"The love training is over? Why?"
"Although it's despicable, I accepted a bribe, that's all!"
With his hands clasped together, the curtains of the cooking classroom danced in the wind, simultaneously lifting the stray hair across Miyazawa Yu's forehead.
His eyes were downcast through the messy gaps, filled with the sadness of master and apprentice parting.
"In short, today's lesson is over, Miyuki, you must be strong on your own!"
"Wait! Yu! How can I live without you!"
Eyes filled with hot tears, looking at Miyazawa Yu's desolate back, Miyuki Shirogane widened his eyes, as if seeing evil for the first time.
...
"Awful!"
"Beast!"
"Simply the scum of the earth!"
There was absolutely no room for rebuttal, abandoning a student to run off and play with friends—if it were anyone else, this behavior would probably lead to suicide from shame.
However, Miyazawa Yu remained emotionally stable. After all, the Pab Club is short on funds, short on alcohol, short on everything.
But it can never be short on scumbags. Hanging out with these guys leaves him with absolutely no guilt about his actions; he even wants another serving of takoyaki!
"Well... since I'm back in Tokyo, I can't be teaching all the time, right! Wouldn't that be too pitiful!"
"That's true, but you went to such lengths to abandon your student, just to come here..."
Pointing to Akihabara in front of them, Chisa Kotegawa eyes were helpless. Sure enough, she was too naive to believe Yu when he said he was taking them to a good place.
"What are you talking about, Chisa! This is paradise!"
"Ahhh... Kohei is getting excited."
Raising his hand to shield his eyes from the sun, Iori Kitahara isn't a fan of two-dimensional things, but who wouldn't love a flawless beautiful girl?
The last time Kohei came, he just kept circling Rarako. This time, Iori is determined to fully enjoy Akihabara's special service!
"Yu! Speaking of Akihabara, we must go to that one, right? Hurry up and be the local guide!"
"Ah... that one, right! I know, don't talk too much, you idiot!"
With a tacit understanding, Miyazawa Yu and Iori bumped fists and simultaneously showed a yearning, longing smile, giving Aina Yoshiwara goosebumps all over!
"Ugh... I have a bad feeling, Kohei, do you know which that is?"
"Of course~"
Raising his hand to push back his blonde hair, Kohei Imamura's face was filled with a sympathetic serenity, explaining like a saint: "That... is of course that!"
"How is that any different from saying nothing!!!"
A vein popped on her forehead. Aina Yoshiwara clenched her fist, feeling an urge to hit someone over these non-human riddle-making behaviors.
It's back! The feeling of being isolated is back! Exactly the same as when she first joined the Pab Club!
Chisa is still better, at least she won't leave her behind!
"Chisa! They're being too much, right!"
"Ah... it's that one, then I won't go. You guys go back when you've had enough fun."
Her eyes filled with clarity, Chisa Kotegawa quickened her pace, moving away from the other three guys under Aina Yoshiwara's tearful gaze, lest she be mistaken for a companion.
And besides all that, the main reason she came to Akihabara this time was to get a newly released ocean-themed game; the included BGM is very much to her taste!
"Wait!"
Experiencing the taste of a dilemma, Aina Yoshiwara didn't want to separate from the slightly more normal Chisa on one hand.
On the other hand, she was genuinely very curious about the so-called "that," so should she follow Chisa or Yu and the others, that is the question!
...
"Welcome home, Master! Would you like to eat first or bathe first?"
"Or, how about eating us first, meow~☆"
"Aah————!"
Surrounded warmly by cute cat-eared maid-outfitted young ladies, Aina Yoshiwara's soul was floating on the ceiling.
She knew that following Yu wouldn't lead to anything good, and she was actually brought to a strange place!
And what is this! Who are all these fair-skinned young ladies! Her eyes are going to be blinded!
"Paradise ah... Eat, eat, please bring me a magical whirlwind omurice that's rich with milk and delicious enough to stomp your feet, plus the delicious magic, thank you!"
"What a long name! Wait, that's not the point, why are you all getting individual service! Something is wrong!"
"It's not strange at all, after all, Aina is a rare female customer, a little preferential treatment with physical contact is normal, right~"
Skilled in the ways of the place, Miyazawa Yu found a seat and gave the ordering cat-girl a wink, and she immediately covered her face shyly with the serving tray and ran off towards the kitchen in small steps.
"Um... I'd like an omurice here!"
"Wait! Vanilla-chan, you shouldn't say the food's original name!"
"Ah! I forgot!"
Having let the secret slip, the cute matcha-colored little cat-girl frantically bowed to her senior in apology, then rushed into the kitchen with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Aahh~ He directly chose the cutest one, Yu is truly despicable."
"I return that sentence to you verbatim! I'm embarrassed to even mention who chose the largest one right after walking in."
Miyazawa Yu leaned back in his chair, feeling utterly comfortable. Maid cafés are only interesting when you order these inexperienced novices; after all, a girl's shyness trumps everything!
"Hey, Kohei, what about you?"
"Miss, could you please put on this Rarako apron and cast a spell for me? This is the request of my lifetime!"
"Eh?"
Requested by the handsome blonde on one knee, the maid serving Kohei let out a cute sound of confusion.
Although 98% of the customers she usually serves are terrifyingly two-dimensional, this is the first time she's seen someone bring their own serving ware. Is this covered in the employee handbook?
"Wait! Why are you all adapting so quickly!"
Struggling to stretch out one arm from the pile of women, Aina Yoshiwara is already petite, and now she was almost drowned by the beautiful "older" sisters!
"Hurry up and save me! Why are you just watching!"
"Just kidding, it's because we're jealous, of course..."
"Although I really want to suffer for you, please enjoy yourself, Aina!"
After teasing Aina, just a moment before the "older" sisters' breasts sucked out all her confidence, Miyazawa Yu wickedly reminded her: "As soon as you choose one maid, the others will leave, Aina, you're so greedy!"
"Why didn't you say that sooner, you idiot!"
The highlight in her eyes had been lost, but she was rescued at the last minute. Aina Yoshiwara wished she could make Miyazawa Yu experience what it feels like to be drenched in a dog's blood curse.
But the priority should be to save herself first. Dying surrounded by cat-girl young ladies is something Kohei can do.
She doesn't want to continue contributing useless, bizarre death stories to the world!
"The orange-haired lady! I choose the orange-haired lady, please spare me!"
"Ehh~ It's not me, what a pity."
"But Big Orange truly has more charm, I suppose it can't be helped..."
The cluster of women finally dispersed, and Aina Yoshiwara sat down in the empty seat next to Yu, panting heavily, her head full of the happiness of having survived a great calamity.
"Hello, this is the drink that comes with the set meal..."
"Glug glug glug!"
She snatched Yu's drink from the cat-girl maid's hand, swallowing the gummy bear at the bottom of the cup while drinking, before she had the energy to openly scold these heartless guys.
"Hey! I'm talking to you all, you were so excited and all you wanted was to come to a maid café!"
"Ah, Aina, I think you completely don't understand!"
"Understand, understand what?"
You inexperienced rookie who hasn't seen the world, Iori Kitahara slightly tilted his head and spoke expertly: "This is no ordinary café, this is the famous Neko-musume House in Tokyo, one of the must-visit places in Tokyo, its importance to men is no less than the Imperial Palace!"
"Huh? Are you idiots?"
Her head was full of question marks. They're all maid cafés, and besides, Izu has them too, and they appear frequently at high school and university festivals. That's how it should be.
"No, no, no! You can't gain recognition with such shallow knowledge!"
"So why do I need your recognition..."
"Is that so? Since words alone are insufficient, let's try this!"
Crossing his legs, Miyazawa Yu snapped his fingers, and the cat-girl maid next to him, with great perceptiveness, immediately handed him a menu.
The next second, it was casually tossed in front of Aina, along with a provocation spoken in an alluring tone: "Please order! Aina!"
"Ehh..."
Her eyes were utterly speechless. It's just ordering, why make such a fuss and make it so grand.
Picking up the menu, Aina Yoshiwara was about to speak, when the next moment, hot breath was blown onto the side of her face, and at the same time, a pleasant citrus aroma spread near her nose.
"Purrrrrr~ Purrrrrr~"
"..."
Looking at the cat-girl maid pressed against her face, constantly making a strange purring sound from her throat, Aina Yoshiwara felt her heart start to beat uncontrollably.
What is going on, do normal maid cafés have this kind of service!
"Heh heh, how is it? This is the shop's unique purring order taking service, it's said to have a 90% similarity to a real cat's purr!"
The smiles of the three scumbags simultaneously turned perverted. The joy equivalent to admiring cute new maids in a maid café is watching a first-timer friend's awkwardness.
In other words, from the beginning, Aina was a part of Miyazawa Yu's Play, or in short, a little pre-meal toy!