Chapter 129
Erina sat on the sofa, her body completely still.
She stared at Mineo and spoke with a chilling calmness:
"If Mineo-kun feels that my presence in your restaurant is an annoyance or makes you uncomfortable, I can leave right now!"
Seeing Erina's cold demeanor, Mineo felt a massive headache coming on.
He could tell that the young miss was more than just a little upset. While this level of anger could usually be smoothed over with some gentle coaxing, he knew that if he pushed her to go back to sleep now, she would likely explode!
Taking a long, deep breath, Mineo spoke to Erina with a hint of resignation.
"Actually... the truth is, there's a guest coming to the restaurant tonight."
"I have to prepare a meal to host them..."
"A guest is coming?"
Upon hearing Mineo's words, Erina let out a cold, mocking smile.
"I think I understand what you mean now!"
"Mineo, you invited a guest over for dinner, didn't you?"
"Let me guess—the person you invited is a girl!"
"And most likely, the kind of girl who is incredibly beautiful."
"After all, only someone like that would suit the tastes of a scumbag like you!"
"No wonder you wouldn't let me sit here. It turns out you were afraid I'd get in the way of you hitting on women, you bastard..."
"Erina, I'm innocent!"
"I don't have those kinds of thoughts at all, okay?"
Mineo replied, caught somewhere between a laugh and a cry of frustration.
"To be honest, I don't even know what kind of guest is going to show up..."
"This is your restaurant, and the person coming is a guest you invited. How could you possibly not know who they are?"
Erina shot Mineo a sharp look, then continued airily:
"Forget it. It doesn't matter who the guest is. I'm too tired to ask any more questions, and besides, I don't have the right to ask anyway!"
"But right now, Mineo, I am also your guest!"
"This is a restaurant. Until closing time, I should have the right to sit here."
"Of course, if Mineo is going to be incredibly firm and demand that I leave, I can walk out right now!"
"Are you planning to kick me out, or will you let me stay? Mineo, make the decision yourself!"
"Alright, alright, My Lady, I give up. You win, okay?"
"Since you want to rest in the restaurant, then please, rest well!"
"What I said earlier was my mistake. I hope Her Highness Erina can find it in her heart to forgive me this once, deal...?"
Hearing Mineo's surrender, Erina gave a small huff and turned her gaze toward the window.
It was as if she were saying that she couldn't be bothered to deal with him anymore.
It had been several days since the Dimensional Restaurant last summoned a guest.
The summoning count had refreshed, so Mineo had originally planned to call for a new guest after finishing up with Erina and Alice.
But now, the two cousins showed no intention of going home. Erina even had that stubborn look on her face, signaling she was going to stay and keep an eye on him.
Since there was no other choice, he decided to just act as if they weren't there!
Walking over to the restaurant's bar, Mineo pulled out his phone.
After activating the guest summoning feature, he sat behind the counter and waited patiently.
Quite some time passed, but the guest had yet to appear.
Erina eventually spoke up:
"Is it because I'm sitting here that you're too afraid to call that person over for dinner?"
Mineo was about to snap back with a retort, but to his surprise, the customer arrived at that exact moment!
The main door of the Dimensional Restaurant suddenly swung open.
What was strange, however, was that the door didn't seem to have been opened by a hand.
Immediately after, the crisp clack-clack-clack of high heels echoed sharply against the floor.
At the same time, a girl's voice rang out.
"What is this place?"
"Why did I suddenly end up here!?"
After entering the restaurant, the girl's beautiful eyes immediately locked onto Mineo with a sharp, piercing glare.
"Hey, are you the bastard who brought me here?"
"Spit it out and be honest—what kind of method did you use!"
Looking at the girl standing before him, staring him down fiercely, Mineo was momentarily stunned.
This time, it seemed the restaurant had received an extraordinary guest!
The girl who appeared had curly green hair. She had a doll-like baby face, but she wore a long black dress with incredibly high slits. Through those slits, a pair of dazzlingly white, slender legs were exposed to the air.
On her dainty feet were a pair of small black high heels!
As a massive fan of the 2D world, Mineo instantly recognized her true identity!
Tatsumaki, the Tornado of Terror!
She was from the world of One Punch Man!
She basically lived in the same city as Saitama!
The Rank 2, S-Class Hero of the Hero Association—an incredibly famous esper!
Seeing that Mineo wasn't answering her question and was instead staring at her long legs, Tatsumaki's temper instantly flared.
"You scumbag! Answer my question right now!"
"If you don't, I'll level this shop!"
"Tell me quickly, what method did you use to bring me here!"
"Is this some kind of teleportation superpower?"
In truth, Erina had been watching her from the moment Tatsumaki stepped inside.
At this second, Erina felt like her mind was about to explode.
This bastard Mineo really did have an appointment with a beautiful girl for dinner!
Alice was right—this guy really was a scumbag!
Her clothes were quite sexy, but her face was the loli type!
So Mineo likes this type of girl, huh?
Erina had intended to walk over to Mineo to settle the score once and for all.
However, Tatsumaki's next words made Erina freeze in her tracks.
This girl... she knows about superpowers?
Could it be... she... she is also the same kind of being... from the same world as Mineo!?
At that moment, Erina's mind began to race with tension again.
If it were a normal girl, Erina could rely on her own status to make the other person back down.
But... what if the opponent was a special being like Mineo?
If that were the case, she feared the other girl wouldn't care about a "normal human" like her at all.
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