I'm just an internet cafe owner

"I...don't know?"

Yuji Sakai was a little flustered. Just as he was in a panic, Liu Yuan appeared beside him: "So that's how it is. Alright, everything's fine now. You three guests, you've been frightened."

As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, Shana's body returned to normal, so normal that Shana herself seemed to truly exist in this world.

"I am..."

Shana looked at her hands, still shaken by the feeling that they were about to dissipate just moments before.

Liu Yuan apologized from the side, saying, "I am very sorry, customer. The way you were there made the store mistakenly think that you were committing violence in the store. I have made a slight adjustment to your presence. The store will not cause any accidental harm because of your special circumstances."

The moment Shana entered the internet cafe, Liu Yuan received a message that someone inside the internet cafe was attacking. When he came over, he was surprised to find that it was a false alarm.

The new girl is special; strictly speaking, her body doesn't exist. She's able to make a living because of the unique nature of her world. Her special existence caused the internet cafe's automatic defense system to misjudge her, but it's not a big problem now.

"We are very sorry. To make up for our mistake, we have decided to waive your internet access fee and normal food and beverage charges."

This kind of thing happened in an internet cafe

Therefore, Liu Yuan definitely wouldn't be stingy. It's just a menu for internet access and food/drinks for each person; they could eat until the world ends. Yes, Liu Yuan's "you guys" refers to Shana and Alastor.

While Liu Yuan apologized and offered compensation, Xia Na looked at him and asked, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

"This is Four-Dimensional Space Internet Cafe, and I am the owner. As for our specialties, you can ask your companions."

"Oh…"

Shana didn't ask any more questions. The strange feeling from earlier was still lingering in her mind, and she probably needed some food to calm her nerves.

Is there anything you'd like to eat?

"Pineapple Bun!"

Shana almost instinctively said what she wanted to eat, and as she did so, a delicious pineapple bun was placed in front of her: "Please enjoy, sir. We hope our mistake hasn't left you with a bad impression."

After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Yuan left. However, he instructed Tong hope and Shirley to keep an eye on Shana, while he also performed maintenance and upgrades on the entire internet cafe's security system.

Although the current defense system was built by Liu Yuan's superior, it has been built for an unknown period of time. Moreover, different worlds can lead to all sorts of unexpected events. Liu Yuan recorded the case of Shana and plans to upgrade the entire internet cafe's security system after closing the store.

Smelling the delicious pineapple bun in front of her, Shana picked it up and took a bite: "Mmm! It tastes just like your mother's. Hmm, but this one seems a bit sweeter and tastier."

"Mother?"

Yuji Sakai remembered that his mother did indeed make some desserts, and the ingredients for these desserts were bought from an internet cafe, while the recipes were obtained from Erina. Theoretically, the taste should be the same. However, the food at the internet cafe was slightly adjusted according to the diner, so Shana found it sweeter.

After finishing the pineapple bun, Shana's emotions completely calmed down. Only then did she ask Yuuji Sakai, "Where is this?"

"This is the Four-Dimensional Space Internet Cafe, the place where I gained power. I originally just invited you to give it a try, but I didn't expect you to actually be an adult."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Yuji Sakai explained, “It’s not sarcasm, it’s a statement of fact. I’ve invited many people, and they were all rejected because they were minors, but you were able to get in.”

For the sake of the pineapple bun, Shana decided to ignore Sakai Yuuji and focus her attention on the pineapple bun. However, at that moment, they heard voices coming from the doorway behind them.

"Talented one! Where is this place?"

"Think Space Internet Cafe, that's the amazing place I'm telling you about."

Hiraga Saito was talking to his wife, Louise. It was strange; Louise was a minor when they first arrived, but today the notification indicated she was an adult. Hiraga Saito naturally knew what he had done, but it was something he couldn't say out loud.

However, while the young couple were talking, Shana and Louise's eyes met as if by fate.

"Hey! Who are you?"*2.

"Why are you mimicking my speech?"*2.

"Who are you!"*2.

"My name is Shana (Louis)."

Two people from different worlds, complete strangers, felt a strange connection upon their first meeting. Despite their slightly off-key tone and loud voices, they were actually nervous.

They are all textbook examples of tsundere (a person who is arrogant and conceited), and they always shout loudly to cover up their inner shame because they are nervous.

Meanwhile, Kinji Toyama, who was eating his own bento box, also heard the argument.

"That voice... sounds so familiar?"

The words spoken by the two people, one pink and one black, with different appearances but similar heights and identical features, gave Kinji Toyama a strange sense of familiarity.

"Aria? The voice is exactly the same... but their personalities are much better than Aria's..."

Kinji Toyama remembered the name—the armed detective who was working hard to pay off his debts, which were too much money she owed him. Companion? Not really. Kinji had read guides on how to deal with tsundere characters at internet cafes, but Aria didn't seem like a tsundere at all; instead, she seemed to have serious problems with emotional intelligence.

Looking at the people around them, wow, they're acquaintances: Yuji Sakai and Saito Hiraga. One is busy with his own world, while the other is married, enjoying married life, and showing off his wife all the time.

"I never imagined... that girl was his wife. He likes this kind of thing?"

Kinji Toyama looked shocked, but then he realized that everyone who went to the internet cafe was an adult, so he understood. Being an adult meant it was legal, so it was just that his fantasies were a bit strange, but not illegal.

He sat in his seat, drinking tea and watching the play. The two people, who were clearly saying one thing but meaning another and wanted to understand each other, ended up raising their voices so much that they looked like they were about to fight.

However, as their argument escalated, someone stepped forward.

Hiraga Saito's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, only the four people present could hear him: "You see, my wife is a classic tsundere, she..."

Yuji Sakai nodded and said, "I can see that."

Hiraga Saito: "I just didn't expect that the person you like would also..."

Yuji Sakai shook his head: "Like it? No, don't talk nonsense, it's just that we had a very pleasant collaboration last night."

Hiraga Saito: "Don't say anything, I understand, I've been there."

Yuji Sakai had no idea what the person in front of him understood, and as he listened...

Tongxi, who was watching the two chatting, sighed. These two were clearly chatting across servers. However, there were some advantages to this cross-server chatting; at least Shana and Louise stopped their shy conversation and turned to look at the person who had led them into the internet cafe.

Louis: "Hehehe, talented man, please tell me what tsundere is."

Although Shana is also a tsundere and even poor at expressing herself, she is also very perceptive and observant. When she saw Yuuji Sakai wink at her, she understood why he was deliberately provoking her: "I know, they say we're hypocritical and inarticulate but secretly shy. They say we want to express our feelings but instead use harsh words, denying or even slandering others to hurt people. I'm not that kind of person. Humph, they're malicious. I'm ignoring them, let's go!"

Louis: "I, I'm not arrogant! I'm not that kind of person."

Both Yuji Sakai and Saito Hiraga could tell that the people they brought were simply too shy to speak.

They deliberately sought out reasons to provoke them, and it worked very well. Shana had heard about what tsundere was before and received a detailed explanation, so she was able to use this to explain it to Louise. As they explained, the two sat down together and had a serious conversation.

After introducing themselves, the two looked at each other. There seemed to be a sense of mutual appreciation between them, making them feel as close as sisters.

Watching their two companions begin exchanging pleasantries and earnestly introducing themselves, Yuuji Sakai and Saito Hiraga exchanged a smile, then sat down and turned on their computers to go online. The key to "tsundere" is "tsundere," not "tsundere," and these two girls clearly embody the latter more than the former; the former is merely a facade.

Chapter 576 Hero vs. Dragon and the Assassin

For Shana and Louise, the gaming experience at the internet cafe was enjoyable. Although the prices at the internet cafe were high, one was exempt from internet fees, and the other was very wealthy and didn't spend any money at all.

"This place is so interesting..."

Back at Yuuji Sakai's house, only twelve minutes had passed. Reflecting on the day's gaming experience, Shana thought, "It was quite an interesting experience, but unfortunately..."

The Crimson World thugs in this city have been eliminated, and the city has returned to normal, so there is no need for me to stay here.

"what happened?"

Shana shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that I can't continue having fun. There are still many Crimson Denizens in this world waiting for me to eliminate them!"

Yuji Sakai said softly, "It won't affect anything. After I invite you, you can enter this store anytime, anywhere, and we can meet here again in the future!"

"Really?" Shana was so excited that she suddenly remembered something: "I'm not excited because of the possibility of meeting you, but because I can go to an internet cafe. Don't get me wrong."

Yuji Sakai nodded and said, "Don't worry, I didn't misunderstand. Go and do what you need to do. Oh, and take this with you."

"What is this?"

Shana looked at the watch that Yuji Sakai had given her and asked curiously, "A watch?"

"Yes, it's a special watch made by the Machine race. With this, you can watch something interesting when you're bored. If you encounter a troublesome enemy, just call me, and I'll be there immediately!"

"Ok!"

For Yuji Sakai and Shana, this separation is only temporary. In just a few days, the two will meet again because of the "Lost Child at Zero Hour".

Meanwhile, Alastor's trip to the internet cafe with Shana wasn't for nothing. Based on the performance of the internet cafe's automatic defense system, he developed a highly effective technique against Crimson Denizens, which he planned to have Shana try in the next battle.

While the newly acquainted companions here are temporarily separated, today is another day for the managers and network administrators of various branches of the internet cafe to gather.

Normally, because they have games to play or things to do in their own world, everyone stays at their own branch. When it comes to playing together, it's usually only four or five people who get together.

But today is different. Everyone from the main store and five branches, including Liu Yuan and Mu Geng, has gathered together. Because today is Liu Yuan's monthly period.

"Ugh, so boring!"

Kisara munched on sunflower seeds, waiting for time to pass, while Liu Yuan and Bronya played Gwent and complained, "Playing games out of boredom!"

"I don't know what to play, and I'm afraid I'll get so engrossed in one game that I'll miss out on new ones."

In the past, we would play games together in the first half of the night, but now either we've already played all the games and don't want to play anymore because there's no one to play with, or we get too engrossed in playing and play for at least four hours, and sometimes up to twelve hours straight.

If this were to actually be played, I wouldn't even be able to play the newest versions of the game.

Alicia leaned closer and asked, "How about we do something fun?"

Kisara rolled his eyes: "Go find someone else. I don't want to do anything until the new game is released. Kichi, get me a bottle of Coke! It has to be cold!"

Jibril grumbled in dissatisfaction, "It's clearly after get off work hours now, give it to me!"

Adhering to the principle of never leaving empty-handed, Jibril brought out a bottle for Kisaragi, five bottles for herself, and also grabbed a bunch of snacks to eat, drink, and watch videos.

Since being featured on the video website, Jibril realized how superficial her understanding of games was. The customers at the internet cafe always managed to come up with some amazing tricks she'd never seen before, even their methods of fighting bosses were refreshingly new to her.

The only downside is that I have to work during the day and can't be with my family.

The guests played together, or they said they wanted to have some fun with others.

Thinking of this, Jibril muttered, "Boss! Could you give us some time off? I'd like to have some fun with the guests too."

Upon hearing the word "holiday," Liu Yuan, who was playing cards, pondered for a moment before giving a positive reply: "That's a good idea. When we open another branch, I'll give you separate recruitment authority so that branches that meet the staffing requirements can recruit staff based on the number of users online each day. You'll get four days off every thirty days."

"Yay!!"

Jibril was excited to hear about the holiday.

Bronya, standing in front of Liu Yuan, curiously reached out and placed her hand on Liu Yuan's forehead: "Test results: Boss doesn't have a fever, blood alcohol content is 0. Boss doesn't have a fever, so we can have a vacation from now on."

Bronya was very happy to have played a bad hand, and Liu Yuan accepted Bronya's bribe without any qualms.

"Don't get too excited yet. We can only hire one more person if the store has more than 100,000 customers, and we can add one more person for every 100,000 customers."