The sun rose in the sky, and Tim, Natan, and Codey were already dressed as waiters. Tim was pleased to be wearing a well-fitting suit, but Codey appeared to be concerned by its tightness. Natan, on the other hand, just stood in the corner, sweat trickling down his brow.
When they turned to look at him, they saw him quiver with humiliation, hiding his actual feelings. He pretended to be unconcerned, but he was filled with anxiety and wore an uneasy expression. While Tim and Codey yelled out his name, his legs were shivering the most. Natan flinched and stopped dead in his tracks.
"I think the suit works well on you! I think you should start wearing suit more commonly. It suits your intimidating look. I think you'll be an amazing waiter!"
Natan began to shiver and look toward the window after displaying thumbs up. With the sweat getting worse by the second, his eyes became small dots. He began to stroll approach the table as if he were a robot, ready to accept orders from the first table he had seen. He attempted to speak up and ask for their orders as he grabbed a pen and paper.
Because Natan had never worked as a server and didn't know what to say, Tim and Codey whispered from afar so that he could hear.
"Say: What would you like to order..."
Natan swung his head around and appeared to be dragging his feet. He was anxious in a way he wasn't typically when it comes to making music. He appeared to be utterly stressed out for the waiter's job and then switched his gaze back to them, barely able to talk. Tim and Codey both froze in their unimpressed beliefs as he spoke the identical words.
"What would you like to order...?"
The guests were uneasy after hearing Natan whisper in their ear, but they made sure to order food and drinks. Natan shook his hand and scribbled down the names of the dish, which he had no idea what it was.
He carried the paper into the kitchen and slid it onto the counter. The cooks took it and were not amused when they discovered Natan had written down the entire lyrics to a song about a meal, complete with the names of the meals.
"You were only supposed to jot down the name of the food, not a complete playlist. Are you sure you're ready to work as a waiter at a restaurant? Would you rather be in charge of the kitchen?"
Natan quickly swiped about and declined the request, then walked silently into the far end of the room, where Zumo was attempting to figure out what he was doing. Zumo watched Natan shift his body and face toward the wall and fell to embarrassed despair while shaking before he could question. Codey scratched the back of his head, thoroughly perplexed by Natan's behavior.
"You'd think that a musician wouldn't have anxiety to perform in front of the public, but he struggles with it where there's only two guests in the entire restaurant? I don't feel like this works well for his role..."
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The visitors proceeded to dine at the Primal Restaurant, but Ayuka kept her gaze fixed on Tomomi's sleeping body, which never awoke. Ayuka took a test to discover if she was unwell, but she didn't have a temperature or any other symptoms. The door behind Ayuka was slammed opened as she let the person in, only to discover it was Zumo with a dinner platter.
"It's you, Zumo? I didn't expect you to even dare put foot onto our ship."
Zumo took a step closer to Ayuka, set the dish on the edge of an end table, and began preparing a delicious lunch for Tomomi, who could awaken at any minute. He sprang to his feet and turned around immediately after placing the plate, confusing Ayuka.
"Uh, if it's not much to ask. Could you prepare a dish for me too? I said I won't cook, so I really can't help it."
Zumo's body suddenly stopped moving. His heart began to beat swiftly and loudly, and he felt a powerful jolt sweep through his body. As Elliott continued to stare at him from the outside, his heart skipped a beat and turned into pink hearts. He went around and knelt in front of Ayuka right away. He took her hand in his and lowered his voice. He suddenly flirted with her.
"Anything for a beautiful customer such as yourself. Would you kindly step inside the restaurant. I've prepared a cozy, warm and very valuable seat for you. We don't want you starving, do we?"
Elliott's eyes popped out of their sockets as he dropped to the floor, his heart devastated at the sight of another man flirting with Ayuka. He was wailing and rolling about on the floor like a baby.
"This is it, my lovely days of winning Ayuka are over! I will be seeing you in the heavens..."
His ghost quickly exited his mouth and began to float in the air, only to be stepped over onto his stomach by Kou, who massaged his soles into him. As Elliott sensed pain, the ghost flashed back into his mouth.
"Stop crying on the floor and get your ass to working!"
Kou turned and twisted his foot before kicking Elliott's butt over and into the water. While Ayuka followed Zumo to the restaurant, Kou looked at them with another unimpressed expression.
"She better not do what I think she'll do..."
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Tim strained to stand on his feet and breathed the breath of the dismal concerns because it was morning and he still hadn't eaten anything. He pleaded for food while holding his stomach.
"I'm hungry... Could we get some food, please?"
The cooks yelled, and as they worked in the kitchen, one of them hurled a plate in Tim's direction, which he managed to avoid by an inch. Tim, who blinked several times in the distance, was startled when the cook screamed out loud in displeasure and wrath.
"You've only recently started working! Are you expecting us to share our meals already?! Not in a million years' time! Return to work and stop begging for food unless you want to get thrashed by the cooks on this restaurant boat!"
Tim gave a quick nod and went back to work without hesitating. He continued to work and wait for fresh customers despite his hunger. He recognized Natan was still having trouble communicating with consumers, so he continued to jot down new lyrics for each type of request.
Tim, Codey, and Natan stood there for a few minutes, staring at the identical table where Kou and Tim had sat the day before. They noticed Zumo steaming from his ears as he dragged out the chair for Karisa and Ayuka.
"Please take a seat. You don't need to worry, I shall prepare anything you'd like for you. Nobody wants to see some beautiful young ladies starve and become sick. Please, share what you would like for me to prepare and cook."
While the two girls were perplexed, they were also grateful and fortunate to have such a wonderful service available at any time. Unlike the boys, they didn't need to work, because Zumo always met their needs.
"Aren't you a gentleman. You wouldn't mind if we ordered some delicious food?"
Ayuka was amusing, and it was clear that she was planning on using Zumo for free service and not worrying about anything else. Tim smiled as he listened to them and raised his arm. He then addressed Zumo.
"All right, you have permission... Now you can become a pirate!"
Zumo immediately shifted his focus to Tim and yelled his displeasure. He immediately denied, his eyes and mouth wide open. "No way!"
Zumo quickly set the table behind which Karisa and Ayuka sat, placing a glass of delectable dessert on each side of the table, filling the glass with wein, and speaking in a soothing and solemn tone.
"Now... Sorry about that. I'd like to make up for it by serving you a German fruit, and the glass of wein, provided to you from the Castlemania's well-known restaurant, my princesses."
The beautiful setting for a lunch, as well as a kind server who served them with excitement and love, surprised both of the girls.
"Wow, thank you! You're so kind."
Zumo smiled gracefully and responded. "Any time..."
Elliott quickly appeared next to Ayuka and screamed in Zumo's face, complaining. "And there's no apology for us?! You dumb love cook, I'm going to sue you!"
Zumo pressed his nose against Elliott's and rapidly responded, while the two females stared at their squabble and pretended not to hear or see anything. Zumo's voice was instantly heard by Elliott.
"I'm serving you tea, aren't I? Thank me for that, blue-hair."
"Huh? You wanna fight? I won't go easy on you."
He immediately turned to face Codey and cried out to him. "Codey, beat him up!" Ayuka sat beneath Zumo and Elliott's chins, her eyes fixed on them and her head tilted forward, continuing to take in the image, only to hear Codey react.
"Do it yourself..."
Ayuka quickly slapped her hands together and smiled up at Zumo, feigning sadness while secretly wishing for them to stop.
"Stop! Please, don't fight for me."
Zumo's love hearts remained visible on his faces within seconds following her reaction. He claimed to halt by quickly agreeing to Ayuka's request, where Elliott raged at Ayuka for what seemed to be the most unexpected event.
"Who said it was because of you?"
Karisa felt sick to her stomach after drinking the wine and was surprised to hear Elliott yell at Ayuka. Others continued to watch as she spoke quietly. "Did he actually stand up for himself for once? Huh, so even a pervert like him can actually complain toward a girl..." Out of an instant, Ayuka played a role of feeling embarrassed and turned away with an innocent smile.
"By the way, you know..."
"Yes?"
"The food you have here is delicious... but it seems a little expensive for me..."
She went for Zumo's chin and looked him in the eyes, intending to beg him for free food, which occurred to work at the exact moment of Zumo's response, and he responded with delight.
"Of course, it'll be free..."
"Thank you!"
Zumo's eyes were still swirling with pink and love hearts as she stretched her arms and hugged his neck. He got serious while being captivated and looked at Codey, answering,
"Yours are not free..."
Elliott responded with a pause. "Wha..." Natan swiftly exhaled in sadness as his heart fractured once more as he dropped to the floor. "She sure knows how to utilize her talent of being pretty... So mischievous..."
The door to the restaurant suddenly opened, and a man came running in, yelling.
"Please, help me! It's Alfred!"
To be continued...