The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

Dinner was brought to Nyarch and Luna, as well as to the 'swordfish' table, where the "station manager” returned and became busy again. This evening's dinner is served with beef pilaf on top of an iron plate and a refreshing vegetable salad flavoured with a special dressing.

“Station Manager” cut out the story while eating a beef pilaf that was making noise with juice on an iron plate.

"No, I'm sorry you're late. After talking to Luna's aunt and uncle, she finally went out to Hot Springs and stopped in the water."

Apparently, it wasn't that difficult. Takumi breathes in relief.

"I was wondering what happened because it was slower than I thought, but it didn't mean you had any particular big trouble. Good."

"Hey, I refreshed myself with a big bath! Luna, I was in there with you!

Luna gives a slightly shy look to Nyarch called Akane. But as far as I can tell from the way the two of them looked at each other, Luna seems to have been able to crack it down with Nyarch for a long time.

Takumi asks about the situation from the station manager while again admiring Nyarch's popularity

"So, what was it like?

"Well, that's right, Lord Luna's uncle and mother suddenly decided to travel far away. I left you a letter. Words of reflection were written that I've had a lot of terrible eye contact so far. See, on this street."

Takumi glances at the letter received from the “Station Manager”. Sweat swept through the temples.

Ask Nyarch, whose Takumi is cheeky with a happy pilaf.

"Hey, did Nyarch meet Luna's uncle or aunt?

"Yeah. While we were relaxing in the bathroom,“ Station Manager "went."

"Oh yeah..."

The expression of "station manager” after hearing Nyarch was truly flamboyant. This must have been set up by the "station manager” in the back..., Takumi decided to stop going any deeper.

The topic then moved on to a story in monetary water, where the four of us continued to dine in a colloquial manner.

And shortly after dinner, Luna's expression began to show a slightly more tense color. I would be anxious about what happens after this.

Takumi gently speaks to Luna, who makes her gaze wander.

"Luna, can you still afford dessert?

Coming back to reality in Takumi's words, Luna reluctantly shook her head vertically with cockroaches after a little thought.

Nyarch, who did not miss the word, insists in tune with Luna.

"Nyarch wants dessert too!

"I know. Then you'll finish your dessert. Yes, in the meantime, can Nyarch have his coffee brewed? Luna's share is fine with juice."

"Roger that! It's a corner, so why don't you make some coffee with Luna?

"I don't know? Luna, I tried. - Whoa!

Luna responds brightly to Nyarch's suggestion. The two quickly headed to the counter.

The “station manager” who was watching the situation speaks to Takumi.

"Then I guess I'll let you peek into the kitchen. Sometimes I think I'll let you see it in Lord Takumi's arms."

"Yeah, come on in. While finishing the dessert, I'd like to ask you a few questions…"

When Takumi says so, he sees Nyarch and Luna as chillier.

“Station Manager” also seemed to have guessed what that gaze meant. I left the coffee to you, and I pounded and stroked the heads of my two daughters, then headed to the kitchen one foot away.

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Takumi, who entered the kitchen, recommended the chair to the "station manager" before proceeding to work.

When you start by removing the mansana (apple) compote from the pan and placing it on the slab, move the knife to the side and carefully slice it thin. Mansana, which had a coarse fever, had a clean pigment all the way inside, giving a light and beautiful pink peek from its cross section.

Takumi, who usually concentrates on cooking, looked a little different today. After finishing Mansana's slice, Takumi talks to the “station manager” when she finishes washing the knife with water.

"Luna's aunt and uncle didn't just say neglect...... you mean?

The "station manager" affirmed by shaking his head vertically at the words of a well-perceived takumi.

"Oh, I targeted the legacy. That's a common story. Apparently, Luna's mother was the only daughter of quite a few famous families, and her uncle and mother had plotted to make it ours by taking over Luna, who inherited it.

Takumi nods cocklessly as she arranges the fabric she had previously cooked down on top of the gold net.

"Besides, I've been doing a lot of research on my part, and it seems I've been doing a lot of other bad things. It's just too much for my eyes, so I decided to ask you to go out a little“ far ”. Well, it's up to them to come home or not."

Listening to the "station manager” told with a serious look, Takumi puts custard cream on the undercooked dough. And I cut out the real story as I proceeded with my work hands.

"Then what will Luna do now? From what I've told you, I know you'd better leave under your aunt and uncle, but you're gonna need a place to live, aren't you?

"Um, about that... Lord Takumi, why don't you keep Lord Luna for a while?

The words ”station manager” were what I expected. Takumi nods in two replies.

"Yeah, that's okay. Instead, let me ask you to do the same from me."

"I'd appreciate it if you could say that. But Lord Takumi, as well as Lord Nyachi, will be burdened, okay?

"Yeah, I'm sure Nyarch thinks the same thing. I think it might hurt your mood if I told you I'd let you live elsewhere."

Takumi returns the answer to the "station manager” question in a tone full of certainty. During that time, the work was never stopped.

After arranging a thinly sliced mansana over the custard cream, Tacumi sprinkled the whole thing with cinnamon powder. The refreshing scent characteristic of cinnamon drifts into the kitchen.

And the fabric that was ready was put into the grill of the oven stove for each gold net. Now if you burn lightly, it's done. Takumi, who finally confirmed the fire, spoke to the station manager.

"Now, if you bake it up, it's done. I think it's time for coffee to be ready, and may I wait for you in the hall? We'll bring this to the table as soon as we can."

"Aye, okay. Now, even if we think slowly about what we're going to do in the end, please don't hesitate to ask about Lord Luna for the time being. Can you leave it up to me to contact each location and arrange the necessary procedures?

"Of course it is. Thank you for your time.

One nod to Takumi's words, um, “Station Manager" slowly took his seat and headed back to the hall.

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"Wow, it looks delicious! Sweet fragrance for it..."

The dessert carried in front of me was the first beauty Luna saw. Besides, the indescribably sweet scent was tickling Luna's nostrils.

Luna's stomach, who saw this dessert, seemed to be starting to claim she wanted to eat again, even though she should have had plenty of dinner.

"It's a Mansana custard tart. Because of this, let me use an earlier mansana. Enjoy."

"Ha, ha! Thank you. Thank you!

To Takumi's words, Luna immediately returns her thanks. I was still driven by the urge to bump into it.

The lightly sliced mansana fruit tinted in light pink is cute for the look, and it's such a waste to put a knife in it. Underneath it lays something like yellow cream. The dough around you with grilled eyes looks very tasty too.

I never put a knife in my mind that it was Luna, who had been seen for a while in Mansana tarts that were also felt in jewel-like beauty, but could not be eaten as it was.

The mansana fruit on top and the cream underneath it passed through the knife without any resistance. In contrast, the fabric at the bottom was moderately stiff and required a little strength to cut it apart.

Kuck, it conveys a crisp feeling when you press it so that you also put a knife in the fabric. Luna, who cut the tart just slightly larger than the size of a bite, opened her mouth wide and cheeked as the tart was sized.

"... yummy!!

The loudest voice popped out of Luna's mouth today. Luna couldn't hide her surprise at the sweet, luxurious taste that spread all over her mouth.

The first thing I felt was the sweetness of Mansana's fruit. Mansana has a strong acidity to eat as is, but the presence of fire had turned the acidity into a refreshing sweetness.

Plus, when I was stuffing Mansana in my mouth, there was plenty of delicious juice overflowing from inside. It has a different sweet and sour taste than fruit juice and is completely different from the just baked mansana that Luna has had before.

And the refreshing sweet and sour sweetness is followed by the neat and rich sweetness of the cream. The sweet, sour, refreshing sweetness of Mansana and the mellow, rich sweetness of the cream, when these were combined in my mouth, I felt a different taste again.

The crisp texture and aroma of the underlying fabric also provided just the right tongue rest, which served to firmly reconcile the entire tart.

So delicious, Luna gets obsessed and goes on eating another bite, another. Of course I've never been born with such a delicious dessert.

But as she proceeded to eat, Luna was feeling a strange catch in the corner of her mind. A nostalgia that I find strange when I'm supposed to eat it for the first time......

Yes, this looks like me!

Suddenly Luna's childhood memories come back to life behind her brain.

A harvest festival where I was taken out by my dad, who was just a little girl. The big mansana I got there, my mom simmered it to me and jammed it.

Breakfast where Bread was always dissatisfied with the stiffness and difficulty to eat. For my sake, my mother had dipped me in milk and eggs before re-baking the bread.

And only this season is a little special breakfast. My mom was gently adding a refreshingly sweet Mansana jam to the baked bread that tasted sweet and tender. This was my big favorite when I was little......

How could I have forgotten that it tasted so much I loved it? Luna's heart wobbled in complexity with the regret that she had forgotten what was important and the joy of still being able to remember it in this way.

Only when, Luna was spilling a large grain of tears.

"Holy shit! Luna, are you okay? It wasn't in your mouth. What??

A panicked Nyarch rushes over to Luna and hugs her shoulder tightly.

Luna smiles, wiping tears in her eyes.

"It's okay. When I was little, I remembered the rice I had with my mom and dad..."

To the words, Takumi swallowed solitary spit. Maybe it reminded me of an unpleasant memory...

But the words Luna went on to utter were very bright.

"Uh, was it called tart? Thanks to this, I was able to remember the taste of my mom, whom I loved when I was little. Thank you so much. Thank you."

That being said, Luna bows her head deeply toward Takumi and Nyarch. Both Takumi and Nyarch stared at the smiling girl as she moistened her eyes.

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"I really wanted to say hello. I'm so hungry. Long time no see!

A bouncing bright voice stuck to the hall of the 'swordfish'. I guess she's supposed to be a bright kid, Luna seemed totally energized.

Takumi, reassured by the condition, tries to tell Luna that she has decided to consult with the "station manager” earlier. But the “station manager”, who sensed the signs, uttered words ahead of Takumi.

"Well, Lord Luna, this is what we're going to do... What do you think? Why don't you live here with Lord Takumi and Lord Nyarch for a while?

"What? But..." "That's a good idea! I wish I would! Of course you understand.

The arrow tip Luna tried to answer with a twist, and Nyarch raised his voice so that he could cover it. Return words to Nyarch with such expressions as Takumi Do It.

"Of course I don't mind. But don't you think the most important thing is what Luna wants to do?

Takumi said so, staring at Luna. To that serious look, Luna answers with a glimpse.

"Uh, the... but I'm going to bother you...?

"I don't mind at all. We were originally picked up in this station building, too, and if you're more like Luna, you're welcome. There are plenty of empty rooms here."

"Besides, if you live here with me, you're gonna make me a bunch of granny rice!

Following Takumi, Nyarch also speaks to Luna. Luna was about to cry again at everyone's warmth.

"Then can I get really annoyed? I didn't like the house before, but I didn't have anywhere else to go, and I was really in so much trouble..."

"Yes, thank you very much from now on"

Takumi says so, he leans closer under Luna and reaches out. Luna holding that hand gently. On top of that, Nyarch lay his hands on it even more.

"Nice to meet you too, Nyarch! Think of Nyarch as your sister and hope she's sweet at all times!

"... that's as much as it takes. Think about your age a little more." "I'm in! Do you have any complaints?!

The moment Takumi tries to get a scratch in, Nyarch covers his words and intimidates Sher. In that interaction, Luna accidentally blew it out.

Looks fine if it looks like this. The newly begun three-man life may sometimes face various difficulties, but these three would still manage to work together... The “station manager” who watched a series of interactions nodded quietly.