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"Are there still people missing? I think they're definitely not coming."
The fashionable girl with long brown hair, referred to as Kirino-shi, seemed a little calmer, but her words still carried a hint of belligerence: "Maybe they're just perverts lurking in the community, disguised as women."
It's worth noting that, unlike Asakura who only observed with his peripheral vision, he easily noticed a boy who was paying attention to the offline meeting.
Unlike those who merely looked out of curiosity, the other party was clearly very interested in that offline meeting.
To be precise, he seemed very interested in the one called Kirino.
Are they siblings? Or a couple? After all, for siblings, their resemblance seems too low...
"That won't happen," Saori said with a hearty laugh. "Everyone in the community has been personally video-verified by me. They are absolutely genuine girls, no mistake! Even if you don't trust my ability, you must trust my pursuit of beautiful girls!"
"That's disgusting. Is this your personality in real life?"
Kirino looked at Saori, who was trying to liven up the atmosphere, with disdain.
"You talk like a young lady online, but now you're so much of an otaku. It's practically fraud."
Gokou Ruri, uncharacteristically, expressed agreement.
"Ahaha, I just thought speaking this way would make it easier to get along with everyone!"
Saori had a very good temper. Even after being spoken to like that, she showed no sign of anger. Instead, she continued to chat with the two who were not accepted by other circles, clearly not wanting Kirino and Gokou Ruri to feel isolated.
Asakura was about to continue observing for a while, but then the dish he ordered arrived.
From its appearance, the omurice was undoubtedly a super-cheap frozen food from the supermarket, costing no more than 250 yen per box. Even when heated, it was dry and tasteless—incidentally, a 'Nika Fruit' level omurice cost 3000 yen per serving.
"What would Master like to write?"
The maid, who was in charge of writing on the omurice with ketchup, smiled and asked Asakura.
"The Diamond Sutra."
Asakura calmly replied.
"Eh?"
The maid was stunned.
"'Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the Jeta Grove, Anathapindika's Park, in Sravasti, with a great assembly of twelve hundred and fifty bhikshus.' That.
"That's too long! Forget the original text, even the sentence you just said, Master, won't fit. It definitely won't fit!"
The maid said, caught between laughter and tears.
"What a shame."
Asakura sighed, "Then 'Idiot! Crybaby! Scum! Twist!' will do."
"What?"
The maid asked, unable to comprehend.
"These are profound words of wisdom spoken by a very wise elder."
Asakura said seriously.
"Um, may I ask what it means?"
"No."
Asakura flatly refused, "Because I don't know either."
"You're joking, right, Master?"
The maid couldn't help but feel a little weary, "I give up, okay? Originally, we'd refuse to write embarrassing things, but if Master wants to write it, then something slightly embarrassing isn't out of the question..."
"Then write the date of your last bedwetting."
"It's embarrassing, indeed, but completely different from what I expected?!"
"Just kidding,"
Asakura, who had been poker-faced, smiled brightly, "Just write 'World Peace'."
The maid paused, "Um, do I really just write 'World Peace'?"
"I don't care if you want to write your relationship history," Asakura said, "though I won't read it."
"It's written..."
The maid carefully wrote 'World Peace' on the omurice with ketchup, then, as if granted a great pardon, tried to leave, but Asakura stopped her.
"Wait, what about the magic to make the food delicious?"
He hadn't forgotten his original intention for ordering this.
"Ah, sorry..."
The maid then remembered and formed a heart shape towards the omurice, saying in a cute, high-pitched voice, "Moe Moe Kyun, make this omurice delicious~"
Asakura watched the entire process expressionlessly. The maid girl, who had stiffly completed the routine and even struck a pose, immediately felt an unspeakable awkwardness under his 'Is that it? Are you serious?' gaze.
"Ex-excuse me..."
She covered her face and left.
While hoping his indifference hadn't left any psychological trauma on the other party, Asakura scooped a spoonful of omurice and tasted it.
Indeed, it was the taste of frozen food. Back when he was really short on money, he would go to the supermarket to buy this kind of expiring frozen food. A quick reheat was enough for a meal, but after a few times, it became incredibly nauseating. Later, he would instinctively feel sick whenever he smelled it.
It was only now that he had money and had lived a good life for a while, recovering his appetite, otherwise, he would have thrown up that first bite.
He was such an idiot for spending 3000 yen on something like this.
Asakura reflected on his recent tendency to spend a bit too freely, while redirecting his attention back to the offline meeting.
He had only been watching for a few seconds when another person arrived at the cafe and quickly ran to the table where the offline meeting was taking place.
"Sorry, I'm late~"
If Kirino was a fashionista, then the girl who just appeared was a pure blonde gyaru.
After all, although Kirino dressed meticulously and clearly had makeup on, she was, after all, about the same age as Gokou Ruri, which is middle school level. No matter how fashionable, there were limits, and she still looked a bit childish.
The blonde gyaru who appeared now, however, could be said to be her complete superior. Not only was her figure much more graceful, but her expression also seemed more sunny, cheerful, and poised, with a constant smile on her face.
"I'm Mumu from the community, my real name is Kitagawa Marin, you can just call me Marin!"
She said happily, and when she saw Gokou Ruri sitting in the corner, her eyes lit up even more: "Is this Kuroneko? This outfit is the popular character 'Night Demon Queen' from 'Maschera: Lament of a Falling Beast', right!"
"You can tell?"
Gokou Ruri seemed to become happier upon finding someone who could finally recognize her cosplay.
If she had a cat tail, it would definitely be sticking straight up right now.
"Huh, isn't this chuunibyou cosplaying as that What's-its-name Lantern?"
Kirino asked curiously.
""No, it's not!"" Gokou Ruri and Kitagawa Marin shouted in unison, startling the other girl.
"Sit down properly. I'm going to correct your disrespectful notion right now."
Gokou Ruri said earnestly.
Kirino looked utterly unwilling, like a Shiba Inu being pulled by a leash.
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