"No." He casually threw the menu in front of Momoka. Erika, who was always full of energy, was no longer that interested in his sister. "Sister Momoka, please be casual."
"Really... I'm your sister." Momoka, who opened the menu, was troubled by his sister's attitude. I still want to find ways to exploit this person. Why are you, sister, turning your elbows away from me?
The look in that guy's eyes was clearly challenging me!
"A guest is a guest, and sister Momoka is sister Momoka." However, Erika has her own unique insights. "If it's Sister Momoka, then it's okay."
"Really, I hurt you for nothing."
"This guest." At this moment, Ash's calm voice sounded from my ears again. "Here we recommend our signature coffee——"
"No need!"
Momoka, who had already experienced the power and didn't want to taste it again, refused. After much deliberation, he chose dessert.
"I just want this colorful one."
She had long wanted to complain. It was obviously a coffee shop, but why was the only thing available to eat desserts?
"Um, sister Momoka..." Just as Momoka was thinking about how this store had not closed down until now, his sister, whose elbows were turned outward, came over with an expression of wanting to ask.
"Sister Momoka, as an idol, don't you often come into contact with those male idols and big stars? What kind of men do you think can be called a perfect and outstanding person?"
At this moment, Erika's random thoughts are still not over.
Chapter 80 Awkward Erika
"Oh, to ask such a question."
Erika felt uncomfortable as his sister swept over him with a playful expression. Looking at this sister who showed a restrained expression that she didn't usually have, Momoka laughed.
"What's wrong, do you have someone you like? I can't help it. After all, Erika has indeed reached this age."
"What? You said it as if you understand me very well." Maintaining his usual stiff mouth, Erika pouted, but still told the reason.
"Well... how should I put it, Lei, Itsuki and Yuri-nee all seem to have that sweet feeling of love, so I also wonder if I should find someone..."
"Isn't this the main reason?"
As a biological sister, Momoka could see at a glance her little sister's little action of poking two fingers at each other and looking away when she was lying. She was very familiar with it.
Erika was silent for a moment after hearing Momoka's words. It is true that the reason why he began to have random thoughts inexplicably since the last chapter...
The red spider mask seemed to appear in front of him, and Erika's face suddenly became even more ugly.
'Whoever marries a guy like you who can only cause trouble to others in the future will be really unlucky. '
'How can you say that? Someone obviously likes me too! '
'Oh, who is that? Could it be just some virtual character that doesn't exist? '
Ahhhhhhhh - it's all his fault! It's all because of the weird things said by that pervert Spiderman Timons, which made me start to pay more attention!
I'm obviously not a love-minded person like Lei!
"Ah, sneeze!" Lei sneezed suddenly, and held up her crooked glasses while scratching her head, wondering if she caught a cold because of the lack of fabric in her clothes.
"But what do you want to say about a perfect and good man?" She finally took over the topic, and after thinking for a while, she gave Erika a conclusion.
"There are no such people anywhere."
"Hey, what, this, isn't this right?"
"No one is perfect, no matter how perfect a person seems to be, there will definitely be flaws." Momoka stretched out his hand to the water glass next to him to teach his sister some life experience. "If you really plan to like someone, then tolerance is necessary. That's why I say that there is no such person in the world. It's only about whether you like the person enough to be able to discover all the advantages of the other person and tolerate all the shortcomings."
"Why, is it rare for my sister to have someone she cares about?"
If so, I hope it is someone who can make you happy all the time.
"What? You're talking about me like I'm stupid." He pouted and continued to speak harshly, but Erika's eyes began to drift toward someone involuntarily.
If that's the case, is this the reason why Lei feels like her in her heart?
"But there is also a kind of love in this world called heartbeat. There is no reason to explain this situation."
"My heart is pounding? How is that possible? It was just a TV show. How could such a thing happen in the real world?"
As she said this, Erika was actually very concerned about it. She was so distracted by her thoughts that she didn't even notice that she had picked up the wrong kettle.
In short, it's all that Timons's fault! It actually makes me care about these things. Instead of falling in love, I might as well look at the time——
"So hot!"
Erika, who originally planned to pour water into his sister's cup, made a mistake. The hot feeling on his hand made Erika subconsciously let go of the kettle in his hand!
"Yeah-!"
Momoka, who reacted quickly, hurriedly sat aside to escape. Erika, who was distracted, was not so lucky. The boiling water poured filled the table, and a lot of it directly splashed onto her hands. The hot and stinging sensation on the back of her hands made her scream.
"Erika!"
"What's wrong?"
The accident happened in an instant. Momoka's screams attracted the attention of several people. Erika, who had not yet reacted, hurriedly picked up the rag and tried to wipe away the water on it, but he was scalded by the scalding water across the rag.
"It's so hot - what's going on, why is it boiling water, who's coming today..."
Erika was only halfway through her words when she got stuck. She recalled the previous scene with embarrassment.
Yabai, I must have turned the kettle upside down... Why am I so embarrassed, ah, it's so hot, my hands hurt!
"Erika, are you okay?"
Looking at her best friend who kept blowing cool air on the back of her hand, Lei, who was a little worried, quickly raised her hand. The skin that had been taken care of to look fair and tender now turned completely red after being exposed to the boiling water.
"It hurts..." Looking at the redness on the back of his hand, which looked obviously burnt, the constant pain made Erika very uncomfortable.
"Don't worry about this at this time, go find some medicine." Itsuki made a judgment immediately. When Yuri was about to go to the front desk to get medicine, he almost bumped into the person behind him.
"What's wrong?" At this moment, Ash arrived with a colorful parfait. Although the cold and colorful ice cream was very tempting, Momoka now had no appetite.
"Yes, there was an accident." Erika, who was covering her hand as if she didn't want anyone to see her, answered in a coy way that was unlike her. After all, it was her fault, and the person who was the one who cheated her was her own sister.
He looked at Erika strangely, who was very different from before, and Ash grabbed her hand and raised it in front of him.
"Oh, this is really not good."
"Yeah - yes, I was careless..."
Seeing the way the other person kneaded his palms, Erika, who was shaking hands with a man other than his father for the first time, felt a strange mood, especially since the other person looked so serious. Erika's cheeks started to turn the color of apples and he wanted to withdraw his hand quickly.
What's bad is that this woman already had a problem with me. Now her sister, Erika, is here. She will definitely try her best to cause trouble for me. I don't want to find any loopholes for her.
He glanced at Momoka out of the corner of his eye. No one knew what Ash was thinking at this time, but Erika caught the moment when the person in front of him changed his gaze, and his original shyness instantly turned into dissatisfaction.
Being compared with her sister all the year round, Erika has been very envious of her idol sister since early on. She was even transformed into Desertrian because of this heart. Her seemingly rough heart is very sensitive to such things. In such a special situation, Ash's actions are undoubtedly shocking.
What? Why do you go out of your way to see sister Momoka when you are clearly injured right in front of you? I know that sister is indeed prettier and better than me, but I also have self-respect... And the store manager doesn't have any fluctuations in his expression at all! I'm obviously your shop assistant, why don't you take it more seriously?
At this time, a certain flame caused by Timons's sarcastic words began to become more and more intense under the unintentional operation of Ash.
"What's wrong? You're really not careful enough, Erika. You should really learn from your sister's reaction just now."
After hearing this, Erika's already very calm mood became even worse.
"Hmph!"
Ahhhh, this—this man who is as straight as wood and as hard as the armor of the robots on TV. I actually thought about him before on this issue. I'm so stupid. Who wants to like this kind of guy? Why did you fall in love with him, Lei?
It is said that if you like someone, you should be tolerant of their shortcomings. I can easily find a dozen shortcomings of this guy and I can't even finish them. How can I be tolerant!
Unlike Lei, Erika, who had no interest in Ash, felt jealous in a subtle way.
The two people's thoughts were so subtly misaligned.
"Okay, I've seen enough, it's all my fault! Anyway, I'm a wasteful fool, hum!" The dissatisfaction at this moment gradually turned into actual manifestations, and the mood that was about to overflow made the increasingly impatient Erika frown and try to pull away the hand pinched by Ash.
"No, that's fine."
Ash suddenly knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and threw a small pill into his mouth from the inventory and bit it into pieces.
Then he took Erika's hand, pulled her close to him in full view of everyone, and kissed the back of her hand with his lips.
"——"
Chapter 81 The stirring of the heart is love
Ash kissed the red skin without caring about other people's eyes, and then a gentle kiss sounded on the back of Erika's hand.
[Quiet————]
For a moment, the entire cafe fell into silence. Everyone's actions seemed to have been pressed on the pause button, and all eyes were focused on that overly eye-catching place.
Itsuki covered his eyes and reddish face with his open fingers, but if you look carefully, you can see the curious eyes staring over there through the small gaps exposed between the fingers.
Yuri's face was still expressionless, but the steel tray she was holding had begun to twist from the middle, and it kept making harsh metal twisting sounds.
Momoka opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth wide. He pointed at Ash with trembling fingers but could not say a word.
And Lei just stood aside and looked at the two of them, her eyes that had lost their luster and became dull.
Hey, what is the store manager Ash doing all of a sudden? Why, why is he doing it to Erika?
Could it be that...
Hanasaki Rei's brain, which was not good at thinking about this matter, and the girl's heart that was beginning to crack, stopped thinking.
As for Erika's mood at this time...
When she noticed the warm and moist feeling coming from the back of her hand, she faced Ash, who had an unusually solemn and serious appearance. He was half-kneeling in front of her and kissing the back of her hand. Such a formal gesture was like a medieval Rider greeting herself. She paid tribute to the master she had sworn allegiance to. There was no emotion other than seriousness in the other person's expression, as if this was just a trivial thing done for her. Upon noticing this, all the dissatisfaction in Erika's heart melted instantly.
Boom——
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Erika felt his heart beating violently.
What is this throbbing feeling?
What's going on, although I admit that he is indeed handsome, otherwise Lei wouldn't have identified him as a nymphomaniac at a glance, but why do I feel that at this time... he is so pleasing to the eye?
Sister Momoka, is this the pounding feeling you mentioned?
Lei... I seem to know why you fell in love with him.
However, when she noticed several gazes on her body that were almost solidified, she realized what had happened. A color redder than the flowers in the jar at the front desk spread from the girl's neck to the tips of her ears. She almost immediately screamed and withdrew her hand.
"Ahhhhhhhh-!"
She covered her hand shyly, and the indescribable confusion seemed to make the burned back of her hand no longer hurt.
"Do it, do it, do it!"
"You are my clerk. As the person who should help and guide you, this is just what I should do." Ash wiped his mouth and praised himself for his wit. After diverting attention like this, no one paid attention to the cricket's incident of being scalded by boiling water. "It should be fine now."
"What did you say... Eh?" Erika, who was blushing and dancing, stopped, looking at the back of his hands that were as white as ever and couldn't help but doubt his life. "The burn is really cured!"
"No thanks, just what I should do."
He took out the handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes. Erika, whose face became more and more rosy now, looked at the handkerchief in his hand and became uncharacteristically completely quiet.
After finishing speaking, he gave a thumbs up to Momoka who was already shocked and speechless.
"As the store manager of this Nazca Cafe store, I will naturally take the best care of my store staff. Please be at ease with this customer."
Okay, perfect countermeasure, no one can find fault with it, what do you think?
'I said, what else can I say? Did you notice that the way that little girl looked at you was wrong? '
Just as Kain said at this time, the girl who was originally lively by nature and had no time to spare with her big mouth and liked to talk nonsense no longer spoke loudly at this time, as if she was trapped in some strange circle. A pair of hands that kept pointing their fingers didn't know where to put them, and the erratic eyes on the red cheeks looked here from time to time.
'What are you talking about? It's just Erika. A careless person like her usually forgets about it in a short time, so there is no need to care. '
'I hope so. '
"You -" Momoka only had time to say one word, but could not say a word after that. Especially when he saw his sister, who was holding her arms and blushing, but rarely making a fuss, Momoka said that this time she really even had to pay for her sister.
Do you know what you are doing?
"Anyway, if anything happens, not only Yuri, you will also be responsible for my sister's affairs!"