Abnormal Moon

This won't work.

"let's start!"

Roy held up his phone and urged him on.

Inoue Takina took a deep breath.

Then, with a look of resignation, she raised her arms and clasped them together in front of her, leaned her upper body forward, stood on only her left leg, and leaned her right leg behind her body.

“Sakana——!”

Following closely behind, Chizuka Nishiki rushed forward, raising her arms and swaying them like seaweed.

“chin ana go——!”

"Perfect! This is exactly what I wanted!"

Roy visibly became excited.

Haha, this is a live version of Sakana! How many people in this world can see it with the naked eye?

Nobody but me!

Nino was completely dumbfounded.

"What kind of performance art is this...?"

"call……!"

Inoue Takina let out a deep breath and fanned herself with her hand to cool down the heat that rose on her face from embarrassment.

"So, that's the first condition, right? Is there a second one?"

"Yep."

Roy nodded matter-of-factly.

"The second condition is that you two kick each other's butts!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The store fell silent immediately.

Takina, Chizuka, and Nino all looked at him with disbelief.

What kind of requirements are these?!

Does this person have some kind of unusual fetish?

In May, they were still engrossed in making cakes.

"Do you want to do it or not?"

"no way……"

Inoue Takina chose to endure for the sake of the rune paper.

"Come on, Chizuka!"

Then she turned around and positioned her backside facing Chizuka Nishiki.

"Haha, Takina really made a huge sacrifice!"

Nishiki Chizuki chuckled softly and kicked her in the butt, making her stumble.

Inoue Takina turned around and glared at her.

Before she could turn around, he kicked her in the butt, sending Nishiki Chizuka flying two steps away.

"Too cunning, this was a sneak attack!"

"No, this is a justified act of revenge!"

Inoue Takina snorted coldly, then looked at Roy.

"Anything else you want?"

"There's one last one..."

As Roy finished speaking, his gaze swept over the two of them, and a thoughtful expression suddenly appeared on his face.

"No, forget it, let's skip the third one."

His gaze fell on the grinning Nishiki Chizuki.

To be precise, it landed on her chest.

He certainly had a third request.

However, making that request might hurt the feelings of the two girls.

Look at them, playing and laughing, they seem so happy.

just forget it.

I won't bring up that really painful request here.

Inoue Takina tilted her head, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Although she didn't quite understand why Roy backed out at the last minute, she was certainly happy to do so if she didn't have to do these embarrassing things anymore.

What kind of runes do you want?

Roy watched the video again, and the "sakana" sent from the phone made Inoue Takina blush, looking like she wanted to rush up and hit him but didn't dare.

"Please give me the rune for automatic defense!"

Inoue Takina tried hard to suppress her embarrassment and the urge to hit someone, putting on a blank, expressionless face.

"Give."

Roy took out a piece of rune paper and handed it to Inoue Takina.

"As long as you carry it with you, it will automatically deploy when you encounter an attack. It can defend against both physical and magical attacks and will deploy a barrier until the stored magic power is exhausted. However, it is a one-time use item, so don't rely on it too much. If the defense is deployed, try to escape if you can."

"Thank you so much!"

Inoue Takina solemnly accepted the talisman paper, a look of relief visibly appearing on her face.

My feelings are just a bit complicated.

"By the way, how much did all of these cost in total?"

Roy pointed to the three set meals on the table.

"It's alright, it's alright, let's just forget about it, you've already received such a big gift!"

Chizuka Nishiki laughed heartily on the side, as if she didn't care at all about the embarrassing performance just now, and waved to waive the fee for Roy.

Inoue Takina covered her face with a headache.

Do you really not understand how much the store's expenses are?

She had actually planned to charge a fee, but after what Chizuka said, she felt it was inappropriate to charge her anymore.

However, Takina felt somewhat comforted by the thought of the rune paper she had received.

Overall, obtaining this rune paper was a much bigger gain than expected; the cost of coffee and desserts can be skipped.

After the transaction was completed, Takina apologized to Roy and then pulled Chizuka back to the kitchen.

Roy kept replaying the video he had just watched, and the sounds he made made Inoue Takina stomp her feet in the kitchen.

The cake was finished in May.

Nino had just lowered her head and started eating the cake.

"Dingling~"

Just then, the wind chimes hanging in front of the coffee shop suddenly rang.

The door was opened from the outside, and two figures walked in.

"It's amazing to find a coffee shop in a place like this. Let's rest here for a bit before we go."

"Hahaha, as my subject, you are so weak, you are truly incapable!"

"Say what you will, I can't walk anymore anyway..."

The man who walked into the store looking exhausted was a man with long, black hair that reached his waist.

He looked to be only in his thirties or forties. He took off his winter coat, revealing a black suit underneath that was slightly wrinkled, but the workmanship was excellent. It looked like a handmade product and gave off a luxurious impression.

The other laughing man was over two meters tall, with a head of red hair that spread out like a lion's. Although it was winter, he was only wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt and blue jeans. His muscles were clearly defined, making his clothes bulge. He exuded a sense of oppression at first glance, and his aura was so strong that it was impossible to ignore him.

The black-haired man walked into the store, his gaze sweeping over the only three customers, Roy and his companion. He paused for a moment on Roy, a hint of surprise in his eyes, before sitting down in a nearby seat.

"Boss, a cup of coffee, please..."

The dark-haired man lay back in the chair, looking completely relaxed, and called out weakly.

"Please wait a moment, we'll be there shortly!"

Takina Inoue's voice came from the kitchen.