I Was Supposed to Be Giving Love Advice on the School Radio, but Before I Knew It, the Beautiful Girls at School Were Hitting on Me
“Sandwich for Number 8 is ready !”
[Kageyama, when you’re done, can you take care of the salad for Number 5?]
“Yes, sir ! It’s Caesar, right?”
[Yes ! I can’t keep my hands off the cakes right now, so please do !]
I quickly take out the ingredients from the bottom shelf while replying to the voice echoing from the back of the store.
It was late in the evening and the restaurant was quite crowded. Standing in the kitchen, I can hear a mixture of different human voices.
While chopping vegetables, I heat a frying pan and throw in the bacon. Even though there are a lot of orders, it’s only a salad. I proceeded with the cooking in a very efficient manner.
“Okay, it’s done…….”
While carrying the salad to the counter, I caught a glimpse of the number of people in the restaurant and let out a sigh.
The place where I work part-time, Cafe Bianca, is doing quite well today, even though it’s still before lunch time.
Originally, it was a quiet cafe with not many people, but it gradually gained a reputation for its good food, and as a result of spreading through SNS, it became a popular restaurant that is crowded even on weekdays.
I started working there at first because the pay was good, but I honestly didn’t think I’d have to work this hard…….
But now that I’m here, I can’t quit, and I’ve been working there for a long time.
“Phew…..”
To be honest, I’m physically exhausted, but since I’m getting paid, I can’t let my work slow down. The only time I take a break is when I’m carrying the food to the counter.
“Salad for Number 5 is ready.”
When I arrived at the counter, there was already a customer in front of me.
Despite the fact that the restaurant was busy, she put her hand on the counter and wore a smile that made it look like she had plenty of time to spare.
“Senpai, you look very tired, don’t you?”
If I just looked at the words, it would probably seem like an expression of gratitude, but there was not a hint of sympathy for me in her voice.
“Kinami…you seem pretty relaxed…”
“Yes, I’m doing very well !”
Even though she heard my resentful words, she…Kinami Makino brushed them off and smiled as usual.
Kinami Makino. Although she is a first-year student at Akihito High School, there are probably very few people at my school who don’t know her name.
Her hair is cut in a short bob and her eyes are bright. She is a first-year student, but she has stood out from the very beginning.
Thanks to her amiable personality, she has an outstanding reputation among the students.
In the few months since she entered the school, her fame has been spreading throughout the school, as she makes full use of the innocence of a junior high school student until a few months ago.
As a result, the nickname she has earned is “Angel of the South Wind.”……
“Hey, Senpai. What are you doing staring at a girl’s body? It’s sexual harassment, y’know?”
“…..Haa.”
The woman who put her hands around her body as if to protect it was very far from the name of an angel.
I dare say she’s a little devil of the south winds.
“Well, I know how it feels to be admired for my cuteness.”
“No one’s fawning over you…….”
The little devil smiles at how tired I am as I handed her the salad I had just made.
“Please deliver this to Number 5.”
“Yessir.”
At that moment, I saw a couple heading to the checkout counter.
They were, I think, from…..
“Also, when you’re done with this, put down Number 4 cutlery.”
“I’ve already finished that～”
“O-oh. I see……”
“Then, I’m gonna go to Number 5.”
After saying that, she carried the salad with nimble footsteps.
“She was as fast at work as ever…….”
I don’t want to admit it, but she works fast enough to be able to sell oil under me.
As I was watching her in a daze, a large shadow covered me from behind.
“Kageyama kun, good work~.
“Whoa.”
I hear a zombie-like voice.
I turn around to see a large man with dead eyes commensurate with his voice.
“Oh, Manager. Thanks for your hard work……”
This large man is Murase san. He is the manager of Cafe Bianca and does most of the work in the kitchen. He looks like a bear, but his personality and the food he makes are very delicate.
The manager smiles weakly.
“Kageyama kun, you must be pretty tired. You can take a break in the back.”
“No, I’m still fine. I can still work !”
Of course, I couldn’t leave someone in this state and go on a break first. When I told the manager that I still had some energy left, he waved his hand lightly in front of his chest.
“It’s okay, all that’s left is the cake, I’ll take care of it.”
“I see…..”
Blanca’s popular cakes are all handmade by the store manager, who also decorates them himself.
If you say that, there’s nothing I can do to help you.
“Yeah, there are less than 10 dishes left, and the wave of customers has probably stopped, so there’s plenty of time to spare.”
“Are you sure you’re okay with that……?”
“Don’t worry about me, just take the rest of the day off.”
After some hesitation, I decided to take him at his word.
“Then excuse me for a moment…….”
With that, the manager narrowly left the counter with his large body on his side.
I made sure there were no new orders either, and headed for the break room.
“Oooh…….”
About 20 minutes into the break, earphones in my ears, I close my eyes.
What I’m listening to is the radio, of course. Thanks to the popularity of podcasts, I can now listen to the radio whenever and wherever I want.
“Ah, it’s soothing to the ears……”
I feel my body relaxing with fatigue. Taking advantage of the fact that no one is in the break room, I lean my upper body against the back of the chair.
The calm tone of the comedian’s free talk, which is not a story, is pleasant. The low-tension conversation, full of a sense of routine that I don’t usually see on TV, slowly seeps into my body.
Bang !
“Senpai ! Good work !”
The door opened with a bang and the voice of a little devil echoed through the air. My relaxing time was not going to be a peaceful one…….
Maitoshi