I'll Take This Love Home With Me For Now ch8

It's my fault for talking in a place like that, but...

Enraptured...

Hearing someone has a one-sided crush on your lover feels good...<3
this chick's way more dangerous than I thought...

Ah.
Don't worry. I'm not gonna tell anyone.
...
You sure about that...?

Heh~
You look like you'd spill to the first person you met.

I don't have that terrible of a personality.

That's a lie right there.
I know all about your habit of casting people aside.

...
Oh, so she's a heartbreaker like me, huh~
Say something, will ya?

Real talk, though,
you probably shouldn't come here again.

Why not? Because we're rivals in love?
No.
It's because the girls you made cry come here.
Aah~...
That's what you meant...

I have no intention on telling Chiaki what to do,
nor do I care about what you intend to do with her.

...However,

if you dare trample on Chiaki's feelings, I'll show you no mercy.

...
Thanks for the drink.

I'll come here with Chiaki-senpai next time<3
Like I said, don't come here again!

If you dare trample on Chiaki's feelings, I'll show you no mercy.

So Chiaki-senpai...
has a friend who say things like that for her, huh?

...So annoying...

I wonder if Chiaki-senpai

makes any major screwups at work.

If she did,
I could spoil her more to cheer her up.
...But knowing Senpai, that's never going to happen, is it?

Okay.
All done.
Thanks.

I managed to finish this up too thanks to you.

Time for a quick break...

You must be tired, Senpai.
A little.

Wanna lie on my lap?
If that's okay with you~
Huh?

Come on~ Senpai<3
...Look here.
I haven't even laid on a guy's lap,
so there's no way I'll...

There there. Good you~
Shut it.

My~ How scary<3 You don't have any friends, do you, Chiaki-senpai?

Instant response

Huh?
Of course I don't.

...What about that bar owner?

Akko's my best friend.
Of course.
Ah.
You can put your weight on me a little more, Senpai.
I'm heavy, though.
That's what great about it~

...Are you jealous of Akko?

Not really.
Drawing the line is difficult when it comes to romance between women, huh...
...Are you listening?
I'm the type who can probably distinguish that kind of thing.

...Senpai?

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...Best friends don't kiss, do they?

Is that so?

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There's some best friends in my neighborhood who kiss each other.
They sound terrible.

That's why...

we should do a kiss you wouldn't do with a best friend.

Come on...
Ah~<3

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Ah...

She's dangling on the threshold between pride and pleasure.
Cute.
I wanna see it more...

Hah
Feels good...

I wonder if I can make her
more dependent on me.

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I'm Kuroiwa, head of sales at MT Real Estate.
I'm Haida Ena.

It's a pleasure to see you today, Haida-sama.

So you're looking to rent a new property for a beauty salon...?

Yes.
I've worked for a major salon before, but I've gone independent.

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Congratulations.
Any preferences?
I'm hoping for somewhere clean that's close to the train station.

Understood. Well then...

At her age, she probably has a lot of experience managing small scale salons,
and she's got plenty of self-funding from her wealthy parents.
It's nice to have someone so skilled.
We may work in different fields, but I feel an affinity towards her...
Say, Kuroiwa-san...

Yes?
The one who recommended you to me
said you were a girl my age who could do her job well.

You don't see many single women in this line of work,
so I feel a kind of affinity towards you...
I don't really have any friends to go to for advice either.

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Um...
I'll be relying on you.

Fu

Same here.
Ask me anything.

I'll do anything I can to help.

Getting right down to it, there's this lovely property nearby.
Please give me the tour!

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Thank you very much!

All the properties were so good. I'm spoiled for choice.
It's an important decision, so please give it some proper thought.

...Um...
If it's okay with you,
could you give me a little more advice over a meal?

Of course.
Let me call my agency just to be safe.
Thank you very much! I'm so happy...

I'll text Mashiro...
...Come to think of it,

Akko hasn't gotten in touch at all lately.

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Mmm~

Chiaki-senpai's late.
Her afternoon business sure is taking a while...

New message from Kuroiwa

A sudden meal? That's unusual...

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She said it was a property for a beauty salon, right?
Just what kind of woman is she having a private meal with...?
Tch
And I was planning to take Senpai to that mizuyaki place she loves...

Let's see. ○○ Salon... Founder... owner...

...Hm?

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Haida Ena...

Salon
Representative: Haida Ena

...My ex-girlfriend...

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