The Trickster's Ninth Episode

The welcome bell rings.

"Welcome." Yu Gonglian stopped the pen in her hand.

"Huh? Isn't Boss Sakura here?"

A gentle and pleasant voice came from beside her ears, and Ren Amamiya looked for her reputation, and the person who came was a kind-hearted person—Sae Niijima.

"The boss has something to go out, and I will take care of the store for the time being." Yu Gonglian said with a smile in a business-like manner.

"You..." After Ren Amamiya turned her head, Sae Niijima looked at him and frowned, hesitating to speak. "You are the student taken in by Boss Sakura, right?"

"Ah? You know! Yes, thanks to the boss's willingness to take her in, I am laughing at you." Yu Gonglian was surprised, but she still responded calmly.

"Don't be so cautious, I should be Boss Sakura's friend. I was worried that his good intentions would cause some trouble, but now it seems that I am narrow-minded." Sae Niijima said with a smile.

"It's human nature to be worried, it's my own fault for causing trouble." Yu Gonglian said indifferently.

Sae Niijima saw that Ren Amamiya did not look like a person who committed the crime of "intentional injury". Apart from accidents, it was not good to entangle too much on this topic, so he changed the subject and said: "Boss Sakura is willing to give you the store, it seems that he should trust you very much."

"well enough."

"Could you make me a cup of coffee?"

"Of course, what would you like to drink?"

"Mandheling."

"Mandheling...Okay, please wait a moment." Ren Amamiya took out the siphon pot. To be honest, if Sae Niijima ordered Lanshan or Kona, he would not dare to make it for her. After all, touching those beans requires the permission of Boss Sojiro.

"Speaking of which, the school that took you in is Mitsuzaka, right?" Sae Niijima spoke up while making coffee.

"Yes."

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked your name yet. My name is Sae Niijima. What's your name?"

"My name is Amamiya Ren, I am glad to meet you, Miss Niijima."

"Hahahaha..." Sae Niijima laughed without warning.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Yu Gonglian looked at her unexpectedly, she seemed to say nothing wrong!

"It's nothing, I just think it's strange to be called that by a high school student." Sae Niijima said with a restrained laugh.

"Then... Niijima... Ms.?" Ren Amamiya tentatively changed her address.

"Just call it whatever you like." Sae Niijima said casually, and then looked at the siphon pot in front of Ren Amamiya to change the subject. "I heard from Boss Sakura that there seem to be relatively few people who know how to make coffee with this device! It turns out that you are quite proficient. Have you learned it before?"

"Yes, I studied for a while out of interest before I came here. I have been in touch with pour over coffee and siphon. My country pays more attention to siphon, so I am a little biased here." Amamiya Ren replied with a smile. "It turned out that the boss also likes the siphon type!"

"Really?" Sae Niijima sat in front of the bar, looked at Ren Amamiya with a light smile on his head, and said casually. "What a coincidence!"

Amamiya Ren was reaching out to fetch the alcohol lamp, she always felt like a thorn when she heard the words, her movements paused for a moment, but she didn't show any abnormality, and said with a smile; "Yes! This should be my luck .”

After the alcohol lamp was extinguished, the temperature of the siphon pot began to drop, and the coffee began to flow back.

After that, Sae Niijima lost interest in Ren Amamiya, glanced around, and finally noticed the menu next to the bar.

"Huh? Has the menu in the store changed?" Sae Niijima reached out and took the menu.

"It's only limited on Sundays. I think... Maybe it's to take care of me. The boss asked me to work in the store on Sundays. Probably out of interest, I added some dishes that I can cook to the menu. .” Yu Gonglian explained. "Usually, it will still be the same as before."

With that said, Ren Amamiya poured the brewed coffee into a coffee cup and brought it to Sae Niijima.

The coffee was hot, but Sae Niijima didn't notice it, but seemed to be quite interested in the new menu in his hand.

"Miss Niijima, your coffee is ready." Ren Amamiya reminded.

"Ah! Okay, thank you." Sae Niijima glanced at this side and thanked him, then turned his head and asked Ren Amamiya with great interest.

"Amiya-kun, Phantom Thief... What are mask cookies?"

Chapter 82 That Beautiful Past (5/5)

"The mask of the strange thief... is actually an element born out of ACG. To be precise, it is probably a fashion and mystery-themed image of the thief that has gradually formed in entertainment works. Among them, the mask belongs to the strange thief. One of the symbols, because they are interesting and unique, I made them into biscuits as a special snack in the store."

Umiya Ren explained very formulaically.

"That's it! Although I have heard of this word, I don't know the origin of the so-called phantom thief element!" Sae Niijima said thoughtfully. "Is it an entertainment element that has been developed in recent years...that is, something that is completely imaginary and has never existed in reality?"

"How could there be a monster thief in reality?" Amamiya Ren answered this question with a smile.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I have a slight occupational disease." Sae Niijima smiled at himself, put down the menu in his hand and said. "Give me a piece of this biscuit, too. It's very interesting."

"...Okay." Yu Gonglian had a smile on her face, and there was always a fuzzy feeling in her heart.

Phantom Thief biscuits are cookies, and they are actually quite suitable for serving coffee... but it is a bit weird for serving Mandheling.

Sae Niijima casually took out a biscuit and ate it, Ren Amamiya glanced over there, it was Joker's spirit bird mask.

Sae Niijima, who put the cookie into his mouth, frowned very slightly, and said with some embarrassment: "Ah! Sorry, this cookie seems too sweet for me."

Then he raised the coffee and took a sip, the eyebrows stretched again, and he praised without hesitation: "Amiya-kun's craftsmanship is also good! No wonder Boss Sakura is so relieved to hand over the shop to you."

"It's overrated." Yu Gonglian responded modestly.

"Speaking of which, since the Phantom Thief is an image from entertainment works, which works are these masks from?" Sae Niijima spoke to Ren Amamiya as if chatting.

"Uh...these are not actually from any entertainment works." Ren Amamiya smiled stiffly. "It's just an appearance I designed out of interest."

"Is it actually designed by Amamiya-kun?" Sae Niijima was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect to get such an answer.

"I... am a fan of Phantom Thieves, so I am laughing at you." Umiya Ren didn't know why she was so nervous, obviously he hadn't done anything, and he wasn't a Phantom Thief, so why was he so guilty?

Obviously, Sae Niijima didn't seem to know him before, and he didn't seem to have retained his memory, but the questions he asked were all very wrong.

Just chatting one after another, and there were no other guests in the middle, Ren Amamiya chatted with Sae Niijima until the coffee was finished.

"Ah! I'm really sorry, this biscuit is too sweet for me." Sae Niijima said apologetically, the biscuit in front of her remained unchanged except for the first one. "Please pack it for me."

Although he couldn't eat it, Niijima Sae didn't seem to intend to just throw away these biscuits. Based on the idea of ​​not wasting and respecting the chef himself, he planned to pack them and take them home.

After sending Sae Niijima away, Ren Amamiya heaved a sigh of relief. This meeting was much more exciting than the last time.

He obviously didn't become a phantom thief anymore, and he didn't do anything like [change his mind] behind his back. It's not shameful to be a Vtuber, and he's still a person, so why should he have ghosts in his heart?

Probably because Sae Niijima's temperament is too oppressive.

It may also be because he was a little nervous today by the information revealed by Goro Akechi.

Reflecting on her inexplicable gaffe just now, Ren Amamiya quickly readjusted her thoughts. Thinking about these things, she couldn't think of any results. Both Akechi Goro and Saiki Kusuo played riddles with him one by one.

Let it be, it is better to use it to write copywriting if you have time to waste.

In the quiet LeBron, there is only the sound of rubbing paper and pen, which is peaceful and comfortable.

......

Jingle Bell......

"Welcome." Yugong Lian looked towards the prestige and greeted with a smile. "It's you! Mr. Okazaki."

"Eh? Do you still remember me?" Tomo Okazaki, who had just entered the store, was also taken aback for a moment. He and Ren Amamiya had only met once, so it was really surprising that he could be remembered.

"Who is this?" Ren Amamiya looked at Tomoya Okazaki, and there was a lady with short chestnut hair who entered the store with Tomoya Okazaki.

"Ah! This is my lover." Okazaki Tomoya introduced.

"Hello, Ms. Okazaki." Ren Amamiya smiled even brighter.

"Your name is... Yu Gong, right?" The other party remembered him, and it would be too embarrassing if he forgot him.Fortunately, Ren Amamiya is still very easy to impress others. Okazaki Tomo tried hard to recall, and finally remembered the other party's name. "Do you work in a help shop?"

"Yes, the boss has something to go out temporarily. Would you like to order something?"

"Two servings of curry rice, please, and another serving of curry rice for children." Okazaki Tomohiro said casually, then looked down at his side and said softly, "Come on, Xiaoxi, let's sit here."

Ren Amamiya was stunned for a moment, leaned a little towards the bar, followed the gaze of Tomoya Okazaki, and saw a small chestnut-haired figure standing at the other party's feet.

The other party also noticed Yu Gonglian's gaze, raised her head, one hand was held by her mother, and the other hand was holding her mother's skirt, looking at Yu Gonglian timidly.

Ren Amamiya smiled gently at her, then raised her head and responded to Tomoya Okazaki: "Three servings of curry rice, I understand, please sit down and wait."

The Okazaki family ordered curry without looking at today's menu. It seems that they are regular customers.

Two meals for adults and one meal for children didn't take much time. Ren Amamiya brought the curry rice to the Okazaki family, then looked at Shio Okazaki and said, "Is this your child? It's so cute! She What is your name?"

"Her name is Shio, Okazaki Shio, she is our daughter." It is naturally something to be happy when someone praises one's own child, and Okazaki Tomoya introduced it to Amamiya Ren with a smile.

"Hi Xiaoxi, my name is Ren Amamiya, nice to meet you~" Ren Amamiya bent down and greeted Okazaki Shio very gently.

However, Okazaki Shio seemed a little shy of strangers, after hearing Amamiya Ren's words, she shrank back to her mother instead.

"Xiao Xi, please say hello well." Seeing this, Nagisa Okazaki said softly to Xiao Xi.

"Then, that... Hello, Uncle Amamiya."

"Hello~ Ah! By the way, Mr. Okazaki, is it time for Xi to change teeth?" Ren Amamiya asked suddenly.

"Eh? Not yet. Is there any question? Amamiya-kun." Okazaki Tomo was also a little surprised by the question, but since it wasn't a big deal, he answered it anyway.

"It's nothing, Xiaoxi is so cute, I want to give her a small dessert as a gift, I wonder if it's possible?"

"Then why are you so embarrassed?" Okazaki Tomo also hastily refused.

"Mr. Okazaki, did you notice that today's menu is different from usual? Well! Today, the boss asked me to make a lot of black cakes, cakes and other desserts on a whim, but it's almost afternoon now. To be honest, uh... ...doesn't necessarily sell out."

"Take it as my wish, please don't refuse."

While talking, Amamiya Ren took out two pieces of Sakura Cake from the refrigerator, put them on a plate, and brought them to Xiaoxi.

"It's so beautiful!" Xiao Xi, who was still timid at first, saw the black cake on the plate, her eyes lit up, and children generally have little resistance to things with beautiful appearance.

The Okazaki couple next to each other looked at each other, smiled helplessly and indulgently, and thanked Ren Amamiya: "Then thank you, Amamiya-kun."

"Xiaoxi, please say thank you well." Okazaki Nagisa said to Xiaoxi.

"Thank you, Uncle Yugong." Xiaoxi looked at Yugonglian and said happily.

"You're welcome, please use it slowly." Yu Gonglian smiled, and then walked back to the bar.

The pen for copywriting is spinning in his hand.

Ah~~~! ! !

Seeing something that can keep a good mood going all day long!