On the streets of Akihabara, maids could be seen almost everywhere.
Girls in black-and-white maid uniforms stood along the sidewalks holding colorful flyers, enthusiastically greeting every passerby who walked near them.
The atmosphere was incredibly lively.
Walking beside Nakano Nino, Gojo Satoru casually looked around at the bustling scenery with one hands in his pockets and other hand carrying a bag.
Suddenly, a maid hurried over and blocked his path politely.
"Hello, Master!! Our café is having a grand opening event today! If you are interested, you can come and have a look." She smiled sweetly while handing him a flyer.
Gojo Satoru casually accepted it, "Thanks."
The maid bowed happily before running off to attract other customers.
Gojo lowered his head as he glanced at the flyer.
"Maid café?" Beside him, Nino also leaned closer curiously to read it together.
It seemed to be a newly opened café, here.
For the first three days after opening, all food and drinks were fifty percent off, and there was even a small map printed at the bottom showing the café's location.
Gojo looked sideways at Nino. "Want to go?"
Nino thought for a moment before nodding lightly.
"…Sure."
Akihabara was filled with maid cafés, but surprisingly, she had never actually entered one before. (From Akihabara, that one where Gojo invite her was at a different place.)
Trying it once didn't sound too bad.
Besides, looking at the maids handing out flyers nearby, Nino subconsciously lifted her chin slightly.
In terms of appearance, she was completely confident she could outshine them!
The café itself wasn't very far away.
After walking for several minutes, the two finally arrived at a newly renovated shop decorated with cute pastel colors.
Two maids stood outside the entrance smiling brightly, ready to greet the customer.
The moment Gojo and Nino approached, the automatic doors opened.
"Welcome home, Master and Lady!" x2
The synchronized greeting and bow immediately made Nino feel a little embarrassed.
Meanwhile, Gojo looked completely amused at her reaction.
After entering the café, they discovered that over half the seats were already occupied by customers.
Although it had only recently opened, business seemed surprisingly good.
Soft music were being played in the background while several maids moved busily between tables serving desserts and drinks.
Gojo and Nino chose a quieter empty corner seat near the window.
Not long after sitting down, a maid approached while holding a tablet menu.
She had black twin ponytails, red eyes, and an extremely cute face.
But what stood out the most was her unbelievably fair skin, almost shining under the café lights!
Even Nino subconsciously stared for a second.
The maid suddenly clasped her hands together energetically.
"Nico Nico Nii~!"
She posed dramatically with a bright smile ruining the good impression that Nino had of her....
Nino first reaction was simple: What exactly was that?
Although she knew maid cafés sometimes had exaggerated performances…was this really okay?
Different from Nino's bewildered reaction, Gojo Satoru burst out laughing instantly.
"Hahahaha!"
The maid's confident expression immediately cracked slightly.
Clearly, she hadn't expected that reaction!
But before she could recover, Gojo suddenly copied her pose perfectly.
"Nico Nico N—" Then he immediately failed halfway and started laughing again. "Pfft—hahaha!"
The maid's face instantly turned bright red.
Even Nino nearly choked trying not to laugh.
The poor maid looked completely overwhelmed now.
Still, she forced herself to maintain professionalism.
"W-Welcome home, Master and My Lady…H-Here is the menu…"
She quickly placed the ordering tablet on the table as she waited for them to select their order with a serious and calm expression, while the embarrassment countinue to flood her mind.
Gojo on the other hand looked amused at her proffesional behavior. Then, with a completely serious face, he said:
"I'll take the Nico Nico Nii Set Meal."
The maid froze. "…Eh?"
Seeing her embarrassed expression, Gojo pointed gently.
"One more time."
The maid looked like she wanted to disappear on the spot. As her face turned even redder reaching her ears, but she still suppressed her shyness and did it again.
"…N-Nico Nico Nii...."
Nino eyebrows twitched wildly as she stare at the poor maid, who has clearly lost her previous confidence that she had at first.
Her entire face was red now as she asked in a trembling voice. "P-Please order properly!"
Nino quickly rescued the poor girl before things could get any worse. "Stop making trouble for others, Gojo-kun."
Then she turned toward the tablet.
"What do you actually want?"
Gojo shrugged innocently, as he decided to stop teasing the poor maid who was looking at Nino like she is an angel. "Just coffee and some dessert. I'm not really hungry."
Nino ordered two coffees and two cakes before handing the tablet back.
The maid after taking their escaped at incredible speed afterward.
Watching her run away, Gojo sighed regretfully.
"What a shame. I wanted to see it again. Why is she running so fast?"
Nino immediately rolled her eyes at him, as she speak, "That's because you scared her! You're the strange one here, not her."
Gojo looked genuinely wronged. "I was simply participating in friendly cultural exchange."
"More like illness exchange." Nino sharp tongue strike again.
"Nino…"
Gojo placed a hand dramatically over his chest. "You wound me deeply."
"You deserve it."
The two continued chatting while eating cake and drinking coffee.
After about half an hour, the two finally finished eating.
Gojo paid the bill before standing up to leave.
As they walked toward the exit, he casually glanced toward the maid from earlier.
The poor girl immediately looked away in embarrassment.
Clearly—
The psychological damage from "Nico Nico Nii" remained severe till now.
....
Outside the café,
Warm sea wind drifted through the air.
After buying Umaru's game and eating lunch, the two now planned to head directly toward the beach area to look at swimsuits.
Soon, they arrived at the parking lot.
Gojo sat on his Kawasaki motorcycle while handing Nino a helmet.
"Ready?"
Nino nodded while putting it on.
A few moments later—
The motorcycle sped away toward the coastline.
....
The beach area was already crowded by the time they arrived.
Countless tourists walked across the sand wearing various kinds of swimsuits.
One-piece swimsuits.
Bikinis.
Rash guards.
Beach shorts.
The atmosphere felt incredibly energetic.
Walking barefoot across the warm sand, Nino subconsciously glanced around carefully at the surrounding girls.
At first, she had honestly felt slightly nervous.
After all, there were plenty of attractive women here.
She worried Gojo might constantly look around at other girls.
But after walking together for quite a while—She realized something.
Gojo's attention had remained almost entirely on her the whole time.
That realization quietly made her heart feel warm.
Then Nino suddenly pointed ahead.
"Gojo-kun, look. There's a swimsuit shop over there."
A small wooden beach shop stood near the shore, displaying various swimsuits and swimming accessories outside.
Gojo nodded casually.
"Let's go. I should probably buy some beach shorts too."
Beach shorts?
Nino blinked.
Her imagination started running slightly out of control.
Based on Gojo's height and build…
He definitely looked like the type who seemed slim while dressed but actually had well-trained muscles underneath.
Not that she cared about muscles specifically.
Absolutely not!
She only cared because they were Gojo's muscles.
Completely different.
Totally.
Cough!
Nino coughed lightly while trying to hide the increasingly suspicious smile forming on her face.
Gojo looked at her strangely. "…Why are you smiling like that?"
"Nothing!" Nino answered instantly. As she quickly walked ahead toward the swimsuit shop before he could question her further.
Watching her slightly flustered back, Gojo raised an eyebrow. "…Girls are weird."
Then he followed after her leisurely, completely unaware of the dangerous thoughts currently happening inside Nakano Nino's mind.
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