Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

But now that they were talking, he realized he had been so focused on his own affairs, constantly asking him questions, and he hadn't had anything to eat except for a bit of coffee.

Thinking this, Yuuka Konno couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and added, "Why don't you eat something before we go?"

Makoto Asano thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's just grab something to eat."

Actually, his initial thought was to take Yuuka Konno back to his place and show off his cooking skills by making her a few dishes.

According to the information panel, she seemed to be a foodie, and as long as he could whip up a few dishes that could capture her taste buds, he could definitely raise her favorability by a few points.

However, considering that they weren't very familiar with each other yet, directly inviting her to a home-cooked meal was a bit inappropriate, so Makoto Asano temporarily abandoned this idea.

The two casually ordered some food and drinks, with Makoto Asano ordering a sandwich toast and a caramel pudding.

Yuuka Konno, after struggling with the menu for a while, ordered a black coffee and a croissant.

Although he understood that models needed to maintain their figures and couldn't eat whatever they wanted, Makoto Asano couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly when he saw what she ordered.

Judging by the time, this was practically lunch, but was it really okay to only eat this much for lunch?

However, this wasn't something he should be worrying about at the moment, so after quickly finishing this lunch that felt more like an after-dinner dessert, the two left the coffee shop.

Oh right, Yuuka Konno paid in the end, and Makoto Asano didn't offer to pay.

It wasn't expensive anyway, less than 5000 yen for the two of them together.

Yuuka Konno, who ran off to become a model before graduating high school and had been an idol, singer, and actress for a while, was basically a little rich woman and didn't lack this bit of money at all.

Of course, Makoto Asano had paid for the things he ordered in the morning himself, and he had already paid the bill before Yuuka Konno arrived.

After leaving the coffee shop, the two headed straight for Makoto Asano's home.

Although it was very close, it still took them about ten minutes to get home.

Most of this ten minutes was spent on parking, parking Yuuka Konno's car.

Although he wasn't surprised that she had the financial means to buy a car, what Makoto Asano didn't expect was that she was actually driving a Honda SUV.

Makoto Asano wasn't sure what model the SUV was, but just looking at its size, he knew that this car probably wasn't very suitable for women to drive.

But then he thought about it again, Yuuka Konno was a full 1.72 meters tall, so it didn't seem like a problem for her to drive such a big car.

Under Makoto Asano's guidance, Yuuka Konno drove the car to the underground parking garage of the apartment building.

The time was mainly wasted here.

Before entering the garage, because it was an unfamiliar vehicle, Makoto Asano showed his face to the security personnel and registered the license plate number, and only then was Yuuka Konno able to drive the car in and park it next to his parking space.

This parking space was also his... no, because this parking space belonged to the apartment next door where Miyajima Eriko lived, it should be Yamada Yuta's now.

But since he wasn't buying a car right now anyway, and it was empty, it wouldn't be a problem to occupy it for a while.

Just then, Makoto Asano suddenly thought of something.

That was, after Yamada Yuta bought a car, he only needed to buy another car, then park the car in this parking space, and leave a phone number on the car.

Then, every time Yamada Yuta came home, he would have to call him first to ask him to move the car.

That way, he wouldn't have to worry about being discovered when he went to see Eriko...

But soon, Makoto Asano realized that this method wasn't very feasible.

Because he and Yamada Yuta knew each other, this method could only be used once, unless he spent a lot of pure love points in the system store to buy a prop that could change his appearance and voice.

But in that case, it would be better to spend a little less pure love points and buy an upgraded pinhole camera to install in the apartment lobby on the first floor.

Thinking of this, Makoto Asano shook his head and abandoned the idea.

After Yuuka Konno parked the car, he took her upstairs in the elevator, then took out his key and opened the door.

"Miss Konno, please come in."

As Makoto Asano said this, he took out a pair of guest slippers for Yuuka Konno, then changed into his own slippers and walked into the room.

Yuuka Konno nodded, and after saying "I'm sorry for the intrusion," she also changed into her slippers and walked in.

Afterward, she subconsciously began to look around the inside of the apartment, and couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise in her heart.

Because this room was too clean, so clean that it didn't look like a single man lived in it.

Yuuka Konno remembered what Makoto Asano looked like when she first met him.

At that time, although he wasn't exactly dirty, his clothes looked somewhat sloppy.

Although his dress had improved slightly in the later two meetings, Yuuka Konno, as a fashion model, still easily caught a few small details of his clothes not being worn properly.

So, on the whole, Makoto Asano should be the kind of person who is a bit sloppy, at least not the kind of person who is careful enough to clean up the room so neatly.

Could it be that I was wrong? Could it be that Asano-kun isn't what I thought he was, and is actually a very tidy person?

But that shouldn't be the case, I shouldn't have guessed wrong.

Then, is it that he actually lives with someone else, and the other person cleans up?

That doesn't seem right either, there are only single servings of daily necessities and such.

Then could it be...

Unconsciously, Yuuka Konno began to subconsciously think about things related to Makoto Asano.

Because at this time, she felt curious about Makoto Asano again.

The previous time, it was Shida Yoichi's rare and unpleasant attitude that made her feel a little curious about Makoto Asano's past.

But this time, it was completely her own desire to understand Makoto Asano better.

As for the reason, she herself didn't know.

Just then, Makoto Asano's words interrupted her thoughts.

"Miss Konno, please sit down for a while, I'll go look for it."

After saying this and leading Yuuka Konno to sit on the sofa, Makoto Asano hurriedly walked into the study.

He had been recalling for a long time on the way back, but he couldn't remember where he had put that booklet, so he had to find it quickly now.

Although this temporary side quest was also very important, and he hadn't yet thought of a good way to successfully complete the quest.

But for now, finding that booklet was even more important.

Otherwise, if he searched for a long time and couldn't find it, making Yuuka Konno feel like he was teasing her, and then she would never want to interact with him again, that would be interesting.

As for the penalty for failing the quest...

Well, compared to the past penalties that involved his 'jewels', this penalty didn't seem unacceptable.

Anyway, it was just debuting, there were no other requirements, and he wasn't asked to hold a concert and perform, it was just a matter of finding an agency and registering.

On the other side, after sitting down on the sofa, Yuuka Konno, with nothing to do, began to look around casually again.

At the same time, her mind also subconsciously began to think about more things related to Makoto Asano.

In fact, because of Shida Yoichi, she knew a little about Makoto Asano.

Not long after they separated at the gym last time, although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Shida Yoichi's recent performance in her heart.

But after all, as his girlfriend, and having to go out to work the next day, unable to meet her boyfriend for a long time.

So Yuuka Konno contacted Shida Yoichi again and had a farewell dinner with him.

Perhaps because he had suffered too much of a blow, Shida Yoichi's emotions were clearly not adjusted yet.

Before they had even chatted for a few words, he began to talk about Makoto Asano on his own.

Although most of what he said to prove that he was stronger than Makoto Asano were some unreliable slanders and defamations, Yuuka Konno still heard some key information from it.

Such as "an orphan with no parental upbringing" and "a lucky kid who took on a few commercials and made a lot of money."

In order not to stimulate Shida Yoichi, Yuuka Konno didn't ask too much at the time.

However, after returning home that night, she searched for some relevant information out of curiosity, and learned that Makoto Asano was a "fallen genius" and also knew some of his past experiences.

Perhaps from that time on, because she learned about Makoto Asano's extraordinary experiences, she developed more curiosity about him in the depths of her heart.

Just then, the corner of her eye suddenly noticed a few thin books on the TV cabinet not far away.

Or rather, what she noticed was not the books, but the covers of those books.

Also being a model, she knew what those familiar-looking books were just by looking at them.

Those were magazines about clothing, or rather, about fashion models.

And she, Yuuka Konno, was in them.

Chapter 143 Old classmate (5/5, extra chapter 5)

Makoto Asano naturally didn't know what Yuuka Konno was thinking now, and he didn't know that she had already seen the magazines with "Ikeda Kana" photos that he had specially bought last time.

After entering the study, he began to search seriously.

The apartment he lived in was slightly larger than the one next door, with two bedrooms and a study.

The study contained many books, all of which were bought by Makoto Asano's parents before they died in a car accident.

Although his parents both loved to read, Makoto Asano didn't like it very much, so he used the study as a storage room, piling up all sorts of miscellaneous things here.

Especially when Yamada Yuta and Miyajima Eriko first moved in, the things he cleared out when cleaning the apartment next door were all placed here, so the study had always been quite messy.

Fortunately, Miyajima Eriko had helped clean up the study when she came to help clean before, otherwise, if it was in the state where there was no place to put his feet, Makoto Asano estimated that he would have to search for a whole day.

But now, in less than ten minutes, he found the booklet filled with the contact information of his high school classmates in a corner on the second shelf of the bookcase.

He took out this booklet with his name and class written on the cover, and with many pink hearts around it, and subconsciously opened it to take a look.

Then he was surprised to find that this booklet not only contained everyone's name and several kinds of contact information, but even a few people had attached their photos.

Feeling the feelings of those classmates from the past at this unexpected time, Makoto Asano couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Because at that time, he had never thought of contacting these people who he might never see again in his life, so after he took this booklet home, he threw it aside and never opened it.

After feeling sentimental in his heart for about ten seconds, Makoto Asano returned to the living room with the booklet.