The Man With No Mole

(The first day of the tour’s coming to an end…! There was a lot of stuff we had to rush, but we managed to make it with help from the other teams!)

The word of mouth advertising from the Morning Team helped to bring more guests here than we had expected.

Yeah, looks like it’s gonna be a good crowd tonight.

Let’s take away some of the staff seating and add more seats for the audience.

I apologize for the interruption. Chief, is there anything I can help with?

Muneuji-kun…! Thank you!

Kaguya-kun, your work ethic is so good for someone of your age. Could you help me set up the temporary guest seats?

Understood.

Follow me! We’re in a hurry, so be sure to run!

(But he’s walking quite slowly himself…)

(Yachiyo-kun seems so excited to help… I’m a little worried about him, but as long as Muneuji-kun’s around, he’ll be fine.)

Chief, here’s a cool towel to help wipe your sweat off. Go ahead and use it.

Yuki-nii… Thank you so much…!

We just got a report from Nanaki and Kinari about the equipment installation. Everything looks good.

Got it!

Alright! Gotta keep workin’ hard to get to that afterparty booze.

Yep!

(I arrived a bit late, but they let me in, despite the admissions hitting their limit. It looks like the Night Team has succeeded in attracting a large amount of guests, at least.)

(But if those guests are left unsatisfied, they will not come back. I wonder how the youngest team, L4mps, will perform tonight. I’m very excited to find out.)

Some of my customers weren’t very interested in fortune-telling to begin with, but they all really enjoyed it… It made me so happy! How did you do, Brother Dearest?

Thanks to your fortunes, all my customers took their scrips. I’ll make sure to buy ya the clothes you wanted soon.

Yaaay! Now I wear TuRyStA just like Chii-sama!

Along with the tourists, the locals liked my idea too. They said it’ll be nice to see more plants around town.

The Bun Fantasia was a great success! A number of humans ate so much they could not even move.

Hi, everyone! Are the outfits fitting alright?

Yep, they’re perfect! Brother Dearest looks super cool in his!

This is the fanciest set of clothes I’ve ever worn.

That’s awesome! We’ll have to thank Sakujiro for his work on them later… Hm? Where’s Yodaka-san?

Oyo? He wasn’t with you, Doudou?

Maybe he’s running late.

Call ‘im.

We did, but he didn’t pick up. Hey, freak. Y’know where he’s at?

Oh, right! If you stuck a mole on Yodaka-san like you did to me that one day and used it to talk to him…

Oh, you must be referring to the fake moles I invented to stalk people with, the Crazy Stalking Mole. I attempted to attach one to Yoda, but he took it off practically immediately. So it was no use.

What the hell are you talkin’ about?

I stuck 13 on you, Daa.

Huh, where? Which ones…?!

This isn’t good… The show’s about to start…

I saw Yunyun earlier, if that helps.

Oh, the bartender!

Yeah. He said he’d come to see the show after he closed up.

Yunyun-san might know where he is…! I’m gonna go look for him!

(Yunyun-san… Yunyun-san…!)

*bump* Ah, I’m sorry…!

Excuse me… Oh, it’s you.

Ah, Liguang-san!

We lost Yodaka-san! So I’m looking for someone! He’s the bartender at Yumejuya! If you see him, please let me knoooow! *running*

…Murakumo.

Whaaat? C’mon, just ask your lackey instead.

How long before the show starts?

In Earth time, 14 minutes and 43 seconds, 42 seconds, 41 seconds…

We only have 14 minutes left…

It’ll be okay, Toi. Calm down.

If Yoda, of all people, is late, there must be a reason.

Hm…

Toi, can I ask you for something?

(There’s too many people…! I have no idea where he is…)

Good evening, cica. You’re panting quite hard. What’s the matter?

Ah! Kuguri-sa⁠—

……

There you are! Yunyun-san!!

Wow?

Why are you with Kuguri-san?!

I’m one of Yumejuya’s many patrons.

Oh, that makes sense! Um, do you know where Yodaka-san is?!

Huh?

The show’s about to start, but Yodaka-san’s not here!

…Oh, he’s not? That’s weird. He left the bar before I did and was heading right this way.

Maybe he got lost or something… Just kidding. Hahaha! Ah, but some kinda accident happened, so maybe he got caught in a traffic jam.

I see. Okay…! Thank you so much!

Yeeeep. Good luck.

(This man is a liar… Well, the sight of cica in a panic is adorable, so I’ll leave it be.)

(There’s only seven minutes left…! Maybe I should just go back… No, but Kafka…!)

(I should’ve told Kafka that I was worried about Yodaka-san’s health. This is my fault for ignoring my own gut instincts… No! This isn’t the time to be having those thoughts…!)

(Should they just perform with four people? I can try to find Yodaka-san in the meantime… But what if I never find him?)

(We could delay the show… Even if it’s just for 30 minutes… We’d need to make an announcement. But what if Yodaka-san says that he doesn’t want to perform anyway?!)

(What should I do…? What should I do? What can I do in only seven minutes?)

*gasp* H-Hello…?!