Since Yu Murakami resigned from the coffee shop, the entire Sakura Village has been peaceful, and Ai Nakano no no longer stares at him.

And just when he thought he could live in peace, on the evening of May 29, it was raining lightly, and Nakano's mother suddenly visited Sakuraso.

Yu Murakami recognized this kind woman who had a relationship, and after saying hello, he couldn't stand the inexplicable atmosphere in the living room and the scrutinizing eyes of the other party, and ran to the atrium verandah to watch the rain.

After a while, You Mubi hugged the guitar and the sheet music, and also ran over.

"Brother You, I also founded a light sound club in college." Her little hand plucked the strings twice.

"What is the Light Voice?" Yu Murakami sat cross-legged on the floor and watched the rain beat the leaves of the ancient cherry blossoms.

"Brother Yu! Really! Bad! You Mubi was very dissatisfied.

She thought that Yuma Murakami had forgotten that the club she joined in high school was a matter of the light sound club, and explained it to him again.

When she was done, she said, "I've already told Yui and Mio about it. They also said that they would consider Waseda as their goal for further education. When the time comes, everyone in the light sound department can be together again! ”

"Hmm." There was a leaf that was knocked down like a boat.

"I heard from them that a member of the department was recruited in the new semester, and it was a senior girl named Azusa Nakano. Yui said that she was very much like a cat. ”

"Oh." The leaves fall in the silt, and also especially like a stranded ship.

"So, I must work hard to run the light music club in the university well......"

"Okay."

"Also, Yuihe Zhongritsu's grades are not very good, and you need to work hard if you want to be admitted to Waseda. So I decided to hold a study session at home on the weekends to teach them to read. ”

"It's good, it's good."

“......”

You Mubi jumped to Murakami's ears with a guitar, and there was a "crackling" blind play like a storm.

"You listen to me! Brother Yu——! ”

"Listening, listening. Stop playing, you're going to be deaf. ”

"You two," Nakano Ai leaned out of the living room and said to the two of them, "quietly." ”

"Look at you, you've your sister Aiyi."

"Hmph~, it's obviously your fault Brother You!"

After being trained, You Mubi quieted down, knelt beside Yu Murakami, half hugged the guitar and half put it on his lap, spread out the score again, and began to practice slowly.

She doesn't play from time to time, but just sings vigorously; Sometimes I don't like that it's too difficult here, and it's too slow, so I jump over.

The bridge of her nose is delicate and delicate, her cheeks are still crimson after playing hard just now, and her small mouth is really only the size of a cherry, and the whole person is very vibrant.

His eyes were lowered, and his expression was meek, just like two people just now.

Listening to her play, Yu Murakami said:

"The guitar on a rainy day, even the tone is different."

"Huh? Have it? You Mubi tilted her little head suspiciously.

"Yes, yes." Yu Murakami was perfunctory and stood up: "Go in, the rain is coming in." ”

"Hmm~"

The two packed up their things and went back to the living room.

Ai Nakano, Suzune Sakura, and Higashiyama are still chatting around Nakano's mother.

Yu Murakami sat down calmly in his seat under the gaze of Nakano's mother.

"Murakami-kun, it's just so that you're here, let's help figure out a way." Ai Nakano said.

"How?"

Ai Nakano said the content of the chat just now.

Yu Murakami listened carefully.

Presumably, Nakano's mother has a friend from Tottori Prefecture who owns a jewelry store in Omotesando, Sensoji Temple, and recently had a child at home, and she is going back to her hometown to help take care of the child, so she is going to sell the store.

Her daughter's work is on the right track, and Nakano's mother, who is tired of company life, has the idea of winning.

But even though my friend had tried to keep the price low, the store was not big, and with the savings of Nakano's mother, a single mother, it was inevitable that she would have to take out a loan from the bank.

She didn't know much about loans, so she came to her daughter to discuss.

"I don't know much about loans." Yu Murakami said, "But if it's about the same, there's no need to ask the bank for a loan, so you can take it from me first." ”

"How can this work?" Ai Nakano refused without hesitation.

Sakura Suzune and Higashiyama also proposed to borrow money, but Nakano's mother didn't lack much, and the bank could definitely get a loan, this time I just came to visit my daughter, and by the way, I informed about it, and finally asked about the loan.

And Nakano Ai himself would rather give the bank a little more interest than ask them to borrow money - Sakura Suzune and Higashiyama have no money themselves, and they are all family money.

"Why not?" Yu Murakami asked.

"Haven't you always wanted to save up for a house? It's not enough for yourself. ”

"What house can I buy with this money? I can't see the shadows. Let my aunt use it first. ”

In 2015, the housing prices of the island country were not as crazy as they were in the 90s, but it was not easy to get a house with a sufficient area.

The average price of a 100-square-meter second-hand apartment starts at 40 million yen. Chiyoda Ward, where Sakura's house is located, is even more than 100 million yen.

Not to mention a detached family like Sakuraso, it is even more expensive.

Murakami has been busy for a year, and his savings are only 20 million yen, so it is still very early to buy a house.

But ah, money is not the reason why he doesn't buy a house after all, and it won't be the reason.

How big a house to buy, where to buy it, and who to buy it, that's the reason why he didn't buy it for a long time.

Ai Nakano was about to say something, but Nakano's mother interrupted her.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Murakami-kun."

"Mom?" Ai Nakano looked at her mother suspiciously.

The two mothers and daughters looked at each other strangely for a moment, and Ai Nakano fell silent.

Nakano's mother said to Yu Murakami again:

"Please, Murakami-kun."

"There, Nakano-san is a good friend of mine, and I'm glad I can help."

Someone kicked him under the table, and Yu Murakami looked at Suzune Sakura and Higashiyama Kazune, but saw that both of them had a {The problem is solved, it's really good~} expressions.

"Mom, what are you going to do, after you take the store down?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I'm probably going to continue selling jewelry. I don't have any experience with anything else, only this one I've heard from a friend. ”

"{Heard something from a friend}?" Nakano Aiyi was helpless, turned to Yu Murakami and said: "Murakami-kun, you better think about it again, this money may earn more than my mother if you put it in the bank to increase the interest." ”

Nakano's mother glared at her daughter in disgust.

Yu Murakami smiled and said, "Then don't open a jewelry store, open a store that makes money." ”

"It's not so easy to make money, you can't let me sell coffee, right?" Ai Nakano said funny.

Yu Murakami glanced at her and said to Nakano's mother, "Auntie, how about selling parrots?" ”

"Parrots?"

"Yes, talking parrots."

"Does Murakami-kun have a channel to purchase goods?"

"Yes."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"That's great, a talking parrot, it's going to be liked." Nakano's mother said with a smile.

The corners of her eyes, as well as the wrinkles around her mouth, and even the nasolabial folds, are clearly visible at this moment.

Yu Murakami seems to be able to see in these wrinkles that a young woman is struggling to take care of her daughter, who has just entered junior high school, after losing her husband.

From the bottom of his heart, he has respect and affection for this woman who raised Nakano Aiyi.

"How long will it take to get the goods, Murakami-kun?"

Murakami thought for a moment and replied, "A week." ”

"It's just right, it just so happens that the transfer of ownership at the store will take about the same time."

"It couldn't be better." Yu Murakami, a firm practitioner of Hua Luogeng's law of boiling water, praised with a sigh.

Loans, the share of the parrot's sale, etc., everything is discussed, and Nakano's mother is ready to leave immediately.

Originally, she just came to see her daughter, and by the way asked about the bank loan - it doesn't matter if you can't ask, this kind of thing will always be understood slowly - and she also planned to stay for dinner in the evening, but who knew that things had taken a turn for the better, and it was incredible.

With the money, there is also an idea for store management.

Nakano's mother felt like she was back in a certain exam in her third year of high school, facing the last math problem, and she already had a clear idea of how to solve the problem in her mind, and she was ready to start solving it with great ambition.

"Mom, it's still raining outside, let's leave after eating." Nakano Ai export retained.

"Yes, Auntie, let's wait for the rain to stop before leaving." Suzune Sakura said coquettishly in a little girl's private tone.

Nakano's mother ended up staying.

"Whatever Auntie wants to eat, I'll ask Murakami to make it for us." Miss Sakura smiled nicely and said very politely.

In the living room, you can clearly hear the sound of rain outside.

Nakano's mother gave her daughter a puzzled look, and then said with a smile:

"Hot pot."

"The hot pot is good, it's very comfortable to watch the pot on a rainy day." Yu Murakami immediately got up and went to the kitchen.

"I'll wash the vegetables for you!" Miss Sakura followed.

"Murakami-kun, I want to eat beef! Konjac! Artemisia! Wakame! Higashiyama shouted and walked into the kitchen.

You Mubi's eyes purred twice, jumped off the panda doll, and ran into the kitchen with her arms flicked.

Nakano's mother whispered to her daughter:

"What's going on, this?"

"Murakami-kun's self-made hot pot base is delicious, Mom, you must eat more."

"I'm asking you something!"

"Mom, don't worry."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh~" Ai Nakano nodded with a smile.

"Really, I thought you were already together. Thinking of borrowing his money, I should help you buy real estate - that shop will be yours sooner or later, so that you young people don't have to spend it indiscriminately.

Right now......

Why didn't you say it earlier? Now Murakami-kun must think that I am an elder who sees money! ”

"I told you!" Ai Nakano felt wronged, "I've stopped Murakami-kun from lending you money several times. ”

"That's what I said! Why don't you make it clear that you're not dating! ”

"When I stopped him from borrowing money, I was already hinting at it."

"Are you implying that?" Nakano's mother poked her right index finger on the table, "It's completely a married daughter, and she refuses to let her husband give money to the family!" What a hint! ”

"Huh? How's that! ”

"Where? I'd like to record it and show you what you looked like. ”

Ai Nakano couldn't help but bow her head and smile.

She did have a careful idea of letting Murakami save money and buy a house early. Although I tried my best to hide it, I didn't think that I would let my mother see it.

It's good to see it, so that other people can see it too, Nakano Ai raised her head and said to her mother with a smile:

"Mom, since Murakami-kun lent you the money, you have to manage it well."

"If Murakami-kun is true about parrots, it should be possible to make money. In places like Omotesando, there is no need to worry about the flow of people. ”

"Murakami-kun is in this kind of thing, well," Ai Nakano thought about it with a cute tilt of her head, "I don't think I'm going to lie." ”

"Murakami-kun doesn't look like a liar either." Nakano's mother nodded, looking very satisfied with Yu Murakami.

Ai Nakano "poofed" and laughed.

In addition to hot pot for dinner, Yu Murakami also copied a few dishes and took out homemade konjac jelly and coffee jelly.

"Hmmm! Delicious! ”

"yes, Murakami-kun's cooking is amazing!"

"Sister Lingyin, put some beef on me!"

"Huh? Eh~~! Who took my wakame? Damn it! ”

......

On the blue flame of the gas stove, in the high-end hot pot bought by the five people of Sakuraso, the ingredients on the table were put in by the women to cook, making a beautiful sound.

After the meal, Murakami sipped whiskey mixed with soda water and watched them clean up the table.

Cooks should understand a truth, only cooking without washing dishes is actually not too bad, and some people even enjoy it.

"How does Murakami-kun feel about the voice actor industry?" Nakano's mother, who was drinking 110 yen coffee, asked.

"It's not bad."

"Do you like it?"

"I can't tell. But it's not annoying either. ”

"Do you have any plans for the future?"

"If you have a little talent in voice acting, it's good that you can keep doing it."

"I'm at home, and I also pay attention to the voice actor industry, and I've listened to all the broadcasts from you and Aiyi." Nakano's mother glanced at the coffee in the cup and added three spoonfuls of sugar to it.

Yu Murakami doesn't know what she wants to express, it's okay to hear about Ai Nakano, why did you specifically say that you heard about him and Ai Nakano?

"I've always been taken care of by her."

"I'm very happy to be on the radio with you, I can hear it." Nakano's mother took another sip of coffee and nodded in satisfaction.

"I'm happy too." That's all Murakami can say.

"Murakami-kun, you have time to come to our house. There is also the shop in Omotesando, which has not yet opened, and we are also a cooperative business, so remember to come and see it often. ”

"By all means. If you have time. ”

When the others had washed the dishes, they sent her to the door. Ai Nakano followed out and dropped her mother off at the station.

In front of the platform respectively.

"Aiyi, in order not to embarrass your mother, you have to work hard." When Nakano's mother was chatting alone with Yu Murakami, she was calm on the surface and panicked in her heart.

"Don't worry. At the pet store, I'll help out when I have time. ”

"Take care of yourself, no, I'll hire a clerk."

At the same time, Sakuraso living room.

Yu Murakami turned on his computer and searched for videos or books on the website with the keyword "teach parrots to speak".

"Tsuma, concave sauce, I've washed it, you guys go wash it too."

"Good! Concave sauce, let's go, the smell of hot pot is all over the body, wash it off quickly. ”

"Sister Zhu, you go first, I'll get some clothes."

"Okay, I'm naked and waiting for you in the bathroom~"

"I'll strip naked too~"

You Mubi has been completely taught.

Miss Sakura wiped her hair, wore short-sleeved shorts, and carried the scent of shower gel, walked behind Murakami and saw him watching a video of a bird tamer.

"You're not going to learn how to teach a parrot to speak, are you? And in a week? ”

"Can't?"

【Beast Taming Lv1:12/100】

[Beast Lv. 1: 60/100]

The price seems to be a bit big, Yu Murakami thought as he looked at the system prompt.

"Absolutely impossible!" Miss Sakura shook her head and sprinkled Yu Murakami's surroundings with the smell of shampoo.

"Sakura, you have also lived for twenty-two years, and it is easy to do it, but you don't understand the truth that it is difficult if you don't do it?"

"Murakami, you have also lived for twenty-three years, and you don't understand the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it?"

"Don't say it, you're pretty good at learning."

"That's ~"

Outside the living room, it was heard when You Mubi rushed into the bathroom.

Miss Sakura wrapped the towel that wiped her hair around Murakami's neck.

Yu Murakami sat down: "What is this for?" ”

"Huh." Miss Sakura had just finished taking a shower, and her delicate little face, which was seductively red, with a hint of style, was close to his ear: "It's very generous, 10 million will be borrowed." ”

"Ten million, it's not worth mentioning to you." The skin on Yu Murakami's neck can feel the moisture left by Ms. Sakura wiping her hair on the towel.

【Beast Taming Lv1:13/100】

[Beast Language Lv1: 61/100]

"Heh~" the towel tightened, "Believe it or not, I'm going to strangle you now." ”

"Can you give me a chance?"

【Beast Taming Lv1:14/100】

[Beast Language Lv1: 62/100]

Miss Sakura said in a cute nasal voice, domineering, "Huh? "Silence.

"I still have twelve million in my card, if you need it, just take it."

Miss Sakura held the towels in her left hand and continued to strangle Yu Murakami, groping with her right hand on Yu Murakami's body.

In addition to the scent of shampoo and body wash, Yu Murakami smelled a third faint scent.

Miss Sakura's small hand reached into her pocket and rubbed against her skin against a layer of clothing, like the comfort of lying on her body in hot water during a bath.

She wore pajamas with high collars, so she couldn't see anything else, only her color-filled collarbone exposed.

【Beast Taming Lv1:15/100】

[Beast Language Lv1: 63/100]

"In the right trouser pocket." The ends of her slightly damp hair fell down on Yu Murakami's face, and it was itchy.

"Don't say it sooner!" The towels that were about to fall off were tightened again.

Miss Sakura took the card, "This is all your money?" ”

"I still have 3,000 yen bills in my wallet, a 500 yen coin, and three 10 yuan coins." Yu Murakami said honestly.

【Beast Taming Lv1:16/100】

[Beast Language Lv1: 64/100]

"Hmph~" Miss Sakura didn't go through her wallet, "Are you really willing to give it to me?" ”

"Take it, take it."

"I'm not borrowing. It won't be returned. ”

"Survival matters."

"What?!"

The towel was really tightened this time - with a strong way to press up.

"It's okay to make Sakura happy."

"That's pretty much it!"

The towel was dropped on Murakami's lap by her, leaving a slight trail of water on his pants.

【Beast Taming Lv1:17/100】

[Beast Lv1: 65/100]

The next day, May 30th, Yu Murakami took the salary he had just received from the office and went to buy 100 parrots.

Counting the cage and feed, although they are all bargains, the salary of the rookie voice actor is also spent all at once.

Yu Murakami kept them in the atrium corridor.

"Whether you can get rid of poverty and let Murakami survive next month depends on you." Yu Murakami, who still has 3,000 yen left, is full of expectations.

But the next day, May 31, Yumasa Murakami was teasing the parrot, thinking about what the night was going to live.

"Brother You, it's the end of the month, and I'm going to pay the electricity, water, sewer and gas bills."

"Hmm."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'll go get the money."

Yu Murakami pulls the Higashiyama Persimmon who has just come out of the toilet.

"Murakami-kun, what are you doing!" Dongshan said in a low voice, "What did I just do, if you need it, wait for me to take a shower at night, and then come to my room." ”

"I don't know what you're talking about, but, Higashiyama, I need you!"