Part 2

(Netaro’s homework, what a pain…… Even if I get some girl I know to do it for me, he’ll probably just have me redo it if it’s not interesting enough for him.)

What to do… Haaaah~......

What’s wrong, Ten-kun? Why are you sighing?

Oh, Chief. You heard me?

Is this about Netaro-kun’s menu development project? If you’re having trouble, would you like me to help?

……Are you sure? Then I’ll take you up on that.

(Hook, line, and sinker~.)

For now I’ve got the base of the shake down. I wonder if it’s good enough just to add a bunch of flashy decorations.

It’s Netaro-kun, so he’d probably say he wants some effort to be put in the taste too.

Maybe we can put in a bunch of bright colors or add some kind of stimulant?

S-Sounds kinda careless…

…Oh. How about making something like a Bloody Mary?

Like a tomato shake with pepper and Tabasco sauce as accents? It’s unique, so he might be into it.

Tengu, Doudou! Fooound you!

……What's up?

Fresh out of the steamer and piping hot, it’s the brand new flavor of steamed bun I made just for my second store! Give it a try!

(......Netaro’s new steamed bun flavor, huh?)

Wow, there’s steam coming out…! Looks delicious!

……..

Right, right? Doesn’t it make you want to gobble it down~? Don’t hold back now~!

……

Y’know what this is? The kinda thing that’d go perfect with a cup of oolong tea……

Oh! I remember I brewed some early to test out. Give me a second, I’ll go get it right now!

Thanks~.

(Now then……)

I’ve got it here… Hey wait, Ten-kun! Why’d you already start eating…!?

Oh, my baaad. Couldn’t help myself.

*Staaaaaaaaare*......

Hey, Netaro. You put something weird in, didn’t you?

I simply thought about the customers first and foremost, and added some “Share the Happiness Powder” to it.

“Share the Happiness Powder?”

Sounds sketchy, doesn’t it?

What do you mean by sketchy!? It’s a powder created by my genius!

You ate it though, Ten-kun. Are you feeling alright…?

Mm~, perfectly peachy right now.

Doesn’t that mean this is a failure?

Aww…

Booooring~!! Tengu is so weird sometimes even though he’s just a human…. Aa~ah……

…He left.

He sure did.

Alright then, let's change gears and get back to making those drinks! Oh, but before that, I think I’ll try one of those new flavored buns too.

……Chief.

Huh…

W-When did you get behind me…! And why are you whispering…!?

……How about the two of us have a little fun together, and make something good while we’re at it……?

I’m sure it’ll make you feel a lot happier than doing it alone.

……Happier?

Look, are you holding the stirrer properly?

Wait…! You’re going to make drinks while standing this close!?

(It’s like he’s hugging me from behind. Actually, this is like a two-person haori!¹)

(Is this because of Netaro-kun’s bun? Or is he just teasing me like usual…!?)

Ahh~ah, Chief… You look deep in thought. Are you wondering if it’s okay to entrust your body to me?

You can relax. If you say you want to be happy together with me… Then I’m pretty confident I can follow through.

So, Kaede-san… What do you wanna do?

N-Nothing……….

……Just kidding.

(H-He finally moved away……!)

Jeez, cut it out with the strange teasing. There are high school students around.

Ah~, that kind of attention’s what you’re worried about? It only makes me want to try harder.

What are you talking about… I got all anxious thinking it was because of Netaro-kun’s invention… But it looks like there was nothing to be worried about.

So I guess I’ll try this new flavored bun too.

Let’s not do that.

Why…

Ahh! My bun! I wanted to eat it though…

Thanks for the grub. I’ll have some oolong tea too.

Okay…

I got the idea for the Tabasco tomato shake thanks to you, so homework time is over.

I’m heading out now, thanks for the help~.

Wait, what about the clean-up…!?

Haaah…, *Sigh*… The hell does he mean “happy”... That guy……

(Two was definitely too much. It took me a lot of effort to hold myself back, and even then I still felt myself getting into it.~.)

(Right, note to self, gotta watch out for Netaro’s steamed buns…)