"It should be here, right?"

As an ordinary social worker, Sakaguchi Keizo took annual leave despite his busy schedule and finally came to the small town of Shizuoka~

I originally came to see Mount Fuji, but suddenly I got hungry and thought that "Midnight Diner" was nearby, so I had the idea of ​​​​taking a look.

The izakaya opened by the eldest brother Aoki and his father Nagayama Ken had originally restored its original hours, but there were too many people who couldn't help but come to check in... and they all came to check in in the middle of the night...

So I had to start working shifts...my father worked the day shift, and my eldest brother Aoki worked the night shift...

I thought about returning to my original schedule after the craze of this TV series has passed... Fortunately, the izakaya is not big, so it is not a problem for one person. When I am busy at dinner, I can just ask my mother Nanako to help me a little.

In this month or so, when the broadcast of "Late Night Diner" ends, there will definitely be fewer people coming to check in.

When night comes, the lanterns in the "Midnight Dining Hall" are lit up, marking that the place has begun to open from late night to early morning.

"Boss~" Sakaguchi Keizo, with a business smile on his face, opened the door and walked in. His eyes lit up when he saw his eldest brother Nagayama Aoki, "It's really you, boss!"

"...Well, it's me~"

At the beginning, Nagayama Aoki wanted to explain, but these guys who came to check in didn't stop at all, they just regarded him as a character in "Midnight Diner".

Gradually, he stopped explaining... By maintaining a cold demeanor, a lot of things were saved.

"Can we cook the menu on "Midnight Diner"?!"

"Hey, as long as I know how to do it, I can do it..." Big Brother Aoki said without hesitation, "Today I recommend chazuke rice..."

"Chazuke rice? It's the dish from the third episode!" Sakaguchi Keizo's face was full of joy, "You are so lucky, let's have one!"

"Please wait a moment..."

Nagayama Aoki silently began to prepare the food, and there was a bit of silence in the izakaya for a while... The guests seemed not used to such an atmosphere, and began to chat with Aoki casually:

"Boss...is there really a strip club around here?"

"..."

The corner of Nagayama Aoki's mouth twitched. Most of the guests who come to the izakaya will ask this question.

"No... this is just a small city... Some of the clips in "Midnight Diner" were grafted, and the shooting location was actually in other places, such as Kabukicho in Tokyo..."

"That's it~"

Sakaguchi Keizo nodded, he also knew the shooting techniques,

"So there are no Yakuza gangsters nearby? Like Xiaolong?"

"Yakuza elements can be found everywhere..." Nagayama Aoki did not hide it. In this era, the Yamaguchi-gumi was very powerful, and other Yakuza societies were also rampant, and they could not be banned in big cities.

However, the police departments in big cities are quite powerful, at least on the surface, there aren't that many gangster incidents.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Sakaguchi Keizo seemed to be having a conversation, looked at Nagayama Aoki and said:

"Actually, a group of us were discussing while watching "Midnight Diner" that the owner of this izakaya must have a Yakuza background. He has scars on his face and is very proficient in holding a knife..."

"Ah, boss, where's your scar?" Sakaguchi Keizo looked at Nagayama Aoki and said in surprise.

"That's a prop..."

"So, boss, you have nothing to do with the Yakuza?"

"..."

Actually, I can't say it doesn't matter... After all, my biological grandfather is the leader of the Yakuza Club. Do I have to tell you?

Sakaguchi Keizan's face stiffened for a moment, then he scratched his head and laughed:

"I knew that reality is different from TV! I even ran over excitedly to look for "Late Night Diner"...

Isn’t it a bit ridiculous?!”

At this time, Sakaguchi Keizo was still looking at Nagayama Aoki with a smile, just like he put on a smile every day to face annoying customers, stupid bosses, verbose girlfriends, and a cold life...

"At least the food is the same! How about keeping it simple? Like this bowl of Ochazuke..."

Nagayama Aoki served Chazuke rice while comforting him. The white rice was soaked in brown tea and covered with black seaweed, green parsley, and red umeboshi. It looked refreshing and delicious...

"Chazuke rice, please use it slowly..."

"Ah, Arigado~"

Sakaguchi Keizo was somewhat flattered and accepted the Ochazuke rice. At this moment, it seemed as if the boss of "Midnight Diner" really appeared in reality.

He carefully picked up the rice with chopsticks, and put some ingredients into his mouth... The warm rice was soaked with the bitterness of the tea, but after chewing it, there was a little sweetness of the rice and the sweetness of the tea leaves.

.....

The freshness of seaweed, the pungency of celery, and the salty and sweetness of plums blend together and spread out in the mouth in a chaotic way, just like different tastes of life...

While eating big mouthfuls, Sakaguchi Keizo seemed to suddenly choke and started coughing... Nagayama Aoki quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to him~

"Hahaha, I can choke on tea and rice~" Sakaguchi Keizo's expression was a little distorted at this time, and he couldn't tell whether he was laughing or crying, "Hahaha~ What a useless guy..."

"Hahaha~"

"Haha...wu..."

"Woooooooo..."

Suddenly I burst into tears...

Nagayama Aoki's body is a little tight, but his mentality is still relatively calm...

This is not the first time that a customer has vented his emotions in the store... It's just that this customer went a little too far...

Neon is a very repressive society. Although the economy is developing rapidly, the workers who are one of the parts have always maintained high pressure.

You must respect your superiors, be courteous to your customers, and be responsible for your family...

As a man, you should work hard, you should work to support your family, you should maintain the toughness of a Showa man, and bleed without shedding tears...

In this era, psychiatrists are not so common. The pressure accumulated in the hearts of social animals can only be released by going to custom shops, nightclubs, etc.....

If you don't have much money, you can either drink or keep it in your heart...

Maybe the last straw will hit you at some moment, go to sleep on the railway, go hang in the forest...

Even more powerful, he took out the homemade famous gun Abe Kiri from his bag, and forcibly exchanged it with the Prime Minister...

Those who can watch midnight movies are mostly social workers who work a lot of overtime...

They saw a warm place like "Midnight Diner" and saw that everyone could chat with the boss about the hardships in life in this small izakaya... Naturally, they were full of yearning for this place...

And many of the guys who can follow the TV signal to find them are actually already full of stress~

So I felt that the scene was similar to that on TV, and I couldn't help but take on the role, treating myself as an ordinary diner in "Late Night Diner"...

Some people chatted with Nagayama Aoki about trivial matters, some guests cursed, and some guests drank...

However, this person looks ordinary, but he can cry just after eating tea and rice... It is indeed rare!

"Okay, okay, there's nothing that can't be overcome..."

Nagayama Aoki gently comforted the diners without doing anything unnecessary. He knew that these diners would return to normal after venting their emotions... and then give a generous tip... It felt like

The "Midnight Diner" that opens at midnight seems to have turned into a psychological clinic!

This guy Naoki-san...why is it so weird to film a TV series?!

Yongshan Aoki watched helplessly as another guest came...

This guy's eyes were already filled with tears as soon as he came in~

"When will this trouble end?"
Chapter completed!