Chapter 189: Apps

Haru was in his cafe and greeted his customers. He could see that they were happy when they saw him.

"Where have you been?"

"Dammit, don't go out all of a sudden!"

"I miss you."

"....."

Haru felt that there was someone who was mixed earlier but decided to ignore it.

"HARU!!!!!"

Haru looked at the cheerful girl in front of her, "Honoka."

"Uwaa, y - you how can you go on a trip and leave this cafe?" Honoka complained.

"But isn't the food still great?" Haru asked.

"T - that's true, but there is something missing when there isn't you here," Honoka said.

"....."

Umi, who was following her blush, said, "H - Honoka, I think that your words will cause a misunderstanding."

"Huh? Why Umi-chan?" Honoka was clueless."

"Yes, you can't say that Honoka-chan," Kotori reprimanded.

"Huh? Why? I really miss him," Honoka said.

Kotori and Umi blushed when they heard it.

Haru felt that he was gazed again by Yuri, "Cough! I have just come back from Macau, do you want souvenirs? I brought some for you."

"Really? Yay!" Honoka was happy.

"Is that okay?" Umi was helpless by her friend.

"Sure, I brought a lot, after all, you can try it at school later," Haru said and gave them some of the food that he had brought from Macau.

"Thank you very much," Kotori said, and added, "Is there something that you want us to help you with?"

"Maybe you can dress in a maid outfit later," Haru winked.

"..." Kotori felt that her heart stopped when she heard it, "You know?!"

Haru nodded, "I know."

"Please, don't tell anyone!" Kotori said in a desperate tone.

"Kotori-chan, what's wrong?" Umi asked.

"N - nothing!" Kotori said and stopped her from asking. She turned at him and looked at him with teary eyes, "P - please don't tell anyone."

Haru wasn't sure but he felt that he wanted to bully her more, "Hmm, then maybe you should become my private maid when the store is closing."

Kotori blushed really hard when she heard it, "I - I - I...."

Haru smiled, "I'm joking, I won't tell anyone." He patted her head and continued to work.

"......."

Kotori was annoyed by him, "I - I won't talk to you!"

Haru only laughed and didn't think much. He looked at her and said, "Teasing you is really nice, maybe I should bully you more."

"No!" Kotori complained.

"I'm joking, here is your order, hurry up and go to school," Haru said.

"Bye, Haru!" Honoka waved her hand.

"Bye!" Umi bowed and followed. She didn't shy anymore toward him and felt better around him.

"B - bye,"Kotori also followed but her face was a bit red.

"Kotori-chan, why your face is red," Honoka asked.

"N - nothing!" Kotori said.

Haru shook his head until he heard a voice from behind.

"Is it fun to flirt with a girl in the morning?"

"Kosaka? You're awake?" Haru asked.

"Yeah, can I have a coffee?" Kosaka asked.

"Sure," Haru said and made her a coffee.

Kosaka looked at his back and thought it was really nice to live here.

"Here you go," Haru served her a coffee.

"Thank you," Kosaka sipped the coffee slowly.

"How is the design?" Haru asked.

"I have created several and you need to check it out later," Kosaka said.

Haru nodded and saw that someone that he had been waiting for had come.

"Haru!" Nasa smiled when he saw him.

"Nasa, come here, I need to talk to you," Haru said.

"Huh?" Nasa walked toward him and sat on the counter seat. He looked at the beauty with red hair beside him.

"She is Kosaka, my business partner," Haru said.

Kosaka didn't say anything and sipped the coffee slowly.

"Hello," Nasa only nodded.

"He is Nasa, my business partner too," Haru said.

"Huh?" Kosaka and Nasa looked at him in surprise.

"Since when am I your business partner?" Nasa asked.

"Boy, calm down, I'll give you a souvenir from Macau, I also want to talk with you about my plan before," Haru said.

"Have you thought about something?" Nasa asked.

"Yes, let's wait for the cafe to close so we can talk after that," Haru said.

Kosaka didn't think much about his business, "I will go up first."

"Yeah, I will check the design later," Haru said.

"Yeah," Kosaka said while waving her hand.

"You sure know a lot of beautiful girls," Nasa said.

"But you still can't forget about your first love," Haru said.

"Yeah...." Nasa sighed.

"Well, enough of that, I have been thinking about something that kind of business that is suitable for both of us," Haru said.

"What is it?" Nasa asked.

"Social media," Haru said.

"Huh? Don't we have a twitter and facebook?" Nasa asked in confusion and said, "Our competitor is too big."

"I know that, but I want to create a new social media site," Haru said.

"What kind?" Nasa asked.

"It is one where we can share each other's photos," Haru said, and added, "I have been thinking that the world is beautiful but it is hard for people to see it without coming to that place."

"Don't we have the internet?" Nasa asked.

"Yeah, I know that but I want something that is only focussing on the picture, you see this," Haru said, and showed him the photo that he had taken in Macau.

"Hey, this is very good," Nasa nodded.

"I want a platform where I can show this photo to the world," Haru said.

"Only a photo?" Nasa asked.

"Photos can mean thousands of words," Haru said.

"Why me?" Nasa asked.

"You're smart, it will be too wasteful for you to keep working in the part-time job, make business with me, both of us are dropped out student, why not create something along the way?" Haru said.

Nasa thought and nodded, "I can see that your idea is good." He looked at him and asked, "Do you have the name of this app?"

Haru nodded, "It is Instagram."