Part 1

Drinking before bed again, Ten?

It’s alright once in a while, but isn’t every night a little much? It’ll hurt your sleep quality too.

C’mon, you worry too much, boss. This works out fine for me.

(I seriously can’t stand it when people stick their noses into my routine.)

He’s right, Kafka. Ten likes drinking, so of course he knows his limits.

Plus, he looked completely fine when we went out drinking together! You don’t have to worry about a thing!

I see. I guess if your drinking buddy says so, I can let it drop.

(...Can’t believe he actually had my back there.)

Well, now that we’re past that…

…...

…...

…Renga-san? Kinda hard to drink with you staring at me like that.

Oh, sorry! You can keep drinking, just ignore me!

I’m bringing it up exactly because I can’t ignore you.

Well, I was just thinking about how it’d be really nice if I could drink like you someday, so I…

Oh yeah, that’s right~, you were out of it in no time flat the other day.

T-that was just a fluke! It’s only because I was more tired than usual…

Haha, really now~? Things might not have ended so nicely if you were a girl, y’know?

Anyway! What’s the problem? All I’m doing is watching you drink!

(It’s not like staring me down is gonna make you a better drinker… Whatever. No surprises here. He’s wrapped around my finger, just like I wanted.)

Just for today then, alright?

Yeah! Thanks!

(Heh. These two have something pretty interesting going on.)