My Bothersome Life Chapter 29

Of course the tunnel wouldn't be where it was exactly noticeable to the customers . What was I thinking? It would probably be in somewhere only the staff can enter (not there was any staff anyways) .

It would be in that staff only door right at the back of the last table near the washroom . Wait! "Maybe it would be inside that staff only room!" I whispered to Shelly .

"It is weird that there is a staff room even though there is no staff in this cafe," Shelly answered back while raising one of her eyebrows .

After we finished our pudding, Shelly and I walked towards the staff door to see that it was unlocked when I turned the door knob .

The walls looked like they were made of cold cement and there was long staircase rather than a room .

AdvertisementShelly and I anxiously went down the stairs with firm determination, however even after two hours of going down the spiral staircase, the stairs never seemed to end .

"I feel like these stairs are never going to end," I said while panting .

It was like the stairs were a never ending illusion schemed to deceive people . At this rate, it would be faster to fall down to the tunnel rather than to keep walking down . "Shelly! Are you ok with falling?"

"Huh? What do you mean by falling?" Shelly asked .

Shelly looked very pale and her clothes and hair disheveled . She was constantly panting to catch her breath and looked like she was going to faint any minute . I'm sorry Shelly with how you're looking right now, I'll take that as a yes .

I closed my eyes and imagined a laser beam shooting down a step below where I was standing . The laser beam would destroy the whole set of stairs underneath it as well and all I had to was to, "Release!" I yelled .

When I opened my eyes, Shelly and I were standing in front of a tunnel that resembled a futuristic high-tech underground tunnel surrounded by metal and glass .

There was a badly broken metal vault in front of us that seemed like the entrance to this tunnel . Strangely, there was a huge hole in the vault like it was melted from a huge laser beam?

Well, since the hole looked like it was big enough for both Shelly and I to pass through one by one, I asked, "Shall we get going?"

" . . . Sure . " Shelly replied looking confused like she didn't know what was going on .

We walked through the tunnel to find ourselves bathed in warm sunlight again in the scenery of hover cars, high skyrise condos and many people outside with their smartphones . Wow! So this was the second district!

When we exited the tunnel, and I looked back, I couldn't find the tunnel anymore . Strange~ . Maybe this was another illusion, if not, we'll somehow find ourselves the way back .

"Have you been to the second district before," I asked .

"Well, other than school, I've only been to the first district," Shelly replied .

"Since this our only chance to explore the second district, let's enter that cute cafe below the cliff!" I said cheerfully while winking .

It took us some time to walk towards the city, but one hour later, we found ourselves standing in front of a homey cafe that looked like it was made out of wood .

We entered the cafe to find ourselves greeting a waiter in a butler uniform saying, "I'll escort you to a table, miladies . "

Wow . Was this one of those butler and maid cafes? When I looked back to see Shelly's expression, she seemed unsurprised . Instead, she had a calm demeanor on like she was used to this kind of environment .

Right~ . When I forcefully went to Luke's mansion, there was maids and butlers everywhere . I guessed rich elites were used to these kinds of things .

We were led to a wooden table with cute antique looking chairs and the waiter handed us the menu . I wondered how we would pay for this because the payment method per district seemed to differ .

On the menu, instead of the money presented in like points, dollar and etc . It was written like a strawberry shortcake costed 40 crystals, while milk tea costed 30 crystals .

I looked at Shelly in confusion while she ordered, "Please give me a white chocolate tiramisu with milk tea . "

I guess that's a hint telling me to order what I wanted as well, "As well as a strawberry shortcake with milk tea," I added .

When the waiter took our order and disappeared into the kitchen like looking room, I asked, "Do we have the money (crystals)?"

Chapter end