The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

"Good morning. Have you got a seat?

The next morning, Sophia, who was staying in the upstairs room, came down to the first floor.

As soon as I realized what it looked like, Luna ran over with a patter.

"Good morning, Sophia. Yeah, it's your seat..."

Standing for some time from the opening time, the seats had already been bounced back by many guests.

Still, Luna raises her heels and looks over the hall in an attempt to find an empty seat.

Then a voice flew in from the guest seat at the window.

"Lord Sophia, how about a seat over here?

"Oh, Mr. Sabbath. Good morning. Could you come here first thing this morning?

"Mm-hmm. If I don't get some cinnamon coffee and boiled eggs here in the morning, I'm not feeling well."

"I'm really proud to have Morning here every morning. Now, sweeten your words and excuse me. Uh, that was Luna, wasn't it? Can I have some cinnamon coffee and some mornings, too?

"Yes, I did! Please wait while we bring your water and sauce."

Speaking to Sophia, who sat in the front of Sabbath, Luna lowered her head with a peck and went back to the Patapata and Counter.

Sabbath calls out as she narrows her eyes to the rear of a healthy working girl.

"Looking good today, huh?

"Yeah, thanks to Takumi and Nyarch, I finally got to get some sleep."

"That's above all. By the way, was it indeed the day after tomorrow that Lord Sophia left us?

"Yep. I'd really like to be here a little longer, but I can't quite say that in this situation either..."

When Sophia snaps like that, she drops her gaze down.

Then he opened his mouth softly as Sabbath touched the white beard he had stored in his mouth.

"No, we're gonna make it the day after tomorrow."

"What? You said you'd make it...?

"Actually, information came in earlier this morning, but apparently a ship from the Republic of Tennessee is expected to arrive here after noon tomorrow. Our stationers are supposed to be on that ship, too."

"Is it true!? And then there's the local thing...?

"Dear Left, I'm sure you can hear the specifics of the situation on the ground. How about tomorrow evening?

Sophia shines her eyes on Sabbath's words, spoken in a slow tone.

"I'd love to! And then... Oh, Takumi, do you mind?

Sophia glances over the hall in a circle and stops Takumi, who was about to return to the kitchen.

"Dear Sophia, were you calling?

"Could you please have a meeting tomorrow evening in the room you're renting upstairs?

"Yeah, I'm fine. How many customers are you likely to have?

"Right......, could it be me and Mr. Sabbath for now?

"Plus, I thought I'd have our resident present. I should have heard it in person."

"Right. Then let me in and the three of you, please."

"Tomorrow evening, you mean a meeting for three. Yes, sir."

"Thanks. Nice to meet you."

Sophia bows her head lightly as she says so.

That appearance of staging with Tekipaki was something that felt like normal conditions were returning.

―――

At the meeting, which began the following evening, there was an exchange of information between Sophia and Sabbath, as well as three resident returnees from the Republic of Tennessee, as they pounded their tongues on the 'swordfish' dish.

At the end of the meeting, which lasted until sundown, Sabbath and the stationers arrived on their way home and Sofia returned to the second-floor guestrooms rented as temporary offices.

When I ran my feather pen relying on the lamp lights I lit on the table, I heard a concon knock through the door.

"Excuse me. I made coffee, how about Master Sophia?

"Thank you, I think I'll take it."

Sophia putting down the feather pen she had in her hand and raising her face.

Once again, Takumi puts a cup with beautiful writing in front of Sofia.

And tilting the pot, the amber liquid lit the lamp's lights and filled the cup quietly with glitter.

Sophia, whose mouth contains coffee that still stands hot, gets a fuzzy breath.

"Speaking of which, today's dishes were quite orthodox menus, like tomato and bean soup and tacos. Was this also Mr. Takumi's extraction?

"It's not so much about extraction, but the fact that residents who haven't been back in a long time will participate in the meeting today dares me to make the flavour of this land the main thing"

"I see. So that was a menu that looked like normal. Well, he was certainly happy to replace the resident."

"Above all, if that's the case. relieved."

"Once again -. That's too modest. If you get what you're after, it's important to keep your chest up, right?

Sophia stares at Takumi at the top of her head. To that gaze, Takumi inadvertently takes a step back.

"Excuse me for this"

"No, that's how great the meeting was today. I knew you were right to ask Takumi. Thanks to the resident, he relaxed and told us a lot of stories."

When Sophia said so, she cut the words once and dropped her gaze on the table.

Close your eyes gently, often in silence. Eventually the words spilled with the potpourri had a faint mix of tremors.

"The situation on the ground seems tougher than I thought. The movement of the conservatives is all around the ready, and for the moment it seems they will be in power. Nevertheless, the republicans will not shut up either, and for a while it will depend on the domestic guidelines."

"So you won't be able to afford to look outside..."

Sophia agrees with Takumi's words.

"The conservatives seem to be in the position that 'an active deal leads to a spill of state power'. Regrettably, the business project with his country, which has been warming up so far, seems to be stopping for a while."

The fact that the project stops means that there will be losses.

Sofia, who solicited funding for the project as a banker (bunker), will also be heavily responsible for the loss.

Looking into Sophia's heart, Takumi is unable to speak.

wrinkled between his eyebrows, and a small snort was full of finesse.

But Sophia's voice is outrageously bright.

"Mr. Takumi, you don't have to look like that. The investors have weaved in these risks. You're all ready to invest. That said, my reputation will go down."

When Sophia says so, she breathes one fu and mouths the coffee again.

"If you fail, you just have to get it back. You don't have to cross dangerous bridges in vain, but you can't invest if you just think about the risks. You have to challenge me to create something new, so I'll keep trying."

Sophia's eyes were filled with strong determination.

To its feverish gaze, Takumi also loosens her expression.

"Right. I know it's a lot of hard work, and there's nothing I can do to help greatly when it comes to the world of investment, but at least let me give you my full support."

"Oh, you're going to keep asking Takumi to help you? You still feel like something interesting is going to come up if you follow it. Thank you for your continued support."

"Ha, please be gentle"

With a bitter laugh, Takumi was taking her wishes firmly.

―――

The next morning, in the hall of the "swordfish" before opening, Takumi, Nyarch, Luna, Theo, who had been at work, and Sofia had surrounded the breakfast table together.

It's usually the same "boiled eggs and salad on mythbread toast" breakfast as Morning, but sometimes Sophia is with me today, and Takumi is just a little creative.

Instead of boiled eggs, tocino (bacon) was prepared with eyeballs laid underneath. Two types of mythbread are also available: one normally toasted and one cooked with cheese.

For a slightly more luxurious breakfast than usual, Theo can't hide his joy.

"No, we're having a treat this morning! Thanks to Mr. Sophia for this too!

"Oh, Takumi is the one who prepared it for me, so you're not thanking me, are you? But it's really delicious. Thank you for a really cheerful meal every day, Takumi."

"No, more than happy."

"But I wish Mr. Sophia would go home for a little bit"

Knock down the cat ear with a petan and give it a lonely look Nyarch.

Luna also finds Sophia with another lonely look.

"Though Mr. Sophia is very busy, I've really learned to make time and tell her a lot of stories. Next time Mr. Sophia comes, can you tell me a lot when you have time?

"Yes, of course. I'll be at Woodford when I'm a little older. I'm sure seeing all kinds of worlds will help Luna in her future."

"Ha! Thank you. Thank you!

Luna's expression becomes much brighter in words of encouragement from Sofia.

Then Theo, who was listening to the interaction between the two, opens his mouth pompously.

"But I don't know if you want me to be Luna the Ice..."

"Oh? Should I give Mr. Theo much cooler from now on?

"Yes, no! Excuse me. - Whoa!

I look down at Theo as Sophia narrows her eyes as she heads down in a panic.

But after a while, I held my mouth and started laughing at Couscous.

"It was a joke. You're an interesting guy, Mr. Theo. Wouldn't it be surprising if I polished it? Hey, Mr. Takumi, why don't you leave it with us? I want to brush you up a lot. Wow."

"Hmm, that's worth considering too...... Teo, would you like to go to training for a while?

"Hi-ha-ha! Please, give me a break!

When Theo shook his neck sideways as hard as he panicked, the table was wrapped in laughter.

Then, inadvertently, there is a voice coming from behind.

"So shall I run for that training?

The voices called from unexpected directions were very familiar to the Members here, in particular Sofia, but could not be heard on this occasion.

Everyone turns to the Lord of their voices and finally turns around behind Sofia's fears.

There was the "station manager" dressed in uniform. And beside him...

"Ah, it's Mr. Liberto. Yikes! It's a hiccup!

Next to the loud Nyarch, Sophia just puckered her mouth.