According to Kouhei's invitation, they entered the restaurant. It had a modern interior and several monitors were displaying the different available meals. It was the kind of restaurant that was kids friendly as well. Some menus came with little toys to play with.
"What would you like to get? I guess today is on me!" Kouhei was in a generous mood.
Since Hanako was usually sated quickly and since her mother would prepare dinner for her at home, they decided to only get fries to share between them and a soft drink each.
"Good evening! May I take your order, Kouhei?"
The boy behind the counter, wearing a white and red striped uniform with a fitting hat was referring to the customer by name.
"Heeh. I didn't have a clue you were working here. Is it your new part time job, Seiji?"
The two boys were acquainted since Kouhei once entered a practice training session of the baseball club. New students were able to check out the clubs they were interested in without committing themselves for a full year. But since it was too bothersome of a sport, Kouhei never showed up after that one time.
"You bet it is! It's not too far away and the work hours fit perfectly into my schedule. The pay is on the lower end of the spectrum though", he added that last part with a whispering gesture, concealing his mouth with a hand. Then he spotted the girl he met at the library before, now shyly hiding behind Kouhei to evade the boy at the counter, "A-And she is your girlfriend!?"
"Nah, not really girlfriend. Just master and apprentice."
"Oh I see. Just master and-, What!?"
"Can we order now or not?" Kouhei demanded. There were other customers waiting in a queue behind them.
"Eh. Okay, okay, okay. What can I get you?"
They placed their order and it was left to Kouhei to finish the payment.
"Ah, it turns out we are currently out of fries. But a new batch is right in the making. It will be ready in a minute or two! Just take a seat and I will bring you your order once they are prepared. Would you like ice in your drinks?"
They agreed and took the little sign which read the number 5 to signalize that they were currently waiting on an order.
"Let's sit over there", Kouhei pointed to a table in the center of the restaurant and the pair approached the spot in question. Halfway from the counter to their goal, they got interrupted.
"Hey wait a second! I said you don't go running off all alone!!"
A kid was running around the tables, carrying a toy airplane in his hand. It was this week's kid's menu item. The voice belonged to an obviously overstained nanny.
'Bonk.'.
The kid tumbled into Hanako and fell to the ground, enabling his guardian to catch up and seize the outrunner.
"I am terribly sorry. He is a bit too energetic today", the nanny apologized to Hanako with a slight bow.
"No worries. It's cute!" She replied with an honest smile.
After this short intervention, both mentor and apprentice arrived at their seats.
YOU ARE READING
Nopan Mahou Shoujo
Short StoryHanako is a typical female student in Japan, who likes magical girl stories as they appear in manga and anime. Maybe she likes them a little bit too much. She is convinced that magic exists and that it is only a matter of time until she will get con...
