Shimizu Arisa stared straight at Mogami Kazuto's glasses and slowly said word by word:

"Hey, Kazuto-san, I smell... other girls."

"………………"

Why?

There was obviously no special relationship between him and Shimizu Arisa, but at this moment, Mogami Kazuto felt inexplicably panicked.

Perhaps thinking of the way she waved the meteor hammer wantonly in the video, Mogami Kazuto couldn't help but take half a step back.

"Pfft... I'm just kidding! Kazuto-san, why do you look so shocked? Is there really a girl in the house?"

Hearing this, Mogami Kazuto immediately shook his head: "Of course not."

This is not a lie, there is indeed no one in the house now.

"Hee...that would be great.

Ah! I smell breakfast!"

This time she was not mistaken. As soon as she finished speaking, there was a loud "gu~~~" coming from her abdomen.

As expected of you.

Mogami Kazuto gave her a thumbs up in his heart and said helplessly: "Come in, I'll make you something to eat."

"Hey hehe... Kazuto-san is my favorite."

Mogami Kazuto shook his head and ignored her attentive remarks.

Because the food on the table was taken out of the refrigerator, Mogami Kazuto did not give it to Shimizu Arisa and asked her to wait in the living room while he went into the kitchen.

However, seeing the sandy water in front of the food, I still couldn't hold it back, so I picked up a piece of slightly cold thick egg and stuffed it into my mouth.

“Oh~~it’s delicious~~~”

She covered her cheek with one hand, showing a satisfied and happy expression.

"Although the taste is different from usual, this ordinary delicious food is still addictive."

Food critic Ms. Arisa Shimizu began her scoring phase.

…

After that, Mogami Kazuto made another breakfast and placed it in front of Shimizu Arisa. She ate it with a look of enjoyment on her face.

"Hehe...thank you for the treat!"

"You're welcome."

Qingshui Yusha chuckled, then patted the box beside him and said, "Kazuto-san, I'm here to bring these things to you today."

As early as Shimizu Arisa walked in, Mogami Kazuto saw the suitcase she was dragging. Mogami Kazuto thought it was some program she was going to film today.

I still thought that such a well-known and popular voice actor didn't even have a follower to carry a bag. I never thought that this was actually brought to him.

"Give it to me? What's in it?"

"Open it and take a look."

Seeing Shimizu Yusha's mysterious face, half-smiling but not smiling, Mogami Kazuto had no choice but to put the suitcase down on the ground.

The moment he opened the suitcase, Mogami Kazuto was stunned and turned to look at Shimizu Arisa in confusion.

Qingshui Yousha sat on the chair, bent down, resting his knees on his elbows, supporting his white chin, his bright eyes curved into crescents, and said with a smile:

"Kazuto-san, didn't you say before that you wanted to produce a food show? I just thought that I should have a set of filming equipment.

My father likes photography very much, and this is his old equipment that he got rid of. I don’t know much about it, but he said it would be fine for shooting videos, so I borrowed it.”

In the suitcase, in addition to a camera of a model that Mogami and Kazuto could not understand, there were various stands, lampshades, and parts that looked like microphones.

Different from the smile on Shimizu Yusa's face, Mogami Kazuto's expression was quite complicated. Just because of the chat that day, why could she show such outrageous actions?

"There is sand..."

Mogami Kazuto didn't know what to say.

"Hmm... Food programs are all about teaching others how to cook, right? I might prefer eating to cooking. Can there be a tasting session?"

"Arisa." Mogami Kazuto called her softly again, but Qingmizu Arisa had already begun to fantasize and kept talking to the side.

"It's a food show... I really want to try it, but unfortunately I can't cook, so I can only participate in the tasting.

Ah! But you can’t show your face or voice! You’ll be scolded by the office! If you only have hands, you probably won’t be recognized.”

"Arisa." Mogami Kazuto couldn't help but raise his voice, interrupting Shimizu Arisa's words.

"Um...Kazuto-san?"

Mogami Kazuto slowly closed his suitcase, pulled out his chair, and sat down across from Shimizu Arisa.

He shook his head slightly and said softly: "I can't accept these things."

"Eh?"

Qingshui Yousha looked at him blankly: "Why...why?"

"It's too expensive and... inappropriate."

Shimizu Arisa finally noticed that Mogami Kazuto's attitude was different from his usual casual attitude. At this time, Mogami Kazuto's whole person showed an aura of rejection, which made her feel strange.

"No, these are old equipment that have been eliminated. Kazuto-san thinks too much."

"If this was Yousha's own thing and you lent it to me as a friend, I might hesitate, but in the end I would be unable to refuse your kindness.

But, if this is your father's thing.

I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

"Why do you say such things? I am my father's daughter. He won't care about such things."

"Yousha, what did you say when you faced your father?"

After hearing Mogami Kazuto's words, Shimizu Arisa's expression suddenly became unnatural. Mogami Kazuto rarely saw this expression on her.

Qingshui Yousha shyly averted his eyes and looked at the empty plates on the dining table uncertainly: "I said... my friend wanted to do a column and borrowed equipment."

"Yousha's father should ask if he is a male friend or a female friend."

"……Um."

"Then how did you answer?"

Qingshui Yusha lowered his head and pursed his lips slightly. It was clear that he just wanted to support him, but for some reason, it turned out to be like he had done something wrong and was being criticized.

She doesn't like this.

Even so, Qingshui Yousha still answered honestly: "Female... female friend."

Sure enough, Mogami and Kazuto thought the same thing.

In order to help himself, he even lied to his father, which Mogami Kazuto thought was wrong.

But from Mogami Kazuto's standpoint, he was not qualified to accuse her.

"Yousha said that we are friends."

"Um……"

"Then why not just say it?"

"But in that case, dad might refuse."

She was like a child who had done something wrong and did not dare to look into Mogami Kazuto's eyes, but she still couldn't help but feel angry and felt wronged.

She obviously didn't do anything wrong.

Mogami Kazuto sighed inwardly. He had more or less noticed that Shimizu Arisa's behavior had gone beyond the scope of ordinary friends, at least to the level of relatives and friends.

And he himself is gradually getting used to the feeling of being entangled, which is not a good sign. After all, Shimizu Arisa is Saori Konishi's best friend.

With this kind of relationship, no matter whether they have that intention or not, their relationship will always seem a little awkward.

"I fully understand Yousha's feelings."

There is sand in the clear water with its head hanging down, not saying a word.

"To be honest, I feel very guilty asking you to do this for me just because of my whim, and I can't guarantee that I can make an excellent video."

Seeing Shimizu Arisa's disappointed look, Mogami Kazuto probably understood that if she were to leave with her suitcase today, I'm afraid the friendship between him and her would be over.

Mogami Kazuto thinks that Shimizu Arisa is a nice girl and an interesting person as a friend.

You won't feel depressed when you get along with her, she is very relaxed, and you don't have to worry too much when talking.

For Kazuto Mogami who has few friends in this world, he is a good chat partner.

Suddenly, he sighed in his heart and said slowly: "I accepted the equipment, but I still feel that cheating is wrong.

Yousha is an important friend of mine, and I will be very sorry if you have a conflict with your father because of me."

Shimizu Arisa raised her head and looked at Mogami Kazuto: "Important friend?"
To be continued...