This restaurant was originally arranged by Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. After Ayanokoji arrived, someone quickly came to serve the dishes.
Sichuan Pepper Roasted Sawara, Crispy Roasted Pork, Florentine Steak, Roman Devil Chicken, Naples Roasted Lobster, Bari Soft-shelled Turtle, Osso Buco, Zama Green Salad…
Although more than a dozen dishes were served, there was no need to worry about waste.
It seemed the kitchen had received instructions; the portion of each dish was not large, which greatly stimulated Saotome's appetite. She ate with great satisfaction, and as soon as she finished tasting one delicious dish, she could move on to another before getting tired of it.
With the delicious food as a backdrop, the two ate and chatted, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
During the conversation, Saotome casually asked Ayanokoji what had happened between him and Kurume after he left the banquet hall last night.
She had seen Kurume leave with Ayanokoji with her own eyes yesterday. He said he was late because he overslept. Could it be that he and Kurume…
"Kurume?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka chuckled and shook his head, "Although she wanted to drag me to a hotel, I refused and even sent her away."
"Really?"
Saotome was very surprised.
Girls with Kurume's "spicy girl" personality should be quite popular with boys, right? Why would Ayanokoji refuse?
"Because I had a more important guest, so I could only let her leave first."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't dwell on the topic. Seeing that Saotome had almost finished eating, he smiled and asked Saotome, "What do you think of this restaurant?"
"The taste is very good… However, I feel it's quite similar to the school cafeteria," Saotome pondered and said.
She wasn't being sarcastic; it was a compliment.
From birth until now, Hyakkaou Private Academy's cafeteria was the best restaurant she had ever been to; it was both cheap and delicious.
In this school where gambling was rampant, only the school cafeteria could give her a little bit of happiness.
"Because the head chef here is also a graduate of Far Moon Institute. I came to this restaurant after listening to that red-haired master."
Ayanokoji smiled and said, "According to him, the head chef of this restaurant is amazing. As long as someone has cooked a dish in front of him, he can completely reproduce it and add his own innovations."
"That sounds amazing…"
Saotome Meari sighed, feeling the timing was right. She carefully probed, "Ayanokoji, um… are you going to spend the night with Hanatemari tonight?"
"Yes," Ayanokoji nodded, "I didn't expect Hanatemari to choose me."
"Ayanokoji, what do you think of Hanatemari…?"
"She's very beautiful, her body is very soft, her voice is also very pleasant, and although she doesn't understand some things, she's brave enough to try and willing to cooperate…" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka recalled.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand?" Saotome was confused, completely unable to comprehend what Ayanokoji was saying.
"Nothing, just disregard what I said." Ayanokoji smiled and shook his head.
Although she didn't understand what Ayanokoji was saying, Saotome could tell he was praising Hanatemari, indicating that Ayanokoji had a good impression of her.
"Then… can you not spend the night with her?" Saotome had paved the way for a while, and she finally stated her purpose.
Yesterday, she had promised Hanatemari that she would speak well for her and wouldn't let her spend the night with Ayanokoji.
"…" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't answer, merely giving her a meaningful look.
Saotome nervously began to explain, "What I mean is not that you should get nothing. I will return the equivalent amount of money that the overnight stay right would have deducted.
A total of one point eight million. Just give me some time, and I will definitely return it to you with interest…"
After Saotome finished speaking, she looked at Ayanokoji uneasily, hoping he would agree.
Although she had given Hanatemari her word, saying she could definitely persuade Ayanokoji.
In reality, she herself wasn't sure.
After all, Hanatemari was a young girl in the prime of her youth. It was a rare opportunity to spend a night with her. Any boy would not give it up, right? Even if Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was easy to talk to, he probably couldn't be an exception.
As soon as she said this, he would definitely be angry, right…
Saotome lowered her head, waiting awkwardly for Ayanokoji to speak.
Although the waiting time was short, it felt exceptionally long to Saotome Meari.
Ayanokoji was silent for a moment before speaking, "Saotome, I don't lack this money. Save your efforts trying to trade with money."
Saotome's eyes dimmed.
Ayanokoji paused and then said, "However… I want to ask you a question. As long as your answer satisfies me, I'm not saying I can't agree."
"What question?" Saotome suddenly looked up, her eyes once again filled with light.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka gazed into her eyes and asked, "Saotome, you believe that your own right to spend the night cannot be priced, so why do you think you can buy Hanatemari's right to spend the night for only one point eight million?"
"Because Ayanokoji, you are a good person, and we are friends…" Saotome lowered her head, her words very weak.
"Good person? Should a good person be pointed at with a gun?"
Ayanokoji sneered, "Just because the person she lost to is me, and I'm very familiar with you? If she lost to Tanaka, or to someone else, would you still think about exchanging money for her? When you gambled your own body, why didn't you think about discussing it with me?"
"I…!" Saotome suddenly looked up, about to explain, but she was speechless.
Yes…
She couldn't price her own right to spend the night, so why did she think she could exchange Hanatemari's for one point eight million?
Just because Ayanokoji was easy to talk to? If she had lost to someone else, would she still ask this way?
If she had lost to Tanaka Yuzuna, when facing that chubby young master, could she still have said such words?
Would she just have to accept the outcome, at most comforting Hanatemari a few times afterward…
This was something they had voluntarily put on the gambling table, so why would she think Ayanokoji would agree to her request?
Seeing Saotome Meari so dejected that she couldn't lift her head, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's tone softened.
"Saotome, I no longer hope to stop you from gambling, but I hope you can understand one thing."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked at Saotome Meari, his gaze very serious.
"Everyone should be responsible for their own choices. Things lost at the gambling table cannot be taken back. Even if they are taken back, they will never be the same as they were originally."
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