Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

That evening, Kato Yusuke returned home.

Regarding the video of him singing "Tuanzi Family" being posted online, Cube Company gave an explanation.

That was recorded while the sound mixer was watching it live.

The other party originally wanted to use it to study privately, but it was spread out when he accidentally showed it off to others, so this happened.

In response to the outcome of this matter, Cube Company also expressed its sincerity and expressed its willingness to increase the manpower of the main creative team and conduct in-depth cooperation with them on the original basis in order to create better works.

Kato Yusuke accepted it.

He didn't care much about this matter.

Now that it has happened, there is no point in worrying about it anymore.

Because of this, he simply asked Kano Xiao to send a thank you tweet using the studio’s account, and attached a few sketches of the game, all as a pre-publicity for the work.

Then he put the incident behind him and started preparing dinner for himself.

As always, he took out the dishes that Hui had prepared before, heated them up from the refrigerator, and simmered some rice on them.

Use this time to deal with various matters incidentally.

Discuss the game soundtrack with Mr. Goto.

I would like to express my gratitude to Xiao Xi for her congratulations.

Reply to your friends’ messages again.

After these things are taken care of, the side dishes and rice are also hot.

Kato Yusuke opened a can for the black cat, and each person and the cat enjoyed the food.

In the room, Ryoko Nakano's sword and bow were hung on the wall with sticky hooks.

The smooth porcelain bow surface slightly reflects the light, outlines the exquisite carvings, and exudes a classical beauty, which seems to enhance the style of the entire room.

Kato Yusuke looked at Kazuyuki and couldn't help but think about what Ryoko Nakano said to him on the day of the graduation ceremony.

——"The current Yuu-kun is probably not good enough."

What exactly does this sentence refer to? He still can't think of an accurate answer. He can only vaguely understand that the senior sister seems to be in trouble, and with his current strength, he can't help her.

After pondering for a while, Kato Yusuke shook his head mockingly and stopped thinking about it.

After eating, I washed the dishes and made myself a cup of coffee.

Just as he was about to get ready for work, the doorbell suddenly rang from the entrance.

After opening the door, Akane Kurisaka appeared outside wearing a black suit.

"Good evening, kid. I have something to ask you, so go in and talk."

The other party said seriously, hurriedly walked into the living room and looked around.

Kato Yusuke felt a little confused when he saw her looking back and forth, "What are you looking for?"

"Where's the stuff?"

"what?"

"You should have a demo of that game here, right? Take it out quickly, I want to play it." Akane Kurisaka said eagerly, with a hint of enthusiasm in her tone.

Hearing this request, Kato Yusuke vaguely realized that this was probably the influence of Cube Company, and said sincerely:

"Let me tell you, even if the target is you, don't you think this request is a bit excessive? Although I do have a demo of the game, it is the internal data of the studio, and I am currently refusing to try it."

"Let me play. You know I don't have much patience. Don't force me to tie you up and find it yourself."

The two looked at each other and were in a stalemate for a moment.

Finally, Kato Yusuke sighed, turned around and walked outside.

Seeing this, Akane Benisaka immediately followed.

"You want to escape??"

"No, I just went to borrow a laptop."

"What?"

"Don't you want to try out the game? I don't have a computer here, so I have to borrow it. Just wait."

In this way, Kato Yusuke borrowed a laptop from Yoshida, brought up the trial version of the game and entered the main interface.

Before he could say anything, Akane Benisaka pushed him aside and couldn't wait to try it out.

Kato Yusuke didn't care about her burning bridges, helped her make a cup of coffee, and went to draw pictures by himself.

The two of them concentrated on doing their own thing.

For a while, the only sound in the room was the sound of drawings and mouse clicks.

After an unknown amount of time, the mouse sound stopped.

Then, Kato Yusuke was grabbed around the neck from behind. A charming face poked out from his right shoulder, exhaling like blue.

"...I'm done playing, and the game is pretty good."

"Thank you, little auntie, are you satisfied now?"

Akane Kurisaka said nothing, put her lips to his ear, and bit it gently, "I want this."

"……Um?"

Kato Yusuke put down the digital pen. The itching and pain coming from his right ear made him a little uncomfortable, but not annoying. "What do you mean?"

Akane Kurisaka teased her earlobes provocatively and said in a seductive voice: "I want other copyrights for this work."

"oh……"

"can you give me?"

"Free for you?"

"You make a price and we can negotiate. Phew~"

The hot and humid breath blows into the ears, causing goosebumps to rise slightly on the skin.

"It's so dirty."

Kato Yusuke stretched out his hand to push her away, and wiped his wet ears with a tissue in disgust, without a smile.

"I don't plan to sell the rights for the time being, so I'm sorry."

"No need to talk?"

"No."

Akane Benisaka turned her chair, spread her legs and sat on his lap, and hugged his neck from the front.

"Then I'll take a step back and just want the animation copyright."

"Animation..."

"Let me set a price, uncle~"

"I can't open it, little girl~"

"...What if I dress up as a bunny girl and show it to you?"

"I will rely on my strong willpower to reject you decisively."

Akane Hongsaka narrowed her eyes and showed a pretentious and charming smile like an ancient courtesan, "Then, what if I am willing to tutor you in theoretical mechanics with your little teacher?"

"ah--!?"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but widen his eyes, his heart was pounding, and he swallowed hard, "Isn't it...little auntie is so hardworking?"

"Bah!" Akane Akane's face sank and she sneered, "Is this what you call strong willpower? You can't even hold on for three seconds?"

"...a manly man can bend and stretch."

"Ah."

Akane Benisaka first raised the corners of her lips sarcastically, then frowned and hesitated for a moment, then blushed and spat, holding his face in her hands.

"...If you are willing to sell me all the copyrights except the game, I can consider it."

The ambiguous breath flowed out, making the atmosphere charming.

Kato Yusuke was a little silent, "...This is just an unfinished work, and you are so optimistic about it? What if it doesn't sell well?"

"It's not easy to sell?"

As if he heard something extremely funny, Akane Benisaka sneered.

"Are you insulting my opinion? Or are you really that insecure? If it's the latter, just package up the entire project and sell it to me, and I'll help you solve your troubles."

"If I sell them all to you, what will I do?"

"It's up to you. You can idle around, I can support you, or you can travel around with your little girlfriends. Making money is too tiring, so let's leave it to my elder sister."

"Are you kidding?"

"What do you think~?"

"Don't you hate seeing people who waste their lives?"

"Being able to produce such a work is enough to satisfy my lifelong expectations for a creator, so I make an exception and allow you to retire early."

Akane Kurisaka said with a smile, her fingers that smelled of light perfume gently touched his lips, trying to penetrate them but failed.

Kato Yusuke grabbed her restless hand and asked, "Is that what you want?"

"Of course. Master, are you willing to give it to me~?"

"Well... I will give you the animation rights at most, but nothing else. I still have some goals that I haven't accomplished, and I don't want to retire so early."

Akane Benisaka thought about it carefully and felt that this was probably the biggest concession she could get, so she happily accepted it.

"Okay, animation copyright is animation copyright. How much do you plan to sell it for? Make a price."

"Then 100 million yen."

"Are you kidding!? What are you doing during the day..."

"——Plus give your little aunt your exclusive discount, zero discount."

"...??"

Akane Hongsaka's scowl froze on her face, and she roughly pulled his collar, "Zero discount? I'm talking to you about business and you're making fun of me?"

"No, I'm serious."

"What??"

Kato Yusuke shook his head and took her hand away, "Didn't you hear? I said if you want the rights to adapt the animation, you can take it. No money."

Akane Hongsaka couldn't help but was stunned and blurted out: "Why——?"

"About this." Kato Yusuke glanced at her, "Didn't my little aunt say before that she is mine? I will take care of you."

As soon as the words fell, the other party fell into silence.

Akane Benisaka was so surprised that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear, her eyes were a bit incredulous, as if she couldn't accept this reason, and she hesitated to speak and didn't know how to speak.

Finally, she stiffly turned her face to the side and cursed in a low voice: "...I'm really convinced. You're young and have a good tone, but you still take care of me... Is there something wrong with your head?"

Compared with usual, her deep voice seemed a bit erratic at the moment, and her cheeks were flushed with an unnatural blush.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but laugh when he saw her look.

As soon as he smiled, the other party became even more annoyed. He gave him a fierce look with murderous eyes, then reached out to pick up the coffee he put on the table and took a few sips to hide his embarrassment.

"It's rare for you to show such a side, little aunt."

"...Do you want to die?"

Faced with Yusuke Kato's reckless ridicule, Akane Kurisaka straightened her face and prepared to teach him a lesson.

When she was about to put down the coffee, her hand shook involuntarily, and the mug that fell out of her hand was pulled by gravity and fell. Fortunately, Kato Yusuke caught it with quick eyes and hands.

"...Akane?"

"Don't call me that!"

"No, now is not the time to worry about this, right? What's wrong with your hand?"

"Um……?"

Kato Yusuke put down the mug suspiciously, picked up her hand and observed it repeatedly.

"I remember the same thing when I was at your house last time. Is the state of your hand not right? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"I didn't feel any discomfort other than being taken advantage of by a shameless bastard."

"Seriously, do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?" Yusuke Kato asked with a frown.

"Which hospital should I go to?" Akane Hongsaka withdrew her hand and said disapprovingly: "I still have a lot of work on hand, and I don't have that time."

“The body is the most important thing, don’t put the cart before the horse.”

"What? It's just that I didn't hold the thing firmly. Why are you making such a fuss? My own body knows it well. If there is a problem, I will naturally notice it."

The young man frowned and said nothing, but Akane Kurisaka continued:

"Okay, don't worry about it. Let's get down to business. Are you really willing to give me the animation copyright of this work? Don't you regret it~?"

Kato Yusuke looked away from her hand and sighed: "...There is nothing to regret. If you are worried, we can sign the contract as before."

"OK."

Akane Kurisaka grinned and gently stroked his left cheek with her right hand, "Since you said so, I will accept it without mercy. It's not in vain that I hurt you little bastard~"

Kato Yusuke shook his head helplessly and said nothing.

After that, Akane Benisaka didn't stay with him for long, and walked away after saying "let's go".

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The next afternoon, the apartment here in Takadanobaba.

"I was rejected again..."

Serizawa Yu put her cell phone in her pocket in frustration, patted her cheek hard, put on a natural smile, then opened the door and entered the room.

"Xiaoxiang~ I'm back from shopping."

"Well, welcome back."

In the room, Shinjoka was leaning on the bean bag sofa, playing with her mobile phone, and responded lazily.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting. I bought the candy you like, Xiaoxiang, and there will be octopus sausage for dinner today~~~?"

"Thank you for your hard work."

"No, how is Miss Muzi doing over there?"

"That's it, neither good nor bad. The doctor who examined her just left, and she is resting now."

“That’s it~~~”

Serizawa Yu put the canvas bag filled with merchandise on the cupboard and began to sort out the things she bought.

"Then, Xiaoxiang, what are you doing now?"

"Work." Shinjoka replied without raising his head.

"...for Brother Yu?"

"Yeah."

"What exactly is it?"

"You don't understand even if I tell you."

"Hey~ How would I know if you didn't tell me?"

"It's nothing, just something about our school.

President, wasn’t the video of him singing posted online? Then there are some jealous people who are doing weird things in anonymous forums. I am looking for these people. "

"That's right..." Serizawa Yu nodded in understanding, "Then what should we do if we find those people?"

"Kill them?" Shintiao Xiang replied in a natural tone: "Just like we treat hazardous waste."

"Xiaoxiang, please be serious and don't joke about this kind of thing."

"Smiling to death, you really have no sense of humor. I mean let these jealous ghosts die socially."

"That kind of thing...how to do it?"

"Hmm~ Like this or that..."

Shinjoka said these two words casually, which frightened Serizawa Yuu.

"Wow! Xiaoxiang's mouth is full of bullying tactics, it's so scary!"

"What? Did you know my true nature on the first day?"

"But... Xiaoxiang has always been very good to me. Or rather, she seems to have taken too much care of me? She has never bullied me at all."

"Are you stupid? You are someone whom the president values, how could I bully you? I don't want to be disliked by the president."

"Is...is that so?"

"Yeah, what else?"

Shinjoka frowned when he said this, as if he thought of something unpleasant, and his eyes showed displeasure.

"Speaking of which... I really don't know what those young ladies are doing.

Each of them only cared about themselves and tried every possible means to capture the president. In the end, they didn't even notice that the president was videotaped. Don't you think it's useless? The president obviously doesn't like this. "

"..."

Serizawa looked at her roommate and couldn't help but bite her lip slightly, then lowered her head.

"...I'm sorry, Xiaoxiang, Brother Yu won't be coming this weekend either."

"..."

The movement of Shinjoka's hand stopped for a second, she lowered her eyes slightly, and said, "...That's it, I understand."

The girl's lazy face just now seemed to suddenly dim, and something in her eyes seemed to be extinguished, which made Serizawa Yu's nose ache slightly.

She gritted her teeth and promised in a firm tone: "Don't worry, Xiaoxiang, I will definitely help you reconcile with Brother You, absolutely!"

After saying that, he hugged the other person's neck.

Shinjoka pursed her lips and continued working.

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