My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 177: Where Are the Sleeping Dragon and the Young Phoenix?

Chapter 177: Chapter 177: Where Are the Sleeping Dragon and the Young Phoenix?

"Well... although love between Rion and me is impossible, the realm of an artist is interconnected. Since Rion can feel the beauty of yuri, I can surely feel the beauty of the Minotaur!"

Shirakawa Sawahei waved his hand, signaling Dubian Ichiro to lower his voice. If the Pure Love War God, Ise Yu, heard this, he might charge forward and drag Dubian Ichiro down with him.

"However, after hearing what you said, Mr. Shirakawa, I’m starting to think that drawing yuri minotaur could be quite an interesting experience..."

"..."

Although this was not his intention, the result was accidentally beneficial, making Dubian Ichiro give up on opening a Maid Cafe and the attempt to poach employees.

Just as he was about to relax, planning to first see off the artist about to switch careers, Dubian Ichiro suddenly grabbed Shirakawa Sawahei’s arm, looking moved, and said, "Mr. Shirakawa! Why don’t you join me in opening a Maid Cafe!"

???

"Mr. Watanabe, haven’t you given up the idea of opening a Maid Cafe?!"

"Why would I give up?"

"Weren’t you already planning to create minotaur yuri works?"

"What I draw doesn’t affect my opening a cafe." Dubian Ichiro said firmly, "I must open this shop to commemorate the dead love between Rion and me..."

The yuri artist’s words made the atmosphere suddenly turn a bit eerie, and Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but ask, "Are you so keen on poaching Miss Hinata?"

"Actually, not really." Dubian Ichiro sighed and said, "I plan to recruit other maids myself. I’m mainly attracted by your abilities, Mr. Shirakawa, and Miss Koyama’s charm."

"What do you see in her?"

"Charm," the yuri artist said seriously. "From the first moment I saw her, I felt like she might be part of our Yuri sect!"

"..."

You’re clearly looking at her with yuri-tinted glasses!

Shirakawa Sawahei was powerless to retort this strange artist and frowned, "But Miss Koyama probably doesn’t want to leave, right?"

"That’s right, so I’ve already tried to persuade her many times, otherwise, Mr. Shirakawa, could you help me..."

"I refuse."

"Eh?"

"I’m not that familiar with Miss Koyama, so I can’t help with this."

He really had no desire to get involved in these two wealthy heirs’ business disputes. Helping Dubian Ichiro would clearly not be tolerated by Hinata Rion and, in combination with Ise Yu Yuzhijin, they would certainly manage to annoy him to death.

"I see..." The yuri artist said regretfully, "That’s really a pity... Mr. Shirakawa, do you have any reliable recruits? If you do, you can recommend them to me."

Shirakawa Sawahei was about to say no, but then thought of two people and hesitated for a second before asking, "There are two suitable for menial work... do you want them?"

"Suitable for menial work... Boys?"

"Yeah... although their abilities aren’t outstanding... their integrity is at least decent." Shirakawa Sawahei thought of Imamura and Aoki, those two lackey juniors, and said hesitantly.

The memory of them trying to ingratiate themselves with him last time was still fresh. Although he managed at the time, if enough time passed, they might come again.

Where in this world could their desire to be scoundrels, amidst a sea of flowers, be fulfilled?

The answer, of course, is a Maid Cafe!

"Since it’s a recommendation from Mr. Shirakawa, I assume they must have special skills in menial work! Please introduce them to me!"

"..."

Special skills in menial work? Shirakawa Sawahei thought carefully and realized that the two lackeys may not have any other skills, but they certainly have strength and cowardice; even surrounded by a group of colorful maid girls, they’d likely just sit and drool, satisfying themselves.

The only concern is that seeing two idiots might affect the mood of the maid girls. But by that time, it wouldn’t be Shirakawa Sawahei’s problem.

Whether they manage to stay amidst the flowers depends on their luck.

After quickly agreeing on the job placement, with Shirakawa Sawahei’s recommended Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Dubian Ichiro seemed to temporarily lose interest in Koyama Haruko. After chatting a bit, he got up and left.

"With your recommended talents, Mr. Shirakawa, I am much more at ease!"

Shirakawa Sawahei awkwardly shook hands with the yuri artist, feeling a bit uneasy inside.

Hopefully, it will be fine... These two lackeys are just going to the kitchen to do menial work, surely they won’t cause any incidents, right?

In a way, his job was also somewhat like doing menial work. Besides entertaining guests, he did a bit of everything. If Imamura and Aoki could pass the interview to work in the cafe, as long as they didn’t dress as women and entertain guests, they shouldn’t create any big problems.

After thinking for a while, he concluded that there shouldn’t be any major problems and shook his head, turning around to start his work.

"Is it over?" Koyama Haruko asked as Shirakawa Sawahei walked over.

"Yeah, I’ve managed to deal with it for now."

"Phew..." Koyama Haruko seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and apologized, "Sorry, Mr. Shirakawa, for involving you in dealing with my matters."

"It’s nothing, I’m the manager here, so it’s within my scope if an employee is being poached... Does Miss Hinata know about this?"

"She doesn’t know yet."

"Got it." Shirakawa Sawahei nodded and added, "Then the follow-up matters will be handled by Miss Koyama herself. I’ll just pretend I don’t know about it."

"Thank you, Mr. Shirakawa."

He wasn’t sure if Koyama Haruko planned to tell Hinata Rion about this poaching matter. In his opinion, telling the boss about being poached seemed rather awkward.

The other party is a mature woman, and he didn’t plan to point fingers at her actions or tell her what to do. As a colleague, it’s best not to meddle too much.

This principle, Shirakawa Sawahei understood very well. However, the same cannot be said for his colleague Ise Yu Yuzhijin, who obviously didn’t get it. As soon as he entered the kitchen, the idle girl pulled him aside and gossipingly asked, "What’s the situation? What were you talking about?"

The iron-fisted manager glanced at Ise Yu Yuzhijin and coldly replied, "Slacking and gossiping at work will result in hourly wage deductions."

"Sister Rion doesn’t have that rule!"

"This rule is set by me, mainly for you."

"It’s fine. I can afford it. Come on, spill it!"

"..."

Don’t think that having money means you can do whatever you want just because you’re a Pure Love Artist!

"There’s nothing much to say." Shirakawa Sawahei sighed and said helplessly, "It’s just that Mr. Watanabe also wants to open a Maid Cafe to commemorate his dead love with Miss Hinata."

Ise Yu Yuzhijin squealed at the cheesiness and curiously asked, "Did his affair with Sister Rion blow up? Why did it end?"

"No wonder Sister Rion recently looked quite smug. I thought she got a limited edition collectible."

Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a moment and decided not to tell Ise Yu about Hinata Rion’s ridiculous reason. He gave a perfunctory answer, "It’s nothing, just a random excuse..."

"Oh... where is his Maid Cafe going to be located then?"

He froze for a second, also clueless about this question. Dubian Ichiro seemed never to mention this matter, but from the way he spoke, it seemed like the location and renovation were already underway.

"Could it be right next door? When we came over earlier, it seemed that the place next door was being remodeled..."

Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."