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

So over such a long time, the amount of fried chicken she's eaten can be said to be countless.

And among the many different types of fried chicken she has eaten in the past, the one Asano Makoto made today is indeed the most delicious one she has ever had.

In reality, this result isn't actually that accurate.

Although with the blessing of his skills, the food Asano Makoto makes is indeed tastier than what ordinary people make, it's not delicious to such an exaggerated extent.

After all, even if you make fried chicken legs haphazardly, they won't be bad; it's a food with a high lower limit and a low upper limit.

The reason why Konno Yuuka feels this meal is so incredibly delicious is mainly because she hasn't eaten these things in so long, not to mention she only had a piece of bread and a cup of coffee from morning until now.

As everyone knows, after abstaining from something for a long time, or after being hungry, the first bite of food is always the most delicious.

This is the reason why she is praising Asano Makoto's cooking skills so much.

However, besides that, who made this meal for her is perhaps also a very important influencing factor.

And just like that, with some casual interruptions and jokes, the two of them cleaned up the dining table and kitchen together.

By the time they finished all this, it was already almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Looking at the time displayed on her phone screen, Konno Yuuka couldn't help but sigh in her heart, how quickly time passed.

Asano Makoto brought Konno Yuuka home at around eleven o'clock.

Calling several old classmates and comforting the injured Konno Yuuka took about three hours in total, and then making and eating the meal took almost another hour.

Adding in other miscellaneous things, the time was indeed about right.

And after this slightly late lunch, it was time for Konno Yuuka to leave.

Leaving aside the fact that she has work tomorrow that she can't refuse, she has to catch a train tonight to leave Tokyo.

Even if she didn't have work, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay overnight at Asano Makoto's house right now.

She hasn't broken up with Shida Yoichi yet.

Although she had already sentenced him to death in her heart, nominally, she is still his girlfriend, so her current status is not suitable for staying at a "male friend's" house.

Konno Yuuka is a very rule-abiding person; since she demands that her boyfriend not cheat, she herself will definitely not cheat either.

As for Asano Makoto's hug today... that was just comfort from a friend; didn't you see she was sad at the time?

Besides, it's not like she didn't resist at the time; she just didn't have enough strength to break free!

However, she has already decided that the next time she has a vacation, she will immediately make things clear with Shida Yoichi and then break up with him.

At that time, no matter what she does, who she meets, whose house she stays in, or even if she chases after someone...

That will all be her freedom, and it will have absolutely nothing to do with Shida Yoichi, and it will definitely not be considered cheating.

After all, they've already broken up and returned to being single.

Speaking of which, although both of them knew that the time for parting was approaching, neither of them brought it up.

And just like that, after cleaning up the kitchen, the two of them sat back on the sofa and chatted idly for about an hour and a half while watching TV.

It wasn't until the time came to half past five in the afternoon, and even the sky outside had become a bit dark, that Konno Yuuka, who had to leave to find her manager to catch a train to leave Tokyo, reluctantly got up to say goodbye.

Although she experienced quite a few sad things today, after becoming friends with Asano Makoto and eating and chatting together, she had a rare and very happy day.

She doesn't know why, but she feels really relaxed being with Asano Makoto; she really likes this feeling of relaxation.

Because she hasn't been this relaxed in a long time.

The busy work brought about by her career, which is in a period of rapid growth, has been putting a lot of pressure on her, and the fact that she found out about her boyfriend's cheating today has dealt her an even greater blow.

If it weren't for Asano-kun, I'm afraid I would have already collapsed.

Thinking this in her heart, Konno Yuuka, who had already changed her shoes and been seen off at the door by Asano Makoto, couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

After readjusting her emotions, she immediately apologized to Asano Makoto: "Asano-kun, I'm sorry, you've been troubled today."

Asano Makoto stood at the entrance, smiling as he said: "It's okay, Konno-san; if I can become friends with such a beautiful girl like you, I wouldn't mind being troubled even ten more times."

Knowing that he was just joking, Konno Yuuka smiled lightly, pursed her lips, and didn't say anything.

However, she stood at the door of Asano Makoto's house, quietly gazing into Asano Makoto's eyes, without the slightest intention of moving her feet to leave.

The two of them stared at each other in silence for several seconds.

Because those eyes were too beautiful, Asano Makoto even felt as if his consciousness was almost "trapped" in them.

Fortunately, at this moment, Konno Yuuka spoke again, breaking the silence.

"Asano-kun! Um..."

Hearing the other party suddenly call out his name very loudly, Asano Makoto instantly woke up, and realizing what had happened, he immediately asked back with some doubt and lingering fear: "Konno-san, I'm here; what's wrong?"

However, what he didn't expect was that Konno Yuuka, who had just been able to call out his name loudly, suddenly became a bit shy at this moment, and even her voice became much softer.

"Asano-kun, may I, can I hug you again? Just once, just for a moment... no, just for a few seconds."

Hearing Konno Yuuka's words, which were clearly filled with nervousness, Asano Makoto subconsciously froze for a moment.

However, in the next second, after figuring out what was going on, a bright smile appeared on his face.

He took a step forward to stand in front of Konno Yuuka, and at the same time, he opened his arms and said: "Of course you can, Konno-san; whenever you want, you can."

Seeing Asano Makoto's affirmation expressed through his actions and words, Konno Yuuka finally stopped suppressing her emotions and suddenly threw herself into his arms.

While throwing herself into Asano Makoto's arms, she was still murmuring in a low voice: "Asano-kun... thank you so much today; if it weren't for you, I might...".

Although she originally wanted to thank Asano Makoto in as calm a tone as possible.

But for some reason, at the moment she opened her mouth, she inexplicably started to choke up again, and even her words weren't so coherent.

Hearing Konno Yuuka's slightly sobbing thanks, Asano Makoto's heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He hesitated for a second, tightened his arms, and hugged Konno Yuuka tightly, letting her release her emotions in his arms.

Listening to the 【Konno Yuuka's affection +1】 notification sound that kept ringing in his mind, this time he didn't feel any excitement, but instead felt unexpectedly calm.

But this was only temporary.

After about a few seconds passed.

The sound of the elevator doors opening suddenly came from the side, and along with it, there was also a system notification sound in Asano Makoto's mind with the content 【Intimate contact with the capture target Konno Yuuka, completion progress (1/2)】.

At the moment he heard this notification sound, Asano Makoto hadn't reacted yet and couldn't help but feel surprised in his heart.

Wasn't the previous mission of intimate contact with Konno Yuuka already completed, and even the rewards were distributed? Why did it report a notification sound again?

And it even said something about completion progress one slash two; could it be that the system has a BUG— hiss, no, that's not right!

Asano Makoto suddenly realized what was going on.

In this kind of situation, what else could it be that completed half of a mission because he had intimate contact with a certain capture target?

The only possibility is that it's the second stage mission of that special training mission.

So, after taking less than a second to sort out the situation, Asano Makoto couldn't remain calm either.

Damn, could it really be that coincidental?

While praying that the situation wasn't what he thought it was, Asano Makoto stiffly turned his head to the left, looking towards the elevator lobby on this floor.

Then his hopes were dashed.

At this moment, because no one was walking out, the elevator doors were slowly closing automatically.

However, before the elevator doors completely closed, Asano Makoto still saw that familiar figure.

He also saw the expression of disbelief on that figure's face.

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Asano Makoto wasn't the only one who heard the sound of the elevator opening.

Konno Yuuka, whose body was pressed tightly against him and was even closer to the elevator than he was, naturally heard it too.

So at the same time that he looked over, Konno Yuuka also subconsciously looked up towards the elevator.

Through the gap in the closing elevator doors, she saw a woman in the elevator.

A very beautiful woman, even more beautiful than some idols in the same agency.

Of course, unlike Asano Makoto, she didn't recognize this person.

However, this didn't affect her mood at the moment.

The moment she realized that her behavior of being close to Asano Makoto had been seen by someone else, the feeling of shame in her heart completely exploded.

Even though the elevator doors had already closed and showed no signs of opening again.

She still quickly pushed Asano Makoto away, freed herself from his embrace, then pulled up the mask she had previously pulled down to her chin to cover her face again, then put on her baseball cap, lowered her head, and quickly walked to the elevator doors, pressing the down button several times in a row.

This appearance looked just like a thief who had been caught doing something bad, whose actions had subconsciously become secretive and evasive because of a guilty conscience.

The apartment where Asano Makoto lived had two elevators, and she went to the one with no one in it.

However, it would take some time for the elevator to go up from the first floor to the ninth floor, and during this waiting process, she slowly calmed down.

What a nice person...

Looking at the elevator doors next door that had been hovering on the 9th floor but hadn't opened again, Konno Yuuka subconsciously thought this.

In her opinion, that beautiful woman must have seen the scene of her and Asano Makoto hugging and was very considerately unwilling to continue disturbing them, so she deliberately hid in the elevator and didn't come out.

And because the elevator had been stopped on this floor, she definitely hadn't gotten off on the wrong floor.

Thinking of this, Konno Yuuka subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Realizing that the person in the elevator probably wouldn't come out for a while, and that her elevator would still need some time to go up, Konno Yuuka turned her head again and looked at Asano Makoto, who was standing at the door with a deathly expression.

"Asano-kun, then I'll be leaving now; see you next time."

Although she felt somewhat puzzled by Asano Makoto's state, Konno Yuuka didn't ask any further questions, but just said goodbye with some reluctance.

Because she didn't want to trouble the person in the elevator and make them wait too long.