I thought there were many things to do, but the first hours only gave me a single role to fulfill, to be in the kitchen, are you going to cook? I wish I was, although I don't know what kind of meals I would prepare, since I'm not good at cooking in general, I know a bit about baking since it's something I developed in my elementary school, but meals like the ones Mr. Yazuo is making and has made, I really can't believe that's his name, and by the looks of him, if we put him in the right clothes, he could easily be an eligible hero or champion of a story. Leaving that aside, I was surprised how Mr. Yazuo has everything prepared, my first impression when I entered the place even when it was not open, is that it was a bit messy, I'm not saying that everything is a mess, but with the time we had to open the place, that he is just getting ready for it, that we have just put the tables and chairs ready, that they are just storing and recomposing the supplies, that he is just finishing cleaning his kitchen, well what I thought is:
『(Yes he is bad at organizing his time)』.
The cleanliness of a moderately large food place like this, which looking around, this was originally a local? But well, if you want an excellent cleaning and preparation before receiving the customer as it should be, I can notice it and you too for sure, that Mr. Yazuo does seek to give the best possible service. But I repeat and coming back, cleaning all this, from scratch, the reception, the tables area, along with the kitchen, and for sure cleaning also the storage room, that will take a lot of hours, right? Or maybe not, maybe he's doing it too fast, or maybe he got caught at a bad time, there was some difficulty before he could just get started with the day. But....with what Lala told me that she is the one who is already in the Commercial District every morning for the day to day supplies, which is also something to take into account, she does this on a daily basis, to do this routine every day, mustn't it be exhausting? It would bother me a lot, it is a job at the end of the day, if it were, I don't know, something I like, to play every day, of course I wouldn't see it as exhausting, every day would be fun, something that I am passionate about and that I really like. But every time I look at Mr. Yazuo, whether he is cooking, cleaning, and also welcoming, saying goodbye to his customers, it just reflects righteousness in his character.
Besides the serious face that he has and that he is already as Lala calls him, Old Man, if it does not help much to his image. Now my work taking it back, is something simple and that anyone can do it.
『Here are more dishes, please take care of them 』.
A customer just finished his meal, and this one proceeded to go to the small cashier section we have to pay for the services we offered. Lala quickly went to the cashier section, stood behind the glass and proceeded to conclude the service.
『You are from table 5, you ordered some chicken skewers, a plate of curry and a duo of Mochis, well, in total it would be: 1,300 yen 』-『Are you going to pay in cash or by other means? 』
With this Lala went to the reception, I see that she always has the paper with the order that she makes at the beginning, it is like a small notebook that when she has the order, in our reception section near the kitchen and the cashier, is where she tears off the paper with the order and we keep it there well reinforced with other orders, and when it is time to as in these cases, to know which customer ordered such and such a thing and in which table was, just take the paper back and do the calculations, is more prepared for what I expected, it is a part that is not taken into account when you are the customer, I say this because I did not see it at all, but now.
『What did you think of our mochis!!!! 』
At this I didn't expect Mr. Yazuo to raise his voice almost shouting, it was really heard throughout the establishment, at this the customer who was leaving, happened to turn around because he was the one who was being addressed. At this Mr. Yazuo peeked out from his kitchen to make eye contact, yes...it is the same as when he is also addressing me, at this he was with his face would be as if waiting for a verdict, the customer just said.
『Yes, it's delicious, but for my taste, it was too sweet, see you later 』.
『『See you later!』』
At this both Lala and Yazuo were saying goodbye to the customer, where at this I was amazed at the way they have to work and how respectful they are, it's not something new, it's something very typical of all the restaurants and places you go to here. I was just surprised because...The only time I interacted with a customer was at the beginning, and from then on I never greeted or respectfully said goodbye to any customer, it is a serious offense.
『(Sorry Mami, and that you taught me that you should always be respectful and kind to people...)』
Which Mami am I referring to? Do I even have to answer you? But at this I was passing by to take the dirty dishes from our main bar, I noticed that even more customers were arriving, if one left, it was like one at the moment arrived. Where at the moment as if they had to be attentive, both Lala and Yazuo.
『『Welcome!!!』』
『!!!!!!!』
This came as a surprise to me again, where I also felt I should greet him properly, but either because the moment had passed quickly, or because I was embarrassed because I was the only one, I went on to stammer but in the end I couldn't say anything, although I was glad no one heard me. At this Lala went to attend to our new customer, who first came with a handkerchief and a cleaner to clean the table and be like new, I also realized that, since at that same moment also changed both the cutlery on the tables, the sauces that were in the sections, if they were still not worn they stayed, but seeing them already almost empty, I refilled them for new customers.
I would go back to the kitchen to wash the new dishes and those that kept arriving, but I kept looking at the customers in general and at Lala, who surprises me that she has such a skill for the reception of customers, it is a part that I would not have imagined after meeting her, because sometimes she gives simple answers, but here I see her much more dynamic, or it could be my imagination.
『One Udon for table 9, table 7 and 11, they also ordered a duo of mochis』.
『To order! 』
I was amazed at the way these 2 work, yes they are very dynamic, they really don't stop orders and jobs coming in a lot, and I repeat, when you are a customer, you don't notice everything else. To this I had to continue washing the dishes and cutlery, that by doing it slowly, they are accumulating more and more and that's bad. I could see that Mr. Yazuo was quickly getting down to work, in less than 5 minutes he had the Udon plate ready, and it seemed to me like a work of art how he was completing it little by little. I couldn't stop watching how he was cooking in his style, but when it was time to plate the mochis, what...mochis? That's in Japanese pastry shops, isn't it? Did he buy them or did he make them himself? But making mochis...that is more laborious because of the effort that has to be made, not for nothing there are stores that only specialize in that.
At this I saw that we had on our glass shelf, a decent amount of mochis made, which...again I wonder something, how come the glass shelf is now filled with more food? At the beginning there was nothing that I remember! o I may also have missed it, since I also forgot to clean that section but...To this Mr. Yazuo kept looking at the mochis, and to this he said.
『Very sweet...although it's everyone's palate...I can't ignore our customer's criticism...I put too much sugar then...fine! I'll try again tomorrow』.
At this I noticed how Mr. Yazuo smiled at that moment, where he quickly put the dishes and orders ready on the main bar, and with his loud voice, he called out that the dishes were ready. Lala came to pick them up and served them to each customer. Mr. Yazuo would especially like to see the customers who ordered their mochis, but he can't be distracted, he has to continue in the kitchen.
He returned to the kitchen while I continued to clean the dishes that kept arriving, to this in the hours that were passing, I was surprised with how little I saw, I was like a little boy who did not say anything on his first day, I was just watching curious and impressed with what was happening around me, and that's just what Mr. Yazuo told me to do, to just observe and decide at my own time what I want to do, but for the moment, washing dishes is something easy, simple and that someone with no experience can do it, which is a great help for them and the customers.
It is well prepared, a large well kept refrigerator, a freezer also just for meats, an oven that has many functions, plus just to keep your pans and so on in there...sorry, in my original house we didn't use it much and we saw that it had a lot of space, it is inevitable to want to keep your utensils or dishes in there. Various kitchen tools and also...baking tools? Hey, I know those tools! They are for making sweets and cakes! There's something strange going on here, it's not a simple and common restaurant like any other, there's something fishy going on here.
But in that I was passing the time, I was with rice eyes and a frown looking and trying to analyze what was going on here, and the more I looked, the more things I was discovering that....
『Young man』
『Yes!!! 』
To this I quickly attended to who called me, it was Mr. Yazuo who just called me Young Man, finally another person calling me that way, and at that he asked me what my name was, which I answered with.
『Kurusu M』
『Well, you have a very efficient name, M-san! Yes, very short and simple, I like it』.
I see someone finally understood the reason why I called myself simply M, why only the name I chose is only one letter, and that's why! So it's easier for them to remember me and keep me in mind! It's not so hard to forget it, it's the opposite, it's very easy to remember it and that's what I thought from the beginning, if you start a new life, it's better to be remembered and to be present! It all starts from the name! Yes I am a genius and I can be more, I just restrain myself not to hide it from others, and although that was the name I gave myself to be known at the beginning, I feel that was more present the... "Hairy Dog" Small things and more small things and... Small? Nii-chan? Child? ahhh...yes, I have to work hard to make them respect my name.
『I see you're already getting irritated, you've already helped a lot, if you want you can retire』.
『Because my name is not...huh? What do you mean, retire? What?』
At this I looked confused at Mr. Yazuo, who was still looking at me seriously, but he was not upset, Mr. Yazuo was making a confused face, he said this and explained to me that all the time he saw me, I was looking around me, and after I turned to look around, I noticed that he was still looking around me, but now annoyed as if he no longer wanted to do this. At that moment Mr. Yazuo had an idea, but of course, his face reflected only pure seriousness.
『(This is wrong, he already feels irritated and annoyed, I think I should have given him a more exciting job than washing dishes, but washing dishes is also something very important in the kitchen, otherwise who will fulfill the service of giving quality and hygiene to our customers. He is young but...I don't want to lose our new worker on his first day! Besides he looked annoyed when I told him to leave)』-『I'll do the dishes, La-san needs support at the front desk, see the cashier and serve the customers, got it? *seriousness*』
To this he said it so serious and with the killing look that when he told me, I had no reason to refuse, it really felt like an order given to you by your superior boss, of course! Now he is my boss, although I thought he was someone kind and understandable, he doesn't stop being the serious boss when he gets to work!
『Yes!』
I said it so stiffly that I just listened to him, to this I was going to the cashier we have to serve our customer, where Yazuo was following me with a serious look and....
『(Why did he answer me that way, I knew it...if it bothered him that I put him to work as a dishwasher, but you must understand young man, that you must try many things until you find what you are good at and what you like)』
I was already at the cashier, to this Lala who was going with the order other customers, saw me as I was at the cashier, and happened to ask the Old Man if he was the one who sent him there, where Yazuo could only reply that it was so that he would not be bothered anymore M-san.
『I decided to have a more exciting job, he looked annoyed and about to burst』.
『That fits you too Old man 』.
To this I was confused, why was I sent to the cashier on my first day? Isn't that too much for me? I don't even know how this works! I guess it's just receiving the money, doing a few little calculations to give change if required, yeah! It shouldn't be that hard, or maybe...maybe they put me here to interact with the customers! Seeing that I was shy in that part, maybe they want me to work in that section! I'm not shy at all, I was just caught off guard! Good for you! If they want to see what I'm made of, if this is a test, then I'll do it right! Although the dishwashing thing, for me it was pretty cool....
At this again I can't contain myself when I'm thinking alone, Lala saw how I was moving from one side to the other, being more expressive than usual, at this she just thought if I'm getting nervous, so she approached me to give me a little lesson on how a cashier works. It was a quick and simple instruction, the good thing is that it's not a modern ATM, you know, very technological let's say, it's old fashioned, the addition and subtraction is in your head, and the money is kept right here!
『I got it, I got it Lala *smiles*』
『That is in the cash section, if you are asked for another method, such as digital payment, just help yourself with this QR that is stuck on the corner of the cashier, the customers by pure intuition will manage to make the payment, the same to confirm the digital payment some will show you their cell phone or else will release an alert the phone of the Old Man, well, good luck M』.
To this I was thanking Lala for her instructions, I see there is a QR, I guess it is not as traditional as I imagined. To this I was confident that I could do it the first time, that when the first customer came to me, he was ready to make the due payment. So quickly I was going through the order section we had already placed, and with the order ready, it was time to get to work!
『It's from table 4, isn't it? 』
『I'm from table 11』
『Table 11! Right Right! How could I forget! (I didn't even know...)』
I was bringing with me the order of table 11, now if everything is in order, I was commenting on the dishes and food you ordered for better reference.
『You ordered pork katsudon, didn't you? 』
『Yes』
『(How easy, you only ordered one dish) Well, it would be 950 yen in total』.
『But I also ordered a duo of mochis in my order』.
『Eh? mochis?...』
At this I happened to look worriedly again at the order on the slip of paper, I checked myself if it is from table 11, and yes...it is from table 11, but...there is no mochis duo order here, at this I was looking worriedly at the slip of paper, but at this I was making the customer wait, where by giving him a sidelong glance, I could tell he was confused. Where quickly.
『Oh, wait a minute! I'll be right back! 』
And after a few seconds of delay, he was back, just as I thought, yes...there was another order placed by table 11, and there it did contain the duo of mochis he said. He quickly gave her the total of the 2 dishes she ordered, where now if she was correct.
『That would be then, one thousand...one thousand...『? 1,150 yen?...』
『Yes, 1,150 yen, that would be the total 』
『Yes!!!! Yes!!! Sure!!! 1,150 yen!!! Yes, I got it! Thank you very much for the sum and thank you very much for coming to the store, may you come back soon! *worried* 』
『『See you later! 』』
『!!!! See you later!!!....』
To this as if they had an instinct, they always say goodbye when a customer leaves, where I too although late, was able to say it in the same way. To this that despite it was my first reception, if I felt exhausted, first of all, how pathetic and embarrassing I just went through, not only did I waste the customer's time if not that....
『Ah! another one already?! Ah! yes! what table is it!!! *worried* 』
『Table 3 please 』
『Table 3...table 3....good!!! Your orders were!!!-------』
I kept attending one by one to the customers that came, this really was much more difficult than I thought, I thought it would be simple as it was to take the order, collect, and give the change, but I did not take into importance more factors. To this I was also coming to all kinds of customers to come, I do not know what time it is, but from what I can look out the windows of the premises, it is already late, I can notice that many workers come and go, salaried man of companies....De that at the beginning were well neighbors and so on, gradually it is becoming an environment I think much heavier ....
『A few beers for table 6! 』
『Yeah!』
『A few beers also for table 10! 』
『Yes! 』
『Squid skewers and some chicken skewers!!! and also some beers for the table 8!!!! 』
『Yes!!!』
At this I watched as Lala was back and forth taking various orders and I kind of got a little scared at this point, seriously...the feeling of this turning into something very different I kept feeling. Both Lala and Mr. Yazuo knew that this was just starting, although now that I remember, when Mia and I came to this place, they said that at night, the later it gets more laborious and heavy...wait...we're already at that time? How late is it? Should I have agreed to leave like Mr. Yazuo said?
『Ay...Mommy...Help me...』༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽
To this I could really see it in more detail, and I could notice that the afternoon customers are very different from the evening customers, finally the cashier reception stopped, the customers mostly come in groups or come alone, but what they all have in common is that they like to make time, they entertain themselves talking to each other while having a good bite of their food which complements to have a good time, those who stop alone also, like it is a quiet time for them from their day to day, to eat a good meal at the end of it all.
『*sigh* At last! Time out....』
Pom!....
I ended up hitting my forehead with the cashier, I was really exhausted from doing this, the first half I put up with it, but now with the second...maybe I'll get a foul, get me a red card because I can't take it anymore.
『It's finally calmed down 』
『Do you have a time-out too, Lala? 』
『Time-out? Yes, I already sent all the orders from the tables to the Old Man, he will take care of everything from now on, although it's just the beginning, when they get more animated which always happens, they will be asking for more and more food by the truckload, even though we don't get any more customers and few are the ones who retire and come, the ones who stay, if they swallow a lot 』
I see, this must be from the strong income of the Local's time, how was it? Yazuo food? Oh? It's so simple that I learned it, yes it's efficient. At this we just stood side by side watching all our office worker customers mostly, adult men who come to hang out with their friends or just as a daily routine in their lives, come to enjoy here.
『And, how are you doing so far 』
『If I'm being honest with you Lala, the truth is...d(￣▽￣o) I feel like I'm not going to survive!!!! pipipi 』(TдT)
『Pipipi? What's pipipi? 』
『First they put me as a Dishwasher, I was very happy there because it was an easy task! But out of the blue I don't know if he didn't like me or he tested me, but Mr. Yazuo put me in the cashier, I thought it would be easy, after all anyone can do it, but in my first time with a customer, I was embarrassed! There were 2 orders! 2 pieces of paper! I only took 1! Besides, I thought I did my sum wrong, and the customer ended up giving me the reason for it! What else could have happened in my first time!!!! 』
『Yeah, I understand, I too on my first day of work, I thought I wasn't going to survive because of all the things the Old Man put me to do, I also started as a Dishwasher, but out of nowhere he put me to be a cashier and then a waitress, I did 3 jobs my first time』
『You too! No way! I thought it was only the face that was serious, but I see that it's bad in the soul too! 』
『I wouldn't say it like that, but it does look like it, doesn't it? And besides, don't say it out loud, even if it's just sarcasm, the old man takes into account the opinion of others in his work.』
To this Lala whispered in my ear, where I quickly understood it perfectly, where since we are in this, since I really have a lot to say about Mr. Yazuo, I went on to give my complaints and my thoughts about the old man.
『First he said to back off, but so serious, I thought it was a test that's why I did not understand, then with the same face, he told me to support you in the cashier, and still had his face would be, I think I answered him also high...but the truth if I was scared...』
『He told me that he gave you a more exciting job seeing that you looked annoyed washing dishes, that you might want a bigger challenge on your first day 』
『Abothering!? Me?! When!? Never!? I was just browsing and browsing!!! The Old Man is the one who looks annoyed all the time! I thought he was challenging me that's why I took it with encouragement at the beginning!!!! 』
『*laughs* You call him Old Man too 』
『It's just that he's a real Old Man! Besides I think there's something weird going on at his place, see Lala what I found out is that-----』
To this I continued talking to Lala about Mr. Yazuo, where he as always having a sense for what they think of him and his work, always turned his eyes towards us, his 2 workers, and only commented that there is a cat in the bag here, not that he has a real cat in the bag, but that it is strange that he has prepared mochis being a local restaurant! Besides the fact that he has tools out of the ordinary! At this I was still plotting against Mr. Yazuo, but Lala said something that made me stop everything.
『And that's weird?』
『Yes! It's really weird!』
『But everything you say, it's for cooking, for making food, which is the purpose of the shop and the Old Man』.
『Yes but!!!!----....True, isn't it? *confused*』
To this if I look very foolish getting upset about something that is crystal clear, yes...everything I saw is just for cooking, for making food and nothing else. To this remembering what Mr. Yazuo said when I was next to him, he said that tomorrow he will try again to improve his mochis.
At this, I calmed down a lot, and all the bad thoughts I had about Mr. Yazuo, quickly vanished, and with the little but present that I have of him, maybe I just need to know him a little more and understand him better. At this the dishes that Lord Yazuo made were already ready, he was calling out to Lala to deliver the food, where at this seeing that he had nothing to do, I also decided on helping to deliver the food to the tables.
『Do you also want to play the role of waiter? You're more productive than I imagined M-san 』
『Yes』
Where to this I spent the best I can to deliver the meals, and to have a better reference, with the help of the orders slips of paper on the bars, it was an excellent guide for this time not to confuse me with anything. This was a simple job at the end of the day, although I had to be careful with the food or I could spoil everything.
And with all this, with the tables with their plates of food, finally Mr. Yazuo also had free time for himself, he stood in the center of the bar to contemplate how all his customers were enjoying a good meal and a good atmosphere here in his place, and from his serious face that he always had, he went on to bring out a determined smile.
『Perfect, we did a good job, La-san,M-san』 』
To this we were also returning to the bar, he told us with a calm smile. Where to this Lala commented to the Old Man that it is too early to say that, that still his work was not finished, still 2 more hours to go. When I noticed on the time, it's a little after 22:00. I'm a little sleepy for being a productive day, but tired...yes I feel, but satisfied with what we have achieved, too....
『When you do a good job you make praise for it, so far everything is going well and that deserves your knowledge, let's continue like this until the end, La-san,M-san 』.
It seems that the last most moving event is missing to end the day. I was already yawning as I was getting sleepy now, where at this could be seen by both Lala and Yazuo-san, while he was telling me that.
『It's already too late for a minor, at the end of the shift, I'll walk you home or if you prefer you can also stay here tonight to sleep here 』.
『To sleep here? It's a restaurant 』
『You know he's an acquaintance of mine Old man, I'm the oldest so there'll be no danger of him going alone on the street as long as I accompany him, besides we live in the same house 』
『That pleases me, it leaves me much calmer, but in the same way I can't help but worry that you especially La-san, you keep staying out too late at night, with all this species kidnapping stuff, you might be next 』
『Your concern should continue to fixate on the child』
『Child...my name is child.... *sad*』（;へ:）
『Besides nothing has happened so far, and I can manage on my own, after all I am a Shinigami 』
『I know you can take care of yourself, but I'm talking about M-san too, I didn't forget about the kid』
『Boy...my name is boy too...*sad*』 (☍﹏⁰)｡
『As your acquaintance there is trust between the 2 of you, and as you said, it's going to be normal for you to come home late despite the child being young, and in a situation that may arise, I doubt much you can do to help you and help M-san 』.
『He called my name again』 (ﾉ'ヮ')ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
『I wouldn't say that 』.
To this I see that Mr. Yazuo if he is more foreseen, if he could notice that we already had thought that this suits us because Lala and I know each other, so it's going to be typical that in most occasions we stay late and I always go back home with Lala. Especially because Lala has that sense of responsibility, which I am also slowly picking up on. But that thing about us getting kidnapped late at night, I do worry about it but....
『You're right Lala, don't worry Old Man, I can take care of myself 』
To this there was silence at that moment, I thought I would look very good in front of Mr. Yazuo, I wanted him to see that I have confidence in myself, but he seemed to notice only one thing, just like Lala who also noticed.
『Old man? You called me Old Man? 』
『Eh?....No!!!! Only that!!! Ahh!!!! It just came out!!!! But I didn't mean it as an insult!!! Only that because!!! He's wrinkled around here and...he has a serious look on his face all the time, he looks like those old men who are always grumbling about life...that's why I called him Old! But not because he's bad!!! 』
At this Lala was laughing covering her mouth, where the confidence I spoke with before played against me, where even though I tried to explain to Mr. Yazuo that I didn't mean it with bad intentions, he only responded with a.
『Do you also feel the same way M-san? Yes, it's something I need to improve on, well, I'll take your opinion into consideration 』.
He didn't bother...to this I was surprised but rarely...I was already going to see it coming that he would react that way. To this anyway I insisted that it was still too late, that despite Lala being the adult between the 2 of us, the more adult and responsible of us is clearly Mr. Yazuo, he feels responsible for both what we do and work on his place, since we carry, and....
『I am also responsible since they leave home and go home, because they leave home to fulfill their work under my care, and they also leave my premises because they fulfilled their role, in short, I am responsible for what happens in their day to day life!』
Yes he is taking it very seriously, although I appreciate that he has this thinking that it is his obligation what happens to his employees, at least in that section it makes me feel safe.
『And that's why, it would be only fair, if I were to be the one to watch over them until they return home safe and sound, let me accompany them and take us to their home tonight! *serious*』
『No』
To this that looked very motivated and serious Lord Yazuo, Lala replied by cutting him off with a "no" This is something I could see coming too, Lala always refuses the first time, but Lord Yazuo looks like someone very caring and protective, he will surely insist again and in there....
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.....
....
『I hope tomorrow I will be allowed to join you 』.
Eh? and already? Already? Aren't you going to insist again Mr. Yazuo? It seems like he's also one of those people who...ah!!!! As Lala said, he is one of those people who takes into account the opinion of others, and respects them a lot, there is no need to insist because the answer is already clear. Now if between our dead time that we had, again the work was calling, the tables had finished or they would order many more food with beer, where to this each one as if they already knew what to do, the team got down to work, Mr. Yazuo back in the kitchen, Lala to ask for the orders, and me to wait at the cashier. This time I feel much calmer tired yes but...I want to finish my work well.
『(Mr. Yazuo looks very concerned about us and always takes into account everyone who turns to him, he said he saw me upset, that's how he understood it, and put me to do another job seeing that maybe I was not satisfied with the one I was doing, he makes hasty decisions according to his best judgment, I don't doubt it much, you can tell he is an old man who already lived what he had to live through)』 -『(I want to know more about the Local, I want to know more about Lala like Mr. Yazuo, just like I want to see my main role and what I would like to do, I hope to learn a lot working here, and may it all end with a good day)』
『『『Welcome!』 』 』
A new customer came, so now if everyone it was time to give our overstretch as we always do.
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