The angry Hayami Saori was indeed terrifying, and Honoka Kousaka just went down.
Hayami Saori glared dangerously as she deleted the pictures from Honoka Kousaka's phone.
Yan Xi took out his phone to prove himself.
“I didn’t.”
Nozomi Tojo followed closely.
“I didn’t either!”
The two exchanged glances, seemingly seeing the word 'mutual understanding' in each other's eyes.
Hayami Saori felt slightly relieved.
The matter of persuading Hayami Saori came to nothing.
It was hard to persuade a stubborn girl with just words.
The most effective method, as expected, was for Honoka to use her actions to touch her heart.
Yan Xi couldn’t help, but Nozomi Tojo could provide support.
Leaving the fast food restaurant, Honoka remembered that she still had homework to do and suggested they go to her house to catch up.
Nozomi Tojo and Hayami Saori's expressions didn't change, clearly Honoka wasn't doing this for the first time.
Yan Xi said, “I won't go.”
He mainly disliked the trouble. Helping Honoka with her homework was less appealing than going home to catch up on light novels.
Honoka didn't insist. It was a bit embarrassing to ask for help with homework.
Then Yan Xi said goodbye to the three girls. Honoka even said she would call him later before leaving.
Tsk, are those words a little too ambiguous?
Walking down the street of Shimokitazawa, Yan Xi was about to go straight home when he received a call.
The note was “Store Manager”.
Yan Xi: …
No wonder he felt like he forgot something. He hadn't gone to work for days!
Yan Xi answered the phone, and a concerned voice came from the other side.
“Yan Xi-kun, you haven't been to work lately. Have you encountered any difficulties?”
The voice on the other end belonged to Yan Xi's landlord and the store manager of his part-time job.
The cafe manager from “Gabriel Dropout”.
Yan Xi hadn't been there for days, but the first call wasn't a reprimand, but rather an inquiry about Yan Xi's well-being.
Where could you find such a good boss?
You're the angel, Store Manager!
Yan Xi took a deep breath and said, “Sorry, Store Manager. I did run into some trouble recently, but it's been resolved. I'll come to the store later.”
The Store Manager said with relief, “It's good that things are settled. Don't worry about the store. Actually, another student came to work today. Oh, I don’t mean to replace Yan Xi-kun, don't misunderstand!”
“I understand, Store Manager.” Yan Xi said.
The Store Manager breathed a sigh of relief and continued, “If it's convenient for you, come by later and show her the ropes. She's a good kid who came to study in a foreign country alone.”
Alright, Yan Xi had been holding onto a sliver of hope, but now it was gone. The newcomer was most likely that lazy angel!
Pitiful? Good kid?
She fits neither of those descriptions!
Of course, if it was Gabriel before she became lazy, she was indeed a good kid.
Yan Xi, who had originally planned to go straight home, changed course and went to the store because of the Store Manager's call.
The Store Manager was truly a good person, taking care of Yan Xi, and he felt a bit reluctant to let the lazy angel wreak havoc on the cafe.
……
……
In the cafe called “Angel Cafe”, there was indeed an angel, although she had become lazy.
Yan Xi arrived at the store and found the Store Manager still giving Gabriel her onboarding training.
You could tell whether Gabriel was lazy just by looking at her hairstyle.
Gabriel had a bit of a natural curl, and her hair was clearly untamed without any effort put into it.
“Ah, Yan Xi-kun, you're here.”
The Store Manager looked surprised to see Yan Xi in the cafe with no customers.
Aside from that, Yan Xi was a good kid who would praise his coffee nicely.
The Store Manager had not heard anyone compliment his coffee for a long time, which was upsetting…
“Let me introduce you, this is Tenjin · Gabriel · White-kun. From today onwards, she will be your junior.” the Store Manager said.
Yan Xi looked at Gabriel. She had the same lazy image as in the original story, but she was wearing a maid outfit, the work uniform of the store.
A pair of listless, dead fish eyes looked at Yan Xi as she yawned.
It was probably because she had been playing games all night.
“Hello, my name is Yan Xi.” Yan Xi took the initiative to speak.
Gabriel said listlessly, “Senior.”
Yan Xi and Gabriel were both in their first year of high school, but in terms of the store, they were indeed senior and junior.
Suddenly becoming a senior, Yan Xi didn't feel anything, probably because Gabriel had no sense of awe towards her senior, and there was no sense of accomplishment.
“Speaking of which, Store Manager, when do we get off work?” Gabriel asked.
“Eh? You've only been working for half an hour.” The Store Manager wiped the sweat from his forehead.
That half hour included the fifteen minutes it took to change clothes.
“Tsk.”
Did someone just ‘tsk’?
Yan Xi said with a smile, “Store Manager, let me handle this.”
“After all, taking care of junior is a senior's duty.”
Yan Xi was a reliable good kid in the Store Manager's eyes, and he was a bit overwhelmed by Gabriel's type. He looked at Yan Xi with gratitude.
“Then I'll leave it to you!”
The Store Manager said and left with an excuse.
Yan Xi found a chair to sit down and realized that Gabriel was really short.
Well, small is also cute?
Yan Xi said, “Gabriel, can I call you that?”
Gabriel glanced at him and said, “Whatever.”
Yan Xi didn't mind, smiling and saying, “Am I mistaken? I think I've seen you somewhere before.”
Gabriel shook her head, indicating she had no memory of it.
Yan Xi said, “It was at the beginning of April, the cherry blossoms weren’t fully……”
“Senior, can we talk about your business after work?” Gabriel said impatiently.
Do you think she doesn't want to waste work time?
No, because she would leave directly after work and wouldn't give Yan Xi the chance to nag.
“Of course not, this is part of your onboarding training.” Yan Xi said nonsense.
Gabriel: “……Can I refuse?”
Yan Xi said with a smile, “Our store is very humane, refusing is your right.”
Gabriel breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second she heard Yan Xi say, “Of course, whether we hire you or not is also our right.”
Gabriel was speechless, she pouted and sat down in a seat, sulking.
“Then I'll continue.” Yan Xi cleared his throat and continued, “It was at the beginning of April, that day, I think I saw an angel.”
“She had beautiful golden long hair, and her charming smile seemed to heal everything. It was a weekend, but instead of going shopping or playing games, she was volunteering in the park, weeding.”
“At that time, I thought… is this girl from the Showa era?”
Gabriel: “……You're enough!”
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PS: First chapter today, the data is really bad, please give me some support