"Ughh..."
"Eeh woo woo woo—"
At the Grand Blue bar counter, Aina Yoshiwara looked at Iori and Kohei, who were slumped on top of it, half-dead, as if all hope had left their lives.
Although she was just passing by, she still bothered to remind them: "I told you two, it's time to accept reality, right! Yu with Nanaka-san and Azusa-senpai is a done deal!"
"That's true, but that guy is glued to Nanaka-san all day, and he's texting Azusa-senpai on Line all night."
"Damn it! What kind of fulfilling life is that? I'm so jealous, woo woo woo..."
"That can't be helped. Yu has to help the shop reopen during the day, so he can only compensate Azusa-senpai at night to keep things balanced!"
Putting her hands on her hips and kicking Iori chair twice, Aina Yoshiwara suggested helplessly: "I think you guys are just bored. At least find something to do, like helping out at the shop!"
"Do you think we haven't tried to make our lives more fulfilling?"
Lifting his head to look at Aina, two lines of clear tears streamed from Iori Kitahara's eyes—
It's impossible! It's utterly impossible to help out at the shop!
Not to mention Yu, that pure workhorse, can do more work than Godzilla when he takes his clothes off, but the sweet atmosphere between him and Nanaka-san is something that he and Kohei can't possibly insert themselves into!
It's an anti-single-guy aura that severely burns anyone who approaches, pure true damage that is unavoidable!
"Uh... I'm so sorry for your troubles."
Aina Yoshiwara's mouth twitched slightly, and her conscience began to ache a little, never having realized Iori was going through so much hardship.
After all, she and Kohei only come to Grand Blue during the day, so at least their evenings are their own.
But Iori is subjected to the full 24-hour frame-damage of the love shockwave. It's a miracle he hasn't been purified already.
"Ara, Iori, were you guys here? Aina is here too, I have something to tell you!"
Carrying a bucket of dirty water for wiping the counter, Nanaka Kotegawa passed through the living room and happened to see the three of them sighing and talking about something.
"What is it, Nanaka-san?"
"I'm telling you, especially Iori, don't you realize there's something wrong right now?"
"Wrong?"
A huge question mark rose above his head. Iori Kitahara thought his biggest problem now was how to survive in Grand Blue.
If they continue to show off their affection every day, he's going to ascend to heaven and become a Buddha!
As for other things, they are all trivial compared to his life!
"That's right! The problem..."
Holding up one finger, seeing that Iori hadn't realized the seriousness of the issue, Nanaka Kotegawa solemnly stated: "Do you guys have any money left?"
"Uh!"
His heart felt as if it had been pierced by a sword. Iori Kitahara froze for a long time, then quickly took out his phone and wallet to tally his funds. The result was, undoubtedly, that he was broke!
Although their Tokyo trip included free food and lodging, and they even scammed Yu out of one meal of all-you-can-eat with ice cream, completely draining his tutoring fee.
But the problem is that they had to pay for their own transportation, souvenirs, and occasional small snacks outside.
Not just him, but Kohei and Aina were in the same boat. The three of them were completely penniless now.
But the problem is, they have to go to Miyakojima soon, and if they don't have money, they won't be able to participate in the activities!
"Ko... Kohei?"
"Don't look at me. I have less money than Aina, but Iori, you saved too little!"
"It's over, it's over! Do we have to ask for an early allowance? We'll definitely be questioned and hassled by our parents for a long time!"
It must be said that being penniless makes heroes helpless. Although the newcomers of the Pab Club are too abstract to have anything to do with being heroes, being broke is absolutely not okay!
Looking at the three of them in a panic, Nanaka Kotegawa, who had already anticipated this, pulled Tokita, who had just arrived, over.
"I see. A part-time job, then? But my job requires physical labor, and Aina..."
"It's fine! I have plenty of strength!"
She didn't want to be left behind. Seeing Shinji Tokita thinking deeply and then saying this, Aina Yoshiwara immediately rushed over and bowed to the ground: "You can give me the dirty and tiring work! I beg you!"
"Well~ It's not that scary. How about this, I'll take the three of you for one day first!"
"Arigato! Hon-to ni Arigato (Thank you! Really thank you)!!!" X3
...
"...So this is the reason why these three are lying here, and I have to give them massages!!!"
The next day, after hearing the absurd reason, Miyazawa Yu's expression was speechless, and he increased the force of his hands a little.
Kohei, who was beneath him, immediately let out a pig-like scream, but even so, the bastard still didn't have the strength to fight back.
"That's generally the situation. Please be a little considerate..."
Nanaka had a helpless smile on her face. Seeing her sister like this, Chisa Kotegawa didn't know what to say, she just increased the speed of her hands, making Aina utter strange sounds.
"Kya~ Be gentle, little Chisa. Although I knew making money would be tiring, I didn't expect it to be a moving job!"
"I know, right? And the money we earned was all contributed to the pub in the end. It's like we did all that work for nothing, and we got injured too."
Lifting his head tremblingly, Iori asked laboriously: "So why isn't anyone massaging me!"
"Oh? Only Nanaka and I are left here, Yu~ Which one do you want?"
Biting his beer can, Azusa Hamaoka sat cross-legged on the chair, smiling like a little devil.
The moment she spoke, Iori Kitahara felt a murderous gaze stick to his back.
Considering that Yamamoto and Nojima, who were defeated in the battle two days ago, still couldn't get out of bed, he felt it necessary to learn to keep his mouth shut, or he might die horribly!
"But why isn't Tokita here? Did he go to help with moving again?"
"Mhm, he said he was going to earn all the money we spent yesterday back..."
"Then why aren't you guys following him!"
Stepping on Iori like trash, Miyazawa Yu scoffed with a look of contempt, urging them to leave: "You can't go to the training camp without money! Hurry up and move, don't pollute the air here, you guy!"
"Damn it! How can we continuously do this kind of heavy labor! Yu, do you have no heart!"
"Eh? You can't? Are you sure it's not because you're skinny?"
Unable to refute, Kohei Imamura instantly deflated. Compared to ordinary, sub-healthy Japanese university students, he and Iori could definitely do the work of ten people.
However, when the person talking is Miyazawa Yu, that beast, he truly becomes a skinny dog in comparison.
And what made him a little defeated was that even Aina seemed to have more strength than the two of them. Her workload yesterday was one and a half times theirs!
"Ugh... Why isn't Senpai Kotobuki here either? Doesn't he usually start drinking by this time?"
"Ah~ You mean Kotobuki? He went to work too!"
Waving her hand calmly, Azusa Hamaoka finished her beer, smiled, and nodded emotionally: "Everyone is working hard! Yoshi Yoshi!"
"Senpai Kotobuki went to work too?"
"Could it be that he went to be a pimp like Yu because of his looks?"
"No, no, no! The possibility of him being a Show Dancer is higher!"
"So what kind of image do you guys have of Senpai Kotobuki..."
Sweat dripped from her forehead. Seeing that the juniors were curious and ignoring their pain, Azusa Hamaoka got interested and suggested: "Want to go and see! Kotobuki's workplace?"
"Eh? Can we enter that kind of place? Even though we are already over twenty..."
"We can enter! We can enter! Why are you saying that too, Yu!"
"I can't help it. Senpai Kotobuki is quite handsome, he looks very suitable for a job that involves swindling young girls out of their money..."
Shaking his head with his hands spread helplessly, Miyazawa Yu was completely unaware that he himself was swindling female customers into buying memberships at SILVERMAN GYM.
But speaking of SILVERMAN GYM...
Touching his deflated pocket after treating everyone to the all-you-can-eat meal, he took out his phone and opened Line, sending a message to a certain acquaintance to complain.
[Naruzo!!! Where is the part-time job you promised, I'm almost going crazy from poverty!!!]
[I have some, friend, some. I have two especially profitable part-time jobs here!]
[Oh oh oh! You are truly my best friend! Let me see quickly!]
The ancients said that having one more friend means having one more path; they truly spoke the truth. Didn't a part-time job just deliver itself to him!
"Hey! Yu, we're leaving, Nanaka is coming too. Are you coming or not?"
"Coming, coming! Wait a moment, I'll reply to a message and be right there!"
After roughly understanding the requirements of the part-time job, a hint of excitement flashed in Miyazawa Yu's eyes, and he saved the entire message to his memo.