Tokyo, Shibuya Station area, inside a detached apartment.
The atmosphere was heavy, as if the air itself was suffocatingly dense.
Shachiku-san, a salaryman who had been working as a real estate agent for two years, felt a little caught in the middle.
Shachiku-san had received a rental request today.
The client was a super beautiful girl.
As per usual, they were showing the apartment to the client.
On the way here, the social atmosphere was actually quite polite.
It wasn't until this beautiful girl client stepped into the apartment and met eyes with the landlord boy.
The air seemed to freeze.
"You two, do you know each other?" Shachiku-san wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked tentatively.
This seemed to finally break the silence.
The static scene finally moved again.
The landlord boy casually placed the contract in his hand aside and stood up.
"We do know each other." He said with a slight smile.
Shachiku-san felt that the atmosphere was more than just knowing each other.
However, in order to close this deal and get a generous commission.
This dedicated Shachiku-san still forced himself to say:
"That's great, if you two know each other, it'll be much easier. We can sit down and talk about the details of the contract..."
While saying this, Shachiku-san also gave a couple of awkward laughs.
However, before the words were finished.
The beautiful girl tenant immediately interrupted:
"No need, find another one."
The words were short and resolute.
The icy coldness within them felt like a winter gale, almost able to cut someone's skin.
Even though it was the warm end of spring.
Shachiku-san, who was staying in the apartment, couldn't help but shiver slightly and shrink his head a bit.
However, the landlord boy was unfazed, still maintaining his slight smile.
"Kashiwagi-senpai is decisive as always."
"Tsk!"
A sound of disapproval, accompanied by the crisp sound of wood floor being tapped.
Kashiwagi-senpai, or Kashiwagi Shizuka.
This beautiful girl, her iconic long legs, encased in black tights, were rapidly shaking.
The black leather shoes tapped out a series of 'ta-ta' sounds on the wooden floor.
Anyone who knows Kashiwagi Shizuka a little will know.
This is the little movement she makes when she's 'unhappy' or 'restless'.
But compared to her usual deliberate actions when driving away approaching strange boys.
At this time, Kashiwagi Shizuka was clearly genuinely restless.
In a way, the landlord boy could break Kashiwagi Shizuka's defenses with a single sentence.
That's pretty amazing.
After all, if he's really as decisive as the boy said.
Then Kashiwagi Shizuka wouldn't have been in a low-pressure state when she saw him.
Compared to discarding light novel drafts.
Kashiwagi Shizuka is never decisive in her feelings.
On the contrary, in matters of the heart, she's even more indecisive than most girls in the world.
She crossed her arms, the white shirt of her school uniform was stretched into an exaggerated curve, and cold wind gushed out with the movement.
"Who's more decisive than you? Right, ex-boyfriend."
Shachiku-san was as silent as a cicada.
Although he had been guessing, it was finally confirmed.
Sure enough, this kind of atmosphere, it must be ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
By the way, how come such a beautiful girl gets so upset about a breakup?
Shachiku-san secretly glanced at the landlord boy.
Just then, the clouds outside were blown by the warm summer wind, and the sun shone through the window, illuminating the room from behind the boy.
In the soft golden sunlight of dawn, the boy's hair swayed gently in the breeze.
His fair skin was like jade under the sunlight, his eyes were like stars and gems.
Shachiku-san (female) couldn't move her eyes.
Oh, so it's a beautiful boy with the same level of beauty or even higher.
Never mind.
Shachiku-san, who realized what was happening, wanted to bite her handkerchief.
Youth, love, all of you are superficial people.
That's fine.
You bunch of superficial people also want to bully me, a salaryman!
It's so annoying!
The landlord boy, who was being stung by Kashiwagi Shizuka's words, seemed not to mind at all.
In fact, it seemed like he was smiling even more happily.
"Hello, my ex-girlfriend!"
Kashiwagi Shizuka's beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Tsk!"
She clicked her tongue again, turned her head away, and stopped looking at the boy, instead looking at Shachiku-san.
"I want to change apartments."
Her words were almost frozen.
Shachiku-san lowered her head slightly, avoiding Kashiwagi Shizuka's gaze.
"Ahem..." Shachiku-san coughed lightly and said softly, "I'm sorry, Miss Kashiwagi, besides this one, there might not be any apartments that meet your requirements for now."
Saying this under pressure, Shachiku-san felt even colder.
She quickly explained: "Miss Kashiwagi knows, this is near Shibuya Station, independent apartments for rent are really rare..."
After all, this is Tokyo, and it's in a prime location near Shibuya Station.
Every inch of land is valuable, not to mention it's highly sought after.
It's normal not to find an apartment.
Kashiwagi Shizuka is not someone who makes unreasonable demands, so she quickly accepted this fact.
It's just that the 'ta-ta' sound of the wooden floor came again.
After accepting the fact.
The choice was laid before Kashiwagi Shizuka.
Is it more unacceptable to rent her ex-boyfriend's apartment?
Or is it more unacceptable to choose an apartment that's further from Funozaki Academy, or not detached, or with a worse environment?
Kashiwagi Shizuka is a night owl, so the shorter her commute, the better.
Moreover, her personality, which forgets time when writing light novels, also leans towards detached homes.
Honestly, this detached apartment fits Kashiwagi Shizuka's ideas very well.
But
What about the ex-boyfriend?
While thinking, Kashiwagi Shizuka's eyes glanced towards the landlord boy again.
Looking at the smile on the boy's face.
A nameless fire surged up from her heart.
Is that a provocation?
That must be a provocation!
"I'll rent this place!"
Kashiwagi Shizuka said through gritted teeth.