CHAPTER 687: CHAPTER 421 THE TERRIFYING BEAUTIFUL GIRL_2

Suzuki Ryo looked up, and although the cat-eared maid was as cute as ever, when he saw her face clearly, he instinctively took a step back.

"Master?"

Towa Rina felt puzzled, what was up with him? He usually came with a big smile on his face when he visited before.

"It’s the same as before." Suzuki Ryo said with a sigh.

"One Marascan."

Uesugi Sakura received the work order from behind the counter and immediately began preparing it.

Suzuki Ryo sat in his usual window seat. There were noticeably more customers at this time compared to before, but he wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to them.

He kept recalling the scene from earlier, where the strange smile of that beautiful girl lingered in his mind.

Towa Rina, waiting for coffee at the front desk, noticed his daydreaming look at the table and curiously asked Uesugi Sakura who was working:

"What’s up with him?"

Uesugi Sakura put down the hand-pour pot and glanced at Suzuki Ryo by the window.

He remembered this person as a regular.

"Heartbroken?"

"Doesn’t seem like it. He seems to be a high school student from a nearby school. I’ve often seen him come in wearing his school uniform. Could it be... that he’s being bullied!?"

Uesugi Sakura glanced at Towa Rina, wondering why she suddenly jumped to that conclusion.

If he asked her, her answer would probably be something about a girl’s intuition.

"Why don’t you ask him?" Uesugi Sakura placed the finished Marascan on the tray above the bar.

"Alright, I’ll ask him." Towa Rina agreed immediately, carrying the tray with both hands as she turned and walked over.

...

The café had air conditioning, making the room warm.

"Master, here’s your Marascan."

Towa Rina placed the coffee within Suzuki Ryo’s line of sight, and the special aroma wafted gently upwards.

Seeing him in a daze, she hugged the tray to her chest and softly asked:

"Are you alright, master?"

"I was thinking about something..."

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Would you believe me?" Suzuki Ryo raised his head, his eyes sincere.

"Of course I would." Towa Rina sensed something off about his emotions and quickly nodded.

"Thank you," Suzuki Ryo lowered his head again, organizing his words, "Earlier, I saw a girl being cornered at the street by someone who seemed like a yakuza, a really disgusting character who looked like one of those bullies."

"A thug!? That’s terrible!" Towa immediately said, "Did you call the police, master?"

Suzuki Ryo shook his head: "...I was going to step in and help..."

"Was the girl okay? Did you call the police?"

"...I was going to step in and help..." Suzuki Ryo raised his head again, "but then, but then... the girl knocked down that guy who was a head taller than her with one punch."

"..." Towa Rina was completely at a loss for words.

"Do you know what’s most bizarre? She looked like a very cute girl, but one moment she was being cornered by the yakuza, and the next moment, with a change of expression, she knocked the guy out cold with a single punch, just one punch!! The guy fell stiff as a board, like a zombie, straight to the ground."

Suzuki Ryo said in horror.

"..."

Towa Rina forced a smile: "So...that’s how it is...?"

Suzuki Ryo calmed down, holding the coffee cup with both hands, feeling its warmth: "I know it’s hard for anyone to believe me when I say this, but it’s the truth! I was the only one who saw it clearly, and later when I provided evidence at the police station, they completely didn’t believe me and dismissed everything I said..."

It’s more reasonable not to believe it!

What kind of strong girl could knock a full-grown man to the ground with one punch?

If this became common, why would girls need guys to protect them every day?

Anyway, luckily, it was reported to the police. Let’s just hope that girl wasn’t harmed.

Of course, if what he said was true.

Despite her thoughts, Towa Rina patiently listened to Suzuki Ryo’s colorful description.

No matter what, a maid’s manners shouldn’t be forgotten.

Always keep a smile.

....

"So, how did it go?" Uesugi Sakura asked Towa Rina as she returned holding the tray, looking dispirited.

She placed the tray on the bar, sighing: "Uesugi-san, I just listened to a high schooler’s chūnibyō fantasy for over ten minutes! I thought he was being bullied."

"That’s normal. Who hasn’t been chūnibyō when young?"

"I wasn’t!"

Uesugi Sakura glanced at her: "Sure you haven’t ever fantasized about being a princess when you were little?"

"A princess! That’s not chūnibyō, is it!?"

"If imagining oneself as a knight is chūnibyō, why couldn’t imagining oneself as a princess be?" Uesugi Sakura said, "Now tell me what the boy’s chūnibyō fantasy was about."

"He said he ran into a thug bullying a girl on the street."

"Hmm." Uesugi Sakura listened casually while guiding Kobashi Rikai on making cappuccino.

"He also said that girl, who seemed weak at first, suddenly raged and knocked the thug down with one punch!" Towa Rina clenched her fist, the cat ears on her head twitched, "Uesugi-san, do you think that’s possible? Is it possible!?"

Uesugi Sakura didn’t react much, calmly saying:

"Why not? Just hit the neck."

"Are you talking about that move from TV where you slap someone unconscious instantly? Haha, Uesugi-san, you’re kidding, that’s impossible too!" Towa Rina suddenly laughed.

"I can do it. Do you want to try?"

"Go ahead! As long as you really can." Towa Rina laughed, leaning onto the bar with both hands, leaning her neck forward toward him.

Uesugi Sakura withdrew his gaze and resumed guiding Kobashi Rikai on the coffee bean grinding technique, "Nah, hitting people like that could cause death, it’s not worth dying over a joke."

"Then teach me that trick!"

"No way, it’s my secret skill. I wouldn’t tell anyone but my wife, though she hasn’t learned it."

"Haha, Uesugi-san, and you said others have chūnibyō!"

"I’m speaking the truth."

"Fine, got it! Chūnibyō Uesugi-san."

Kobashi Rikai suddenly interjected: "Towa sis, Senior Uesugi is really amazing."

"Him? Isn’t he just a tall handsome guy? How could he be amazing?" Towa Rina remained indifferent, happily mocking Uesugi Sakura for his chūnibyō even at this age.

Kobashi Rikai glanced at Uesugi Sakura, then leaned in and whispered to Towa Rina:

"Senior Uesugi is the national Sword Dao champion."

"Really?" Towa Rina was completely disbelieving. Uesugi Sakura seemed just a normal handsome guy. How could he hold a title like a Sword Dao champion, something only seen in shojo manga heroes?

"It’s true," Kobashi Rikai said, "Towa sis, just search online and you’ll know."

Towa Rina didn’t believe it, so she quickly took out her phone to search.

Upon entering "Uesugi Sakura," a pile of information showed up instantly.

The titles were quite exaggerated, with a slew of inexplicable honors.

Towa Rina filtered through them one by one, only to find out, just as was said, Uesugi really was the national Sword Dao champion.

"Uesugi-san, you’re really that amazing!" Staring at the phone screen, her voice had a hint of admiration.

"There’s always someone better."

"Then if there are any strange customers in the future, I’ll leave them to you to deal with."

"Talking is useless, let’s work, or the manager will find out and dock my salary, I won’t be able to eat."

"Don’t you get paid daily? With so much pay, you can’t afford a meal?"

"I have to pay condo fees, a few ten thousand, not much left for me to spend."

"Such high fees? What kind of house do you live in!?"

"In the harbor area, enough of this, let’s work."

...

Suzuki Ryo thought today’s coffee tasted just as good as always, but today he wasn’t in the mood to chat with the maids and got ready to leave after finishing his coffee.

"Master, welcome to visit again."

He got up from his seat and headed towards the door. As he passed the bar, he caught a glimpse of something for a moment, which seemed like the face of the girl he had seen not long ago.

It happened just as Uesugi Sakura turned off his phone screen.

Suzuki Ryo immediately widened his eyes and asked Uesugi Sakura behind the bar: "Do you... know that girl...?"

"Who?" Uesugi Sakura didn’t know what he was referring to.

"The one you just... looked at on your phone..."

"You mean her?" Uesugi Sakura showed him the phone screen with a picture of Hanabi on the lock screen.

Unexpectedly, Suzuki Ryo became agitated at once, pointing to that impossibly cute face, trembling in fear, he said:

"Yes! Yes! That’s her! That’s her!"