One-way traffic

But Accelerator was speechless when he saw it.

Those were several... thousand-yen checks.

"Touma said that you always have to pay when you buy food, hmm! This time it's different from the last time you treated me to a meal. This time, I brought plenty of money!"

"..."

Accelerator accepted the checks with an almost completely black expression.

Three thousand yen in total... that's less than a fraction of the price of these hamburgers!

"Ugh, Guo, so the money they gave us wasn't enough after all?!"

"...That's alright, I'll pay the rest."

"This, this can't be! So many hamburgers, it'll definitely cost a lot..."

“I already said it’s nothing. All of this only adds up to five thousand yen. You’ve already given half of the money, so I don’t mind covering the rest.”

"Oh, is that so?"

...You actually believed that?!

Seeing the girl nod happily and continue drinking the rest of her milkshake, Accelerator was speechless, unable to even express his displeasure with a black face.

"Ah...right!"

"Don't tell me you're still not full..."

"Of course not! Even for me, the amount of food I just ate was enough to make me 90% full!"

The silver-haired nun patted her perfectly flat chest with great confidence.

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Index, and I'm a devout nun!"

"You already told me your name when we met last time."

"That's true, but you didn't mention your name last time. I forgot to ask last time, so if you're going to ask this time, then we should introduce ourselves properly again!"

It's incredibly troublesome.

Accelerator, with one hand supporting his face, was trying to figure out how to get through this when...

Ding--! ! !

Then, the sound of a bell came from the direction of the door.

"Oh? What's wrong? Could this be the monthly evacuation drill that Academy City does?!"

"No, it's just that it's time to open."

Bang bang—the customers outside the door had become increasingly agitated, and their noise could even be heard by the shop's occupants.

He immediately told Kikyo Yoshikawa to go behind the cashier, since the guests would be coming in soon and the whole restaurant would become chaotic.

"Now that you're full, get home right now."

"No."

Index immediately responded.

"Waaah, when I got back, Touma wasn't home and Momo wasn't with me either. And when I got to the street, I completely got lost and didn't know how to get home!!"

"...So you want to come and take a look?"

If we leave this guy aside, things will definitely get more complicated.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to just throw this guy behind the cashier. Anyway, she doesn't have to do anything; she can just stand here as a mascot.

It's already a blessing if we can avoid causing him trouble.

Back at the cashier, Kikyo Yoshikawa opened the door at the same time.

"Alright~ Now, let's begin the special LUCKYMEAL fan event, which was specially registered after Accelerator's release. It's time to officially start~"

"Each customer is limited to purchasing a maximum of three set meals, so please try your best to secure one! Each set meal includes a random item of Accelerator merchandise!"

"Wow——!!!"

The fans who entered the store immediately became even more excited.

"Please, please give me three LUCKYMEAL meals!"

"Give me three servings too!"

"I also want!!"

We're getting down to business.

Although it was his first time doing something like this, Accelerator still appeared very calm and composed.

"—Ah! Sphinx! Don't run around like that!!"

Until Index accidentally dropped the calico cat she always held in her arms to the ground, and it started running around everywhere.

After witnessing the silver-haired nun instantly blend into the crowd, Accelerator understood one thing completely.

As long as this silver-haired nun is around, trouble is practically everywhere.

"...That's why I hate brats the most, you little bastards."

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As the shops of the ability users opened, a significant difference in popularity gradually emerged.

Kakine Teitoku's restaurant is a high-end Western-style restaurant.

It appears to be a shop that Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki run together, a place that combines desserts and family-style fast food.

Mugino Shizuri specializes in selling all kinds of Japanese cuisine.

As for the blade-cutting military hegemon...

"We won't let anyone eat fast food or anything that has absolutely no nutritional value!"

Bang! With a loud bang, he brought all the vegetables and rice he had grown himself onto the table.

They then started a fire on the spot.

"I'm a man who will never lose, no matter what! Let me show everyone what truly popular and healthy cuisine looks like! Powerful Fist—!!"

As a result of this action, Xiaoban Junba was once again removed from the competition.

Chapter 750 Overwhelming Number of Fans Inside the Restaurant

"Humph…"

When it comes to Western restaurants, their most famous feature is probably their luxurious atmosphere, right?

Elegant music with a classical style.

A chandelier hanging from the ceiling like crystal.

The elegant and glamorous waiters in tuxedos provide both a dining environment for guests and a bar area where they can enjoy the bar atmosphere at any time.

The bartenders behind the counter skillfully and swiftly completed one cocktail after another.

The various high-end and luxurious dishes on the dining table instantly filled the entire restaurant with a unique and distinctive atmosphere.

"Do you see it?"

Like a bartender, Kakine Teitoku skillfully prepared a glass of clear liquid.

Pour it into a high-end wine glass specially designed for plating, and garnish with a light slice of lemon to elevate the visual appeal of the wine.

"If you're looking for the true epitome of glamour, look no further than this."

The second person, with elegant, light, and skillful movements, placed the prepared wine in front of the bar.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, miss."

The girl sitting on the bar stool exudes elegance; she is a blonde beauty in a pink dress.

She smiled slightly, raised the wine glass in front of her, and gently swirled the clear, beautiful liquid inside.

"It's a really great feeling."

Just like I said.

"Yes, just like you said, but hardly any customers are willing to try them."

"…What."

Kakine Teitoku blinked.

He quickly looked around the entire restaurant... Apart from the woman in a dress sitting at the bar, Yu Cai Hai Mei, there were only five other customers in the restaurant...

"And the feeling after mixing the cocktail isn't very good either. Look, the lemon juice in it hasn't been fully incorporated, so it's not sweet and it's too dry."

In other words, the only truly gorgeous thing is its appearance.

Yu Caihai had just taken a sip of the clear liquid in front of her when she couldn't help but pour it out into the ditch beside her.

"Hey...! What are you doing?!"

"Have you had enough fun? You should take a look at why our restaurant is so empty."

"Tsk, I understand without you saying it! Of course I know my cooking skills are terrible, but I'm not the one who cooked these dishes! All I did was serve up all the prepared dishes, is that wrong?!"

"Cocktails may look sophisticated, but they're all show and no substance; the taste is utterly unappealing."

To put it simply, Kakine Teitoku has absolutely no talent when it comes to cooking—no, he probably doesn't have any talent at all when it comes to making anything that's going to be eaten.

Not only is his cooking poor, but his bartending skills are also terrible... or rather, he's never even been exposed to these things before.

After all, he used to be in the dark side of Academy City called "School". Back then, he didn't have much free time to study or think about such whimsical things every day.

However, the situation is not that simple.

"Hmm, it seems that even if your cooking and bartending skills are good enough, you probably still won't attract many people."

"what?"

Yuki Ayami's words made Kakine Teitoku frown again.

But the girl simply pointed indifferently out the window.

Following the direction of her finger, Kakine Teitoku finally noticed something amiss.

Outside.

Basically, most of the guests moved towards one particular spot.

"Uh, what are those guys going to do there?"

"There's another shop over there, opened by the third and fifth people together."

Not far from the shops of Kakine Teitoku and Accelerator, a very simple-looking restaurant unexpectedly gained popularity.

The main reason is actually quite simple.

"Okay~ This is the Bunny Girl Sisters Team~!"

Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto.

Among the several Level 5 superpowered idols, these two are probably the most charming and cute, and they dressed up in an outrageously sexy way.

That is, a bunny girl-like outfit.

Of course, the outfits weren't overly revealing, but the combination of the two young girls' charm and the bunny girl attire created an unparalleled effect.

Just by having the two of them standing at the shop entrance, nearly 80% of the customers were already drawn to their shop.

"Hmm, it looks very effective, Misaka-san~"

"...If it weren't for the competition, I would rather die than wear such outrageous clothes, let alone be with someone like you!"

"Oh? Are you looking down on me? Waaah, it's me who came up with all these rare plans and ideas..."

Misaki Shokuhou, pretending to cry, then turned her gaze to a certain part of Misaka Mikoto's body.

A part of myself that seems too pathetic compared to myself.

"Hey, where are you looking?!"

"It's nothing, just a little sentimental."

"Feeling sentimental... what feelings?"