Chapter 96 – What Is This?

“Hmm…”

The day after I delivered the moving cake, I went to work at the café and was deep in thought with my arms crossed.

“Is it okay?”

The cause of her worries was Mr. Nir, who lives next door to whom we had met yesterday, and who will be working at our store in the future.

“Didn’t you scout too hastily? Right now, I’m not prepared for anything.”

If I were a café owner with a lot of experience, I wouldn’t have even had a reason to worry about this, but unfortunately, I was a beginner among beginners who had never worked in a café before.

Recently, I realized that I was born with manual dexterity, and every menu I made was so amazing that I could enter a competition and win a prize, but that was just a chef’s talent and a completely different problem from restaurant management.

“You wouldn’t know it if it was open, but hiring someone at a store that hasn’t even opened… Seems suspicious to anyone.”

Whether viewed objectively or subjectively, my store was not a store.

A store that doesn’t have a sign, isn’t selling anything, and the owner doesn’t even have any management experience. That kind of thing can’t be called a store.

I guess I said everything since the name of the store wasn’t even set in the first place.

“When you go to work with a big heart and find out that the new job doesn’t even look like a store…”

Even so, my self-esteem, which was already damaged by one-sided help from a man I met for the first time, may be further damaged.

No, it wouldn’t be strange if he didn’t go there and just ran away immediately because the store was so suspicious that he thought it might be a trap for those who were chasing him!

The worst situation could have happened where the hurt was treated as it was, and no help was provided.

“······Isn’t this really a warning?”

After imagining that, anxiety came over my whole body.

Mr. Nir’s scheduled time to come to the store was 1 o’clock, and now it is 12:45.

It was too late to right the wrong, and that meant I couldn’t tell Mr. Nir not to come now.

“Hmm.”

The moment is getting closer to proving the law of the world that something done with good intentions does not necessarily bring good results.

“Okay, let’s practice! Because practice is the only way to survive! Haha!”

The only thing I could do was escape reality under the pretense of practicing.

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“I baked a cake in 15 minutes… I’m really a genius, right?”

It also had to start with a double boiler of chocolate, so I made a chocolate cake in 15 minutes that took a little more work than a simple whipped cream cake.

The chocolate cake was made so quickly that I wondered if it was the right thing to do, and even the taste was perfect, so good that it could send any guest into ecstasy.

“When people are in a crisis, they can demonstrate such superhuman abilities… I didn’t know you could make a cake in 15 minutes.”

How great is my talent? Will there ever come a moment when I feel like I am a wall? I’m afraid of myself like this too. No, but at this rate, if I had just worked as a chef instead of working as a housekeeper in the emergency room, wouldn’t I have been able to pay off my debt quickly?

While I was shivering at my own talent for accomplishing the unbelievable feat of baking a cake in 15 minutes, a fact I had forgotten for a while suddenly crossed my mind.

“······No, but what’s the point if you’re good at baking cakes? “Nothing has been resolved!”

That was the reality that I had escaped under the pretext of practicing: it was almost 1 o’clock when Mr. Nir came to visit.

After figuring out the problem, all I did for the remaining 15 minutes was baked a delicious chocolate cake.

The most crucial problem, which was having to introduce a store that didn’t even look like a store to Mr. Nir, was still a big problem right in front of me.

“Still, the chocolate cake was deliciously baked. Wouldn’t it be okay if I gave you some of this? If you eat sweets, bad moods will get better.”

I was in such an extreme situation that I couldn’t say anything anymore, and my mind was paralyzed, and I kept repeating Otoke.

Tiring-

“Oh, hello? “I’m not late, right?”

“Ugh.”

In the end, Nir, the woman I had to take responsibility for, even though I was not prepared to take responsibility at all, opened the door and came in.

A question crossed my mind: ‘There is no sign yet, there are chairs on the tables, and it is a building that no one can see is open for business. How did you find it and come in right away?’, But I quickly thought, ‘I sent you the address in advance yesterday, so you must have seen that.’ The doubt was erased.

Because what I had to do now was not to admire Mr. Nir’s bright vision, but to explain the situation I was in without embarrassing him as much as possible.

Yes, in three weeks we will have a sign and officially open. It’s not ready yet, but the vision is there. Didn’t you see my skills firsthand with the moving cake? Since we just met for the first time yesterday, it’s hard to say this, but if you trust me and follow me, I will make sure you don’t get hungry.’ That’s the best I can do right now.

Sincerity communicates, I have personally experienced it many times while treating those three, so I steeled myself and came out of the kitchen to meet Mr. Nir with the sincerity loaded just below the uvula.

“You came to the right place. “Well, Mr. Nir, what I have to say first is… Huh?”

However, my loaded sincerity could not be fired at Mr. Nir and had no choice but to go back inside.

“Haaa… Tsk. Ugh…”

“Please don’t show any signs of dislike… No. Don’t show any signs of dislike. “You already convinced me that it was something I had to do before I came.”

This was because Mr. Nir was not the only person who entered the store.

Next to Mr. Nir, a woman with long straight black hair, unlike the blonde Nir, is slightly frowning as if she doesn’t like something.

She had a face similar to Mr. Nir, and gave off a very familiar atmosphere, just like Mr. Nir.

Where have you been coming from? What is it?

It was a face that I clearly didn’t remember, but the atmosphere felt somehow familiar, and I was just about to search my mind to see if it was someone I had met before, when Mr. Nir’s voice interrupted my thoughts.

“Whoa… Is that Mr. Stay over there? First, let me introduce this person.”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

When she came to her senses and focused her attention on Mr. Nir, a very unhappy expression came into view.

An expression that makes it seem like you really don’t like introducing the person next to you, but you have no choice but to do it because it has to be done.

That expression made me worry about a moment, ‘Is Mr. Nir being threatened by the woman next to him?’, But her next words made my worries unfounded.

“This person… Haha. This is my younger brother. Well, there’s no need for me to introduce it, right?”

“I didn’t even want that. Self-introduction is something you usually do. Nice to meet you, Stay. My name is Mary, and I am the younger sister of this person next to me.”

The name of this woman, who introduced herself in a classy tone, placing her hand on her large breasts, which felt very familiar to her, seemed to be Mr. Nir’s younger sister.

But why do you make such a disgusted look when I introduce you to my younger sister? Are you really on bad terms? We don’t get along well, so why introduce yourself to me… Hot?!

While I was imagining the new face that suddenly appeared, I found out why Mr. Nir had no choice but to introduce his younger sister, Mr. Mary.

If she is Mr. Nir’s younger sister, she is in the same situation as Mr. Nir, so despite her shame, it was clear that Mary came to me for help just like Mr. Nir.

Yes, the reason he came without contacting me was because he was afraid that he might reject me if he contacted me in advance. It’s human nature to find it difficult to refuse a request when you see it face to face, so I brought you here without saying anything.

You could say that bringing a relative into the workplace without contacting them in advance is an act that deviates from social etiquette, but it didn’t bother me that much.

Just like Nir, Mary must have been meeting me for the first time, and she had such a pitiful and pitiful aura that was hard to ignore.

I never thought there would be two people in the world that I would want to take responsibility for as soon as I saw their faces, but they say sisters look alike, and they might even have that kind of vibe.

With that in mind, I put what Mary wanted into her mouth before she said her shameless words into her own mouth.

“You said Ms. Mary, right? “Mary, would you like to work at our store with Nir?”

If someone who didn’t know the situation heard it, it might sound like a very strange scouting offer, but I was someone who knew their situation, so it was only natural for Mary’s face to brighten upon hearing it.

“Really?! Thank you!”

The cynical and cold expression shown to Mr. Nir was everywhere, but Mary’s face, smiling brightly and expressing gratitude, was warm enough to make my own expression soften when I saw that face.

Just like May Ruina, who told me that she would give me a full-body hug…

“Hmm?”

May Ruina? Why am I suddenly thinking of her?

“Why are you doing this, Mr. Stay?”

“Hmm?”

Mr. Stay…? What? Why is it so familiar? You didn’t mind when Nir called you Stay?

I feel like something is happening right before my eyes that I haven’t noticed yet. I started to feel like I was missing something important.

“Merry, Nir… Mei… Mir…? The names are similar…”

The more I used my head, the clearer the outline of something that had been blurry became clearer.

At that time, when I thought a little more deeply, I felt like I could reach the truth if I just stretched out my arms a little, and that breathtaking feeling was about to enter deep into my heart.

“Well, that’s right!!!!!!” Mr. Stay! Well, there’s something I want to ask you!”

Mr. Nir raised his hand and asked a question in a truly urgent voice.

I felt a little resentment towards Mr. Nir for interrupting his contemplation, thinking that I could have relieved this frustration if I had just thought a little more. However, since it is quite against the etiquette to meditate in front of other people, I put my regret aside and asked Mr. Nir back.

“Yes? What is it?”

“Uh, so this store isn’t open yet?”

“Ah.”

Did it finally come? The moment when Mr. Nir criticizes the suspiciousness of a store that doesn’t look like mine…!

It was a moment I didn’t want to come, but there was nothing I could do about it once it came.

I let out a small exhalation and opened my mouth to let out my true feelings without panicking because I had prepared in advance.

“Yes, that’s right. “I couldn’t tell you in advance…”

“Well, I see. Okay, that’s enough! Then, please take care of me in the future!”

I tried to explain my sincere apology, explanation of what happened, and even the vision for the future, but Mr. Nir skipped all of that and extended his hand to me and asked me to take good care of him.

“Yes?”

Even though it would not be strange at all if I ran away because it was a strange store, a stupid question came out of my mouth when I saw Mr. Nir looking at me with eyes full of trust.

“Please take care of me!”

However, despite my stupid question, Mr. Nir was looking at me with eyes shining with only firm trust without the slightest wavering.

I was quite moved by the look in her eyes, as if she was telling us that none of those circumstances were important, and that the only thing that mattered to us was that we were a family to be together in the future.

Is it. Had my sincerity already been conveyed?

Just as I understood something with Mr. Nir, it seemed that Mr. Nir also understood something with me.

“Me too!”

And Mary, who was next to Nir, looked at me with eyes filled with just as much trust as Nir, and extended her hand.

As someone who had never had a proper colleague before, the beginning of this relationship was very touching.

“Ugh, thank you!”

“Hiya?!”

“Huh?!”

Kkoooook.

I was so thankful that I hugged them both without even realizing it.

After doing something, I almost felt anxious and thought, ‘Isn’t this sexual harassment in the workplace?’ But when I thought about it, Mr. Nir was the person who asked me for a hug first.

Mary… I don’t know why, but I felt like she liked hugs the same way.

Even though it was only our first meeting, I had a strong feeling that this person would definitely do that, and surprisingly, this feeling was exactly right.

“Haaaaa…♥”

“Uh, ehehehe…♥”

Because they were both making sounds that only people in a perfect mood could make.

After hugging and bonding with Nir and Mary, I looked at them and confidently opened my mouth.

“Okay then. Thank you again for being my coworker. Now let’s get to work! Are you okay?”

“Yes, I like it!”

“I too have been waiting for the moment to work with Mr. Stay from yesterday to this morning.”

As the president, these were such extraordinary answers.

Hehe, you can’t be left behind by employees who are motivated to work in a store that doesn’t even look like this!

I cheered everyone up, including myself, and clapped with all my might to announce our historic beginning.

Mate!

“Great! Now, let’s really begin…”

“Hugh?!♥♥♥”

“Hyaaaaat?!!♥♥♥”

“Huh?”

What is this?