Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 62

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Episode 62

 

“…Huh?”

 

Suddenly kicked out of Millen’s room, I couldn’t hide my bewilderment.

 

If it had been someone who’d experienced quite a bit in life, they would have screamed the moment they heard those words.

 

No, even such a person probably wouldn’t have been able to let out even a scream.

 

Because the person who said those words was none other than….

 

‘Millen knows how to say things like that? That Millen??’

 

I was so flustered that for a moment I felt like I’d heard an auditory hallucination. I just blinked my eyes for a long while with a dumbfounded expression.

 

“…Wow.”

 

This is, I’m speechless.

 

Since I’d never seen Millen in that way before, it was even more so. No, I’d never even thought about dating anyone or been on a date in my life.

 

‘I really lived life harshly.’

 

When it was hard enough just taking care of myself, what romance was I supposed to have?

 

Money flowed out of the house like water, so wouldn’t it be the same outside? Rather, when I went out, every single step cost money.

 

But if I met people on top of that?

 

I shook my head vigorously. This is why I didn’t meet friends much either. Even the friend who recommended this game to me, we barely exchanged KakaoTalk messages once a month.

 

Still, they were a friend who understood my situation, so I was always grateful.

 

Well, because of that, I never even thought about that kind of thing.

 

Of course, Millen probably didn’t mean it that way when he said it to me either.

 

‘If he had shown any signs of it, maybe.

 

This is just teasing, right?’

 

Even so.

 

‘What if Millen really thinks of me as…?

 

No, I want to have a long-lasting good business partnership with Millen!

 

I should be careful from now on, right?’

 

I heard that office romance is the absolute worst.

 

I think I also heard that colleagues who see each other’s faces every day shouldn’t do that kind of thing….

 

I blinked my eyes and let out a long sigh.

 

“Sigh, what am I doing thinking about this….

 

How is this different from someone who thinks about marriage after brushing hands once?”

 

I didn’t even brush hands. Even looking back through my memories, nothing particular happened. If there was anything unseemly… it would be that incident in front of the Divine Artifact.

 

‘That was because Millen kept cursing.

 

It was justified.’

 

I nodded slowly. Then I scratched my head and muttered quietly.

 

“Still… just in case… should I try dressing up a bit?”

 

Even so, all I had were the clothes and accessories Milena had given me while preparing for the tea party. And I probably couldn’t wear the gifted clothes since they were covered in nosebleed.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Well, I’ll figure something out somehow….

 

I muttered quietly and entered my room.

 

I immediately opened the wardrobe and checked all the clothes I had. Since they were clothes I wore while working at the cafe, all the clothes were focused on convenience.

 

‘Still, if I do it right, I think I can dress up prettily….’

 

I seriously started taking out clothes and pondering. I also examined the few accessories I had this way and that.

 

If Eldora hadn’t whined in the middle, I might have been doing that for over an hour.

 

“…There.”

 

I neatly placed the clothes I’d chosen on the chair and lay down on the bed. Millen had told me to sleep early, but it seemed I was already late.

 

Strangely, sleep didn’t come easily.

 

I think I was unconsciously excited too.

 

* * *

 

The next day.

 

A clothing shop with countless clothes hanging, [Wow! The Clothes are Wow!]

 

From light outfits to excessively fancy dresses.

 

A place that had everything related to clothes.

 

A place that would make even people uninterested in clothes open their eyes wide.

 

However, I was sitting gloomily on a chair in this place.

 

‘I knew it would be like this.’

 

I stared at Millen’s back with my eyes wide open like a frozen pollack. Then I let out a long sigh.

 

‘I got my hopes up for nothing.’

 

I knew this would happen….

 

Even knowing that, why couldn’t I sleep properly? Thanks to that, a headache from lack of sleep was pounding heavily in my skull.

 

I pressed my temples firmly and looked at Millen again.

 

He was carefully examining the displayed dresses. The fact that he was looking at dresses that Millen would never wear was all because of me.

 

That sight was strange and gave me odd feelings at first, but not at all now.

 

Yes, now that is.

 

‘Now I know all of Millen’s purposes!’

 

Because Millen said it so annoyingly!

 

* * *

 

About an hour ago.

 

Millen and I left the cafe to carry out the schedule we’d discussed yesterday. We even took a carriage for once.

 

‘How unexpected.’

 

I thought we’d go by teleportation….

 

I stared intently at Millen.

 

Today he was dressed even more splendidly than usual. He always maintained a splendid state, but today was particularly excessive.

 

So much so that even a crow that likes shiny things would give up and turn away.

 

Neatly swept silver hair. Still cool blue eyes. A deep blue robe that matched them.

 

The robe had an armful of golden ornaments attached to it.

 

Besides that, he was splendidly adorned with various accessories like bracelets, tie pins, and so on.

 

It was an outfit that could look excessive if done wrong, but because it was Millen, it was a perfect look.

 

This was the first time I’d seen Millen dressed up like this since the first day.

 

‘Really… he’s so handsome.’

 

To an indescribable degree.

 

In contrast.

 

‘…I really do need to buy clothes.’

 

To the point where my late-night pondering was worthless, I was just ordinary.

 

The usual white blouse and a light pink skirt the same color as my hair.

 

In the midst of that, trying to show that I’d dressed up, I even braided my hair into pigtails.

 

Even so, compared to Millen, I was quite ordinary.

 

This was a lot of dressing up for me, yet I felt plain.

 

I’m getting discouraged for no reason.

 

I lowered my head slightly. I’d never been discouraged by something like this before, but I felt strangely off.

 

Perhaps noticing my state, Millen spoke up.

 

“What are you thinking about?”

 

He had a strange expression.

 

If not for the subtle worry in his voice, I might have unconsciously been hurt.

 

I moved my lips and finally told the truth.

 

“Because you look too handsome, Millen.”

 

“Wasn’t I always like that?”

 

“…I already knew well that Millen was handsome. But you look even more handsome today. You’re so different from me.”

 

“…Why are we different? I was just thinking you look prettier today.”

 

He looked quite serious.

 

He even stroked his chin with one hand and looked me over with earnest eyes.

 

Thanks to that, I could only stare at him blankly, unable to ask what he meant or blush.

 

Millen watched me for a long while, then spoke slowly.

 

“Your clothes are lacking, but we’re going shopping for that from now on, so it’ll be fine. Today is the day to dress up Lailah, after all.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Why that reaction? If you’re going to deal with nobles from now on, that outfit absolutely won’t do. Everyone will know I’m behind you, so are you telling me to tolerate that appearance?”

 

So…

 

‘He’s saying it’s not a date?’

 

…I had hoped.

 

I felt pathetic for staying up late choosing clothes.

 

Even though I knew Millen hadn’t meant it that way, I felt somewhat disappointed.

 

I turned my head slightly, not wanting Millen to catch this emotion. But Millen read my expression like a ghost.

 

“Aha, so that’s why you dressed up like that?”

 

“…”

 

“Now you won’t even answer? Lailah?”

 

“…If you know, stop asking. I’m really embarrassed right now.”

 

“Haha!”

 

Millen laughed loudly and reached out his hand. His white, slender hand brushed through my neatly braided hair.

 

“If I had known this would happen, I would have let that misunderstanding continue.”

 

“…Forget it. It’s already too late!”

 

I raised my voice for no reason.

 

I was embarrassed for hoping alone, and embarrassed because I was embarrassed!

 

It felt like all the heat had rushed to my face. I fanned myself frantically with my hands, trying to cool down the heat on my face.

 

Millen watched me intently through all this, then whispered softly.

 

“If you give me a chance, I’ll prepare properly. If you consider something like this a date, that would be troublesome for me. So think about it.”

 

“…What?”

 

“What kind of date you’d like to have with me.”

 

His voice was serious, but his expression held a playful glint.

 

“Forget it!”

 

I turned my head sharply and shouted.

 

Millen’s loud laughter echoed behind me.

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