Introducing A New Team Member!

Haruto glanced at the black iron gate towering before him. Rolling down the car window, he leaned slightly toward the black intercom box attached to the side and pressed the button. 

"Oi, open the gate," he said in a casual tone. "It's Haruto."

"Ah, wait," came Arataki's voice from the other end, slightly muffled.

A faint buzz followed, and the gate began sliding open with a low mechanical hum. 

Haruto drove inside, the tires crunching softly against the gravel driveway.

The sight before him made him blink. The "house" was an enormous European-style mansion, its grand architecture straight out of a fairytale.

'Holy shit, they went way overboard,' Haruto thought, letting out a quiet sigh.

Beside him, Ayaka's eyes widened in amazement as she gazed at the mansion. "Oh wow, I've never seen anything like this in Japan," she said, her tone tinged with awe.

"Haha… yeah," Haruto replied awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.