Chapter 605 603. Maid Cafe

  Xu Xin really doesn't know the specific relationship between Kingsoft Network and Kingsoft Internet Security.

   But with the word "Jinshan" on both sides, it means that the family must have left.

  Xu Xin has only two impressions of the Jinshan series of works.

  The modified artifact of the year, Kingsoft Ranger, and Kingsoft, which was stuck even more stuck than Kaspersky.

   Is Kingsoft Antivirus easy to use?

   Difficult to use batch.

  His first QQ account was stolen from the computer installed with Kingsoft Antivirus.

  In the era when "Absolutely Infatuated" dominated the music charts, a QQ account named "Absolutely Infatuated" was the password of all his accounts.

  That QQ account includes, but is not limited to, a big sister from Inner Mongolia, a young lady who agreed to meet him when he got into Guangxi after the college entrance examination, and two divorced young women from Yanjing...

   They are all the girls he hooked up with in chat rooms, webpages, and forums!

   is his most unforgettable online dating memory in adolescence!

  However, just such a very important QQ account in his life died under the defense of Jinshan Drug Bully.

pain.

   It just hurts.

   And now looking at this strange man who introduced himself as "Chen Rui", he finally understood...

   It's really unfair that my QQ account died!

  The person who was supposed to be an anti-virus software came to Japan to buy comics while he was working!

  Is this company still good?

  One co-founder is fishing, so what can the others do?

   With a stomach full of complaints, he stretched out his hand:

   "Hello, hello, nice to meet you."

  Although he was joking, the look of swordsman in his eyes is real!

  You give back my older sisters, younger sisters, and divorced young women, bastard!

   Naturally, Chen Rui didn't see that Xu Xin wanted to kill him after he knew his identity.

  He just asked curiously:

   "Why is Director Xu here?"

   "Uh... casual shopping, Mr. Chen, what is this?"

   "I'm here to buy comics!"

  Obviously getting older, but when he said this, Xu Xin suddenly felt that the fat Shushu in front of him suddenly looked ten years younger.

   Both eyes are staring.

   And Xu Xin also nodded:

   "It can be seen that Chen always really likes "Saint Warrior"."

   "Haha~ Yes, I have liked it since I saw the first edition when I was young. Director Xu also came here on purpose? Do you like "Saint Seiya" too?"

  Looking at his eyes looking for a bosom friend, Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

   "No, just stroll around. I was invited to participate in this Tokyo Film Festival. Have you ever been to Akihabara? Come and have a look."

   "Oh, so that's how it is..."

  Chen Rui said while looking at the clerk who was packing for him.

  I'm afraid the clerk will damage those hardcover comic books.

   Soon, these twenty books were all packed into one... Look at the box containing the holy clothes.

  The clerk bowed, indicating that it was all right.

  Chen Rui unloaded his schoolbag. After unzipping it, he carefully put the box into the schoolbag as if holding some holy relic.

   After finishing all this, he showed a satisfied look.

  After putting on the backpack again, he smiled and said to Xu Xin:

   "Then... Director Xu, take your time?"

"Um."

  Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

   "President Chen, walk slowly."

   "Hey, goodbye, Director Xu."

   They met by chance, and there was no opportunity for the relationship between the two to develop further.

   So there's no such thing as "leave a call."

  Everyone maintained restraint, and after sending farewell blessings to their fellow villagers in this foreign country, they went their separate ways.

   This was just a small episode, Xu Xin didn't care.

  After walking around the bookstore on the first floor, he went upstairs.

  All kinds of figurines, cosplay props, etc., watching the fun there.

  Don’t tell me, it’s quite fresh.

  He has already vomited in all kinds of high-end shopping malls in China, but he enjoys it here.

  Mainly... Although I knew that Japan has a strong two-dimensional culture before, I really haven’t seen it. And now seeing how these animated images are perfectly integrated into the lives of the people here, he is really a little surprised.

   Especially when I came here, I saw some people who were not cosplayers, but just liked a certain anime character, so they blatantly dressed up as a certain cartoon character and walked around the street...

  For a social terror person, it is simply unimaginable...

   After going around for a while, he felt a little hungry.

  So, he said to Shang Yuanai:

   "Ms. Shangyuan, shall we find a maid cafe? Is it still open at this point?"

   "...Director, do you have to go?"

   Shang Yuanai couldn't help asking.

  She said to Xu Sang, if you really like this taste... just find an idol in the entertainment industry and let her play the maid.

  Why do you have to "take risks with your life"?

  But Xu Xin nodded:

   "I haven't been there, go and have a look."

  I have only seen some maid cafes on the news before, and I have come here, how can I not experience it once?

   At least you have to know what's going on, right?

   Seeing this, Shang Yuanai obediently led the way.

  In fact, to put it bluntly, it is still a matter of cultural differences.

  In Japan, directors have a very high status. And this kind of high-status person must maintain his dignity in front of the public no matter what kind of life he is in private.

  So, for many people, if the director chooses to go to a maid cafe to film or something... Everyone will think that this director has a sense of life and is very good at grasping the tastes of young people.

   But if this director shows up in a maid cafe in private, it would be incomprehensible.

  If you want to eat omurice, drink coffee and eat dessert, there are so many high-end cafes to choose from, why do you have to go to a maid coffee shop?

   Not that maid cafes are bad.

   To put it bluntly, this kind of shop is just a cooking kiosk with a maid gimmick.

   But...it doesn't match the identity of the director.

  Unfortunately, Shang Yuanai is only a translator, and she can't say these words.

  I can only do it obediently.

  So, the three of them left the shopping mall all the way, walked for a while on the street full of two-dimensional culture on the Akihabara side, and saw a store with a bright brand.

  ＠ほぉ～むカフェ（homecafe）

  Pointing to the Western decoration style, but the plaque is a cartoon-style brand, Shangyuan Ai said:

   "That store won the award of the most popular maid cafe in Akihabara in 2005. Director Xu, do you know the word "moe"? It is the Chinese character for moe."

   "Yeah, I know. Buzzwords, they seem to have come from you, and our netizens also like to use them. Mengmengda, Mengdada, etc..."

  Hearing what Xu Xin said, Shang Yuanai nodded:

  "That's right, the word moe was the number one buzzword in Japan in 2006. And this word is widely used, and it came out of this store."

"oh?"

  Xu Xin's eyes lit up:

   "It means the word "cute". They made it?"

   "Yes. So I recommend choosing here."

  Shang Yuanai gave the reason why she brought Xu Xin here.

   But there's another reason she didn't actually say.

  She didn't dare to take Xu Xin to a cartoon-style maid shop.

  The cartoon style has become popular in the past two years. Compared with the HOMECAFE in front of you, or the oldest CureMaid Café in Tokyo, the cartoon-style maid coffee shop is more about service than coffee and taste.

   The maid is indeed getting cuter.

  But...as a Japanese, she also has her own national pride.

  Maid cafes are Japanese otaku culture, which allows foreigners to recognize their own national culture. It is a very honorable thing to be a Japanese.

   But the more glorious things are, the less they can mess around.

  The cartoon style has lost the essence of "coffee shop".

  This kind of old store is not the case. Their service must be above the standard line, but it will not be so marginal. And the taste of coffee and the flavor of food can also be guaranteed.

  Although there is no such kind of maid who hugs your arm when you enter the door, and calls "Master" delicately, making you feel the warmth of Oupai, the overall style is definitely not shameful.

   And look at Director Xu's appearance...

   seems satisfied too.

  …

  Xu Xin is indeed satisfied.

  The birthplace of the catchphrase "moe"... No matter what, you can increase your knowledge, right?

  So, he followed Shang Yuanai to the door of HOMECAFE.

  Just walked to the door, a single door was pushed open, a standard black and white match, good looks... not particularly high, but not ugly girl opened the door and enthusiastically said a few words to the three of them.

  Xu Xin didn't understand the others, but he understood the phrase "Gou Xiujin Sama".

   means "master".

  Hey, the people in the small days are so enthusiastic.

   Following Shang Yuanai's communication, the three followed the maid into this coffee shop.

  The first reaction is that there are many people.

  There are many customers, and there are also many maids.

  Some are black skirts and white aprons with black silk.

  Some are black dresses and white aprons with white silk...

  The hall, which was about a hundred square meters, was full of guests, and these maids were flying between the aisles like flowers and butterflies.

   Then, Xu Xin didn't know what happened, so he heard the maid who led the three of him in said a word, and then a group of maids shouted slogans at him in unison.

   "They said: Welcome home, master."

  Getting the translation from Shang Yuanai, Xu Xin nodded.

   Then continue to follow the maid to the only empty corner table.

  This table has two rows of seats and one row of stools against the wall.

  The European-style log sofa-style bench covers the entire row of four tables connected together.

   And the place near the aisle is the kind of European-style seat.

  When Xu Xin arrived, there happened to be two maids standing at the table next to the empty table.

  Through the arms of the two maids, Xu Xin vaguely saw one maid drawing a picture on the coffee with a piping bag, while the other was writing something on the omelet rice with ketchup.

  Although he didn't see the guests, he knew the process.

  It seems to express that the coffee and omurice are made by the maids themselves.

And when he was two steps away from coming to the table, suddenly, he saw the two maids spun around the table in unison. He didn't understand what they said, but he heard the onomatopoeia. It's true.

   "KIU~KIU~BUQIA~BUQIA~"

  After the two girls circled around and made cute movements, they scratched their hands like cats, and then Xu Xin heard a male voice from the guest who had never met before the two girls:

   "MOUEI~MOUEI~"

   is exactly the word "moe" in Shang Yuanai's mouth.

Then, amidst the applause and cheers of the two girls, the omelet rice and coffee were brought up by the two girls, and a middle-aged woman who seemed very familiar to Xu Xin came out from behind the two of them, holding a Polaroid in her hand Gotta... I'm taking pictures of Chen Rui who "hugs left and hugs right".

   "...?????"

  Looking at Chen Rui, who squinted at the camera and made a "V" gesture, sandwiched between the maids...

  Xu Xin was numb.

   Completely numb.

no…

   Is it really such a coincidence?

  He looked straight at Chen Rui, completely dumbfounded.

  Chen Rui, who had finished taking a photo with the maid, also noticed a guest coming next to him.

   First looked at Shang Yuanai and Su Meng.

  After seeing these two people... I was taken aback.

   Then search subconsciously.

   and Xu Xin directly met eyes.

   "..."

   "..."

   It's true that life doesn't meet each other.

  Xu Xinxin said.

  …

   "Three servings of omelet rice set, Director Xu, do you think it's okay?"

"good."

  Xu Xin nodded.

  The menu seemed quite simple. After he answered, he heard Chen Rui next to him say:

   "Director Xu, you can try their maid's handmade Daifuku, it's delicious."

   "Okay, then add five more blessings."

   "No, no, I ordered too."

  Understanding what Xu Xin meant, Chen Rui smiled and waved his hands.

   Seeing this, Xu Xin didn't force it, but asked curiously:

   "Mr. Chen often comes?"

"right."

  Chen Rui smiled and nodded:

"I come to Akihabara four to five times a year, basically every time I come here. But I didn't come to this one before, I followed her barista. I will go wherever the barista goes where."

   As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the bar.

  Xu Xin took a glance, and could vaguely see a male barista making coffee there.

   Then, Chen Rui seemed to remember something, and quickly said to his translator next to him:

   "Let Yichuan Jun add three cups of coffee and use my beans."

  The translator nodded, and picked up the golden rattle in front of the table.

   "Dingling~"

  After the clear voice sounded, the two maids came over just like cats who heard the sound of the can opening.

  After a while of communication, the two maids were quite cute, and they came to Xu Xin's table and talked a lot in that kind of soft girl's voice.

  They said, Shang Yuanai translated for Xu Xin:

   "They said they were the master's friends, so Chiba-chan and Ai-chan will definitely prepare the most delicious coffee for the master's friends."

"Well…"

  Xu Xin opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a while.

   can only nod.

   Then the two maids left.

   Instead, it was Chen Rui who smiled and said to Xu Xin:

   "I saved some gold mandheling at the barista, Director Xu will taste it later."

"Okay, thank you."

  Xu Xin nodded with a smile, and asked curiously:

   "How does the omurice taste?"

   "It's okay, it's pretty good. This is where their family's heart is. The tomato sauce is also boiled by yourself, and you look at the rice..."

   Pointing to the sticky rice that was almost brown in color, Chen Rui explained:

   "It is made with risotto, and the taste is not bad."

   "Oh~"

  Looking at Xu Xin suddenly realized, Chen Rui continued:

   "Is this the first time Director Xu has come to a maid cafe?"

   "Yes, I just want to experience it. I just saw it on the Internet before, so I can increase my knowledge."

"Then it's definitely right to come to this store. Although it is a maid shop, the coffee and cuisine are not inferior to the traditional kiosks outside. There are all kinds of maid cafes here in Akihabara, but this kind of service, food, and taste There are not many places that can reach a certain level.”

  Chen Rui talked while eating.

   Seeing that he seemed to like chatting quite a bit, Xu Xin simply asked:

   "Mr. Chen particularly likes the two-dimensional culture?"

   "That's right. I am the top 2,000 registered members of Bilibili."

   "Forcing...what?"

   Seeing Xu Xin's blank face, Chen Rui seemed to be used to it, and introduced Xu Xin:

   "Bilibili, "Railgun", does Director Xu know about this animation?"

   "..."

  Hearing this name, Xu Xin vaguely felt familiar.

   "It seems... the main character is called Sister Pao? Right?"

"Yes! Misaka Mikoto! LV5 capable person... the heroine of "Scientific Railgun" and "Magical Forbidden Book Catalogue"! The Bilibili I'm talking about is a... very small two-dimensional website in our country. It used to be called MIKUFANS. I am the one who registered as a member without changing my name..."

   As he spoke, seeing Xu Xin's appearance of listening to the scriptures, he knew that he really didn't understand.

   So I changed the explanation method:

   "The website is similar to Youku and Tudou. It's just not so utilitarian. Look at the current Youku. It takes ten or twenty seconds to watch a video. It's really..."

   "..."

  Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

elder brother.

   If I remember correctly, I seem to be a shareholder of Youku...

   Chen Rui looked at Xu Xin with strange eyes, and asked in bewilderment:

"What's wrong?"

"…fine."

  Xu Xin smiled and shook his head, not mentioning this.

   It's just chatting, there are incoming and outgoing words.

  So he followed Chen Rui's words:

   "So, this Bilibili is also a video site?"

   "Yes, the niche video site of ACG ACG. The main reason is that there are no advertisements, and there are basically animations and videos in the second dimension."

  “…If there is no advertisement, the operating cost is a bit high, right? Especially if it is a video website.”

   "That's right."

  Chen Rui responded:

   "I don't know how long they can last."

   As a member of Bilibili, his views are actually the same as Xu Xin.

  That is, this kind of non-profitable, small website that uses love to generate electricity basically cannot last long.

   But he didn't worry too much about it.

   Bilibili is gone, he still has ACGFUNS.

   While eating, he casually asked Xu Xin:

   "Director Xu also likes the content of the second dimension?"

  Xu Xin especially wants to answer a question that you definitely don’t like it...

   But it is a bit inappropriate to say it.

   Then he responded with a smile:

   "I don't delve into it, but I will follow some favorite animations and manga. For example, Naruto and Pirates..."

   "Saint Seiya Director Xu?"

   "I don't read much. The main reason is that I can't accept the style of painting. It feels like watching girls' manga..."

"That's true."

  The two of them were just picking up the style of various comics, or counting down some old comics and chatting. After chatting until Xu Xin's omelet rice was served, the style of painting collapsed.

   "Director Xu, they said you should read it too. This is a magic that can make omelet rice more delicious~"

   "..."

  Xu Xin felt sweat instantly on his forehead.

  The reason is very simple. After the omelet rice is served, people want to write on it, and ask Xu Xin what to write.

  Xu Xinxin said that you can't write Chinese, so you can just draw a heart.

I thought this was the end of the matter, who knew that after drawing the heart, what kind of "casting" did these two maids do, just like when I saw Chen Rui's table just now, chanting all kinds of cute spells... If only this is not enough Whatever, he can accept it.

   But the problem is that in the end, what is required is that the maid and the master should recite the spell together. If you want to recite the "Moe ェ ェ ェ" spell, you have to add actions...

  My old man, the tough straight man of steel, let me draw two strokes next to the cheeks with both hands, and read the words together...

  Brother, I am afraid.

   No, why do you look like Haidilao?

   Is it a maid cafe, or a **** for social terrorists?

  But it’s not enough if you don’t do it.

  The more inked he is, the more people pay attention to this side...

  No way, let’s bite the bullet.

  So...

   "KIU~KIU~BUQIA~BUQIA~"

  The first maid turns first.

   "KIU~KIU~"

  The second maid casts a spell with a fairy wand.

  Finally, it was Xu Xin and the three of them.

  Shang Yuan'ai is fine, but Su Meng also thinks it's okay.

   It's just that Xu Xin's face was as red as a monkey's butt, and he put two hands next to his cheeks, clenched his fists:

   "Is it...Maye Maye..."

   In desperation, he also said that it was a split.

Then…

   "Poof..."

  Chen Rui burst out laughing.

But fortunately, the two maids also knew that they were foreigners, so they didn't care about the pronunciation problem. In the end, Xu Xin, who seemed to be the most distinguished host at the table, served omelet rice. After putting together a Polaroid, the pre-dinner ceremony It's over.

  At this moment, Chen Rui, the strange millet, looked at Xu Xin and said with a smile:

   "Isn't it super cute?"

   "..."

  Looking at his look full of "OTAKU", Xu Xin, who didn't know how to complain for a while, could only nod:

"Um."

  With the end of the "uncomfortable" maid ceremony, he was finally able to eat.

   And Chen Rui didn't bother, he still had half a plate left to eat.

  Don't say it, the taste of omurice is really not bad.

  Coffee is okay too.

  Sweetness and bitterness are well balanced.

  He ate fast, and finished a plate of omelet rice in three plus five and divided by two.

  Almost at the same time, the maids brought over a few cups of coffee that were completely different from the creamy coffee just now.

   And changed a wave of maids in great detail. These maids are relatively mature. Instead of the lively and lovely girls just now, they exude a sense of elegance.

   Speech has also become "restrained" a lot.

  It smells like a maid from a noble family.

   "I've been waiting for a long time, hand-brewed Gold Mandheling coffee. Please use it slowly."

   Tut.

   That slightly "cold" but elegant appearance made Xu Xin slap his lips.

   Really full of details.

   No wonder it can form an industry in Japan.

  Cute for a while, elegant for a while, which man can stand this?

  Nodding politely, he picked up the coffee, smelled it, and took another sip...

Um.

  Good coffee is just different.

   Really bitter.

  (end of this chapter)