CH 33

I myself don’t quite understand the concept ‘dine in’ in this chapter, sorry if there’s some mistakes

Episode 5-2

“The first thing we’re going to do to boost sales at Aion Mall’s Otherworldly Store is to make a dine in (eat inside)!”

There is no response from the three of them.

I look at Chloe.

“E- eat my what in what again ……? In other words, you’re going to make the customers, not just Naoya, eat my insides sexually! Numerous men, in turn, eat my insides! K-Kill me!”

“Who said anything about sexuality? That’s not what I meant. I don’t know how you managed to be the manager all this time!”

I coldly tell Chloe, who blushes and wiggles her cheeks.

I look at Barbera.

“…… Eat inside?”

Barbera tilts her head with a curious look on her face.

The pure gesture of a girl who looks 10 years old is cute–don’t be fooled, she’s not. Barbera is 140 years old. She’s not a little girl, a young girl, or a regular girl. She’s a dragon.

I look at Anna-san.

“Eat the inside …… of me, okay, I get it! Well, you know, if you’re happy with my internal organs,…… because I’m a Lich …… and even if my organs are gone, I’ll recover! Um, but please don’t hurt me too much, okay?”

“I’m not saying that. Also, you’re going to recover, as expected of Lich.”

I shooed away Anna-san, who seemed prepared to do so by grasping her hands tightly.

Eating someone’s intestines is too grotesque! Otherworldly thoughts are terrifying!

“Ah, I guess I’ll have to explain to you about dine in. Would ‘eating out’ come to ring any bell?”

“If it’s ‘eating out,’ does that mean we’re going to take our food outside? Like outdoor training?”

“…… hunting?”

“Uh, daily life, I guess. The place I used to live in was broken down and had no roof and ……”

“For the love of god, that’s not it! There were places to go out to eat in town, and you can understand that!”

Not that this is ‘a boring world where the concept of eating out doesn’t exist’. In fact, there were eating places, bars, and food stalls in the city.

Either the word “eating out” hasn’t taken hold, or the translation rings just aren’t doing their job.

I’ll skip over Anna’s pitiful dwelling and continue.

“When you buy the ingredients, cook and eat at home, that is eating at home. Eating out at a restaurant or bar is called eating out. The halfway between the two is called dine in.”

“T-that so, dine in is eating ‘inside’ huh? Ha-ha-ha. That’s right, I understood that, hahaha.”

Chloe, who was having an obscene imagination, gave a dry laugh.

But I gently let her go through with it.

“You know how sometimes you buy something from a food stall and take it home to eat? Just think of it that way. There are a lot of different kinds of ‘dine in’, but that’s all I’m going to talk about right now.”

“I understand, Naoya-san! Does that mean you are going to cook this food and sell it?”

Anna-san seemed to understand.

Barbera’s eyes were glued to the meat. And also Chloe.

“But Naoya-san, what are you going to cook? All I can do is simple dishes. ……”

“What are you talking about, Anna? This is meat, meat! Just cook it!”

“…… raw?”

Dear god, Chloe and Barbera, just shut up already.

No, there’s no hope, we can’t achieve 100 million yen in monthly sales without the entire store united.

Chloe and Barbera need to understand that. ………… Let’s talk about it later.

“Some dishes take a long time to prepare, but the cooking itself should be simple. I’ve been in charge of Grandma and Grandpa’s meals since middle school, and since I got my job I’ve been trained by the food-tasting lady and the part-timers!”

“Oh! Naoya, I’ll take care of the grilling!”

“Thanks, Chloe. But cooking meat is more than just grilling it!”

“……..I’m hungry.”

“Stay! Barbera, stay! Don’t eat raw meat when you’re in human form! I know you’re a dragon and all, but just by looking at you now!”

“Naoya-san, I will help you. Me and these skeletons will help you.”

“Um, Chloe and Anna-san, can I leave you in charge of the cash register? The evening peak is when I’m not at my best.”

I decline Anna-san’s offer and ask for a different task.

This is the first time I’ve used this kitchen, and the first time I’ve cooked meat from another world.

Maybe it will take some time to make a prototype.

“I understand. Then I will leave the skeletons behind. It listen to what Naoya-san says and use them as you like.”

“Thank you. I’m afraid of myself for simply accepting it. I’m completely at ease in this other world.”

“Naoya, I’ll look forward to it then! Listen, if you burn the meat, don’t throw it away! If you scrape it off, we can eat it!”

“That’s why I’m not going to burn it. Ah, right, Chloe.”

Chloe was about to leave the cooking area, but I stopped her.

Anna-san, who had been pulling Barbera’s hand, also stopped.

“Can you use [Purification] on the meat? And if you can put it on other people, then on me too.”

No matter how many prototypes we sell to customers, it is important to maintain hygiene.

It’s a good idea to ask Chloe to use the purification system to get rid of insects.

It’s like a test for the sake of a prototype.

“N-Naoya asked me for a favor …….　I’m not a clumsy knight anymore, I’m a ‘holy knight’! I will purify not only the meat and Naoya, but the whole room!　[Purification]!”

“Ah! Chloe-san, wait!”

Anna -san tried to stop her, but there was no use in her words, and Chloe’s hand shone.

The light spread throughout the kitchen.

“The light spread to the entire cooking area. The fact that it can “purify” not only insects, but also people in the kitchen, is too versatile. What else can it purify besides vermin?”

I heard a clanking sound.

As I turned my head, I saw Anna’s eyes, which were filled with impatience, and the skeletons with aprons, whose bones were falling to pieces.

“Everyone, brace yourselves! Keep your souls in this place!”

“Hee, so it works on the undead, too! It’s the [purification] of the Holy Knights! Oh, shiiit! Our precious work force!”

The skeletons clung to Anna with trembling bones.

It seems that “purification” works not only on vermin or germs, but also on the undead and other spiritual creatures. Anna seems to be okay with it, though.

“I-I’m sorry, Anna! I was just in the heat of the moment!”

“It’s okay, Chloe. It seems that everyone managed to endure. It doesn’t work on the captain or the skeleton squad of guards, though.”

“I heard some disturbing words. I had a sneaking suspicion that those skeletons in armor were more than just skeletons. They are of a higher or stronger type.”

Unlike the skeletons in charge of cleaning with aprons, they were clearly strong and well organized. They seem to be fighting off monsters outside.

“No, but these skeletons also have the ability to listen to instructions and carry them out. …… This one is just another kind of skeleton, isn’t it? Or is it actually quite powerful?”

I look at Anna-san.

Anna-san smiled and said, “Everyone listens to what Naoya-san says,” and left the kitchen.

Chloe apologizes to Anna-san and Barbera too, attached to her.

All that was left was me and the skeletons with aprons.

“Let’s see, …….”

The skeletons, who should have been damaged by “purification” earlier, are back to normal before I know it.

They stare at me as if waiting for instructions.

“Don’t think about it. Yes, the skeletons are a fine workforce. They are too good a workforce to work for the labor cost of just one person, Anna-san.”

That’s what I tell myself.

A dark blur, a ghost, peeks out from the wall.

“O- okay, let’s start the prototype! Let’s see what we can make first! I’m counting on you to take care of the simple tasks!”

Aion Mall’s Otherworldly Store is a den of the undead!

I’m starting to wonder if I’ll be able to handle the employees as a store manager.

Elves, Dragons, Lich, skeletons and ghosts.

…… Huh? Am I the only human among the employees by any chance?

………… Chloe! Chloe is an elf and I’m sure she counts as a human so it is OK!