Just past noon, it was the perfect time for young ladies to enjoy afternoon tea.
Inside the wood-furnished Maid Café, the slanting afternoon sun shone through the three-story water-curtain glass walls, casting shifting sunlight across the room. The creamy scent of pastries mingled with the fragrance of tea, while beautiful young ladies sat in booths surrounded by greenery.
Carrying trays between them, I felt as though I were moving through an elegant classical painting.
But the atmosphere was hardly peaceful. The place was packed to capacity, and even though everyone spoke quietly, their voices blended into a marketplace-like clamor.
"Huh? Today's your last day working here?!"
"I wanted to see Lady Miluno more!"
The young ladies cried out in surprise at the news I had revealed.
"It's only my last day working part-time at this Maid Café. I have other work to do afterward, but I'm sure you'll still see me on television. Please look forward to it."
That was how I reassured them.
The renewed survey of Lunar City would definitely be covered by all sorts of media. There was no reason they would not give me some screen time...
It would be better if the moon landing was reported. That was the only way Mi Xue would not suspect my motives for going to the moon.
Besides, I could not hide it even if I wanted to, much less with that stalker of unknown affiliation around. That girl did not even need to use her powers—she could just open her phone and admire me in full 360-degree detail.
Assuming Lunar Palace even had a signal.
"My original reason for working part-time here was simply to help this café, which lost its customers after arriving in the New World. Everyone thinks a Maid Café is just a place to