Surviving in a School of Ghost Stories-Chapter 38

I was finally able to relax at the cafe after being led by Sally and Erica to do all sorts of shopping.

They said that all the clothes I bought would be sent to the school dormitory.

It couldn’t be more convenient and better. Money is the best.

And then I stopped by a cafeteria at the end of the town square.

‘Huh? This is... ... .’

It was a cafe that had a sign saying that it was looking for employees.

Raven’s living expenses and tuition, if I had to continue attending this school, I would have to work part-time, so I was worried.

♥ Looking for employees ♥

Weekends from noon to 8pm

※ Preferential treatment for St. Gloria Private School students※

“Melody, what’s wrong?”

Erica stopped by the cafe with Sally and looked back at me with a puzzled expression.

I shook my head.

“It’s nothing.”

I should quietly ask the boss about part-time jobs when I leave later. I don’t know what Erica and Sally will make a fuss about.

“You want to work here?”

As I was looking at the sign carefully, someone spoke to me.

I looked up in surprise. I saw a familiar face. It was Leonard.

“Huh? Why are you here...?”

“I’m an employee here.”

“You? Aren’t you a noble?”

“Nobles can’t work part-time? Don’t be so prejudiced. You can do anything on this island, Melody.”

But even though you’re a noble, isn’t it okay to be prejudiced? I looked at Leonard with that calm thought.

When I didn’t follow, Sally returned to the cafe entrance and called me.

“Melody? You’re not coming... What are you?”

She looked at Leonard with distrustful eyes, using strange honorifics.

He didn’t forget to look him up and down in his uniform.

Leonard crossed his arms and looked at Sally with displeasure.

“What are you? Why is Sally Anne Sutherland with Hastings...? You’re not satisfied with just harassing Erica, so you’re going to harass Hastings too?”

Sally’s face turned red at Leonard’s words. She shut her mouth tightly and glanced at me.

It seemed that Sally really hated Erica.

Sally was flustered and made an excuse almost in a slurred voice when Leonard’s displeasure didn’t seem to go away.

“T-Not anymore. There was a misunderstanding back then... I also reflected... reflected...”

While she was rambling, Erica walked toward where we were standing. It seemed like she had overheard our conversation.

“I got an apology from Sally. We decided to make up. And Melody is our friend. It’s not the kind of relationship you think.”

Sally looked at Erica with moved eyes at her explanation. And I chewed on her words.

Melody is our friend.

Our friend.

Friend.

The prickly Erica clearly called me her friend.

“Am I a friend now?”

Erica glanced at me and snorted at my question.

“Huh! I don’t make friends with just anyone. I think it’s an honor.”

“They’re having fun.”

Leonard, who had been quietly watching the situation, said with a dumbfounded expression.

Then Erica’s face turned red as well.

It seemed that both Sally and Erica were not honest in many ways.

“So Melody, where did you really skip class and disappear to? You suddenly disappeared and surprised all the members of the leadership team.”

Leonard ignored Sally and Erica and asked me.

It had been a while since I had a proper conversation with Leonard since I had been chasing Raven during every break.

Anyway, it was an awkward question, but Sally and Erica took my side just like they did with Senior Weston.

“Sally and I were fighting in the lobby, and Melody got involved in the fight. Thanks to Melody, we made up and decided to be friends.”

“Hmm. I see.”

Leonard nodded with a face that seemed to ignore the question and checked the time.

“Let’s go in first. It’s difficult if you do this at the entrance, customers.”

You caught me first and now you’re treating me like a regular customer!

I felt very wronged, but there were customers trying to enter the cafe behind us, so I had no choice but to move forward.

We sat down on the terrace overlooking the town square, and Leonard brought us the menu.

“Melody, what do you want to eat?”

At Erica’s question, I frowned as I looked at the menu.

‘What are all these menus?’

It was the first time I’d ever been to a cafe in my life.

I vaguely knew that cafes sold coffee, but I really didn’t know anything else.

I never dreamed that there would be this many different types of drinks.

Haaaaaang-

I don’t know where they came from, but one by one, ghosts gathered around me.

They looked at the menu I was holding with curious faces.

Among them, there was a ghost whose eyes were droopy and looked as innocent as a puppy.

It was the ghost who had helped me not get off when I had the elevator ghost story.

The ghost with droopy eyes tapped the menu with its round, cotton-like hands to see if there was a menu that he liked.

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‘What is this?’

As I was looking at the menu, Sally smiled.

“Melody seems to want to eat parfait!”

I don’t know what parfait is, but the ghosts looked excited. I don’t know why they like it when they can’t even eat it.

While they were tilting their heads like that, Sally and Erica wiggled their fingers at Leonard, who was standing at the counter.

Leonard looked at Sally and Erica with an expression as if he had chewed shit.

“I’m an employee here, not your servant?”

“I know. Does it hurt?”

“We just called the employee?”

Sally and Erica shrugged their shoulders in response to Leonard’s dissatisfied answer.

He looked at them with a face of bewilderment.

Sally and Erica got along pretty well. It was enough to explain why they were friends in the past.

Anyway, after Leonard, who had taken the order, disappeared, Erica and Sally were now looking at the menu and discussing the new menu.

In the meantime, I blankly stared at the square.

The weather was very nice in the early fall season.

That may be why there were many people out on a picnic in the town square on the weekend.

It was peaceful.

And the floating ghosts naturally blended in with the townspeople. It was so much so that I wondered why I hadn't seen them last time.

'Why didn't I see them then?'

The first time I saw a ghost was when I had a nosebleed at Johannes Castle.

'Hey, what's the big deal?'

I might have missed it when I first arrived at school because I was so out of it.

At that time, it had only been a short time since I escaped from Cheswind Village, and I was so busy thinking about Raven.

While I was lost in thought looking at the peaceful village scenery, I heard a commotion from in front of me.

Sally and Erica were arguing.

“Erica, you’ve only just met Melody. If someone saw you, they’d think you’d been best friends for years.”

“The time we’ve known each other isn’t important. At least we’re close, unlike you.”

“Well, we’ll have to ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) wait and see. Do you think Melody, who’s so innocent, can handle Erica’s prickly personality?”

“I’d rather be a hot-tempered brat like you.”

Sally, who was furious, jumped up from her seat and shouted at Erica.

“Erica, are you done talking?”

“You haven’t finished talking yet?”

Erica didn’t back down and jumped up to face Sally.

I sat across from them and looked at them with a bewildered face.

Just then, Leonard came out with a tray full of drinks that we had ordered.

“They’ve been like that since the old days. Leave them alone. By the way, Melody, you ordered a parfait, right?”

When I nodded obediently, he smiled and placed a parfait in front of me.

And as soon as I saw the visual of the parfait, my eyes widened.