"You’re underestimating us Minotaur Sect followers too much." Hinata Rion said smugly, swaying her earrings. "I believe that those who can follow the trend of the Minotaur must be brave souls not afraid of societal pressure."
"Sister Rion, that’s a bit far-fetched! No matter how brave they are, they wouldn’t dare declare their hobbies outside of anime comics!"
"That would be a world-ending catastrophe! Even the Pure Love Sect wouldn’t dare go that far!"
"For the sake of your poor fans, please think it over more before speaking!"
Ise Yu Yuzhijin frantically criticized Hinata Rion’s fan-repelling behavior, while Shirakawa Sawahei nodded in agreement and added, "Indeed a bit inappropriate..."
"So Miss Hinata, let’s inform them to come and through other means, let’s skip the opening ceremony."
Hinata Rion thought for a moment and regretfully said, "I guess that’s the only way."
"Does the café need any signature dishes?"
"Eh... isn’t it enough to just have omurice? At most, use ketchup to write on top."
Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s expression and tone clearly revealed her desire to slack off.
"Oh? So, our competition only needs an omurice duel?"
"Th-that’s certainly not okay~" Ise Yu Yuzhijin paused, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
If it’s just an omurice competition, what if Shirakawa suddenly learns and reaches my level during practice!
After all, omurice isn’t that hard to make, if Shirakawa really has that talent, my once-certain victory might slip away.
"We can put that aside for now," Hinata Rion waved her hand. "The important thing now is to send out the message to recruit maids."
"Without cute girls, the Maid Cafe loses its soul."
"Mr. Shirakawa, when are you free? Come help us with the interviews!"
Shirakawa Sawahei frowned, "Do I need to be involved in interviewing maids?"
"Of course," Hinata Rion said. "Boys and girls have different ideas of what’s cute. Though I’d love to pick all maids I like, I can’t, for the sake of business~"
Really, it’s impressive how you, a carefree wealthy Minotaur artist, can talk about ’for the sake of business’.
When talking about her hobbies, Hinata Rion’s style would become a bit erratic, but once the discussion turned to business, she immediately adopted the demeanor of an adult. She meticulously discussed each requirement with Shirakawa Sawahei, seemingly valuing the opinion of someone so much younger than her.
Ise Yu Yuzhijin listened quietly for a while and wisely stepped aside.
Hmm, I totally don’t get it. I should think more about how to jazz up simple omurice.
After discussing the main points for a while, Hinata Rion stretched and said, "So tired~ Let’s take a break."
"I’ll treat you guys to some late-night snacks! How does that sound?"
"Awesome! I want tamagoyaki!"
"Why not have some sake? Paired with sushi, it’s just perfect!"
"Sister Rion, be more adult-like! Encouraging minors to drink isn’t your job."
"Don’t pretend, Jin, it’s not like I haven’t seen you sneak your dad’s beer..."
Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s face flushed, "That was childhood... it can’t be called sneaking a drink..."
Shirakawa Sawahei wanted to refuse, but Hinata Rion, soon to be his superior, insisted on dragging him along.
"You two wait here for a moment, I’ll go get the car!"
Hinata Rion tossed this line, clicked her high heels towards the parking lot, her short hair playfully swaying in the night breeze, showing a touch of a mature girl’s charm.
Shirakawa Sawahei and Ise Yu Yuzhijin were temporarily left at the roadside.
"By the way, Shirakawa," Ise Yu Yuzhijin, unable to stand the silence, blinked curiously, "What kind of maids do you like?"
"I don’t like maids."
"You’re kidding, right? What kind of guy doesn’t like maids?"
"There are guys like that, quite a few actually," Shirakawa Sawahei said casually.
His gaze was suddenly caught by a scene on the roadside in the distance. It was a tall, burly guy who didn’t look like a good person, pulling on a girl.
His concern wasn’t out of a desire to play hero; rather, it was because he happened to recognize the guy.
"Tell Miss Hinata, something’s come up suddenly, so I can’t make it for snacks," Shirakawa whispered to Ise Yu Yuzhijin, and quickly walked towards the distant pair.
"Hey! Shirakawa..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin was momentarily stunned and quickly called out.
"Should I pack something for you?"
Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t turn back. To be precise, he didn’t bother to turn back to respond to her.
"Yamei! What did you mean by that earlier!"
"What’s with ’even if we break up, you’re still a good choice’? Hurry up and answer me!"
"Are you really going to just throw away our love like that?"
The girl impatiently shook off the guy’s hand, almost blurting out, "Could you calm down a bit? Stop acting like a child!" when she suddenly realized the guy in front of her was picked up like a chick by someone else.
Shirakawa Sawahei lifted the impulsive Iron Man and sighed at the bewildered girl, "Sorry."
After all, he was someone Shirakawa knew and had helped him a lot. There’s no way Shirakawa could just stand by and watch him, heartbroken by a breakup, go bothering a stranger girl.
Alas, since ancient times, heartbreak is but a useless grievance; to ask the world what love is, is to subject oneself to longing’s torment...
"What are you doing!" The girl, taken aback, rushed forward to help Ishida Koji break free from Shirakawa Sawahei.
"I’ll have you know, this is a public street, I can call the police! Don’t be so reckless!"
Huh? This doesn’t seem right?
Shirakawa Sawahei was a bit taken aback. Why was this girl defending Ishida Koji even though she was being bothered? Could this be the legendary Stockholm syndrome?
Ishida Koji, realizing the person behind him was Shirakawa Sawahei, gradually slowed his movements.
He never expected that in his lowest, most sorrowful moment, it would be Shirakawa Sawahei standing behind him.
Just like in manga, when the whole world abandons him, only that lifelong partner stands behind him, saying,
"Have you stopped crying? Time to move on."
What is this? This is a bond with Ai Peng, more precious than gold!
For a moment, the Iron Man couldn’t help but let two hot tears roll down, shouting with grief and anger, "I’m sorry, Ai Peng..."
"What nonsense are you spouting!" the girl shouted, "Koji, get away from that dangerous guy!"