The Cafe at the End of Lantern Lane
Chapter 12 · free to read
Two nights left, six sparks in, and one spirit had done the arithmetic entirely on her own.
The first drawing she ever made in that cafe had a small glowing shape in the corner of it.
In a hundred years, nobody had ever poured Yuki-chan a cup. She worked there.
Six sparks. One night. And the last one had to come from outside, from somebody who had never tasted the tea.
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