[Maid Cafe 2]

Nishino and the yakuza left the maid café through the service entrance and made their way to the back of the building. The fact that the shop was on the ground floor meant that there was no need to go down the stairs or take the lift. 

 In contrast to the wide and busy main street, the doorway is just a few metres down a narrow back alley. The three of them walked a dozen metres or so further down the alley to a narrow alleyway. 

"What's wrong with you?"

He is fully intimidated and determined to intimidate his opponent. He's in his element. However, thanks to his shallow face and narrow eyes, he doesn't look as powerful as he should. He looks as if he is squinting in the sunshine between the buildings. 

But for a yakuza who understands the background of the futsumen, the effect is outstanding. 

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When the boss was asked by Nishino, he answered in a loud voice and with great haste. 

"What a disaster! " 

"Then why were you in that shop?" 

"It's our own business! It's nothing like you think, we're doing it right! So please, don't say anything bad about us! "

"So that's what you've been doing......"

Suddenly, Nishino's mind drifted to the pocket tissue that Gabriella had said she had received on the street, and the flyer that had been inserted into it.

"I don't want to go against you in any way, so please don't do that. As for your friend's case, I have been in prison myself. I've been in it for a long time, and I've seen how much the world has changed in a decade or so."

" ........."

"I had heard about it, but I didn't think it was this tough on the yakuza. I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's had a bit of a rough time."

The owner of the business is a man who will go to any length to get the best results. 

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It was Kotetsu who saw him and questioned him. To him, the boy in front looked like a mere student, even younger than himself, which was a joke. He could not remember the face of the futsumen he had met in the office. 

"What's wrong with you, aniki? " 

"Shut the fuck up, you idiot! " 

Immediately afterwards, the fist of the boss hit Kotetsu in the face. 

"Next time you get cocky, I'll kill you, you bastard." 

"Oh, Aniki, why ... "

He staggered to his feet, shielding his bruised face with his hands. 

The boss yells at him. 

"It's your attitude that's causing my father trouble, okay? I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that."

"Ugh...... " 

The tray with the iced tea is still in Nishino's hand. Just enough for three people. He glances at it out of the corner of his eye, and then, still obeying his boss's words, rushes off to nowhere. 

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After checking his condition, the boss turns to Nishino.

"I'm sorry. Only young people are stupid." 

"......" 

After watching the conversation, Nishino decided that he should not get involved with them. 

No matter how hard he tried, he could see nothing but trouble ahead. 

As a result, he imagined himself being rejected by the girls at work. 

"We were very grateful that he even went to the police for us. At that time, I was betrayed by my aniki , and the woman ran away, and I was in a lot of trouble. It was because of this that we made things a bit more complicated......."

"Even so, thanks to you, I am able to walk under the sun today. I really wanted to thank you for what you have done. Thank you very much, young man!"

"......" 

In the incident where Matsuura-san and Takeuchi-kun were kidnapped, Nishino was the one who asked Marquis to act as an intermediary and clean up the mess. He had paid not a cheap amount of money to the various parties involved. And because of this, the person in front of him was also not charged with any crime, and he is here today.

 The shooting, the attempted rape, it all just went away. 

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" ... What's wrong ? " 

"I knew that was your shop. I'm convinced that it's a coincidence that we've met. In that case, I have nothing to say. From now on, if you see me, don't worry about it."

Fortunately, the owner was the only witness, and Nishino stepped forward to return to the site and give him an excuse. This was his chance to meet the opposite sex, was not to be wasted on such a trivial matter. 

However, as if to interrupt him, the boss continued to speak. 

"But, young master, isn't that the uniform you wear over there?" 

"It's a part-time job." 

" ...... Eh ?" 

A question comes to mind in the stern face of the yakuza. 

Why is Nishino wearing the uniform of his shop? The situation was almost frightening for the boss. If he remembered his past. The fear that he might have been there in retaliation was something that crossed his mind. 

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"I work part-time in the shop." 

"No, that part-time job is ..."

" Is that bad?" 

"No, not at all!"

You would never know that the person in front of you was working part-time to get a woman. You never dreamt that the iced tea on the tray had been carefully brewed for a colleague who was probably also on break. He was totally and utterly incomprehensible. 

"Oh, Aniki ! I bought a drink !" 

As we were doing this, the boy came back. He was running fast. He had two cans of coffee in his hand, which he must have bought from a nearby vending machine. 

"Stupid guy!"

The fist of the master caught him in the face again. The boy was blown backwards again. The can of coffee in his hand fell at his feet and rolled away.

"If you're going to get coffee, get it from a coffee shop!! Look at him! I'm sure the young master has a better drink than that!"

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"No, I mean, what's the point of going to buy it ......" 

"Just go and get it!" 

"I'm sorry." 

The boy, shaking his head, ran towards the main street. Nishino watched his back getting smaller and smaller, and said to the boss.

"There's one thing I want to tell you." 

"If you need anything, just tell Ohno here. I'll get you everything from a Tobashi mobile phone to a crashed car in no time. Or is it that? Is it a woman? I've just opened a new shop and there are lots of young, pretty girls in it."

" ... No."

This is Nishino, whose heart was momentarily shaken by the sound of the word "woman". 

The virgin is hungry for interaction with the opposite sex. 

"From now on, if I see you, pretend I don't know you. Okay?" 

"Well, that is ... "

" Did you understand ? " 

"Oh.... I'll do what you say ! "

When the Futsumen said that, the boss nodded in a hurry.

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At the same time, there was a person hiding in the shadows watching the conversation between Nishino and his master. 

It was Igarashi, a self-proclaimed saba saba girl. 

It was almost sunset and she was working a night shift, so she went to her place of work a little early. She spotted a familiar face coming out of the shop's service entrance. It was Nishino, accompanied by his boss and his men. She turned pale when she saw the strong-looking men there. 

To the casual observer it looked like a frail boy being taken by yakuza men. 

"Hey, what happened to him..."

A self-proclaimed saba saba girl, she doesn't worry about the details. She keeps her friendships at work to a minimum. This is her subjective assessment of herself. In reality, however, her feet are on the move. 

Hiding in the shadows, she follows them at a snail's pace. 

At the end of the street, in a narrow alleyway, a conversation begins. 

And, in contrast to what she had expected, it was a futsumen who looked like a respectable man. 

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"Wai ... " 

Naturally, Igarashi is uncomfortable. 

The very next moment, Nishino is on the verge of being beaten up by the yakuza. However, it was a young man who seemed to be the Yakuza's younger brother who was beaten up. He is hit in the face, his nose is bleeding, and he runs off to nowhere. 

The young man in question, on the other hand, was consistently unfazed. 

In fact, the yakuza is bowing to him, so what is to be done? She pulls out a phone from her pocket to call the police, but the sight is so far from her imagination that she hesitates to press the call button. 

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In the meantime, the conversation continues between them. 

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"I knew that was your shop. I'm convinced that it's a coincidence that we've met. In that case, I have nothing to say. From now on, if you see me, don't worry about it."

"But, young master, isn't that the uniform you wear over there?"

In the meantime, Igarashi heard a word that caught her attention. 

Young master.

"Oh my god ...... Seriously?" 

If you overheard him say "young master" in this situation, that's what he meant. The way he was talking to the strong-armed yakuza was convincing enough.

"...... So that's why he was so goofy!"

In Igarashi's mind, the image of Nishino took shape. At the same time, she made several assumptions in her mind. The yakuza, who seems to be the boss of the owner of the maid café, is a man who bows to the young master. This is a very convenient way to get a part-time job at the same place. If you can get along with him, you can be sure that you can be flexible with your shifts and the content of your work. 

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And it's not just in the workplace that it could come in handy. For a woman who owes money to loan sharks, it seems like a good way to make up for all the mistakes she has made in the past. 

"......." 

He is quite normal. 

He is a futsumen.

In a school classroom, you can find not one, not two, but three men of this type. It is the same in the workplace. There were plenty of men of a similar type in her past work experience. Igarashi has had her fair share of confessions and rejections from such men. 

However, the background of the boy she saw and heard about in the back alleys was more than enough to make up for his ordinary facial deviation. Her lack of knowledge of Nishino's reputation on campus made it easy for her to make a series of decisions. 

"...... I must be good friends with this one." 

He was a self-proclaimed saba saba girl who found a man who looked useful and smiled at him. 

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After getting rid of the yakuza, Nishino quickly returned to work. He then heads to the main room to take a break, as he had originally planned. There, he finds his colleagues dressed as maids. It was not Rose or Gabriella. It was the long awaited colleague, a person of the opposite sex with no connection to the school. 

"Oh, Nishino-kun. Are you going to take a break? 

"Yes, that's the plan." 

She is a self-proclaimed saba saba girl. 

After leaving the yakuza, she went ahead of Nishino and took a seat at a table in the same place. The owner, by the way, is pale and retreats behind a wall into his office space. He shakes himself as he recalls the conversation he had with Nishino.

With the eyes of her boss off her, Igarashi can take a break at will. 

He was taken in by her intentions and made his move. 

" ... If you like, take this" 

He puts the tray in his hand on the table and offers a glass from it. 

The ice had already melted, but the iced tea was still untouched.The fact that he had been holding it outdoors for a long time during the question and answer session with the yakuza makes her feel uncomfortable about the hygiene of the drink.  It is likely to have been spit on by the boss. 

However, the self-proclaimed saba saba girl persevered and reached for it in order to make her relationship with Nishino a good one. 

" Thank you! I was just thirsty."

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"That's good to know." 

After seeing her nod, Nishino settled down in the chair in front of him.

After confirming that she had nodded, Nishino sat down in the chair in front of her. 

He seemed to think that the exchange of drinks meant that he was allowed to be present. He picked up one of the glasses on the tray and plucked at the straw in a self-conscious manner. He then began to sip and sip, looking very proud of himself. 

His legs, which protrude from the tabletop, are set in an exaggerated manner. 

"..........."

Igarashi looked at this kind of behaviour and thought, No way! But when she saw that behind his back he had the power to overpower even the strongest yakuza, she changed her mind and thought that maybe this was just the way it was. 

It was some time after I graduated from high school. I'm a self-proclaimed saba saba girl whose face is gradually being overshadowed by her financial power. It's not that I want to have a real relationship with him, it's just that I'm not sure if I want to use him as a lover or a friend. 

"You're working now? " 

"Yes, I came a bit early, so I had some time to kill." 

"Oh, I see." 

"It's nice to have someone to talk to, isn't it?"

"I'm glad I could be of help."

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Igarashi's intentions helped, and to the outside world their conversation seemed cheerful. 

Nishino felt that this was something he could handle. 

It was the first time in his life that he had exchanged words so amicably with a person of the opposite sex whom he had almost never met before. When he first met the black gal and yukky, he had felt some kind of thorn in his side. But this time there were none. As colleagues in the same place of work, they started to talk amicably.

"By the way, I have something to ask Nishino-kun, is that okay ? " 

"What is it?" 

"Do you have a good relationship with the two people who came to the job interview with you?"

"Ah ... "

The mention of Rose and Gabriella made Nishino feel a little depressed. He wondered if they had been the reason he had approached her in the first place. But he was not the kind of virgin to give up just because of that. He wanted to get closer to the opposite sex, even if it meant taking advantage of their presence.

"As I said before, we're friends from the same school. Does it bother you?"

"I'd be lying if I said it didn't bother me."

" I see. "

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"Yeah, but I was just wondering, you know?  I heard that you were school friends, but I was wondering if there was anything else. You look like a foreigner, but you speak Japanese very well."

The self-proclaimed saba saba girl, on the other hand, saw them as her rivals. 

She sees Rose and Gabriella as exotic women who, like her, are parasites on the young master. She wondered if there was room for her there. If there is no room, she need to create one. This is a place to gather information for that purpose.

"It's not a special relationship. It's normal." 

"Hmm?"

"What's the matter?"

Igarashi, looking at the slow response of the Futsumen.

She asks them a series of questions. 

"Do they get along with each other, then?" 

"What, did something happen at work?" 

"No? I don't think so, but I was just curious." 

"...... If I want to be honest, it's not very nice."

" Is that so ?"

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After Nishino's honest reaction, the self-proclaimed saba saba girl realized that it was true. It seemed to be true that the girls did not get on very well. From her point of view, the boy in front of her seemed to be troubled by their relationship. 

Naturally, Igarashi's mind began to form a picture of the relationship between the three. The two Lolitas are following Nishino, fighting with each other. The young master himself understands this, and is troubled by their disagreement. 

The easiest way to do this is to take her position.

She has decided how to behave for the time being. 

She's not going to be able to win a head-to-head fight with a group of beautiful girls around the same age as her target. Meanwhile, Nishino is troubled by a group of Lolitas who don't get along. The plan is to comfort him by sliding himself into her arms. 

"Let me know if anything happens to you." 

"That's right. If anything happens, I'll be able to rely on Nishino-kun, won't I?" 

"Yes, that would be great." 

It was here that Igarashi decided to take the first step. 

It is the one word that Nishino has been craving for a long time.

"So, why don't we exchange contact details or something?" 

"........" 

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The expression on the futsumen man's face tightened. 

He had never dreamed that his friend would say that to him. This unexpected approach came at a time when he was struggling to find a way to get the conversation going in a way that would allow him to exchange contact details. 

"Ah, maybe you don't like it ? " 

"No, not at all. I'd be happy to exchange."

It's an exchange I've simulated many times in my brain in the past. In the break area at his part-time job, he finally had a chance to do so. He pulled out a phone from his pants pocket and held it out on the table. 

The virgin's mouth was quivering as he tried desperately to keep from smiling. 

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After the break, Nishino went back to washing the dishes. 

After checking this, the self-proclaimed saba saba girl went to see Gabriella, who was working in the hall. It was still a bit early in the shift for her to start work. But no one complained about the early start. 

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The owner also remains holed up in his office space because of Nishino. 

He watches doggy videos to soothe his mind.

He is escaping from reality. 

Igarashi, who took advantage of this opportunity to approach the target, called out to the silver-haired maid

"Hey, do you have a minute?"

"......What is it?" 

She was wiping the table with a cloth and looked up when she was called. 

Her physical features, which are very different from the Japanese, and her appearance, which makes her look very young, attracts others, but at the same time gives them a kind of distance. 

Most of the customers are hesitant to talk to her and enjoy watching her from a distance. 

As a result, no sexual harassment, such as ass fondling or breast rubbing, has occurred so far. And because she's so much better looking than the other maids, all the customers are happy to see her, even if she's not as friendly as she would be on campus. 

She was also aware of Nishino's enthusiasm for the job, and was determined not to cause any trouble. If she were to harm anyone, she would be punished in any way she could think of.

"I'd like to talk to you about something, if you don't mind."

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"Yes, that's fine." 

Because of this, Gabriella nodded her head in acknowledgement. 

Rose was a good girl, though she treated her badly. As long as the other person is polite, there's no need to cause a scene. A colleague from work took me quietly to the back of the shop. 

They walked outside the shop's entrance. 

Once the door was closed, no one could see them from inside the shop.

" What can I do for you?"

" There's something I really need to check." 

"What is it? " 

Making sure that there are no eyes around, the self-proclaimed saba saba girls continues. 

The mission to capture Nishino seems to have started immediately. 

"I noticed Rose, the blonde girl who always hangs out with Gabriella, I think her name is? I overheard her talking to someone else, and Gabriella was mentioned in the conversation."

"What's wrong with my sister?" 

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Igarashi was surprised to hear Gabriella say the word "sister". She wondered if they were sisters. She was a self-proclaimed saba saba girl who hadn't thought that far ahead because of her obviously different hair colour. 

" ...... Could it be that you two are sisters?" 

"No, of course not. She's not my sister." 

"Oh, is that so?"

"So, what's the deal?" 

"I know it's hard for me to tell you this, but it sounds like she didn't have a good opinion of you. I was a bit shocked because she said some pretty awful things. "

" Ah, is that so? "

" Eh ? "

"Is it always the same, don't worry about it."

"........." 

Gabriella seemed unaffected. 

The self-proclaimed saba saba girl was surprised to see her speak so plainly. I thought for a moment that she was holding back, but then I realized that she was very calm and composed.

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"I'm a little girl who isn't afraid." 

"Ah, maybe you two aren't on good terms ? " 

"No, we're not" 

" ...... I see." 

"Is that all you have to say? There are so many customers coming in now that we don't have enough staff. When I'm finished, I'll go back to the hall. If you're not busy, you can help me with the customers. I'm not very good at that. "

" Yeah ... "

 The mission was to exploit the gap between Rose and Gabriella by aggravating the relationship between them and Nishino. The first part of the mission was an extremely difficult and unnecessary one in the context of their already heated relationship. 

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After confirming Gabriella's testimony. Igarashi then went to Rose to find out if the former's feelings towards the latter were one-sided or not. If the two were on bad terms, simply telling Nishino that fact would be a big step forward in her strategy. 

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Incidentally, while the self-proclaimed saba saba girl is playing around like this, Nishino is quietly washing the dishes. The name and contact information of the opposite sex has increased by one line in the address book of his phone. This fact has made him more enthusiastic about his job. He washed the dishes faster than last night.

"Rose, can I have a word with you?" 

"What is it?" 

"I'd like to talk to you about something......."

He approached the blonde maid who was clearing the dishes in the hall. Igarashi then leads her out, just as he had done with Gabriella. They left the hall and exited the restaurant through the service entrance. 

"Why did you bring me all the way out here? " 

"There is something I really want to check . " 

" What do you want to check ? " 

The sequence of events is the same as before. 

"I'm a bit of a shy person, you know? I'm sorry to ask this, but do you and Gabriella have any problems with each other? From what I've overheard from the other girls, it seems like you keep your distance from Gabriella."

"I wonder what good it would do you to find out?"

"In a maid café, depending on the customers, there may be times when you are served in pairs. I'd like to know if it's okay to ask a couple of people in the first place."

 

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" Oh, that kind of thing. "

When she put together the excuses she had thought of beforehand, Rose nodded honestly. It seems that she believed Igarashi's words. If she had witnessed him exchanging contact information with Nishino, it would not have been so easy.

"What do you think?" 

"I'm not on good terms." 

"Oh, yes, I see." 

Like Gabriella, Rose was straight to the point. 

Without taking any particular action, the self-proclaimed saba saba girl confirmed that she was in the ideal situation. All she had to do was get the two of them to fight in front of Nishino's eyes, and she could fit herself into the gap created. 

"But I'm not going to give up my job because of it. If you need me, just let me know, okay? That said, I don't want her to get involved inappropriately, but I don't think she'll get into trouble too soon. "

" Yeah? That's fine"

" Is that all you have to say?"

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"Yeah, sorry to bother you." 

"It's fine." 

In response to Igarashi's words, Rose returned to the hall early. 

The self-proclaimed saba saba girl, who saw her off into the shop, turned her mind to her next move. I think I can get Nishino down by the end of the month. She smiles to herself as she considers where she can lure the young man to. 

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