Chiba Shimizu came down from the balcony, and when she saw everyone bustling around in the courtyard, she couldn't help but reveal a smile.
"Chiba-san, this is the first time you've smiled in front of so many people," Haruka Yuzan approached with a smile and asked, "Are you very happy today?"
Chiba Shimizu nodded, making no attempt to hide her feelings.
The usually cool and detached girl, who always seemed indifferent to the world's clamor as if it had nothing to do with her, seemed to light up the whole world with her smile in that moment.
Like the first ray of sunshine after an early snow, Haruka Yuzan's heart began to thump wildly.
"Shimizu, you're really beautiful," he said unconsciously.
Upon hearing this, Chiba Shimizu turned around, her slender eyelashes lifting gently, her clear eyes perhaps as blue as the sky, pure enough to seem as if one could see the endless distance.
Seeing Haruka Yuzan, she felt an impulse rising within her to brave up and approach him, "I really like it, thank you, Haruka."
"If you like it, that's great, it's just starting, tomorrow there will be more surprises," Haruka Yuzan said with a smile.
Looking at the handsome face of the boy before her, she blurted out unconsciously, "If, I mean if, your gift tomorrow is surprising enough, I might also be willing to give it another try."
Having said that, she immediately regretted it.
How could she break the promise she had made to Yumeko?
Haruka Yuzan's eyes lit up upon hearing her words, "Shimizu, you are serious, right?"
Having spoken, Chiba Shimizu could only nod, "Yes, I keep my word."
Haruka Yuzan then called out to everyone, "Everyone has worked hard tonight, we've passed our usual sleeping time, and I guess we're not that sleepy, so let's have a midnight snack!"
"Taking the day off at the café tomorrow!"
"What are we eating, what are we eating?!"
Misaki Saki, already a night owl, lit up her eyes and bounced over to Haruka Yuzan's side, "I want to eat roast bird."
"Okay, then we'll eat roast bird."
Haruka Yuzan said with a smile as he ruffled Misaki Saki's little head.
After a fireworks show, everyone was exceptionally excited and wide awake, taking the opportunity to thoroughly relax.
As Rika Onodera was going to return to the countryside after a while, the landlady was very reluctant, so she wanted to spend as much time with her daughter as possible.
Haruka Yuzan took out the barbecue grill from the storage room, and several girls went into the kitchen to get the ingredients, he thought for a moment and then took out two bottles of plum wine and sake from the fridge.
"Do you want to drink?" Arisugawa Hoshina asked curiously.
"Today is Shimizu's birthday, we should all have a drink."
He said with a smile.
The fire was quickly lit, and with many people around, the atmosphere was quite harmonious as they skewered meat and barbecued.
Especially under the influence of alcohol, the beautiful girls' faces were flushed, even Chiba-san drank quite a bit, her rosy cheeks like peach blossoms blooming in spring, delicate and dripping with allure.
"I, I'm not drunk yet, can still, still eat..."
Misaki Saki muttered, clutching a bottle of wine, her eyes squinted slightly, her gaze dreamy and fuzzy, her head swaying amusingly enough to make everyone roar with laughter.
"Misaki, stop drinking, eat more roast bird," Mariko Akiyama said, advising her. The aunt had also drunk tonight, her deep blue slip dress falling off her shoulder, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.
Though it had slipped down, it was still captivating.
Haruka Yuzan looked at the girl next to him, smiling, "Shimizu, be ready to face it with me!"
Chiba Shimizu glanced at him and said nothing.
She reckoned, no present at this stage could possibly move her.
[Landlord Information: Haruka Yuzan]
[Skills: Basic Skill Golden Right Hand, Primary Culinary Skills, Intermediate Archery Skills]
[Passive Skills: The More You Fight, The Braver You Get, Bewitching Eyes]
[Items: "Little thing, explode with coins!!!" (one-time item), one bottle of Stronger than Gold Sisterly Love Potion, Cat-Eared Girl Potion x1, Brother Cheng's Repentance!]
[Special Item Reward: Lucky Draw x2]
[Tenant Information: Roast Meat, Reiko Onodera, Misaki Saki, Chiba Shimizu, Arisugawa Hoshina, Otome Mizuko.]
[Starting the draw.] Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel★fire.net
[Acquired Skill: Advanced Cooking Skill]
[Acquired one-time item: Thoughts of the Departed]
[Thoughts of the Departed: Can designate a recipient to have their departed loved ones reappear in various forms for one hour only.]
[Evaluation: Life is indeed precious, emotional bonds are even more valuable. Whether the reappearance of the deceased is a punishment or a reward for the living, we do not know. But one thing is certain: having it is better than regretting it.]
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