After obtaining Sirius's consent, Melissa would lead the Canis Major Maid Corps into the Maid Café tomorrow to provide guidance.
I relayed the news to Heat Haze, and she was so delighted that she practically bowed in gratitude.
In exchange, I helped Miss Melissa work until late into the night, from the kitchen to the ballroom, from serving dishes to clearing plates. I even took the stage to sing and liven up the dance.
But with Achernar and Sirius present, my skill level only counted as a warm-up act.
When Fomalhaut found me, Zara and I were tidying up the lighting and sound equipment in the square.
She even teased me, "I can see it now—you were born to work yourself to the bone..."
"If you have time to make sarcastic remarks, why not help me carry these boxes onto the truck?"
"You must be exhausted, always sticking your nose into everyone else's business."
"Maybe I was meddling before, but not this time. Because of that hidden-camera incident, I'm tied to that maid café now!"
Fomalhaut lifted a heavy box of sound equipment with one hand.
"Come to think of it, that culprit might not have meant any harm."
"How so?"
With her other hand stroking her chin, she analyzed,
"The person only leaked photos that stayed within acceptable limits. Since she could take pictures so freely, she must have had completely revealing ones too, but she had no intention of releasing them.
"Maybe she just wanted you to become more famous. Could she be one of your obsessive fans?"
Speaking of obsessive fans, I had run into one on my very first day in the New World.
And yesterday at the Maid Café, I encountered quite a few fans who were not exactly mentally stable...
It was a little