Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

Yuma reluctantly swallowed the takoyaki that had been forced into her mouth, then looked in the direction from which the sound came.

The visitors were Nijika and Ryo, and Kita was also there, but Pochi wasn't there. That's strange; shouldn't they be in the maid café in Pochi's class right now?

He swallowed the takoyaki in his mouth and asked the three little ones who ran over, "Why are you here? Weren't you going to find Boqi?"

“Poch-chan is missing.” Hongxia stopped next to Yuzhen, whose clothes seemed a little dirty. “We didn’t see her when we got to her class.”

“She probably wouldn’t dare show her face in this kind of situation, so she’s hiding.” Xingge thought for a moment, and she felt that this situation was very much in line with Boqi’s personality.

“We just searched through all the school’s trash cans,” Hongxia said, sitting down next to Yuma. “But we couldn’t find Pochi-chan.”

Hearing what Hongxia said, Yuzhen moved closer to Xingge, distancing himself slightly from Hongxia. He then pressed himself right next to Xingge.

"Brother, what do you mean?!"

Hongxia sniffed herself, but there was no smell.

“Ah, well, I think Pochi might be in a dark, damp place that looks like it has slugs,” Yuma quickly stood up. “I’ll go with you guys to look for her. We can’t let her keep slacking off.”

……

Yu-chan's intuition was spot on; they really did find Pochi in a dark, damp corner inhabited by slugs.

Is it really appropriate to treat Pochi as a tourist attraction?

While complaining, Yuma cooperated by standing next to Boqi and posing for photos with Xingge.

Xingge seemed to really like Boqi's appearance, and took a lot of photos with Youzhen.

Pochi stood there, stunned, feeling Yuuma's gaze growing increasingly sharp. Seeing Pochi's expression crumbling and her body trembling, Hongxia quickly pulled her between the two.

Since they'd already run into them, Yuuma and Hoshika decided to accompany the four of them for a stroll. Besides, when they first entered the teaching building, two boys tried to chat up Kita and Nijika, but Yuuma scared them away after only a few words. Anyway, Yuuma wasn't too comfortable letting them go off on their own right now.

The group walked through the haunted house. Kita and Nijika were so frightened by the students dressed as ghosts that they screamed. Ryo and Pochi also made the students dressed as ghosts scream. Yuma carried Hoshika, whose legs were weak from fright, to the exit. Hoshika insisted on going out on her own, so Yuma put her down.

"A lottery?" Yuzhen, who had followed Hongxia and the others into a classroom, looked at the lottery booth. There were many ropes, quite messy. You could choose one, pull it up, and get a prize.

Yuma never believed in her luck in these kinds of things, but since she was already here, wouldn't it be a waste not to try her luck?

He paid the money, found a rope that looked good, and then pulled up a box that looked quite big but was actually a bit light.

He and Xingge carried the box to the side, opened it, and found two small figurines inside. One of them was about the size of a ramen noodle press, and the other was a figurine of the low-level virtual streamer Alter, who was co-branded with a coffee shop. They were identified as worthless trinkets that had been over-packaged.

Hongxia had good luck and won a snack gift pack. Boqi and Xiduo only won two packs of tissues, Xingge won a towel, and Liang didn't win anything because she was broke.

Everyone came out together with their prizes.

"So, where should we go next?"

When Yuzhen heard Boqi's question, she looked at her phone and realized it was already past eleven o'clock.

Then he glanced at Poch, whose expression was priceless.

“Pochi, you’re thinking, ‘The more we play like this, the later we get back to the maid café, which is great,’ right?” Yuma looked at Pochi helplessly; the guy’s thoughts were written all over his face. “But that’s useless thinking! You need to hurry back and change shifts.”

Upon hearing Yuzuru's words, Pochi's smile vanished instantly.

Hongxia and the others remembered that they had come out to bring Boqi back, and they almost forgot about their purpose because they were having so much fun. So even though Boqi was unwilling, she could only be surrounded by everyone and taken back to the maid café in her class.

After dropping Bochi off, she was assigned to stand at the door holding a sign to attract customers. Yuzhen and the others sat inside the classroom, but their eyes never left Bochi at the door.

"Is she really okay?" Xingge stared at Boqi, then took another picture with her phone. She then noticed that Boqi was completely motionless. "Did she faint while standing?"

"Maybe." Yuzhen watched Xingge take pictures, and for every picture Xingge took, he would glare at Boqi.

Pochi wasn't dizzy; she could only feel the gaze behind her, which froze her in terror. In her imagination, that gaze was like one that wanted to shove her into a concrete pillar and sink her into Tokyo Bay. Was the tragic future she had envisioned when she first met Kenzaki Yuuma about to come true? Now that she thought about it, it would be incredibly easy for the Kenzaki family to do something like that to her.

Pochi was so frightened by himself that he fainted while standing up.

After Bochi scared away two oddly dressed students at the door, Hongxia and the others decided what to choose and called Bochi back to order.

"Aren't these all omelets? Why are you hesitating for so long?"

Yu-chan pointed to the menu, which was filled with omelet rice. These were obviously frozen foods. He had experienced the school festival when he was in school, so he knew what he was talking about.

"Aren't the names different?"

Hongxia and Xiduo looked at the menu expectantly, waiting for their omelet rice. Liang didn't order because she didn't have money; she planned to mooch off Hongxia.

Boqi brought everyone their omelet rice, and then Yuzhen took a small bite of her own portion.

"It wasn't heated completely, and it's still a bit cold inside. It's also very dry, with hardly any moisture. The only thing that seems to be freshly squeezed on is the tomato sauce. This must have been the hardest step in the whole cooking process."

"Hmm...it felt so-so."

Hoshika tasted Yuuma's portion, then her own; they were exactly the same, and neither tasted good. But it was normal that this frozen food wasn't as good as what Yuuma and Hongxia made, Hoshika thought.

"Brother and sister, don't be so heartless." Hongxia hadn't even tasted it yet. She picked up the menu, pointed to the line of text on it, and said to Boqi, "Boqi-chan, this, this, the magic that makes the omelet rice delicious, we want this."

“Ah… this…” Pochi still seemed to be hesitating.

"The customer is king."

Liang looked at Boqi and said.

"Maid, please."

Hongxia looked at Boqi with a smile.

"You two are really having a blast."

Upon hearing this, Yuuma looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Kita speaking. Was she a little unhappy because Pochi was teased by Ryo and Nijika?

Chapter 86 The Magic That Makes Omelette Rice Tastier

Under the expectant gazes of Hongxia and Liang, Boqi made a heart shape with his hands in front of his chest, then began to cast a spell with a gloomy face:

"Let the 'Piao Piao Chun Chun Miracle Heart-Fluttering Omelet Rice' baby become delicious!"

As Pochi finished chanting the incantation listlessly, Yuzhen felt as if he had just seen some indescribable thing smeared on their omelet rice. He and Xingge picked up their spoons and took another bite, but it tasted even worse than before.

"It's dry and the rice is very hard."

Hongxia took a bite without expression and then shared her opinion.

"It's dry and lacks moisture."

Ryo also took a bite of the omelet rice on Hongxia's plate and continued Hongxia's words.

"So isn't this what I tasted just now?" Yuma looked at the two of them helplessly. "You were just questioning me."

Seeing that Pochi looked listless, Kita got up and stepped forward, placing his hands on Pochi's shoulders.

"Goto-kun, you need to be more motivated."

After she finished speaking, she stood in the spot where Boqi had just been, and then raised one hand: "Watch carefully!"

ヾ（＞?o）ノ Floating☆ Floating

ヾ(oω＜)ノpure☆pure

(。o?-)? Miracle☆Heart☆Fluttering

(＞?o)? Egg Wrapped Rice Baby

づ?どchange☆delicious☆taste☆let’s do it☆!

( o??)?- - -?"

Yuma and Hoshika had already put on sunglasses when they saw Kita approaching. They had taken these from Hiroi's bag before; they were fashionable little trash items that Hiroi used for his stall, and they never expected to be able to use them now.

As expected, even with sunglasses on, the two of them felt their eyes were about to be blinded by Kita's aura. This was something sunglasses couldn't withstand; it was a mental attack.

However, after Kita finished shining, the two of them saw Nijika and Ryo take another bite of the omelet rice, and then the two of them started praising it with amazement.

"The perfect balance of acidity and sweetness in the tomato sauce creates a warm, homey feeling!"

Hongxia's reaction was a bit too excited.

"Delicious, even 9 out of 10!"

Liang was busy stealing omelet rice from Hongxia's plate.

Is it really that delicious?

Yuzhen and Xingge looked at the two of them, and then, half-believing and half-doubting, they tried a little more.

"What's going on? It definitely doesn't feel as dry anymore. The sauce and ketchup have combined perfectly, and it tastes much better than before."

Yuma found it hard to believe. Could this mysterious ritual really enhance the flavor of food? She'd ask Eliza later; she was an expert in this area.

Yuma is already considering whether to offer this service at her izakaya and family restaurant.

"It tastes pretty good. Or is it just my imagination?"

Xingge swallowed the food in her mouth and savored it for a moment.

"The psychological effect is truly amazing."

……

"To be honest, Boqi actually looks quite good in a maid outfit." Liang, having eaten and drunk her fill, set her sights on Boqi again.

She sized up the maid, Pochi, and then offered her business acumen: "Should we have Pochi film a music video in a maid outfit, or wrap her in duct tape and go on a sea performance? No, both are possible. It feels like we could make a fortune from either."

Xingge and Hongxia struck Liang on the head with a chop.

"Don't even think about making money off Boqi!" ×2

“But Ryo is right about one thing.” After hitting Ryo, Hongxia patted her head, as if she felt she had hit her too hard and was trying to ease Ryo’s pain. “Poch-chan looks great in sweet clothes.”

“Exactly, don’t always wear sportswear.” Kita also looked at Pochie with Nijika.

While everyone was still discussing Pochi's fashion sense, Kita was asked by Pochi's classmate to help out. She had worn maid outfits quite a few times and was already very skilled at it.

Nijika and Ryo also wanted to try it out, so they changed into maid outfits. Later, Kita helped Ryo try on other styles of clothes and kept taking pictures of her.

Yuzhen looked at the four little ones over there and secretly glanced at Xingge next to her.

Xingge caught his gaze: "What do you want to do?"

After asking the question, Xingge looked at Yuzhen, then at Kita and Nijika, who were dressed in maid outfits and soliciting customers, and seemed to understand.

You want to see me wear this?

“I’m not interested in these kids’ maid outfits,” Yuuma replied to Hoshika without hesitation. “I want to see you wear one.”