Shirakawa Sawahei, who was relentlessly dissed by Yuri Hime, was rather unjustly treated. He originally didn’t want to postpone his agreement with Miss Tachibana Tomoku. However, the Minotaur Artist manager, Hinata Rion, simply wouldn’t take no for an answer, dragging him along to choose and evaluate maid uniforms for the cafe.
In her words, relying solely on a girl’s perspective isn’t enough to support a maid cafe. From a certain point of view, Shirakawa Sawahei’s opinion would decide the fate of this cafe!
She truly trusted Shirakawa Sawahei, or more precisely, trusted Enheikou’s taste. Once she decided to involve Shirakawa Sawahei, she genuinely regarded him as a reliable assistant.
Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t betray her trust. In the serious business of running the shop, he devoted his full effort.
Except for when Hinata Rion would recommend Minotaur doujinshi to him from time to time, which he would directly refuse, his performance was nearly perfect.
After going cross-eyed from too many choices, Shirakawa Sawahei casually pointed to one from the pre-selected sets.
"This one, is it..." Hinata Rion pondered for a moment, touching her chin. The choice Shirakawa Sawahei made was a blend of modesty and fashion. It wasn’t overly revealing, yet not so concealed that it would deter a second look.
However, it lacked the forbidden allure of conservative types, and didn’t possess the captivating ability that skimpy types had for drawing otaku attention.
Overall, it veered towards a more normal maid outfit that wouldn’t need to be censored.
A bit troubling though, since maid outfit styles seem quite diverse.
"This kind of uniform requires our staff to be quite attractive..."
"It’d be great if we could lure Jin over..." Hinata Rion said regretfully.
Shirakawa Sawahei thought to himself, why don’t you don the armor yourself?
A Minotaur Artist turning into a maid cafe server would definitely be something to see.
"Mr. Shirakawa, do you know any cute girls? Introduce them over! I’m offering a high hourly wage!"
Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let’s not..."
Among the people he knew, Hayakawa Kashi, the most attractive one, didn’t seem like she’d need the money, and with Miss Tachibana Tomoku’s soft personality, she wouldn’t consider a part-time job.
Asano Nazuki would be an option, with her Little Angel persona adding a "Welcome back, Master~" would be enough to captivate a large chunk of otakus.
Just concerned about being reported for child labor...
As for Tsukimi Sakurazawa... better not, with her seductive figure, any outfit would bring out a different feeling.
If someone didn’t pay attention and reported it as inappropriate, there’d be no justification.
"Let’s consider this during the interviews." Shirakawa Sawahei halted Hinata Rion’s fantasies, saying.
"Oh right, you’ve reminded me, the interview is scheduled for tomorrow evening. Mr. Shirakawa, remember to come over with Jin~"
"...Can I not attend?" Although knowing it’s unlikely, Shirakawa Sawahei still struggled unwillingly.
"Request denied!" Hinata Rion said righteously: "Mr. Shirakawa, your opinion is extremely important!"
I’m not an otaku, what reference could I provide!
Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but say, "Miss Hinata, have you put out the recruitment poster?"
"Could I take a look at it?"
Hinata Rion showed Shirakawa Sawahei the photo of the signboard poster on her phone, shaking her wine-colored dyed hair with pride: "I personally designed and wrote the copy, how is it!"
"It could be on par with some advertising companies out there!"
"This is the work of the famous ’Sound K’ master from the doujin circle in the underground world, usually, people can’t afford me for this kind of design!" Hinata Rion boasted.
Shirakawa Sawahei looked at the poster and was silent for a few seconds.
It featured an anime-style cute maid girl in a somewhat suggestive maid outfit, saying, "Wanna join us~", with a drifting expression and dazed demeanor.
This is definitely treating the recruitment poster as a doujinshi! Even the lines are this over-the-top! It has reached the point where it might need censoring!
"I think... it’s better if Ise Yu handles the recruitment poster." Shirakawa Sawahei tactfully said: "Miss Hinata’s art style may not suit a cafe."
"Eh? Really?" Hinata Rion asked curiously: "But Jin’s artwork seems even stranger..."
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s work, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let’s... just use Miss Hinata’s..."
Except the text was slightly more normal than Hinata Rion’s, but the suggestiveness was even more outrageous!
Especially with the level of its skimpy fabric, it’d make many people puke once published.
He initially thought Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s mature artist essence was influenced by Hinata Rion, but now it seems, who influences who is uncertain...
Due to finalizing the design and adjustment plans overnight, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t have the chance to meet on the agreed day. He had to send a Line message to Miss Tachibana Tomoku in the evening, briefly explaining the reason.
Tachibana quickly replied with a bear emoji saying "it’s okay", indicating she hadn’t fallen asleep.
The rescheduled meeting time was at 1 PM.
Shirakawa Sawahei arrived at the Shinbara Street square half an hour early. This newly opened shopping street had quite a large flow of people, and after squeezing through for a while, he finally saw the well-behaved and charming Tachibana Tomoku.
Today’s casual wear was a forest-style refreshing outfit. Miss Tachibana Tomoku’s graceful figure was hidden by a half-length gauze skirt, and the top was paired with a light blue short-sleeved shirt over a white cartoon print T-shirt. She appeared fresh and adorable.
Her soft hair was braided into a fairy braid on the side. Her pure and cute deer-like eyes complemented her forest-themed outfit, and passersby couldn’t help but take a glance at this cute girl.
Who knows who this cute girl is waiting for, if it’s a boyfriend, that guy must be really lucky!
Tachibana Tomoku clearly wasn’t used to so many people staring at her, and couldn’t help but blush and lower her head.
"Tachibana, have you been waiting long." Shirakawa Sawahei called out from a distance.
He arrived half an hour early just in case Tachibana Tomoku arrived before him. If it were an appointment with the idling girl Ise Yu Yuzhijin, he’d definitely arrive exactly on time, not sooner.
Unexpectedly, he still couldn’t make it on time.
Judging by Tachibana Tomoku’s expression, she seemed to have been waiting a while. Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but apologize, "Sorry."
"No, it was me who came early!"
Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t dwell here, directly suggesting, "Let’s go shopping, you mentioned you wanted to buy something, right?"
"Just in time to finish shopping and then eat."
"Yes!" Tachibana responded, she wanted to take the opportunity to choose a proper gift for Shirakawa Sawahei.