Tokyo landlord: why is the panties of the lady next door in my house?!

"It's a couple's challenge event, sir."

The waitress repeated her answer with patience,

"I believe, if the two of you participate, you will definitely succeed in completing it."

"Uh... okay, we'll think about it."

Haruka Yuzan chuckled; he had never imagined that the event would be a couple's challenge.

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"I'll have a cappuccino, thank you."

Chiba Shimizu's reaction was still indifferent, not a ripple on her youthful and pretty face. After ordering a coffee for herself, she handed the menu back to the waitress.

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Hey, hey, hey, you're reacting this indifferently to a couple's event? Didn't you just say that there's nothing between us?

"Chiba, you..."

Before the boy could finish his sentence, Chiba Shimizu looked up and added,

"Aren't you ordering?"

In the young lady's eyes, he couldn't see the emotion he was hoping for. Seeing this, Haruka Yuzan also sighed helplessly and ordered an orange juice for himself.

"All right, please wait a moment."

The waitress seemed very happy after seeing the two of them, took the menus, and walked away, murmuring as she left,

"With such good looks, you really might win in the end!"

...

The drinks arrived quickly, and Haruka Yuzan idly stirred the ice in his orange juice, asking nonchalantly,

"Have you been here before, Chiba-san?"

"Yes, I've come here quite often before."

Chiba Shimizu nodded, her coffee was unsweetened and without milk, just the original bitter flavor that suited the young lady well...

The interior was elegantly simple, granting a clear and refreshing feeling the moment you walked in. The café wasn't very large, but there was indeed a small stage in the central area. According to the waitress, there used to be a piano there, but it was cleared out for today's couple's event to serve as a temporary stage.

The surroundings were adorned with simple pink hearts, making the café feel extra warm,

Perhaps because of today's event, nearly every table was filled, a man and a woman... and two girls?

The pairing that wasn't a man and a woman made that table stand out, but no one commented on it; maybe they were just there to enjoy a simple coffee.

"This place is quite nice," Haruka Yuzan smiled and said.

"Yes, so it was the first place I thought of," Chiba Shimizu replied coolly.

"Chiba-san, you didn't know there would be an event today, did you?"

"I didn't know."

The girl looked out the window and shook her head, clearly not concerned about the event, "It's just a marketing strategy of some coffee shops, worth learning a thing or two from."

Indeed, if the cold young lady knew there was an event today, how could she possibly bring Haruka here—it was a silly and dumb question of his,

For some reason, he always felt overshadowed in front of Chiba Shimizu, as if all his skills had been dispelled by the purifying beauty...

Sitting in a quiet corner by the window of the café, where no one disturbed them, Haruka Yuzan couldn't help but focus on the young lady,

"Indeed, there's a lot to learn here."

Chiba Shimizu took a sip of her coffee without responding.

Clear eyes, a fair complexion, and a white blouse puffed out with a perfectly tied bowtie.

The sheer presence of the clean and tidy beauty was enough to offer a purification from the depths of one's soul.

"Ah, it's just a shame we're not a couple; otherwise participating in the event and experiencing it firsthand would probably make future events even better," Haruka Yuzan shrugged and said somewhat helplessly.

If he had come with Sister Reiko, Misaki, or Otome today, he could have experienced the couple's event. Unfortunately, today's companion was a perfect beauty whose affection was not yet fully won over.

To his surprise, this time, the young lady actually gave her own response.

"It's not a pity."

"Hm?"

Chiba Shimizu raised her head, ran her fingers through her hair, and looked at Haruka Yuzan with a hint of a teasing smile in her eyes,

"After all, all of this is just pretend..."

"Are you... sure?"

Haruka Yuzan glanced uncertainly at the girl, whose clear eyes reflected only the figure of a boy.

"If we win first place, we can make a request and then go meet with the manager or store owner to ask about their management experience," Chiba Shimizu said seriously.

A very rational and thoughtful plan, even now, the young lady still had the shop's matters in mind,

Such earnest efforts were embarrassingly overshadowed!!!

"But..."

The truth was, Haruka wanted to say that there would definitely be some close physical contact during the event, but then he thought that if the young lady wasn't worried about such things, why should he be concerned?

"What's the matter, classmate Haruka, you don't have confidence in yourself?" Chiba Shimizu looked at the boy, her gaze full of confidence and playfulness.

Perhaps because they had broken through some barriers that night, now, her usually cold face showed many more intriguing expressions.

Of course... this was all limited to when she was with Haruka Yuzan. In front of others, she remained the unapproachable Gao Ling Zhi Hua.