It was a typical day off for Toraishi Izumi. He had heard about a new maid cafe that just opened up called 'Idol Service,' and decided to check it out. When he got there, a maid greeted him. "Welcome back, Master." Toraishi was lead to a table towards the very back. It was packed for a new cafe.
"Is there any reason why this place is so packed?" Toraishi asks.
"Ah, that's because some of the maids perform on stage every other day. Every maid has to perform at least once a week," a maid answers as she gives him a menu. "Another maid will be with you shortly to take your order. Hoshi-chan!" "Hai!"
"Ah. Thank you." For Toraishi, it would be fun to watch someone other else perform for once. As he looked at the menu, he heard someone approaching the table.
"Master, what would you like to order?" Looking in front of him, he immediately recognized the maid. It was Hoshitani...in a maid outfit! Shocked eyes widened, Toraishi gestured for the maid to 'come closer'. Hoshitani obeyed, wide eyes begging him to keep quiet. "What are you doing here, Hoshitani? And in that outfit?" Toraishi whispered as he didn't want Hoshitani to get in trouble.
"W-well, I sort of broke a vase here, and the manager said that I had to work to pay for it. As for the outfit...I didn't have much choice in the matter," Hoshitani was depressed at this point, then looked at him with determination in his eyes. "Please don't tell anyone else about this."
Torashi raised an eyebrow at the request. "Why not?"
"I-it's embarrassing," Hoshitani looked down at the floor blushing, then gave Toraishi the puppy-dog eyes. "Please, keep this a secret?"
Unable to withstand the puppy-dog eyes, Toraishi conceded, "Alright, I'll keep this a secret." Hoshitani smiled very happily. "Then, what would you like to order, Master?"
"Surprise me," Toraishi smiled as Hoshitani took his order. "By the way, who's performing today?"
"Ah... I am actually." Hoshitani blushed a bit, before going to the counter.
At this revelation, Toraishi was looking forward to seeing 'Hoshi-chan' perform. After receiving his order, a slice of apple pie, one of the maids was onstage. "Ladies and Gentleman! Welcome to today's performance! Now, here's today's performer! Singing 'Asu Boku Wa Kimi Ni Ainiiku' by Wakaba. Hoshi-chan!"
They crowd roaring in excitement, Hoshi-chan went up on stage, dressed in a green maid outfit with dog ears and a tail. When the crowd calmed down, Hoshi-chan began singing, dancing with the beat of the music, putting 'her' heart and soul into the song.
Toraishi couldn't believe it. It was amazing!
By the end of the song, Hoshi-chan bowed and left the stage, the crowd roaring and clapping as 'she' went.
"Well, that's it for today's performance! Please come again for more!" The announcer said. After that, everything went back to normal in the cafe.
After he finished his pie and paid for it, Toraishi got up to leave, satisfied by both the performance, the food, and 'Hoshi-chan'. 'Well, I might as well recommend Kuga and Tatsumi to this cafe. I only promised not to tell anyone that Hoshitani works there. I didn't say I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.' Smiling to himself, Toraishi went back to Ayanagi.