Bang.

A dull thunder rang out outside the Kushima Izakaya, and the originally deep blue sky over Tokyo suddenly became gloomy.

A damp breath filled the air.

Seeing off the last customers in the store, Hayabusa Kimura walked to the front of the store and reached out to flip the switch on the wall.

In an instant, the bright lights dispelled the darkness inside the izakaya.

"It looks like it's going to rain, and it's not a good day."

The voice of the owner of Kushima came from inside the store.

"It's already underground."

Hayabusa Kimura looked at the dappled raindrops that began to appear outside the store, and turned around and walked towards the store.

Every evening, he would come to Kushima Izakaya to work for three hours, but he might leave early if it rained.

Rainy weather can affect the business of the izakaya, and the salary of working at the izakaya is calculated by the hour.

"Boss Jiudao, then I'll get off work."

"Eh, there's no hurry, it's the last day anyway, so I'll just fill the time and get off work."

The boss of Kushima waved his hand and reached out to take out two bottles of beer from the freezer,

"Would you like a bottle? Count me in. ”

Hayabusa Kimura, who just wanted to agree, seemed to think of something, and waved his hand with a helpless smile:

"Or ...... Don't. ”

"Huh? Why is Hayabusa so puzzled today? ”

The boss of Kushima was a little surprised, turned around and walked out of the back kitchen with a plate of appetizers.

"It's not closed today, so drink now in case a customer comes in......"

"Look at the sky outside, it's raining so heavily, I guess there are no guests coming."

The boss of Kushima found a random table to sit down, looked up and waved at Hayaya Kimura, and motioned for him to sit down together.

Seeing that the enthusiasm of the boss of Kushima could not be resisted, Hayabusa Kimura had no choice but to pull out the chair across the table and sit down.

Outside the window, the sound of rain grew louder, and the sky was dark and dreary, accompanied by the terrifying thunder from time to time.

The bright and narrow izakaya is like a small boat drifting in the middle of the ocean, undisturbed and silent.

Inside the izakaya, the owner of Kushima raises his glass and takes a sip of beer.

"Ah~ Yabai, I feel like I'm going to heaven."

Looking at the cheerful appearance of the boss of Kushima, Kimura Hayabusa couldn't help but stir.

"Are you being restrained by your girlfriend and afraid to drink?"

The boss of Kushima grabbed the edamame in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth, with a "I understand" look on his somewhat red and warm face.

"Hmm." Hayabusa Kimura didn't refute either.

Boom.

The wine glass smashed on the table, and the boss of Jiudao leaned forward and said loudly:

"That's why you young people, live too miserable, drink when you have wine, and do so much to do. The whole neon is about to disappear with a declining birthrate, and you young people are still in a low-desire society, if you want me to say that young people should go to more custom shops and Kabukicho to see, what low-desire, low-birthrate can be solved. ”

Hearing about some familiar places, Hayabusa Kimura was interested.

"Have you ever been to the boss of Kyushima?"

In an instant, the boss of Kushima seemed to be opened into a conversation, and while drinking, he loudly talked about his experience when he was young.

……

"Don't look at me like this, it was also beautiful at that time, although it was all before the bubble......"

"No, no, no, the boss of Jiudao is still not losing back then."

"Haha, young people just talk nicely, come on, come on, have a drink......"

"Oh, no."

"It's just this glass, it's just beer, you can't find it, it's full of ......"

"Boss Kushima really doesn't need it."

"Huh?! How can a young man not drink alcohol. The rain won't stop for a while, and now I can't smell it when I get back to ......."

“……”

There was wine and food on the table, and there were endless stories told by the boss of Kushima, and Hayabusa Kimura couldn't help but follow two glasses after all.

The damp and cold wind outside the store blew into the house, gently wiping the corners of the two people's clothes.

It wasn't until there were three more empty wine bottles on the table that the boss of Jiudao stopped.

As if remembering something, the boss of Kushima got up and walked into the back kitchen, and it didn't take long to bring out a plate from inside.

There were a few swarthy-looking things on the plate.

"Roasted sweet potatoes?" Hayabusa Kimura raised his eyebrows.

"I originally thought to roast a few sweet potatoes for the guests as desserts tonight, but I didn't expect it to rain, so they didn't have a good time."

The owner of Kushima put the plate on the table, his red cheeks raised, and pointed to the roasted sweet potato on the table.

"It will take a long time for this rain to fall, so Hayabusa eats these to cushion his stomach."

Seeing that Kimura Hayabusa seemed to be ready to refuse, the boss of Kushima pushed the plate over without saying anything, and burped:

"Take it, just as a thank you gift for Hayabusa who has been working at the izakaya before. Anyway, today is the last day. ”

Hayabusa Kimura's words of refusal reached his lips and he swallowed them again.

Coming to the store this evening, Hayaya Kimura and the owner of Kushima offered to resign.

In addition to asking for his resignation from the boss of Kushima, he also submitted his resignation to several other places where he worked.

For the next month or so, Hayaya Kimura was busy filming her graduation project.

At that time, it is inevitable that you will have to run around, and it seems unrealistic to continue to work part-time.

If you don't say hello and don't miss work without reason, it's always inappropriate, not to mention that the managers and bosses of these part-time jobs are not bad for themselves on weekdays, so it's better to resign early.

"Thank you, Boss Kyushima." Hayabusa Kimura thanked.

The boss of Jiudao leaned lazily on the back of the chair and waved his hand: "Really thought about it?" ”

"Hmm. There are a lot of things left to deal with at school, and I'm afraid I can't take care of my part-time job. ”

Boss Kushima didn't say anything when he heard this, just raised his hand and touched his head.

"If you want to come back and do it one day, you're welcome here."

"Hey."

The owner of Kushima grabbed a handful of edamame and put it in his mouth, rubbed his palm on his apron, and then took out a few bills from his pocket and handed them to Hayaya Kimura.

"Today's pay."

Hayabusa Kimura nodded, took the banknote and put it in his pocket.

His gaze fell on a few roasted sweet potatoes on the table.

He remembers......

Tomorrow Smoke seems to like to eat roasted sweet potatoes very much, and I don't know what Smoke is doing now.

Slight hesitation.

Hayabusa Kimura opened his mouth and asked, "Boss Kushima, can I bring these sweet potatoes back?" ”

"Whatever you want." The boss of Kushima waved his hand nonchalantly.

When Hayabusa Kimura heard this, he got up and took a bag and packed all the roasted sweet potatoes on the plate.

The warm sweet potato was held in his arms, and a trace of anticipation inexplicably rose in his heart.

I want to go back early, but I don't know what kind of expression Smoke will have when he sees it.

Just as Hayabusa Kimura was holding the sweet potato and his thoughts were flying, the owner of Kushima suddenly got up and looked out of the store.

"Is this young lady going to eat?"

Got guests?

Hayabusa Kimura hurriedly got up and followed the gaze of the boss of Kushima.

"Smoked?"

Outside the Kushima Izakaya, Asuki in a loose black jacket and white sweatpants is holding an umbrella.

The girl held the handle of the umbrella in one hand and caressed her breasts that rose and fell due to shortness of breath with the other.

Her fair, delicate cheeks were covered with droplets, and a few strands of hair stuck to her forehead due to the rain.

The bright and soft light of the izakaya shone on Asuka's body, and she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and a happy smile appeared on her lovely face.

"Hayabusa-chan, I'll pick you up......"