episode_0082

“Welcome. Reservations are… Ah. Shin Hye-in and her party of three. Come this way.”

The clerk, who recognized us, found us on the reservation list without even telling us our names and guided us to our seats.

Well… there wasn’t a single obstacle on the way here… I guess.

Since Hyewon and Citrus are such famous magical girls, there were a lot of cute kids who approached them.

Especially Hye-won and Citrus were popular with the girls and gave off a cool older sister vibe, so they would come and ask me to take pictures with them.

Still, it seemed like the kids hadn’t discovered my true identity.

Because I just got envious looks from people asking if I was just their cousin.

Adult fans knew who I was and what had been going on recently, so they didn’t bother to approach me.

Because of that, it took a little while to get up, but fortunately, I was only five minutes late.

Hmm… But that employee, while guiding them, keeps wagging his hands, and it seems like the babies want something but can’t say it.

“I’ll take you this way. Oh, I’ll move a chair. Okay… Look at the menu, and if you want to order, ring the bell. Oh, uh… ”

“If you want to take a picture with the magical girls here, I’ll step aside. Should I take a picture for you?”

“No, that, that’s… B, is that you, Binene? ”

“Ah… It’s raining? Who is that… ”

“That cute height and confident gait… I’m really a fan of Binene!”

“Yes… ?”

No, wait a minute… what?

Did I get scammed again this time…?

“Wow!! So cute! The flustered look, huuu… The flustered expression on Magical Girl Blanc’s face during battle is exactly the same…! This, haaak… So cute, haa… ”

“Hey… What if I’m not a beggar… ”

“There’s no way someone this cute isn’t you, Binenim! And you’re already in the community… Huh.”

ah.

That’s right. The magical girl community.

There was something like that…?

“Haa… Citrus. I think I’ve already been caught. Did I disguise myself for nothing?”

“Well, what do you think? Can I take a picture for you? It won’t wear out if I take a picture.”

“Haa… One of my disguises has been revealed.”

“Well, I told you not to do it that badly when you disguised yourself, so this is what happened. Okay, I’ll take a picture of you. Vine, come next to me.”

“Ugh… Haa. Come on. Sleep, V.”

I couldn’t resist the citrus’s charm, so I did a V sign.

“Phew… What’s with that expression. You should smile. Kimchi!”

“Haa… Haha… Okay… Okay… ”

“Yeah, man… it turned out cute.”

“Kkihya… ! So cute! Haa… Can you show me that? Line… !”

“My introduction line…? Did I ever have something like that…?”

“Why, it’s always like, ‘The vines that are entangling you have come,’ or ‘Here comes your troublemaker again.’… ”

“No, I said that many times, huh… ?”

Yeah…? Did I say something like that…?

The line that came out of Citrus’ mouth was enough to make my insides twist with disgust and shame.

And with Hye-won joining in too…

“That’s right. And on top of that… he didn’t hesitate to say things like, ‘The biggest obstacle you’ll ever face is here’ or ‘The first captain of Eden, your biggest enemy. This is Vinay.’ ”

“Hye-won, you too… Ah… How many embarrassing things did I say in the past… Should I go somewhere for a moment?”

“Why, it was so cute and cool! T, actually… I thought it was so cute because Binenim did it… Hehe… ”

“No, more fundamentally… I hurt people and caused a lot of damage… ”

“I think that’s definitely a bad thing.”

“But why… ”

“But you paid the price for all your sins, right…? Besides, now that you’re among the magical girls, people don’t seem to have that much resistance to you. And, and…now that you’ve lost your powers. You’re just a… young… child.”

“… I’m not young. I already told Blanc my age. Isn’t that something that wasn’t reported by the media?”

“No, I know everything! But if you think about the story that Binenim has walked so far, even if not everyone likes Binenim, there are quite a few people who like you.”

“Haa… Why do you like villains? I won’t take responsibility if you feel betrayed and tremble later?”

“Hehehe… Even if you say that with that face, you’re really… so cute. Oh, can I upload this to the community…?”

“Isn’t my picture already uploaded every now and then?”

“Ah, then… ”

“Well, I meant that you can upload it. Haa… I thought it was a good disguise.”

“We were fools who thought that we could make it invisible by welcoming the leash and just changing the eye and hair color. We should have prepared a little more thoroughly.”

“Hyewon, wouldn’t you naturally be attracted to me if you were hanging out with me? I don’t know about Arin, but isn’t it a little hard to think of you dragging other children around?”

“Um… But I like kids.”

“Anyway. Well, is a photo enough…? Well, what if I get something from Citrus or Hye-won next to me… like an autograph?”

“Oh, then just a moment…! I’ll get some paper and a pen!”

The employee left with those words.

In my conversation with her, I didn’t feel any hatred or obvious malice towards me, so I was able to finish the conversation without any problems.

Still, I felt so suffocated that I almost ruined the mood by asking a useless question.

No, it’s basically ruined.

I made that face that looked happy look worried for a moment…

“… Am I really okay?”

“Huh? What, what’s the problem?”

“Too, too… Haa. No. I can’t ruin your mood. Well, I’m sorry if I already ruined it. It’s your day. ”

“No, I just hope you had fun. How was it today? Did you have fun?”

“Um… You can ask me.”

“There’s still a lot of time left. Hmm… I hope you’ll answer after I’m done.”

“It’s your time, not mine… ”

“If the person you’re talking to isn’t fun, it’s not fun. Isn’t that usually the case?”

“I haven’t really played like this before… ”

“Well, anyway. Even though the morning was a bit tough, I’m sure Unnie will make the afternoon fun. Don’t you think?”

“Ugh. An arrow is suddenly flying at me? I don’t have legs, so it’d be hard to dodge.”

“Oh, just kidding. So, what did you say you had reserved?”

“An aquarium in the basement. There are penguins. Aren’t they cute? Of course, I think the penguins are cuter.”

“Isn’t my evaluation too high? It’s okay to roughly adjust the villain to the second worst… but your legs… ”

“Yeah, don’t worry. I figured it all out, so don’t worry. Oh, you’re here.”

As Citrus said, the employee who had been taking my picture earlier came out with a menu.

I wonder if it’s just my imagination that there seem to be a few more people added later.

“Menu, here it is! Ugh. Hey, Citrus-sama, former Citrus-sama. They said they were fans… I was just going to leave it here, but if you don’t mind… Just one picture… ”

“Ah, that’s about it… Vine, then would you please choose it for me in the meantime?”

“Yes… ”

As I came in, I looked at the other tables around me.

Pasta, steak. Menus you usually see at ordinary Western restaurants.

Actually, when I looked through the menu, there didn’t seem to be anything particularly special.

Didn’t the rumor spread that this restaurant was delicious because it was faithful to the basics and captured the public’s taste?

From the side, there is endless affection and concern for Hye-won.

Citrus was taking pictures of the fans who came to see her younger brother, as if she was proud of him.

Hmm… Then I guess I’ll just take my time looking around and choosing.

Even though Hye-won eats just about anything, she has her preferences.

Rather than the usual carbonara, aglio olio, etc., I would say it has a clean, rich taste like toowoomba.

Because I like that kind of thing.

I wonder if the rose here tastes similar.

Or, here’s Chicken Cream Spaghetti.

Looking at the pepper drawn on the side, this looks similar.

Or there’s also Passe.

Passe… are you okay?

But I’m wearing white.

I was looking for a white one-piece dress that was different from the dark clothes I usually wear, saying I was going to disguise myself…

No, at the point where you’re looking for something spicy, it would be right to just eat it without frying it.

If something like this gets on white clothes, it will stand out, but it’s not easy to erase.

Hmm…

Since Hyewon and Nana eat a lot anyway, wouldn’t it be okay to just order everything?

If you think about it that way, um…

Was there really any reason to worry about it…?

I had forgotten that if you can’t choose between the two, there’s a workaround: just order both.

“Thank you!”

“Hey, what? Did you choose all the beanies?”

“Yes. This one and this one. And how about this one?”

“Um… Do whatever you want. Sister, is there anything you want to eat?”

“This restaurant, the pasta and steak are so delicious. Especially the rose is not greasy and has a moderately heavy taste, and it gives a satisfying feeling in the mouth… ”

“Ah, citrus… I understand. I fully understand that you are happy, so could you please shut your noisy mouth? Hye-won, is there anything you would like to eat?”

So Hye-won ordered the sirloin steak she wanted to eat, two pastas, a pizza, grapefruit ade, orange ade, and even a salad.

Hmm… Is that a bit much?

If you think about how much Hye-won and other magical girls usually eat, it’s not that much.

Anyway, any nutrients consumed in excess will be converted into magical power.

“Vine, you have such an expectant expression. This is cute too.”

“Yes…? I’m looking forward to the food. But I’m not cute. What’s cute about me… ”

This guy is real.