Local time, 2000.

It's dinner time at the end of the night at the Gallery Café "Gold Coin".

Well, we can't just kick out a customer at the closing time, so it'll grow a little bit...

Maybe we should clean up and tidy up.

There are some shitty customers in the world who hardly go home even after closing time, but apparently there are a lot of people here who have common sense, and it seems that when it comes to closing time, they will return within about 10 minutes.

Anything, "If guests stay, the danger to Rudina-chan and Silea-chan will increase", which enlightens the regular people to eliminate the remaining guests...

Thank you so much...

They live here, so it's not like a girl comes home late by herself at night, but if she keeps a day's sales in the store, they're targeted by thieves and robbers, so she keeps it in the safe every day at night.

When the last customer returns, Silia leaves the change for the next day and takes it alone to the night safe.

It takes a lot of trouble to close the shop when we go alone, and Silia says, "If Ludina is here, it will be difficult to refuse." In the meantime, it seems that Ludina is cleaning up the shop and preparing the next day, believing that she can protect herself.

And when Silia returns, she immediately starts helping clean up the shop.

So, in this less secure city, the slower it gets, the more dangerous it gets to and from Silia's night safe.

It's close to the police station and the bank... but I chose a property with that kind of location... and that doesn't mean there's no danger at all.

I don't think the country has turned its hands to escort me from the shadows, but I didn't ask you to do that, so I don't know if you really have an escort. So it's not a fool to assume "there" and feel safe.

Well, let's thank the good regulars.

In the meantime, may I consider customer thank you days, count tickets, discount coupons, points cards, etc.

But you can't invite me to a first anniversary party like that.

For some customers, treating certain regular customers with special treatment is suicide for those who do business with them.

A specially treated person starts to behave with his own face as he gets on his feet. He went into the counter on his own initiative to help, or to give instructions to other customers in an attitude like that of the shop owner.

And of course, it won't be interesting for people who weren't treated specially.

Besides, there are two girls on the staff. There will definitely be people who make mistakes and think strange things.

... yeah, never let the line between the customer and the clerk cross.

I told Rudina and Silia to come back after they finished cleaning up the shop.

And since tomorrow is a regular holiday, there is no need to prepare. So it should end sooner than usual.

Now, it's gonna take a little longer for you two to come upstairs...

Concon

Here it comes. Here it comes.

"Come in!

Rudina, who turned the door knob and stepped into the room, and Silia, who was standing behind her.

Pan, pan, pan!

"Yikes!

Rudina stunned by the sound of the cracker I rang and reflexively and gently lowered her hips and put her right hand in the skirt... and slowly looked at my face and pulled the "right hand with nothing" out of the skirt.

... no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Whatever you're doing right now... yeah, I wonder what you're trying to take out of your skirt...

I just put it in my skirt, right hand.

That's exactly where I'm equipped with Walther PPS, right?

And it was exactly like Rudina was caught between me and Silia....

... I'm scared!!

"Ah, ahh, you know, it's my birthday! Ki, today is Silia's birthday, so I thought I'd celebrate...."

Yes, I'm an employer. So naturally, I have the employee's bodily records. That's why we both know their birthdays.

Well, they both said "their real birthdays are unknown," but they each decided on a birthday such as the day they went to an orphanage or the day they were picked up.

The age is also unknown, but the age of the toddler will not be removed so much, so it will be around one year at most. It's not a big deal.

Anyway, the truth is, here at the Gallery Café "Good Coin," today is Silia's eighteenth birthday.

... is that it?

Silia's hardened and won't move...

"... birthday?

It's unusual for Silia to have a soft, dumb face.

I've never seen it before.

But you don't know the word "birthday." Even if I'm 17... ah, no, I'm 18...

"Birthday............"

Silia simply repeats the same words, staring at the dishes, cakes, drinks... that are arranged on the table, not the one I always buy, but the luxury goods that cost 198 yen... in a single liter paper pack.

... eh?

No, are you okay, this...?

…………

Rudina pulled her hand, and Silia arrived in her seat with her soul out.

... severely.

What is this situation...?

"Ah, is this your first birthday party? You think you've never been invited to someone else's house, or something like that? And I thought such a rear filling event was like a dream story that I never had a connection to, like being invited to a royal ball....."

Silia nodded as if she was still in a strange state.

"Where's Rudina?

"Ah, I'm in an orphanage... Everyone on the same birthday month was together, and there was a lot of dinner items, but I got a celebratory song and a handmade doll...."

Oh, the orphanage looks like it's going to work. Never neglect a few pleasures or events for a child.

That's why we never go through events like this in our Gold Coin.

... in this country, when you're fifteen, you'll be treated like an adult.

Well, that doesn't matter.

I also have a gift for you.

Let Silia enjoy it today.... when you're back to your senses.

Oh, Silia is 18, but the oldest of these three is me, 19.

Whoever sees it, looks like I'm the youngest.

... where do you look and judge?

Shut up!!