Tokyo Psychic

Jing Qinrencai felt a little envious for no reason, but this envy was very short-lived.

Because she knew that a courier like this actually had to carry a watch with him at all times, and his job was to deliver milk to every customer before the end of breakfast time.

Sometime in the past, people living in cities no longer wake up when the first rays of sunlight appear, but when work and study begin. And when they go to bed, it no longer depends on when sleepiness strikes, but on whether they have completed their tasks for the day.

After leaving Sakura's house, Isenai Jinna couldn't remember where LeBron was, so she politely asked the traffic police on duty at the intersection ahead.

Then she went back into the Shigenjaya with her schoolbag on her back.

People who stay up all night will always feel less sleepy and feel refreshed for a short time after basking in the sun.

After breakfast and noon, the accumulating sleepiness will rush in and overwhelm rationality, punishing every reckless person who resists the night with insufficient sleep.

After wandering around for a while, I finally found LeBron at a very remote alley near the teahouse.

There was no sense of warmth where the store was located. The other side of the narrow alley was covered with a layer of iron sheets, and was adjacent to an izakaya and restaurant with closed roller shutters.

The alley is cluttered with old, one-story houses, their faded cement walls covered in messy graffiti. A few elderly people chat about their simple lives by the open-air staircase. Passing by telephone poles plastered with advertising paper, the thick air of the Showa era washes over you.

The sign of "LeBron" coffee shop is not eye-catching. There is no LED light that looks like light pollution. It is just a simple and plain wooden board. It is located in such a deserted place, which makes people doubt whether it can attract customers.

Jing Qinrencai stood at the door of the store for a while, imagining several conversation scenes in her mind.

"Excuse me." Then she said this politely and pushed the door open and walked into the coffee shop.

Warm lights filled the vision, the surface of the wooden furniture was flowing with a greasy and sticky halo like oil, and the fragrance of coffee filled the air.

Kurusu Akatsuki, in work clothes, was meticulously brewing a latte behind the counter.

Sakura Sojiro stood beside him with his hands behind his back, holding his breath.

Jing Qinrencai subconsciously slowed down her movements, held onto the back of the sofa, and looked around.

Everything here presents a warmth that is completely different from Sakura's home.

The porcelain cup hit the counter with a soft sound.

"Ms. Jingqin, didn't you have breakfast?"

Kurusu Akatsuki, with somewhat clumsy technique, added latte art to her freshly made latte, and surprisingly, the finished product was quite attractive. A pale white hexagram pattern floated on the light brown liquid.

Then he walked out of the counter with the cup of coffee and placed it gently in front of Jing Qinrencai.

"I added a lot of milk, so it shouldn't be too bitter. Do you want to try it?"

"I-I like lattes!"

Jing Qinren looked at Kurusu Aki who was so close to her, and for a moment she stuttered.

This young man, who also went to Tokyo to study alone, was wearing a white shirt with wrinkles ironed out. He was thin, his hair was messy, but his back was straight. He wore a pair of large, thick, and reflective round glasses. At first glance, he looked ordinary, like any other middle school student. But a closer look revealed his features to be three-dimensional and detailed. Without his glasses, he was undeniably the "Tokyo handsome guy."

She was clearly gloomy yesterday, but today she changed her clothes and even her temperament changed...

Jing Qinrencai placed her hands on her knees stiffly and sat up straight unconsciously.

Kurusu Akatsuki looked at her strangely, thinking she was trying to evade him. "Tell me the truth."

"I just like latte!" The girl's speech speed subconsciously increased, and even her tone became a little higher.

To be honest, Jing Qinrenna is seventeen years old and a sophomore in high school. She has zero experience in love and zero experience in interacting with handsome guys.

"Please enjoy your meal." Kurusu Akatsuki, who had just learned the etiquette of hospitality from Sakura Sojiro a dozen minutes ago, immediately began his first practice of the theoretical knowledge.

Jing Qinrencai felt her fingertips were a little numb, not sure if it was because of the fatigue from staying up all night or because of the shyness of dealing with strangers. She could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

So she quickly lowered her face and whispered, "Thank you so much..." Then she carefully picked up the porcelain cup and took a sip of coffee.

"How about it?"

"Mmm...delicious!"

"What's so good about it? Can you tell me what you think?" Kurusu Akira, who was working in a coffee shop for the first time, looked at Subject No. 1 in front of him with an inquiring look, making the other party feel more and more uncomfortable.

Sakura Sojiro, who was wiping a glass behind the counter, suddenly interrupted them and said, "Amamiya, it's not okay to ask customers like this."

Kurusu Akatsuki's expression immediately grew serious. He decided to devote his whole heart to this hard-earned job and not miss any useful tips. "I'd like to hear more about it."

Sakura Sojiro put the glass away and looked at Kurusu Akatsuki. "Every customer who walks into a coffee shop doesn't pay for so-called 'craftsmanship' or 'culinary skills'."

"In a coffee shop, customers spend money to buy a comfortable experience for the rest of their time. In this kind of leisure experience, 'delicious' is always an accessory rather than the main theme."

“The evaluation of a good barista is not how expensive the coffee he sells, but how good he is at taking care of the mood of the customers when they drink coffee.”

"Drinking coffee should be a two-stage enjoyment. The first stage, when you raise the cup to your lips, is the tangible and ethereal smell and taste that condenses into a small cup. The second stage, after you put the cup down, is the aftertaste of a warm feeling."

"..."

Kurusu Akatsuki listened very attentively, and Sakura Sojiro also spoke very seriously.

The hands of the shop clock kept ticking.

A coffee shop is indeed a magical place that can make people quickly fall into a blissful calm and then concentrate on doing anything.

For example, Jing Qinrencai, who had just finished drinking a latte, is now happily sleeping on the table.

The sound of soft snoring caused the two people who were talking to stop discussing coffee.

Sojiro Sakura found a clean work suit in the kitchen, walked quickly out of the counter, and put it on the sleeping Ichi Serina.

"When she wakes up, let's go to Xiujin together."

He looked at Kurusu Akatsuki with gentle eyes, "After all, if there's no guardian who can be contacted at any time, many things in school will probably become very troublesome."

"I seem to have received too much help from you."

“You enjoy the process of making coffee, and that alone is enough.”

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010. Involutionary War God, Come Out! ( words)

There were gradually more and more guests in LeBron, but it didn't seem noisy.

They glanced at Jing Qinrencai, who was sleeping on the dining table, and ignored her. They paid for a cup of coffee and sat in the shop for a while, playing with their phones or reading newspapers. When they were satisfied, they got up and left.

Kurusu Akatsuki watched the store door open and close, and the customers in the store changed in batches. But what was interesting was that even the junior high school students who were drinking coffee with their friends would tacitly lower their voices or even use the communication software on their mobile phones instead of words after seeing Jing Qinren sleeping by the door.

Sojiro Sakura is right. Customers who come to coffee shops are simply using their money to buy a comfortable and relaxing experience for their time.

In this paid experience, they will become more understanding of the principles of gentleness and consideration than in their daily work and life.

Today is the last day of "registration day", and young customers are visiting this remote and deserted store in an endless stream.

Without homework, classes, or club activities, idle middle school students often go out together to "explore" the city after leaving school.

LeBron is indeed hidden very well, but there are junior high schools with two colleges nearby. There are too many junior high school students participating in the "city exploration" activities, so they can find this coffee shop no matter what.

It sounds like the Vietnam War, with a group of colorfully dressed Cochin monkeys holding crude weapons, jumping up and down in the complex rainforest looking for tanks abandoned by the world's beacon.

When the hatch of the tank was opened, there was a lot of coffee that had not been drunk yet... It sounded a bit like German soldiers. After all, soldiers from the Lighthouse Country usually take stimulants.

After the monkeys happily divided up the coffee, they immediately discovered that there was a weapons box at the gunner's position that had not been locked.

When he opened the weapons box, he found a worn-out "Gadran" rifle and a brand new "M16".

The shiny black paint job and the cool, elegant steel frame...

At this time, they would selectively ignore the existence of "Gadran" and focus all their attention on the "M16", followed by a sincere exclamation, "Wow, the Golden Legend!"

Kurusu Akatsuki, who took off his glasses due to the increase in workload, now feels as if he is surrounded by a group of female monkeys.

Their gazes grew increasingly intense. If this wasn't a coffee shop, they might have rushed over to ask for his contact information.

Although they were not bold enough to ask for contact information, the request to take a photo or help take photos was already written on their faces.

Sakura Sojiro noticed the guests' attitude towards Kurusu Akatsuki and thought that this child would definitely be very popular at school.

She is good-looking, sensible, and has a cheerful and generous personality. It would be even better if her academic performance could be better.

There is no student who is more worry-free than this.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Other people's children are about to start a "live-like" life in their new school, but his own daughter is still staying in her room and refuses to even say a few words to him on weekdays.

Is this the word "xianchong" used in this place? Sakura Sojiro felt that he was really old. He couldn't understand the specific meaning of many words used ten or twenty years ago.

"The beans are used up." Kurusu Akatsuki's voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

The store has run out of coffee beans roasted in it.

Sakura Sojiro was a little surprised. In order to cope with the combined flow of customers today due to the dual attributes of "reporting day + weekend", he specially prepared twice as much coffee beans as usual.

Kurusu Akatsuki opened the drawer, and the banknotes and coins he received today almost filled the entire drawer.

Sales exploded.

This was Sakura Sojiro's first reaction.

This time I've found a treasure... Sakura Sojiro looked at Kurusu Akatsuki, who was behind the counter with a wry smile while dealing with the female junior high school student who was looking at him with a fierce gaze.

The standard for evaluating whether a barista is good or not does not lie in how expensive the coffee he can sell is, but in how good he is at taking care of the mood of the customers when they drink coffee.

It is obvious that if Kurusu Akatsuki had not debuted as an idol, he would be unrivaled in the service industry.

The most important thing is temperament. He has a very special temperament that makes people feel extremely clean and clear, and then from this sense of transparency they can perceive a straightforward loneliness and indifference.

Women like this, and the older and higher their status, the more they like it.

Younger people will definitely like Kurusu Akatsuki.

Because when he takes off his glasses, keeps his mouth shut and stands there, he is the real-life template of a teenage idol in a youth drama.

I can't imagine how many women would be crazy about him if he chose to debut as an idol...

Sakura Sojiro quickly drove this dangerous thought from his mind.

Being able to go to school and then find a normal job after graduation is definitely better than being an idol.

After all, the world of fame and fortune is a place of right and wrong, and the entertainment industry is the most competitive, cruel, brutal and bloody, and can even make people abandon all moral conscience and even the bottom of ethical beliefs.

Every idol who looks glamorous and beautiful is walking on a dangerous single-plank bridge, and the slightest mistake will put them in danger of being ruined.

"Sorry, we don't sell coffee right now..." Kurusu Akatsuki explained to the new customer in a hurry.

Suddenly, more and more new customers came, and LeBron seemed a bit crowded.

Sakura Sojiro immediately stepped forward to rescue him.

"Everyone! LeBron, it's closing time now!"

"Hey, are you closing so early?"

"It's only noon."

"..."

A group of girls who had just walked in protested in dissatisfaction. Of course, even their protest was just a quiet one, accompanied by body movements.

Sakura Sojiro had no choice but to bow and apologize to them, "I'm really sorry, LeBron really can't continue to operate now."

The girls were immediately disappointed, but also expressed their understanding.

After all, LeBron's store is not spacious and is located in a very remote location. After receiving guests for several hours in a row, it is normal that the reserves of various ingredients are exhausted.

One morning, on an online forum that Kurusu Akatsuki couldn't see at the moment, a post titled "Exploring Shigenjaya: A Stunning Idol-Level Waiter Appears in a Coffee Shop!" was quickly labeled as trending and placed at the very top of the forum.

The post first introduced the location of the "LeBron" coffee shop and the menu of the store.

What followed were more than a dozen photos of Kurusu Akatsuki from the front, side, or back.

Kurusu Akatsuki took off his glasses and stood in the unique atmosphere of the coffee shop, combined with the filters of the mobile phone photography software, the final effect was so handsome that it was heartbreaking.

【Wine-fermented longan: Wow, what a handsome man! ! 】

[I'm really not a Flash Blade Kaizi: The person above, please stop drooling.]

[orz: Damn, I'm so envious. I really want to go see him right now! ]