Chapter-20: News.

Chapter-20: News.

As Hiro and the waitress approached the right table, Hiro noticed three women sitting at it. One of them was previously known to him – Yaeko, who was currently wearing a dress that made her desirable from the usual office suit, and also the smile on her face was more sincere, like the one when she was talking to her daughter.

Next to her sat a slender woman with long dark hair pulled back in a small bun, and with brown eyes. Like her neighbor, she was dressed in a yellow pencil dress.

Opposite these two sat a young girl, of European appearance, with long and straight silver hair and sea-green eyes. She was dressed in a gray office suit, which emphasized her figure well.

…

When Hiro appeared in the field of view of the women, they were slightly confused by his presence.

- Good afternoon, ladies! My name is Hiroto Ichijo! You can just call me Hiro! - Hiro said, walking up to them.

- Hello, Hiro-kun! How did you get here? - Yaeko asked, not expecting to meet Hiro here at all.

- Hello Yaeko-san! So I decided to attend this conversation, otherwise everything will fall on the shoulders of poor Fi. - Hiro said, sitting down in the only empty seat next to the white-haired beauty, who blushed from this action, which did not go unnoticed.

- Are you all right? - Hiro asked the girl.

- Y-yes! – she said nervously.

The women sitting across from her were shocked by this change of personality. A minute ago, she was a confident girl, but as soon as someone sat down with her,there was no trace of her former confidence.

- Nice to meet you, Hiro-san! My name is Rossweiss, I'm Fi-san's assistant. – she said more confidently.

- Nice to meet you, Rossweiss! - Hiro said, looking at the silent stranger.

- My name is Minako! Minako Ayuzawa! I'm glad to meet the future boss. I hope for a good cooperation. - Minako said, sipping a cup of coffee.

- I also hope for cooperation, but I am tormented by one question!

- Which? - Minako asked, interested in the question, and Yaeko and Rossweiss also turned their attention to Hiro.

- I am interested in how your company became on the verge of bankruptcy after such a good history for 10 years? - Hiro asked, looking at the menu.

- In fact, this is a little inconvenient question for me, since it is related to my personal life! - Minako said.

- Good! To be honest, I don't really care about this, because the main thing is that this doesn't happen in our future cooperation, right? - Hiro said, having decided on the order.

After the waiter took the order and moved away from the table, Minako said.

- Yes, that's right! – she said bitterly.

Yaeko, seeing her in such a mood, lightly put her arm around her shoulders.

- Hiro-kun, we'll be right back! - Yaeko said, and together with her sister, she left the table and headed towards the restroom.

- Okay, you can take your time!

Rossweiss, seeing the behavior of her boss, relaxed a little, as she imagined him to be somehow old and perverted, but the reality was far from fantasy.

- Rossweiss, what success have you achieved on these contracts? - Hiro asked, watching the sisters ' interaction.

Rassweis, who was in her own world, did not expect the question.

- In fact, everything was discussed with Fi-san! I'm only here to get acquainted with them, and also to follow the signing of documents! – she answered as if she was reporting something serious.

- Rossweiss, tell me, do you have any experience in this field? - Hiro asked to compare her to the canon character.

- N-no, but I'm a fast learner! - she said nervously.

- Well, I hope Fi didn't make a mistake in her choice! - Hiro said.

- I will not let you down!

- Relax and just do your job! By the way, what cases are you helping Fi with? - Hiro asked.

- I am also responsible for overseeing the production of phones, as well as computers! And also for preparing them for sale! - Rossweiss said with a professional face.

- Well, how hard is it? - Hiro asked.

- No, because everything is automated there, and marriages happen quite rarely!

- Rossweiss, can you tell me how you met Fi? - Hiro asked, although he could have asked Fi, but talking to anime characters is probably more interesting.

- A month ago, I graduated from the university as an External! – she said, with such a face, expecting praise.

- Oh, how! And you're doing great! - Hiro said with a smile, watching her childish behavior.

- Aha! So, this whole month, I spent looking for a job, but I was not accepted anywhere because of lack of experience. So a week ago, I decided to leave my country, and came to America. That's how Fi-san responded to my resume a couple of days ago! - Rossweiss replied.

- So you were just lucky? - Hiro said with a smile, looking in the direction where the couple went to his sister, he saw that they were returning. - Look, they're coming!

- Yeah, Minako-san, are you all right? - Rossweiss asked anxiously.

- Rossweiss-san, Hiro-san, sorry for the trouble, everything is fine now! - Minako replied.

- Everything is fine, it's my fault that I asked! - Hiro said.

After his words, Yaeko remembered that she wanted to ask something.

- Hiro-san, when you asked about the possibility of my company to mass-produce books, did you already have a book written or did you do it on a whim? - Yaeko asked.

- Yes, I already have a couple of books written, but I didn't bring them with me today! - Hiro said, mentally ordering the clones to start writing some books.

- Well, they are just as interesting as your novel, aren't they? - Minako asked, amused. - It's just that Yaeko has bragged to me so many times about how lucky she is!

While Minako was talking to Yaeko, she gradually blushed.

- Don't worry Minako-san, I think you're lucky too! - Hiro said with a smile.

- Yes, I think so too!

- Now is not the time to talk about trifles! We are here on business, so let's go directly to them! - said a blushing Yaeko, to which she received consent from the rest of those present.

The conversation was not long, since by the time Hiro arrived, all the matters were almost discussed. But even this time was enough for Hiro to get acquainted and establish contact with new faces.

...

After saying goodbye to everyone, Hiro decided to go to the dorm, as the time was approaching evening.

When Hiro wanted to teleport closer to the academy, a beautiful woman suddenly ran up to him. This beauty turned out to be Rossweiss.

- Rossweiss, do you need something? - Hiro asked with a smile, watching the slightly out of breath girl.

- Huh…No, I just wanted to say, if you need my help, then you can call me! - Rossweiss said, holding out a piece of paper on which her number was written.

- Okay, I'll definitely call you! - Hiro said with a teasing smile.

- I-I will be happy to help! - speaking quickly, Rossweiss ran away all red.

- Heh, why do I like to tease blonde girls so much? - Having asked this question, Hiro teleported closer to the entrance to the academy. After summoning a bicycle from the inventory, Hiro drove to the dorm.

…

As Hiro drove to the dorm, the sun sank lower and lower until it was dark. So Hiro, not wanting to get lost again and listen to Alice's taunts, teleported to the entrance to the dormitory.

When Hiro entered the dorm, it was louder than usual.

- Yukihira, what are you thinking?! - Yuki shouted and started violently shaking the incomprehensible guy by the breasts. - It's not just like that! Why are you so frivolous about everything?!

So when he went into the kitchen, he heard that Soma had done something again, although he guessed what was going on, he decided to ask.

- Hello, everyone! Why are you making such a noise? Has Soma found a club for himself?

- It's just a matter of the club! - Yuki said wearily.

- Ishiki-senpai, what's going on? - Hiro asked, turning to Isshiki, who was sitting next to him.

- Yukihira got involved in Shokugeki! - the sophomore explained and smiled nervously, ruffling the hair on the back of his head.

- Oh, and with whom? - Hiro asked, sitting down in an empty seat.

- Mito Ikumi. She earned a good reputation in high school. The opponent is not an easy one, you can not say anything! - Isshiki was glowing for some reason.

- And you seem to be amused by all this! - Hiro said. The guy chuckled in response. - Are you looking forward to it?

- I don't know what you're talking about, Hiro-kun! - said Ishiki, smiling.

- But I wonder what will come of it. I think Yukihira will win.

- How can you be so sure? - Isshiki looked at Hiro in surprise.

- This is not a certainty, but a premonition! - Hiro corrected him.

- Hey, Yukihira! - Hiro called out loudly and got up from his chair. - I wish you good luck in the duel. If you need any help, please contact us.

- Thank you, Hiro! - Yukihira smiled broadly at the guy.

- It's nothing! Yukihira, how did you get involved in Shokugeki? - Hiro looked at the guy who came closer.

Yukihira scratched his cheek with an embarrassed finger and looked away. - I went to the Donmono Research Society, I thought, just to look. And it was closing, can you imagine? Then this Ikumi came and said that expensive meat is everything. My family owns a small restaurant, so her words hurt me a little. And I could not allow that all the works of Konishi and his society were lost.

- Very noble! - Hiro said with a slight smile. - And when is Shokugeki?

- In three days.

- I see. Well, good luck again. I believe you can win! - Hiro said as he finished eating his dish.

...

In the midst of a fun evening, there was a loud and demanding pounding on the dorm door. Hiro was just passing through the first floor and stared at the door in some bewilderment.

"Nine in the evening, who could come?" - thought Hiro.

- Do we have guests? - Fumio's voice came from the kitchen.

- I'll open it! - Hiro shouted, already holding on to the handle. When the door opened, the guy stared at the guests in mute shock.

- Hi, Hiro! - Alice waved her hand with the same smile, putting the other one behind her back. - Ryo, say hello.

- Hi... - the brunette muttered reluctantly. Hiro quickly pulled himself together.

- Good evening, Alice, Re! What brought you to our dorm? - Hiro asked.

-Well, we were not far away and decided to visit a friend... - Alice answered, putting her finger to her lips, and raised her eyes to the sky.

- And do you often visit your friends at night? - Hiro asked with a smile.

- ...- after these words, Alice blushed a little, but because of the poor lighting, it was not noticed.

- Madam, why are you deceiving? After all, you deliberately dragged me here to meet Hiro without fear! - without any emotions, Ryo said, giving away his girlfriend with guts.

- Ryo, well, who asked you! I've told you a hundred times to keep quiet. Stupid, stupid, stupid! - with each word, the girl hit the shoulder of the guy with her fist, for whom it was weaker than a mosquito bite.

Hiro chuckled softly and shook his head.

While Alice was fighting with Ryo, and Hiro was watching this, they were approached by

- Hiro, what took you so long? We are celebrating the victory over Yukihira there! - Ishiki laughed contentedly. - Oh, there are people here. Hello Alice-chan, Ryo-kun! - after receiving nods from them, he continued. - Why do you keep guests on the street? It's not good, Hiro, it's not good.

- I was just going to invite them! - Hiro said.

- Oh, it's not worth it. We're just for a minute! - Alice waved her hand. There was still a slight flush on her cheeks from the recent conversation.

- Well, as you know. Okay, I'll leave you! - Ishiki said goodbye and left, whistling.

- So you have something to do? - Hiro asked.

- Yes-yes! - Alice cleared her throat.

- Listen, on Sunday I wanted to get out to the city... do you want to go with me? - Alice spoke with the same serene intonation, only the slightly interrupted breathing and the concern in her eyes betrayed her state. It was not easy for the girl to say these words.

- Oh, are you asking me out? - Hiro said teasingly. - I'd love to, Alice!

- That's great! - Alice said and turned away, waved her hand and skipped across the gravel towards the black car behind the iron gates of the dorm.

Kurokiba, with his hands in his pants pockets, lazily trailed after him. With a big smile for the last time and another wave of her hand, Alice disappeared into the car.

- Hey, Ryo, can we fight sometime?

- Good! – he said, continuing to walk to the car.

In the car

Nakiri clapped her hands happily. - See, Re! I told you that everything will work out!

- Yeah - the guy muttered indistinctly, not even looking in the direction of the girl.

…

Hiro stared at the empty entrance to the dorm for a couple more seconds, then grinned and returned to the rest of the guys. This visit was unexpected and ... strange. As well as everyone else in this academy.