One-way traffic

This girl... has she never even done a part-time job before?

Although Accelerator has never actually worked a regular job, what he did in the past was far more terrifying than any other job in the city.

The first person pursed their lips and casually took a sip of the complimentary iced lemonade.

at this time.

He noticed it, at least.

It's at the table to my right.

Of the two people sitting together, one was a man dressed in white, with dyed blonde hair and rings all over his hands.

He chuckled softly from an angle where others couldn't see him.

Then, he inserted a toothpick into the pizza in front of him.

"Hey buddy, I said."

He raised his hand and directly intercepted Tachibana Taki.

Why are there toothpicks in your pizzas?

"Eh, eh—?!"

This one sentence alone immediately caught the attention of the other guests.

Including the attention of that waitress.

"Eh? But, however..."

"Huh? But what? It would be terrible to eat this toothpick, or is this your restaurant's specialty?"

"No, it's just..."

Taki Tachibana scratched his head and answered instinctively.

"...How could there possibly be toothpicks in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant...?"

"what--?!"

boom!

The man suddenly kicked the table, startling everyone around him.

"What do you mean? You found a toothpick in your pizza and your first thought was that the customer secretly put it in there?"

"Ah—no, no! I just—"

"Um, I'm so sorry—"

Upon seeing this scene, Okudera quickly followed.

She gestured for Tachibana Taki to step back while handling the situation herself.

"I'm so sorry, but we'll waive your meal. Um, about what happened this time..."

"Hey, it's free! Really?"

The man immediately smiled and slipped his hand into his pocket without her noticing.

—and pulled out a wallpaper knife.

"Well then, I won't be polite."

The voice just fell.

He attempted to reach over and slash directly at the other person's hand.

suddenly.

— I was hit directly by a crumpled piece of paper.

"pain--!"

"Guest! Are you alright...?"

And so, in that instant.

The man had a utility knife lying on the ground, and toothpicks were scattered in his pocket.

Everything was seen by others.

…ha.

Sitting by the window, Accelerator sneered as he put away the crumpled napkin.

"It's true that no matter where you go, there are always ridiculous scumbags."

Chapter 715 The Strange Tale About to Begin

"Wh-what...?"

"Those toothpicks and utility knife, could it be...?"

Okudera, who was standing there stunned, and Tachibana Taki, who also had a surprised expression, immediately shifted their gaze from the toothpicks and utility knife scattered on the ground to the man.

This is something that fell out of the other person's pocket.

That is to say-

The whole thing—finding toothpicks in pizza—was just something the man did on purpose.

And, that's not all.

She leaned right up to the hem of Mukouji's skirt and took out something like a utility knife from her pocket... What was she planning to do?

There's no need to explain it at all.

Anyone can see the truth of this matter.

"hateful--!"

Bang! The man's face contorted as he instantly stood up and ran swiftly toward the shop entrance.

He completely ignored even the man sitting across from him at the table.

Originally, I just wanted to fool that clumsy-looking waiter, but... but what happened?!

There was no time to think about anything else.

The man's expression twisted more and more violently, and he trembled with excitement as he ran towards the door with all his might.

Getting caught here would be incredibly embarrassing; I absolutely cannot end up in such a ridiculous state!

thump—

The thought had only just surfaced in my mind the instant.

At his feet, someone stretched out a leg.

His right foot was completely tripped by the leg that suddenly stepped out.

"Guwaa ...

thump!

The man's body fell heavily to the ground, but that wasn't all—

He stared intently at what was in front of him.

The wallpaper knife was thrown into the air because it was hit by its own body.

And just like that, it stabbed towards the direction right in front of him.

bass--

The blade pierced instantly between the thick bricks.

She was only about a centimeter away from touching the man's nose.

Can be imagined.

If I had made even the slightest mistake, the spot where the knife went in wouldn't have been solid ground at all.

"Ah..."

Just thinking about this outcome made the man's legs go weak and he shivered. His face trembled with fear.

Since I've already collapsed here...

So, what will happen? The result is quite obvious.

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And so, just as the man had guessed, this incident occurred under the watchful eyes of so many people, with all the evidence being quite conclusive.

If the other party calls the police, you might end up with even more trouble.

In that situation, the man didn't hesitate to apologize profusely, and even promised to buy the waitress named Okudera a new dress. After saying all that and paying all the money, he turned around and ran out of the store like a tumbled carousel.

It was like a disgusting drama.

"That was really close, Miss Okudera."

"Yeah! That man actually thought about doing something like that, it's disgusting..."

"Damn it... We guys should have been more vigilant! We almost let that scumbag take advantage of us!"

"Letting him go like this is too lenient on him!"

After the restaurant closed, the waiters immediately began to complain about what had happened.

As for Okudera, there was absolutely nothing he could do about it.

"that…"

Taki Tachibana looked at her somewhat timidly.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, Miss Okudera, you wouldn't have..."

"Heh, what are you saying... How could it possibly be your fault, Taki?"

Anyone could see that this was all the man's fault, a result of his perverse tastes and malicious intent.

Okudera smiled indifferently, showing no intention whatsoever of blaming Taki Tachibana.

"Besides, it's enough to make the other party suffer the consequences, and that alone is enough to make me feel better."

"Yes, it's really great that the man was finally punished!"

Taki Tachibana almost said, as if she had just breathed a sigh of relief.

"Speaking of which, what exactly caused that man to slip up?"

"Huh? Isn't it because all the toothpicks fell out?"

"That's true, but... what caused this to happen?"

"Hmm...that's true..."

The other waiters were also racking their brains for ideas.

then.

They finally noticed.

"Ahh!"

The seat by the window.

The person wearing black and white striped clothes is still sitting here.

He sipped his coffee while eating the now-cold spicy fried chicken.

"...The taste is really not good."

Perhaps because he's used to the taste of Hatsune Miku's cooking, even dishes from such high-end restaurants didn't taste special to him.

Of course that's not the point.

"Why, why him...?!"

"Excuse me, sir/madam... we're already closed!"

"Huh...? I remember, wasn't it this customer who just flicked something out of his hand and hit that guy's hand..."

"Eh...?!"