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Chapter 26: The Long Jump

MC: I understand it’s bad worrying like this, but what should I do about this problem? There should be other customers like Madam Shizue who have been coming since the beginning. No, I can’t just rely on only old customers. I need new ones.

Seventh Heaven: I can feel it! The sign that magic draws near! It’s close… so close.. Here it is!

American Lemonade: Oh hey, what’s wrong?

MC: What’s wrong with what?

Seventh Heaven: You have a face that looks tired from summoning demons. ah! Could it be, you managed to succeed in summoning magic??

American Lemonade: You seem to be a bit more bitter than usual.. Even if that’s true, your face is still as cute as ever!

MC: I was thinking about the bar

Seventh Heaven: Ah, the bar.. It’s no mistake that I was the one who brought forth the current situation

MC: You?

Seventh Heaven: I was born as a hidden child of the underworld, and until the restoration of the underworld has completed, I am living a lifestyle where I can hide my status in this world. For inside this body resides a poison from the black fire dragon which will –

American Lemonade: Okay okay! Let’s stop right there! If you’re having problems with the bar, you can talk to us. Do you need help thinking of new cocktails? Perhaps something as sparkly as crystal, which can fit the image of your beauty, would make you happy?

MC: Wait… the two of you are in a band together, right? When you want a lot of people to come listen to you, what do you do?

American Lemonade: We release Music Videos, commercials, we upload videos to video sharing sites, oh, and we have our songs on the radio! But we usually leave things like that to the professionals, so we have no idea how to do it!

Seventh Heaven: hmph, Well, American Lemonade still has no idea. So what should we do to get many lost lambs to listen to you? It’s easy. I should sing!

American Lemonade: Hm.. well… Yeah, there’s always that

Seventh Heaven: What’s with that? There’s no ambition in your answer! I am carrying a carved seal upon my back which aches, and if I can continue singing with this voice…. Yes, only with this should I be able to reach the farthest lambs and the lambs in the deepest sleep. This is my destiny. Yes, if I sing, it will reach all of them!

MC: I see.. Right. I forgot it would be so easy….American Lemonade, Seventh Heaven!

American Lemonade: Huh? what’s with the sudden burst of positivity?

Seventh Heaven: It’s so close, yet not even my magical powers can grasp it

MC: Thank you! Both of you! You gave me a great idea!

American Lemonade: She’s gone.. Maybe all the crazy things you said got through to her.

Seventh Heaven: If I could only save one fallen angel drowning in worry… wait. Did you just say that everything I, the prince of the underworld, said is crazy?

American Lemonade: Yup! But it cheered her up, so it’s all good.

Seventh Heaven: Hey! Don’t ignore me!

MC: (I don’t know if this will work, but I need to at least try. I can’t stay like this. For my grandpa and everyone else. For the sake of my own confidence!) I need to keep moving! Tom Collins, are you here?

Tom Collins: Hm? What’s going on?

MC: I have a favor to ask of you. I was wondering if you could let me have the day off from the bar today

Tom Collins: Huh? …

MC: It will be just for today! I’ll leave everything to all of you.

Tom Collins: Did you think of something?

MC: Yeah. I don’t know how far I can get with this, but I want to try

Tom Collins: Okay. Looking at your eyes, I know you’re not lying.

MC: I also have one more favor. After you close the bar today, I want you to gather everyone. Even if it’s just those who are able to make it, it’s fine. Would you please let everyone know for me?

Tom Collins: Understood. If you say so..

MC: Thank you