The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

Elias, who had changed his blood phase and popped up, returned to Harpertown Station when the sun was tilted and completely dimmed outside.

Just after the station building inspection job, Theo speaks to an old friend who comes towards Tobotobo with a box of vines knitted aside.

"How'd it go?

"Ugh, um..."

Hard to say. Mouthwatering area.

I wonder how many impossible challenges they poked at me - my anxiety depends on Theo's heart.

That's when Theo called me from behind.

"Oh, you're back"

"Wow! Mr. Takumi, you must be surprised."

"You shouldn't be alarmed, even after sales. By the way, is he Mr. Elias? Again, I am acting station manager for our station, my name is Takumi"

Elias also rushes to bow his head to Takumi, who greets him as he meets.

"Oh, ha, yes, my name is Elias. We apologize for the inconvenience this time..."

"No, I'm sorry about this one. May I speak to you over there for now?

"Yeah, yeah. But I don't want to bother you any more..."

Takumi shakes her head gently to Elias, who seems sorry.

"It's something that's happened at our station, so it's a story that concerns us too. We know that we will do everything we can to avoid burdening you.

"Well, still..."

Theo overlaps words even more on the frowning area.

"Hey, let me help you. It's a boarded ship, and I'm not so flirtatious as to overlook your troubles, am I?

"Oh well...... Well, I'm sorry, but I want you to help me somehow. Honestly, I don't know anyone I can count on this way, and I'd be comfortable if you could help me."

"Oh, leave it to me!

Theo sticks out his fist so well but forcefully.

To that fist, Elias fisted together, although slightly weak.

―――――

Guided by the swordfish, Elias began explaining what happened when he visited under the guests.

Areas, who hurried down to the bottom of the customer, showed the customer the plates that had arrived or broken down, and apologized even anyway.

Of course, as an area, I was going to be polite, and I'm not going to do anything to crack it.

Still, that nonsense is here more than it actually cracked.

I just lowered my head to try to calm the customer's anger a little first.

Whether that sincerity was conveyed or "I can't help but have happened" I was able to get constant forgiveness from the customer.

However, it is no different that it is an important dish for the customer.

He was told by the customer that some force majeure might have occurred, but that he could not (...) safely ask for a job in the future, beyond what had happened when he deposited it with Elias that would cause his precious plate to crack.

"Hmm, I'd think so from the customers...... But he was an important customer candidate for you, wasn't he?

"Well, I am. More than that, I'm sorry that you took the form of applying mud to my husband's face because you introduced me... Nevertheless, I can't undo the broken plate, and I gave up and tried to go home, and then the customer told me, 'If you can meet certain conditions, you can make a deal from now on'."

"Well, you got a chance to make it right. You're lucky."

"Um, it's not the worst situation..."

Elias laughs bitterly at Takumi's words.

Theo glanced worryingly at how he didn't seem too happy.

"Hey, what's that condition?

"No, well... that's it..., 'Good luck and bring this plate back to life. If I can do that, I'll leave the deal entirely to you..."

"Hmm..."

Takumi shows her imaginary face on the terms emanating from Elias' mouth

Next to it, Theo raised his voice loudly.

"What the hell? That's not gonna be easy!

"I knew you'd think so too... But the customer, he's not the kind of person who can't help it."

"Isn't it just because I pissed you off about this one?

"Hmm, that may be true, but come on..."

Although I can understand Theo's argument, Elias looks unconvinced somewhere.

There, Takumi pinched the words as they watched the conversation.

"I understand the circumstances. At least we got the opportunity, so why don't we just face your words once and for all? As far as I can tell, I think the customer offered me the terms for Mr. Elias."

"What? Are you serious? Because there's so much you can't do to undo the plate!

Theo grabs at the unexpected words emanating from Takumi.

Takumi, however, gives a harsh look at all times.

"Theo, think about it so that you and Mr. Elias can have your permission, too. Until then, you don't have to work at the station."

"What! Hey, why..."

"When checking inside the box, did you get permission from Mr. Elias? It's important to check your luggage, but that's not why you can unseal it on your own. Besides, he knocked on the box and checked the contents, but if Mr. Elias tells you 'it cracked then', can you argue? I know I panicked, but I have to say I didn't give it enough consideration."

"So, but..."

"I'm just getting used to coming here and working. Didn't you have a little bit of a chronic heart? Return desperately so that your old friend Elias can serve his purpose safely. This is a business order."

It was still Theo trying to argue, but he lost his word when he saw Takumi's expression.

Takumi changing from her usual soft smile and giving her a rugged look.

Theo shuddered from the bottom of his heart as he began to work in this station building before trying to start.

But that look is also a flash.

Takumi, once again smiling as usual, coughed up one and then spoke to Elias.

"Excuse me. So thank you for letting me put Theo on support for a while as well. And if you're talking about plates, I know you should visit Gustav, the mechanic guild leader. You're also a helper in this store, and I'm sure you'll be able to help. I'll let Theo have a letter of introduction, so give it a visit tomorrow."

"Ah, yes..."

To unfold too suddenly, Elias is taken lightly.

Turn your gaze toward Theo as to what's going on, but he's apparently relieved by the rigorous guidance from his boss.

"Well, because of that, shall I prepare you for dinner as well? Why don't you eat Mr. Theo, too?

Two young men face to face with Takumi's suggestion.

And when we confirmed our intentions with each other's eyes, we first returned the words from Elias.

"Um, I'm just going to make you feel good about it for today. Hey, Theo?

"Ah, oh. We're both going home early and we're going to have a little talk."

"Really? That's good, too. Okay, let's get around here today. I'll do the rest, so it's okay for Theo to come up now."

"Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me."

Theo, while so good, lowers his head gently with his hands on his forehead.

It was through the door after the two of them answered, as usual, that the sound of Karan Karan and the bell sounded.

―――――

The next day, Theo and Elias were visiting under Gustav with a broken plate and a letter of introduction.

"I see, is that the situation? Well, I don't mind cooperating with Takumi if he introduces you. In the meantime, show me that plate and the dots."

Elias offers a vine-knitted cage with a plate of dishes while being deeply frightened by Gustav on the strong side.

Gustav, who opened the lid and took the dish out of the box, stares at its cracked part.

After a silence that lasted awhile, Gustav grinned and thrust the plate back into Elias, divided into two parts.

"You, you ate a cup. Take a look at this plate."

"What? What do you mean?

Necklace Elias, not knowing Gustav's words' intentions.

Still staring at the broken plate while changing the angle, I noticed something strange.

Elias brings the two pieces in his hand closer together and tries to combine the cracked parts.

If it was meant to be, it should be the original one.

But all that emanated from Elias' mouth attempting to restore it to its original form was with a question mark.

"What? Why? Is that it?"

"Hmm, what's up?

"No, this doesn't stick perfectly... there wasn't any fragments or anything left in the box, was there?

"Oh, sure there shouldn't have been any big fragments other than those two..., shall we take another look?

"Oh, please"

Theo, who listened to Elias's request, also took out all the thin scraps that had been placed as buffer material in the box and checked to see if there were any fragments left inside.

"Hmm, I'm not in anything in particular..."

"Are you serious? How about some details?

"Doesn't look like it either, does it? Wait, wait, wait. That plate must have cracked in this box, right?

"Yeah, I bet that's more likely... but that leaves some fragments, doesn't it?

"That would be right. No matter how nicely you crack it, there's got to be some scum."

The two look at each other with the discomfort of getting bigger and bigger.

That's when Gustav, watching the interaction between the two of them, came across his mouth from the side

"Hey brother, have you seen where the unbroken plates fit in this box?

"Yeah, of course I was watching. A customer puts it in a box in front of him. We watched closely to the point of banding."

"And then what?

"Yeah, sure... yeah, this time we were supposed to send it on a train luggage flight without using the usual carriage flights, so we talked about sealing it just in case. So, I received the wax seal and carried it to the station."

"... wait a minute, eh? Did they have the seal done in front of you, too?

Elias answers Theo's question by shaking his head to the side.

"No, we didn't have wax for sealing, so the customer brought the box to the study and waxed it, didn't he?

"So the box was gone from your sight at that moment?... what about being switched at that time?

"Huh? Why do you need to do that?

"So I thought you had the soul guts to trick me into making amends?

"Is that why! Originally this customer was our boss, and my husband and I have been dating for a very long time. So if that's what you were going to say in the first place, you'd be talking about compensation at this time, right?

"Well, that's right..."

Theo unexpectedly became a tadzi to Elias, whose face turns bright red as if he had been ridiculed about himself.

Gustav, who was watching it, pinches his mouth again.

"Well, well, don't get excited. It's just that we have to be properly aware that these two pieces are not cracked in the box and are likely to have been switched somewhere. If you're a pro, it's important to look at reality calmly, right?

"Yes..."

To Gustav's words, Elias swallows words all the time.

Then, now Theo uttered the word again.

"But, you know, that means you've been fooled, so you don't have to do anything more, do you?

To Theo's words, Elias shakes his neck to the side.

"No, it's not that easy to talk about. Our business is more important than our eyesight. Even if you fail to spot the fake, it is your responsibility. This time, I admit it to my customers, so even if this dish was“ fake, "I couldn't spot it. I'm sorry."

"Well, I guess so. So, what do we do?

Gustav asks with chief consent.

Then Elias responded this way with a niggling grin.

"The customer's demand is' to bring the dishes back to life '. I haven't been told to undo it."

"What? Isn't that with you?

Theo overhears words jumping out of Elias.

But Elias doesn't move.

"After all this triggering, I'm purposefully saying it around. So you told me that if I didn't have to go back, I'd be able to bring the dishes back to life."

"I see. Even so, what the hell am I supposed to do? So you're saying we should be able to use it as a dish again?

"Um, I don't think that's a good idea, but it's not funny just fixing it... yes! Um, Mr. Gustav, can't you do this?

That's what Elias said, he started explaining one idea.

Gustav, who was seriously listening at first, also lifts his mouth angle unintentionally to the idea.

"Hmm, is that your“ answer ”? All right, let's work together."

"Thank you very much! Best wishes!

To Gustav's words, Elias bows his head deeply.

Next to it, Theo stared at the side of his confident old friend.