After happily finishing lunch, thanks to the effects of the delicious food, Haruno felt much more energetic.
After the meal, she enthusiastically dragged Utaha and Yukino along, and even sent a message to Eriri, who was at home playing games, calling her over. The group then started watching a horror movie together.
Before closing the door, Haruno looked at Ichin, who was heading toward the studio, and asked, "Ichin, aren't you coming to watch with us?"
Ichin waved his hand. "You guys go ahead. I need to work on the project plan."
"Aww, it's the weekend! Come watch a movie with us!"
As she spoke, Haruno directly grabbed Ichin's arm and pulled him toward the home theater room.
"The movie we're watching today is one none of us have seen before. It's supposed to be really scary. If the girls get frightened, they'll all jump into your arms! This is a benefit I specially arranged for you!"
"…"
Ichin looked at her with deadpan eyes and said calmly, "Oh, a benefit, huh? But Utaha and Yukino are already my girls, so whether I get this 'benefit' doesn't really matter."
"Well, there's still me and Eriri!"
"Sigh… but I'll definitely be sitting between Utaha and Yukino."
"That's not the point~~ Hurry up and come!"
And just like that, she finally dragged Ichin into the home theater room.
At that moment, Eriri was curled up next to Yukino, waiting for the movie to start. When she saw Ichin come in, she immediately said, "Hurry up and sit down, it's about to start! This time, I won't get scared!"
"Oh? Really?"
Seeing Eriri like this, Ichin, who originally didn't have much interest, suddenly became intrigued.
He walked over and sat beside Yukino, looking at Eriri. "If I remember correctly, counting today, this is the fifth time we've watched a horror movie together. Every single time, you got scared, and every single time at the beginning, you said exactly the same thing."
"Shut up! I said I won't get scared this time, and I mean it!"
Ichin shrugged. "Alright then. Haruno-nee, start it."
"OK~~"
Haruno held the remote, sat down next to Utaha beside Ichin, and started the movie.
After two hours, it turned out that whether he had seen it before or not didn't make much difference to Ichin. At most, the atmosphere affected him slightly, but when the scary scenes appeared, they had no effect on him at all.
As for Eriri, she screamed from beginning to end, single-handedly maxing out the horror movie experience.
By the time the movie ended, it was already three in the afternoon.
Ichin stretched comfortably, sat up, and said, "Alright, I'm going to work now. Utaha, dinner will be up to you and Yukino, just like we discussed this morning, okay?"
Utaha smiled and nodded. "Mm, leave it to us. You go ahead and work, Ichin."
After Ichin left, Utaha walked over and patted Eriri's head. "Alright, snap out of it. You acted so confident at the start, but in the end, you're just the same as always."
Shaking her head, Eriri said aggrievedly, "How was I supposed to know this movie would be this scary!"
Yukino smiled and comforted her, "But you still managed to watch it till the end. That's already impressive. Eriri, do you want to stay and have dinner with us?"
As soon as food was mentioned, Eriri immediately stopped being scared and nodded repeatedly. "Yeah, yeah! I'll eat here!"
Everyone left the home theater room together. Utaha and Yukino went to prepare dinner, Haruno headed to the bathroom, and Eriri originally planned to play on the Switch in the living room. But after thinking for a moment, she followed them into the kitchen to help wash vegetables.
Even though she had gotten used to freeloading meals after doing it so many times, Eriri still remembered her mother's words and came to help out in the kitchen.
While washing vegetables, Eriri said, "Yukino, you're starting college next month, right? Will graduate courses be very busy?"
Yukino nodded and thought for a moment before replying, "Aside from regular major courses and writing papers, there will also be many mock court classes, as well as on-site internships at courts and law firms. It's quite different from other majors, and it'll be very busy."
"Sounds pretty impressive."
Eriri handed the washed cucumber to Yukino and said, "But if it were me, I definitely wouldn't choose to keep studying. That kind of life would be too unbearable for me, even though I'm in an art major."
On the other side, Utaha, who was cutting meat into strips, smiled and said, "After all, Yukino is studying law. For majors like this, the benefits of continuing higher education are obvious. And since the professors in her department all recommend that she continue her studies, it must be worthwhile. She'll also gain a lot of connections. Those will be very useful when she opens her own law firm after graduating. By the way, Yukino, where are you planning to set up your future law firm? Somewhere close to Ichin's company?"
Lightly smashing the cucumber and putting it into a bowl, Yukino nodded quickly. "Yes, somewhere nearby. Didn't I say it before? In the future, I'll handle all the legal matters for the company."
Hearing Yukino's words, Eriri looked at her with a sense of emotion in her eyes.
Eriri had already learned about the relationship between Yukino, Ichin, and Utaha. From her initial shock and confusion, she had gradually come to accept it.
After years of being classmates and friends, Eriri understood Yukino well. Once Yukino made a decision, it was very hard to change it. And during this time, it was clear that Yukino was genuinely happy.
As a friend, the only thing Eriri could do was give her blessings.
While Eriri helped out in the kitchen, Haruno returned from the bathroom and also came over.
However, she didn't help with the cooking since she hadn't fully recovered. She was simply bored and came to chat.
With several girls chatting together in the kitchen, cooking didn't feel so tedious anymore.
March passed quickly, and April arrived.
Today was the start of the university term and also Yukino's first day as a graduate student.
After getting up in the morning, Ichin personally prepared breakfast. Then he brought Yukino, Utaha, and Haruno to the University of Tokyo.
Watching Yukino get out of the car, Ichin said to her, "Call me after your classes. I'll come pick you up."
Yukino nodded, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and walked toward the academic building.
After dropping Yukino off, Haruno went to work, while Ichin and Utaha headed to the company.
As soon as they arrived, they heard everyone discussing Hazuki's blind date.
"Hm?"
Ichin exchanged a puzzled look with Utaha. "We didn't tell everyone about this, did we?"
Utaha smiled. "We didn't, but that doesn't mean others wouldn't."
"Emmm… so who could it be?"
Five minutes later, when Ichin and Utaha arrived at the Bloodborne development team, they saw Hazuki holding a folder and repeatedly tapping Hajime's head with it.
Well, the culprit had been found.
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