"Hey, this so-called delicious place you mentioned, is it really somewhere like this?"
Kurumi stared at the storefront in front of them, the corner of her mouth twitching.
Shun nodded. "Actually, I have always had this idea, to bring a girl to this kind of place and see how she reacts."
"I think in a lot of cases, once a girl comes here with you, her favorability toward you will plummet straight down, you know."
"I know. That is why I would never bring a girl I am actually interested in."
He said it with a perfectly serious face.
Kurumi's eyes widened as she stared at him. "So you are saying, you are not interested in me at all?"
Shun glanced at her. "We should head in."
"You are awful!"
Kurumi shouted unhappily at his back.
The place Shun had brought her to was the kind of maid café that appeared constantly in anime, yet in real life, if someone found out you went there, it was the kind of thing that could cause instant social death.
"Master, welcome home!"
The moment they stepped through the door, Shun and Kurumi were greeted by a maid in full uniform.
Shun gave the maid in front of him a once over.
Hmm... it was just so-so.
Seeing this kind of maid outfit online would make a lot of otaku excited, but seeing it in reality really was not as magical as they had imagined.
Of course, what couples wore in private was another matter entirely.
Kurumi stood beside him and said, "How about we go somewhere else instead, the food in places like this is usually not very cost-effective."
"Do not worry, I have plenty of money," Shun said casually.
"Uh..."
What was with that unmistakable rich guy tone?
Kurumi could only look at him helplessly.
The newbie maid who had been greeting them at the door could not help sizing the two of them up.
The guy was very handsome, the girl was very pretty.
If they had come alone, either of them, it would make sense.
Men came here just to be simple, thirsty pervs, no matter how good looking they were.
Girls were either working here, or coming to enjoy looking at cute girls.
Yes, girls also loved pretty girls.
Since the selling point of a maid café was the girls, of course their looks would not be low.
But a boy and a girl coming together like this felt really strange.
Were they not worried about leaving a bad impression on each other?
As a rookie maid, she really could not understand.
Just then, a middle-aged woman's voice came from inside."kurumi-san, speaking about your workplace like that is not very nice."
"And you are also half an hour late today."
"Eh? Manager, I was on shift today?"
"And you are half an hour late today."
"Eh? Manager, I was on shift today?"
Kurumi froze.
The female manager nodded. "Yes. Did you forget you already switched a rest day before, so you have to work today."
"Crap."
A bitter look appeared on Kurumi's face.
There went her full attendance bonus.
Standing off to the side, Shun's gaze shifted between Kurumi and the manager.
"You work here?" he asked.
Being asked so directly by Shun did not fluster the girl at all, she was not even the least bit shy.
She smiled with crescent eyes. "I do."
"Weren't you just saying you wanted to see how girls react when you bring them here, Gojo San?"
As she spoke, Kurumi stepped closer to him, leaned in by his ear and whispered,
"Master, I will be right there to serve you."
Her warm breath brushed against his ear.
For a moment, Shun could not quite tell the difference between this high schooler Kurumi and the cursed-spirit Kurumi from earlier.
Had she been possessed again?
Fine, to be completely honest, in that instant Shun's heart did in fact skip a beat.
"Is Mr. Gojo finally feeling something for me this time?"
Kurumi covered her mouth and giggled.
Shun stayed silent for a while, then looked toward the manager. "Boss, you let customers choose their maid here, right?"
The manager nodded. "Yes."
Shun pointed at Kurumi beside him. "Then I will take her. I am booking her for today."
"Uh... sir, the way you say that makes us sound like some kind of shady, illegal establishment."
The manager looked a little pained.
Kurumi blinked at him, her eyes big and bright.
So we were being that straightforward now?
Shun turned back to her with a smile. "My little maid who made my heart flutter, can you go get changed now?"
There was no denying it, a handsome guy's smile had terrifying firepower.
All three women present had their hearts skip a beat in that instant.
"Ah... okay."
Kurumi, who had been secretly delighted that she managed to make Shun's heart stir, suddenly turned meek.
Head down, she scurried into the changing room.
"Then, Master, this way please."
The newbie maid led Shun to a seat.