"Oh, can I choose what I want to eat from this book?"
After leaving the bakery, the three of them, walking and looking around, came to a coffee shop. At Tohka's strong request, the group walked in.
"Ah, yes."
Itsuka Shiori nodded, answering in a voice that somehow revealed a hint of tearfulness.
"Kinako bread, huh? No kinako bread?"
Tohka muttered, seeming to have a deep resentment towards this kinako bread.
"No, this is a coffee shop. They probably don't have that kind of thing here. Speaking of which, you ate so much at the bakery..."
Itsuka Shiori's somewhat disappointed voice rang out.
"I want to eat it again. What exactly is that powder? If that strong addictive thing were to be casually released into the world, the people would undoubtedly tremble from withdrawal symptoms, and start a war in search of kinako."
Tohka said this in an exaggerated manner, and Itsuka Shiori on the side couldn't help but start wiping away sweat.
"I've said it many times, that kind of thing won't happen."
"Is that so? Well, never mind. Let's try some new flavors."
Tohka quickly gave up her obsession with kinako bread, saying this nonchalantly.
"Yes, yes... Anything is fine, but the total cost shouldn't exceed 3,000 yen." Itsuka Shiori said with a sigh of relief.
"Eh? What do you mean?" Tohka asked in confusion.
"I told you from the beginning, the importance of money for surviving in this society. It means that you bought and ate so much that we're out of money!"
"Ah, you're so stingy. But there's nothing I can do. Wait for me, I'll go get some money." As the words fell, there was the sound of someone getting up.
"Wa-wait! What are you planning to do!" The sound of tearing, "Ah, ah, ah, don't mess around, Tohka! Arthas, say something too!" Then, there was Itsuka Shiori's scream.
"Even if you say that, I'm also troubled by not having money. I also want to get some money."
"Oh, oh, oh... So Arthas also agrees with my approach?"
"I'm not telling you to cause trouble!"
Hearing the conversation coming from the earpiece, Kotori sighed helplessly.
"Reine, I'm leaving it to you. Emergency situation."
"I understand. I'll start negotiating with the store immediately."
Reine nodded lightly. In order to prevent Tohka from running off to rob someone, Murasame Reine quickly took action.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
After saying this, Kotori took out a lollipop from her pocket and put it in her mouth.
Itsuka Shiori looked at the bill while also looking at her wallet.
Fortunately, fortunately, there was just enough money. It wouldn't come to the tragic situation of being forced to wash dishes at the store.
Speaking of which, if that kind of thing really happened, who knew what kind of trouble Tohka would cause.
Is this what a date is? Dates are really scary.
Thinking this with a mournful face, she looked at Tohka, who had a happy expression, and Arthas, who had a look of watching a play. Shiori couldn't help but sigh again.
Shouldn't the man take the initiative to take care of everything on a date? Although I know you really don't have any money.
At least it was worth being thankful for that Arthas knew quite a lot about common sense, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to stop the two humanoid self-propelled nuclear bombs who wanted to go rob someone.
"Alright, alright, let's get ready to go."
"Eh, are we leaving already?"
"Well, if it's a date, it's also boring to stay in one place all the time, right? Tengu City is so big, there are still so many places we haven't been to."
"Mm... You're right. Are there other places with delicious food?"
"Ah... Perhaps, there should be."
Saying this somewhat reluctantly, Itsuka Shiori led the two to the cashier, placing the bill and about 90% of her money on the counter.
"Please check out." A weak voice rang out, sounding strangely familiar, almost like Murasame Reine's voice.
Thinking this, Itsuka Shiori couldn't help but look up, and almost didn't shout out loud.
Arthas was also slightly stunned, because the clerk standing there was Murasame Reine.
"Yes, please take care of it."
With heavy dark circles under her eyes, looking like she was sleep-deprived, Murasame Reine handed the change back to Itsuka Shiori.
"Eh, eh... Reine, you..."
Because she was too surprised, Itsuka Shiori almost shouted out Murasame Reine's name.
"What's going on? Could it be that this person is an enemy?" At the same time, noticing Itsuka Shiori's flustered appearance, Tohka immediately became vigilant, looking at Murasame Reine with a guarded expression.
Clearly, because of the series of events from buying bread to buying food just now, Tohka had elevated Itsuka Shiori to someone she trusted almost as much as Arthas.
It had to be said that this girl was really easy to buy off, she had fallen for it with just a little bit of food.
"No... No... It's nothing." Itsuka Shiori said this hesitantly, denying Tohka's words weakly.
Wearing a very cute uniform, with a teddy bear sitting on her shoulder, Reine, with her sleepy eyes shining, was staring at Arthas, seeming to want to say something to him.
"Well then, where should we go next?"
Quickly shifting her attention away from Murasame Reine, Tohka was still so energetic.
Arthas, however, gave Reine a meaningful look, and then said apologetically to Tohka and Shiori: "Um, I suddenly feel a little unwell and want to go to the restroom. Tohka and Shiori, you guys go play on that street over there first, I'll be there soon."
"Mm, mm, Arthas, go ahead."
Tohka, not noticing anything amiss, nodded, and then pulled Itsuka Shiori, who hadn't reacted yet, away from the coffee shop.
"She really has the heart of a child. Dating and love are probably completely incomprehensible to her, right?"
Watching Tohka leave with Itsuka Shiori without any ulterior motives, Arthas shook his head with amusement. This kind of scene was really quite moving for him, who was a married man.
"You're saying that like you know a lot about this kind of thing, as if Mr. Arthas is very knowledgeable about this?"
"Of course I know a lot. You need to know that my daughter is as old as Kotori."
Arthas said this, and then walked towards the restroom. Murasame Reine was slightly stunned, and then followed him.
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