Operation Mackerel: 10 Ways to Make Dazai Osamu Jealous

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 18

When Chuuya entered the Arahabaki Cafe with a triumphant grin and a good mood, the customers immediately knew that they were about to witness some nice shits.

As expected, Verlaine is on the counter and he's been doing his best to work hard before going back to France. He's been in this country for months now, and he doesn't seem too eager to go back. He's not rushing anything at all, and Chuuya's not complaining. Except—

"Well shit, the biggest and most famous coffee company sent an invitation with an opportunity for the cafe to grow!" Chuuya shouts calmly.

You might be wondering who the hell uses both 'shout' and 'calmly' together in a dialogue tag but they're gay so straighten your priorities.

"That's why you're late today." Verlaine said, smiling, "Fill me in with the details."

Chuuya grins, still in a good mood, as he wears his uniform and starts sharing every little detail with his brother.

Port Moonbucks International Café, the most prominent and leading giant in the coffee industry, reaches out to him!

It's not much of a big deal, really. He just woke up this morning with an email saying he's invited to the showdown of different coffee makers across the globe. It is one of the ways the café gives opportunity to other smaller coffee chains and widens their names and influences as well. It's a month-long competition, and the one who wins will, of course, have an amazing price!

Guess what it is? That's right, gays!

They're going to have the prize of internal peace and irrevocable freedom amidst this existence filled with despair and suffering.

With a consolation prize of having their cafe name promoted globally with different sponsors to give their business more endorsement internationally, and millions of dollars for clout chasing. Plus other normal prizes in cliche competition stuff, you name it.

Anyway, the thing is... Chuuya knows he should get the prize.

And he's in a good mood because he knows he will get the prize due to his main character privileges.

That good mood was instantly thrown into the drainage when a familiar face of stinky fish walked to the counter. Verlaine bid a short farewell after hearing the details to work on the pantries, and Chuuya was left to deal with the annoying face of no other than Osamu—fuckme—Dazai.

Ah, shit. Typographical errors are inevitable. It's supposed to be Dazai—fucking—Osamu. Really.

"You're smiling more than usual today. I feel like something bad will happen again." Dazai started with an annoyingly handsome teasing gaze.

Chuuya grits his teeth, "Nothing bad happens whenever I'm happy!"