Tokyo: Idol Girls have absolutely no bad intentions!

Ito dared not respond. He secretly glanced at Nagano Sae and saw that she did not seem to refuse.

The words of protest were swallowed back, and a shameful scene was about to unfold.

"First—" Ruby raised her right hand, her index finger tracing a cute arc, "Please close your eyes, Master and Miss~"

Ito closed his eyelids quickly, but Nagano Sae on the other side did it even faster, seemingly looking forward to it.

“Then—” Ruby’s voice softened, carrying a casual sweetness, “please say the magic spell to make food taste delicious with Ruby~”

Her fingertips touched the space between their eyebrows one by one. Then Ito smelled a faint fragrance and was given permission to open his eyes.

"Our magic is now linked together!"

Ruby placed her hands in front of her chest to form a heart shape, stood on tiptoe, and her striped over-the-knee socks created soft folds on her calves. Her expression was as serious as a real magical girl.

"Delicious magic! An unparalleled dream spell☆ Soft and fluffy? Sweet and delicious? Become delicious—Food-kun! Chu~"

Her lively expression perfectly captured the essence of a magical girl. Meanwhile, out of the corner of his eye, Ito noticed that Nagano Sae's lips were slightly parting, silently replicating Ruby's spell.

Ruby's bells jingled with her movements as she clapped her hands. "The magic ritual is complete! Please enjoy, Master and Miss. Don't forget to call Ruby if you need anything!"

She was able to act genuinely, as if she had truly cast a spell to make the food delicious, maintaining a gentle smile throughout, and the sincerity in her eyes made you want to stay there forever.

As expected of a professional maid cafe, it's far superior to the playful antics of high school girls.

He began to focus on enjoying the "Rose Knight Curry" in front of him, which used red curry sauce, with beef chunks shaped like shields, and broccoli "castles" adorned with cheese rose branches.

The taste was surprisingly good. The curry had a slight spiciness and seemed to have tomatoes added. The beef was very juicy, and it was served with rice that had been soaked in the curry.

The "hidden confession" and the "eternal protection" are hidden inside.

His eyes lit up, as if he had spotted a strong contender for the Sakura Riki Prize.

"I'm not lying to you, I came here to enjoy the food."

Chapter 87 A Romantic Adventure

I neither refute nor agree with it.

It was obvious that the other person was not simply enjoying the food; they were clearly more eager for the maid's service.

In other words, having your presence can help curb the other person's obsessive tendencies.

However, he still doesn't understand why the other party invited him to the maid cafe.

Is it simply to prove that he doesn't have a maid fetish?

No matter how she tries to prove it, she cannot shake the deep-rooted reputation in Ito's mind that "Sae Nagano is an incurable maid fetishist."

So what exactly is the reason that would prevent the other party from fully indulging themselves and even require them to pay a huge sum of money, yet still invite them over?

With this in mind, Ito began observing from the moment he entered the Starlight Cafe.

The store is decorated in a cozy style, with life-size anime maid figurines, simple lighting, and each table is spaced a certain distance apart so as not to cause any disturbance.

The maids provide excellent service. For example, right now, if he looks up and makes eye contact with one of the maids, she will greet Ito with a sweet smile.

As for the prices on the menu... well, they can only be described as "beautiful".

For example, the fancy-sounding "Maid's Secret Heartbeat Black Tea" in front of him is priced at 2000 yen.

But these are services that can be enjoyed at the main store in Shibuya, and they might even be able to do them better there.

This made Ito even more puzzled.

When they had almost finished eating, Miss Ruby came over. She gave Ito a meaningful look, her eyes crinkling slightly as she blinked.

She walked gracefully around to Nagano Sae's side, her round heels treading on her little leather shoes. She half-squatted down and whispered in her ear.

From Ito's perspective, one could clearly observe that Nagano Sae's hand, holding the small silver fork, was trembling slightly, almost imperceptibly.

After Ruby finished speaking, Nagano Sae took a deep breath and stood up.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, and then Nagano followed Ruby toward the inconspicuous white wooden door deep inside the café.

Watching the two walk past the bar and toward the white wooden door, through the steam from the coffee machine, you could see Nagano Sae biting her luscious lips, her lips taut.

"Master, please don't worry~"

A sweet and gentle voice, like melted cream, rang out at just the right moment; it belonged to another lovely maid in the shop.

She wore a classic black and white maid dress, with pure white over-the-knee stockings tightly wrapping her slender calves, and the tops of the stockings were tied with elegant bows with delicate black ribbons.

"Please enjoy this 'Strawberry Queen and Chocolate Princess's War Pancake' while waiting for the young lady to return~"

"What...what are they doing?" Ito couldn't help but look at the maid with the sweet beauty mark under her eye and ask.

"This is the young lady's secret~" The maid blinked, and the beauty mark under her left eye trembled.

She pointed to the chocolate sword on the waffle with her fingertip. "But I heard... it's related to magic that 'starts wars'~"

Before Ito could ask any further questions, she had already turned and left.

It's hard for people not to notice when someone doesn't say everything...

But Ito vaguely felt that it was related to the reason why Nagano Sae brought him to this place.

Ito took a bite of the pancake, and the sweet and sour taste of strawberries clashed with the bitterness of chocolate on her tongue, but she found a gentle reconciliation in the cream.

As for the origin of the name "Strawberry Queen and Chocolate Princess's War Pancake", Ito can roughly guess.

The pancake has three layers and is pink in color, which should be the so-called Strawberry Queen. The filling between the three layers is a chocolate lava filling, which is the power of the Chocolate Princess.

At the very top, a moat slicked with chocolate sauce meanders around the castle, where several cream soldiers guard their strawberry queen and wage war against the chocolate bar princess.

The moment it enters your mouth, the sweetness of the real-life strawberry queen takes center stage, with the marinated strawberry pulp bursting out, a perfect match with vanilla cream that never fails.

The next layer is the chocolate moat, where the intense bitterness of cocoa is softened by the sweetness of cream, falling into the queen's gentle trap, yet still maintaining its richness.

Even Ito, who doesn't like sweets, has come to like them.

When I have a little more money in the future, I can go a few times as appropriate.

Just then, crisp, almost ceremonial footsteps sounded from behind the white door. Ito looked in the direction of the sound.

Ruby came out first, while Nagano Sae was still hiding in the room, but her hand had already come out first, wearing a white lace glove.

"despair--"

She took the first step, wearing black satin high heels and over-the-knee stockings in a smoky gray color, different from Ruby's, with garter belts securing the tops and lace trim flowing like waves over her knees.

Ruby turned around and helped her straighten the hem of her skirt that was trailing behind her. The top was a black satin corset with rose-shaped stripes along the edges, and her delicate collarbone was visible at the neckline.

The fever-reducing patch has disappeared, replaced by a thin chain.

"How is it, Master?" Ruby took two steps back. "This is a new style that just arrived in the store, and Miss was the first customer to try it on~"

Ito's gaze fell on the half-open rose on Nagano Sae's headband.

Her lips were painted with a deep berry-colored lipstick, and her eyes remained cold, like a Victorian lady.

“…” He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Nagano Sae turned her face away, her ear tips slightly flushed.

It remained like this for a long time, and I don't know how much time passed.

"Ding-a-ling~" Ruby's bell suddenly rang, "Master's eyes are about to fall on the young lady~"

She let out a melodious, bell-like laugh, "It seems that Miss's 'Heart-Fluttering Adventure' challenge was a success!"

"What challenge?" Ito looked at Ruby, then at Nagano Sae, whose blush at the tips of her ears became even more pronounced.

She quickly walked back to her original seat and sat down, giving Ito a glare with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance.

"Huh? Didn't the young lady tell the master? Today, if the two of you come to our shop together, you can draw a random mission. Completing the mission will reward you with a mysterious grand prize."

Miss Ruby smiled even more slyly as she pulled out a pink raffle ticket with the words "Starlight Cafe Duo Mission" printed in gold lettering on the edge.

"The young lady drew 'Heartbeat Dare,' which requires her to keep a male companion's eyes glued to her for one minute."

Ruby's gaze swept between the two, her smile deepening: "Although Miss's outfit today is indeed breathtakingly beautiful... however, even though Miss didn't do anything special, just standing there, Master stared at her for well over a minute..."

This maid is being rather incompetent; she's making fun of customers and saying things that could be misunderstood.

Across from her, Nagano Sae grabbed her coffee cup, trying to use the coolness of the cup to mask the heat on her face. A blurry, sensual lip print of deep berry-colored lipstick lingered on the white rim of the cup.

"...Utterly boring."

Her voice was muffled at the rim of the glass, but her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Ruby took two small boxes out of her apron pocket, handed them to the two of them, and then opened the boxes. "Ta-da~ This is one of the prizes for successfully completing the challenge! It's made of sterling silver!"

Ito looked at the bracelet in the box and also saw the style that Nagano Sae took out from it.

“Now there’s only one last step, which is—” A maid walked up behind Ruby, holding a camera, “to put the bracelet on the other person and take a picture.”

So the box contained the other person's style? Now that I look at it, it does seem more suitable for girls.

But to put a bracelet on someone else's wrist is just too ambiguous, isn't it?

He saw Nagano Sae's fingertips twitch slightly under her lace gloves, but while avoiding Ito's gaze, she proactively extended her right hand.

Ito's hand hovered in mid-air, with Ruby's bells ringing around him, seemingly providing accompaniment for the game.

Her wrists were slender, and the silver chain made them appear even whiter and more delicate. The magnolia pendant rested on her pulse point, trembling gently with her breath.

"Then, Miss, you should also put the bracelet on your master's wrist!"

Sae Nagano's fingers paused at his wrist bone, the texture of her lace gloves brushing against his skin, her fragrant body heat leaving behind the silver chain with the magnolia pendant.

Although the styles of the two are different, it is easy to tell at a glance that they are matching couple outfits.

As the shutter clicked, Sae Nagano's fingertips were still resting on his wrist, the textures of the lace and the silver chain creating a wonderful contrast in the lens.

Ruby slipped the Polaroid photo into the candy jar between them, then turned to leave, adding before she did, "Master and Miss, there's an engraving on the chain~"

Ito subconsciously looked down and turned his wrist. On the inside of the silver chain, in an inconspicuous corner, four small English letters were clearly engraved: "love".

What about her? This thought instantly filled his mind. He abruptly raised his head, his gaze urgently fixed on Nagano Sae across from him.

Almost simultaneously, Nagano Sae also looked up in a panic. Their eyes met unexpectedly in mid-air.

Chapter 88 Illusion?

The ambiguous period passed quickly, and Ito was kicked out.