Episode 2　Bridge "ストレートパーマでビートル（AI翻訳英語版）"

小説「ストレートパーマでビートル」の英語版を、AIの画像と一緒に楽しんでください。
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The next day, I started my work immediately.
When I opened the door of the shop and stepped inside, I saw the man I met yesterday, who was called "Captain", standing alone behind the counter.

(Oh, good! It's the guy from yesterday. He seemed friendly and might teach me various things.)

"Um, yesterday, thank you very much... umm..."

As I began to speak, Captain stopped placing cups and said,

"Hey, what's the first thing you should say?"
"What?"

I couldn't understand what had just happened.

"You should say 'Nice to meet you, please take care of me', right?"
"Oh, yes…."
"Jeez, it seems like you've already got Mom's approval, but hey,"
Captain said with a frown.
"Huh?"
"You've never even made a cup of coffee, have you?"
(What, this guy...!)

Unlike yesterday, Captain didn't show a single smile and looked annoyed.

"What's your name?" 　He asked without making eye contact.
"I'm Azuma Kyotaro. I'm 19 years old and a freshman in college."
"Hmm, Azuma, huh?"
"Yes..."
"You know, honestly, your first impression was bad,"

Captain said, still avoiding eye contact, and silently cleaning the counter.
I didn't know how to fix the atmosphere and just stood there, frozen.

(What should I do...)

Just then, a woman opened the door of the shop and came in energetically.

"Good morning!"

She immediately noticed me and ran up to me happily.

"Hey, hey, are you the new part-timer?"　The shop suddenly became bright.

"Yes, I am. My name is Azuma."
"I'm Kono Tomoko. What's your first name, Azuma-kun?"

It was like she was asking a grade schooler for their name.

"It's Kyotaro. Azuma Kyotaro."
"Oh, really? Hey, wait a minute! The 'Kyo' in Kyotaro, is it the same 'Kyoto' as in Kyoto city?"
"Yes, it is, but..."　I had a bad feeling about this.
"Oh, does that mean the 'Azuma' is the character for 'To ' in Tokyo?"
"Yes..."
"Ugh! Then you're not "Azuma Kyotaro" , you're 'Tokyo Taro' (Tokyo Tarou)! Hahahaha!"
" ……"

This has been happening since I was a child. Every time I introduce myself, it ends up like this, and I have to spend some time being called "Tokyo Taro".

But this time, something was different.

Captain was laughing.

It was the first time I had ever felt relieved by my name.