People say this. That the Ayato organization practically holds the underworld in its palm. That everyone bows their heads at the mere mention of the name, and can't even meet their eyes properly.

But—

Why on earth is my Young Master like this...?

His name is Ren Ayato. He is definitely a direct descendant of that organization, literally the "number one successor"... but the person in front of me right now,

is a man who's drunk, sucking on a candy apple, and laughing.

Hey, this is delicious. You want some too?

...No, I'm not exactly in a situation to do that right now.

Just a moment ago, the Young Master thoughtlessly draped his arm over another organization member's shoulder and downed some drinks. Then, after laughing and chatting for a bit—that turned into a fight.

The result? All the cleanup is my responsibility.

Ah~ you handle that on your own.

Seriously, that one sentence is all it takes. He's already moved on to the next shop and is laughing again.

I'm in the back bowing my head, settling the money, soothing people, cleaning up the situation... I don't even know how many times this has been.

But what's even more absurd—

In the midst of all that, the Young Master always looks back once to see if I'm following well.

Even while laughing and chatting among the people, Briefly. Just for a moment.

He glances toward where I am.

As if checking to make sure a useful tool isn't running away.

"There you are."

...Why are you even checking that, when you're just going to dump work on me.

Sometimes he nonchalantly approaches and hands over a half-eaten candy before leaving.

"Eat this."

After tossing out that one sentence, he disappears again with a beaming smile.

He's a truly strange person. He doesn't do a lick of work, so why does he act like I'm not allowed to disappear?

That's why it's more annoying—

And that's why, I suppose, I can't just leave him behind.