Chapter 81 - Volume 5 (2/2)

“Misa, please stay here.”

Leaving the anxious Misa behind me, I looked at the situation happening in the store.

Kotone-chan seems to not have come in yet, but in the shop there seems to be some ill-bred customer and dad-chan who were glaring at one another and in their own world. It wasn’t a pleasant atmosphere.

The other customers sneakily payed up and leave the store. The grandpa who owned the shop was cutting green onions in the kitchen as if he couldn’t heard them.

…… Actually, it’s quite likely that he couldn’t hear them.

And, sure enough, that customer was one of those evil-looking men near the man we had talked to earlier.

“What is this ramen? It seems I made a mistake, and should have eaten instant ramen, which would have been better.”

“What was that? Could you say that again? ”

“It’s a fraud to take my money like this. Ramen is supposed to be fully stewed with pork and chicken, and at the moment when it’s at its best, it is supposed to be a clear and refreshing soup, and not skimped on time or material or effort like this.”

This hoodlum, he’s actually a great lover of ramen, isn’t he?

“And you call these noodles? Is this used paper? I thought it was a rubber band.”

“You little… You can’t even use the chopsticks properly, so what are you going on about”

“I don’t have to eat it. Aah, but if it were in some remote region, I might still be able to tolerate it. Your store should just go out of business quickly!”

“This bastard……”

Oops, that’s a no no. That man absolutely refused to make a move, but was waiting for dad-chan to hit him.

I’m also…… feeling like my heart is throbbing.

“Ooh, a brat!”

“Yuzu-chan, get back.”

As I entered the store, both the hoodlum and dad-chan spoke.

Dad-chan put his knife down first. If he were to leave the kitchen as it was now, it would be a breach of the firearms and swords laws.

“Why did you decide to eat ramen?”

“Yu-Yuzu-chan?”

Replying with a cheerful look full of smiles, Dad-chan had a confused expression on his face.

…… It’s been a while since I felt like this. I directed my look at the hoodlum. He’s got a violent presence. And he’s radiating malicious intent……

Was my heart thumping? Maybe it’s because I met that man just before, but……?

For some reason…… it seems…… really tasty.

“………tsuuu”

As I gazed at him, the thug’s body stiffened and he shut up.

I wonder what he saw…… I won’t do anything, you know? I’m just a harmless, helpless child?

…… It’s okay. After seeing such a superb man, you are unsatisfactory.

“Sit down, uncle.”

“…………”

The hoodlum’s eyes began to swim as the child smiled cutely at him.

Perhaps the uncle is only looking at my eyes. Dad-chan seemed to notice something between the hoodlum and me, and seemed to notice the unusual state of events despite being confused.

“……Sit down.”

When I whispered please in a low voice, the hoodlum sat down slowly next to myself, as I sat down at the counter.

“Grandpa-chan, dad-chan, Ramen for two. Please put plenty of seaweed.”

“O-, oh……”

“Aiyooo”

Instead of Dad-chan who seemingly hasn’t kept pace with reality, it was grandpa shop owner who started to make ramen briskly. ……He heard me.

“Right, there we go.”

In the blink of an eye, the ramen noodles were layered onto the wakame, and placed in front of us.

“Eat. Is it delicious?”

“…………”

“……eat.”

At the end, when I was muttering softly, the hoodlum hurried, and began to eat ramen greedily. Oh no, how shameless.

“……Goho, guho”

Yeah, dad-chan’s ramen is delicious, but grandpa-chan’s ramen is also delicious.

When I glanced to my side at him, it seems that he’d been possessed by the “spirit of the wakame” in his bowl and not mine, and it seems to be invading his stomach vigorously along with the noodles.

“………”

…………… Uwaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

The hoodlum’s face was starting to turn “green”.

What……? Why did it become like this? I felt like it just happened on impulse.

Surely, it’s because of him. …… Sorry? If you want to resent, resent your boss.

The green-colored hoodlum, put down a large bill while shaking unsteadily like a “fish taking its first bipedal steps on land” and went off.

It’s a little bit too much, but it also includes the service charge (being next to a beautiful little girl).

If I stayed here, would I meet that wonderful person again?

Author’s Notes:

The otome-game capture targets have been changed.