Sawamura Sayuri, leaning on the counter, looked at the customers in the shop with a bit of boredom.
"Ah~ Kotori-chan and Nanami-chan have gone to school too, so boring."
Even though it was a weekday, Sawamura Sayuri's cafe still had quite a few customers, thanks to its beautiful and cute maids.
Of course, compared to weekends, there were definitely fewer.
However, these customers were all served by the professional maid staff.
As the manager, Sawamura Sayuri usually spent her time in the office drawing manuscripts, writing novels, and then playing games and watching anime.
At most, when she lacked inspiration, she would go out to the main area to look at the cute maid ladies in her shop.
Every time she saw these cute girls in maid outfits, Sawamura Sayuri would feel full of inspiration.
Cute girls are indeed the best.
Just as Sawamura Sayuri was leaning on the counter, lost in thought, a hand suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Sayuri-senpai, long time no see."
Sawamura Sayuri looked up, staring blankly at the stylishly dressed girl in front of her—who could also be called an aunt.
After all, Sawamura Sayuri knew that the woman standing before her was already thirty years old.
"Long time no see, Shizuka, why did you come today?"
Seeing the cute smile on her senpai's delicate small face, Hiratsuka Shizuka's lips curved slightly upwards.
She took off her sunglasses, casually tucked them into her neckline, and smiled as she greeted Sawamura Sayuri.
"Well, although school just started, I'm still relatively free, so I thought I'd come visit senpai's shop."
Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka say this, Sawamura Sayuri smiled and walked out from behind the counter.
She intimately linked her arm with Hiratsuka Shizuka's, leading her towards a secluded spot in the cafe.
"Senpai's shop is still doing so well."
The moment Sawamura Sayuri's arm linked with hers, Hiratsuka Shizuka's body suddenly trembled slightly.
To prevent Sawamura Sayuri from noticing, she quickly looked around the cafe and casually brought up a topic.
"Well, it's not bad, and this is without my cutest beautiful girls being here, you know?"
Sawamura Sayuri tightened her grip on Hiratsuka Shizuka's arm, puffed out her chest, slightly raised her chin, and showed a proud expression.
Looking at Sayuri with such an expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but smile.
Such a senior, she's really so cute.
"Senior is still the same as she was in school, so fond of cute girls."
"Because cute girls are the best!"
Sawamura Sayuri gave her reason firmly and without hesitation, then chuckled, no longer talking about the topic.
After she pulled Hiratsuka Shizuka to a corner table, she waved for a staff member from her shop to bring two cups of coffee.
"Shizuka, thank you for taking care of Eriri at school."
Yes, that's right, Hiratsuka Shizuka and Sawamura Sayuri's daughter, Eriri, were in the same school.
However, one was a teacher and the other was a student.
"Not at all, Senior's daughter is very cute and well-behaved at school."
She gently picked up the coffee that the maid had just brought, took a small sip, and used it to hide the emotions in her eyes.
As the rich aroma and bitterness of the coffee bloomed in her mouth, a wry smile appeared at the corner of Hiratsuka Shizuka's lips.
Back then, when she learned that her senior had married and had a child, she had dragged her friends to an izakaya and gotten completely drunk.
But... Hiratsuka Shizuka looked up again, at Sawamura Sayuri sitting opposite her.
Her senior was already divorced, and she had also re-established contact with her senior by virtue of Eriri attending her school.
So, there was still a chance!
Hiratsuka Shizuka narrowed her eyes slightly, observing Sawamura Sayuri carefully.
Then, before Sawamura Sayuri could notice, she shifted her gaze.
"Senior, your life seems quite leisurely."
Hiratsuka Shizuka put down her coffee cup, propped her hands on the table, and smiled at Sawamura Sayuri.
At this moment, there was no trace of the desire she had for Sawamura Sayuri when she had narrowed her eyes just now.
"Not at all, it's actually quite tough."
Sawamura Sayuri never put up her guard in front of people she was familiar with.
So, she casually leaned her body on the table.
Lazily tilting her head, she glanced at Hiratsuka Shizuka indifferently.
"You know, Shizuka, I have other work. Don't let my current leisure fool you; it's extremely tiring when I'm rushing deadlines."
Looking at the languid Sawamura Sayuri, Hiratsuka Shizuka simply smiled and reached out her hand.
She reached out and took Sawamura Sayuri's soft, beautiful purple long hair into her hand, carefully and delicately playing with it.
If a man were to play with her hair like that, Sawamura Sayuri would probably have slapped him already.
However, Hiratsuka Shizuka was her junior, and their relationship was quite good.
Therefore, Sawamura Sayuri, who had long been accustomed to her body and had accepted her identity as a woman over nearly ten years of life, merely shook her head slightly.
When Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't let go, she didn't mind anymore.
"Shizuka, is everything alright at school?"
"Mm." While playing with her senior's long hair, she casually nodded, "Nothing much is happening."
"It's just that a few students are a bit troublesome."
"Troublesome?"
"Mm." Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed softly, releasing Sawamura Sayuri's purple hair. "One student is extremely talented, but she doesn't know how to handle interpersonal relationships."
Sawamura Sayuri widened her eyes, slightly lifting her head from the table to look at Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"Her grades are excellent, her abilities are strong, and she easily masters anything she tries, yet such a student has no friends."
That sounds quite familiar.
"What's this girl's name?"
"Yukino Yukinoshita."
Indeed, Sawamura Sayuri secretly nodded to herself.
She wondered why it sounded so familiar, but it made sense.
Upon learning that she had a junior named Hiratsuka Shizuka, Sawamura Sayuri already knew that she had probably transmigrated not into the world of "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend."
But into a multi-anime world.
"Oh, right, Senior."
Sawamura Sayuri, who had been lost in thought, heard Hiratsuka Shizuka call her and slightly raised her head.
"Is there something, Shizuka?"
"Senior, your manga just finished last week, didn't it?"
"Yes, why?"
"Senior, are you interested in becoming a teacher at our school?"
Sawamura Sayuri stared blankly at Hiratsuka Shizuka, not reacting for a moment.
Hiratsuka Shizuka, however, slightly averted her gaze. She wanted to spend more time with her senior.
After all, there's a saying: "The early bird catches the worm."