Accidental Disaster was exactly what its name suggested.
During the third round's dinner segment, unforeseen misfortunes would rain down on the trio on their date, one after another. This was no mere prank. True feelings revealed themselves in adversity, and Accidental Disaster was a touchstone for affection. The more unpredictable and sudden the danger, the more clearly it revealed a person's true nature...
"Accidental Disaster" went into action.
At the outdoor seating area, one leg of the plastic chair beneath SpiCa "accidentally" snapped.
"Waaah?!"
As she suddenly tipped backward and lost her balance, she instinctively reached for Liuzi beside her.
Unlike SpiCa, an out-of-shape witch who had long remained in the rear, Liuzi was a cutting-edge Monster Professor Stratos had created at any expense. She immediately reached around SpiCa's back and scooped her up before she hit the ground.
However, "Accidental Disaster" came one mishap after another.
"Aaaah."
With a wooden scream, a server carrying a stone grilling platter the size of a washbasin tripped over nothing.
The scalding, heavy stone platter, piled with sizzling, greasy grilled meat, traced a seemingly accidental but carefully calculated arc through the air toward Liuzi, who was still supporting SpiCa.
Even Flow wouldn't be able to dodge an accident like that without his suit, would he?
"Watch out!"
The stone platter was knocked aside.
It was Achernar's arm that intercepted the platter for Liuzi.
She had formed a water shield around her forearm using the tea on the table, so she wasn't injured.
"How can you be so careless while carrying something like that? That's dangerous!"
Still, she snapped at the magical girl playing the barbecue restaurant's server.
"I'm terribly sorry!! I'll clean this up right away!!"
She might have been an extra, but the anger she had to endure was entirely real. I