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Chapter 7: Cafe de Mortem

Hi guys! Anyway, I will probably be trying to add a chapter every week 'trying' being the key word. If I write a chapter it will also be out on the same day it is finished. Remember to comment your thoughts on the story and, as always, enjoy!

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The path which connects the school to the rest of the city happens to be a kind of market which splits around a fountain to then merge back together and leading further away from the school. The city was mainly made out of stone and wood; there was not much glass and windows were just boards of wood on hinges.

Oddly enough there does not seem to be any homeless, that either means that there are extremely poor slums or slavery, lets hope its not the latter. We wouldn’t want someone dead because they thought they could harm a pale and delicate 'girl'. No, that would be a great shame.

On walking by, many of the jewellery stands' owners face's lit up as they tried to sell me things if I had any money I would have bought something. There were rings and necklaces among various other things all with their own unique design. One I especially liked was a purple necklace, granted they only reason I like it was because the shop keeper said it had the power to detect magic affinities of different monsters, which I found quite to be intriguing.

After a while of just taking in the city, I was just walking absent-mindedly at how these creatures can live their lives like this, then scrutinise and neglect ' monsters' they are the real monsters. But in their own little way, they have their charm about them when you walk among them.

As I was walking I was stopped, not rudely mind you. It was a tall man with short black hair wearing a tail coat with white gloves on. He looked to be the cleanest person in this city.

“Madam, you looked famished, how about you go to our café just over there.”

He pointed to a small yet somewhat posh establishment about 10 ft away

I was quite peckish and could eat something but unfortunately, I had no money with me.

“Ah, oh I am sorry to waste your time, I have no money right now,” I said faintly depressed

“Ah, well… there could be a way we could get around that.”

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I looked at him in a way to make him think about what he had just said. Luckily he got it only after about a second or two.

“No! No! No! Not that!… It's just that the café hasn't had many customers of late so if they saw a noble or at least a noble looking woman walk in they will think it's a good café. So any expenses are paid for.”

“Well, I am a bit hungry...”

“Great! Let's go”

He quickly grabbed my arm in joy and tries to pull me towards the café. Much to his surprise I did not budge. This form is weak but only compared to my actual form, the only weak one is the beetle. He looked at me with a terrified face which I could only respond with a light smile, which may or may not have worsened his mood.

When I got in the place was decorated with lavish purple frills lining the chairs, tables, curtains etc… I was greeted by 3 men also in a tail coat and then it clicked, this was a butler café. There was a few women in the café, an elven girl, a beast kin girl and another elven girl. All of the girls look like they were from noble birth.

A waiter came to ask me my order, I asked for something relatively simple, a sandwich. It was the only thing that they offered that I recognised, they gave no description of what was in the meal. Some more girls were led in here at sat down on tables alone, some noble and some looked more like the common people. They ordered their things and then we were told when everything would be prepared.

“Ladies, your food will be prepared and will all be brought out simultaneously for your pleasure.” said the butler with a warming grin on his face.

About 20 minutes later about 7 butlers came out with silver trays and platters containing wondrous looking foods. Not like any of the other girls actually cared about the food, they cared about the guys. The 'butlers' came to sit with girls, to feed them… Am I the only one who thinks the manager is a perverted girl fulfilling her fantasies?

The man who led me inside came to sat down, he knows I don’t want to be fed so he let me get to eating.