CHAPTER – 31: An old and new friends III

Almost immediately after the conversation with Fi, Hiro's phone rang, the interlocutor turned out to be Minako. When Hiro saw her name, he realized why she was calling him.

The call didn't last long, only about two minutes, or even less. The conversation was more understandable, since Minako called to tell the situation with the sale of a new manga, which turned out to be above her ideas, so the arsenal of stores should increase by another couple of million copies in the near future. The guy had no choice but to thank Minako for her difficult work.

- Thank you Minako, what would I do without you? - Hiro said with a smile.

- The same as always, okay, that's not the point, ahem, - having moistened her throat, Minano continued, - the truth is that you can't play anything for thanks!

Hiro immediately understood what Minako was hinting at, so he simply replied, - I understand you, I'll bring you something interesting tomorrow, are there any preferences? – laughing at the girl's obsession, the guy asked.

- Hmm, I didn't think that you would agree so quickly, - Hiro's joking tone slightly confused Minano, so the girl didn't know how to answer this, - if I have a choice, I would like something similar to the previous game!

- No problem, see you later! – in a good mood, the guy said goodbye to the girl.

- See you soon! - The girl politely replied, after which it seemed that someone had entered her office, but Minako had already hung up the phone, so Hiro did not pay attention to it.

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Field of conversation Hiro continued his quiet walk along the alley. The park itself was unremarkable and did not differ in any way from dozens of others in this city, but the very essence of the fact that he was walking and enjoying life pleased the guy.

So, passing the park on the third circle, Hiro decided to sit down on one of the many benches in order to listen to music and relax, enjoying the light spring breeze, in the shade of tall trees.

But the guy's rest did not last longer than five minutes, as Hiro noticed a girl passing by him, barely moving her legs. The girl was slightly taller than Alice, but they still had a common feature in the form of ash-colored hair, and she also had big green eyes, but this was not the main reason for his interest, but the wound located on her cheek, especially since she seemed to have appeared quite recently, which made the girl somewhat familiar to Hiro, since he thought he had met her somewhere, but couldn't figure out where.

Hiro was about to approach, as at the same second the girl's body was exhausted, it seemed that God himself wanted Hiro to take care of her, since there was not a soul in sight around them, which is really strange, since when talking with Minano, several dozen more people were walking by.

In view of the circumstances that had happened, Hiro decided to teleport to his house, since he lived alone, at least for now. Having appeared at home, Hiro immediately went to one of the guest rooms of the house, which housed everything necessary for a quiet stay of a modern person in it. Entering the room, Hiro laid the ash-haired girl on the bed, after which he used the recently purchased magic of "Cleaning" on the girl's untidy and slightly dirty body.

The whole process of hygiene ended in the blink of an eye, so Hiro began to identify the wounds received by the girl. Thanks to the acquired skill of "Divine Medicine", with the help of a glance, the guy learned the condition of her body.

Hiro was seriously surprised by the fact that with multiple fractures of the ribs, the girl could still move, but quickly regaining calmness of mind, the guy used light healing on the girl's body. During the healing, the girl's fists, which were clenched, clenched even more forcefully. Noticing this action, Hiro realized that she was in pain, even being in a comatose state.

After finishing using the spell, Hiro noticed that the girl's fists had unclenched, but now they were lying quietly on the surface of the bed. After another examination of the body, already from the aesthetic side, Hiro noticed another distinctive feature, in addition to the scar on her cheek, the outline of a tattoo was visible just above her knees.

Deciding not to go too far, Hiro decided to search for information about this mysterious beauty on the Internet for now, which Fi was happy to help him with.

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At that moment, while Alice was talking to her friends, their attention turned to the entrance, because because of the small size of the cafe, every new entrant will face this problem, so it happened with a couple of guys.

- I'm back! - A tall guy with black hair and dark green eyes spoke up.

- I'm sorry for the intrusion..., – a guy who is slightly taller than the first one came after him. He has short yellow hair and brown eyes, before he could finish, a big cat jumped down the stairs in his direction, noticing this action, he immediately wanted to run out of the cafe, but the door was already closed, so the blonde was out of luck, – ay.., Nyanka, why are you doing this to me?

To which the cat named Nyanka, wagging his tail, went to his favorite place, that is, to one of the stairs, which offers a view of the entire cafe, but before he could climb one step, he noticed a group of beautiful girls, and as befits a "Connoisseur" Nyanka ran to them, tail high. But this action was noticed only by the owner of the cafe, but only watched it with a smile, waiting for new orders, which did not take long to wait

- To me as usual! Thanks! – the blond man said, heading to one of the chairs behind the bar.

Noticing the appearance of the newcomers, the waiter girl gave the order to her grandfather, after which she raised her voice a little to the dark-haired guy, - Huh?! Why is it taking so long? You're late!

- Welcome back! – an old man's voice answered, the owner of which was currently standing behind the bar, briefly interrupting the girl's tirade.

- You said you'd call me if you were late! - a girl with the same hair color said resentfully, which suggested that these two were clearly relatives.

- Sorry! – the guy said sadly.

- Do you need a phone just for beauty? – from these words, the girl did not calm down at all, but continued to bombard the guy.

- Yui-chan, don't be angry with your wayward brother, you know how he is when he takes photos, he completely lost track of time! - The blond guy spoke out, which the girl named Yui believed, but with some disbelief.

- Knowing, brother, it is quite possible, but it seems to me that you are hiding something from me! – at that moment, her brother was practically not listening to her, as he noticed the new guests, among whom was his recent acquaintance.

- I'm going to change, I'll be there soon! – the guy expressed his intentions, wanting to avoid further bombing. Also because of this reason, he didn't notice that a pair of piercing green eyes were looking in his direction.

- Okay, by the way, Yui-chan, who are these lovely beauties? - The blond man asked, looking in the direction of Alice and the others, although some of the people seemed familiar to him.

- They came today to satisfy their hunger, and there was no reason for me to know the rest! - Yui replied laconically.

- Don't be so stupid! – with a smile, the guy said, - Okay, I'm off, wish me luck that how long has the Nyanka been sitting in the arms of these beauties!? - the blond man was indignant, asking a question to no one, but still someone answered.

- As a lover of girls, he immediately went to them! - Yui said as a matter of course.

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A couple of minutes earlier in the same cafe.

- Oh, look, they seem to have a family showdown! - Momoi said softly, so as not to seem uncultured.

- Yes, but it's none of our business! I am more surprised by the actions of the cat, and these actions, judging by their reaction, have become commonplace when this guy arrives, - Erina concluded, after which she added, - look, he's coming to us!

- Oh, someone likes cats? - Alice asked with a sweet smile, but after she noticed that it seemed their new friend had gotten out of the conversation, and instead was watching the guy who was being scolded by his sister, a sly smile appeared on her face, predicting something interesting.

- Don't invent something that isn't there, just..., - Erina didn't have time to finish, as the Nyanka jumped on her lap, which surprised not only her.

- Look, so he chose her out of all of us? - Momoi said sadly, even a few tears could be seen that they were about to go free swimming.

- Don't worry, Erina doesn't like him, so he'll be coming to us soon! - Alice played along, teasing her cousin at the same time.

But the fun was interrupted when a man's voice reached their ears.

- Good afternoon ladies, my name is Kaoru Ijuin, nice to meet you, – the blond finally introduced himself, - don't tell this poor guy your wonderful names?

- Of course, my name is Momoi Sakura, it's nice to meet you too. – the girl introduced herself with a sweet smile, meanwhile, the dark-haired guy returned after changing clothes, but his gaze was fixed on Teresa.

Before Alice could say anything, Erina interrupted her, stroking the cat, - By the way, do you have anything to do with the Ijuin Restaurant? - Erina asked.

- Oh, you've been to our family restaurant, and how do you like it? – Kaoru was even more tempted, since from time to time, he acts there as a cook, so the opinion of such a beautiful client would increase his pride in his and his parents' business.

- More or less, I am familiar with your restaurant, but I have not yet had the opportunity to taste dishes from your restaurant! - Erina said with a proud smile.

- This is a big omission for you, since my father cooks very tasty, besides, in those times when my father has no time, I replace him. So, as the son of the owner of the restaurant, I invite you all to try our dishes, you can invite your friends, for more fun, - advertised his restaurant, then asked, - tell me your name so that I can warn my parents about you!

- How nice of you! I will accept your invitation with great pleasure! - Alice spoke out, planning to invite Hiro there.

- And what do you think about it? - Erina asked the others, while Kaoru stood and waited for an answer with a smile.

- I don't mind, but for this you need to ask the coach, and after today's miscalculation, I don't think he will agree, in the next few days, maybe next week? - Momoi asked.

- That's great, but what about you, Teresa? - Alice asked, pulling the girl out of her silent state.

- Oh, yes, I don't mind, but ..., - suddenly she remembered something and suddenly asked, - could you give me a phone number so that I could call the escort?

Seeing the mood of the girl, Alice pulled out her phone, and just gave it to Teresa, - thank you! – the blonde said, then got up from the table and headed towards the restroom.

- Well, since everyone agrees, I see no reason to refuse! – Erina summed up, but when she saw Kaoru's expectant look, she remembered something, and introduced herself with a smile, - sorry for the wait, my name is Erina Nakiri, I'm also pleased to meet you, I'll wait for the moment to try your vaunted cuisine!

Kaoru, hearing the name of the beauty, came into a short-term shock, but before he could get out of it, he was stunned by the second beauty, - Alice Nakiri will call me, I am also pleased to meet you.

- Are you from the Nakiri family? - Kaoru asked anyway.

- Yes, and what, the invitation is now invalid? - Erina asked.

- What are you? My family will be glad to see you, I just didn't expect to see you here, that's all! - Kaoru replied excitedly.

- Since this issue has already been resolved, then I have one more question, - as soon as Alice wanted to voice the question, the recently absent blonde returned to her seat, - so my friend is curious, what is this black-haired guy near the bar? - Alice asked, shocking not only Teresa, but also the guy.

- A?! What? I didn't say that! - Teresa said, confused, waving her hands in denial, but no one believed it, with the exception of the black–haired guy who took this situation as a joke.

- Oh, it saddens me that such a gorgeous girl is interested in my friend, well, okay, - Kaoru said, bending down, then turned towards the black-haired guy, - hey, Tada, come here for a couple of seconds, there are a couple of questions for you!

The black-haired guy, whose name was Tada, calmly approached a group of people, examining everyone, then stopped and introduced himself, - Hello, my name is Mitsuyoshi Tada, glad to meet you! What questions do you have for me?

- I don't have any! - Teresa started up, with a sweet smile.

- By the way, you forgot to pick up the memory card today, after that incident, – remembering this, Mitsuyoshi said, after which he took a blue plate out of his pants pocket, - here you go!

- That's right, and I completely forgot about it! – forgetting about the previous embarrassment, Teresa said, taking the flash drive from the guy's hands.

- Oh, so you've met before? - Momoi, who had been silent and watching the development of the situation, asked.

- Yes, I asked him to take a picture of me, but it so happened that my camera ran out, and that's when Tada-san appeared, like a samurai.

- How romantic! - Kaoru and Alice exclaimed at the same time, which caused a group of young people to laugh.

But the laughter was unintentionally interrupted by thunder outside the window, which saddened the four girls, as they still have to return home, but the sadness quickly dissipated, as a red-haired girl rushed into the entrance of the cafe, which a couple of seconds later was in the arms of Teresa, all out of breath.

- Sasha, you've already come, - Teresa said excitedly, not noticing that the girl was all wet, - I'm sorry that I made you worry about me.

- I'll forgive you if you promise not to do it again! – Alexandra spoke seriously, after which she noticed that a certain blond man was examining her wet clothes, and you probably guessed what happened next.

After losing for the second time in a day, but that time to a girl, Kaoru decided to eat up the grief with his ordered food, due to which the sadness immediately evaporated from his heart.

After the situation cleared up a little, Sasha thanked the three for looking after Teresa in her absence.

- Today, I had a great day, thank you for that, but it's time for us to get back! - Terasa said with a smile, standing next to Alexandra.

- No need to thank you, you are not the only one who had a good time, we are also grateful to you! - Alice spoke up, to which everyone nodded with a sweet smile.

About ten minutes later, two black cars drove up to the cafe, after which three got into the car in front, and two into the one behind.

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In a certain dark space, an old man's voice was heard, - finally, something truly interesting will begin! Ha-ha-ha!