“Father! I’ve told you many times not to fight with customers!”
“I wasn’t fighting with Lars. …… Yes, I was just welcoming him because I haven’t seen him in a while!”
“Long time no see……? Do you know father?”
Oops, the story is out here. If I lie here, you’ll be in trouble, so I’ll tell her the truth. Pops, you owe me.
“Yes, I do. By the way, I’ve met Helmine-chan.”
“Eh !? Excuse me! I don’t remember …”
“It’s natural. It was five years ago, when your mother was going through a difficult time, so it’s not surprising that you don’t remember me.”
“Five years ago. …… So you were an adventurer then?”
“Yes.”
I affirmed, and the smile returned to Helmine.
She thanked me for adding a drink, saying it was a service.
“I really want to hear a lot of stories, but I have a job to do …… Please take care of father for me.”
Then she went back to her work as a waiter.
Pops, for his part, brought a chair from somewhere and sat down at our table, despite the fact that he was a waiter.
“Don’t you have a job?”
“The time to cook is over. After that, let the customers drink and close the store.”
I envied his freedom. That’s what I felt.
What a shame. I don’t even want to make fun of it anymore. I should eat before the food gets cold.
I put the bread and meat in my mouth and devoured it. I added some more soup and poured it in. Adventurers need to eat quickly. To reduce the chance of being attacked while eating unprotected, everyone eats in the same way. I finished my meal in about a minute.
When my stomach had settled, I looked forward and saw Sophie still smiling at us.
“You two used to know each other, didn’t you? I don’t mean to be rude, but can you tell me the story of how you met? I want to know everything about you.”
There was nothing to hide, and it wouldn’t be a bad idea to fulfil Sophie’s request as a post-meal talk(chat).