Chapter 85: Buying a Big TV, Dragon Ice Sculpture, Takatsuki Sen Comes

The three came to the department store mall and headed straight for the home appliances section.

After finding the TV display area, there were various TV brands in a dazzling array, all sizes available.

But no matter what kind, they were all quite expensive.

After seeing the prices, Tohru counted on her fingers.

Seeing this, Kanna tugged at Hayashi's hem.

"What's wrong?" Hayashi asked.

"Is it very expensive?" Kanna said: "If it's very expensive, let's not buy it."

Hayashi smiled and patted Kanna's head: "It is expensive, but we can still afford this much. Kanna, we have money."

The big TVs here cost tens of thousands of yen each, roughly a few thousand yuan.

It was expensive but not outrageously so.

But it wasn't cheap either.

Hayashi picked around and chose a big TV from one of the big four manufacturers, finally paying for it.

It totaled over 80,000 yen.

The shop clerk asked if they wanted home delivery.

Hayashi was still considering.

Tohru said: "No need, I'll carry it back."

Then, under the shop clerk's shocked gaze.

Tohru picked up the TV and walked away directly. Such a big TV seemed weightless.

And if she wasn't afraid of crushing the TV.

Tohru probably could have run with it.

It was because TVs were too fragile.

Ignoring the dumbfounded shop clerk.

Hayashi rubbed Kanna's head and smiled: "Let's go quickly. After buying some books, we'll go home."

"Mm." Kanna followed.

Hayashi caught up with Tohru, who had already reached downstairs.

"Slow down, Tohru. Wait for me to buy a few books, or you can go back first. I'll come over in a bit."

"Okay." Tohru carried the TV back just like that.

Watching this, Hayashi couldn't help but smile.

Then he took Kanna to buy books.

Books about physics.

Hayashi went to the bookstore and picked out three books.

One was a school physics textbook.

One was on vibration mechanics.

One was on vibration and waves.

Three books total - one introductory, two advanced.

Hayashi didn't expect to master them without cost.

He just needed to understand the principles, then keep experimenting.

Practice was the main thing.

After buying the books.

Hayashi brought Kanna back to the car.

The big TV had already been loaded into the back seat by Kanna. Seeing Hayashi approach, she asked with some concern:

"Hayashi-san, would this break it? Why don't I carry it and fly back first?"

Hayashi looked at it and shook his head: "No need."

He extended his hand and flicked thin strings in several directions toward the big TV.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh.

The invisible thin strings secured the big TV properly, ensuring it stayed stable in the car unless there was an accident.

Pat pat~

After tying it down, Hayashi clapped his hands with satisfaction.

"OK, let's go home."

"Wow~!"

Everyone got back in the car, and Hayashi began driving home.

They chatted and enjoyed the scenery along the way.

Everyone was very happy.

Because they bought a TV, the restaurant would have TV to watch from now on.

When bored, they could always watch TV.

It wasn't entirely about the TV though.

It was about everyone being able to watch together, and it being something new.

But the weather was getting hotter.

Hayashi closed the car windows and turned on the air conditioning.

"Air conditioning!" Kanna was very interested.

As soon as the air conditioning turned on.

With the compressor running.

Cold air slowly blew out from the small vents in the car.

"Wow~!" Kanna exclaimed after feeling the cold air.

She quickly moved close to the air vent, opening her mouth to "eat" the cold air.

Making "ah ah ah" sounds.

Just like that.

The small car drove all the way to the city center.

When they stopped at a red light, the super big TV on the building was originally showing advertisements, but suddenly switched to news.

[In this ghoul extermination operation, the CCG achieved absolute victory by capturing 3 A-rank ghouls and 15 B-rank ghouls. The operation leader stated they are warning Aogiri Tree that ghouls who provoke the CCG will face severe punishment, even execution!]

The advertisement showed the host, arrest scenes, captured ghouls, ghouls killed on the spot, CCG operation leaders, etc.

Simply put, the CCG was telling everyone they had won.

Ghouls who dared provoke the CCG would face severe punishment!

Seeing this, Tohru was a bit curious.

"Is it true? Did they finish catching those ghouls?"

"How could that be possible." Hayashi couldn't help but laugh: "They didn't catch a single S-rank ghoul, didn't take down a single ghoul stronghold, yet claimed operational victory. It's just saving face. They only mentioned killing Gecko on the spot, never mentioned that he took down a Senior Investigator."

"Just watch, trying to show off like this, claiming success before finishing the job. If I were Takatsuki Sen, even if I wasn't there on the spot, I'd cause trouble within a day to slap their face and show ordinary people what's really going on."

Hearing this situation.

Tohru thought the same way - too irresponsible.

Then.

When the light turned green, Hayashi stepped on the gas and went back.

The car stopped in the alley.

Hayashi turned off the air conditioning and car, got out to move the TV.

This TV was 65 inches, already completely sufficient.

Hayashi installed it in the restaurant, on the wall in the more spacious area inside, ensuring people sitting further back could still see it when they looked up.

Then he began installing supporting equipment.

Like speakers and such, all installed properly.

Hayashi didn't plan to use cable boxes or anything - he planned to connect directly to a computer host, very convenient.

And not just a computer host for playback.

Also gaming consoles and controllers for playing games.

Put a platform underneath with everything placed on top - no worry about theft anyway.

After everything was set up, he plugged it in.

Tohru and Kanna stood behind Hayashi, watching with expectant eyes as Hayashi started up the host and TV.

"Click~"

The host began running.

The monitor lit up and successfully entered the initial page.

Hayashi logged into a website, clicked on videos, found Detective Conan, and selected play.

"Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!" (There is only one truth!)

"Wow~" Kanna and Tohru were both delighted.

"It works!" Hayashi stood up proudly, as if he had done something more worthy of pride than killing devils.

"So amazing!" Both Kanna and Tohru clapped.

Hayashi "modestly" waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.

"How do you use this?" Kanna asked.

"Come, I'll teach you." Hayashi waved, called Kanna over, then together with Tohru, taught them both how to use the computer.

Tohru actually knew quite a bit, but she wanted to listen and was willing to listen.

So Hayashi spent nearly an hour.

Teaching them both all the computer operations, big and small, and they learned everything!

Like shortcuts, system, web pages, search, install and uninstall, etc.

Kanna and Tohru were too smart.

They learned everything after being taught once!

After finishing teaching about computers.

The weather got hotter and hotter, and even inside the restaurant, there was a stuffy phenomenon.

Not only did Hayashi and everyone feel hot.

Their backs started sweating, and their bodies became sticky!

At this time.

Tohru remembered: "Hayashi-san, yesterday you said you had your own method. What method?"

Hearing this, Hayashi snapped his fingers.

A large ice block about 2 meters high instantly appeared inside the restaurant.

The shape of the ice block was actually Tohru's transformed dragon form.

In other words, a dragon ice sculpture.

"Wow~!"

Tohru immediately loved it, her eyes sparkling with stars.

"Hayashi-san, I love this so much!"

Kanna was originally watching TV.

Turning around and discovering this, she quickly got up and ran to Hayashi's side.

She hugged Hayashi's thigh and looked up pitifully.

"Kanna wants this too~!"

"Of course everyone gets one." Hayashi rubbed Kanna's head.

Then he snapped his fingers again.

A 1.5-meter tall, elegant and beautiful white dragon appeared.

"Wow~!" Kanna's eyes also filled with stars.

She ran over pit-a-pat to carefully look at her own dragon ice sculpture.

Hayashi placed the two ice blocks in the center of the restaurant.

Cold air quietly emanated from the ice sculptures, flowing down along the surface, then spreading across the floor.

Soon, the area around the ice sculptures was filled with white mist.

Just like the effect of dry ice.

But more natural and fairy-tale like.

"Clap clap~"

Hayashi clapped his hands: "How is it? Satisfied? Does it look good?"

"It looks good!" x2

Tohru and Kanna answered happily at the same time.

With two nearly 2-meter ice sculptures placed in the restaurant, if they were a meter taller they'd almost touch the ceiling.

They looked incredibly impressive and stunning.

In short, they were beautiful!

"But Hayashi-san, won't they melt?" Tohru asked puzzledly: "Should I put a magic spell on them so they can be preserved?"

Kanna nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Hayashi shook his head.

Tohru and Kanna initially felt a bit sorry that the ice blocks would melt.

But Hayashi explained:

"These ice blocks are actually shaped by my magic power. They'll be very hard to melt even after a long time. If I maintain them with magic power, they might never melt at all."

"!!!"

At these words, Tohru's eyes widened and she joyfully pounced toward Hayashi.

"That's wonderful!"

Kanna also came over to hug Hayashi's thigh.

Hearing the commotion in the restaurant.

Pochita and the cats came in to see what was happening.

Seeing them, Hayashi remembered.

"Oh right, you can be included too."

Hayashi snapped his fingers twice more.

So a half-meter tall Pochita ice sculpture and a 25-centimeter tall cat ice sculpture appeared next to the two dragons.

Now there were 4 ice sculptures.

Tohru was extremely pleased seeing this.

She pushed Hayashi and persuaded: "Hayashi-san, we all have them, you should carve one for yourself too."

Kanna nodded: "Agreed."

Hearing this, Hayashi quickly shook his head in refusal.

"Stop, I won't carve one. I don't like this."

Hearing Hayashi refuse so decisively, Tohru was a bit disappointed: "Alright then."

Seeing there were ice sculptures of themselves, Pochita and the cat also happily approached to observe.

The cat patted with its paw, realized it was itself, was quite smart about it, and stopped patting.

From when the ice sculptures appeared until now...

Not even 30 minutes had passed.

The temperature inside the restaurant was visibly dropping.

Just now they were slightly sweating and a bit sticky, but now it wasn't hot anymore.

But just these ice sculptures weren't quite enough.

Hayashi thought about it, so he added ice sculpture decorations between the chandeliers, above railings, in open areas, under windows, and other places that weren't frequently touched.

For a moment, under this blazing heat.

The restaurant actually felt like Christmas.

In the end.

Hayashi looked at the decorations, added some to the second floor, then nodded with satisfaction.

"How is it, Tohru, Kanna? Is this unique air conditioning okay?"

"It's perfect!" Tohru spun around in place looking at the restaurant interior.

After adding these ice sculpture decorations.

The already beautiful interior decoration became even more dreamlike.

Just like a legendary tavern from another world.

Full of epic and legendary atmosphere!

"So beautiful~" Kanna also spread her arms, looking up while running around the ice sculptures in the restaurant.

Seeing everyone happy, Pochita also happily ran around in circles following them.

"Meow?"

Only the cat was like Hayashi.

Leaning by the table, watching everyone having fun.

This was the life Hayashi wanted.

Happy every day, living earnestly, working joyfully!

Just in this short time.

The temperature inside the restaurant had dropped to the level of a ceiling air conditioner at full power.

And compared to these ice sculptures.

Ceiling air conditioners weren't aesthetically pleasing either.

Most importantly, it saved money - environmentally friendly!

"Ah no..." At this time, a greeting voice came from outside the door.

Hayashi turned to look.

Purple short hair, wearing a choker around her neck.

She wasn't Kirishima Touka, but that Reze from the other day!

Seeing Hayashi look over.

Reze smiled embarrassedly and asked:

"Sorry, is this operating hours? I'm a bit hungry."

Hayashi shook his head.

Then pointed to the operating hours on the wooden sign hanging nearby.

"We're a midnight diner. Operating hours are 6 PM to 2 AM every day."

"Ah~? Is that so? Sorry, I didn't see it." Reze immediately apologized.

Then after seeing Hayashi's face, she suddenly "delightedly discovered":

"You're that customer from my first day at work, right!"

Hayashi nodded: "Yes."

"Wow~! I didn't expect you to be a manager too, so amazing!" Reze said with slight blushing and delight: "This is such a coincidence!"

Coincidence...

Hayashi smiled: "Very coincidental, just that there's still a long time."

"I'm called Reze, I'm an exchange student. How should I address the manager..."

"Hayashi. I'm not that old either, you can call me anything."

After some exchange.

Hayashi, to be polite.

Gave Reze a box of cookies and told her to come back in the afternoon.

Reze happily ate them on the spot.

Although she stared wide-eyed in shock for a long time, she then smiled broadly and waved, indicating she'd come eat right after getting off work in the afternoon.

After Reze left.

Tohru came to Hayashi's side, looked at Reze's retreating figure and reported:

"Hayashi-san, her motives aren't pure. I can sense it."

"Mm, too much acting, right?" Hayashi closed the door and went back to sit down.

"Yes." Tohru nodded: "Also, she's too interested in you. As soon as she came in, her eyes were all on you, her heart was beating fast - she definitely has thoughts."

"?"

Hearing this, Hayashi realized that Tohru's "impure motives" wasn't the same meaning he understood.

Tohru was saying this Reze liked him.

Hayashi thought she meant Reze had plans.

But it was kind of the same thing.

"Ah..." Hayashi scratched his head: "Let's just see how it goes. We can't directly refuse customers, right?"

Tohru thought about it and nodded: "True."

When 6 PM arrived.

The shop opened normally.

Today seemed like there weren't many people.

Tohru said regretfully: "Hayashi-san made so many beautiful ice sculptures, what a pity."

Hayashi smiled indifferently: "Please, the ice sculptures were made for cooling, just incidentally for beauty, not to attract customers, Tohru."

"True."

But not long after saying this.

Half an hour later.

Once it got dark, a long-unseen customer came to the restaurant.

She had emerald green hair - too recognizable.

"Takatsuki Sen?" Hayashi exclaimed: "How do you have time to come? This is really a rare guest."

Takatsuki Sen entered, still holding Utaha's new book in her hand.

Her smile was still so interesting. After entering, she waved the book and said:

"Utaha's new book is quite well written. The male protagonist's inspiration clearly has traces of the manager. Many places in the book are nearby. Now there are quite a few people online looking for your shop."

"Spare me." Hayashi smiled wryly: "The current number of customers is about enough. Too many would be troublesome and tiring."

Takatsuki Sen looked at Hayashi with curiosity.

"Then manager, you're even more unusual - a manager who doesn't want to make big money. How refined."

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