Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Looking at the entire history of Mel Town, the number of stores that have had so many people lining up when they opened can definitely be counted on one hand.

Then, as everyone expected, the long-awaited moment finally arrived.

With the sound of "whoosh-bang!", some magician released a fireball magic, causing the fireball to explode in mid-air and turn into beautiful sparks, adding a solemn color to the opening moment of "Cat Girl Milk Tea".

Then, the second owner of the Neko-chan restaurant, the cat-person girl Rokugeru Ruri, who was already very familiar to the townspeople, opened the door with the staff and showed everyone the interior of the new shop "Nekyou Milk Tea" without reservation.

[Note: Shiiki Ruri's public name is Rokugeru Ruri. For details, see chapter "9.152 - Cat Girl Restaurant"]

"Thank you for waiting! Our new shop, 'Cat Girl Milk Tea,' is now officially open, meow~!"

Sister Rokugen Ruri's energetic voice immediately pushed the atmosphere to a climax. Led by the store clerks, the townspeople present also cheered and applauded, creating a noisy and lively atmosphere that attracted other townspeople nearby who were unaware of the situation.

Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, the shop assistants working at the counter quickly began to distribute pre-made "black pearl milk tea" to the customers in line for free. After receiving the free drinks, these customers were immediately guided to the cat girl restaurant next door to sit down and slowly savor the magical drinks in their hands.

"Oh, this tall, skinny wooden cup is quite nice. Can I take it home after drinking?"

"Wow, it smells so good just by smelling it. This sweet scent is so attractive!"

"What are these black balls in here? Could they be the black pearls?"

"..."

Perhaps because it was their first time experiencing something new, the guests who received the black pearl milk tea did not taste it immediately, but instead started discussing it with each other.

The black pearl milk tea they received was actually a hot drink served in a tall, open-mouthed wooden cup.

The drink is brown in color, unlike anything people have drunk before. Each wooden cup is thoughtfully equipped with a long-handled wooden spoon so that people can use the spoon to scoop up the drink and drink it - but after people actually tried it, they found that the spoon was not used to scoop up the drink, but to scoop up the "black pearls".

The so-called black pearls are soft balls the size of fingernails. Their jet-black color makes people very cautious and dare not try them easily.

However, there is never a shortage of people who are the first to try something new in this world. When the first brave person plucked up the courage to take a sip of the hot black pearl milk tea, an exclamation of surprise made others immediately rush to drink it.

"Oh my...oh my...Oh my God! This is so delicious! I've never tasted anything so delicious!"

As long as the first person tries it, the rest will follow suit.

As for who the first person to try was, whether he was a "stooge" arranged by a certain Frost Armor Knight, that was no longer important.

On this autumn afternoon, hot milk tea with a silky taste flows into the throat of one customer after another, bringing the soft warmth like a girlfriend into everyone's stomach.

Then, when people noticed the presence of black pearls, their experience was brought to another level. The soft and squirmy texture immediately made the drink three-dimensional, which made them forget for a moment that they were drinking a drink, but tasting a completely new form of food.

Before they knew it, the area around the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop was filled with sounds of admiration and sighs. Everyone was captivated by the warmth and sweetness, and even after tasting the free black pearl milk tea, they were still reluctant to leave.

This feeling of wanting more was obviously also within the calculation of a certain Frost Armor Knight.

9.194 - Very popular

Just when the first group of customers in line had almost finished their black pearl milk tea, the second group of customers attracted by the lively atmosphere nearby arrived.

After hearing the "pioneers'" evaluation of the black pearl milk tea, the second group of customers who arrived immediately crowded in front of the Cat Girl Milk Tea counter to buy a cup of the same one to try. However, as the saying goes, there are all kinds of birds in the forest. Among this second group of customers, there were some troublemakers who wanted to take advantage of the situation.

"Didn't they say everyone can get a free sample? Why are there no samples left when it's our turn? We're all human, you won't treat us differently, right?"

Such sharp words immediately turned into a thorn in the hearts of all the cat girl milk tea shop employees, and also incited the emotions of other customers.

The shop assistants didn't think much about it and immediately wanted to argue with the customer, but before they could take any action, the owner of Cat Girl Milk Tea, Liu Geng Liuli, had already stood up.

"Sir, I think you may not have noticed the notice on our wall. Free samples of black pearl milk tea are only available to customers who line up before three o'clock. The customers holding our milk tea cups over there can all testify to this."

Although Liu Geng Liuli's words sounded very casual, she actually firmly controlled her bottom line and would never let this troublemaker get any advantage.

Moreover, in addition to clarifying the rules, Liu Geng Liuli also cleverly shifted the focus of the conflict to "the other party did not see the notice", which is equivalent to indirectly confirming the fact that "there are indeed rules".

As for the notice on the wall, it actually didn't exist at first. It was written and hung up quietly by Liu Geng Liuli after she found out that someone was causing trouble.

"W-What sign? I didn't see it?"

The troublemaker was originally very tough, but after seeing so many guests next door standing up to support the proprietress, his attitude immediately softened.

At this time, the experienced Liu Geng Liuli immediately went with the flow. She "considerately" gave the troublemaker a way out, and at the same time turned this discordant episode into a good thing.

"Sorry, meow. Apparently, we didn't put it up clearly enough. So, to express our apology, for today only, everyone can get one of our signature products—Black Pearl Milk Tea—for half price!"

As soon as Liu Geng Liuli said this, the atmosphere, which had originally cooled down a bit, immediately became lively again!

All the guests present, whether they came in the first or second group, applauded the half-price offer!

The troublemaker calmed down after being given enough face by the proprietress, and went to queue up for the half-price purchase with a smile.

Among all the people, only the staff of Cat Girl Milk Tea showed a fleeting expression of confusion, because the so-called "half-price purchase" was originally the store opening welfare activity that Liu Geng Liu Li had told them about early in the morning. How come this became a "welfare activity launched as an apology" in Liu Geng Liu Li's mouth?

After a little thought, the shop assistants realized that this was the boss lady's cleverness. This ability to adapt to changes was really several levels ahead of them, which made them admire this "little sister" even more.

In this way, under the clever operation of the proprietress Liu Geng Liuli, the opening event of Cat Girl Milk Tea was successfully avoided from danger, and the level of liveliness was even higher.

After another round of sales at half the price, the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop actually did something "stupid" that the residents of Mel Town did not expect.

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"Eh? Sold out? Why is this newly opened store also doing limited sales?"

"Yeah, this is too weird, isn't it? You guys are so stupid for not making money!"

"No way... I want to buy two more cups to take back for my wife and kids. What time do you open tomorrow?"

"..."

After the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop suddenly put up a "Sold Out" sign, the residents of Mel Town who had gathered there were in an uproar.

While everyone understands that raw materials aren't infinite and that products will sell out after a certain amount, how could a newly opened shop like Cat Girl Milk Tea just sell a few dozen cups and then stop? Isn't the owner's first-day sales forecast too pessimistic?

As the noise grew louder, the owner of Cat Girl Milk Tea finally came out to calm the crowd.

A graceful figure flashed out from the cat girl milk tea shop, and then jumped onto the roof of the milk tea shop. The proprietress, little sister Liu Geng Liuli, stood on a high place and first attracted everyone's attention.

"Ahem, everyone, be quiet for a moment, meow~"

The appearance of Liu Geng Liuli temporarily calmed the situation, but the next thing to deal with was the difficult part.

But, to be honest, the guests actually gathered together to cause trouble because they couldn't buy drinks. Rokugen Ruri wouldn't even dare to dream of such a good thing.

And now, under the guidance of the Frost Knight, Lord Stan, a reality more incredible than a dream has appeared before Ruri Rokuger.

Such happiness makes Liu Geng Liuli full of motivation even when dealing with the current difficulties.

"First of all, I want to thank everyone for supporting our Neko Niang Milk Tea, meow. I also want to apologize to everyone because we really didn't expect to sell out of stock so quickly on the first day, meow."

Liu Gengli's textbook crisis public relations opening successfully calmed the atmosphere on the scene. Then, what she had to do next was to guide the guests' negative emotions to the right place.

Aunt Magai once taught Liu Geng Liuli that all emotions can be transformed. As long as you think from the perspective of the customer, you will definitely find a way to transform them.

This time, Liu Geng Liuli also successfully found it.

"To be honest, we'd like to stock up a bit more, meow. After all, we want to make money, meow, hahaha... But we can't pre-produce too much of this 'Black Pearl Milk Tea' we developed in the short term. All the ingredients we use are of the highest quality, meow. I believe that customers who have tasted it will be able to tell that."

Liu Geng Liuli's words seemed to be an apology, but in fact she was praising her own products and making the guests subconsciously recognize the quality of her products.

Then, after using this trick to calm everyone's dissatisfaction, Liu Geng Liuli immediately gave a solution to guide everyone's emotions to the "correct" place.

"How about this, dear customers, if you'd like to support us, you can make an appointment with our staff to purchase. You can make an appointment for tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even the day after that, meow. However, meow, each person can only make a maximum of one cup this time. After all, the quantity we can make each day is limited, so everyone should leave some for others, meow~"

At this point, the guests' dissatisfaction had basically dissipated, and they all obediently lined up to make reservations.

Later facts proved that Liu Geng Liuli's trick successfully made the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop the store with the longest queue in Mel Town that day, without a doubt.

9.195 - Strike While the Iron is Hot

During the entire opening process of the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop, there was a person who was always hiding behind the scenes and observing. This person was the Frost Knight Stan, or in other words, our classmate Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran was satisfied with the final results of the opening event. Overall, it was basically in line with his expectations.

Jiang Ran was overjoyed at the unexpected incident that occurred during the opening process and Shiiki Ruri's witty response.

Jiang Ran had never imagined that Shiiki Ruri would have such strong on-the-spot public relations skills.

When facing a troublesome customer, she showed a calm mentality and a win-win approach that did not offend the customer but also did not harm the interests of the store, all of which exceeded Jiang Ran's expectations.

Originally, Jiang Ran thought that he might need to step in himself and use the identity of Frost Knight Stan to calm the situation, but he didn't expect that Shiiki Ruri could stabilize the situation with his own ability. No, he even took advantage of the crisis and gained greater benefits for the "Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop".

If Jiang Ran hadn't had a good memory, he would have almost forgotten that Shiiki Ruri was actually the branch leader of the secret intelligence organization "Zhu Ye Liu Que".

Jiang Ran believed that judging from Shiiki Ruri's performance this time, she was definitely qualified to be the owner of a restaurant - and not just sitting there because the previous owner had left the seat for her.

(I want it more and more... Shiiki Ruri is such a talented person...)

(Stupid Loli: Eh? Sen, Sen, what do you want? Let me tell you, Jiang Yan, don’t treat me as a minor just because I speak maturely!)

Jiang Ran's subconscious thoughts made the silly loli very nervous. She thought Jiang Ran no longer treated her as an outsider and was about to start racing on the adult track.

Then, Jiang Ran immediately retorted to her, saying that only people with evil minds would misinterpret what he said, and he just wanted Shiiki Ruri to become his subordinate.

(Stupid Loli: Subordinate? You're not going to go back on your word, Jiang Yan? On the surface, you said you were a subordinate, but once you became one, you started using unspoken rules between superiors and subordinates... Ah, shame on you! I didn't expect you're still a pervert who loves role-playing!)

The stupid loli was imagining the scene in her mind and then started to have fun on her own. Jiang Ran was too lazy to care about this stupid loli whose brain nerves were full of certain colors, so he blocked her voice and turned to pay attention to the subsequent situation of the cat girl milk tea shop.

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Jiang Ran, in the identity of Frost Knight Stan, went directly into the kitchen of the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop. Here, the staff had just finished cleaning and were about to leave.

As soon as everyone saw that it was Lord Frost Armor Knight who came, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces, and happily reported to Lord Frost Armor Knight how successful today's opening was.

But what made them a little disappointed was that after listening to their description, Lord Frost Armor Knight was not as happy as they expected. He simply praised them, saying that everyone had done a good job and thanked them for their hard work, and then went to confirm today's revenue amount with the boss lady.

"Ah, you are indeed worthy of being called the Lord Frost Armor Knight. People who have experienced many storms are different. They don't show their emotions on their faces."

"Of course. Did you think that the Frost Knight would be as playful and cheerful as we are?"

"Well, stop being such a wise man after the fact. Weren't you the first one to excitedly report to the Frost Knight..."

"..."

The shop assistants were not too upset by Lord Frost Armor Knight's indifference. In fact, quite the opposite. They secretly worked hard, intending to achieve even greater success next time so that the stern Lord Frost Armor Knight would show his truly happy side.

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On the other side, Frost Knight Stan quickly found Shiiki Ruri who was checking the accounts. Checking the accounts every day was one of Shiiki Ruri's habits.

It’s not that Shiiki Ruri doesn’t trust her employees, but there were big problems in the past due to the negligence of her employees. So since then, no matter how busy or tired she is every day, she has to review the accounts again to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Regarding Shiiki Ruri's habit, Frost Knight Stan once gave her advice, asking her to hire a reliable employee to do the review work.

Shiiki Ruri replied that it was not that she did not want to do so, but the tight cash situation of the Cat Girl Restaurant made it impossible for her to expand expenses, so she could only do more work herself to save some money.

Even though she knew that doing so would lead to a vicious cycle and eventually exhaust herself, she could only grit her teeth and do it for now, and wait until the day she really couldn't hold on any longer, and then she would deal with it.

"Well, Boss, does today's sales give you any hope of breaking the 'vicious cycle'?"

This question from the Frost Armor Knight really touched Shiiki Ruri's heart. She looked at her great benefactor, the Great Fortune Star, who was walking towards her with a smile and nodded affirmatively.

"I don't know how to express my gratitude to you, Lord Frostmail Knight. Yesterday, I could never have imagined that such a wonderful thing would happen today, meow!"

Shiiki Ruri excitedly ran to the side of the Frost Armor Knight holding the account sheet, and presented it to him with both hands, but she didn't notice that she looked like a little bird... no, a little cat.

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"It's too early to be happy now, boss...because at least in the short term, every day from now on will be like this."

The Frost Armor Knight simply glanced at the account sheet and then walked away from Shiiki Ruri.

Confirming the revenue amount was just something he had to do today, and his real purpose was to confirm whether Shiiki Ruri had the ability to continue playing this "good game".

"Boss, I'd like to hear your analysis of why our opening today was a success?"

The Frost Armor Knight leaned against the wall with his arms folded across his chest, looking down at Shiiki Ruri from his height advantage, feeling full of oppression.

Only then did Shiiki Ruri realize that the second boss was not here to celebrate, but to inspect him. He immediately put away the smile on his face and became serious.

Regarding the opening of the new store, there were many things that Shiiki Ruri "didn't quite understand, but anyway, I will follow the orders of the Frost Armor Knight."

And now, after experiencing the actual operation, she has basically understood the good intentions of the Frost Knight.

"Hmm... the reasons for success, meow. I think there are three, um, four, meow?"

"tell me the story."

"First and foremost, meow, we chose a good opening time. 3 p.m. might seem ridiculous, but it actually perfectly avoids lunch and dinner time, so there won't be any competition with us... And now it's fall, so everyone's closing early, so there will definitely be plenty of customers."

As Shiiki Ruri spoke, she recalled and analyzed. She was somewhat surprised to find that she had learned something new in the process of reviewing.

Later, Lord Frostmail Knight taught her a new term to describe this behavior, called "review."