[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-76":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1951640,2739,"Chapter 76","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase immediately clapped her hands happily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s great! Let’s have lunch together, the three of us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukimura Suzune was silent for a moment, but eventually moved her desk and chair over as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of the three of them sitting together for lunch made the other students in the class feel both envious and helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their respective crushes were among them; who wouldn’t want to join?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just one person, they might have been able to muster the courage to go up and invite them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, the three school idols were sitting together, seemingly forming an invisible barrier that made people shrink back, forcing them to find other lunch companions instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase opened her bento box, looked at Xia Xia Xia Mujun, and cut to the chase:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father asked me to ask you... are you aware that your house in Shoto is about to be auctioned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun was silent for a moment and nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. So... is it already prepared for auction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase shook her head gently, her tone cautious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet, it’s currently still in the preparation stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, your house is large and located in an area like Shoto, so the price is quite expensive; it takes time to auction it off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shoto—a top-tier wealthy district in Shibuya; the residences there are mostly villas and mansions, and the prices are indeed staggering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The average price for second-hand housing in that area is as high as 1.6 million yen per square meter, and the starting bid for an entire villa is even 300 to 400 million yen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered his own mansion; the bank’s previous valuation was around 500 million yen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mortgaging it to the bank, he wasn’t very clear about the subsequent situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it’s an auction, the price will inevitably fluctuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun raised his eyes and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know the house is still waiting for auction? Could it be that this auction is being hosted by your family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that the Saionji family ran the largest auction house in Japan, which is why he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase touched her cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, would you... mind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s tone was calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, since the house has already been mortgaged, there’s nothing to mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His composure made Saionji Nanase’s expression complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family has fallen, yet he can be so indifferent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have experienced a lot during this time to have honed such a state of mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun was silent for a moment, then spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is the current starting bid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase recalled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard from my father that the starting bid is set at around 400 million yen, and the estimated final transaction price might be between 600 and 800 million yen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s silence lasted longer. Although he felt the price would be suppressed when mortgaged to the bank, he hadn’t expected it to be suppressed by this much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When does the auction start?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase’s voice softened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s April now... it’s expected to take place around mid-June...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said that if your relatives have any intention of redeeming it, he can hold the house back and not put it up for auction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun pondered for a moment, then thanked her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please convey my thanks to your father, and thank him for informing me of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is very important to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm... He also said that if you have time, he hopes you can come to my house; he has some things he wants to tell you in person...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun thought about it and didn’t agree immediately, just smiled indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s an opportunity, I will definitely pay a visit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, Yukimura Suzune had been eating her lunch quietly, but every word of their conversation had reached her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t known about Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s family background before, but from this brief conversation, she realized his family had already fallen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase also felt it wasn’t appropriate to delve deeper into this heavy topic, so she turned to Yukimura Suzune, her tone becoming light again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suzune, didn’t you say you were writing a new book? How is the progress?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she picked up a piece of saury from her own bento, carefully placed it into Yukimura Suzune’s lunch box, traded it for a piece of golden rolled omelet, and took a big, satisfied bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukimura Suzune looked at the extra saury in her lunch box and answered softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first draft of the new book is about 90% complete. Now I’m mainly thinking about how to wrap it up and do some text polishing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and said excitedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the time comes, please make sure to let me be your first reader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukimura Suzune gently tucked her long, straight black hair from the left side behind her ear and replied faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, she picked up the piece of saury with her chopsticks, parted her cherry lips slightly, took a small bite, and closed her eyes to savor the perfect fusion of the fish’s freshness and the sauce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saionji Nanase’s gaze fell on Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s bento, attracted by the uniquely shaped octopus sausages inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Xia Xia Mujun, these octopus sausages are so cute! Did you make them yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun smiled and shook his head, his tone carrying a trace of imperceptible tenderness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not me, my sister made them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukimura Suzune’s chewing motion paused imperceptibly for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, the image of that cute girl waving goodbye to Xia Xia Xia Mujun at the Shibuya platform this morning instantly surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be... that was his sister?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought quietly crossed Yukimura Suzune’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Saionji Nanase, upon learning that this bento was made by Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s sister, her eyes lit up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her memory had always been good; she clearly remembered seeing Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s sister—Natsume Ruri—many years ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Natsume Ruri was still a little tot, so cute that one couldn’t help but want to give her a hug.\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-06-15T07:08:26.586Z","2026-06-15T07:45:38.736Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","75e6f6d1037e475a96388fdc0607ef791ec7967f68bfbc2404107f67fc88adfd","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-77","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-75",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]