Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 116 Maid Cafe, I'm never going there again.

[Ono Mizuki: Aren't you happy, brother?]

[Mizuki Ono: [TikTok screenshot: Three people posing for a photo wearing headbands at a maid cafe]]

This was the message that Aoyama Rina received from Ono Mizuki just as he was about to swipe his ticket to exit the station.

Lately, people are posting everything on TikTok.

What is Congress doing? Can't they just ban this software?

Is it Shiki Kobayashi or Jun Aizawa?

Give me my money back for the ramen!
[Aoyama Osamu: Proposed by Kobayashi Shiki]

[Aoyama Osamu: I was simply doing this for research]

Really.

Just like the last time the system rewarded progress points, I arranged to meet with Aya and Yaeko Miyase at the coffee shop.

In "Detective A", coffee shops are a frequent setting.

Osamu Aoyama had never been to a coffee shop—Starbucks probably doesn't count as a proper coffee shop, and the coffee shops in the novel were all based on that one research trip.

In particular, the experience of seeing Ai and Yaeko sitting at two different tables is portrayed as a very thrilling scene in the novel.

This chance encounter with the blonde Fiora might just add fuel to the fire and turn into a memorable scene.

But all of that will happen after we survive tonight.

Aoyama returned home, lingered in front of the vegetable garden for three minutes, then turned and went into the house.

"What are you doing here?" Aoyama Rika asked, looking at Mikami Ai.

He understands that Akika and her friends are facing a crisis in their club and need training. He also understands that even if Aoi helps, there's no need for her to come every day.

She took out her phone.

[See Shangai: The sample copy of the book is ready, I'm just here to confirm with you]

"Has it progressed to the point where it's done secretly?" F. Rino whispered.

“If that’s the case, then what you did today is even more outrageous!” Akika Agasa said.

“We’ll talk about this later.” Aoyama Rika looked at Mikami Ai. “Let’s go to another room to talk.”

"My curfew is 9:30, it's still early, your business takes priority." Seeing that Shang Ai put down her phone, she picked up her teacup and took a sip.

I have never seen such a kind-hearted person as Jian Shangai.

No, I should say she's always been this cunning.

Aoyama gave her a look—you won't have a good ending!
She seemed slightly puzzled by what she saw.

Aoyama Rika didn't think she didn't understand; in his understanding, she was saying, "Show me first."

The living room facing the courtyard is Japanese style. Aoyama Risa sat down at the dining table with his feet in the recessed area under the table.

This design retains the Japanese atmosphere while also ensuring comfort.

“Brother,” Ono Mizuki began, “I’ve always trusted you, just like I trusted a ramen noodle cup. I thought you could easily withstand 100°C hot water. But I never imagined that a maid café at 55°C would turn you into a harmful substance.”

She phrased it very tactfully, even in a somewhat amusing way.

This is because it's in front of a crowd.

Aoyama could sense her anger, not just because she kicked his knee in the groove.

“Speaking of which,” he said, “I also ran into Elsa from the kendo club at the coffee shop. Her foreign friend is really tall.”

"You omitted 'maid' and emphasized 'it's a place where women also go.' That's a very good answer, Aoyama-kun," Mikami Ai smiled.

"Huh?" F. Rino lowered her voice, "So, you're actually angry too, aren't you, Kinami-kun?"

At such close range, and in such a quiet room, even though she lowered her voice, everyone could hear what she was saying.

Everyone looked at Jian Shangai.

"Why am I angry?" See Shang Ai's confusion.

"When Aoyama and his cronies went to a maid cafe, wearing disgusting bunny ears, the maids must have gotten really close to him, right? The key thing is, from now on, whenever he sees stockings, he'll always remember those two maids from today," said Bess Sakura.

My wife Mingxiang was about to speak but stopped.

F. Rino, who thought Bess Sakurako was also angry, swallowed back all her words, just like her.

See Ai carefully consider what Bess Sakurako said.

“I wasn’t angry, I just felt he was dirty, and I couldn’t keep a man like that,” said Jian Shang Ai.

Everyone laughed.

[Love in Daily Life - Meet Ai, Miyase Yaeko: 90.1%]

'It seems I can only find a woman like Elsa from now on; I'm no longer worthy of the purest person,' Aoyama Ryou thought to himself with self-deprecation.

"I promise I won't go there again." He sincerely apologized to the Ono sisters.

"I'll remember that," Ono Mika said, indicating that she also minded. After stomping on Aoyama Risa's foot, Ono Mizuki withdrew her leg and forgave Aoyama Risa.

“Didn’t you have something to talk about? Hurry up and go, it’s already eight o’clock, don’t keep your classmates’ families worried,” Mika Ono said.

"it is good."

Aoyama Risa led Mikami Ai to another, slightly more secluded living room.

The living room is small, with only two sofas and a dining table.

"Please sit down, I'll go get you some water." Aoyama Rika went back to her room first, put down her schoolbag, and then returned to the small living room after getting the water.

The sample copy is already on the table.

"Looks good." Aoyama placed the water on the table and carefully picked up the book.

—Koito, come and read your book with me.

Content is the most important, followed by the title, but when a book is on a bookshelf full of books, what always attracts people is the cover; the effect of a picture is greater than that of text.

The design of "Detective A" is very youthful and bright in color.

It might not appeal to some older readers, but winning over the student demographic first and letting word-of-mouth spread is one approach.

It's better than being mediocre and having no interest at any age.

Aoyama admired the book's overall design, including its size, cover, layout, paper, and special techniques.

At this time.

"Did I say something wrong?" Jian Shang Ai suddenly asked.

Aoyama Ryo looked up at her, puzzled.

“Your sister doesn’t seem to welcome me very much,” said Ai.

"Have it?"

"Is it because I said you were dirty?"

“Maybe!” Aoyama Risa laughed. “People with such special experiences are very sensitive. No matter how close they are to each other, just one word can send them flying, like being in a frictionless vacuum in the universe, never to return.”

"I have that feeling." Ai nodded.

“But it’s okay,” Aoyama said. “It was my fault to begin with, so their dissatisfaction with you is probably, well, like a drop of oyster sauce condensing on the tip of an oyster sauce bottle.”

Leaning forward, he asked to confirm, "Do you understand? Have you ever seen an oyster sauce bottle?"

Seeing that Shang Ai gently shook her head.

“That’s true.” Aoyama Risa leaned back on the sofa.

"What color is it? Solid or liquid?" she asked.

Aoyama waved his hand, indicating that it wasn't a big deal: "Anyway, it's not a big problem."

He continued to admire the book "Detective A" in his hands.

"It's so beautiful, and it feels magical to have my own words printed out so solemnly."

"And you?" Seeing Shang Ai staring at him, "You have the same experience as them. In your heart, is there also a drop of oyster sauce condensing at the rim of the bottle because of my words?"

“I don’t care,” Aoyama replied.

He was certain of one thing again: a relationship between him and Jian Shangai was impossible.

This fact, like a piece of raw iron, has been forged by a huge hammer, becoming so hard that it is unyielding.

"You really don't care?" See iAsk above.

“Don’t worry about me, a man’s wounds will heal on their own!” Aoyama Ryo said resolutely.

Seeing that Shang Ai smiled, she said, "I'm sorry, I'll be more careful in the future."

"Let me tell you a trick—don't speak ill of me in front of them, no matter what I've done."

"Is the maid café fun?" Ai asked with a smile.

"It's like they're deliberately trying to get closer to me."

"Is it business?"

"Perhaps," Aoyama Ryo pondered.

"Or perhaps you're just imagining things?"

"Is that so!" Aoyama Risa laughed. "However, I need to learn from you in this respect."

He continued, "In the past, I always thought that as long as someone was pleasing to the eye and had a decent personality, it was okay to be together. Maybe I should be like you and pay more attention to inner qualities."

"Remember to pay your tuition," said Ai.

"Spare me, owing you nine thousand yen is already a headache for me, and I even treated them to ramen today."

Seeing Ai looking at Aoyama Rin across from her with a wry smile, she realized that although the topic should have been funny, she couldn't find any reason to laugh.

(End of this chapter)