Chapter 273 Sorry, this service will cost extra
Since the meals in this maid cafe are not pre-prepared but freshly made by the maid staff, you will need to wait for a while.

During this time, Shimizu Mi was concerned about Ichinose Shiki's appearance and kept his eyes on her who was sitting opposite him.

However, perhaps because the coffee that had just been served was too hot, Ichinose Shiki had no intention of drinking it.

And since a while ago, Ichinose Shiki has been staring at the maids in the store.

Although not everyone was wearing cat ears like the maid just now, but as the name of this store suggests, everyone was wearing maid outfits.

For example, the maid who is serving food to the next table is wearing the most popular simple maid outfit, which is based on black and white, with light lace edges. The skirt is very short, but the upper body deliberately emphasizes the chest.

Shimizu remembered that Amemiya Iori had worn such clothes before, and that when walking, the ribbons and lace decorated on the clothes would flutter along with the rotation of the body.

"Um, Miss Shopkeeper."

Seeing the maid at the next table finish serving the customers and picking up the tray to leave, Ichinose Shiki called out softly.

"Hmm? Is there anything I can help you with?"

The maid thought Ichinose Shiki wanted to order, so she took out a pen to write it down.

"No, we've already ordered."

"Really? That's...?"

"I'd like you to take a walk around here, is that okay?"

"Turn...turn around?!"

Not to mention the maid, even Shimizu was surprised when he heard it.

Where did this uncle come from and is he teasing the shop assistant?
Be careful if you do something like this, you might get called to the police and arrested.

"is it not OK?"

"This one……"

"OK then."

The maid nodded shyly, then gently placed the tray on the table and slowly turned it around to show it off.

As the body turned, the ribbons and lace decorated on the clothes fluttered.

"Wow~ so cute!"

"Oh, really... Thank you."

Faced with such compliments, the maid felt a little embarrassed and held the tray in front of her.

"By the way, may I ask how you feel about wearing this outfit?"

Ichinose Shiki suddenly asked this inexplicably.

"Eh? This one... it was designed by our store manager himself, so I think it looks really nice..."

The maid gave a restrained and unclear answer.

But then, she thought about it again, and then lowered her voice and said:

"But to be honest, the skirt of this maid outfit is too short, and the knee socks are too tight. If people in the past had to wear something like this when they worked, it would be really hard. And every time I clean the store, I feel like I'm covered in dust like a mop..."

I have to say that although this maid looked a little introverted and shy, she seemed surprisingly talkative. She chatted with Ichinose Shiki until other customers came to order food, and then she left in disappointment.

"That's great. I want to try it once too..."

"what?"

Because he had been paying attention to what Ichinose Shiki was doing, when she said this, Shimizu asked subconsciously.

"COS maid, wouldn't Mr. Shimizu think so?"

"Absolutely not."

"That's right."

Ichinose Shiki chuckled twice.

After all, why did she think Shimizu would have such thoughts.

In response to this, Sakurai Haruka, who was sitting next to Shimizumi and adding sugar to her coffee, frowned.

"So you are only interested in COS maid costumes?"

"Of course, I think the person who designed these clothes is a genius, don't you think so, Ms. Sakurai?"

No, judging by her attitude just now, anyone else would think that she was interested in the maid in the store.

At this time, Ichinose Shiki tilted his head, as if he had thought of something, and turned to look at Shimizu.

"Well, if it's Mr. Shimizu, he might be interested in something other than clothes, like being pampered by a maid..."

Hearing this, Sakurai Haruka immediately looked towards Shimizu with vigilance.

Although there seemed to be a service on the menu that allowed one to play games with the maids, this service was charged by the hour, and one hour cost more than 3,000 yen, which was higher than the fee for playing for two hours at the stadium.

Naturally, Qingshui would never order a service like this that is not cost-effective.

However, this should be the main way for this store to make profits. After all, the prices of other foods are very reasonable.

At this time, the cat-eared maid from before came over with the meal.

She placed cakes, sandwiches, muffins, etc. on the table with graceful movements.

Ichinose Shiki looked at it for a long time, then took out his cell phone and said to the maid:
"Excuse me, can I take a picture with you?"

"Eh? Sure... But the photo service will cost an additional 800 yen."

"no problem."

Qingshuijian was a little surprised that the store had such a service. He wondered if it was a little too thoughtful.

Moreover, Ichinose Shiki also asked Shimizu Miyabi if he wanted to take a photo.

Of course, Shimizu refused. Rather than taking pictures with the maid, he wanted to have a good meal and fill his hungry stomach.

Ichinose Shiki paid for the photo shoot and took a few photos with the maid.

Then, just when Shimizu thought he could finally start eating, Ichinose Shiki took out his cell phone and took pictures of the cake he ordered, and even took several pictures of Shimizu's sandwich.

Sure enough, no matter what time it is, the phone has to eat first.

Ichinose Shiki looked at the photos with satisfaction and put his phone away.

Haruka Sakurai ate the pancake bite after bite, and the aroma of sweet cream and pancake wafted over.

"I said, aren't you going back to Kyoto?"

There was no subject in Sakurai Haruka's words. When Shimizu Mi heard Kyoto, he was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she was talking to Ichinose Shiki.

"Ok?"

Ichinose Shiki blinked, not quite understanding what Sakurai Haruka meant.

"If I remember correctly, you went to school in Kyoto, right?"

When Ichinose Shiki went to Sakurai Haruka's house before, Sakurai Haruka saw her doing the exercise book of Kyoto High School. However, now that school has started, Ichinose Shiki is still staying in Tokyo.

"School has already started, why don't you go back?"

"Are you chasing me away, Ms. Sakurai?"

"This is not my home. You can stay as long as you want. I don't care. But could you please stay away from Jian?"

"Even so, Mr. Shimizu and I still have to work together at the bar..."

Shimizu listened to the conversation between the two while chewing the tip of his sandwich to replenish his calories.

Speaking of which, it was the first time that Shimizu Mi knew that Ichinose Shiki was studying in Kyoto. He didn't expect that even Sakurai Haruka knew her so well.

But now that school has started, is it okay for Ichinose Shiki to continue working at the bar?

Although he felt that this was a bit nosy, Qing Shuijian still asked. "It's okay, I've taken a sick leave from school."

Sick leave... That being said, Ichinose Shiki doesn't look like she's sick.

Although there are some very serious diseases, such as pancreatic cancer, there is no obvious abnormality even when the patient's life is coming to an end.

Seeing Shimizu looking at him, Ichinose Shiki quickly explained:
"Don't worry, I don't have any terminal illness that will keep me alive for less than a year or two. I just think Tokyo is more fun than I thought, so I decided to stay here for a few more days."

Ichinose Shiki picked up the mug of coffee on the table and continued:

"Besides, I still have a friend I haven't seen for a long time."

"friend?"

Sakurai Haruka remembered that she had heard Ichinose Shiki say this before, and that this friend was some kind of yandere. Although she didn't know the specific details, it seemed that Ichinose Shiki came to Tokyo just for this friend.

"Did you see it?" Qing Shuijian asked.

"Not yet, but Mr. Shimizu should have seen it."

"I?"

"Yes, because she goes to the same school as Mr. Shimizu and Ms. Sakurai."

Shimizu felt a little surprised. After all, there were so many schools in Tokyo. Even if each school had hundreds or thousands of students, it would still feel like a coincidence that they happened to be in the same school.

However, this also made Shimizu curious about who the friend that Ichinose Shiki was talking about was.

Since she came all the way from Kyoto, they must have a very good relationship, right?
Qingshuijian tried to ask, maybe he might know him.

"If you want to know, Mr. Shimizu, you can..."

Ichinose Shiki said yes, but paused in the middle of his sentence.

"what happened?"

Qing Shuijian asked again.

"No, nothing, but before that, I want to confirm something with Mr. Shimizu."

Ichinose Shiki lowered his head slightly, and with his thumbs holding the mug, he gently stroked the edge of the cup.

"what's up?"

After a brief silence of two seconds, Ichinose Shiki raised his head from the cup and looked straight at Shimizu with a serious expression.

According to Shimizumi's past experience, when a girl shows this kind of expression, what she is going to say next is generally not something good.

Shimizu Mi had prepared himself mentally in advance and listened quietly to what Ichinose Shiki said next.

"Mr. Shimizu, have you ever been to Fukuoka before?"

Even though he was mentally prepared, Shimizu Ken was still a little surprised by Ichinose Shiki's question.

"Ah."

Shimizu nodded, but perhaps the answer he got was too concise, so Ichinose Shiki wanted Shimizu to continue to explain in more detail.

"Rather than saying I've been there, I grew up in Fukuoka and only came to Tokyo later."

"So that's it..."

Ichinose Shiki maintained the posture of holding the cup with both hands, nodded slightly, and whispered like she was recalling something.

"What's wrong with this?"

Qing Shuijian felt a little confused and expressed his doubts.

"That's right."

"correct?"

"Yes, the person at that time was indeed Mr. Shimizu."

Shimizu Mi had no idea what Ichinose Shiki was saying and could only wait for her to continue.

"Mr. Shimizu has been to Sakurayama Junior High School before, right?"

"Sakurayama Middle School?"

Although Shimizu Mi had been studying in Fukuoka before entering high school, he did not attend Sakurayama Junior High School as Shiki Ichinose mentioned, but a very ordinary junior high school.

Seeing Shimizu's still confused expression, Ichinose Shiki said again:

"If I remember correctly, it should be when Mr. Qingshui was just in the first grade of junior high school."

"Just started the first grade?"

It is true that when they were in the first grade of junior high school, Shimizu Mi and Hoshino Akiko were still living in Fukuoka.

But I'm not sure whether I've been to the Sakurayama Junior High School that Ichinose Shiki mentioned. After all, there are many schools with names like Sakura or Mountain in Fukuoka, and it's been such a long time since I went there.

"Mr. Shimizu is a fish?"

Although fish's memory only lasts seven seconds, Qingshui is confident that his memory is definitely better than that of all fish combined.

"It's very rude to say that, and normally, who would pay special attention to the names of other schools?"

"But Mr. Shimizu also came to our school to participate in a kendo competition at that time."

"kendo……?"

Shimizumi quit the kendo club three years ago, but did participate in a few competitions when he was in the first grade of junior high school.

Come to think of it, Shimizu remembered that he seemed to have participated in a kendo competition jointly organized by several nearby middle schools.

Although that match was mainly a friendly match for publicity purposes, the actual competition was extremely intense, so after Ichinose Shiki said this, Shimizu Mi had some impression.

"But why do you know that?"

At least as far as Shimizu Michi knows, apart from Hoshino Akiko and himself, the only one who knows about it should be Amemiya Iori.

Because Amemiya Iori had said before that after the chance encounter in the park when they were young, she had seen the kendo match on a TV broadcast and even came to Fukuoka specially. This seemed to be the opportunity for her to get to know Ayase Kotone.

But no one else probably knows about this, or did she also watch the game?
Seeing Shimizu Ken's puzzled look, Ichinose Shiki slowly put down the mug in his hand, and the ceramic bottom of the cup and the wooden table made a slight dull sound.

"It's normal that Mr. Shimizu didn't know, because I was studying at Sakurayama Junior High School at that time."

"Sakurayama Middle School? But don't you go to school in Kyoto?"

"Well, that was after high school. When I was in junior high school, I transferred from my original junior high school to Sakurayama Junior High School because of my parents' work. So I actually had the honor of meeting Mr. Shimizu when I was in junior high school."

"So that's it..."

Although Shimizu had joked about Japan being small several times before, he didn't expect it to be so small.

By chance, the high school girl who worked part-time in the same bar had actually met him when he was in junior high school. If such a coincidence were put in a comic, it would probably be the kind of plot destined for the male and female protagonists.

"But what's the problem?"

Even so, it should just be a coincidence.

But it seems that Ichinose Shiki asked him out today not just to talk about this.

"Although this is just a side topic, I actually have something I want to confirm with you today when I asked Mr. Shimizu out."

"what?"

"Has Mr. Shimizu ever been in a car accident before?"

Car accident?

Because this digression was too far-fetched, Ichinose Shiki's sudden question confused Shimizu Ken.

Just as Shimizu was wondering why she asked such a question, Ichinose Shiki had already reached out and taken off the mask on her face.

(End of this chapter)