CH 42

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 BY GUTEZAGUTEREZ0980

I take out a tea set from the item box.

I ask Rachel-san to boil the water and brew the tea.

Additional cookies and manjuu (steamed buns) are added and put on a plate.

After that, I cut the pound cake and put it on another plate.

A tea party started suddenly, but Ginjiro has an item box so he can quickly accommodate the guests.

“Please use sugar or honey for the tea as you like.”

I told them so, and we had a tea party with the guests, Rachel, and the remaining employees.

“This tea is delicious. I’m so happy it has sugar in it.”

“After dancing, it’s nice to have a tea party like this.”

“This pound cake is so sweet, moist and delicious.”

Many of the people who gathered today were retirees from work, just like the couple from the lumber company I just met.

There was one guest who came alone, when I asked her about it, she said that she didn’t have many opportunities to get together and talk, so it was nice to do this.

“By the way, Elvis-san, could you please make us some nice dresses like Rachel’s?”

A gracious-looking madam asks Elvis.

“The dress doesn’t end once it’s sold, it’s important to maintain it afterward. That’s why we can’t deal with new customers at the moment.”

Elvis refuses softly, but there are many veteran fighters, or rather madams, gathered here.

They will not let him off the hook so easily.

Elvis, who was in trouble, looked at me and asked for help.

I decided to use my Ninja skill, pretend didn’t know jutsu. But Elvis beat me to the punch.

“Ginjiro, do you have any good ideas?”

I don’t have any ideas.

Thought it’s not a good to ask ideas from someone who just started dancing today, but since it’s coming from my best friend, I’ll think of what I can do.

“Everyone wants a dress like Rachel-san, right?”

Then they all say they want it.

“Why do you want it?　I think the dress you’re wearing right now is wonderful enough.”

When I asked one of the madam further, she told me that she would like to have one of the finest dresses.

This is something she has always dreamed of, and now that she is retired from work, probably she will never attend a party again, but if such an opportunity arises, she would like to wear a dress like Rachel’s and dance in it.

I see, thought Ginjiro.

They seem like people with a lot of money, and I think it’s a good opportunity for Elvis as well.

“May I have a word with Elvis?”

I took Elvis and left our seats for a bit to ask him what he was really thinking.

“Actually, a madam who the dress was made by me approached me, she said if I refused I will be killed.”

It was a shocking revelation.

I thought, “There are a lot of things happening to good-looking people,” but it is an opportunity for business, after all.

“Then why don’t we have a dress exhibition here? We’ll set a date and take measurements here. Let the customers choose the fabrics for the dresses and decide on the design. I’m sure it would be fine if Rachel intervened.”

When I asked Rachel if I could hold a dress exhibition here, she winked at me and said it would be fine as long as I treat her to tea and sweets again.

Something as simple as tea and snacks is no problem.

Elvis was happy when the offer accepted, so it was decided to hold a dress exhibition.

“Then why don’t we hold a ballroom dance recital after the dress is finished?”

Ginjiro remembered one of the regulars at the coffee shop, a woman who was learning flamenco.

The woman had once told me that she changed her costume twice a year for her recitals.

She was very lively when she talked about flamenco, but when I asked her about the cost of costumes and tickets, I remember thinking that it was a very expensive hobby.

Naturally, I assumed that there are recitals in this world, but it seems that in Rachel-san’s dance hall, it was purely for the enjoyment of ballroom dancing.

When Rachel-san asked me what recital is, I told her that we invite family and friends to come and watch us dance.

You can buy tickets for your friends, but if you want them to see you dance, you can buy the tickets yourself and give it to them.

I tell them that I think a recital will give them a different kind of tension than usual and will encourage everyone.

“Doesn’t that sound like fun?”

The guests and Rachel were enthusiastic.

They do ballroom dancing as a hobby, but they also want people to understand what they are doing.

They want to convey the charm of ballroom dancing, not just party dancing.

They want their family to understand the fun of ballroom dancing, and they have tried many times to explain it to them, but their family just don’t get it.”

So they are excited about having dance recitals to convey the charm and fun of dance.

I told them that it would cost a lot of money for the presentation, but since they have plenty of money to spare, they are preoccupied with planning how to hold the recital.

Elvis puts his hand on Ginjiro’s shoulder.

“As expected, Ginjiro is interesting. Is it okay if I leave the ballroom dance recital to Ginjiro? Nee~, Rachel-san.”

With Rachel’s approval, we decided to hold the dress exhibition two days after the summer festival and the ballroom dance recital about a month after the dresses were finished.

It was a sudden decision, but I had a feeling it was going to be a lot of fun.