I must have been seeing things.
If the lobster really had caught Girl's finger in its claw, she would have been hurt and bleeding. If things went badly, it might even have severed her finger on the spot.
"Sweetie, these lobsters are alive. You mustn't touch them," Auntie warned, privately relieved that Girl hadn't been hurt.
Fubuki came over to Sugar Baby, apologized to the server, then pulled Sugar Baby aside. "The big lobsters on the ice display by the entrance are just for show. Do you want some? They've got cooked ones inside. I'll take you."
Sugar Baby nodded excitedly.
Fubuki took Sugar Baby to the cooking station and queued up for two steamed Australian Lobsters. She also picked up several servings of pan-seared Kobe Beef and a huge Tomahawk Steak.
When Fubuki and Sugar Baby returned to their seats, they found the table piled high with food.
Serizawa and Tatsumaki had barely set down their food before they eagerly headed off for more. Fubuki stopped them with a sharp shout.
"Hold it." Fubuki pulled them back and pressed them into their seats. "We'll have to pay extra for anything we don't finish. Eat what's on the table first."
Apart from the grill and hot pot in the middle, every inch of the table was stacked so high there wasn't room for a fly to land.
"Fine. Today, we're going to teach the boss a lesson." Serizawa rolled up his sleeves, ready to dig in.
"That's right. We'll teach the boss a lesson," Tatsumaki declared.
Fubuki gave her an exasperated look.
Fubuki had plenty of faith in some of the people at the table, but they had lived together long enough for her to know what the others could manage.
Tatsumaki, in particular, had grown up with her. When