The Other World Dining Hall (WN) Chapter 21

Sunday.

For the owner, it was a day off every week.

He who was not married and had an easy life was usually focused on going to a restaurant or doing a culinary research in the shop as a hobby and a source of profit.

However, he unusually decided to spend it at the restaurant.

It was decided to train the new "employee" today.

She had never worked at a restaurant before.

So he had to teach her various things.

That's why the owner's first order was for her to clean herself.

After waiting for 1 hour,

[A, ano…I finished changing my clothes…]

The new employee showed herself.

The dress is a white ap.r.o.n with a black cat applique with a white blouse as a top and a knee length black flared skirt along with a white underwear that the owner bought quickly.

Completing the uniform were white socks and a pair of black shoes.

The black and white uniform was harmonized well with the slightly reddish dark golden hairs gathered in red hair tie.

A new employee. That figure was very pretty.

[How, how was it…?]

A small body with poor growth and thinness while wearing a different world style clothes, the employee… Aletta who was an otherworld demon tried to show the owner.

Her cheeks burned showing her embarra.s.sment.

[Un, it's fine. Is the shoe size okay? Did you wash your body properly?]

He observed Aletta's appearance, judged it and nodded.

[Ha, hai! The shoes were perfect and I washed like the way you taught it.]

Tense, Aletta answered the owner's questions.

The owner said that in a restaurant, workers must keep their bodies clean.

If you brought sickness or dirt to the restaurant, it is unhygienic and would cause inconvenience to the restaurant and the customers.

And it was difficult for Aletta, who lived at the slums, to maintain her cleanliness.

First, Aletta had to learn how to wash her body.

Of course, it was normal to wash the body and Aletta… knew how to do so.

But this was a different world, a place where many mysterious magic were used.

It was explained, and it took a while to actually implement it.

How to use a small room called "shower room" with an equipment that rained warm water, and the different types of perfume oil used to wash the hair and the body.

(He said that it was necessary to rinse cleanly in hot water after was.h.i.+ng the body.)

How to use the magic tool to dry her hair that was wet with warm rain water.

Aletta's clothes which had been worn up to now were taken by saying that there was a magic tool to automatically wash anything.

It was said that the was.h.i.+ng will be finished by the evening.

And during that time, Aletta clothed herself in the “uniform” for employees and was taught by the owner.

Thus, the training of Aletta, the first employee of otherworld dining hall, began.

[Well, I would like to ask you something… Aletta, do you know how to read?]

[E!?… Etto, that, I'm sorry…]

Aletta replied to the owner apologetically.

Most of the children were busy with their daily lives and had no time to learn.

…It goes without saying which category Aletta belonged to.

[Is that so? Well, can't be helped.]

Aletta's answer was expected, so the owner did not mind that much and proceeded ahead.

[Well first… let's start from cleaning. The restaurant needs to be cleaned up until it's not dirty anymore. Well, I guess I'll be cleaning the kitchen one more time.]

[Yes!]

She obediently nodded.

[Oh, that's a good answer.]

The owner smiled, and then the first work for those two started.

[Fu… I wonder if this is right.]

While getting sweaty, Aletta finished her worked.

In her hands were a cloth to clean the top of the desk and a special chemical for cleaning, given by the owner.

[After was.h.i.+ng my hands…]

She gulped her saliva.

She heard from the owner, when cleaning was over… it's time to eat.

[Ano, I finished cleaning!]

Aletta went to the kitchen to report.

[Oh, good work. I'll teach you to serve the customers after lunch. …First, wash your hands well before eating your meal.]

The owner said and turned around, facing a black pot made of heavy iron placed on a convenient magic device that created fire without using firewood.

[I understand! I'll wash it here.]

Aletta went to the sink and washed her hands just the way the owner taught her by using the metal tube that emitted water.

Wet her hands first, and then rub her hands with the green chemicals near the sink, lathering them. She washed her nails and between her fingers carefully.

(It's amazing… this otherworld.)

While was.h.i.+ng her hands, Aletta pondered on the wonders of this "otherworld dining hall".

Another world.

After the wonderful breakfast, Aletta was told the truth from the owner. That this was the otherworld restaurant.

It seemed to be a restaurant in the “world” that was different from the world where Aletta lived.

Once in seven days here, when “Satur's day” came, it connects to Aletta's world through the entrance door.

From there it was said that residents of the Aletta's came to eat here.

When she first heard about that, Aletta was surprised and convinced.

All those strange things were here, and a different world restaurant that made such delicious foods.

It was a mysterious thing that could only be said as a product of “another world”.

(I have to work hard as well. Such a good job can perhaps never be found again.)

The remuneration was unquestioned with the 10 silver coins and the extra pay.

There were no things like soup that with bits of floating rotten vegetables, old black bread that was hard like her situation before.

(Also, I wonder if it's like the morning set like before…)

She swallowed her saliva.

The dish of otherworld dining hall that she ate this morning, that was really delicious.

It was the first time she ate such a delicious meal.

Her mouth was overflowing with saliva while thinking about it.

[O~i, Aletta-chan. The food's almost ready so why don't you seat at a dining table.]

[Yes!]

Aletta responded to the owner's words.

[Waa…]

Aletta's eyes s.h.i.+ned brightly while looking at the dish in front of her.

Of course, she did not know what kind of dish this was… but it smelled so delicious.

This dish was "golden" in colour.

Cooked eggs intertwined with small, white grains rounded in a bowl shape on top of a large plate.

There was a fragrant aroma and she could see finely chopped meat and green vegetables mixed with the dish.

Beside the plate were a bowl of brown soup and a transparent cup filled with brown tea and ice cubes.

[This is our meal. It's a rice dish, but it's delicious.]

While telling that to Aletta, he placed his portion in front of him and sat on the chair. It was the one he made first so it's a little cold.

He used the rest of yesterday's leftover and a delicious chashu1 that he had made as a "hobby" using the boar meat he received from the otherworld hunter boy.

It's not possible to serve it to the customers, but there's no problem in using it now.

[Yes!…By the way, what is this dish?]

Aletta asked with bright eyes.

[This is fried rice.]

The owner said the name of the food while smiling.

A cla.s.sic dish that the owner usually made for himself on Sunday.

When he was in high school, the owner spent two years training at a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, and made full use of the pot swinging technique which he trained at the kitchen. It's a menu that he was secretly confident in.

[Here, eat it while it's hot. Fried rice is best eaten when still hot.]

As he said so, the owner put his hands together and prayed.

[Itadakimasu.]

After he said so, he started to eat his portion sedately.

[Oh, um… to the Demon G.o.d, thank you for giving me the sustenance to live today.]

Learning from it, Aletta quickly finished her prayer and started to eat.

Scoop a spoonful from the mound in front of her and take it to her mouth.

After that, without saying anything, she ate silently.

(Thi, this is delicious!)

Only that one word was going through her head.

'Hofu hofu' while blowing at the fried rice, she continued to eat it without rest.

A dish using the ingredient of "rice" that she had never seen.

It was unknown to Aletta, but it fascinated her.

Using fragrant oil and sweetly seasoned, the flavor of the wild game was smoked with plenty of strong spices; along with little slices of vegetables, the hot rice had a wonderful taste.

It burst in the mouth, the umami as if dancing on the tongue and biting it further produced more taste.

And, it was the egg that enveloped the taste softly.

Meat, vegetables, eggs and rice.

One spoon, a spoonful of awesome flavours.

Her hands could not stop.

She ate the fried rice, occasionally drinking the soup and the cold tea.

In the morning, even though she ate a lot, her stomach was empty.

During the daytime, the owner shuffled out fried rice and they ate silently.

It was quiet… but it was a happy silence.

[Fuu… it was really delicious!]

After she finished eating her meal and drinking the iced tea, Aletta spoke out her impression.

She spoke from her heart that was moved by the otherworld cuisine.

There were no lies.

[Is that so, I appreciate your words.]

If such a thing was said from a young girl to the owner, it did not feel bad.

He replied Aletta with a smile. He felt rea.s.sured and told her,

[Then, after you take a break, will you do the training in the afternoon? First of all … it's cleaning up the dishes.]

[Yes!]

Aletta smiled pleasantly to the words. Her eyes were filled with motivation.

At night,

[Haa… it was delicious.]

How to clean up the dishes, how to carry dishes with trays, how to deliver the menu books.

After being taught various things from the owner… dinner.

This time, their meal was the owner's noodle dish cooked with red sauce full of finely carved meat.

[It was delicious… especially that meat sauce.]

She waited for the owner who had gone to the back while soaking in the aftertaste of the meal.

She was surprised that she was properly paid for today's "training".

She got money being taught how to work.

Honestly, it was such a good situation that she thought that something was deceiving.

[Oo, sorry. I kept you waiting.]

The owner returned bringing a cloth bag.

[No, no! Thank you very much!]

At that moment, Aletta suddenly stood and unexpectedly bowed her head lowly to the owner.

It's not enough to thank the owner.

[Well, it doesn't bother me that much. Here's today's money. Are pieces of copper coins enough?]

[Yes! Thank you for everything!]

Her voice was light and she accepted the bag.

Her bosom was warm, her stomach was full.

Aletta was content now.

[Well then, be careful, see you next week. Come in the morning after 6 days.]

[Yes!]

Being sent off by the owner, Aletta went through the door.

And Aletta came back to the slums of the Kingdom.

The black door disappeared once she closed it.

(Aa, after all it was the otherworld…)

Seeing that, Aletta once again recognized that she had a mysterious experience.

It seemed like a dream even though it was just a while ago.

But it was not a dream. There were several pieces of evidence.

Her clothes that she originally wore were washed and had no dirt.

A string to gather her hair that could grow and shrink well.

There were dozens of copper coins in her bosom… the promised wage of 10 silver coins paid for today's "training".

It wasn't a dream.

(Oh, that's right. I have to be careful…)

She took the silver coins out of the bag and put those inside her clothes and shoes.

Aletta came to the Kingdom alone and her few families were far away.

She was worn out from living at the slums.

While spreading her blanket and getting ready to go to bed, she thought of today's events.

(Today was really amazing…)

Eating 3 meals a day, getting more money than she had ever owned.

She was so hungry until yesterday.

[I have to work hard from tomorrow…]

With a satisfied feeling, she wrapped her body with a ragged blanket to rest her tired body.

(When tomorrow comes, I'll have to search for another job…)

It's not so much if you experience it, but there's no ordinary waiter in this world.

Maybe, she's a disappointment.

While thinking such a thing, Aletta closed her eyes… she began quietly sleeping.

… She did not know.

That the other world dining hall had been given a “curse to protect treasure” without permission by a certain regular customer.

By doing so, "she" would be able to know if something is in the "treasure".

And that she was deemed as “part of treasure” by forming a contract with the owner.

Three days later, an unprecedented major incident occurred in the Kingdom.

A legendary demon dragon boasting a crimson gigantic body like a castle several times larger than the ordinary dragon crossed over to the capital city.

When it showed up, was when countries were destroyed…… when the Magic Dragon burnt and destroyed everything.

Kings, n.o.bles, knights and magicians panicked in the advent of the embodiment of horror of such a legend.

(Under such circ.u.mstances, only the legendary sage Arturius will be calm, “The Red Queen will not do anything. I just came to see it,” he said.)

Fortunately, she only crossed the Kingdom without any attack and the trouble ceased by the evening.

And the capital city regained its hustle and bustle.

There was no one who noticed "that”.

… The Magic dragon that crossed over the sky spectacularly, was glancing at a girl of a demonic race that seems to be weak.

There's two possibilities for the chashu mentioned. Personally, I think it's the first one Chashu – a popular way to flavor and prepare barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine.  Marinated braised pork belly usually used for Ramen.