"Well, it's shift change time now, right?"
Azusa glanced at the time. Now that the three of them were back, they could finally take a break.
"Yeah, looks like it," Chisa said as she checked the clock. Finally, it was time to rest.
"In that case, Chisa can switch with Iori, and Shiro, you just handle the payments."
Azusa took charge of the arrangements. Shiro had no objections; after all, compared to earlier, the crowd had thinned out significantly, and collecting 600 yen per order wasn't exactly difficult.
Iori thought for a moment and figured it was fine. Just as he was about to agree, Azusa suddenly teleported right in front of him, eyes gleaming with curiosity!
"So? So? Hurry up and tell me, what's going on with you and Kohei?!"
"PFFT!!!"
Iori nearly spat out his drink, looking at Azusa in horror. He had completely forgotten about that!
He nervously glanced at Shiro, sighing in relief when he saw that he wasn't paying attention. Lowering his voice, he whispered to Azusa, "Not so loud! And that bastard Shiro is right here!"
Iori didn't want any misunderstandings from Shiro. Whether he misunderstood or not wasn't the issue, it was the fact that he was a total scumbag! And worse, a scumbag who knew his parents!
Even if it was just a misunderstanding, he couldn't let his strict dad, mom, and little sister hear about it!
"Oh, don't worry! I've been working hard to change Shiro's views! Just the other day, we even watched some of my collection together—you know, the kind with guys and girls, and even guys with guys~"
(′⊙ω⊙`)
Iori looked at the two of them in complete despair. What the hell do you two do every night?! Throw parties or something?!
(′°Д°`)?
Shiro looked at Azusa and Iori with confusion. Something about their atmosphere felt off.
"Ahaha… Anyway, Shiro, Chisa, and I can handle things here. You go take a break!"
Iori hurriedly pushed the others out, completely ignoring the exhausted-looking Chisa beside him.
"I've been working at the shop the whole time, you know..."
"Sorry about that, Chisa."
After the others left, Iori sincerely apologized to Chisa. He needed to clear up this misunderstanding quickly, otherwise, that scumbag Shiro might really find out!
"...It's fine, I get it. I mean, Azusa is a real beauty, after all."
"Huh?"
Iori looked at Chisa in confusion. Wait, I haven't even explained anything yet, and she already 'understands' me?
Shiro also glanced at her curiously. Was Chisa, in her usual airheaded way, jumping to conclusions again?
"Being around someone that pretty must be a lot of pressure, right?"
"..."
Iori fell silent. This misunderstanding… Sure, there was pressure, but not because of her looks!
"...Yeah, something like that."
!!!
Shiro stared at Iori in shock. Wait, this guy is more innocent than I thought!
"Virgin."
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY, YOU BASTARD?!"
Once again, Iori completely lost it over Shiro's nonsense, especially since it was the same two damn words as last time!
"Alright, save the fighting for later. We have customers."
Chisa sighed and intervened, looking exhausted. These two were seriously impossible to deal with.
"..."
Without another word, Iori and Shiro silently put aside their bickering. Money was more important!
"By the way, when's the beauty pageant?"
Now that things had calmed down, Shiro, feeling a bit bored, casually asked.
"Starts at four. The awards ceremony is tomorrow at one."
Chisa answered while continuing her work, not even looking up.
"Huh? That's different from the competition."
Iori, also focused on his task, seamlessly joined the conversation. "The Male Category contest is tonight, and the awards are also tonight."
"Well, I guess it's because it's a big event. The competition is more chaotic since anyone can join in."
Watching the two of them work, Shiro started feeling like the odd one out. Wait, have these two been secretly practicing together or something? Why are they so in sync? Am I just a glorified cash register now?!
"Besides, the voting process needs to stay exciting. This contest isn't just about picking the most handsome guy, after all."
"No, I'll definitely win!"
Shiro declared with absolute certainty. No way! If it wasn't him, then he'd have to drink straight from the barrel!
"..."
Iori stared at Shiro speechlessly. Actually… he also thought that this scumbag could win the championship.
"By the way, isn't it almost time? Shouldn't we start preparing?"
Shiro checked the time. If they didn't get ready soon, there wouldn't be enough time.
"Huh? Me? I was just planning to go in this."
Chisa looked down at her outfit. It was normal—just her usual clothes. The only thing she planned to do was take off her apron.
She hadn't originally intended to participate in the beauty pageant. Just going on stage for the sake of it should be fine, right?
Whoosh!
The moment she finished speaking, two figures appeared beside her at lightning speed, startling Shiro!
Was this… teleportation?!
As expected, older sisters were terrifying!
"That won't do, little Chisa~"
"We can't let more people miss out on seeing our adorable Chisa~"
Nanaka and Azusa each grabbed one of Chisa's arms and started dragging her away.
"Uh… Actually, I don't need any preparations—"
Chisa tried to resist, but the two older girls gave her no chance.
"Aww, don't say that~"
"This is a rare opportunity, you know~"
"See you later~" ×2
Shiro and Iori smiled and waved as they left. To be honest, they were actually looking forward to seeing Chisa, this natural airhead, in a beautiful outfit.
She was still a bit inexperienced, but just like her sister, she was definitely a beauty~
"Hey, idiot, why do I feel like Nanaka-nee is way too excited about this?"
Shiro looked at Iori in confusion. Just now, Nanaka had seemed like a complete fangirl.
"I told you, I'm not an idiot, you scumbag!"
Iori shouted, but then his expression suddenly turned sly, as if he just remembered something.
"You don't know, do you~?"
(′｀;)?
"Know what?"
"Nanaka is a huge siscon~ The type who collects cups that Chisa has drunk from."
Crack!
Crack…
!!!
Shiro was completely petrified. The kind and gentle big sister he had in his mind suddenly transformed into a crazed pervert sniffing her little sister's underwear!
"AHHHHH!!! NO WAY! IORI, YOU BASTARD, YOU'RE LYING TO ME!"
"Hah? Why would I lie about this? Everyone knows!"
"I don't care! You just destroyed my image of the perfect Nanaka!"
"You're just refusing to accept reality! Stop pulling my hair, you bastard!"
"Then stop poking my nose!"
"You started it!"
"…!!!"
When their seniors and Kohei returned, they were greeted by the sight of…
Two idiots, poking each other's noses and pulling each other's hair.
"…So, what exactly happened while I was gone?"
Kohei clutched his face in despair. This club… I really am the only normal one here!!!