A Lustful Requiem (Chainsaw Man x OCS)

[13] Explosives, Not Fireworks

"....Gah, fuck! That's hot."

Spitting out a steaming hot ball of takoyaki, I let a couple swears out.

"Ha! That's what you get for being too confident, Yomu!" Akemi teased me.

"Yeah, yeah." I grunted. Maybe I underestimated the heat. Whatever takes my mind off Himeno honestly.

Looking back at Akemi, she takes one of the skewed octopus balls and eats it. She chews it for a bit, but as time goes by her face turns redder by the second.

"...Hmfph!...Why...is...this...so....?"

Akemi stood up abruptly, and she yelled into the sky.

"THIS SHIT'S SO DAMN SPICY!"

Smirking in victory, I look over to the chef in question— the culprit.

"Hehe, that'll teach you." Yoimiya chuckled as she spun over some raw takoyaki.

"Y-Yoimiya?! What did I do to deserve this?!" Akemi complained.

"You know what you did~" She chimed in return.

We were at Yoimiya's takoyaki stand, relaxing by the countertop. It was actually pretty busy, but I expected that since Yoimiya's pretty friendly with the locals. She saved me a seat, though she didn't expect Akemi to tag along.

Instead, Akemi bitched and whined about how I dragged her everywhere today until I gave her mine.

Luckily thanks to Yoimya's charm, she was able to nab a spare seat from one of the customers.

Sipping on some strawberry milk, I watched the festive girl man the stand. Breathing in deeply, she got ready to yell out a slogan.

"Takoyaki here! Fresh and piping hot! Come get some folks!"

To Akemi's surpise, people flocked to her like a shepherd.

"Yoimiya-chan! Get me two orders please~~!"
"Hey, hey! Can I get a row of takoyaki made with love~~~?!"
"Yoimiya, Yoimiya! Flash us a smile!"

Wah. She's really popular.

A younger girl started ushering the customers, all of different ages. The ponytailed girl seemed great at customer service, like she had been doing it for a while.

"Hey! Get in line you old farts! You too, baldie!" She snapped. People formed lines and they got ready to pay for their food. While we were just sitting by Yoimiya, the girl stomped over to us as well.

"You two!" She startled us. "If you're here just to see Yoimiya, bug off!"

I stared at her blankly, confused and entertained.

You must be close with her then, huh?

"Yoimiya! Is this your boss... for today?" I chuckled.

"Mmm. That's Chiyo-chan." She told me. Yoimiya at the same time had grabbed a sauce container filled with spicy mayonnaise and spun it around her hands.

"They're with me~~" Yoimiya sang from the counter, sending out cartons of food for the people. "She's the one that asked me to help her tonight~"

"Eh? What are they to you then?!" The girl eyed me. I smiled in return.

"They're family!" Yoimiya explained. "Though this one, I wouldn't mind you kicking out— Ah! Thank you for your patronage!" She had pointed at Akemi, tending to a customer after.

"Wha—? W-What did I do?!"

I chuckled audibly, finishing off my drink.

"You're a bother, that's what." I joked. Akemi scoffed. I grabbed a napkin and I wiped my face.