"You even tricked that old man."
After seeing Father leave, Eriri muttered.
He even asked the old man to visit again next time.
"Can a businessman's actions be called deception?"
It was a mutually agreed-upon matter, and besides, it wasn't easy for others to explain such things.
Anyway, even if he explained, they wouldn't understand.
"Why are you looking for me?"
If he remembered correctly, Kasumigaoka Utaha was supposed to be looking for him.
But why did she bring Eriri and Kato Megumi? Was there another ghost?
If he remembered correctly, the previous mission should have been completed.
"I just finished class, so I came over. Oh, by the way, are you free tomorrow? I'll treat you to a meal as a thank you."
Kasumigaoka Utaha came over this time mainly because she had thought about it for a long time at school.
Although she and Mizusaki Yuma had a transactional relationship, he had indeed saved her life in the elevator before.
Just thinking about repaying a favor made her head ache.
She had never owed anyone a favor before, and this time, she had to repay such a big one. She really didn't know what to do.
She rarely slept during class, and she had searched for a long time.
There were many suggestions on how to repay a favor.
After eliminating some unreliable ones, she finally chose to treat him to a meal.
This seemed to be the most normal option.
"Isn't tomorrow Wednesday? Don't you have classes?"
Today was only Tuesday.
If she wanted to treat him to a meal, she would at least have to wait until the weekend.
Otherwise, he still had to open his shop on weekdays, so he wouldn't have time to eat.
"Isn't tomorrow Saturday?"
After Kasumigaoka Utaha finished speaking, she opened the calendar function on her phone and showed it to him.
After this Wednesday, it would be Saturday... "Sorry, I forgot..."
Mizusaki Yuma slapped his head. He hadn't heard any news about the high school student, the savior of the R-Nation police, for a long time recently.
The messed-up timeline really wasn't a problem at all.
In fact, it seemed that everyone else, except him, thought these things were normal.
"Um, I want to ask you something."
"Have you thought it through?"
"Of course not about that! I want to ask if you can really help anyone?"
Eriri shouted loudly.
After all this talk, was there no way to avoid that topic today?
"Let me clarify one thing: it's not help, it's a transaction."
Mizusaki Yuma emphasized that there would be no unprovoked help in such matters.
Transaction was the unchanging truth of this world.
"Alright, alright, a transaction. If you can make Megumi's presence normal, then I'll believe you."
"Eh? Does it have something to do with me?"
Kato Megumi hadn't expected this to be related to her.
But she had only come to thank Mizusaki Yuma.
Regardless of whether it was a ghost before, when she first saw him and Kasumigaoka Utaha there, although she didn't see a ghost, she knew that what happened before was a bit bad.
At least it exceeded her expectations.
"It's okay, Megumi, aren't you also troubled by this for a long time?"
"That's true."
Kato Megumi, after all, also wanted to live a normal life.
Although she was an ordinary girl, she also longed to be noticed by people.
Instead of being constantly ignored, her presence was so low that even her parents and family occasionally overlooked her existence.
After Eriri said that, she was actually a little moved.
She didn't want to be the kind of girl who shined brightly, but couldn't she even be a normal girl?
"Of course you can, but actually, if you want to increase your presence, you don't need to find me. It's very simple."
If it was just about increasing her presence.
If he remembered correctly, in the original work...
Kato Megumi, with her long hair, was later confessed to.
So, all she needed to do was grow out her hair.
"You're not afraid you can't complete it, are you?"
Mizusaki Yuma's attitude further confirmed Eriri's thoughts.
This man was definitely a liar!
Poor Kasumigaoka Utaha, who prided herself on being smart, but in the end was still played by a man.
It seemed only she, Eriri the Great, could step in and expose this man's hypocritical side.
"Want to bet something?"
"I..."
"If you're scared, then forget it."
A hint of a smile flashed across Mizusaki Yuma's lips.
Looking at the hesitant Eriri, he couldn't help but find it amusing.
How cute.
"Who... who said I'm scared? I'm telling you, if you lose, you have to admit you're a liar and... and you're not allowed to lie anymore!"
Seeing this, how could Eriri swallow this insult?
She was determined to make him understand today that justice would never be defeated!
"What if you lose?"
"If I lose, I'll apologize to you!"
Mizusaki Yuma thought for a moment, considering Eriri's condition.
It seemed he had no reason to agree.
What did he need Eriri's apology for?
Was he so bored he had nothing to do?
"No, your apology is useless to me. Change it."
"Then, at that time, I'll agree to whatever request you make."
"Really?"
Mizusaki Yuma looked Eriri up and down, causing her to quickly cover her body and retreat repeatedly.
This man couldn't be thinking of something bad, could he?
As an R-rated doujin artist, he had countless strange things in his mind.
"You don't need to retreat. Among the people here, your figure is the worst."
"You!!!"
Eriri looked around. If she had to say so...
Her own was indeed the worst.
She couldn't find a point to refute!
"Then it's settled. Also, I'll change the condition. If you can't do it, you'll also have to agree to one of my requests."
How could Eriri endure such humiliation?
Just wait and see how she would deal with this liar later.
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Mizusaki Yuma nodded in agreement. In this matter, he wouldn't be the one to suffer in the end.
"Is that how you're betting?"
Kato Megumi, standing between the two, was a little at a loss.
She hadn't even decided yet, but they had already made her the object of their bet.
Looking at this, it seemed impossible for her not to participate.