Gentleman's Night Canteen

And during the communication between the two parties, Lily also knew why Snape, who seemed not good at interpersonal communication, would take the initiative to ask herself to apologize. It turned out that there was someone behind him to help make suggestions.

Of course, she was a little shy about the fact that Snape exposed their childhood sweethearts after being drunk, but she was quite grateful for those who gave advice. Don't know when it will be delayed.

But while being grateful, she also remembered the name 'Blue Dream'.

Not only because this name appeared most frequently, but also because according to Snape, many of the extremely 'straight' suggestions were given by the other party.

This also caused Lily's mentality to be extremely delicate when facing Lan Meng.

Obviously very grateful for everything Lan Meng has done, but can't help but want to complain about Lan Meng's unreliable suggestions.

But in general, I am still grateful, but right now she doesn't know what to say.

As for Lan Meng, after hearing that there was nothing wrong with her clothes, she didn't say anything more, and signaled the other party to sit down freely, because the evening dinner might have to wait a little longer.

Naturally, Lily didn't mind about it. In fact, the reason why she accompanied Snape today was not to declare sovereignty, but more because she wanted to meet those who helped Snape.

However, after Sawamura Eiri took Lily to the "girls' area" to reunite with Kansuzu Kamio, Lan Meng quietly leaned into Snape's ear.

"reconciled?"

"Let's just... be reconciled, right?"

Looking at Snape's helpless expression, Lan Meng was a little puzzled.

"tentatively?"

"What happened last time is over, but the fundamental difference between Lily and I lies in our attitude towards 'black magic'..."

Speaking of the dark arts, Snape was also helpless.

Although he studies black magic, he actually doesn't like the so-called 'Dark Lord', and he didn't join the so-called 'Death Eaters' in his life plan, so he was attacked by the Death Eaters inside Slytherin several times before. He declined every invitation to serve in the reserves.

Rather than joining the so-called 'Death Eaters', he would rather study potions with Lily, but he is indeed talented in black magic. In his opinion, he can gain sufficient strength by studying black magic faster than other magics. , and only after he has enough strength can he protect Lily.

He was naturally embarrassed to tell the other party why he learned black magic, which also led to a reconciliation between the two parties, but the differences still existed.

There is nothing Lan Meng can do about this, after all, he is neither a wizard nor a mage.

Even if he has mastered the 'Miracle Thunder Gun', after today's sparring, he also discovered that he still prefers to use 'Miracle' to dodge the opponent directly and then go up to cut in melee, rather than throwing spells with others.

"I'm afraid I can't help you, Snape, after all, I'm not very good at this, but you can ask other people later."

Snape also nodded with a heavy heart...

Chapter 26 sacrificed too much for Lily

Although Lan Meng never revealed his identity, according to Snape's observation, he suspected that Lan Meng might be a wizard from the East, but the locals didn't seem to call him that much, and the specific situation was not that of a young wizard of his age. able to know.

As for the spells that Lan Meng is good at, he suspected that it might be similar to Hufflepuff, one of the founders of Hogwarts, but he didn't ask about the specifics. After all, asking a stranger about the spells he is good at is an extremely important task. What a disrespectful thing, not to mention that in this era of 'Dark Lord' rampant, everyone is more concerned about their own safety.

But the mystery is mysterious, but he never doubted Lan Meng's strength, because he found that although Lan Meng's restaurant opened at the junction of Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley, it was strange that he didn't see it except himself. The only explanation is that this restaurant has been hidden by extremely clever techniques, and only those who meet certain requirements can find it.

Snape didn't know where he met the 'requirements', but he was used to coming to the restaurant and he didn't bother to think about it. At least he didn't think that a little wizard like himself deserved the attention of a strong man like Lan Meng.

So although Snape was a little disappointed that Lan Meng said that he couldn't help him, he didn't care too much. After all, this was expected a long time ago. If possible, he would like to ask that 'Mr. Shiro' for advice.

Although the other party was relatively silent, the aura on his body that seemed to have been baptized by wind and frost made him trust the most.

As for Master Merlin recommended by Lan Meng...

Snape believed that the other party had real materials. After all, even the name in the world of wizards has magic power, and it would be a problem to live with a name without a certain strength.

But strength belongs to strength, and I always feel that the opponent... is unreliable.

If Snape had to choose, his first choice would still be Shirou Emiya, followed by Merlin.

Lan Meng just said that he is willing to matchmaking, and how to negotiate in the end depends on both parties.

As time went by, it became darker and darker outside, and the invited guests appeared one by one.

Emiya Shirou was the first person to arrive after Snape and Lily, which surprised Lan Meng. Originally, he thought Lysa would be the first to arrive, but Emiya Shirou originally thought that the other party would have dinner. will come.

After all, Emiya Shiro has always given the impression that he is the kind of person who is difficult to stay in one place, and his body is always full of an indescribable low pressure and dusty atmosphere.

In fact, this is indeed the case. When he was young, Emiya Shiro once set up the ambition of "becoming a hero". Although the Fifth Holy Grail War gave him a hard hit, he has never given up on his dream, but The only difference is that he's a little more grounded now.

Don't care about the false name of the so-called "hero" in the past, but "try to save the people you can save".

Emiya Shiro's choice is undoubtedly admirable, but it is precisely because of this that he will never stop. After all, there are people who need help at all times, so he occasionally returns to Lanmeng's restaurant for a rest when he is tired. Running around most of the time.

But today the other party changed into a set of jeans + jacket uncharacteristically.

Although the clothes are casual, coupled with the vicissitudes of life of the other party, as well as those calm eyes that seem to see through everything in the world, it gives people an indescribable charm, but only Lan Meng, who is most familiar with the other party, can faintly notice it. Feeling that something is wrong with the other party, seems to be a little tired?

As a chef, Lan Meng, who has a good personal relationship, simply asked his doubts when the other party came to help in the kitchen.

If it was someone else, Emiya Shiro might deny it, but Emiya Shirou, who once had "cooking friends" with Lanmeng, knew that Lanmeng was a trustworthy person through Lanmeng's cooking, and he really had no one else to say , It is inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable when you are always pressed in your heart, so you simply tell Lan Meng the whole story.

"It's actually Rin. After she knew what I was doing now, she simply opened a branch of her gem shop in the local area to buy local lapis lazuli. Some families who are more difficult also work in the jewelry shop of the other party. Many small With Rin's support, the child also went to the school established by 'UN' instead of carrying a gun..."

After hearing Shirou Emiya's complaints, Lan Meng washed the red beans again and again, showing a puzzled expression unconsciously.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"Yes, but there are requirements for Rin's investment..."

"Let you marry?"

"click~"

Emiya Shiro, who was helping Lan Meng to chop vegetables, accidentally cut the radish that was supposed to be sliced ​​in half with a skewed knife, and one end almost rolled to the ground. Fortunately, Lan Meng picked it up quickly. to hand.

"Stop joking, let me be the other party's bodyguard..."

As the head of the Tohsaka family, Rin Tohsaka successfully joined the clock tower after the end of the fifth Holy Grail War. With the help of the second, he not only successfully destroyed the ritual base of the "Holy Grail War Magic Ceremony" in Fuyuki City, but also borrowed The Tosaka family, which was supposed to decline by relying on outstanding talent and Emiya Shiro's private force assistance, has risen again in the magic world. The Tosaka family gem shop, which closed down after the death of Tosaka Tokiomi, also opened again. .

But regardless of the status of the Tohsaka family in the magic world, according to the rules of the magic world, magicians are not allowed to use magic in front of ordinary people.

Of course, this kind of rule is just a piece of waste paper for most magicians, but if you plan to do business seriously, you must pay attention to it. At this time, having the protection of Emiya Shiro, who is well-known in the local area, can save a lot trouble.

But it is obvious that Tohsaka Rin doesn't really need protection, after all, she can really smash through the tank with gems, and she just uses this to keep Emiya Shirou by her side.

And Emiya Shiro also knew that even if he really left without saying goodbye, Rin would not really be able to ignore this place, but because of Lan Meng's influence, he decided to make up for some of the other party, but he simply acted as a 'bodyguard'.

Because he really didn't want Lan Meng to continue discussing his own affairs, Emiya Shiro simply started to change the subject.

"By the way, Lan Meng, I see you are washing red beans, are you going to cook red bean rice? Is there any good news today?"

"Good news? There is indeed one. Snape brought the girl named Lily to the store tonight."

Emiya Shirou raised his eyebrows involuntarily when he heard Lan Meng's words.

Perhaps it was because of his past regrets, so Emiya Shirou can be said to be the one who cares about Snape's affairs the most. Now that Snape brought the girl named Lily to the store, it is naturally because of The other party is happy.

"In that case, let me make some snacks for the other party tonight as a celebration~"

"Oh? Shirou, are you planning to challenge me at my home court?"

"Why not?"

Although Emiya Shiro complained more than once about Rin's changes in his daily life, he still does not resist them in essence, otherwise he would have a way to get rid of all of them, just like more than ten years ago, but this time he did not leave and Choosing to stay actually represented a change in his heart.

At this time, if you are interested in picking up Lan Meng's joke, it is enough to see that the other party's heart that seems to be as dry as this land has gained rain and dew again.

After the two chefs looked at each other, they each started to prepare their dishes.

And while Emiya Shiro and Blue Dream were preparing the dishes, new guests also came.

The person who came this time was not contrary to Lan Meng's expectation, it was Lysa.

Lysa, who was carrying a long staff, was as energetic as ever, but her arrival quietly changed the atmosphere in the store.

Although her body is full of femininity, but her personality is as outgoing as a boy's, Lysa is not at all nervous about the sudden appearance of many strangers in the store today. call.

After finding out that Lan Meng was not in the restaurant, she took the initiative to say that she could help to receive guests, but because there were no new guests, she simply chatted with Snape, whom she was most familiar with, about potions or alchemy potions.

It has to be said that communicating with a girl like Lysa is a good challenge for all opposite sexes. Even Lan Meng, who has been tried and tested, needs to tighten his nerves when facing Lysa, lest his eyes be unconsciously caught. Attract and thus create some unnecessary embarrassment.

But to Snape, who only had 'Lily' and 'potion' in his eyes, these were trivial matters, and his eyes were filled with thoughts.

But the problem is that Lysa's sense of presence is too strong. Lily who is sitting on the other side has already sneaked glances at the table next to her for countless times.

I don't know what Eriri Sawamura said that caused Lily to glance at Snape, but then she kept shaking her head with a blushing face, as if denying something, but Eiri Sawamura obviously didn't give up on this, She first covered her chest with a sad face, then became emotional again, and finally Lily also covered her chest and gradually her eyes became firmer.

After quietly apologizing to Sawamura Eiri and the mother and daughter Kamio, she came to the table next to her with Sawamura Eiri's clenched fists.

Relying on her solid knowledge of potions and herbalism, Lily quickly integrated into the communication between the two.

As for the things they exchanged, Sawamura Eriri naturally couldn't understand, but seeing Lili smoothly integrated into the topic, although she should be happy, she couldn't help covering her chest for some reason.

Obviously just to convince Lily that she even did not hesitate to 'self-mutilate', now think about it...

She really paid too much for Lily, a new friend she met...

Chapter 27 Top Students

With the arrival of Shirou Emiya, Lan Meng originally estimated that Al and Merlin would be the only guests tonight, so when the wind chime rang again, Lan Meng almost defaulted to the person who opened the door as Al or Merlin. Lan Meng was unconsciously taken aback when the door was opened.

Although it wasn't Al and Merlin, they were also Blue Dream's impressive guests.

'Lelouch Lampelucci' is the name of the other party. Every time the other party comes to the store, he will not sit for too long. Basically, he will order a glass of juice and a snack in the afternoon. When he leaves, he will often order a snack to take away. Take it away, but what really makes Lan Meng pay attention to the other party is the special temperament on the other party.

Obviously smiling every time, but Lan Meng could feel an indescribable sense of fatigue from the other party.

This feeling of exhaustion does not refer to physical exhaustion, but a kind of mental exhaustion, but the other party seems to be under some huge mental pressure. All Lan Meng can do is to prepare juice or juice for the other party every time. Add some ingredients that have a calming effect to the snacks.

This is the limit of what a chef can do.

Although Lan Meng was a little surprised that the other party would appear in the restaurant tonight, after all, tonight is not a private room. The so-called dinner party is more of a spontaneous gathering of everyone. Although the other party's arrival was beyond Lan Meng's expectations, Lan Meng still faces Greeted each other with a smile.

"Mr. Lelouch, welcome~ There are a lot of guests tonight, I hope you won't hate it~"

In fact, compared to Lan Meng, the shock in Lelouch's heart, who was smiling at this time, was even more exaggerated.

Although he heard the content of the exchange between Lan Meng and Snape when they met for the first time, and was 'drugged' by Lan Meng, but in fact he didn't meet many other guests when he visited the restaurant after that.

If it weren't for this restaurant being ignored by ordinary people, even the people nearby didn't know that there was a restaurant in the alley. He even wondered if he had hallucinations due to too much mental stress that day.

But Huang Tian paid off, when he saw the people in the restaurant at this time, his heartbeat involuntarily accelerated by two points.

He had met Lysa and Snape before, so it wasn't too surprising, but on the other side, Kamio Misuzu, who was performing "updraft" for Eirika Sawamura, and with empty hands, was performing "Great Change Weapon" for Snape ' Emiya Shiro is undoubtedly showing him a different side of the world.

Before because of 'Geass', he always thought that he was the most special one in this world, but now it seems that maybe he is not as special as he imagined.

Knowing... No, it should be said that he has confirmed that he is not special. The sense of gap and the fear of stepping into the unknown world caused his instinctive hesitation, but this hesitation was only for a moment, because almost at the same time he hesitated Reason' and 'sensibility' gave him the answer at the same time.

His rationality tells him that no matter whether he escapes or avoids, but since he has witnessed all this with his own eyes, it means that all of this exists beside him. Instead of imitating an ostrich and sticking his head into a hole, it is better to collect more while he still has the opportunity. More information, so that when things come to an end, you will have the means to resist or the other party.

As for his sensibility———what is there to be afraid of for his sister!

"No, actually I don't hate excitement~"

Obviously, he had thought about it in his heart, but in fact all the thinking was only in the blink of an eye. Soon after a short astonishment, he smiled again and nodded towards Lan Meng.

Compared to the nervous Lelouch, the people in the store were more enthusiastic.

After all, the shop is full of people like Ryza who don't care at all, or Shirou expects Eriri to know something, or Lily and Kamio mother and daughter who are attending this kind of dinner for the first time and don't know the situation at all.

But at least one thing they know is that the other party is Lan Meng's guest.

And after Lan Meng saw Lelouch's reaction, the smile on his face became wider. It seemed that the other party was not an ordinary person, so it was simple.

"There are a lot of guests tonight. If you have anything you want to eat, you may have to wait for a while. If you need help with anything, you can call 'Rotom' and 'Cat Cat Beast' directly. If they can handle it, they will handle it. If it's troublesome, you can tell Ms. Lysa, if she can't handle it, I will handle it."

Compared with usual, there are more customers in the store today, and there will be a big eater coming later, so Lan Meng needs to stay and work in the kitchen, but fortunately, there is Lysa's help today.

In fact, Lysa didn't do anything before, after all, everyone is a regular customer in the store, and they have long been used to Rotom and Maomaomon, but the previous few times Lelouch did not show anything special, so Lan Meng Naturally, Mao Mao Beast and Rotom were also hidden, and now they explain it specially.

In this regard, Lelouch remembered Rotom floating beside him, Maomaomon who jumped on the table to greet him, and Lysa who was waving at him at the girl's table on the other side, and then turned towards Lanmeng. nodded.

"I see, Mr. Store Manager, please go ahead~"

As usual, Lelouch, who played the role of a good student, nodded towards Lanmeng with a smile on his face, and at the same time, he didn't forget to touch Rotom and Maomaomon.

At this time, Rotom has no entity, and because of the deliberate control of the current, it just feels numb to the touch and then passes through it directly. On the contrary, the cat and beast feel pretty good to the touch.

Seeing Lelouch's reaction, Lan Meng returned to the restaurant with a smile.

With Lan Meng's departure, Lelouch unconsciously glanced at the people in the restaurant and tried to find his 'target'.

At this time, the store can basically be divided into three parts.

One is Emiya Shirou showing Snape his projection magic and Snape with a serious face.

One is similar to the women's club Lysa, Lily and Kamio Haruko.

The last piece is Eri Sawamura and Kansuzu Kamio who are obviously about the same age as Ryza and Lily but gathered together to study "Updraft". ,