#ukkomon is like a tsun cat. except it's not a legit cat...

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“Yes, I do” he sounded really intimidated by that man, sorta.

“I don’t need sweets, I need you to apologize for being rude to Rui!” Ukkomon growled. He was tired of people being rude to his partner!

“It’s okay… I’m not upset” Rui said, then looked at Osamu, “A-ah right… This way, please.”

He escorted Osamu to a free table, while listening to what the customer had said. So he works near the cafe but… Why didn’t they meet before though? Maybe Osamu wasn’t a regular customer…? Or they did meet before, but briefly…? He was lost in his thoughts when the barista called him.

“Ah, right…”

He walked to the counter and gently took the order to the table. Seconds later:

“Rui, come here.”

The boy heard his cousin’s voice from the kitchen. He excused himself and went there. He was leaving Ukkomon and Osamu alone, but from a reasonable distance. It can’t go wrong, right?

“...” Ukkomon avoided looking at Osamu though. He looked at him with one eye open, then another “Hmph!” and turned his head to the kitchen’s door.

Osamu is evidently endeared by Ukkomon's ill behavior, laughing softly at the loud and targeted humph.

"Cute..."

But free chocolate without looking was a no-go, he put it back into his work apron. "So, this is where you work, Owada? This place has good positioning for me, it's right near my place. I might end up seeing you more than Ken-chan, hah."

It was at this time that the very simple coffee order was brought out of the bar. "I really ought to actually move to a table, I suppose."