Thus, the festival opened its curtain first thing in the morning; the entrance gate of the Academy had been filled with many tourists, families, and even the people from the guild waiting in crowds.
Their gaze, expectant and filled with hope, beca a whispering chi of excitent followed by the opening gate that was welcod rrily.
anwhile, the situation within the Class-A stall was tense, for this was the first ti they would experience sothing new for the first ti, be it the festival or organizing a stall.
"Okay, everyone this is it!".
Soma's calm and confident voice stiffened everyone in the place; for the morning shift, there would be him, Hina, Xiao Lian, Lydia, Lin Fan, and three other figures standing in circles, preparing their heart to welco their first custor.
"We already done what we have, even training to improve our skill. So, don't burden yourself and just enjoy the festival for the rest of the day".
The atmosphere shifted as Soma chose to change his deanor, becoming more relaxed without any tension, and extended his right hand forward, waiting for the other to catch his aning. Hina and Xiao Lian placed it underneath him while the other followed suit, and lastly, Lin Fan who reluctantly placed his palm on top.
Everyone in the group turned to Soma, who put on a smile of reassurance for the mbers' peace of mind.
{...The gate opened, and the festival officially started. Everyone, let the fun begin!}
As the voice from the sky sentences its judgnt because of its near place, a chorus of laughter brought everyone's attention to a single point.
"Let's have fun, Ooh!".
"Ooh...".
They began to go toward their post as Soma, Hina, and one other female stood in front of the stove with a small bucket of supplies, ready to face their war. Xiao Lian and Lin Fan helped with one other male classmate who stood as a stall face. As for Lydia and the rest of the males, they stood in front of the stall holding a sign and so plates for samples to taste.
Slowly, as the flood of people approached their place, Lydia, with her timid nature, slapped her own cheeks to encourage herself and put on the best smile she had.
"Welco to our Takoyaki stall, ...would you wind to taste our sample?".
"Welco".
Xiao Lian and Lin Fan say their part, and probably because of the top figure they have, it managed to pique the interest of a family.
"Excuse , let have one, please!".
"Mm, understood, please wait for we will make it, Soma".
"Allright. Let's go you two!".
Following Soma's enthusiasm, they began to turn on the fire on the stove, which had generally been heated first. He put a little oil in the fan, then once it boiled, he began to pour batter, and a sizzling sound accompanied by the fragrant aroma wafted through the area, attracting many other people.
"Welco, would...".
Lydia greeted another male custor who ca, but her words got cut off before she finished.
"Excuse can I have so too?".
" too, please!".
"Can I have two. please?".
Feeling overwheld, Lin Fan took a tone and began to list the order that ca into a piece of paper as he tore it, giving it to the male behind him.
"Allright, young master, Orders coming up!".
"Alright!".
The kitchen staff replied, which harmonized together, picturing the hot and how difficult it is to face the hardship before you.
After that, orders keep coming mainly from the tourists that co from the outer region of Japan, telling themselves to try a famous street food from Japan that is known worldwide.
Thanks to yesterday's practice, the group could handle the job pretty well without making many mistakes. Well, there were so order mistakes at first, but eventually, they began to get used to the job.
So ti passed when the warm air of Autumn hit his body; under the glare of the sun from above, Soma, while facing the grilling batter, turned down the fire a little bit because of their scarce custors.
"Akabane, should we make another batter for the day our supply in this small bucket had almost plumted?".
The female classmates who worked facing the stove tried to check to the back and saw the batter had depleted significantly. She turned to Hina, who happened to et eyes with her.
"You are right, can we Soma?".
"Go ahead, don't overdo it".
"Okay, take care of the stove".
"Okay".
After getting permission from Soma, Hina turned to the back and began to mix the ingredients to create the batter to fill up the supply for the day.
Watching Soma humming pleasantly, Xiao Lian, who seed not to have any custors, turned to him and, with drool on her lips, stared at the still frying Takoyaki. At the sa ti, Lin Fan followed from behind.
"Soma, can I?".
"Hold yourself back! This is for custor".
"Mm, I understand".
Even though she understood it in her mind, but her instinct of hunger couldn't betray her body. Xiao Lian keeps her gaze toward the hot piping Takoyaki, letting Soma shed a sigh of resignnt.
"Fine, I will make you so".
"Really!? Thank you".
Her face brightened as it put a smile on Soma's face. Soon, he took out a small card box and filled it with Takoyaki before giving it to Xiao Lian, who suddenly rushed to the back and enjoyed the al with Hina and the other girl.
"Xiao Lian!? What are you?".
"Let's enjoy it".
Soma could hear the girls exclaim in happiness as they also invited Lydia, who kept standing in front of the stall. Lin Fan approached the stove and kept his gaze straight at Soma.
"I didn't know you are that soft to a woman?".
"Well, because they were not just so friend for ".
"Hmm...".
Lin Fan alternated his gaze, and then he found it absurd, as he was baffled at the situation he was in. Never had he thought that formidable Soma, who could even defeat the headmaster, had this soft side of him.
He couldn't understand what sort of thinking he had to have that much disparity from the one Lin Fan knew. "Is this because of the power of affection? How ridiculous!". He turned ahead and saw another female he recognized who was always near Soma with her friend co.
"Welco, Sera".
"Soma, we ca. How was the business?".
"Well, it was smooth or rather it was not a business when we didn't get a profit".
"Fufu, you are right".
True to Soma's words. It might sound ridiculous, but the stall Soma and his friend built actually didn't spend any di, for it was being covered all by the Academy. The Takoyaki they grilled and served didn't cost the custor any penny.
At first, there was so disappointnt for those who hoped for profit, but after they thought this through, all of that would be a hassle later.
First off, the system of currencies in these Islands used Gold, the highest currency in the world that had ever existed; second, even if they profited from the stall, where should they spend the money when they spent their ti inside the Academy for almost twenty-four hours?
So, they practically did so charity while also experiencing how society works. Luckily, no one objected to that policy, so it was pretty good.
Soma prepared another card box and put so Takoyaki in it before flashing a smile to Lin Fan, who stood before him.
"Lin Fan, can you check the grill for a second".
"...Whatever!".
"Thanks, as a chance why don't you try to cook so".
"Mind your own business!".
Exchanging banter with Lin Fan feels fresh as Soma is glad that he could slightly change the route of this Villain from the path of no return. But this was only a small change. Soma still hasn't fixed the root of Lin Fan's trouble.
Standing in front of the counter wearing an apron made Serafina, who understood his attempt, smile happily, letting her face loosened in joy. The sll of the sea and green onion that entered her nose topped with a layer of colorful sauce on top, brings out the yesterday event when he visits him at night.
"Here for you, make sure to share it with Senior Lucy".
"...I will, maybe, thank you, Soma".
"Thank you, Soma".
Lucy, who stood behind Serafina, overheard his word and showed her appreciation by smiling and approaching her friend, only to find it was gone from her hands.
"Sera? Where is my portion?".
"...Right, Soma, when your shift will end?".
Ignoring her best friend behind, Sera looked intently at Soma as he took out his phone and saw it was almost a chance of shift.
"Probably around, thirty minutes".
"Okay, I will visit again later. Let's go, Lucy!".
"Hey, Sera what about my al?".
Both of them leave the stall in usual banter, showing their close bond as a friend, making Soma slightly parted his lips.
However, all of a sudden, a bad premonition crept as his body hair stood up, black smoke lood over, and the sll of charcoal filled the entire stall, shifting his attention to the source.
"I didn't do anything!".
Lin Fan's hands are up in the air, and he ets his gaze with Soma. On the other hand, the other slapped their face, and Soma sighed while saying.
"You could at least lift it from the grill!".
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