Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

Taking a half-body bath in a small single bathtub and drinking beer is Utsunomiya Maria's daily routine.

By doing this, you can get rid of the fatigue accumulated from working even without immersing your shoulders in the water.

"I'm really defeated by you. Don't make us wait too long."

"Don't worry, I will make it quick and easy."

Ginjo waved his hand, and Utsunomiya Maria jumped into the bathroom.

Accompanied by the sound of running water in the shower, Ginjo and Shimazu Mai took out the snacks and beer from the shopping bags and placed them on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

The coffee table, which was not big to begin with, was completely filled up, leaving no spare space at all.

I really don’t know how long it would take her to finish all these if she was alone.

"Are you hungry, Sousuke?"

After the two of them sat back on the sofa, Shimazu Mai seemed to suddenly think of something, so she asked Ginjo.

"A little bit, actually. I ate a little at the stall just now, but I almost finished it all at the night festival."

The members of the water polo club returned to the cafe after the award ceremony. Lisa Shiraishi and Yua Kurizono used the few remaining ingredients to make some desserts such as pancakes for everyone.

This thing didn't seem to be called dinner, and Ginjō had done some pretty intense physical exercise on the roof afterwards.

"Yeah, me too. Just eating snacks is definitely not enough. Why don't I take this opportunity to prepare some midnight snacks~"

Shimazu Mai seemed to have guessed Ginjō's answer in advance, and turned to the kitchen before he finished speaking.

"I remember that the last time I came to Maria's room, I brought her a lot of oden ingredients. She should not have finished eating it yet."

"Ah, I found it. Let's make some oden to go with our drinks, what do you think, Sosuke?"

She stood on tiptoe and rummaged through the refrigerator, then stuck her head out and asked Yincheng.

"Okay, I'll help too."

Eating supper, drinking wine, and having two beauties by his side, the blood in Ginjo's body began to stir at the thought of this scene.

"Is Maria not done washing yet? I'll go call her."

The two men carried the pot into the living room and placed it on the Kas stove on the table.

As soon as the topic turned to Utsunomiya Maria, she came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel.

"Wow, did you make oden? It smells so good!"

After taking a bath, her whole body was steaming, and although it was late at night, her spirits were still unusually high.

"Go change your clothes, Maria. We'll be waiting for you."

"Yeah, Mai is the best. I'll be right there!"

Maria Utsunomiya returned to the bedroom and quickly put on a loose T-shirt and ultra-short hot pants.

Judging from the speed at which she changes clothes, it’s obvious that there must be nothing inside.

"Come on, come on, let's celebrate this hard-earned weekend. Cheers!"

Three people sat around the table, each opened a can of beer and clinked them together.

The next second, Utsunomiya Maria was seen drinking at an astonishing speed, with a gurgling sound in her throat.

The way she looked, even if she was said to be the modern resurrection of Shuten-doji, there would be no doubt about it.

As soon as she put down the jar in her hand, she suddenly made a scissors hand gesture in front of Ginjo.

While striking a mysterious pose, she crushed the empty beer can with both hands.

Idiot, that was a 500 ml long can, and she drank it all in one breath. Did she think beer was a recovery potion or something?

The room was suddenly filled with the incredibly dense aroma of malt and hops, which is probably what it felt like to open three cans of beer in a sealed space.

Ginjo got up and walked to the other side of the room, opening half of the window for ventilation.

If you leave school and become a member of society, then communicating over wine can be said to be an extension of your work, and a very troublesome activity.

As the saying goes, after a glass of wine, one can open up to others.

It can not only eliminate the invisible barriers between superiors, colleagues and subordinates, but also create a perfect and harmonious working environment.

The social activities developed based on this theory are what people in society call higher skills.

Although there are many people who do not like this way of communication and privately believe that this culture should be eliminated, it is also a fact that as long as you enter society, you will encounter such a thing at least once.

And the worst thing about this kind of activity is that there is no other way to improve communication skills except to participate in the activity regularly.

After everyone sits down, not only do you confirm what kind of wine everyone wants to drink, but you also have to quickly decide on the appetizers. Don't drag your feet. In short, the strong ordering technique of getting everyone to "cheers" first.

If you make the slightest mistake, you will be ridiculed by others, which is not a pleasant experience.

Therefore, compared to the advantages of communicating through wine, the pressure of having to read people's expressions and smile from beginning to end is actually greater.

However, having said that, there are still communication activities in this world that cannot be avoided, such as farewell parties, welcome parties, major holidays, and company team-building events.

Fortunately, Ginjō is still just a college student, and although Utsunomiya Maria and Shimazu Mai have already graduated, they don't look like people in society who need to socialize.

So now they can drink to their heart's content, chat about their recent lives, laugh heartily and party hard in a completely relaxed state.

"Then let's start drinking. How can we drink without this?"

Maria Utsunomiya took out a four-sided dice from somewhere.

"Every time you roll the dice, you can feel the thrill of hovering on the edge of life and death. It's really addictive. This is the only way of dueling allowed in modern society."

"If you guess the wrong number, you'll get a drink as a penalty, how about that?"

It looked like she was planning to use this four-sided dice for a drinking game.

"Isn't it too simple to just punish him with drinking?"

Ginjo Sousuke looked at the two women beside him and said meaningfully.

"Hmm? Does Sousuke have any other good ideas?"

"I think it's better to do this. If you lose once, you have to drink a glass of wine. If you lose three times, you have to take off a piece of clothing. How about that?"

"Haha, this looks really interesting, let's do it!"

"Wait a minute Maria, you are only wearing these two pieces of clothing?!"

Shimazu Mai noticed something was wrong and quickly grabbed her arm to remind her.

"It's okay, Mai, you have to believe in my strength. I won't lose that easily!"

As soon as Utsunomiya Maria finished speaking, the dice were thrown on the table.

Everything was ready, the atmosphere was ignited, and the three people present entered the battle state...

Chapter 573: The Drunk Woman Embraced by Others

The so-called four-sided dice is a drinking game that actually exists in traditional Japanese banquets.

The rules are very simple, just roll the dice, and the person who gets the corresponding number has to drink the wine in the glass in one breath.

"Finally turn off the fire and get ready!"

Maria Utsunomiya turned off the fire of the gas cooker. The oden needs to be left to sit for a while so that it will become more flavorful.

What's more, she was in high spirits and felt that it would taste even better if she knocked down the other two people before eating.

"We agreed in advance that no one can force anyone else. If you don't want to drink anymore, you can quit at any time~"

She smiled on the surface and began to remind Ginjo Sousuke and Shimazu Mai to pay attention.

"However, when you can't hold on any longer and want to quit the game, just say "I surrender!" sincerely."

"Maria is really considerate of drinking culture. Forcing people to drink is an old-fashioned custom."

Shimazu Mai nodded in agreement to Utsunomiya Maria's advice.

"You are so confident, Maria. Be careful or you will be the first one to say you want to quit."

Yincheng felt that her words were a provocation. As for the final result, it still depends on strength to prove it.

"Haha, wait and see what you'll say when Sosuke is stripped naked~"

"Then let the homeowner go first in the first round. Is that okay with everyone?"

Maria Utsunomiya had already grabbed the dice in her hand, eager to try.

"Well, I think it's okay."

"As the saying goes, if you come online early, you will also go offline early. Miss landlord, please pay attention."

"Oh, I see. Sorry to trouble you."

Utsunomiya Maria placed her boiling thoughts on the dice and held it tightly.

"First of all, it would be better for you to admit defeat as soon as possible, okay?"

"Really? I think Maria is just being stubborn."

"Well, I can't drink much, and I'm very self-aware. If I feel something is wrong, I promise to surrender immediately."

"Haha, it looks like Sousuke is the only one who's still stubborn, so let's have a showdown!"

With the determination to fight to the death, Utsunomiya Maria rolled the dice with great momentum.

Although this is a game that tests one's drinking capacity, due to the uncontrollable nature of the dice, luck has become an important factor in determining victory or defeat.

I don’t know if it was the aura of winning that played a role, but after several rounds of dice rolling, Utsunomiya Maria only lost twice.

So apart from the two glasses of wine as punishment, it was a pity that the only piece of cloth on her body was still intact.

Shimazu Mai was a little less fortunate than her, as she had already taken off the cardigan and two socks she was wearing outside.

However, she was at least wearing a T-shirt and trousers underneath, so she was still some distance away from the danger line.

As for Ginjo, perhaps he was distracted by the softness of Utsunomiya Maria's swaying body, and was forced to drink several glasses of wine in a row, and finally fell to the point of fighting shirtless.

Under the influence of alcohol, the two girls stared at the sculpted muscles on his upper body with their eyes wide open.

So when it comes to showing off, there is actually no difference between men and women.

"Come again, come again!"