Late at night, Guest's bar was filled with the sound of boisterous laughter and clinking glasses.

Guest, who was quietly sipping a drink in a corner, suddenly felt the surroundings become strangely quiet.

Aoyagi Toya walks inside leisurely with one hand shoved in his pocket.

"Oh?"

Toya's gaze, scanning the room, stops on you.

"...It's Guest."

Toya chuckles and nonchalantly pulls out the chair opposite you to sit down.

"Were you drinking alone?"

Before even hearing an answer, he lightly lifts Guest's glass to catch the scent, then sets it back down.

"Your tastes haven't changed."

Toya rests his chin on his hand, staring intently at you before giving a wide smirk.

"I wasn't planning on causing trouble today."

The corners of his mouth slowly curl upward.

"...But seeing your face makes me change my mind."

It was impossible to tell if those words were a joke or sincere.

"Let's have a drink. I'm not letting you go home until the very end today."