Momoi Taro wants to form a "don" brother duo, but it's a music anime.

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"Yes, I'm really looking forward to it too. I'll help out then. Goodbye then." Taro kept smiling, placed the money on the table, and waved goodbye.

"Hmm~ Goodbye." Knowing she couldn't persuade Momoi Taro, Saya could only helplessly accept the money and watch him leave the bakery.

As soon as Momoi Taro stepped out of the bakery, he encountered a girl with short silver-gray hair walking towards the bakery.

"Oh, it's Mocha." Taro greeted him naturally. "I always feel like I'll run into you at the bakery."

"Hehe~ Who can blame me~ for liking bread~?" The other person greeted Taro in a lazy voice quite naturally: "Taro~ are you here to buy bread too~?"

"Yes, well, I'll be going now." Taro didn't intend to linger any longer; he was a little pressed for time, so he decided to leave.

"Oh, and also," Mocha's expression became slightly more serious, "Everyone misses you a lot, let's get together again sometime!"

"Ah, I know." Taro nodded seriously, making his promise: "Then, goodbye."

After saying that, Taro left. Mocha watched Taro's figure gradually disappear into the distance, and said softly in a somewhat deep voice:

"Lately, Ran's been acting... kind of weird." She gently bit her lower lip, thinking, what if Ran really wanted to do something foolish...

When the time comes, the only ones who can persuade her will be myself and Momoi Taro.

"Forget it~ There's no point in thinking about it anymore~" Mocha's expression instantly relaxed. Lan might not really do anything, right? Thinking this, Mocha turned around and went into the bakery.

At this moment, at Hailing's home, she was quite looking forward to it because Momoi Taro said he would teach her how to gain trust today.

She woke up earlier than usual today, then made herself some protein powder and slowly drank it. Did you know that Hachiman Umiyo actually has a tendency to gain weight easily...?

I had just finished drinking the protein powder when the doorbell rang.

After saying goodbye to Mocha, Momoi Taro went to where Hailin was currently living.

"This is it, right?" Taro carefully checked the house number again, confirming that it said "Hachiman House". He first asked in a private message on Line, but there was no response from Hailin.

So, without hesitation, he put his hand on the doorbell and pressed it.

"Ding dong, ding dong."

There was still no response, but Taro wasn't in a hurry. He just silently kept ringing the doorbell.

"Ding dong, ding dong."

"Yes, I'll be right there." Hai Ling's muffled voice came from inside. So, Taro stopped ringing the doorbell and waited for Hai Ling to arrive with his arms crossed.

Not long after, the door opened. Hai Ling subconsciously glanced at the person outside the door, and only after seeing Momoi Taro did she step aside, point to the room, and say:

"Taro, welcome. Would you like to have a seat?"

Taro glanced at the interior of Hai Ling's room and calmly declined her invitation, saying, "No, we don't have that much time. Go and get ready, we'll leave right away."

"Departure?" Hai Ling narrowed her eyes, somewhat confused about what Taro meant by departure. Did this have anything to do with gaining trust?

"Yes, this is for you." Taro handed the chocolate snail in his hand to Hailin and said seriously, "The place we're going to next requires physical labor. You won't be full just by eating these things."

Hai Ling's pupils dilated slightly. She had clearly hidden those things well before opening the door, so how did Momoi Taro find them?

But she still tried her best to act nonchalant, saying as if nothing had happened, "I don't understand what you mean."

"I'm talking about protein powder!" Taro said bluntly. "Quick, eat this and come with me."

Taro's rudeness almost rendered Hailing unable to think, her mind preoccupied with how Momoi Taro had discovered it.

Then, the two of them left Hailing's house...

The door to the White Bear Express changing room opened, and Hai Ling walked out somewhat awkwardly.

"Is this what you meant by teaching me to trust?" Hai Ling looked at her White Bear Express uniform with an awkward expression.

Taro raised his head, smiled and said seriously, "That's right, being a deliveryman is the easiest job to gain trust because everyone's happiness is in your hands. If you don't work hard, you will never succeed."

"Is the job of a deliveryman really that amazing?" Hai Ling said casually, seemingly not quite believing what Momoi Taro said.

"Don't complain, let's get to work!" Taro didn't explain; he wasn't the type to like explaining things to others.

Taro checked the list of goods, gave a somewhat strange smile, and said to Hailing, "Wait here for a moment. I'll be right back."

After Momoi Taro left, Hai Ling leaned against the delivery truck, looked at the two chocolate snails in her hand, sighed softly, and said, "Do these things really have any meaning?"

Without saying a word, she was dragged over to work as a temporary worker, and the manager here actually agreed. Hai Ling thought this Ms. Sanae was quite an amazing person.

According to the employees here, Ms. Sanae used to be a baker, but for some reason she became a delivery manager and often brings meals to the employees.

I've never brought bread with me before, and I only learned about making bread by chance.

In Hailing's opinion, this Ms. Sanae was also a remarkable person. The most important thing, however, was that Hailing still couldn't understand...

What does working as a deliveryman have to do with gaining trust?

Hai Ling shook her head. She couldn't understand Momoi Taro's idea, but according to Momoi Taro, to gain trust, you first have to trust others, right?

In other words, all you need to do is trust Momoi Taro.

That's how it is in theory, but for some reason, Hailing still has a vague sense of unease in her heart.

She shook her head again, trying to shake off the feeling of unease, but it was all in vain. She could only lower her head and slowly eat the chocolate snail that Momoi Taro had given her.

Not long after he finished eating the chocolate snails, Momoi Taro returned with an extra box in his hand.

Hai Ling glanced at it, then lowered her head and remained silent.

She never cared about these things.

If you care about everything, you'll just repeat the mistakes of that band from before.

Taro didn't say much, he just silently put the goods into the trunk of the car by himself. When Hailing saw this, she also went to help.

"That's not right!" Taro stopped her after she had only been working on it for a short while: "Heavy things should be placed under light things. Otherwise, there is a risk of the package getting damaged."

Upon hearing this, Hai Ling silently moved the heavy object in her hand aside.

After working for a little while longer, Taro called out to Hailing again: "That's not right either. Fragile items should be placed in the middle of the shipment to avoid damage from collisions. This one, put it here."

Taro pointed to a spot and forcefully ordered Hailin to place the fragile items she was holding there.

...Hailin silently adjusted the placement of the goods, and afterwards, her placement work was occasionally criticized by Taro.

So this is what it feels like to have your mistakes pointed out bluntly?

With a slight sense of displeasure, they finally managed to fill the trunk with goods. Then, Taro took the lead in the driver's seat, and Hai Ling followed suit in the passenger seat. The two of them were about to begin their official delivery work.

After the car had been driving for a while, Hai Ling turned her head and looked at Taro beside her. He seemed to have no intention of saying anything, so she couldn't help but sigh slightly.

She seemed to be sighing unusually often today… she thought to herself unconsciously, but she maintained her composure and said in her usual indifferent voice:

"What's the matter? You asked me out, it can't just be to let me experience the work of a deliveryman, right?"

Dong, Chapter 45, Goodbye

"What exactly is it about? You asked me to come out here, it can't just be to let me experience the work of a deliveryman, right?"

Hailin tilted her head, waiting for Momoi Taro's answer.

"No, it's just a simple job!" Taro raised his head and answered.

This only confused Hai-Ling more. Was it just an ordinary job? Because Momoi Taro would die if he lied, Hai-Ling was certain that what he said was true, but what was the point of doing all this?

Hai Ling didn't understand, but she didn't want to ask. They remained silent, and Taro naturally didn't say anything either, so the car fell into silence.

As the vehicle slowly came to a stop, Taro unbuckled his seatbelt, took the box he had brought with him before leaving, and got out of the car, saying, "We're here. Follow me."

Hai Ling silently unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. Taro took a delivery box from the trunk and silently walked towards a house.

Hai Ling silently followed Momoi Taro, watching him walk to a house, press the doorbell, and call out...

"Ms. Uehara, are you home? There's a package for you." There was no answer from inside, but Taro Momoi continued to ring the doorbell patiently.

"Yes~ Just a moment, I'll be right there~" A girl's cheerful voice came from the second floor of the room, and Taro stopped ringing the doorbell.

Hailing silently watched everything Taro did, leaning against the door with her arms crossed.

Not long after, the door opened, and a girl with long pink hair opened the door with a bright smile on her face.

For a moment, Hai Ling thought she saw Aine. Upon closer inspection, however, it turned out to be Uehara Himeri from Afterglow.

Hailing knew about the band Afterglow. It wasn't that she had been in there as a mercenary; it was just that her close friend (?) was a big fan of the band.

I've also paid a little attention to this band, and their music is indeed quite good, especially the bass part.

The person in front of you is their bassist.

Hai Ling looked at the girl's smile, which changed from a polite and cheerful one to a smile of surprise: "It's Taro, what brings you here?"

Hai Ling glanced sideways at Momoi Taro. Although she had heard about Afterglow at the amusement park, she hadn't listened very carefully. (The main reason was her insomnia.)

Although I don't remember most of it, it seems like we had a fight, but now it looks like... our relationship is pretty good?

"Ms. Uehara, please sign or stamp." Taro, with a stern face, took the pen from his shoulder and handed it over along with the delivery slip.

"Mo—Taro! That's so mean, calling someone by the name Uehara or something—" Hishimari said angrily, but still took the pen Taro handed her and wrote her name.

Taro put the pen and the delivery slip back in their original places, and then smiled and said, "Because this is my job, Mary."

She then revealed a satisfied smile, before her expression tensed slightly. Maintaining a sense of urgency in her voice, she asked:

"Taro, look at my current weight, roughly." Seeing Taro's puzzled expression, Himemari said earnestly:

"Here's what happened: when I weighed myself this morning, I found that my weight hadn't decreased at all, but had actually increased a little. How could that be? The scale at home must be broken, right?!"

Upon hearing what Himemari said, Taro carefully examined her body from head to toe. Facing Taro's gaze, Himemari nervously clutched the package in her hands.

After a moment, Taro came to a conclusion, pointed at Himeko, and loudly declared, "DATA EXPUNGED!"

Taro uttered a number, which for a fleeting moment reminded Hailing of her mother, and she turned her head away with a touch of reluctance.

"You're kidding me!? Why does what Taro says match the weight on the scale exactly? That look in his eyes is totally unfair!?"

Felice struggled for a moment, then shook her head, hypnotizing herself, saying, "It must be because I'm not eating enough. As long as I keep going, I'll definitely..."

Upon hearing this, Taro immediately handed over the packaging bag in his hand and said, "I also thought you would say that, so I bought it. After all, you seemed to like it a lot yesterday."

"..."

Putting aside its medicinal effects, this dessert was still very delicious, so, with trembling hands, Fei-Mai reached out her sinful hand and took the dessert from Momoi Taro's hand.