Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Ogiso Setsuna, dressed in her work uniform, heard the sound of the door opening behind her. She quickly held the tray to her chest, turned around, and gave a slightly stiff but very polite bow, bending slightly at the waist, while asking with a smile.

"Hello, how many…"

Halfway through her sentence, Ogiso Setsuna saw the face of the customer and couldn't help but pause, saying with a hint of surprise.

"Eh? Yozora-kun?"

"Hello, Ogiso-san."

Yozora smiled and nodded as a greeting, then went straight to the point.

"Join a band with me and Toma-san!"

"Eh?"

Ogiso Setsuna was stunned, which was understandable.

After all, the last time, also the first time, she had spoken with Yozora and Touma Kazusa was just four days ago, a few words in the practice room. Including the self-introduction, the whole process didn't even last two minutes.

Their relationship could only be described as acquaintances, not even familiar.

Now Yozora suddenly appeared at her workplace and asked her to form a band?

Ogiso Setsuna couldn't quite follow his train of thought.

Just then, the door to the kitchen suddenly opened.

Takanashi Touka, wearing a chef's uniform, with a slender and well-proportioned figure and a beautiful face, walked over quickly, tapping an stainless steel rice paddle on her shoulder.

If the rice paddle in her hand were replaced with a broadsword or a battle-axe, her posture would be just like a bandit about to rob someone.

"Again?"

Takanashi Touka walked directly to Yozora, her beautiful red eyes carrying a hint of inscrutable expression, her voice devoid of emotion, only speaking faintly.

"Did you come to freeload again? Or did you want to see me? Never mind, it doesn't matter, sit down first, tell me what you want to eat, it's on me."

Yozora shook his head, maintaining his smile.

"I came to see Ogiso-san."

"Hmm? Ogiso?"

Takanashi Touka glanced at Ogiso Setsuna beside her, who gave an awkward smile.

"Oh, right, she's a first-year student at Soubu High School, just like you."

Takanashi Touka waved the stainless steel rice paddle in her hand, saying expressionlessly.

"That's my misunderstanding, if you want to eat here, just give your order to her."

After speaking, Takanashi Touka turned around and re-entered the kitchen.

Although she concealed it very well, Ogiso Setsuna still noticed a hint of embarrassment and disappointment in the eyes of the head chef.

It was indeed a bit embarrassing.

Rushing out of the kitchen in a hurry, saying a lot, only to find out that Yozora didn't come to see her.

Who wouldn't be embarrassed by that?

It had a kind of beauty of being self-indulgent.

"Um… Yozora-kun."

Ogiso Setsuna maintained her gentle smile, speaking carefully.

"Forming a band… let's forget about that, but I hope that I can become friends with you and Touma-san."

"What an unreasonable request!"

Yozora frowned slightly, saying with great dissatisfaction.

"You actually think that I would have a simple female friend? You're defiling my title as the God of Harems!"

Ogiso Setsuna was first stunned, then couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.

"Yozora-kun, you really are as rumored, a person without any airs."

Ogiso Setsuna was truly a gentle angel.

She was one of the very few students in Soubu High School who didn't have any prejudice or negative impressions of Yozora.

Ogiso Setsuna's mind was like a file with automatic replacement of sensitive words.

Yozora beating up boys from other classes in the hallway: As the top scorer in the mock exams, he doesn't have any airs and gets along well with his classmates.

Touma Kazusa always looking at others with that sharp gaze: Touma-san is very shy and not good at communicating with others, but she is essentially a good person.

The Overload Club occupying the best activity room in the school is an undisguised privileged class, and it's unknown what they do in the activity room every day: The atmosphere inside the club is extremely good, no members have ever quit, and there have been no reports of disputes between members.

In short, in Ogiso Setsuna's eyes, Yozora, Touma, and all the members of the Overload Club, even if they have some problems with their personalities, are definitely good people.

"You're working?"

"Yes."

Ogiso Setsuna nodded with a smile.

"Originally, I wasn't working at this Western restaurant, but now that school has started, the working hours at this place are very suitable, the pay is also very high, and despite what Takanashi-san looks like, actually she…"

"I know her too well."

Yozora said this first, then chose a table and sat down.

"Since you're working, I can't let you slack off openly, let's order first."

"Yozora-kun, are you really going to eat?"

Ogiso Setsuna was first stunned, then bent down and leaned close to Yozora, covering her mouth and lowering her voice.

"This restaurant is very expensive… If you want to talk to me about something, I can give you my contact information, there's no need for this."

"I'm really hungry."

Although Yozora said this, Ogiso Setsuna believed that he was only considering that she was working and was afraid of being criticized or gossiped about by other colleagues, so he sat down to order.

After all, a restaurant of this level was not something that ordinary high school students could afford.

"Any recommendations?"

Hearing Yozora's question, Ogiso Setsuna hesitated for a moment, but finally revealed a smile, saying softly.

"Then how about… you have our restaurant's single set meal? It's very delicious."

"Okay, that's what I'll have."

"Okay."

Ogiso Setsuna smiled and noted down Yozora's order request, then first sent the order to the kitchen, and then glanced at the restaurant, seeing that there didn't seem to be anything she needed to do, she returned to Yozora's table.

"Yozora-kun, about what you just said… about forming a band… are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious."

Yozora nodded and smiled.

"You want to be friends with me and Kazusa, right?"

"Yes."

"But, Kazusa and I are in the same class and also in the same club. You're not a student in Class A, nor are you a member of the Overload Club. There's no connection between us. Under these circumstances, it's really difficult to cultivate friendship."

Before Ogiso Setsuna could reply, Yozora added meaningfully.

"Of course, the premise is that the friendship you're talking about isn't the kind of hypocritical friendship where you act very friendly when you meet, but in reality, you don't understand each other at all and it's completely meaningless. If that's the case, you're not suitable for associating with me and Kazusa."

"Of course not!"

Hearing Yozora's words, Ogiso Setsuna suddenly became somewhat inexplicably excited, as if recalling something, a complex look appearing in her brown eyes.

"I… I really want to become true friends with you…"

"Then let's form a band! Let's play 'Haruhi'… never mind, let's not play that."

"But…"

Ogiso Setsuna was still a little hesitant, and after being silent for a while, she spoke.

"Yozora-kun, after you finish eating, I should be off work. Can you come with me to a place later?"

"Sure, as long as it's not a love hotel."

"Wh-What are you talking about, it's not that kind of place, just… just go and you'll know!"

Ogiso Setsuna's face turned slightly red, and she turned and ran away.

… …

Half an hour later.

Ogiso Setsuna hid in a secluded corner of the restaurant, poking her head out, carefully observing Yozora sitting there eating.

"Setsuna."

A beautiful woman, also wearing an employee uniform and with a pretty face, secretly walked over from the side and patted Ogiso Setsuna's shoulder.

The latter was startled, almost unable to help but exclaim. After turning her head and seeing clearly, she breathed a sigh of relief, complaining.

"So it's Okudera-senpai, you startled me by sneaking up like that."

"I didn't sneak up."

Okudera Miki smiled, saying meaningfully.

"You were so engrossed in watching that handsome young man that you didn't notice me, right? Boyfriend?"

"It's not like that…"

Ogiso Setsuna's pretty face blushed slightly, whispering.

"Just a friend from the same school… a classmate."

"Oh? Really? Then why are you staring at him all the time?"

"I… I want to wait until he's almost finished eating, and if he doesn't order more… I'll go settle the bill first."

"Eh?"

Okudera Miki was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"Although it's a single set meal, you know the price of the dishes in our restaurant. If you settle the bill, your wages for the week will be for nothing. You still say he's not your boyfriend?"

"That's not the reason…"

Ogiso Setsuna had a sweet smile on her face, like an angel.

"He came to see me after all, and besides, he's a classmate from the same school. He came all the way here, I should treat him to a meal."

"Oh, you really are…"

Okudera Miki sighed helplessly, reached out and pinched Ogiso Setsuna's cheek, saying earnestly.

"You're so kind and gentle, you'll easily suffer losses in the future."

Ogiso Setsuna only smiled and didn't reply.

Seeing that Yozora was about to finish eating, she quietly ran to the cashier counter and lowered her voice to the colleague in charge of the cashier today.

"I'll settle the bill for that table."

"That table?"

"That one, that one."

Seeing the direction Ogiso Setsuna was pointing, the staff member behind the cashier counter smiled.

"Oh, that table, Takanashi-san has already settled it."

"Chef Takanashi has already settled it?"

This sudden unexpected news completely stumped Ogiso Setsuna.

Thinking back carefully, Takanashi Touka did say that she would pay for Yozora when she came out of the kitchen earlier.

The problem is…

At that time, Takanashi Touka, didn't she say those words because she thought Yozora had come to see her specifically?