Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 65

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Episode 65

 

Clatter clatter. The carriage returning to the cafe swayed noisily.

 

Even though it wasn’t a road with many pebbles, the sound was quite loud. Even the coachman’s voice shouting ‘Sorry~!’ from outside was crystal clear.

 

That’s how quiet it was inside the carriage.

 

Because both Millen and I kept our mouths tightly shut and weren’t having any conversation whatsoever. No, let me correct that.

 

‘I want to have a conversation, but it’s Millen who’s keeping his mouth shut.’

 

Thanks to that, I couldn’t even interrogate him about ‘Volman’s statement.’

 

‘…Well, I did hear one word at least.’

 

An absurdly short word.

 

At that time, Volman seemed to realize he had caused trouble and fled to the 2nd floor, saying he’d bring a shirt.

 

When only Millen and I were left like that, Millen said to me.

 

“…Let’s call it an investment.”

 

He dismissed it with just that one sentence.

 

Without adding any other words, just like that.

 

At the same time, he effectively shut me up too. It was a very effective single sentence.

 

I had a heap of things I wanted to ask. Among them, the most curious thing was just one.

 

Why did Millen buy my clothes.

 

From the time we went to the clothing store, I was planning to spend my own money. The line Millen would tolerate was about ingredients and meals.

 

For all other money-spending activities, Millen would be fussy.

 

Fair price. Like someone under a spell, he was obsessed with ‘fair price.’

 

There was no way such a person would buy my clothes without any reason.

 

‘Come to think of it, was the dagger the problem from the start.

 

Was accepting it thinking it wouldn’t cost much the problem from the beginning…?

 

Or are clothes okay?’

 

Ah, I don’t know. Trying to attach reasons to everything made my head feel like it would explode from complexity.

 

‘Let’s just accept it.’

 

Millen must have his own thoughts about everything.

 

I need to get used to receiving things too. I shook my head slightly and erased the thoughts from just now.

 

But the headache didn’t go away.

 

The very Millen who gave me the headache seemed to have no thoughts at all.

 

He was just looking out the window, enjoying the scenery.

 

So carefree.

 

I found such a Millen annoying for no reason, so I stared at him intently. With the feeling of ‘let’s see you ignore this too,’ I really looked at him persistently.

 

Then finally Millen turned his gaze to me.

 

“Do you have something to say to me?”

 

“Yes. A lot, but I’m holding back.”

 

“You’re doing well.”

 

“Millen, really… you know you’re insufferable, right?”

 

“I know. That’s an unavoidable impression, so I have to endure it.”

 

That comment made him even more insufferable.

 

I shook my head slightly and let out a long sigh.

 

Even though he’s so insufferable, he’s still reliable because he’s on my side… I feel like my evaluation of Millen changes dozens of times a day.

 

‘Still, having him is better than not having him.’

 

Because Millen’s help has always been helpful to me.

 

If he hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t have succeeded to this extent.

 

Most of it came from my experience, but Millen provided the foundation for it.

 

Thinking like this again, all the annoying feelings disappeared.

 

I smiled faintly at him. He looked at me quietly and then opened his mouth.

 

“…I’ll be away from tomorrow for a while.”

 

“…What?”

 

“I plan to be away for about a week, so keep that in mind. During that time, make sure to eat well and sleep well.”

 

“…No, where are you going?”

 

“There’s something like that. I wanted to deal with that bastard too before going… but things got messed up because of someone impatient. It seems I need to go and check things out.”

 

He rattled off incomprehensible words. Who this impatient person was and what he needed to check. He didn’t explain any of it.

 

He only gave me the fragmentary information that he’d be leaving my side for about a week.

 

Even though Millen has no reason to explain everything to me…

 

‘Am I disappointed.’

 

I think I’m a little disappointed.

 

‘Still, it would be okay to tell me at least what kind of business he’s going for.’

 

I know this is a thought I can have because I’ve gotten close to him.

 

It’s because I trust and rely on Millen that much that I feel disappointed.

 

If it had been our relationship just a month ago, whether Millen was away for a while or not… I wouldn’t have felt anything.

 

‘I guess I was relying on Millen more than I thought.’

 

Or maybe it’s because we just came back from a date in name only.

 

I moved my lips and then nodded. It’s not something I can argue about regarding Millen’s decision.

 

So what I could say was predetermined.

 

“Have a safe trip. I’ll try to stay out of trouble while you’re gone.”

 

“Don’t cause any accidents.”

 

“Hmm, I’ll have to think about that?”

 

Millen’s expression becomes scary.

 

But I wasn’t afraid. It was an expression of worry that I might really cause trouble.

 

He sighed and started nagging.

 

“Sigh… When you go around, make sure to go with Fox. Even if his behavior seems frivolous, he’s not someone to be ignored anywhere.”

 

“I understand, Millen.”

 

“Make sure to eat your meals.”

 

“Yes yes~.”

 

I hummed as I answered. Thanks to that, Millen’s expression became even more fierce but soon relaxed.

 

He laughed as if absurd and ran his hand through his hair.

 

Not forgetting to scold that Eldora had been influenced badly.

 

After that, trivial conversations followed. Since we decided to have dinner after returning to the cafe, the topic of conversation was the dinner menu.

 

Then we ended up having an unintended argument.

 

“Who on earth puts pineapple on pizza? Is there such a senseless person who would do such a thing?”

 

“…Uh. There are many.”

 

“The world has gone mad. That’s an insult to pizza. Don’t tell me Lailah also supports that terrible combination?”

 

“I… um, no…”

 

How could I say Hawaiian pizza was okay in front of an indignant Millen.

 

I actually quite liked that controversial mint chocolate too…

 

I decided to keep this fact hidden until the end.

 

Having no idea that I would end up selling mint chocolate cookies at the cafe much later.

 

Anyway.

 

While exchanging such trivial stories, we had arrived at the cafe before we knew it.

 

So we returned to the cafe.

 

* * *

 

The next day, before the cafe opened.

 

Millen left the cafe after preparing breakfast as he had announced.

 

The period was a week as he said.

 

He said he would return without exceeding the period if possible, and only left after telling me several times not to cause any trouble.

 

I understand Millen’s feelings, but.

 

“Since there’s no one to nag me, shall I stir up some trouble.”

 

Rather, it worked out well for me.

 

I returned to my room and immediately grabbed a quill pen. I began writing neatly on the letter paper I had prepared in advance.

 

The content was simple.

 

‘I just need to say that I want to meet.’

 

After writing down the name of the person who would receive this letter, I carefully sealed it.

 

Then I immediately took out the next piece of letter paper.

 

I put more effort into this one.

 

I carefully wrote down various flowery phrases. Since I wasn’t particularly skilled at writing, it took quite a long time.

 

Nevertheless, I was able to create quite satisfactory content.

 

With a deep smile on my face, I sealed this letter as well with delicate hand movements.

 

Soon after opening the cafe, a postman would come. This was because some nobles sent only invitations instead of attendants.

 

I could just give these letters to that postman. Then they would find their owners on their own.

 

‘Then in the meantime, I should make other preparations.’

 

Since nobles would also be coming to Yonggari Cafe from now on, the furniture arrangement needed to change. Right now, it was still a structure that didn’t respect privacy.

 

Therefore, it needed some modifications.

 

‘I should ask Frizia about this…’

 

I was thinking of using partitions and utilizing several props. Frizia’s excellent sense was desperately needed.

 

After handling these simple tasks, I went down to the 1st floor.

 

But the hall was noisy.

 

‘But it’s still before opening?’

 

What’s going on?

 

The troublesome customer from a while ago came to mind.

 

Did that bastard come back again? Taking advantage of Millen’s absence?

 

I hardened my expression and checked what was happening.

 

“…Oh?”

 

There was a familiar face there.

 

And it was the owner of the letter I had just written!

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