight, the shop has nighttime business too!
"I'm telling you two..."
Seeing Kohei already kneeling down, asking for tips on his side hustle, and Iori cautiously backing away to prevent his already insufficient wallet from being fleeced.
Miyazawa Yu squinted his eyes and dispersed the hallucination passing through his head: "No matter what you say, Senpai wouldn't scam us. Just drink without worry!"
"I see, Yu makes sense!"
"He won't scam us at all! The prices of the drinks are very reasonable, there's absolutely no price gouging!"
Already a regular customer, seeing Yu and the others acting like single dogs getting a foot wash for the first time, Azusa Hamaoka was already drinking and pulled out a price list to show them.
Aina Yoshiwara leaned over and saw that it was true. The drinks in the shop could basically be bought with a single coin.
There was no room for price gouging at all, making her even wonder if the owner was losing money!
"Mhm mhm, trying to open up the market with small profits but quick turnover? The surrounding area is full of universities, with many poor students. This might actually make money!"
"As expected of Yu, you figured it out so quickly! That's right! The owner's goal is to make alcohol accessible to students!"
"So that's why there are so many young customers..."
Looking at the female university students still entering the bar, Iori Kitahara frowned thoughtfully—This might be a good place!
Since they come to a bar, it means they have at least some social needs, and coupled with the concentration of their age group...
Glancing at Kohei, the two instantly understood the plan in the other's mind.
If they really can't find a girlfriend in the future, they can definitely come to the bar more often. Maybe they can conquer one or two girls with their drinking capacity!
"Ah, welcome, Azu."
"Hello, Boss, did you do a flower arrangement again?"
Just as Miyazawa Yu was wickedly contemplating how to help the girls escape Iori perverted clutches, Azusa-senpai's voice behind him drew his attention.
He stretched his neck and saw that the owner of the shop was a very refined middle-aged man. Judging by his clothing and his neatly combed slicked-back hair, this seemed to be a man of great style!
"Are you Ryujiro's juniors?"
"Mhm, hello, Uncle, thank you for taking care of our senior!"
"Sorry, I brought them because they said they wanted to see Ryujiro's workplace..."
Rubbing the back of her head sheepishly, Azusa Hamaoka felt a little embarrassed, sensing that this group of people would definitely cause trouble for the shop: "Please take good care of them, Boss."
"Understood. Ms. Nanaka is here too, what a rare guest."
"Good afternoon, Manager."
Smiling and sitting next to little Chisa, Nanaka Kotegawa greeted him with a smile, suppressing her excitement at being able to drink with her sister.
"And everyone else, how do you feel after seeing Ryujiro at work?"
"We feel something is very wrong."
"Boss, when are you planning to fire him?"
"Honestly, is a muscular man like Senpai Kotobuki really popular? Then shouldn't I..."
Tilting his head, Miyazawa Yu's eyes were full of scrutiny. Senpai Kotobuki looks more like a thug than a bartender!
Could it be that those who like to drink prefer this more mature style? Should I...
"Yu~"
"Eh!"
His secret thoughts seemed to have been discovered. Miyazawa Yu stiffly turned his head and met Nanaka Kotegawa benevolent gaze.
"What can you do?"
"I can... work here part-time, earn some living expenses! That's right, since there are more customers, I'll get more commission, right!"
"Hee~ Is that so? I see~"
Elongating her voice and bending down, Nanaka Kotegawa gently poked his forehead twice: "Cheating is forbidden! Did you get that?"
"I got carried away, sorry..."
Being single for too long and suddenly getting a girlfriend, his mindset hadn't caught up. Miyazawa Yu swallowed and nodded frantically, showing that his heart was faithful!
"He's a whipped husband..."
"Although I envy him, Yu seems to be completely roped in, no matter how you look at it!"
Muttering softly, Iori Kitahara squinted his eyes, a mix of envy and pity in his gaze.
University students are like wild horses on the prairie. No matter where they roam, they crave a bite whenever they see green grass.
But now Yu is clearly roped in, and it's a double lasso!
However, looking at it dialectically, this guy having a girlfriend is not necessarily a bad thing. They usually hang out as a trio.
Now that the better-looking Yu is roped in, and that guy Kohei is a shut-in, doesn't that mean he has absolutely no competition left!
"Hoh hoh!"
Thinking that he has no competition, Iori Kitahara's expression instantly became suggestive. What kind of encounters awaits him next? How exciting!
"Ding-a-ling~"
"Welcome! May I help you, Miss?"
"A Pink Lady, and Senpai Kotobuki's listening service. I'm sure Azu won't refuse, right?"
"Of course, beautiful lady, I'm willing to listen to your worries all day long..."
Seeing Ryujiro Kotobuki naturally chat with a mature woman in a tank top, a hint of understanding flashed in Iori Kitahara's eyes.
Noticing that Yu was busy dealing with his girlfriend, and Iori seemed very envious of Ryujiro.
The Boss stroked his neatly trimmed beard and turned to take out three bartender uniforms from the storage room, handing them to the three scumbags of the Pab Club.
"Hmm... Iori-kun, Yu-kun, and this young man, if you are interested in bartending work, would you like to try it?"
"Hmm? Can we?"
"Will we cause you any trouble?"
Looking at the bartender suits, Miyazawa Yu was honestly very tempted. He had heard about the high-level skill of cocktail mixing for a long time but had never witnessed it.
The last time he asked Senpai Kotobuki to mix a drink to reward himself during the hard-core training, it ended up being Pab Club's special oolong tea.
And now Nanaka-san is watching. If he refuses right after talking about getting a part-time job, it would look disingenuous.
"No, you won't. Just come and help. Senpai Kotobuki can teach you anything you don't know!"
Completely unaware of what they were about to face, the owner's ordinary face was beaming with a reassuring smile.
Seeing this, the three of them glanced at each other, finding that everyone was very interested, so they no longer hesitated and happily agreed.
"Arigato, Boss! You are such a good person!"
"Hahaha! I wouldn't call myself a good person. Hurry up and change in the back!"
"Hmm? What back?"
Swish, stripping down to just his underwear, Miyazawa Yu looked up at the owner's bewildered face with a sincere gaze: "Can't we just change right here? Don't worry, these are swim trunks, not underwear."
"That's right... he's already adapted to going out in swim trunks!"
"Bikini beauties are super common in seaside bars in Galgames, so there shouldn't be any problem with this, right..."
"Of course there's a problem!"
It's one thing to strip casually in the Pab Club, but this is outside! Aina Yoshiwara kicked all three of them into the utility room.
"The three of you, snap out of it!!!"