The wind that crept into the house woke Takichen from his sleep with the hustle and bustle of the market, and the loneliness of the setting sun cast its afterglow on the album, and the curtain printed with pansy patterns fluttered and beat the glass from time to time.

It was almost evening, and Takichen leaned back on the sofa, his tired body recovering again because he had received the necessary rest.

Airi slept on the sofa next to him, and one person's sailing trip might become two people, a sea rafting trip between a boy and a little girl... That's probably it.

Just as Takichen was staring at Airi in a daze, she opened her eyes, and when she looked at Takichen, she didn't forget to blink her sleepy eyes, and there were tears hanging on her long eyelashes that hadn't yet fallen, maybe she dreamed of something sad.

The atmosphere seems to be a little delicate, looking at a little girl who is nearly ten years younger, there is still such a feeling, it should be the embarrassment of not knowing how to get along with children.

"Are you awake and sleeping well?"

In order to avoid such an embarrassing atmosphere, Takichen looked away, after all, he was not a person who knew each other well, and it was not polite to stare at others all the time.

"I'm hungry, let's go to dinner together, after all, I fell asleep without lunch."

Airi still didn't answer Takita, because they were just two people who weren't familiar with each other, and she was only brought out by Takichen on the basis of wishful thinking, without even anyone's consent.

From her eyes, Takichen didn't see the fear of facing strangers, and even had a trace of unattainable anticipation, as if he was expecting something.

A little girl of this age, without any laughter and laughter, is already unusual, but now she is brought to an unknown environment by Takichen, who has only one side, and silence may be the only bargaining chip to protect herself, which can be regarded as normal.

It is precisely because of this that Takichen did not ask her again: What do you want to eat for dinner? The best thing to do right now is to take her with you. However, when he was going out, when Takichen wanted to take Airi's little hand, he was inadvertently avoided by Airi.

"Also, you'll be scared, after all, I'm just a stranger to you. Next we're going to the restaurant, don't lose it. ”

Takichen said in as gentle a tone as possible, but just as Takichen walked out of the door, Airi stretched out a small hand and gently pinched the corner of his clothes, and followed quietly behind him with his head down.

The huge wardrobe only has a set of kimonos that can only be worn during festivals, and the standard costume used for disguise has been thrown into the trash can by Takita, and then the only kimono is changed from the wardrobe of the owner of the room, and the slightly long hair is tied at the back of the neck, just to cover the patterned neck.

With a knifeless scabbard hanging from his waist, he looks like a rogue traveling with his sister. However, the only thing that can prove the existence of the demon knife is the strange pattern on the left back of the neck that is hidden by hair.

"Hold on to me."

There was some chaos in the streets, and I don't know what caused it, pedestrians walked in a hurry, and there was no peace when they first came here, maybe there was no peace here in the first place.

Takichen took Airi towards the small restaurant with a sign, although the height of 1.8 meters is very short in this world, but walking with a little girl who is more than 1 meter old seems a little abrupt.

"Boss, trouble..."

"I'm sorry for the guest, we're closed, please come back."

The store manager interrupted Takichen's unfinished words, with some panic in her expression, perhaps thinking that she was a little sorry for the guests when she said this, she should be sorry for hiding behind Takichen and looking at the slightly shy little girl, and then reorganized the language: "What do you need?" ”

"Two servings of curry rice, one of which is a hassle to simmer the ingredients softly, try not to take too long."

"Let's find a seat for a while."

As the store manager walked to the kitchen, she muttered, "Really, why are the customers so troublesome now." ”

"In the face of a little girl or something, why should I give myself such trouble, alas~ It's really a headache not to get along with children."

Takichen sat on the chair by the window, covering his head with his hands, although he said it in a small voice, he was still heard by Airi beside him, and his smart eyes immediately moistened, but this scene happened to be seen by Takichen who turned his head.

"Well, I'm not saying you're in trouble, I'm sorry."

After the words blurted out, Takichen regretted a little, he was so stupid, why did he apologize at this time, instead of choosing to say some comforting or other words to divert attention.

"Two curries, this one is yours, please use it slowly."

After placing the curry rice on the table, the manager placed a small portion of the sliced omelet in front of Airi's table, and said with a gentle feeling of relief: "Let's try the sweet fried omelet with milk, it's delicious!" “

Immediately, the store manager's lady put on a not friendly attitude and said to Takichen: "Such a big man, and he makes a child cry." ”

"Ahh Sorry for the trouble. ”

Takichen smiled a little wryly.

"Really, you men, are so uncomfortable."

The store manager lifted the hair in front of her forehead, and stared at Takitaki with some uncompetitive eyes, which made him feel even more embarrassed.

"You're the only one in the store, and there are no other clerks?"

"You're too embarrassed to ask! The shop was closed, everyone else was gone, and if it weren't for the little girl's sake, you would have been swept out of the house. That's why I think the guests are very troublesome, one by two, relying on their identities as diners to point and point, and ask for more. ”

"I'm sorry for taking up your break, I'll pay for the meal."

"So you men are all the same, what do you think I'm doing to stay in business?"

The store manager stretched out her finger and poked Takichen's forehead a few times, perhaps for the sake of Takichen's young age, so she didn't care about it anymore.

"Thank you for your willingness to entertain us, she loves your cooking, and I think there's nothing more important than seeing her smile."

"Forget it! For the sake of you're not too slow, I won't care about it. ”

A lace apron did not hinder the shopkeeper's tight and stylish figure in the slightest, and the rope loops were casually tied to the fine hair, but it did not make people feel messy.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm!"

The answer to the store manager was a subtle voice that could not have been slighter, and although she didn't hear it clearly, she still got a satisfactory answer from Airi's expression.

"The fluffy texture of the omelet is very popular with children, and when it comes to seasoning, it is sweetened with sugar and milk, and children of this age like something sweet."

When talking about omelets, the corners of the store's mouth inadvertently curled slightly, and it was clear that no one knew the charm of omelets better than her.

"I didn't expect the store manager to have such an in-depth study of these."

"Since there are children in the store all the time, I prepare some sweets that children like, but now that it is closed, there are no desserts left, so I made an omelet that is more popular with children. But you, you don't have that treatment, hurry up and leave after eating, I'll close the store. ”

"I see."

With a tight figure and a fairly eye-catching appearance, she is obviously a beauty when she doesn't speak, but her personality is so bad.

Before it was dark, most of the shops on the street were almost closed, and in addition to the regulations related to the country, something must have happened to cause the shops to close earlier than usual.

"Store manager?"

Takitatsu stopped the store manager who was about to leave.

"What else? If it's something else, you might as well give it up and leave as soon as you're done. ”

Accompanied by the unhappiness of being told to stop, the store manager's eyes looked at Taki Chen with malicious intent like an old man who did not repay his debts, as if as long as Takichen did not give a satisfactory answer, let Takichen experience what the consequences of angering a woman would be.

"What's going on out there, please? I see that the shops here are almost closed before it gets dark. ”

"You say this, I don't know what the reason is, someone is fighting with the mafia, I don't know about the rest, you better go home as soon as possible, don't stay on the street for too long."

"The curry rice is delicious, this is the money for the meal, please let us stay a little longer."

"Thank you for your patronage! I gave her that omelet, and I'm glad I got it, so I won't take your money. ”

The manager took the money that should have been charged for two servings of curry from the counter and put the rest back in Takita's hands.

"It's also the first time I've seen her smile, and it's supposed to be me who says thank you."

"Has this kid been through anything before?"

The store manager looked at Airi on the side with some surprise, and finally took out some candy from the counter and handed it to Airi.

"I guess it's a sad memory."

Takichen seemed a little hesitant when he spoke, and finally chose not to mention these topics that were not pleasant to Airi.