456-Looked alive






 I thought it was a fine French restaurant, but it was a bit of an odd Chinese dish. The first dish, the pig's feet, was quite tasty, as it should be, but eating pig's feet with a knife and fork felt a little strange to me.
 If we're talking about a full course of Chinese food style, is the salad next?

That's kind of a full course.
'Yes. We didn't have an amuse-we started with hors d'oeuvres, so maybe a salad would be next?
"........Aoi-senpai, what is Amuse?
That's right. It's just like what they call 'sashidashi' in izakaya.
I don't know what to say in a tavern.

 Compared to Aoi-chan who seems to be used to it, Yona and I are quite noticeably lacking in knowledge. I mean, I'm glad that Aoi-chan is at this table.
 A brightly colored salad is brought in just at the right time, and we continue to talk while carrying it to our mouths.

''Yona-chan, a stickout is a dish that can be eaten in one bite, and it usually comes out before you order, like a service from the restaurant.
Wow, as expected of you, Kaijin-senpai is an adult!
''No, I'm not that familiar with it either... but Aoi, is it still soup after salad?''
'Yes, as long as it's a regular French one. You might get bread as well. After that, it depends on whether the plaque is just poisson or villand, or both. If it's just one, then I think the granite will come out first.
...I'm sorry, I have no idea.

 Just from Aoi's dialogue just now, there were about four words that I didn't know. Hmmm. Full course is a very high threshold.

''Pla means the main course. It's usually classified as a poisson.......fish dish and a villand.......meat dish. However, this varies considerably from restaurant to restaurant. In some cases, if the main course is a raw dish, it's an entree. And a granite is a mouthful of ice cream. It's served at different times depending on how many dishes you have on hand.
Nah, I see...
'But this restaurant is Chinese, so maybe instead of bread, they'll serve dim sum ... shumai or something like that. There is a possibility that they will serve that instead of bread. In that case, there may not be any granite.
'Ah, Aoi, that's great.......do you often eat full courses or something?'

 When I continued to ask Aoi, who was carefully explaining things to me, I continued to ask her questions... and the answers came back from elsewhere.

''Aoi-senpai is the daughter of the Kusunoki Group, you know~''
Hey, Yona-chan....
The Kusunoki Group... you know, the ones that sponsor a lot of TV shows and stuff?
It's just a slightly larger company.

 The Kusunoki Group is a company that even I know the name of. It's one of the largest companies in Japan, and it's supposed to be one of the largest companies in Japan, reaching out to a wide range of products from cosmetics and clothing to even IT-related products.
 I didn't expect Aoi-chan to be the daughter of one of those companies...as expected, I didn't come up with that idea just because they have the same last name.

''Youna-chan isn't a 'delegate's grandson' either.
Really?!
'No, no - ah, haha...'

 Aoi is a big business tycoon. Yona is the grandson of a politician ... high society.

You'll be able to find out more about this. It's a bit of a surprise since we were just ordinary office workers.
If you say that.......you're more awesome than me, aren't you, Kaito-san?
"Huh?
Because Kaito-san's girlfriend is the chairman of the world's largest company and royalty... it's a different world, but she's on a different level from us.
Hmm, now that I think about it, that's true.

 Black is the richest man in the world, Isis-san is also a millionaire with vast lands in the demon world, Lilia is the king's sister, even Zeke is the daughter of a former court mage, and Alice is the head of the world's largest intelligence organization. Yeah, my lovers were more than enough high society, too.

''I mean, Kaito-senpai's reaction.......it's kind of assertive, isn't it? Do you ever pull it off?
''Umm, hmm. I don't know if I'm going to pull out or something.......maybe Aoi is right, maybe I'm paralyzed because of the awfulness around me.......and, well, no matter what my family is, they're still my lovely juniors.
"...and...

 After hearing my words, they stared at me with some interest and then let out a smile.

I'm going to be able to say that I'm a good person.
'Well, I've known you for a long time, and I knew you would say that, Kaito-san.
'What? A long term relationship... it's only been about six months, you know?
'Unfortunately, I'm 'four and a half years'
What? What do you mean by that?

 The four years that Aoi-chan talks about are the years that she and I spent in the game.......as Shell and Hi-Vis, and it's no wonder that Yona doesn't know about it.
 However, if you convert those four years, Aoi-chan is certainly the longest acquaintance among the people here now.

''It's ... a secret.
'Oh, I'm curious! Senior Aoi, don't be mean and tell me!
Right? Mr. Shell?
'Oh, haha...'

 Aoi laughed at that and winked at me. Probably, she wants me to keep it a secret.
 But even so........Aoi-chan, you seem to be having a lot of fun.

 The actuality of this is the fact that it's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them. But after spending time with you like this, the impression of you has changed a lot. I'm not sure if it's the impressions that have changed, but Aoi's. You will be able to find a lot more than just a few of the most popular and popular items.