My girlfriend is actually myself.

Chapter 23 Humans are Beneficial Insects

After Yukimiya Natsune left, the convenience store became much quieter, and after the evening rush hour, there were even fewer customers.

Yuko Takahashi put away the second cash register and stood alone at the counter, while Saku Shiraishi walked between the shelves, restocking the empty spaces.

"The Snow Palace is so beautiful." Yuko Takahashi started talking again.

Shiraishi Saku pretended not to hear.

"Where did you meet Yukimiya?" Takahashi Yuko asked again.

It was a question, and it would be inappropriate not to answer it. Shiraishi Shuo put down the box he was carrying and said while restocking, "It's on the computer."

It was indeed on a computer, and in a certain inappropriate game.

"Where does she go to school? St. Lily?" Yuko Takahashi guessed.

St. Lily is a well-known girls' high school in Tokyo, founded by a nun. Schools with "Saint" in their names are generally associated with the church.

"I cannot disclose that," Shiraishi Saku replied.

"Anyway, it's not Morinogaoka Academy, right? Are you two in a cross-school relationship?"

What the heck is a cross-school romance? It has a strange sense of tragedy about it.

Moreover, the girls in the photos are not students; they are high school boys and shut-in girls.

"It must be lonely not being able to attend classes together, eat lunch together, or chat with classmates and teachers!"

Shiraishi Saku suspects that his store manager is a fan of tragic endings (BEs), only watching tragedies in romance dramas.

"But judging from how naturally you two walked into the locker room together, do you often have shameless relationships during the holidays? Showering together, sleeping together, playing games together, seeking thrills together."

I'm going to call the police; this is blatant harassment!

However, apart from the fact that they sought thrills together, everything else was true.

Yuko Takahashi rambled on for a while, then looked at the empty convenience store and the darkening street before saying to Saku Shiraishi, "Let's have dinner first."

Dinner consisted of bento boxes from a convenience store and oden in a pot. They took turns eating, with Shiraishi Saku going first.

After quickly finishing his meal, Shiraishi Saku returned to take over from Takahashi Yuko. He watched as she grabbed a bento box from the shelf and a few skewers of oden.

A few minutes later, her exaggerated voice came from the lounge.

"This oden is so delicious!"

"No, this one's pretty ordinary!"

Because the next string of them is free-range oden.

Shiraishi Saku pondered whether he should switch to working at a different restaurant, thinking that with his twin abilities, he might be able to become a chef.

Just then, the automatic door opened, and four boys pushed and shoved their way into the store.

They looked shyly at the cashier, their eyes filled with expectation.

Shiraishi Saku calmly met their gaze.

The chill of the night dispelled the spring-like smiles on their faces, and Shiraishi Saku heard a distinct sigh.

When you come to a convenience store, you should shop seriously!

Moreover, Yukimiya Natsune is also me, so the beautiful shop assistant you want to see is right in front of you!

Since they were already there, the four boys couldn't refuse, so each of them bought a bottle of water, contributing four separate sales.

The automatic door closed, and the store returned to silence. Yuko Takahashi checked the sales figures, then turned to the boy: "Shiraishi, is Yukimiya interested in a part-time job?"

"Not interested," Shiraishi Saku refused.

Part-time work requires an identity, but teenage girls do not.

"That's true," Yuko Takahashi misunderstood, "It's hard to imagine that her family would let her work part-time."

Shiraishi Saku thought to himself that the truth was quite the opposite; the girl in his younger sister's body was forced into working by her younger sister.

"Want to help out?" Takahashi Yuko rephrased. "You must be lonely not seeing Yukimiya while you're working part-time. I can let you two go on dates at the shop, but you have to do your job well. I'll pay you double!"

That's a good idea. With double pay, I could reduce my shifts to play games.

Moreover, having one body working while the other plays games always feels like you can't get enough of the fun, since the memories of the two bodies are shared.

There's no need to worry about the most crucial issue of identity; if it's not considered part-time work, there's no need to register your identity.

Yuko Takahashi clasped her hands together: "Please! I've been a bit busy lately and might be away a lot. I'm also worried about hiring new people. If the experienced Yukimiya could come, it would be a huge help!"

No, you're interested in Yukimiya Natsume's ability to attract traffic, aren't you?

"I'll go back and ask her," Shiraishi Saku replied.

This is a win-win situation, so I won't hold it against Yuko Takahashi.

Yuko Takahashi cheered quietly. If she could maintain one-third of today's sales revenue, her retirement plan would be accelerated by half!

She generously told Shiraishi Saku to leave early and go ask Yukimiya Natsune.

"Oh, by the way, take some oden home with you." She pointed to the pot.

Shortly after, Shiraishi Saku changed back into his original clothes, carried a bag of oden, walked out of the convenience store, and headed towards the subway entrance.

It's 7:30 pm now. The sky is dark, the crescent moon hangs alone, the city lights obscure the starlight, and the night is cold and desolate.

Passing through a quiet alley, Bai Shishuo slowed down and looked at the gap between the outdoor air conditioning units.

After the girl's body finished get off work, a small portion of her perception was also diverted to the boy's body for use.

Shiraishi Saku's senses became heightened as a result, allowing him to clearly perceive the joy on Takahashi Yuko's lips as she looked at the sales figures, and also to clearly sense a dangerous element lurking in the darkness.

He stopped beside the air conditioner's outdoor unit, took out a string of fish balls from a plastic bag, and handed it to the corner of the air conditioner.

A little while later, a black cat peeked out from behind the air conditioner unit. Its amber eyes glanced at Shiraishi Shuo, then at the fish balls in front of it. Its stomach, which had been empty all day, twitched, and its mouth watered.

It tentatively snatched the fish ball.

Shiraishi Saku loosened his grip and continued forward.

Watching the boy's retreating figure and smelling the aroma of fish balls, the black cat felt touched, and the day's fatigue and frustration were soothed by the delicious food.

During the day, after being defeated by the golden retriever in the convenience store, it attacked a regular customer, obtained a cool treat, and hid it in its secret base, planning to go hunting again during the day and enjoy the cool treat when it returned at night.

As night fell, having caught nothing from its hunt, it returned to base hungry and full of anticipation, eager to enjoy its cool meal.

Unexpectedly, a thief broke into its secret dwelling. The cool food was gone, leaving only a pool of blood and a bone in its wake!

It suspected that the thief was that blond guy!

With no food left, it lay on the ground looking dejected, thinking it would go hungry today. But then a passerby gave it a skewer of food!

It's a beneficial cat!

Compared to that wretched golden retriever, it's just as good as the legendary cat treats!

It put down the fish ball, thought for a moment, picked it up again, ran to the short-haired man, turned over, exposed its belly, and let the man pet it as payment.

……

After saying goodbye to the black cat, Shiraishi Saku took the subway home.

He gave all the oden to his younger sister. Shiraishi Saku sat on the sofa, and Yukimiya Natsune lay beside him like a cat, the hem of her shirt lifted up to reveal her snow-white belly.

Shiraishi Saku gently rubbed her lower abdomen with the same caress he uses to pet a cat, while using his other hand to pick up his phone and check messages.

The message came from two people, one of whom was Airi Asakura.

[Lili: Yukimiya! That oden place is so delicious, I want to go again next time!]

[Snow: Mm-hmm]

Switch to a different LINE account and read the second message.

[The greatest photographer of all time: It seems someone in the thread recognized where your girlfriend works, so I've hidden that post!]

[Bai: Thank you]

[The greatest photographer in history: It's okay, that post isn't getting any views anyway. If someone bothers you guys and you don't let me put the photos in my portfolio, I'll be at a huge loss.]

Shiraishi Saku thought to himself that there was no need to hide it. Although he hadn't thought much about it when he authorized it, now that he thought about it, the circulation of the photos of the girl's body might have another purpose.