Rin was a little nervous as he made his way to the private room, partly because he could not keep the customer waiting forever.

In front of the door of the private room, Rin stopped and calmed down a little.

It was no wonder that Rin was so nervous.

Ai Harumi was undeniably a celebrity.

The fact that she has appeared in commercials and TV dramas naturally made her a household name.

Rin didn’t know how this happened, but he entered the private room with his usual focus on service.

“――”

In the private room, as she had heard, Ai Harumi, whom she knew from TV, was indeed there.

She wore a black evening dress, although it was never shown on TV.

Her shoulder length, cool-colored hair was fluffy and gently curled, giving her a gentle atmosphere.

The other woman wore a lustrous dark gray evening gown.

She wore her loosely curled hair in a ponytail, making her look a bit more glamorous.

Her makeup was not something Rin knew, and her eyeshadow and other makeup was more well applied than usual.

“Have you fallen in love with me again?”

“You look really beautiful, but to be honest, I’m more surprised than that.” Rin said,

“You are Kurashiki-san, right? It is nice to meet you. My name is Ai Harumi. Saya has always been a great help to me. Saya and I work at the same company.”

“Ah, nice to meet you. My name is Rin Kurashiki. Saya-san and I are students at the same high school.”

“Rin? Don’t get your eyes on Ai-san, okay?”

Considering that Ai Harumi was right in front of him, it was inevitable that he would look at her.

Rin had never seen, let alone talked to, any celebrity other than Saya.

However, even Rin knew at least a little bit about her.

It was said that Ai Harumi was usually less talkative than when she was acting.

She was shy and not very good at talking.

“Everyone in the restaurant was surprised, you know? Because Ai Harumi-san came all of a sudden.”

“Fufu~, I know right. My name might be recognized by you, so I asked Ai-san to make a reservation for me.”

Not wanting to talk too much here, Rin decided to do his job for now, since the course would not progress.

Rin handed them both menus for drinks.

Usually, the menu was taken for one person and passed on to the elders or men.

But he knew the reservation was for two people and two women at that, so Rin brought enough for both of them.

Harumi-san wanted to drink wine from the beginning, but since Saya could not drink, she was thinking a little about whether to have something else.

So Rin decided to recommended a glass of wine to Harumi-san.

He could offer her a glass of wine as a freebie since the quantity won’t be to the point she would be unable to finish it and since he knew her.

Once out of the private room, Rin prepared white wine for her and apple juice for Saya.

Then a voice came from the kitchen.

“Kurashiki.”

It was the chef, who, unusually, approached Rin.

“Kurashiki, is it true that Ai Harumi is here?’

The chef was 44 years old. He was young enough to be a chef, but his age was rarely in line with the public’s opinion of him.

His reputation as a forty-four year old man was unmistakable.

Even such a chef seemed to be interested in Ai Harumi.

“They are in the private room. The woman who came with her is an acquaintance of mine, so that’s why she came.”

“Hey? I’ll let you taste my next new creation, so can you get me an autograph?”

“Chef, are you serious?”

Rin, who was asked to do a slightly fanboyish favor, found it a bit fun, and he loosened up.

But the two, connected by Harumi Ai, were unconcerned about such things and proceeded with their conversation.

“Could you please get this for my daughter? She’d love it”

However, it was not that Rin was an acquaintance.

Even Rin, since he met her for the first time today, decided to take insurance just in case.

“I’ve never met her before, so I’m just going to ask her if she’s willing, okay?”

“Oh! That’s totally fine. You can have all the drinks for free!”

“Thank you. I’ll let them know it’s the chef. Private room, Let’s start cooking then.” Rin said,

“O! Oi! Go get me some colored paper right away!”

Instructions, usually inaudible, came from the kitchen behind him.

When he told them that the drinks were provided by the chef, they looked happy and said how lucky they were.

He asked Harumi-san for an autograph as a souvenir, to which she responded with a slight smile and an okay.

The meal went without a hitch, and the food served was a fish dish

When serving the dish, he checked the direction of the plate and served it quickly.

He never placed the food on the table and then turned the plates around.

“Kurashiki-san, your posture is so beautiful.”

Harumi-san said when she saw Rin’s working appearance.

But this was one of the things that had changed since Rin came to this restaurant.

The first thing they taught him at this restaurant was posture.

Of course, there were things like greetings and such, but he was talking about serving in the hall.

A waiter must observe carefully while trying not to get too close.

At the same time, they were taught that the other person was watching them and that they were to serve while being aware that they were being watched.

“I see. Maybe a little bit like us, huh? So it’s this place that made Rin’s posture so beautiful.” Saya said,

The second glass of wine was almost finished.

Perhaps it was the wine, but Harumi-san was also a bit more talkative.

“Rin, can you show me the restroom?”

“Understood. I will show you the way.”

Walking a little ahead of Saya, He guided her to the restroom.

While all restaurants were supposed to be built similarly, the restrooms in this restaurant were also located at the end of a corner.

When they reached the restroom, Saya pulled Rin’s arm and suddenly put her lips on his.

“Nn~…”

Rin was momentarily blanked out by the sudden deep kiss, not just a little peck on the lips.

“Rin at work, So cool …… N~.”

Boldly, she wrapped her arms around Rin’s neck and kissed him.

It smells a little like wine, Rin thought.

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