Cocktail Prince, Main Story: Part 2, Chapter 20

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Chapter 20: Decision

That night

Kamikaze: “Connected with the Hidoigumi branch”, “The same people who tried to kidnap her” Right now, this is all the information we have about our culprit.

Manhattan: And that’s it. I tried asking my street dancer friend. He said there has been a lot of foreign looking guys who have recently been frequenting with that branches lower members.

Salty Dog: So the culprits are foreigners?

Manhattan: We can’t be sure yet. He’s looking around for me to see if there’s anyone else who saw them.

Seventh Heaven: After hearing Kiss in the Dark’s report, I’m surprised someone without magic like you could get this far in only half a day.

Manhattan: Hey, never underestimate a queen's intelligence

American Lemonade: If you understand everything, then isn’t this a waste of time? Everything will be resolved once they're caught!

Sidecar: I told you before, you’re too hasty. He hasn’t even said if he would be helping us yet.

Tom Collins: What do you think? Should we reopen the bar soon? Or should we stay closed for the moment?

MC: I was thinking about reopening, but after hearing those dangerous people are still out there…

Adonis: I think it is best if we stayed closed for the time being. I won’t go knowing you will face some risk.

Salty Dog: Th –That’s true, but I really want to open up again! They’ll catch the culprit soon!

Manhattan: I also want to open the bar up, but would it really be that easy? Our opponent isn’t exactly your average person.

Screwdriver: We’ll be figuring things out as we go along, so it’ll be okay!

Gimlet: It’s good to stay looking forward, but the two of you are being too optimistic. It’s still dangerous.

Emerald Mist: We’re not making any progress. You need to decide. As our master. I will respect your decision.

MC: Right… I’m still worried… (if we stay closed like this, I don’t know when we will be able to open up again. But I want to avoid getting customers involved)

Kamikaze: That's not a clear answer.

MC: It’s not that easy to decide. I want to see how this plays out a little more. It could cause trouble for our customers.

Tom Collins: What she says makes sense. We owe the bar to our customers after all.

Martini: You’re just pretending to be nice. I wish you’d just spit it out.

Caipirihna: It’s bad that she worried, but is this really necessary?

Caipiroska: Customers came by the bar today as well to see how things were going. When I told them we were still undecided, they seemed really sad.

Seventh Heaven: While I was patrolling the streets earlier, I also saw someone who was waiting for our reopening.

Caipiroska: I’m so glad that everyone is willing to wait for our reopening.

Caipirihna: It’s fine if she's worried, but not only is it us who are waiting for the reopening, our customers are waiting as well.

Martini: Just like the little shits said. Once they get tired of waiting, our customers aren’t gonna come back.

MC: If customers are looking forward to a reopening, I would really like to reopen, but if anyone gets hurt…

Martini: Oh? Still worrying for no reason, dumbass.

MC: Like I said, what if the person we are dealing with is dangerous? I can’t even begin to imagine what could happen.

Emerald Mist: If that’s the case, then we cant reopen the bar until the culprit is captured.

Screwdriver: You’re worried, huh? I’ll be there protecting you, and our customers.

Seventh Heaven: That bar is my sanctuary. Let’s sacrifice that filthy person to Saturn!

Adonis: I will eliminate anything that causes you distress.

Kamikaze: It was such a dirty move. There’s no need to be scared of our enemies even if they seem to fight so unfairly.

MC: You’re right. Even if I think of everything to keep our customers safe, there’s no point if customers don’t come.

Blue Moon: I will also be there to give a helping hand.

Manhattan: There’s the old Blue Moon we all know

MC: The old Blue Moon?

Manhattan: Yeah! The old Blue Moon was so amazing! I can’t imagine what he'll be like now...

Blue Moon: Oh, Manhattan! There’s no room for those kinds of wasteful words here!

American Lemonade: His eyes... He’s not showing any signs of laughter with his eyes, isn’t that scary??

Blue Moon: When push comes to shove, it is what it is. What do you think about opening the bar this weekend?

Seventh Heaven: Hahahaha! I’ll also be there to protect ourselves with a mystical barrier from the underworld!

Adonis: If this is what you decide to do, then to protect you.... To make sure your wishes come true, I will keep on fighting until I can’t go on anymore.

MC: Thank you, everyone... I’ve made my decision. We will be opening the bar again this weekend!

Martini: Idiot. You’re so late on deciding. I would never let that piece of trash near our bar again.

American Lemonade: Let’s go! We really can only have an all or nothing attitude towards this until the culprit is caught, right?

Salty Dog: In the end, it’s for the best, right? I’ll also be helping the search party!

Kamikaze: Leave the repairs to me. I’ll make sure we can be ready to reopen this weekend!