"Come on, just do it once. We promise we'll never do it again." a friend said as Senku worked on his experiment.

"For the twenty second time, no." replied Senku as he pressed the button, causing the robot to move.

"I'll pay you to go." the other said, holding out a twenty.

"You're both being ridiculous. I don't need to go on a blind date, I don't need romance. My one and only love is science. That's all I need." Senku said, getting tired of their antics. "If you're not going to make yourselves useful, leave."

"We'll be your test subjects for a week." the first friend said.

Senku remained silent as he observed the robot before it malfunctioned and shut off.

"Deal." said Senku.

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"Sir, I was requested to fill in a small appointment. I hope you don't mind." the assistant said.

"What is it that it couldn't be skipped?" Kyoya asked as he signed a paper.

"A blind date. You know how much your brother has been pressuring you. Your friend set it up, so it's not going to be someone your brother is forcing onto you." replied the assistant. "If you're against it, I can try my best to get them to cancel."

"Leave it. I'll do what I usually do." replied Kyoya before sighing. "He always does whatever he pleases..."

The assistant nodded then left the room. Kyoya turned in his seat and took a moment to take in the view. No matter how many times he's seen it, it still left him satisfied and in a good mood. His mood quickly fell at the thought of his brother ushering him to date and find a suitable partner to marry.

Kyoya was perfectly fine with how his life was. He didn't need a romantic partner. He had his employees and his company. Love would just slow him down and keep him from reaching new heights.

"Sir, I know I just left but here are documents that need your attention." his assistant said as she burst through the door.

"Place them to the side." said Kyoya.

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As usual, Kyoya was always the last to leave the building. He sighed heavily then checked his phone. They'd have everything sooner than expected. Things were finally going his way. He looked around before deleting any trace of the number. He quietly packed up then locked up his office before making his descent.

Night had completely covered the city which was now bathed in artificial light. Kyoya made sure the door was locked before making his way to his car. It was one of his more peaceful nights, compared to how they usually were.

They consisted of one or two reporters asking the same question: What is going on between his company and another? News about it started to spread and now everyone was watching their companies carefully. If he were to be honest, he wished taking over companies was an easy job. It would be less of a headache not having the same or similar questions asked day in and day out.

He patiently waited at a light then noticed a cat crossing the street. He was too busy watching the cat to realize the light changed. A person honked. He was brought out of his thoughts and kept going.

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Senku sighed as it was another failed attempt. What was it missing? He stepped away then walked over to the window to open it. A nice, expensive looking car caught his eye. It was then a cat had appeared on the sidewalk. Cars started to line up behind the nice car.

"Eh, the light's going to turn green..." he mumbled as he munched on snacks.

As he expected, cars started to honk. The nice car eventually took off. Senku snickered before closing the window. The world was full of idiots. Senku yawned as he gave the robot a look. He was going to make this robot into a war machine. Somehow. He was pretty handy and managed to find things he needed free of cost, but things weren't looking good for him at the moment.

It was that moment he realized he needed a part that he couldn't scrounge around for. He certainly couldn't afford it any time soon as his job only paid so much. Senku yawned again and his eyelids were now heavy. He fell asleep not too long after.