The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

There was a figure of Sophia in the hallway of a dim hospital where only the flames of a small lamp illuminated the area.

She sits on a cold bench and leans over with a tense face.

That hand, holding a white handkerchief, was trembling in snails and small pieces.

Takumi, standing beside him, also had a harsh look on his face.

The mouth, which usually has a soft smile, is also now tied to a single letter.

How long has it been since we got here?

In the corridor surrounded by heavy silence, the noise of the chatter and the door opening echoed.

Sophia, whose face was hacked up by the sound, stands up in a panic.

"Doctor! Is Master Liberto safe? You're safe, right?

Sophia stuffing up to the doctor who came out the door.

But the doctor's expression wasn't bright again either.

"The wound was deep besides my thoughts, but I was able to suture it safely. I am now in a situation where I sleep due to anesthesia. All you have to do is rest and wait for him to wake up."

"Oh, really..."

To the doctor's words, Sophia looks a little relieved.

But the doctor's expression remains harsh.

"I took off the worst case scenario, but please understand that it is a situation where you can never be optimistic because there was a lot of bleeding by the time you sutured it. And then there will be the battle to see if Mr. Liberto has the strength."

I can never be optimistic - the words are repeated in Sofia's head.

Sophia squeezed out her voice as she desperately shook off a bad image sprung up.

"... I get it. Thank you."

"Regards, Dr. Oswald"

"I'll do my best"

Responding in short words to Takumi, who lowers his head deeply, Doctor Oswald returns to the hospital room.

After the door was closed with a baton, the hallway was once again wrapped in heavy silence.

Why the hell are you doing this......

Just think of the look of a suffering Libert across a closed door, and your chest is tightened.

Unable to take the events in front of her as reality, Sophia was just standing silently in front of a closed door.

Takumi speaks to Sofia with a vain expression.

"A replacement personnel will be here shortly. Then I'll take care of this place and we'll head back to the station building. Master Sophia needs a little rest..."

"Right... right..."

A crush emitted by trying to push and kill emotions.

Takumi, who took the word, nodded slowly as she wrinkled between her brows.

A flame wavering in the lamp had cast the shadows of the two men standing on the floor.

―――――

Sofia and Takumi swapped with Theo and the others who rushed to the hospital and returned to the coffee shop "Tsubame" in a station carriage arranged by the "Station Manager".

The "swordfish", which became the front-line base for incident response, is rushed in and out by a large number of people, even though it's completely dark.

Takumi, who saw how it was, avoided entering through the front door and led Sofia to the back door leading to the kitchen.

The hustle and noise of the hall also echoes in the kitchen lit by the lamps.

When Takumi and the others knocked at the door, the two “station chiefs” and Nyarch sat down to pinch the small table where the lamp was placed.

Nyarch, who found Takumi, rushes over with a bum and sticks to Takumi.

"You know, you know, Luna decided to have you keep it at Roland's today. That's good, isn't it? Good for you, huh?

"Yeah. Luna won't be comfortable here either, and you can rest assured if it's at Roland's. Thank you."

Takumi gently stroked Nyarch's head, staring at the cat's ears with a petan fold upwards.

Then he bowed his head to the "station manager” staring at this one and seated Sophia in the chair where Nyarch was sitting earlier.

“Station Manager" slowly opens his mouth.

"I'm tired. How is Lord Libert?

"In the meantime, I just took off the steeple. But..."

Sophia trying to communicate the situation clogs the words.

The doctor's words told in front of the hospital room were heavy in his head.

Takumi continues to report, replacing Sofia, who snubs tears at the edge of her eyes.

"... he said there was a lot of blood loss and would never allow prediction. It depends on Lord Liberto's health."

"Right...... And then there's no prayer in heaven."

Takumi slowly shakes her neck vertically in the words of "station manager”.

Sophia nodded small too so that she could follow it.

"Well, let me also tell you what I found out over here... Will Lord Sophia rest first?

“Station Manager" speaks to Sophia in a hurry.

But Sophia waved sideways as she sifted her neck, returning words to the “station manager” with her usual frivolous expression.

"Thank you for your concern. But if you don't mind, why don't you tell me a story, too?

I'm worried enough about Riverto to crush my chest, but with him, the engagement is off limits, while I'm still not officially dating him.

I can't leave my job alone, distracted by all about him.

In order to get back to work as usual starting tomorrow, it is necessary to properly hear why Liberto (his partner) took the deep hand and wipe away the hook in his heart - that's what Sophia had in mind.

Her thoughts seemed to reach “Station Manager” and “Takumi” well as well.

Takumi calls out to Nyarch to make coffee for four, then nods cocklessly to the station manager.

"It's getting late, too. It's going to be easy, but we're going to have dinner, so why don't we talk about it while we have you?

"Oh, but..."

Sophia acting like a temperament, but her appetite just doesn't boil.

“Station Manager" spoke gently to her, showing her how she was worried about what was going on.

"I may not be able to get the food going, but I think it would be better if I had some. You have to get your strength back in time for tomorrow, and most importantly, if you're hungry, you'll feel unnecessarily destroyed."

"... Your uncle is right. Yeah. Mr. Takumi, I'm sorry to be so selfish, but I don't think anything too heavy is going to come in, so can I get you something easy to eat?

"Yes, I did. It's getting a little cold, so let me get you something to warm you up."

And Takumi told him so, and took the apron that was on the wall.

―――――

I lost so much that I could have dinner.

Easy dishes made with mixed ingredients.

Still, Takumi was cooking with all her heart to relieve her a little.

I also make them for the people in the hall and let them carry them to Nyarch.

The food was also brought to the table where Sophia and the "station manager" waited, by the hand of Takumi.

"Thank you for waiting. It's easy, but we used soups and ingredients for lunch to tailor the potov. Served with flavored and lightly toasted mythbread, soak and enjoy as desired"

The deep dish Takumi brought is poured with golden soup.

There were two parts of the chicken's wings and large cut seboria (onions), sanaolia (carrots), and patata (potatoes).

The indescribable scent tickles Sophia's nostrils, slightly stirring her sinking appetite.

I think I can manage to eat this......, Sophia gently stroked the surface of the soup where the hot air still rises with a spoon, then quietly shrugged it and carried it to her mouth.

"... that's a sweet flavor"

Words spill out with sighs.

It tasted like a heartbreak.

The soup is fully stained with chicken and vegetable flavors.

The chicken and vegetables were sucking in their nourishing soups, adding to each of them.

The well-cooked wingspan is loosely detached by simply pressing gently on the back of the spoon.

Sebolia was also soft enough to wander, and sanaolia and patata were moist and cooked.

The accompanying mythbread appears to be toasted after buttering with the aroma of aho (garlic).

Soaking this bread in a potov with an overall soft flavour brought it back to a tight flavour.

Appetite stirred up enough to eat, and another bite, another bite and a spoon proceeded.

The warmth of the potov spreading in his stomach was healing Sophia's heart.

"What a soothing taste. Wouldn't it be easier for Lord Sophia to eat this?

"Yeah, uncle. Looks like you're finally relieved. Thank you for noticing, Takumi."

"Oh, no, I'm afraid not. It's an alternative dish that just combines the rest of lunch, but I hope you like it."

Takumi responding with a bow of grace.

At that mouth, a calm grin was finally returning.