“Ah, Tid is coming back tomorrow. Today, uh…I have a friend over.”
At a slight pause in his answer, Uncle Choke suddenly broke out into a wide grin. He pointed at Joke as if implying something.
“Aw. That stutter. Isn’t it because you have a girl over, huh?”
“It’s not like that. It’s a guy friend.”
He sighed at his own words, feeling strangely tired out of a sudden. He went over to sit down at one of the shop’s empty tables. Fortunately, there were only a few customers this late in the night, allowing him a seat while he waited for Uncle Choke. This should have been his day off and he should have leisure time cheering for Rin. Surprisingly, chaos ensued as soon as the sky turned dark.
Joke did not want to think further. He had already given Madame Fon his words.
In the end, he could only sigh and take out his phone to find something to read to kill time.
“Huh…?”