[...Oh. That's funny. Almost as funny as the fact that I've lived peacefully on my own, but just a couple of days after the woman in question showed up on my doorstep, there was suddenly a Cursed Tyrant trying to gobble me up. A person with less decorum than me could call that a bit burdensome, don't you think?]
There was no answer.
He waited for a while, then took a deep breath.
"Damnation."
Sunny was slowly starting to realize what the most terrible thing about Cassie's Ability was not that she could spy on almost anyone undetected.
It was that she was the one in control of who had the last word!
Muttering under his breath, he returned to cooking.
***
The day passed in a blur. Sunny was so busy that he had not sat down once until the evening... which, in theory, was a good thing.
Why would he complain about how popular his restaurant was becoming? Cassie's commission was bound to be very profitable for the Brilliant Emporium, as well.
It was just that working hard and working hard while also working hard in two other places were two entirely different things!
As the sun rolled behind the horizon and the crescent moon appeared in the velvet sky, the dining hall of the Brilliant Emporium became deserted. Aiko had left, leaving Sunny to close down on his own.
He was carrying a tray of dirty dishes to the kitchen when someone approached the door,
"Must be the person Cassie sent...'
He turned to the door, waiting for the person to enter.
When the Silver Bell rang, though...
Sunny suddenly tripped and fell on his face. The dishes rolled on the floor.
"What... what is she doing here?!
Laying on the floor, he cautiously looked up.
Long legs... slender waist... a light summer dress... alabaster skin...
The silky hair was black, but it was hardly enough to disguise her.
Sunny's eyes widened.
"The "person" Cassie promised to send... is Nephis?!'
Indeed, there was no mistake.
Nephis, who had just left the Nameless Temple yesterday, was now somehow here, in the Brilliant Emporium.
Looking down at him in confusion.
She hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a polite tone:
"...Master Sunless? I've been told that you can create powerful Memories.”