Chapter 10: The day I read a doujinshi.
“I’ve had enough!”
At midnight on my first day of my part time job, immediately after the number of customers finally went down to zero for the first time in these past few hours, I shout out.
I can’t do it anymore. What the hell is this, there’s just no way.
“Geez you’re such a loser. Where has yourself from few hours ago has gone.”
“Do I had to do this everyday! Your customer is too uncivilized goddammit!”
“Is that so? I think it’s the same everywhere isn’t it?”
“No way in hell! If the lowest scumbag in society like me said it then it’s no way!”
“Then it’s just that your view of the world is too small.”
My world is small……?
“What kind of world is it that the customer comes in just to verbal abuse me!?”
That old man is really pissed off.
And he didn’t even buy anything before leaving either!
“If it’s that guy then he comes once every three days you know?”
“And you had to deal with that guy up until now!? I bet he said “The hell why is this shop hasn’t even gone bankrupt yet.” every time the moment he comes in isn’t it!?”
“That is…… well, I see that your shop hasn’t gone bankrupt yet, I’m very glad. He’s just worried that this shop has few customers coming in…… that’s what he actually means.”
“If that customer has such goodwill then there’s no way I’ll be angry!”
“The choices of word is very important you know.”
“Choices of word? Are you joking with me, The ill-willed wording one and the one that isn’t ill-willed is on worlds apart level of wording you know!?”
“You’re such a annoying guy. You don’t think enough, use your head a bit more you damn kid.”
Using my head a bit more……?
“Then, please try and tell me what the guy that said “Your face is so fucking disgusting, why do you even live?” on his first meeting with me is thinking.”
“That one is…… Your kind of face is a first for me. It looks very fresh and lively. Mine is very different from yours. Um, What do I have to do to have one like yours? I, I don’t even know how I can still live until now…… He basically means this.”
“No fucking way!”
Isn’t that just your delusion!?
So using my head a bit more means I have to made my own delusions!?
“Listen up you damn kid, things like this happens all over the world. If you’re still gonna be picky on stuff like this then it means your mind is still that of a kid.”
This guy, he’s still treating me like a kid……
“……It’s just that you’re not complaining in front of the customer isn’t it.”
“You’re really such a foul-mouthed kid aren’t ya.”
“Yeah yeah yeah sorry about that your grace Tenchou.”
“First your wording. Mind it, damn kid.”
“……I understands, will be carefullー”
Ahhh now I’m frustrated. So frustrated that it makes me want to smoke. I already vow to Misaki though so I won’t do that…… cigarette, ciggies, cigs, then this word pops up all I thought of is that dirty fucking old man and it makes me frustrated. He’s stuck into my head dammit! As I thought the customers here are all uncivilized right? This doesn’t mean that I’m just a kid right!?
And when I asked god that question, a new customer appeared.
“Welcome~”
Said Tenchou in a coaxing voice who’s already used to it, so I too greets the customer.
“Welcome.”
But still, this shop feels really nice with some free times here and there.
It’s already passed 2 a.m. but…… some weird customers is still coming here.
“Ah, hello hello, I’ve not come here for a long time. So you’ve hired a new employee here I see. Um……”
Hoh, such polite wording for a customer who comes here…… hm?”
I think I’ve seen her somewhere this woman.
Strangely beautiful skin with black hair and a pair of glasses, and also that slightly stooped back and plain face…… I remembered her, she’s Kohinata……Ma, Mayu…… She’s that neighbor.
“What, you know her?”
“She’s my neighbor. Yeah.”
“……Hel-, hello, what a coincidence isn’t it…… fuhehehe.”
“Hoh, so it’s just that kind of relationship huh.”
“By the way you know Tenchou too? Is that it? Other customers is really disgusting, they used such a mysterious wording, I can’t stand it anymore. Yep.” (T/N: had no clues here.)
“Your thoughts are leaking out you damn kid. This girl here is a regular, and she’s still have bills on her tab…… well something like that.”
So the one that didn’t pay is not counted as customers?
And also she’s paying on her tab…… well I don’t know this girl at all but, it’s a bit different from my image of her.
“Well well, so you came here to increase the bills on your tab again? Or is it that you came here to pay?
“……Sor- sorry, I’m going to increase it again…… fuhehe.”
Well she’s kinda a strange person, so yep she fits this shop as a customer perfectly.
“Geez, You are…… you aren’t gonna say wait until the Summer Comiket this time are you?” (T/N: summer comic market, you know it, I know it, we all know it.)
“Well that…… fuhihi, hehe.”
Summer Comiket?
“This girl is a Doujin artist. An occupation that make you rich twice a year.”
……Artist? Heh, so this girl is an artist.
“……Uh, umm, those information, that……”
“Oh, so you’re gonna tell him yourself huh.”
“Aheh!? T-t-t, that’s not what I said……”
“Well then go on. We’ll listen.”
“That’s not it……”
What the hell is he saying this god damn Tenchou.
No matter how you look at it she’s really don’t want to, her lip is shaking so hard as if she’s in the freezing room.
“She’s clearly don’t want to. Yep.”
“Geez, you don’t understand woman’s heart don’t you……”
…………
“What kind of book you’re writing? What is it?”
“Aheh!? Heh, no, that, it’s not something that normal people reads……”
Something that normal people don’t read?
What the hell is that…… or is it that, nation’s highly classified information?
Or is it big corporation’s undisclosed information?
No matter which is it, this girl isn’t a normal person.
“What, don’t worry about it. I first met this kid at the Animate you know. He’s a human with same taste as us.”
What the hell is he saying. What does he mean by same taste as them.
“……Is, is that true?”
Crap, what should I reply her with…… ugh, don’t poke me with your elbow you damn Tenchou.
“……Yeaaah, that’s right.”
Dammit, there’s no going back now.
And now she’s looking very interested in me…… I, what will become of me from now on?
“…… What do you recommend for this season?”
Ah? Recommended marriageable age? What is that is it somekind of puzzle? (T/N: The word season and marriageable age reads the same, konki. it’s a pun.)
……Ku, what would be the correct answer. I don’t understand it at all. Yep, please let me understand it pretty please!
“Stuff like that, you’re not supposed to ask it. Only my first time meeting you, that’s the only exception.”
……H-, how’s it? Is that good enough?
“……Fu, fuhehe. I didn’t think someone nearby would be my comrade. that rumor about the population is increasing thing, seems to be true I see.
Comrade? Population? I don’t really get it but, looks like it’s a passed. For now, let’s just preparing my plan to escape first.
“See, just exactly as I told you right?”
“……Ye-, yeash. That was unexpected.
“Then how about it. That book, let him read it and hear about what he thoughts.”
“T-t-t, such play a big no-no! I’m going to be ahe-ed to death!” (T/N: ahe-ed, embarrassed. not ahegao.)
“There’s not many chances like this you know?”
There’s so many technical terms that I don’t understand. What are they talking about? And it seems like that damn Tenchou convinced her somehow…… wait, she’s glancing at me repeatedly now.
“……Um, that, it is, stuff like doujinshi, do you know they are?”
“Of course.”
Let’s just go along the flow for now.
Since if I spoil the mood now it’s going to be bad.
“……Then, here, please go easy on me!!”
The girl passed me the envelope that she’s hugging so importantly.
I received it while hiding my nervousness, and opened it.
There’s papers inside.
Don’t tell me, the moment I read it I’m going to get myself into trouble…… no no, there’s nothing to fear.
“I’m gonna read it alright?”
“……Go-, go ahead.”
……What the hell is this nervousness level.
This level, it’s been so long since that time I got abandoned in the mountain.
I take a gulp and breath steadily.
I grabbed the thick paper bundle inside, and slowly moving it out of the envelope. And when I’m mentally prepared, I take a look at it.
It’s a blank paper.
I turned the page.
……Manga?
There’s awfully big breasts woman, she had beet red face and is looking upward to somewhere.
……Anyway, let’s read the two page information first.
Fumufumu. The first one is self-introduction.
And the next page is…… oh, the second page is a confession huh. So this is the rumored carnivorous guy?
And next is…… Oi oi, Isn’t it too fast-paced? They’re already french kissed each other.
And after and after that…………………………
I see, now I understands.
It’s Ero book.
“……nervous”
What is she getting nervous for, just what is she expecting. Is she a pervert. What reaction should I make here.
“……”
Crap, I just finished reading it without thinking anything.
“Ho-, how is it?”
“………… Your drawing is really good. I’m surprised.”
That wasn’t a lie. I didn’t think I’d be this impressed.
“……Is, is that so. Um, what about the content? I, I think that, it’s a pretty decent quality for fapterial but, um, I’d like to also hear what a young man…… would think of it, fuhehe.”
Can’t this girl speak without the technical terms.
The hell is fapterial, is it some kind of relative with the word material?
“Well, I think the story goes too fast but, isn’t this fine?”
And why the hell am I replying seriously for. Well maybe this is that. The reverse sexual harassment thing. I’m truly surprised.
“……I see, I’m going to use that as reference.”
An artist is still an artist but being an ero manga artist is really unexpected…… better to not say anything.
A work is a work. I’m not gonna complain this and that.
Well that is that but……
“Oi, what are you laughing at you damn Tenchou.”
Since I started reading the ero book he’s dropped on the floor. Well he’s trying to suppress his laughter but, can’t help it that I noticed it.
“……Sorry. Well anyway, that was funny.”
“Funny?”
And when I asked, the damn Tenchou stands up and clear his throat with a cough.
After that, he turned to look at the girl with serious face and said.
“Sorry, I deceived you. This guy is just a normal person.”
“…………………………”
And when damn Tenchou tells the truth, the girl face is beet red, and her lip is trembling so hard than the time she just enters this shop.
After that, she look at me with her eyes as if saying, that is a lie right?
“It’s exactly as Tenchou said. I just goes along the flow. Honestly speaking I don’t understand anything at all.”
The girl scream out with a large drop of tear on her eye, then ran out with her envelope in hands.
What do I say, I feels a bit guilty here.
But still, when I saw the damn Tenchou laughing so hard after the girl ran out, I convinced myself that it’s all this guy’s fault.
And so, my first time working in a diner has ended.
I can say for sure than this diner isn’t a normal one, this place is just too special, so special that even just the first experience is so much to digest that it makes you forgot your purpose for a moment…… anyway, I think I’m going do it for one week. Having someone said to your face that you’re doing as you pleases really hurts me.
“……Welcome back.”
I let out a big sigh and when I get back to my room I was greeted.
And when I saw that slightly smiling face, the darkness in my heart cleared away instantly.
Aaaah, Misaki.
Are you an angel. Misaki is really cute isn’t she.
“Yeah, I’m back.”
Immediately after I give my usual greetings, I noticed.
“You’re awake all this time?”
“……Un.”
I asked that, and Misaki nods while the kanji practice book and notebook is all over the futon.
“……I see.”
“……Un?”
What’s wrong? She tilts her head as if asking that.
……Up until now I go out alone many times but, while I’m out Misaki was……
To the truth that I just discovered just now, I bit my lips.
“I’m gonna sleep, Misaki.”
“……Un.”
And when I said that, Misaki obediently nods and put the books away.
And while I’m watching her, an idea comes to my mind.
Chapter 10: The day I read a doujinshi.
“I’ve had enough!”
At midnight on my first day of my part time job, immediately after the number of customers finally went down to zero for the first time in these past few hours, I shout out.
I can’t do it anymore. What the hell is this, there’s just no way.
“Geez you’re such a loser. Where has yourself from few hours ago has gone.”
“Do I had to do this everyday! Your customer is too uncivilized goddammit!”
“Is that so? I think it’s the same everywhere isn’t it?”
“No way in hell! If the lowest scumbag in society like me said it then it’s no way!”
“Then it’s just that your view of the world is too small.”
My world is small……?
“What kind of world is it that the customer comes in just to verbal abuse me!?”
That old man is really pissed off.
And he didn’t even buy anything before leaving either!
“If it’s that guy then he comes once every three days you know?”
“And you had to deal with that guy up until now!? I bet he said “The hell why is this shop hasn’t even gone bankrupt yet.” every time the moment he comes in isn’t it!?”
“That is…… well, I see that your shop hasn’t gone bankrupt yet, I’m very glad. He’s just worried that this shop has few customers coming in…… that’s what he actually means.”
“If that customer has such goodwill then there’s no way I’ll be angry!”
“The choices of word is very important you know.”
“Choices of word? Are you joking with me, The ill-willed wording one and the one that isn’t ill-willed is on worlds apart level of wording you know!?”
“You’re such a annoying guy. You don’t think enough, use your head a bit more you damn kid.”
Using my head a bit more……?
“Then, please try and tell me what the guy that said “Your face is so fucking disgusting, why do you even live?” on his first meeting with me is thinking.”
“That one is…… Your kind of face is a first for me. It looks very fresh and lively. Mine is very different from yours. Um, What do I have to do to have one like yours? I, I don’t even know how I can still live until now…… He basically means this.”
“No fucking way!”
Isn’t that just your delusion!?
So using my head a bit more means I have to made my own delusions!?
“Listen up you damn kid, things like this happens all over the world. If you’re still gonna be picky on stuff like this then it means your mind is still that of a kid.”
This guy, he’s still treating me like a kid……
“……It’s just that you’re not complaining in front of the customer isn’t it.”
“You’re really such a foul-mouthed kid aren’t ya.”
“Yeah yeah yeah sorry about that your grace Tenchou.”
“First your wording. Mind it, damn kid.”
“……I understands, will be carefullー”
Ahhh now I’m frustrated. So frustrated that it makes me want to smoke. I already vow to Misaki though so I won’t do that…… cigarette, ciggies, cigs, then this word pops up all I thought of is that dirty fucking old man and it makes me frustrated. He’s stuck into my head dammit! As I thought the customers here are all uncivilized right? This doesn’t mean that I’m just a kid right!?
And when I asked god that question, a new customer appeared.
“Welcome~”
Said Tenchou in a coaxing voice who’s already used to it, so I too greets the customer.
“Welcome.”
But still, this shop feels really nice with some free times here and there.
It’s already passed 2 a.m. but…… some weird customers is still coming here.
“Ah, hello hello, I’ve not come here for a long time. So you’ve hired a new employee here I see. Um……”
Hoh, such polite wording for a customer who comes here…… hm?”
I think I’ve seen her somewhere this woman.
Strangely beautiful skin with black hair and a pair of glasses, and also that slightly stooped back and plain face…… I remembered her, she’s Kohinata……Ma, Mayu…… She’s that neighbor.
“What, you know her?”
“She’s my neighbor. Yeah.”
“……Hel-, hello, what a coincidence isn’t it…… fuhehehe.”
“Hoh, so it’s just that kind of relationship huh.”
“By the way you know Tenchou too? Is that it? Other customers is really disgusting, they used such a mysterious wording, I can’t stand it anymore. Yep.” (T/N: had no clues here.)
“Your thoughts are leaking out you damn kid. This girl here is a regular, and she’s still have bills on her tab…… well something like that.”
So the one that didn’t pay is not counted as customers?
And also she’s paying on her tab…… well I don’t know this girl at all but, it’s a bit different from my image of her.
“Well well, so you came here to increase the bills on your tab again? Or is it that you came here to pay?
“……Sor- sorry, I’m going to increase it again…… fuhehe.”
Well she’s kinda a strange person, so yep she fits this shop as a customer perfectly.
“Geez, You are…… you aren’t gonna say wait until the Summer Comiket this time are you?” (T/N: summer comic market, you know it, I know it, we all know it.)
“Well that…… fuhihi, hehe.”
Summer Comiket?
“This girl is a Doujin artist. An occupation that make you rich twice a year.”
……Artist? Heh, so this girl is an artist.
“……Uh, umm, those information, that……”
“Oh, so you’re gonna tell him yourself huh.”
“Aheh!? T-t-t, that’s not what I said……”
“Well then go on. We’ll listen.”
“That’s not it……”
What the hell is he saying this god damn Tenchou.
No matter how you look at it she’s really don’t want to, her lip is shaking so hard as if she’s in the freezing room.
“She’s clearly don’t want to. Yep.”
“Geez, you don’t understand woman’s heart don’t you……”
…………
“What kind of book you’re writing? What is it?”
“Aheh!? Heh, no, that, it’s not something that normal people reads……”
Something that normal people don’t read?
What the hell is that…… or is it that, nation’s highly classified information?
Or is it big corporation’s undisclosed information?
No matter which is it, this girl isn’t a normal person.
“What, don’t worry about it. I first met this kid at the Animate you know. He’s a human with same taste as us.”
What the hell is he saying. What does he mean by same taste as them.
“……Is, is that true?”
Crap, what should I reply her with…… ugh, don’t poke me with your elbow you damn Tenchou.
“……Yeaaah, that’s right.”
Dammit, there’s no going back now.
And now she’s looking very interested in me…… I, what will become of me from now on?
“…… What do you recommend for this season?”
Ah? Recommended marriageable age? What is that is it somekind of puzzle? (T/N: The word season and marriageable age reads the same, konki. it’s a pun.)
……Ku, what would be the correct answer. I don’t understand it at all. Yep, please let me understand it pretty please!
“Stuff like that, you’re not supposed to ask it. Only my first time meeting you, that’s the only exception.”
……H-, how’s it? Is that good enough?
“……Fu, fuhehe. I didn’t think someone nearby would be my comrade. that rumor about the population is increasing thing, seems to be true I see.
Comrade? Population? I don’t really get it but, looks like it’s a passed. For now, let’s just preparing my plan to escape first.
“See, just exactly as I told you right?”
“……Ye-, yeash. That was unexpected.
“Then how about it. That book, let him read it and hear about what he thoughts.”
“T-t-t, such play a big no-no! I’m going to be ahe-ed to death!” (T/N: ahe-ed, embarrassed. not ahegao.)
“There’s not many chances like this you know?”
There’s so many technical terms that I don’t understand. What are they talking about? And it seems like that damn Tenchou convinced her somehow…… wait, she’s glancing at me repeatedly now.
“……Um, that, it is, stuff like doujinshi, do you know they are?”
“Of course.”
Let’s just go along the flow for now.
Since if I spoil the mood now it’s going to be bad.
“……Then, here, please go easy on me!!”
The girl passed me the envelope that she’s hugging so importantly.
I received it while hiding my nervousness, and opened it.
There’s papers inside.
Don’t tell me, the moment I read it I’m going to get myself into trouble…… no no, there’s nothing to fear.
“I’m gonna read it alright?”
“……Go-, go ahead.”
……What the hell is this nervousness level.
This level, it’s been so long since that time I got abandoned in the mountain.
I take a gulp and breath steadily.
I grabbed the thick paper bundle inside, and slowly moving it out of the envelope. And when I’m mentally prepared, I take a look at it.
It’s a blank paper.
I turned the page.
……Manga?
There’s awfully big breasts woman, she had beet red face and is looking upward to somewhere.
……Anyway, let’s read the two page information first.
Fumufumu. The first one is self-introduction.
And the next page is…… oh, the second page is a confession huh. So this is the rumored carnivorous guy?
And next is…… Oi oi, Isn’t it too fast-paced? They’re already french kissed each other.
And after and after that…………………………
I see, now I understands.
It’s Ero book.
“……nervous”
What is she getting nervous for, just what is she expecting. Is she a pervert. What reaction should I make here.
“……”
Crap, I just finished reading it without thinking anything.
“Ho-, how is it?”
“………… Your drawing is really good. I’m surprised.”
That wasn’t a lie. I didn’t think I’d be this impressed.
“……Is, is that so. Um, what about the content? I, I think that, it’s a pretty decent quality for fapterial but, um, I’d like to also hear what a young man…… would think of it, fuhehe.”
Can’t this girl speak without the technical terms.
The hell is fapterial, is it some kind of relative with the word material?
“Well, I think the story goes too fast but, isn’t this fine?”
And why the hell am I replying seriously for. Well maybe this is that. The reverse sexual harassment thing. I’m truly surprised.
“……I see, I’m going to use that as reference.”
An artist is still an artist but being an ero manga artist is really unexpected…… better to not say anything.
A work is a work. I’m not gonna complain this and that.
Well that is that but……
“Oi, what are you laughing at you damn Tenchou.”
Since I started reading the ero book he’s dropped on the floor. Well he’s trying to suppress his laughter but, can’t help it that I noticed it.
“……Sorry. Well anyway, that was funny.”
“Funny?”
And when I asked, the damn Tenchou stands up and clear his throat with a cough.
After that, he turned to look at the girl with serious face and said.
“Sorry, I deceived you. This guy is just a normal person.”
“…………………………”
And when damn Tenchou tells the truth, the girl face is beet red, and her lip is trembling so hard than the time she just enters this shop.
After that, she look at me with her eyes as if saying, that is a lie right?
“It’s exactly as Tenchou said. I just goes along the flow. Honestly speaking I don’t understand anything at all.”
The girl scream out with a large drop of tear on her eye, then ran out with her envelope in hands.
What do I say, I feels a bit guilty here.
But still, when I saw the damn Tenchou laughing so hard after the girl ran out, I convinced myself that it’s all this guy’s fault.
And so, my first time working in a diner has ended.
I can say for sure than this diner isn’t a normal one, this place is just too special, so special that even just the first experience is so much to digest that it makes you forgot your purpose for a moment…… anyway, I think I’m going do it for one week. Having someone said to your face that you’re doing as you pleases really hurts me.
“……Welcome back.”
I let out a big sigh and when I get back to my room I was greeted.
And when I saw that slightly smiling face, the darkness in my heart cleared away instantly.
Aaaah, Misaki.
Are you an angel. Misaki is really cute isn’t she.
“Yeah, I’m back.”
Immediately after I give my usual greetings, I noticed.
“You’re awake all this time?”
“……Un.”
I asked that, and Misaki nods while the kanji practice book and notebook is all over the futon.
“……I see.”
“……Un?”
What’s wrong? She tilts her head as if asking that.
……Up until now I go out alone many times but, while I’m out Misaki was……
To the truth that I just discovered just now, I bit my lips.
“I’m gonna sleep, Misaki.”
“……Un.”
And when I said that, Misaki obediently nods and put the books away.
And while I’m watching her, an idea comes to my mind.
