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“So here I’m at a concept cafe where we can play board games.”
“I don’t know how it happened, but…..sounds like a kind of fun place.”
We immediately decided to go to the board game café introduced by Tokiwa san after school.
Hinayo was initially scared, but the atmosphere in the store, where customers and the young princes were working together on board games, seemed to put her at ease.
“When I heard it was a concept cafe, I thought that there would be some tough, upbeat guys, but that’s not the case.”
“That’s right. I don’t know why, but there seem to be more guys with a calm, intellectual air than guys who are flashy.”
At a quick glance, all the cast members looked like male college students in the science field.
However, since they are in the hospitality business, they are all dressed in some sort of neat little outfit.
It doesn’t have the dark, smug quality that is typical of otaku, but rather has a clean look and is somehow refreshing.
As a simple guy who doesn’t stand out in class, I wish I could be like them.
“Welcome. Are there two of you?”
“Y-yes…..! Oh, um…..this is my first time…..”
“Fufu……all right. Let me show you around.”
As I was standing at the entrance of the store, one of the staff started talking to Hinayo.
He is a little shorter than I am. He had a neutral face, wore glasses, and wore simple clothes that could be purchased at Mujiyoshi or Uniqlo.
He was fresh and seemed to be popular with the crowd.
He didn’t seem to be aggressive or pressuring me, nor did he seem overly hospitable. He was so natural in his manner that I felt as if I had known him before.
“This cafe has unlimited board games and card games. Even if you come alone, you can still have fun with the staff, so it doesn’t matter what game you choose.”
“Y-yes……! There are a lot of board games….”
“Yeah. When I first came in there were only about twenty board games, but before I knew it there were so many that they were stored on an entire wall. I’d say there are roughly two hundred different kinds.”
“That’s amazing……”
“There’s a wide variety, from the standard to the more niche, so choose what you like… Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m a staff member here, and my name is Gaku. What about you?”
“Y-yes……! M-my name is Hinayo.”
“Hinayo chan, I see. That’s a cute name. But I can’t imagine that you’re a typical Japanese beauty from your name. It’s a very nice gap. I’m a little nervous.”
“Haaa…..”
Wow, that’s a very skilled staff. The way they step into female customer is very impressive.
But on the other hand, Hinayo, who is a shy girl, was not afraid of him at all. In fact, she even seemed to be satisfied when she was complimented on her name and appearance at the first meeting.
What the heck, Hinayo, you’re so easy, aren’t you?
Please don’t fall for a bad guy, okay? Don’t lend him money or co-sign for his debts.
“Is your companion with you……?”
“Oh, uh……that……”
“Is it……boyfri—-“
“H-he’s my fwiend !”
Hinayo answered eagerly, but perhaps because she wasn’t used to speaking out loud, she stumbled over the most important parts. Very typical of her.
First of all, I need to confirm whether it’s okay for me to be at this cafe.
“Excuse me, is it okay if I have a guy like me come here?”
“No problem. There are many men who want to play board games but don’t have a partner. Well, I might scout them out if they are good.”
“Ahahahaha……”
Gaku san said with a fresh sales smile. But his eyes were as sharp as those of an expert scout.
And somehow, he smelled a bit good.
I feel like I’ve smelled it somewhere before…oh well.
Like the other day when Tokiwa san asked me if I wanted to be a staff member of a concept café, I wondered why everyone wanted me to be a staff member.
I’ve never served customers before, and I’m not confident that I’d be able to talk well enough to do so. Not to mention, I’m not very good looking either.
Well, anyway, the board game itself looks interesting, so I’ll enjoy it today.
“–I-I win…..!”
“Hinayo, you’re so good, you won again.”
“N-no, this game has a strong element of luck, it’s just a coincidence……”
“It’s true that drawing cards is luck, but the way you use the cards you draw is your strength.
Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to win so many times in a row. You have a really quick thinking, Hinayo chan.”
“Haaa…..”
We started off by playing a card game called “Dominion,” and right from the get-go, Hinayo won three games in a row.
Gaku was also surprised at her strength, and while some of it was probably just sales-related flattery, he gave her proper praise.
To explain this game in a simple way, it is a game to collect gold coins and score cards by efficiently playing cards in your hand.
Hinayo seems to be good at this “efficient turn of cards” thing.
……Eh? Me?
I’m losing. No matter how many times I draw, only copper coins come out.
But it’s a fun game, so why don’t you give it a try !
In the meantime, the scheduled time has come.
I would like to play more because it’s so much fun, but any more would hurt my pocket.
“I look forward to seeing you again. Here is my business card. I hope you’ll nominate me this time.”
“Y-yes…..! I’ll be coming back !”
Hinayo seems to have fallen firmly in love with the board game cafe.
She received a business card and seemed to be in a good mood. She seems to get along well with Gaku san, who escorts her around well.
“…It was fun. I never knew playing games together could be so much fun.”
“I’m glad you enjoyed it, Nishimeya san.”
“Thank you very much. Thanks to you, Hirakawa kun, I feel more energetic.”
“Hm…..? Come to think of it, I seem to have forgotten something……”
I suddenly recalled the process up to this point.
Why did I end up coming to the concept cafe with Hinayo in the first place…?
“By the way, Hirakawa kun, are you doing well in chemistry?”
“–That’s it ! ! ! ! I forgot all about it ! ! ! !”
Yes, I had to study chemistry.
……I was so excited that I had to go to the library on my way home to get a good chemistry lesson from Hinayo.
Besides, if we had come to the library instead of my room in the first place, I wouldn’t have had to give in to the sexual temptation…
Well, it’s fine, Hinayo seems to have found a new pleasure.
Hinayo is so cute when she’s having fun. I can’t help it.
By the way, Gaku san, the staff member, had a scent I’ve smelled somewhere before, or maybe not……
I wonder where it was……hmm……
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