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“I…” Sanemi was a little speechless. He took out the few small notes that Yayoi had given him from his pocket, unfolded them one by one, and responded verbally.

"It's alright, not too boring."

"I'm listening, but there are some things I can't advise on; I can only listen to what they think."

As Yayoi listened, seeing that Sanemi was about to unfold the third note, she frowned and said, "Sanemi Shinazugawa, are you crazy?"

"What's the point of replying now if you didn't reply then?"

Sanemi remained silent, clutching the few slips of paper in his hand, letting Yayoi vent his emotions.

"So... can we grab something to grab together?"

"What to eat?"

"Beef hot pot~" Kuang Jin squatted down just like his clumsy junior brother, vividly describing the deliciousness to Yayoi.

"Exquisite Wagyu beef, and tofu soaked in broth, piping hot as you put it in your mouth... your tongue will be completely overwhelmed by this deliciousness, and you won't be able to eat anything else at all~"

"It got numb from being so hot." Yayoi knew how to get to the point, and her words made it difficult for Kuang Jin to continue describing how delicious the beef hot pot was.

"Then... Yayoi, will you go?" Sanemi asked.

Looking around and finding no more suitable spot, Yayoi, just like last year, chose to throw the peach pit under the tree in the yard.

I stood up and patted my legs, which were a little numb from sitting for so long.

"Go ahead, I don't have anything else to do anyway."

Chapter 80 That beef hot pot must be absolutely delicious

Following Kuang Jin, they left the headquarters and arrived at an unfamiliar small town.

"You came all this way to eat?" Yayoi looked left and right, taking in her surroundings.

It's a very quiet town; the population doesn't seem to be much larger than that of the villages.

"Yes, the beef hot pot here is absolutely delicious. Yayoi, you definitely won't regret coming here."

“Ha,” Yayoi sneered, “I regret it now.”

"You must be out of your mind to agree to come eat with you guys. After walking such a long way, can the food even cover the energy you've burned?"

My stomach had been growling loudly for a long time, and all I'd eaten all day was that peach Sabito gave me.

I should have eaten more than half an hour ago, and I regret it! I regret it so much!

Hungry, Yayoi wanted to show the world even the slightest kindness.

Kuang Jin didn't stop walking. He turned around and smiled to soothe Yayoi's little mood, "Oh well~ we can just eat more later. Anyway, it's Sanemi's treat."

"Hmm? You struck it rich?" Yayoi turned to look at Sanemi, who was walking beside her.

“No,” Sanemi explained, “it was Kōkin and I who made a bet that I would treat the first person to become a pillar to a beef hot pot meal.”

"Oh..." Yayoi was just asking casually. Sanemi could invite whomever she wanted, and she couldn't be bothered to care.

Anyway, as long as Sanemi doesn't lose his mind, it's fine to save that heartless Ubuyashiki money.

It's a job that requires a lot of hard work, so why not spend the wages?

"That's not right." Yayoi suddenly realized something. "Didn't you two become Pillars at the same time? Why was it you who invited him?"

“Yeah, yeah,” Kuang Jin snapped his fingers, “So, Sanemi treats me once, and I treat Sanemi once~”

If you want to eat beef hot pot for two meals, just say so, OK?

Yayoi silently rolled her eyes in her mind and didn't say anything.

We've come this far already, wouldn't giving up now mean we've wasted the first half of the journey? I'm going to see just how delicious this beef hot pot really is!

"How much further?" Yayoi asked in a muffled voice.

"Soon, soon," Kuang Jin replied with a smile without turning his head.

Another half hour later.

"How much further?!" Yayoi was on the verge of collapse.

She admits to being lazy and indulging in a life of luxury, but... Yayoi doesn't consider herself the kind of person who prioritizes gluttony.

Yayoi would never do it if she were asked to walk an hour or two to eat something special.

"Almost there, almost there~" Yayoi had heard Kuang Jin say "almost there" four times already, and she had no intention of believing this guy who never told the truth anymore.

Stopping in their tracks, she grabbed Sanemi's haori. "Come on, tell me! How much further is it?!"

Sanemi looked around at the surrounding buildings, estimated the distance, and said, "It'll be soon."

Several tic-tac-toe symbols appeared above Yayoi's head. She released her haori, placed her hand directly on Sanemi's waist, and twisted it.

"Hiss—" Sanemi gasped.

Speak like a human.

"There are about five or six minutes left."

"Row."

The number of shops on both sides of the road is decreasing, and the road is getting narrower and narrower.

You can only see a shop with a sign from a great distance away.

"This...this is a residential area, right?" Yayoi asked uncertainly.

"Yes, we're here, this is it."

Kuang Jin stood at the entrance of an unremarkable house.

"here?"

"hold head high."

Dude, this place doesn't look like a place to eat at all!

Kuang Jin was completely unaffected by the resentment emanating from Yayoi and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Grandma Akiyama, I'm here again~"

"Oh~ it's Xiao Kuang Jin..."

The response came after a long pause, and it sounded like it came from a toothless old woman.

After waiting for quite a while, the door was finally opened from the inside.

An old woman with a hunched back appeared at the door, leaning on a cane and swaying with each step.

"Long time no see, Kuroko. I didn't expect that your hair has turned white after so long..." Granny Akiyama looked at Sanemi, who looked embarrassed, with a loving expression.

"Grandma, I am Sanemi."

"Sanemi..." Granny Akiyama leaned on her cane, repeating the name over and over, "I don't remember... Kuang Jin, you changed your name?"

"Grandma! I am Kuang Jin!" Kuang Jin squeezed in front of Shimi, bent down and waved to Grandma Akiyama.

After taking a closer look at Kuang Jin's face, a clear light flashed in Granny Qiushan's eyes. "Oh, it's you, little Kuang Jin."

"Who are these two...?"

Kuang Jin pointed to Shimi on the right, "This is Shimi. I've brought him here a few times before, don't you remember, Grandma?"

"I'm getting old, and my memory isn't what it used to be," Granny Akiyama said apologetically to Sanemi. "But next time you come, I'll try my best to remember you."

“Okay, sure,” Sanemi replied.

Sanemi didn't really expect Granny Akiyama to remember him; she had heard that phrase at least six times already.

"As for the other one, she is..." Kuang Jin was about to introduce Yayoi on the left to Granny Qiushan when he found that there was no one on the left.

"Huh?! Where's Yayoi?"

"Stop introducing yourself! Let me eat first! I'm starving!" Yayoi's complaints came clearly from inside the house.

Grandma Akiyama, leaning shakily on her cane, turned around, squinted at Yayoi sitting at the only table in the room, and asked:

"Who are you, and what are you doing in my house?"

"Your place?" Yayoi, who was pouring herself water from the kettle, paused for a moment and looked at Kuang Jin suspiciously. "This isn't a restaurant, is it?"

"Uh... it really is a place to eat, it's just not a restaurant~" Kuang Jin scratched his head a little guiltily.

"But no, no!" Before Yayoi could explode, Kuang Jin assured her, "Grandma Akiyama's beef hot pot is absolutely delicious! It's definitely as good as any restaurant outside."

"Mother-in-law! I'm going to buy some ingredients. Could you cook us a delicious Japanese meal later?"

"Of course, little Kuangjin." Granny Akiyama smiled kindly at Shimizu.

"Grandma, I am Sanemi."

"Huh? When did you change your name, Kuang Jin?" Granny Qiushan switched back to the original conversation.

Sanemi remained silent, and Kuang Jin did not continue to correct Granny Akiyama.

"Sanemi, you and Yayoi stay here and talk to Granny Akiyama. I'll be back soon."

"Row."

After Kuang Jin left, Shimi automatically became a "Kuang Jin" with white hair.

Grandma Akiyama took Sanemi's hand and led her back into the house, patting Sanemi's hand tenderly with each stroke.

"Oh, Kuang Jin, you've been working so hard lately, you shouldn't come to visit this old woman so often~"

Have you been eating and sleeping well lately?

"Look at you, you've lost weight."

Yayoi drank the tea in her cup and rested.

Kuang Jin and this Granny Qiushan must have a special relationship.

But... it doesn't seem like a grandfather and grandson relationship; the age and surname don't match.

Before long, Kuang Jin returned carrying large and small bags and went to the kitchen with Grandma Qiushan to busy themselves, leaving only Yayoi and Sanemi sitting at the table.

"So, who exactly is this Granny Akiyama?"