Chapter 110: This Restaurant is Even More Extraordinary Than She Imagined!
Jingle—!
As the crisp sound of the door chime rang out, Henchman A pushed open the restaurant's door. A rich and enticing aroma instantly washed over them, rushing straight to Big Madam's nose.
"Ooh, ooh, ooh—!"
"This fragrance... it's so much richer than outside!"
"I can't stand it!"
Big Madam lifted her fat, thick arms, palms facing up. She closed her eyes, her large head swaying gently as she took a deep, long breath. A look of pure bliss appeared on her face, and a bit of drool could be seen escaping the corner of her mouth.
"Welcome!"
Minos greeted them enthusiastically. Her gaze swept over the henchmen standing behind Big Madam—one in a yellow polka-dot suit, the other in purple—and an apologetic look crossed her face.
"I'm so sorry, but we only have two seats available at the moment."
"A, B, you two go ahead," Big Madam said, glancing at the counter seats without turning her head to address her two followers.
"Madam..." Henchman A and Henchman B instinctively tried to refuse.
But by then, Big Madam had already managed to suppress the gluttonous urge in her heart. She said to Minos, "I'd like to wait for a seat at the counter. Is that alright?"
"Of course, no problem at all!" Minos replied in a cheerful voice. She then turned to Henchman A and Henchman B, made a welcoming gesture, and said, "In that case... gentlemen, please follow me!"
"Go on," Big Madam said, turning back to her two henchmen.
"Madam!" Henchman A and Henchman B were instantly moved, their eyes even welling up with tears.
Henchman A then declared with the utmost solemnity, "We will finish our meal as quickly as possible!"
"If you have any orders, please do not hesitate to call for us! We will be by your side in an instant!" Henchman B added, placing a hand over his heart, his voice filled with loyalty.
"Mhm."
Big Madam sniffed the air—'It smells so good!'—and nodded lightly.
Although 'she' was a pedophile and a sadist, she was actually decent to her own people. Henchman A and Henchman B were 'her' trusted subordinates, so 'she' usually took good care of them.
After watching them head upstairs, Big Madam's gaze casually swept across the restaurant's interior.
Shhhla—!
Just then, Pekola emerged from a small private room with a tray, sliding the door shut behind her.
Big Madam's eyes landed on her, and the eyes behind her purple sunglasses instantly widened.
'Kawaii!'
The girl's silvery-blonde hair shone with a soft luster under the lights, a warm halo seeming to flow through the strands, making one want to reach out and touch it. Her skin was as white as milk, so delicate it looked like it would break with a single touch, with a nearly translucent purity. Her face was as exquisite as an angel's. She was wearing a unique black and white dress, and beneath the hem, her slender, snow-white legs glowed, their lines smooth and graceful...
'So perfect! I want her!'
Big Madam was instantly captivated. A tide of desire surged within her, nearly impossible to suppress.
Although Pekola looked a little older than her usual tastes, she was just so adorable! Big Madam was already determined to take her in as a "foster child" and "dote" on her—in the way 'she' was best at!
'She's so cute... when she's being tortured... she'll surely be even cuter!'
A twisted smile appeared on Big Madam's fat face. 'She' pictured Pekola struggling in agony in her mind's eye. Just the thought of it made 'her' tremble with excitement, and 'her' breathing grew heavy.
"Eek—!"
The moment Big Madam's gaze locked onto her, Pekola sensed it and instinctively looked over. The instant their eyes met, a shiver of disgust ran down her spine.
'A ghoul?'
'I'm being targeted? Why?'
The little angel was utterly confused. She frowned, a look of puzzlement on her face. She wasn't scared, of course; no matter what, she was still an angel. Even without her halo and most of her power, self-defense was no problem.
But—
Logically, her boss should have been the one being targeted. She couldn't make Glowing Cuisine, so why was this ghoul staring at her?
'What a perceptive little girl!'
Seeing Pekola's reaction, Big Madam praised her internally and reined in her intentions slightly. After all, she was out in public, and she had other business to attend to today.
However, Big Madam had already decided that when she ordered her food "to go" later, she would be adding this cute, angelic little girl to the order.
"Hm?"
Just then, Big Madam noticed that it wasn't just the little girl who was looking at her.
The cute girl with red twin-tails and an eye patch sitting behind the counter, though strangely dressed, was staring at her sharply.
The girl with long, curly blonde hair coming down from the second floor, who had a sweet and cute face and the feel of an idol, was watching her with great interest.
The blonde girl busy working in the open kitchen...
In fact, there were two more 'she' had missed.
Takatsuki Sen, who was looking at the entrance with surprised eyes, and Lucoa, who had cast a "cognitive impairment" spell on herself, causing ordinary people to subconsciously ignore her.
"An unwelcome guest has arrived," Lucoa said, her eyes lighting up with joy.
Her time to shine had come!
Ryohei Tanaka had told them before that if any unwelcome guests showed up, they shouldn't hold back. He had no interest in serving villains.
She could totally earn some brownie points with Ryohei for this!
Lucoa's heart stirred. She instantly destroyed Big Madam's brain and tossed her corpse into the magma inside Mount Fuji.
Destruction of the body and elimination of all evidence, all in one smooth motion!
The two henchmen upstairs were dealt with in the same manner.
Minos, who had just shown them to their private room, was momentarily stunned when they suddenly vanished, but Lucoa's explanation echoed in her ear.
"Oh, is that what happened? Never mind then."
Downstairs.
When Yurine saw the "fat aunty" suddenly disappear, she instinctively glanced over at Lucoa at the counter. Poporon and Jashin-chan also looked over at the same time. Pekola froze for a second, then also realized what had happened and who was responsible.
Only Takatsuki Sen, who was not in the loop, stared with wide, bewildered eyes, turning her head to look back at the entrance.
'Where did that giant Big Madam go? How did she just vanish?'
She was completely baffled, even starting to wonder if she had just hallucinated the whole thing.
Then, a mature, feminine voice with a hint of a pout echoed in her ear:
"Tanaka-kun, I just drove away three unwelcome guests! Reward me, quick!"
'It wasn't a hallucination!'
Takatsuki Sen's eyes widened, and she instinctively followed the voice.
She saw, at the far left of the counter, a "giant woman" wearing a pink baseball cap decorated with a pair of horns, waving her slender, pale arms and cheerfully demanding praise from Ryohei Tanaka.
"Unwelcome guests?"
Ryohei looked over, confused. He glanced around, left and right, as if searching for where these guests could be.
'Wait a second!'
'Was someone sitting in that spot before?'
To be more precise—
'Was a person like THAT here the whole time?'
Takatsuki Sen's pupils contracted. A cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her fingertips unconsciously tightened around her spoon. A person with such distinctive features—how could she have possibly not noticed her?!
And yet, she had absolutely no memory of Lucoa's presence, as if she had just materialized out of thin air.
As if sensing her gaze, Lucoa turned her head with a smile, gently lifting her eyelids to reveal a pair of unusually magnificent, heterochromatic eyes.
Takatsuki Sen's back instantly went rigid. She then forced a smile, lowered her head, and quickly shoveled a mouthful of Miracle Comet Fried Rice into her mouth to calm her nerves...
This restaurant... was far more extraordinary than she had ever imagined!
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