Pirate: I only come here for three things!

Spring and summer are the times when there is a lot of rain.

The fierce rain poured down from the vast sky, and there was another loud noise in the sky. Thunder exploded above Nozomi.

"Guest, wake up."

"This guest!"

What should we do now? As the owner of a pancake shop, he was very troubled at this time. Business hours are about to end, and Nozomi's curfew will be enforced by then. All preparations for closing the stall must be made before then.

However, the customer in front of him seemed to be asleep and still didn't wake up.

To put it simply, this store is a small shop that the owner inherited from his relatives. It is located not far from Genzi Port, because it is a bit far from the main roads and stations, and there are no commercial facilities around it that can promote this store. So it has always been a simple shop serving regular customers.

The decoration of the store is that of a small store that even though it has a sign, most people probably don't want to patronize it.

In fact, since the owner accepted the store, the only ones who patronize the store are regulars.

Today, this store welcomed a stranger.

The girl pushed open the wooden door, and there was scattered rain outside.

"Is it still open now?"

She has long legs and a slim figure. He is between 20 and 30 years old, with a head of hair that is as straight as a waterfall and tied back at the back of his head, like a ball. The eyes are bright on the perfect face.

She wore a well-fitting kimono with exaggerated embroidery. The whole thing is pink with flowers and birds embroidered on it.

Where is the eldest lady from?

"Welcome. The shop is still open now. It will be open until one hour before the night curfew, that is, before nine o'clock."

The girl estimated the time. "Looks like it's almost there."

"It's like this. It suddenly started to rain outside. I originally just wanted to take shelter at the door, but I didn't expect it to rain harder and harder." The girl explained her purpose.

"That's really embarrassing for you. If you don't mind that the shop is simple, please feel free to sit down."

The shop owner looked out the window and saw rain hitting the glass randomly.

"It's probably just a spring shower, and it's expected to stop soon. At this time, there won't usually be any customers coming in. It doesn't matter if you don't order."

He touched his head, which was wrapped in a headband. Somewhat embarrassed.

"We don't have anything good to eat here."

The girl is smiling. "I'm a little hungry and I still want to eat something."

Her eyes looked around at the old wooden signs.

"Well, I'll just have pork, eggs and light beer."

The shopkeeper neatly picked up the items in front of him.

"Okay, pork and eggs."

Cut the clean vegetables into small pieces, then add the eggs and finally mix in the cooked minced meat.

After turning on the switch of the iron plate, food was placed on it and it made a sizzling sound.

Um, should I say something? The store owner thought to himself as he looked at the food grilled on the iron plate in front of him.

What should I say that would not offend?

"Don't you think it's incredible that such a shabby little restaurant in a residential area can still operate?"

Ah, so it turns out that this neighborhood is a residential area. The girl thought for a while.

"If I'm more curious, why are you so young as the shop owner? Out of common sense, you probably didn't open this shop as a hobby after you retired."

"it is done."

The store put the food on a plate, poured it with special sauce and placed it in front of the girl.

"I inherited this store from my grandfather. This is a family property. After my grandfather left Wano Country, my family gave this business to me to inherit."

"It can be considered a bargain. After all, it is a shop and a residence. From now on, I can have a home of my own."

"I'm gonna start now."

The girl put her hands together and started eating.

The shopkeeper saw the girl eating in small bites and thought it was a kind of enjoyment. Such a quiet young lady has probably never eaten this kind of food that only ordinary people would eat before, right?

"and then?"

"Ok?"

The girl said while eating.

"About this store."

Is this what you are referring to?

The store owner continued: "This store, I remember that when I was a child, only regular customers came here. After all, geographically speaking, this place is not suitable for running a store at all. There are basically no stores nearby and all are residential buildings."

"But on the other hand, there are some regular customers who can only come here to eat. Before grandpa left, he asked me to ensure that this store will continue to open."

"After my grandfather left, this store was going to close down. But I thought about it and decided to continue running the store after work."

"That is to say, we only do business in the evening every day. The purpose is to provide the same dishes to the regular customers."

"It sounds like a very heart-warming story."

"You are joking. Anyway, in my hands now, it is indeed a small shop without any vitality."

The store owner started washing the dishes with water.

"The store's income after deducting various expenses is basically very little. If I buy some new tableware, I will lose money immediately. My living expenses are basically earned from my job outside of business hours."

"For me, although the income from my job is enough for my life, having such a house with land attached will still make me feel more at ease..."

What are you talking about... The store owner was a little embarrassed.

To be honest, there is no need to tell this young lady, right?

As expected, I am still not good at communicating with others...

"You keep talking about the shortcomings of your store, but the assorted yaki dishes taste really good."

The girl gave a positive comment and smiled while eating the hot food.

"The ingredients are nothing special, but the frying temperature is just right. Your dipping sauce tastes even better."

The store owner was a little embarrassed. "It's just a mixture of several common sauces on the market."

"But the proportion of each sauce is your family's exclusive recipe, right? It is not an easy task to prepare such a delicious sauce. Since so many regular customers are still there, it means that everyone recognizes it. It smells like your home."

She is so gentle... She obviously doesn't have to say these polite words, she is really a gentle young lady.

"Thank you for your compliment. In fact, I inherited this recipe from my grandfather. I also think this recipe is quite good. You don't look like you are from around here. Do you know anyone who lives nearby? ?”

The girl thought for a while.

"It is true that there is someone I know nearby, but I just met him for the first time today."

It's still raining outside.

The store owner looked at the rain outside the window and wondered when it would end.

——?

Ugh?

The girl fell asleep.

He fell asleep standing upright in front of the bar.

"Little girl?! It's a bit dangerous to sleep like this! It's easy to fall!"

"Little girl!"

But the girl didn't seem to wake up. She was still sound asleep.

"What should I do..." The store owner was a little troubled.

At this time, the door of this small shop was opened again.

Duanmu walked into the shop holding an umbrella and two swords on his waist. He closed the door and looked around the store.

"welcome."

"Sorry, I'm not here to eat. I'm this girl's friend."

The store owner looked at Duanmu.

"The store's business hours are almost over, right? The curfew is coming soon. Sorry, I'll take her out right now."

Duanmu took out his wallet and rummaged through Bailey inside.

"It looks like there's no bill... I'll do it. Well, how much is it?"

The store owner suddenly spoke.

"Wait a moment."

"Are you really this little girl's friend?"

Duanmu said seriously.

"If he wasn't her friend, why would he find this place and take her away?" Duanmu took out a residence permit from Wano Country Customs in his wallet. A noble diplomatic visa, of course.

The shopkeeper carefully looked at the certificate in Duanmu's hand.

"She has a strange problem. As soon as she relaxes, she falls asleep very easily on rainy days, and it's difficult to wake her up."

the shopkeeper asked again.

"Then how did you know she was here? The door of our store is made of frosted glass, and you can't see whether there are any customers inside at all from the outside. It's impossible for you to find her from the outside when you are looking for someone. Plus... …”

The store owner smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"In addition, it's not even obvious whether my store is open or not. The appearance is simple, and it doesn't look like a store that a lady from Wano Country would visit. So you can't look for her without thinking that someone might be inside. Come in and take a look.”

Duanmu defended: "She looks like a Yamato Nadeshiko, but she doesn't have that kind of character."

"Even so, when you opened the door and entered the store, you already looked sure that she was inside. And when you opened the door and saw her sitting here, you didn't show any relief or surprise at all. Immediately say that you are this little girl’s friend.”

Ahhh.

Duanmu continued to explain.

"That's because she contacted me and told me she was in the store."

"She came in temporarily to take shelter from the rain because it suddenly rained, and after confirming whether we were open for business. And after she came in, she used the phone bug she carried with her to call a girl to come pick her up. And your gender is completely wrong, right? ?This gentleman.”

Gion, what on earth did you do...

"Uh, this is..."

"The fact that she used a phone bug is something I made up. This little girl never took out the phone bug after entering. Nor did she talk about any related issues. If she had really contacted you before, You should point out that I’m lying.”

"What is your relationship with this girl? How can you, a foreigner with a foreign visa, know a local girl? If you have a cooperative relationship with her family, you should tell her at the beginning Will tell you."

"Well, she and I are lovers..."

"Now that you two are lovers? Isn't it too far-fetched? This girl is dressed so well. She must be preparing to meet her important person. If you are really her lover, why are you dressed like this? Look at it Are you looking like you're meeting a lover right now? There's even an unknown large patch of black filth on the cuffs of your clothes."

...I just went to the blacksmith shop.

"Well, she and I are indeed lovers. Regardless of how she is dressed now, she is actually a professional woman with a serious job... We met each other at work and started dating recently."

"Then what's her job?"

"..." Explain to him that the girl is a professional soldier? Gion now doesn't look like a navy at all, so it would be useless to explain. And if you make up another profession... the more you talk about it, the more mistakes you make.

"Then let's put it another way, if your relationship is really close enough that you can take her home without any precautions, you must have the kind of little gifts that girls give you that lovers give. Of course, taking it out will prove your relationship."

"...Yes, I should receive the gift from her." Duanmu touched his chin and felt that it made sense.

"Why don't you think about what you are talking about!" The shopkeeper yelled at Duanmu angrily, and then realized that his voice might be a bit loud. The other person didn't do anything, but he basically acted like he was interrogating the prisoner. treat him.

Something is inappropriate.

"Sorry, I'm a little impatient."

"It's okay, that's understandable." Duanmu still had that gentle and elegant smile. "It's a good thing to be wary..."

"However, there are too many doubts about you." Before Duanmu could finish his explanation, the store continued.

He looked at the girl's sleeping face. Even after the violent argument just now, she was still sleeping soundly.

"On the other hand, if you think about it carefully, her sudden sleep is also very suspicious."

There was a small amount of food that was still warm on the table of this beautiful girl in a kimono. The knives and forks are placed on the plate.

"She suddenly became like this while eating assorted yakisoba, as if she had been drugged beforehand!"

Duanmu retorted: "Didn't I say it? She often falls asleep like this, especially on rainy days like today."

"Rejected! What nonsense!"

The store owner slapped the table hard.

"When you entered the store just now, you saw that the girl was asleep without any fluctuation. This is the starting point of my suspicion. In other words, from the moment you entered the store just now, you made sure that she was asleep. It’s in a good state!”

The shopkeeper began his argument.

Or rather, a reasonable assumption.

"You and this lady did know each other before, but you had thoughts that you shouldn't have. So you used a clever trick to make her drink sleeping pills that would take some time to take effect. And you waited for the effects of the medicine to take effect. Prepare to be there Take her away after she falls asleep.”

"However, what you didn't expect was that the plan went awry. Because of the rain, the girl walked into my store. You waited at the door until the girl came out, and then you thought that she might have fallen asleep in the store. ”

"So, you pretended to be her boyfriend and tried to abduct her openly."

He confirmed the appearance of his customer again. "Judging from the girl's appearance alone, she is also the kind of victim who would be an easy target."

"How? My reasoning."

Duanmu: (shocked)

Duanmu: (Subway old man’s mobile phone)

Duanmu's face changed from top to bottom in the following time.