However, I have to keep thinking of new menus or I will be left behind in the trend!
Look at the Schenkers, they make all sorts of new dishes and they are so popular.
Yes, the Schenkers.
The Magical Schenker Group is basically the ruler of the city now.
They patronize my eatery but I have to admit that I consider them to be my biggest rival at the moment.
There’s peperoncino, which is a long, thin flour dish, udon noodles with good texture, and recently, a s.t.e.w. with a strange name, Hayashi rice, made with sumptuous meat.
I also heard the rumor about the phantom food stall which is also owned by the Schenkers. Anyway, I think they only made that in order to challenge the foodies’ quest for food.
There is also Astrobucks that is very expensive but very delicious. I went there with my mother and daughters before.
To keep up with the Schenkers, I can’t just have omelet.
One isn’t good enough……
「Owner, omelet set」
「Omelet set for me too, and some sake.」
「You! Cook the two omelets now!」
All I get is omelet.
I wonder if I have no talent for cooking……
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After that, I tried various things.
I tried offering a very inexpensive menu, and offered a discount on sake if you ordered something other than omelet.
I thought about stopping serving omelet but my mother and daughters wouldn’t let me do it.
I’m already thinking about how I am going to die while cooking omelet.
As I was smoking in front of our eatery before I opened it, I suddenly saw a familiar face.
「Oh! Hey, Pickles!」
「Eh? Ah! Pops……」
Pickles is a horsekin who was sold to Torquiva from another place when she was still a little girl and she was always hungry because of her big body.
She used to come to us very often to eat but nowadays, she doesn’t come around because she is too big, saying that she would bother other customers.
No one cares about that in my place though.
「You little bitch, you just pass by us like that! How can you be so cold? Go eat something! You’re hungry, right?」
「Ano……pops……today is……」
「Don’t worry, I won’t charge you for a cup of barley porridge like always. When you were young, you were always hungry! Don’t be afraid to eat!」
「It’s not that……I’m currently on escort duty……」
Escort duty?
Weren’t you an adventurer?
Come to think of it, Pickles is wearing something I don’t see very often today.
It’s so crisp, like a military uniform……
「Pickles, do you know him?」
「Ah, master……he’s the owner of the store who has been taking care of me for a long time……」
Master……?
Ah, Pickles’ very own master.
Could it be Sawadi…….Sawadi Slayra!?
「It’s almost time for dinner so let’s get something to eat.」
「Since master says so……」
「Eh? Eh? You are, Schenker……Sawadi-san?」
「Hello」
A young man with curly hair wearing a black coat smiled at us.
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The counter of my eatery was suddenly rented out due to the sudden arrival of a big shot.
Pickles, kneeling on the ground, and Sawadi-san, who had taken off his coat, sat down side by side.
My knees weak, arms are heavy.
I was standing in the kitchen just in time to cling to the arm of my reliable mother, who froze as soon as she heard Sawadi-san’s name.
「A-ano……what can I get you?」
「Master, I recommend the omelet here……」
「Hmm, I already ate an egg dish earlier. I’ll just have that special peperoncino set that says recommended in the menu……」
「Then, I’ll have that too.」
「Ye-yeah! M-mother, cook them the special peperoncino!」
「You put it there so cook it yourself!」
As usual, mother kicked me in the butt so I hurriedly put the pot over the fire.
I was so regretful. Why had I invited someone scarier than those nobles in my store?
After all, it’s the owner of the Magical Schenker Group himself.
If they stop wholesaling meat to us, we’ll run out of food by next week.
With trembling hands, I pull up the boiled noodles and pour the soup into the bowl like a puppet with his elbows propped up as I can’t bend them due to tension.
Calm down, today’s peperoncino is a creative dish I’m very proud of.
It’s been five days since I started serving it at our eatery but no one asked for it yet……
However, I’m sure anyone who’ll eat it will say it’s delicious!
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