Shomin no Aji - Chapter 602.1 (Patreon)

It might be my fault!?
Several weeks have passed since then.
The challenge menu was unexpectedly popular, and despite being initially planned as a limited-time offer, due to high demand, it has been continued as a regular topping menu.

Additionally, I suggested offering onsen eggs for those who absolutely cannot eat raw eggs, which was also added to the topping menu. This became another popular item, with customers loving the rich, creamy yolk.

Alright, alright.
The aversion to raw eggs is steadily decreasing, so I'll take the opportunity to promote egg-over-rice... yes, TKG (tamago kake gohan). Fufufu...!
It might be a good idea to work with the café's chef to select side dishes that go well with TKG and sell them!

While I was thinking about that, I realized Alicia-sama was talking to me.

"Cristea-sama, are you listening?"
"Huh? Oh, um..."
"My, you weren't listening, were you?"
"... Ehehe, sorry..."

Since then, Alicia-sama and I have become close friends.
Today, we're having tea together in one of the rooms in the salon building.

Speaking of the salon building, it was decided that loitering in the lobby was a problem, so now it's strictly prohibited to hang around the lobby unless you're meeting someone.
Apparently, some students complained about this, but it wasn't retracted as it was deemed an unbefitting behavior for academy students.

"Sigh... Cristea-sama, you're surprisingly absent-minded, aren't you?"
"Ahaha... Um, so what were we talking about?"
"Really... It was about those senior students we met at the café the other day."

According to Alicia-sama, the senior students who bullied her were so afraid of my words that they went to eat Lars to avoid being seen as disrespectful to Crown Prince Raymond.

Wait... They took that bluff seriously?
I never intended to report them to Crown Prince Raymond.
Going to eat Lars, which they detested, must have taken considerable resolve.
Well, I don't feel sorry for them.
Because, didn't they find the Gyudon... Lars delicious?
In that case, it's not a problem!

"And, the one who was leading them was one of Francine-sama's entourage, Trixie-sama, but she was told by Francine-sama to reflect on her actions and is currently on a leave of absence."
"Really!?"

Is this... my fault because of my careless words⁉︎
Sensing my agitation, Alicia-sama chuckled.

"You don't need to worry about it, Cristea-sama. From what I've heard, this was due to Trixie-sama's reckless behavior, which disgraced Francine-sama, and she was asked to reflect on her actions."
"Is that so?"

In that case, it's not my fault, right?

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