A little while later...
We moved to a cafe near the station. It was quite uncomfortable to have a muscular caraman with Katsuragi-san, but it was a mont when the response of the dia to "The Empty Streets" beca palpable, considering that Uchimura-san's actions had reached even the broadcasting station.
Then, Gunpei spoke up.
"So, this person was responsible for Miyuki's voice in the ga..."
"It's Ishikawa Yuki. But do you not know ? You hosted the Dragon Emblem event back then, right?"
At that mont, Gunpei seed to recall the mories as he looked back and forth between Yuki and .
"Ah! Right, back then! The female user who took the cartridge from Junhyuk!!"
"It's been a while."
"Oh, yes! But, what's the relationship between Junhyuk and this guy?"
"Are you two dating?"
"Argh! This traitor!! He pretended all this ti that he didn't have a girlfriend!!"
Yuki's eyes sparkled as she looked at .
"Junhyuk doesn't pretend to not have a girlfriend from elsewhere!?"
Startled by Gunpei's words, I spat out the coffee I was drinking and shouted.
"Hey, what nonsense is this with no evidence? How many tis have I t you in a month?"
"Hehehe. I was just kidding because I envied you. You, this guy, pretending not to have a girlfriend all this ti!"
At Gunpei's playful words, Yuki, despite his praise, pouted and scolded Gunpei.
"I don't really like that kind of joke."
"I'm sorry. I've been busy lately and haven't been able to et you, but I thought we were quite close. Suddenly saying you have a girlfriend out of nowhere..."
Then, Katsuragi-san, who had been silently observing us, spoke up.
"I just wanted to do a brief interview, but I don't know why I'm here."
In a rather stern tone, she opened her mouth, and Gunpei murmured to .
"Isn't she a reporter from the broadcasting station? I saw her on TV last ti, and her personality is no joke... She'd even twist the neck of soone who didn't want to be interviewed..."
"Can she hear everything?"
"Eek!!"
... Carry on with your show. I put down my coffee and asked Gunpei.
"But Katsuragi-san is a reporter, so I understand, but what's your business here?"
"Oh, well... Actually, I t Uchimura-san once before. She suddenly appeared in the news, so I rushed over."
"You t Uchimura-san?"
What a coincidence.
"Recently, our editor-in-chief told to investigate the real streets of 'The Empty Streets,' so until a few days ago, I wandered around Tokyo as if I were possessed by it. Then, I t her. A gar who placed character portraits on the streets."
Katsuragi-san seed to be interested in what Gunpei said, so she asked him.
"Is that gar the one who accosted Uchimura-san earlier?"
"Yes, that's right. I happened to et her in Shinjuku while looking for her. Gars who place character portraits on the streets, I placed heroines' portraits on each street, and we had a conversation on every street. She rembered every conversation and location without missing a single detail. She said she couldn't go back to her normal life anymore and was crying in front of , saying it's too difficult... So, I suggested that she go on a trip if she can't forget it."
"What!? A trip?"
"Yeah, why not? It's a trip to help heal after a breakup. They call it a breakup trip, right? I thought it might make her feel better. I didn't really expect her to go, though."
... In the end, were you the cause of this commotion?
Upon hearing Gunpei's words, both Yuki and Katsuragi-san stared at him with cold glares.
"Why are you giving us those looks?"
"Do you want to explain without any evidence?"
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After the commotion had settled, Katsuragi-san conducted a brief interview with Yuki and then packed up her belongings.
"Uchimura-san's actions were actually connected to the advice of a magazine reporter. Isn't that interesting? Thanks to that, I got so good content for my article, and I enjoyed the coffee."
She smiled at us and wrapped her bag around her body with a cross.
As the bag strap passed over her chest, her chest seed exceptionally prominent.
Gunpei was shalessly staring at her chest, so I kicked his shin under the table.
"Eek~!!"
"Well done, Junhyuk! You took care of it for . Okay, I'm off now."
Gunpei, who had been petting her chest, suddenly opened his mouth and shouted as she left.
"Wait, do you mind having a al together if you have ti?"
"Huh? Oh, no. I have to hand over the shooting tape to the editing room by 8 o'clock, so I'm quite busy right now. Let's see if fate brings us together next ti."
The ice queen Katsuragi-san coolly shook hands and left the cafe with the caraman.
Gunpei, who was disappointed by her departure, dropped his head and sighed.
"I should have confidently asked for her contact."
"Oh, really? Yuki, can you give your contact?"
"I don't want to."
"Do you want to die?"
"In just a minute, I got scolded by two people."
To celebrate our rare eting, we moved to a different place for dinner and had so beer.
Of course, I brought my car, so I had to settle for non-alcoholic oolong tea.
Gunpei, who had a low alcohol tolerance, downed a 500cc beer and seed to be in a good mood, so he started talking about "The Empty Streets" that he had recently played.
"You know, this ga is unbelievably ruthless. I've been working in this industry since the appearance of family mbers, but I've never seen such a malicious ga. How can it not have a single happy ending among so many endings?"
"So, do you dislike it?"
"Well, on the contrary, the ga's unique characteristics are amazing. Especially, from the mont the protagonist starts getting sick, the character illustrations intentionally beco distorted. I initially thought the cartridge was defective. I really don't know whose idea that was. It's just mind-blowing."
Yuki, finding Gunpei's description interesting, looked at .
"What character did you play?"
"I played Setsuna. Her figure is amazing compared to other characters."
Gunpei had always been determined to bring the sexy sorceress to life during the Dragon Emblem event.
During Psych Battle, he preferred the character of the second stage boss, the Queen, and...
He was consistent, wasn't he?
"Gunpei-san seems to like sexy won."
"Of course. Oh, Yuki-san... Is it okay if I don't call you 'san'? You know, I'm younger than you."
"Then, I'll call you by your first na as well. I heard that in your country, you call soone older than you by their last na, and soone younger than you by their first na. I find that kind of system interesting."
"Does it suit you? Yuki?"
"Does it suit you? Gunpei?"
"Of course, it's perfect."
Oh, brother, I shouldn't be there when these two are together.
Thinking about it, my cell phone started ringing, and when I checked the screen, I saw a familiar na.
"I have a call from ho."
I picked up the call and put it to my ear.
"Junhyuk!"
As soon as I picked up, I heard a cheerful voice from the other end of the phone.
"Yuki?"
"No, I'm Erika. Yuki is also here."
"How do you know where I am?"
"The editor-in-chief at the station saw the tape and said she was going to send a reward to the person who helped with the shooting. Yuki said that it's hard for you to co all the way to the station, so I suggested coming to et you."
"Really? Wait a minute. I'll tell Gunpei."
"Of course!"
I put the phone down and looked at Gunpei and Yuki.
"I have to et Erika and my sister now. Will you two wait here? I don't know how long it will take."
"Erika? Junhyuk, is that the foreigner you always talked about?"
"Oh, did I tell you about her?"
"Yep, you did."
Erika was a foreigner I t through the gaming community. To be more precise, she's a person I t on a character blog.
From the ti of the blog post to the present, we've been friends for quite so ti.
So I was able to recognize her by voice, and I had no doubt that it was her.
"Anyway, please wait here. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, I went to the train station where Erika and Eunhae were waiting.
At the station, I saw Erika and my sister waiting in front of a familiar hamburger store.
Erika, with her blond hair and blue eyes, was like a foreign movie star.
As soon as she saw , she opened her arms wide and ran toward .
"Junhyuk!!"
"Whoa, whoa!"
She suddenly gave a bear hug.
I hadn't seen her in a long ti, so I was so surprised that I almost fell.
"Hey, Junhyuk, it's been a while!"
"Whoa, Erika. You almost broke my bones!"
While I was scolding Erika, Eunhae ca to us, but her face was stiff.
"Junhyuk, I don't think she's doing it because she's happy to see you."
"Why? Isn't that a loving bear hug?"
At Eunhae's words, Erika, who was hugging , said.
"Why are you doing this, Eunhae? Why do you have such a cold face? You should be happy to see , too."
"I should be, but why did you ask to co here? I thought you were going to the station."
I explained my situation to Erika and asked Eunhae for her understanding, and Eunhae finally smiled.
"You should have told that you were bringing Erika. I was worried because you didn't answer your phone."
I patted Eunhae on the head.
"Sorry. Next ti, I'll give you a call."
With that, I introduced Erika to my sister.
"Eunhae, this is Erika, the foreigner I've been friends with."
Erika bowed her head and smiled at Eunhae.
"It's nice to et you, Eunhae. I've heard a lot about you from Junhyuk."
"Oh, you too... Nice to et you."
Erika patted Eunhae's head.
"You're cute. It's no wonder Junhyuk likes you."
With that, Eunhae, who was bashful in the first place, blushed.
"Let's go eat."
We all entered the hamburger restaurant together.
As soon as we sat down at our table and began to order our food, my cell phone rang.
When I looked at the screen, I saw Yuki's na.
I pressed the answer button and put the phone to my ear.
"Where are you?"
Yuki's voice was urgent.
"I'm eting Erika and Eunhae now."
"Could you co to Uchimura-san's house? She's about to leave."
"Why is she leaving already?"
"Her brother ca to get her. He said there was sothing important to tell her."
The mont Yuki said that, my intuition told sothing was wrong.
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