"What's wrong, Kotaro-kun?"
Yoruichi Toyama immediately stopped and asked cautiously.
As a time-traveling elf, Taro is quite professional in his job.
Could it be that this store...
At the same time, the person inside, seemingly seeing the guests arrive, called out before the door was even pushed open, "Welcome!"
The door creaked open.
Yoruichi Toyama and the middle-aged man who came over with a shovel suddenly came face to face, and they both showed a little awkward smiles.
The black cat under his arm darted into the house like lightning.
Almost at the same time, a rustling sound came from inside the house, and something like a dark cloud fell from the sky.
"Meow……"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Strange noises of unknown origin echoed throughout the coffee shop.
"Ah, um, hello... my name is Yuanshan..."
The middle-aged man paused, then suddenly realized.
"Oh, Mr. Toyama, are you the landlord here?"
"I am the owner of this coffee shop, my surname is Mao..."
The meeting went smoothly, and Yoruichi Toyama and Akemi Miyano went into the store at Mr. Shigeru's invitation.
On the floor of the store, there was a dark brown blob that had been beaten so badly that it was unrecognizable.
Cat hair and bird feathers fell everywhere.
"Hey, Kotaro, stop!"
"Honnosuke! Stop hitting him! You're going to scare the guests!"
[Host, don't worry about it! None of you should worry about it! If I don't beat him until his face is covered in bruises, he won't know why flowers are so red! ...]
Amidst Yoruichi Toyama and Shigeru's calls, Taro's huffing voice could also be heard.
Finally, the owners of both sides had to personally intervene to break up the fight, and after being scratched countless times, they managed to separate the two sides.
Taro had a bald patch on his head, making him look like he was having a midlife crisis. He struggled defiantly in Yoruichi Toyama's hands, muttering curses under his breath.
Over there, Boss Mao was holding a brown owl, which looked like it had lost a lot of feathers, and it was hooting and cursing at Taro.
"Alright, all of you, shut up!" Yoruichi Toyama said sternly.
Then he turned to Boss Mao and told him that he had "returned from abroad to inherit his uncle's business."
"Oh? Mr. Toyama, did you come back from England?"
The shop owner, wearing a floral headscarf and looking quite trendy, caught my eye and asked me many more questions about Britain.
Yoruichi Toyama had never been abroad, so he could only temporarily call on Taro for help and deal with the situation one by one.
"Haha, sorry, sorry, I asked so many irrelevant questions as soon as we met."
Mr. Mao laughed heartily as he scooped out the slightly overcooked steak from the pot.
"Don't let my appearance fool you, I traveled to England when I was young!"
"By the way, Mr. Toyama, would you like to join us for lunch?"
"And this young lady..."
"Lin Mingmei." Miyano Akemi bowed politely and introduced herself as her "cousin."
Despite being given such a cringeworthy name by Yoruichi Toyama, he remained calm and composed, which speaks volumes about his strong mental fortitude.
He truly lives up to his reputation as someone who committed a bank robbery involving 1 billion yuan.
Yoruichi Toyama sighed silently once again.
...
Although the steak was overcooked due to the mischief of Taro and Pengzhisuke (who is also the gray owl owned by Boss Mao), the coffee in this shop was indeed quite fragrant and rich.
Meanwhile, the culprits, a cat and a bird, were each enjoying a serving of jerky, temporarily ceasing their fighting.
During the meal, not a single customer came by. Although we weren't disturbed, it was clear that the restaurant's business was rather slow.
This made Toyama Yoruichi a little worried about whether she could actually get any freebies.
Mr. Mao was a humorous person. After the meal, while drinking coffee, he chatted with them about all sorts of things, telling many anecdotes from around the world. Even Akemi Miyano listened with great interest.
But we can't reduce his rent just because of that!
Yoruichi Toyama thought that since she couldn't return the apartment she rented in Beika City, it would be better to let people think that she was still living there.
With expenses on both sides, plus living expenses, if I really end up spending more than I earn, I'm afraid I'll have to go back to manual labor.
Just as I was getting a little worried, a "ding" sounded from the shop door.
Welcome!
Boss Mao immediately stood up and walked to the counter. After seeing who it was, he smiled.
"Oh, it's you guys! Don't you have classes this afternoon?"
"School's out! Boss, I'd like a lemonade."
The long-haired girl in her middle school uniform had a lovely smile.
The boy next to her was slumped over dejectedly, his face swollen like a pig's head, making it impossible to recognize him.
"Iced, iced coffee..."
After saying just that one sentence, the boy slumped weakly onto the sofa.
"Okay! One lemonade, one iced coffee... Hey, what happened to your face?"
Although he asked this question, Boss Mao's expression showed more curiosity than concern, as if this wasn't the first time he had seen such a situation.
"I got scolded by the PE teacher!" the boy said, holding his face and sighing.
"Seriously, how could they be so ruthless..."
Yoruichi Toyama, who had been observing the young boy and girl, exchanged a surprised glance with Akemi Miyano.
However, it seems that this is the prevailing custom in island nations: if students do something against the rules or something too outrageous, teachers have the right to use corporal punishment.
Moreover, he was a physical education teacher with a bad temper.
"That's because you were peeping into the girls' changing room!" the long-haired girl shouted, her tone filled with disappointment.
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