"Yeah. Alright, I got it. I hear ya. It's sure to be a real steamy event."
"That was Mr. Whatsit on the other line. There's gonna be family gatherings at the Inn tomorrow for National Sons And Daughters Day, and he wants our cafe catering snacks and beverages."
"We'll be there to provide them in person if we gotta be!"
"The way you jumped up there and the sound of your voice makes it sound like you really want to be."
"Well I've been talking with Kaori semi-regularly about what parts of our little business here that nonvillainous normies would appreciate, and this would be a perfect chance to apply the knowledge I gained!"
"And suppose you were intended to apply that knowledge when it was being imparted on you? Like that was the intent from the start?"
"That's....quite a suggestion there, Erika. Does that mean Kaori knew in advance about Whatsit's plans and prepped Akane accordingly?"
"She likely knew something along these lines was bound to happen. Kaori's the girl who came in here for an espresso last Friday, right? Tell me, did none of you find that to be strange behavior for a "normie"? Or rather, find that moment to be impossible?"
"Son of a bitch! I wasn't paying much attention when she came in here but thinking back on it how is it that she even came in here?"
"That's right - the curse on this cafe bars non-villains from entry, and Kaori even told us she was too pure to enter before!"
"Erika....what have you figured out about Kaori? 'Cause if that incident wasn't some freak irregularity, then it could only be that she's not the good-hearted person she's been passing herself off as."
"I've figured out much, and no, she's not. As a matter of fact, this has everything to do with your thorniest competitor, the Lightbringer...."