Operation Mackerel: 10 Ways to Make Dazai Osamu Jealous

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

"Operation Mackerel: 10 Ways to Make Dazai Osamu Jealous," by Lucy and Higuchi. All rights reserved.

Operation #2: Bond with literally anyone else in Dazai's scope of sight (◠‿◕)

"Are you ready for the most feisty, most sexy, most mouth watering, jaw dropping, pocky challenge of the century!?" Higuchi suddenly asked in excitement and everyone in the cafe look at her with a 'why-the-fuck-can't-we-drink-normal-coffee-today?' look. Higuchi didn't realize that since she continued, "I know you guys are excited! I am, too, so you better participate. We have exciting prices for the possible winners!"

Silence. Everyone is silent and it makes Chuuya want to facepalm. He's at the back of the counter as he lets Higuchi manage whatever that needs to be managed. When he looks on the corner where Dazai is always sitting, the brunette is working on something in his laptop with some headphones on his head. He's probably ignoring everything around since he looks calm and serious while working right now.

"The winner gets a free coffee!" Higuchi exclaimed excitedly.

The costumers just blinked awkwardly.

Higuchi's eyes blink in delight as she inhales deeply, "Free coffee plus Tengu Dazai and Shutendouji Chuuya poster cards and free soukoku doujinshi link in pixiv... with english translation!"

Now, every customer shouts excitedly. Higuchi nods in satisfaction. Chuuya's jaw dropped in return after hearing that. Dazai, who is still having his own world typing stuff on his laptop and headphones at the corner, continues to ignore the commotion.

What the fuck did I just hear? Tengu, who? Shuutendouji, who? Pixiv doujin, what?

"Great! Now, before you guys gets crazy with the prizes, let me just tell you the mechanics of our game. First, our game is a pocky challenge. You need to find your partners and do the challenge with them. Whoever wins will end up moving to the next level. It's a matter of elimination until the last one standing remains! Now, gays and straights, and non-binaries, and bitches, are you ready?"

Everyone cheered.

Higuchi faked a cough, "For the registration requirement, you must buy at least three coffees for today to participate. Now, are you ready to palpitate and win!?"

Everyone cheered with excitement again.

They really want the translated doujins and the poster cards.

Just like that, their coffee sold out for the day as the customers started drinking lots of it. Chuuya decided to just enter the kitchen to stay there for a while. He also needs to check the condition of the pastries so he just stayed there for a moment.

After a while of palpitation, emotional breakdown, and sugar rush experienced by the Arahabaki Cafe customers (at that day, they face utter internal destruction for the sake of victory— the internal destruction talks about the result of their three cups in a row coffee intake and such). The people inside the cafe are ready for the challenge. Dazai remained silent on his laptop, still on his headphones as the game began.