32 - There is always a certain demand for maid uniform (Patreon)

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The day of the cultural festival. Our classroom has been very busy since morning.
At our cafe, the hardest part is the preparation for the day of the event because we handle food. Today is also the day we bring tools from the cooking room, so every team is busy.

“Is anyone absent today?”
“None! There is none!”
“Very well!”

Tadashi checks the attendance with his loud voice. Our homeroom teacher probably won't come to the classroom much today either.
For the time being, if things continue as they are now, I don't think I'll be assigned to the cooking team. I don't know what Hiuri's schedule is, but it looks like Hiuri will be able to fit the time according to her free time.

“Alright, we're ready! Nakatani-san, can I have you check the costumes?”
“Understood.”

Nakatani-san runs to the place of action. Seeing the always uninterested Nakatani-san running is refreshing.

When Tadashi saw Nakatani-san go, he approached me and spoke.

“Kazuki, at this rate, it looks like you'll be able to go on a date with the Black Thorn Princess.”
“...”
“A few days ago, someone said they saw you going into a deserted place with the Black Thorn Princess. She probably asked you out on a date anyway, right? I'm so jealous.”

...I didn't notice that. Was there anyone else besides Hayashi-san?

“Well, the hate on you is going to be great, but don’t worry about it and just go on a date!”

As soon as Tadashi brought up this topic, the stares from our surrounding became extremely thorny. Going without worrying about this might be a bit impossible for me.

“Shindo-kun, it's all okay. Everyone is like this.”

The people who will be working as waitresses today are all dressed perfectly. I don't know what happened in this short time, but the butler's uniform that looked like a suit has now become a butler's uniform.
Apparently, the costume team in this class is quite enthusiastic. It seems they weren't satisfied with the suit-style butler uniform.

“All right, it's about time. Everyone take your place!”

Cultural festival, begins.

...

[This is the broadcasting station of the broadcasting department. We will provide you with a variety of information through our school broadcasts!]
“So this year's broadcast club is radio-style, huh.”
“So it seems. Isn't that fine though?”

The broadcast echoes through the tent, which already has a good number of customers.

Last year, the broadcasting club also did a school broadcast like this, but they spoke in a matter-of-fact manner, as if it were a news program.
Perhaps they have reflected on it, this year they seem to be doing a school broadcast with a lot of excitement. This way feels more like a cultural festival, and I like it too.

“Welcome—”

This area where fire instruments can be used is fairly close to the school gate, so there are already many customers inside the tent. It's not fully occupied, but it can be said to be popular.

“Pancakes and coffee. Cream on top.”

Hmm, I feel like the way waitresses take orders is becoming more polished little by little. Aren’t they going to speak in a code in the end?

By the way, Tadashi and I are watching from the sidelines. Why, you ask? I wonder why.
Tadashi ordered me to stay here.

“Why am I here?”
“For now, stay here.”

...Really, I wonder why.

I thought he was going to give me some kind of job, but it seems that's not the case. First of all, what kind of order is ‘stay here’?

“Isn’t the small props team free at this time?”
“Well, that’s true.”

There are a few people who are carrying the food to a place where the waitresses can take it, but there are still many people who are free.
The members of the big props team are even free today. The big props people have worked harder than everyone else until today, so everyone in the class can accept it.

“Shouldn’t you be busy, Tadashi?”
“I'm the person in charge, so to speak. I have to be ready to move when problems arise.”

Fumu, does that make sense? The thought of Tadashi not being able to move from here for the rest of the day might be more painful for him than staying busy.

“But as expected there’s no need for me to be here, right?”
“...For now, stay here.”

No good. I'm going to be detained here.
I glanced over at Nakatani-san, the vice-leader, just in case, but there was no particular reaction from her. I wish leaders can be held accountable for abusing their authority.

“Umm...”

After that, I was detained here for several minutes.
If I have some free time, I want to go to Hiuri’s place, but it seems like that won't happen.

The movement took place when I was tired and sitting in my chair, watching the tent in a daze.

““Ooh””

Somehow, the boys were starting to make a buzz. This reaction means...

“Here she comes, the princess.”

For some reason, Hiuri and Kannazuki-san were standing in what was supposed to be the entrance to the tent.
They were carrying a large signboard with the program of Hiuri's class written on it. I wonder if they're doing some kind of publicity parade.

“Could it be, Tadashi, were you waiting for that?”
“Yeah. There's no reason to miss this, right?”

I don't think there was any need to detain me here for that.

“Did you know about this?”
“Yeah. They didn’t tell us who would be coming, but... well, there's no way they wouldn't put out the Black Thorn Princess from that class, right?”

I agree with that.

Apparently, through some connection of his own, Tadashi was aware that Hiuri was coming here. If he just told me that earlier, there would have been no need to detain me after all.

“Well, if it’s just looking at the Black Thorn Princess, you're probably used to that...”

That's because we meet every night.

“But it’s different today. It's the cultural festival after all.”

In the direction Tadashi was pointing, there were girls from the costume team who were looking at Hiuri like a hyena.

“Sakura-san! Come here!”

One of them half-forcibly dragged Hiuri towards the changing room. They placed the large signboard in Kannazuki-san's hands with a practiced motion.
I wonder if perhaps something similar happened in other classes...

Wait, if she was taken to the changing room in this class, that means...

“After all, how often do you get the chance to see her in anything other than her uniform?”

Tadashi said that while grinning.

A few minutes later, Hiuri came out of the changing room wearing a maid outfit. Her face was bright red perhaps because she had been forced to change clothes. Her facial expressions often change in the dream, but it doesn't change much in real life, so it's refreshing.
Next to her, a girl from the costume team was squealing ‘kya kya’. That's probably the culprit.

“Guha!!”

Then, beside me, Tadashi made a strange noise and fell to his knees.

“Cu...te...”

Apparently he died a noble death. Poor thing.

Hiuri in maid outfit is certainly cute.
In the dream, when I changed Hiuri’s costumes, to make her feel like a princess, I made her wear dresses a lot, I never made her wear a serving maid uniform. So it's fresh for me too.

But I won't die a noble death. In the first place, Hiuri is cute no matter what clothes she wears, so if I die a noble death to a maid uniform, I would have already died a hundred times.

“Kazuki, why are you unharmed...”

Tadashi, who seemed to have finally stood up, asked me.

“Tadashi is just too affected.”
“That's not true! Look inside the tent!”

When I looked, all the boys had stopped their hands. Some, like Tadashi, are on their knees.
Furthermore, some of the male customers are also fascinated by Hiuri. Ah, he was hit by someone who looked like his girlfriend.

“Could it be, Kazuki is gay?”
“There’s no way I am!”
“Guhe!”

Somehow, Tadashi started saying something strange, so I shut him up with a chop.

I'm also fascinated by Hiuri. Tonight, I'm even thinking of having her wear a maid uniform again in the dream.

“Geez...”

Hiuri, who was photographed by the girls, left the tent as if to escape. I didn't even have time to talk to her.

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