Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

Perhaps in a few years, when they all change into suits and uniforms, this youthful vitality will be almost exhausted.

After glancing at them, Ginjō turned his gaze back to Utsunomiya Maria and Shimazu Mai who were sitting opposite him.

"Sister Tomoko, is there anything you need?"

"Tomoko-sister? Is that Mrs. Matsumoto's name?"

"Yes, Matsumoto Tomoko. She is very kind, so everyone is used to calling her that."

"I see. I also think Mrs. Matsumoto is very gentle when she speaks. She is not like the sarcastic landlords that people complain about on the Internet."

"Huh? Mrs. Matsumoto is going to hold a "welcome party" for us?!"

After opening LINE and seeing the content of the message sent by Matsumoto Tomoko, Maria Utsunomiya screamed in surprise.

"Mai, what did you receive?"

She turned her head and stretched her neck to get close to Shimazu Mai's cell phone screen.

"My content is exactly the same as Maria's. It should be sent to both of us by Mrs. Matsumoto."

Shimazu Mai handed the phone directly to Utsunomiya Maria.

The LINE message sent by Matsumoto Tomoko was basically asking for their opinions. If they were willing, the landlord's wife would like to hold a "welcome party for newcomers to the apartment" for them.

On the one hand, it is to introduce them to everyone, after all, we will be neighbors in the future.

On the other hand, we can also take this opportunity to organize a large-scale social gathering in the apartment to enhance the relationship between neighbors.

Maria Utsunomiya compared the two people's mobile phones and found that the contents were exactly the same.

"Welcome Party? That's great. I didn't have this kind of treatment when I was a kid."

After figuring out the situation, Ginjo Sousuke sat back in his seat and took a sip of cold beer.

"Haha, that must be because Mrs. Matsumoto values ​​us more, Mai, what do you think? She must agree, right?"

With Matsumoto Tomoko and Ginjo as the foreshadowing, Utsunomiya Maria has a strong liking for the new apartment she has moved into, and she believes that the other neighbors are also easy to get along with.

"Yeah, of course. I also want to have good relations with my future neighbors."

The corners of Shimazu Mai's mouth rose inadvertently. As expected, after arriving at such a lively place, the inexplicable loneliness she had just felt in the empty house had been mostly dispelled.

"Great! Hooray! I'll reply to Mrs. Matsumoto then."

"Yeah, I want to thank her too."

The two nodded to each other and started clicking on the screen.

If it was Ginjo, two or three words would probably do the trick, but women's messages are always filled with too many pleasantries, words of thanks, and emoticons that they think are cute.

At this time, the dishes they ordered were delivered one after another.

Fried chicken, fried tofu, grilled cuttlefish, grilled chicken skewers, tamagoyaki, salted edamame and pickled cabbage...

Almost every dish here is a classic izakaya dish, and paired with ice-cold and delicious beer, it is simply the ultimate enjoyment in summer.

When the two girls looked up, the table was already full of food.

"Wow, it looks delicious. My mouth is watering."

"What are you waiting for? Let's get started."

The three of them put their hands together and started using their chopsticks.

"By the way, Sousuke, please tell us what kind of people the tenants in this apartment are."

Utsunomiya Maria picked up the store's signature fried chicken and put it in her mouth, then blew air on it because it was too hot.

Shimazu Mai was not as anxious as her. She casually peeled an edamame and waited to listen to Ginjo's story.

"Let me think about it. In addition to Sister Tomoko and her daughter Sachiko, there are also a pair of twin college sisters and an office lady living on the third floor."

"As for Miss Mochizuki in Room 202, who is sandwiched between you two, she is also a salaryman."

"These are all I know. I rarely meet the other two families, so I don't know them that well."

"But everyone gets along well. I go to their rooms from time to time."

As Ginjo Sousuke said this, he picked up the extra mentaiko omelet that the store gave away, but unfortunately, his chopsticks slipped and the omelet fell on the table.

Just as he was about to pick it up and eat it, Utsunomiya Maria on the opposite side said, "Don't eat food that has fallen," and blocked his outstretched hand, and quickly wiped the omelet with a tissue.

Having lost his food, Ginjo sighed and had to pick up another piece.

Isn't it said that if food dropped on the table is eaten within five seconds, it's fine? I see that this saying is not popular everywhere.

"Just sit there? I don't think it's that simple. There are women in the entire apartment. Wouldn't Sosuke be dazzled?"

Utsunomiya Maria raised her eyebrows and looked at Ginjō with a smirk, as if she wanted to expose his secret.

However, it is normal for her to think this way, and judging from the results, it is really no different from what she guessed.

At first, Ginjo Sosuke did go to their room to "sit", but after a while, it naturally developed into "doing it".

It is like having three thousand beauties in the harem. Even if a pure young man takes a walk in there, it is difficult for him to stay away from being touched by any of the beauties.

Besides, Yin Cheng himself has little to do with purity. In a bachelor apartment filled with so many beautiful women, he would be unworthy of his passion if he didn't turn them upside down.

"Hehe, you are such a gossiper. Didn't I go to your place yesterday? Did you see that I was dazzled?"

Ginjo Sousuke wanted to refute her by giving a counterexample, but as soon as he said it, he remembered that his hand slipped and touched the wrong place yesterday.

Well, this time the boomerang is about to hit my head.

He put down the chopsticks in his hand and waited for Utsunomiya Maria to execute him in person.

"Haha, I was just kidding. Don't take it so seriously. Since you helped me move yesterday, I'll let you off this time."

Maria Utsunomiya, contrary to her usual behavior, did not take this opportunity to tease Ginjō.

Maybe because Shimazu Mai was also present, she didn't want to make the matter public so quickly.

She looked at Yincheng and smiled, her thick eyes seemed to hint at something.

"Hey, Mai, say something too."

Listening carefully to the conversation between the two people, Shimazu Mai hardly said a word except for occasionally eating some dishes. She held the beer glass in both hands like a little animal and drank her medium cup of draft beer silently.

"That...hiccup!"

When she came to her senses, she had already drunk only a small sip of beer in the glass, and there was still white beer foam on her lips.

Didn't she say she didn't drink much? She was so small, but she drank so fast.

"Sorry for the hiccups, but I think Sousuke just meant that the relationship between him and his neighbors is pretty good, and it's not as complicated as Maria thinks."

It seems that the innocence that Ginjō lost has been transferred to Shimazu Mai. Her words are not to excuse Ginjō, but she really thinks so.

"Yeah, that's what I said. Mai still understands me. Come on, let's have a drink."

Girls like this are rare nowadays. Yincheng followed her words to clear himself and raised the wine glass in front of him.

"Ah, ok, cheers~"

Shimazu Mai felt flattered and carefully placed her wine glass on top of Ginjō's glass.

"Really? How can you toast without making any sound? Let me teach you how to toast, Mai!"

Maria Utsunomiya raised her glass heroically, made a manly sound, and toasted with her for the second time that day.

In an instant, her cup was empty, and Shimazu Mai also elegantly raised her little finger and finished her cup.

"Excuse me, waitress, I need another drink here! How about you two? Don't you want to drink anymore?"

Maria Utsunomiya raised her right hand to greet the clerk, and also asked the other two people.

"Burp... Of course I have to drink. This is just the beginning. I want another drink too!"

Ginjo Sousuke drank the rest of his beer happily and piled the cups on the edge of the table.

"Well... I'll have another drink..."

In this atmosphere, it was difficult for Shimazu Mai to reject the enthusiasm of the two people.

Ask the waiter to take away the empty cups, and wait until a new round of beer is served, then everyone clinks glasses and drinks together to celebrate the newly formed "trio".

As they drank and chatted, their noise soon became as loud as that of the table of college students next door.

Maria Utsunomiya must be able to drink quite a lot, as there was no apparent change after a few beers.

Ginjo naturally had no problem with it, but after the second cup, Shimazu Mai waved her hand to indicate that she couldn't drink any more.

Her fair cheeks began to turn red, her eyes became shaky and blurry, and her speech became unclear.

It seems that she drank the first cup so quickly just to show off, right?

Ginjo specially ordered a bowl of sobering soup for her, let her lean back in her seat and rest for a while, and then continued to drink and chat with Utsunomiya Maria.

Outside the window, the thick black curtain had risen again in the sky at the familiar time.

The lights from the izakaya shine through the alley, casting a warm color on the asphalt road.

"Mai, I think you should move in quickly. You're the only one left in the house anyway, so you don't have to wait until next week."

All the food on the table was eaten up, and several batches of empty beer glasses were taken away by the waiter. This impromptu party was coming to an end.

"Well... I think I'm not the only one who's lonely... Maria probably wants me to go over and keep you company..."

After drinking the hangover soup, Shimazu Mai felt much better than before, at least she was still conscious.

"Yeah, then we can go out to eat together more often, like today."

Maria Utsunomiya put her arm around her shoulders, and the two of them looked even closer after being slightly tipsy.

"That's what I said, but you can see that I haven't packed all my things yet. Moving takes a lot of time."

The lease on Shimazu Mai’s current house will expire in a few days, so she is not in a hurry.

"Sousuke, are you free these two days?"

Utsunomiya Maria suddenly turned around and asked Ginjō.

"Hmm? You're free now. What are you planning now?"

Ginjo looked at her twinkling eyes and knew that she was planning something again.

"Hehe, you guessed it right. Anyway, we are both free recently, why don't we go together to help Mai move?"