Tokyo: Starting with the Gear-Conscious Male Gods!

Chapter 52 A Gift? What gift?

Masahiro Kojima led Yuta Shirakawa on a tour of the house. After returning to the first floor, seeing the satisfied expression on Shirakawa's face, he knew the answer without even asking.

"Should we sign the contract now or in a couple of days?"

Yuta Shirakawa was taken aback for a moment, but after seeing the teasing look in the other person's eyes, he smiled as well.

"This apartment is definitely better than the other two-bedroom apartments I looked at before. At least it's more comfortable and less cramped inside."

Masahiro Kojima nodded and replied, "That's right. After all, the price is what it is. It's forty or fifty thousand more than other houses. With a little more investment, you could rent two apartments. So, what do you think? Want to rent one?"

Yuta Shirakawa didn't rush to reply, but silently calculated the price in his mind.

We are indeed quite poor right now, but this situation will be much better by next week at the latest. And after the Tezuka Award in early October, regardless of whether we win or not, we will have a stable income every week. Renting a house for 160,000 yen a month sounds a bit extravagant, but it's not unacceptable.

Besides, he's not paying for it himself; Chiba Sena also lives here and will definitely have to contribute every month. However, the main reason for choosing this place was his needs, so even if he pays the majority of the cost, it would only be around 100,000 yen per month.

Thinking about it that way, it does seem alright.

After pondering for a moment, Shirakawa Yuta said, "It's possible to rent, but only after Capcom's bonus arrives next week."

"Capcom bonus?"

Masahiro Kojima was taken aback for a moment, then quickly recovered and looked at Yuta Shirakawa, unable to help but say, "To win 160,000, you'd need to win at least seven games in a row, right? Are you really that confident?"

Yuta Shirakawa smiled without saying a word upon hearing this answer.

Seven games? Who said he only planned to win seven games?

Not hearing a reply from Shirakawa Yuta, Kojima Masahiro didn't take it seriously. After all, given the opponent's demonstrated strength, winning the championship with a winning streak might be difficult, but winning seven consecutive matches wasn't entirely impossible.

Thinking about the match that afternoon, Masahiro Kojima felt a little itchy to play.

After thinking for a moment, Masahiro Kojima said to Yuta Shirakawa, "These kinds of houses are usually rented out very quickly, and according to company regulations, they generally cannot be kept."

Seeing a flash of disappointment in Shirakawa Yuta's eyes, he continued, "However, it's not like there's no solution at all."

Yuta Shirakawa remained silent, quietly watching Masahiro Kojima. If any other agent had said that to him, he would have turned and left without hesitation, because anyone who said that was almost certainly trying to scam him.

However, after these two interactions, Yuta Shirakawa had a good impression of Masahiro Kojima; he didn't seem like the kind of person who would try to rip people off.

As expected, Kojima Masahiro's next words did not mention money, but rather he said:

"How about we have another match, 3v3, let's make it more formal?"

Yuta Shirakawa was touched by Masahiro Kojima's serious expression, so he agreed without hesitation.

The two found an arcade on the street and went inside. Perhaps Capcom's event was successful, because even though it wasn't a Capcom-operated store, there were still many people playing Street Fighter.

After waiting for quite a while, the two finally managed to grab an empty seat.

The two didn't say much, but tacitly began choosing roles.

The two quickly chose their lineups, and the same Mad Dog they used in their last one-on-one duel appeared in their respective lineups. However, there was a difference: Shirakawa Yuta put him first, while Kojima Masahiro put him last.

Yuta Shirakawa chose Karma and Brand for the remaining two positions, with Karma being the last choice.

Masahiro Kojima chose the blond guy and the red dog, with the blond guy going first.

The match was very quick, almost a one-sided sweep that ended the battle. Shirakawa Yuta and his fan mother didn't even have to enter the fray before the battle was over.

Aside from choosing Mad Dog at the end, which put some pressure on Yuta Shirakawa, Masahiro Kojima's previous two picks were practically free kills, as Yuta Shirakawa easily defeated them with Mad Dog.

After seeing the word "End" appear in the center of the screen, Masahiro Kojima couldn't help but chuckle bitterly.

Although he knew he couldn't possibly beat his opponent, he still wanted to try. This test really made him realize the gap between them. Shirakawa Yuta's reaction speed was simply abnormally fast.

Let alone now, even in the year he won the championship, he was somewhat behind.

After all, this was the first time he had ever seen something that could interrupt two of his heroes' ultimate abilities in a row.

Having made a bet, Masahiro Kojima left the arcade somewhat dejectedly after agreeing with Yuta Shirakawa on a date for signing the contract.

As Shirakawa Yuta watched his opponent's departing figure, he felt no excitement at winning the game, but rather a sense of melancholy, a melancholy about the passage of time.

Just as he was racking his brains for a pretentious quote that would suit his current state, a phone call suddenly came in.

Yuta Shirakawa smiled as he looked at the name "Senpa Hoshina" displayed above, and the trace of melancholy vanished instantly.

He certainly knew why the other party had made that call.

Sure enough, the moment he answered the phone, a soprano voice that could shock the world came from it.

"Ahhh, Yuta Shirakawa, where did you get this song?! I've never seen it before!"

"Shirakawa...Yuta?"

Yuta Shirakawa was very unhappy with this form of address. He had worked hard to write this song last night, not so that the other person would call him by his name as before.

Hearing the other person's drawn-out pronunciation, Chiba Sena didn't hesitate or feel ashamed at all, and immediately changed her address: "Onii-san, no, Onii-chan! Don't worry about the little details. Tell me quickly, where did you get this song from!"

Yuta Shirakawa felt much better upon hearing "Onii-chan" and replied, "It's the melody I told you about in the car yesterday. I wrote it down when I got home last night and even added lyrics."

"What? You really wrote this?!"

Chiba Hoshina was somewhat shocked. Last night she thought the other person was joking, but she didn't expect that the other person was serious and wrote it so well.

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Chiba Sena's eyes lit up. Last night, the other person said they would dedicate this song to her, right?

Therefore, without hesitation, Chiba Sena shouted into the phone, "Thank you, Onii-chan! I will definitely sing this song well. Thank you for the gift."

But Shirakawa Yuta wasn't so easy to deal with; he remembered everything that was said last night:

"A gift? What gift? Didn't you refuse it back then?"