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Chapter 46

“Hey, what the heck is going on here?”

While talking to Anna, I heard a loud voice.

“Excuse me, what seems to be the matter, sir?”

“I thought there were girls in their underwear, but there aren’t any! Bring out those girls in those clothes!”

“Sir, that’s just the image we’re portraying. Our actual products are hamburgers and side dishes.”

“What? What do you mean by ‘image’? Alright, just pick any girl there and have her change her clothes!”

The person making a fuss seems to be an adventurer who came after seeing the signboard.

By the way, the signboard was made by printing photos on my computer and home electronics printer, then pasting them onto a wooden board. Since A4 size prints are too small, I printed them in sections and laminated each piece individually to protect against rain and dirt. Surprisingly, it took a lot of effort.

But thanks to that, it turned out to be A2 size, and the impact of the swimsuits that catch the men’s eyes, as well as the ready-to-eat dishes, hamburgers, and cutlet sandwiches I had on hand, became much stronger.

This adventurer must have been attracted to swimsuits.

“Seriously? Even though the clothes were different, we couldn’t say anything.”

“Hehe, you were looking at the signboard and saying, ‘This girl is cute! Let’s go, guys!’ But then they told you, ‘Our products are food,’ and you backed off quietly.”

“He has no shame, but in a way, he’s a hero.”

“He’s an unpleasant hero indeed. I hope he’ll quietly enjoy the delicious food he’s never seen before.”

I can hear the voices of adventurers and peddlers in the dining area.

However, the man who complained doesn’t seem to have any intention of backing down.

“Hey, are you listening? Hurry up and make those girls take off their clothes and put them in underwear! If I have to, I’ll undress them myself, no, forget it, I’ll just tear off their annoying clothes!”

The man draws his sword from his waist.

The atmosphere in the dining area changes.

“I apologize, sir. It was our fault for not making it clear. Please let us resolve this peacefully.”

“What? Do you think I’ll forgive you just like that?”

As I bowed my head, a cold sensation hit my shoulder.

When I glanced sideways, I saw a sword pointing at me. Seriously? Other worlds are scary.

It’s too dangerous when a complainer casually pulls out a blade.

Cold sweat drips down.

I thought he wouldn’t complain about not wearing provocative clothes like “Are you not wearing sexy outfits as advertised?” because it would be embarrassing.

At least in Japan, people would have understood from the beginning, saying, “Yeah, yeah, it’s an image advertisement.” Even old beer ads had people in swimsuits.

But it seems different in this world.

Maybe I failed.

Despite feeling that “the culture is different from Japan,” I still made a mistake.

“Naoya-san, leave it to me.”

“Anna-san?”

“Sir, I will personally handle this matter. But let’s keep it a secret from others, okay? Let’s go inside the shop.”

“Anna, what are you planning to do? D-Don’t tell me, are you going to expose your tender skin to this man’s demands? And in a place where no one is watching, his beastly desires will become uncontrollable, and Anna…! Kuhh, kill me!”

“Why are you always saying ‘kuh- kill me’, I don’t quite understand the criteria, Chloe. No, calm down, Chloe, put away that dangerous sword! Is it really dangerous? It’s a wooden sword, though? Screw it, now’s not the time for that!”

“Hehe, don’t worry, Naoya-san, Chloe-san. I’ll be right back. Please take care of the other situation for a while.”

Anna-san, who met my gaze as I raised my head, smiled.

Her smile seemed the same as always, but for some reason, my body started trembling.

Chloe, who was making a fuss, became quiet and started trembling as well.

Or rather, the customers in the dining area were also trembling.

Only Barbera tilted her head, unchanged as always.

What is this? Chills? Fear?

“Oh, I see. You understand, huh? I’ll show you heaven!”

Anna-san, accompanied by the pleased man, left the special booth and entered the store.

“Hey, why are you just seeing them off? I have to chase after them! Chloe, can you come with me? Sorry, but I can’t fight!”

“Oh, Naoya, there’s no need to worry.”

“Huh? But Anna-san is alone with a complainer carrying a weapon!”

“Naoya, did you forget? Who Anna is.”

“Huh? Oh, right, Anna-san is…”

A Lich.

I realized it when Chloe told me.

Anna-san is a lich, also known as the “King of the Dead,” and there were suspicions that she had defeated adventurers in grave-type dungeons. There were even skeletons and ghosts under Anna-san’s command in the store… Wait, “showing heaven”? Who’s showing it to whom?

I quickly glanced at the entrance of the store.

Soon, Anna-san came out.

Alone.

“An-Anna-san? Isn’t it too soon to come back? And what about the man from earlier? D-Don’t tell me…”

“Hehe, no need to worry, Naoya-san. After a little talk, he understood that the swimsuit signboard is just an image. Isn’t that right?”

Following Anna-san, the man from earlier came out, a little behind her.

Anna-san and the man are both safe.

I feel relieved.

But still…

Even though I couldn’t convince him no matter what I said, Anna-san seems to have persuaded him.

It’s embarrassing as the store manager… Wait, huh?

“That’s right. I was wrong. Give me one hamburger, please.”

“Oh, Anna, you’re amazing! Alright, got it! Barbara, one hamburger!”

“…Got it.”

“Hey, Chloe, is it okay to handle it so casually? That customer seems completely disoriented and vacant. What did Anna-san do? Is everything alright?”

“Hehe, Naoya-san, you worry too much. It’s fine, you see, he’s perfectly fine. He must have seen heaven.”

“I’m fine. The hamburger is delicious.”

The swaying man, standing unsteadily, says.

He seems absent-minded, not really focusing on anything.

But as Anna-san said, he doesn’t seem to be injured. At least not visibly.

The other customers in the eating area seem to have settled down, as they resume their meals and conversations as if nothing happened.

Chloe, Anna-san, and Barbara also go back to serving customers.

I’m left alone, standing all by myself.

No, not alone.

“Aion is good. Aion is amazing. Huzaaaah for Aion.”

I’m left alone with the man who mutters to himself while nibbling on his hamburger.

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