Chapter 75

Chapter 75 – Bear-san Purchases A Store

I was finally back at the Bear House in Crimonia after a long time .

The last time I was here, I immediately returned to the capital after buying eggs and making pudding .

So I really did have the impression that it had been a long time .

「Big Sis Yuna, it was really fun, wasn’t it?」

「I am pleased that you think so . Since I have the transfer gate, we can go there whenever we want . 」

「Yes, but next time I want to go with all my family . 」

「I see, but don’t tell anyone about the gate, okay?」

「Okay . 」

Fina was going to head home, so we parted ways there .

I left the Bear House to tell the people who had taken care of me that I was back .

First, I headed towards the Adventurers’ Guild .

「Yuna-san, you are back?」

「Yes, I got back today . 」

「But wasn’t the king’s birthday yesterday?」

「Well, about that…」

「Your summoned beasts can move really fast, huh . 」

「Anyways, here, a souvenir . 」

I bought an accessory that was popular in the capital .

「An accessory? Thank you very much . 」

Since I really didn’t know what the fashion sense in this other world was like, I bought whatever the seller suggested, but considering her happy face, there didn’t seem to be a problem .

「Also, is the guild master around?」

「Yes, one moment please . 」

Helen went to call the guild master .

When she came back, I was told to go in .

「Oh, you’re back . That was fast . 」

「Here, a souvenir . 」

I brought out some of the food that I randomly bought .

「Also, thank you for the introduction letter . 」

「Was it helpful?」

「I encountered some trouble before giving the letter, but the guild master of the capital helped me out a lot afterwards . 」

「It’s fine if it helped you . So, what will you do now?」

「Hmmm…It will depend on the commerce guild . 」

「Did something come up?」

「I plan to open a shop, so kinda . 」

「A shop…but aren’t you an adventurer? Or will you quit being an adventurer?」

「The shop will be managed by someone else . I’ll be sponsoring it by providing the ingredients and money . That way, I’ll be able to eat whatever I want, whenever I want . 」

「You’re opening a shop just for that?」

「I think that it’s an acceptable reason . 」

The guild master seemed to have given up on understanding me, so I ignored him and went to the commerce guild .

When I arrived at the commerce guild, Mylene-san spotted me and shouted my name from the counter .

「Yuna-san!」

「Please don’t shout people’s names with such a loud voice . 」

「But I can’t help it when I see you . 」

「Here, a souvenir . 」

It wasn’t the same as Helen’s, but it was also an accessory .

「Thank you very much . 」

「So, what is the current status of the shop? Was there a good place?」

「Yes, there was a great place, so I reserved it . The only thing left is the money . 」

「How much is it?」

「About this much . 」

「Isn’t that expensive?」

The amount of money designated was ten times the price of the Bear House’s plot of land .

After I created the transfer gate, I bought the plot of land I was renting .

「There is a building on it this time, and it’s quite big . 」

「I don’t think I need a shop this big, though . 」

「What are you saying! It’s pudding, you know! It’s no good if it’s not big!」

She cried out to me from the reception with a really loud voice .

「Is that so?」

「That’s right . For now, let’s go see it . You can decide after that . 」

That was why we went to the shop I was considering purchasing…

「Shop?」

From any angle I could see, it was a mansion .

It was a small one, but it was still a mansion .

「I asked for a shop, though…」

I was only thinking of a shop where you could buy junk food .

Yet, what stood in front of me was a mansion .

「So, it would be great if you renovated it to be a restaurant . It’s a mansion, so it comes with a kitchen . You can allow lots of people to enter, so it won’t trouble anyone passing by . 」

「Yes, but…」

「Anyways, let’s go inside . 」

Led by Mylene-san, I entered the mansion .

After opening the door and entering the house, there was a big stairway and a large space around it .

「You can line up tables and chairs on this floor . 」

「And on the second floor?」

「For the second floor rooms, I think you could prepare reserved seats . You could also prepare private rooms for couples, or something like that . 」

「And the kitchen?」

「It’s further inside . There are a lot of rooms on the first floor, so you will have lots of space to store the ingredients . 」

I did a simulation in my head .

I could make a system where you would buy food tickets at the counter, where the money and goods would be exchanged .

Or I could change it to a system where you paid after eating .

If it was the former idea, I would need to make a counter near the kitchen, and the people would be able to sit wherever they wanted .

If it was the latter, I would have to put a counter at the entrance .

Furthermore, it would be necessary to prepare a record of what they had eaten, or a receipt .

It would be difficult to make the children from the orphanage do it .

Considering this, the payment in advance system would work better .

「How is it? Though, if you think that it’s too big, I could look for another place . 」

I had the money I brought from Japan, as well as the money I received for capturing the thieves .

「I will buy it . Is it okay if I pay later?」

「Yes, there is no problem . The renovation, cleaning, tables, and chairs will also be included . 」

After I parted ways with Mylene-san, I went to the orphanage .

The children rushed over as soon as they saw me .

It was like this every single time, what a healthy bunch of kids .

There were some children that I didn’t remember seeing before, but was it just my imagination?

I assembled the children who were approaching and gave them the fruits that I had bought as gifts from the capital .

They were the fruits I had not seen in this town .

When I had tried eating one, it had a sweet and sour taste, similar to apples .

They were all happily sharing it with each other .

The children politely thanked me and went towards the cafeteria .

「Yuna-san, you are back?」

Since the entrance became noisy, the director came out of the room .

「I came back today . Director, how are the children?」

「They are healthy, thanks to Yuna-san . They eat well, sleep well, and work well too . 」

That was a good thing .

「I would like to give a new job to the children, is that okay?」

「What sort of job?」

「I think we could call this a café . The main food we will be selling will be bread, but there will also be wolf meat, the pudding that I made before, and pizza; but I think the menu may increase later . That’s why, if there are any children that like cooking or want to take care of guests, I would like them to be part of my café . 」

「How many of them would you need?」

「Let’s see, I would like around three chefs and three servers, so I think six would be a good number . Of course, we will do some rotations so they learn all of the different jobs . 」

「I understand . For now, I will assemble the children and ask them . 」

When we went to the cafeteria, we could still see the children happily eating the fruits I had bought .

「You can all continue eating, but listen to me . 」

The children’s gazes were all directed towards the director .

They were all growing up to be good children thanks to her as well .

「It seems that Yuna-san wants to open a café . For this reason, she wants around six children to help her . Is there anyone who wants to do it?」

「What’ll we make?」

「The main thing will be food made with bread, and also pudding . 」

「Here! I’ll do it!」

「Me too!」

「And me!」

「I will say it now, but the puddings are something that we will be selling . You won’t be able to eat it yourself, you know . 」

「Ehhh…」

「That’s obvious, you know!」

「And I will let you look after the customers and handle money . That’s why I prefer children who know how to read, write, and calculate . 」

「Ehhh…」

「I know how to read, write, and calculate . I want to do it . 」

「I can do it too!」

「I have some trouble with calculations, but I want to do it too . 」

「I want to cook too . 」

Hands were raised one after another .

I decided to choose the first six children who raised their hands .

There were four girls and two boys .

The oldest one was a 13‐year‐old girl named Mill .

I decided to have her be the manager .

「But, the cluckers have been increasing, so is it really okay for me to take six of them?」

「About that, during the time when Yuna-san was at the capital, the number of orphans increased, I am sorry . 」

The director was bowing her head .

I see, so that was why I could see children I didn’t recognize .

「You don’t need to worry, since you are taking care of them after all . And whenever you see orphans, you can’t abandon them, right?」

「Thank you very much . 」

「Moreover, because you are raising them properly, there aren’t any selfish children . 」

「That’s because Liz and Gaul are strict with them . 」

Liz was a girl who acted like a young version of the director .

Gaul was the oldest child, a 15‐year‐old boy .

Liz took care of the girls and Gaul took care of the boys .

It seemed that the two of them assigned work to the children .

It was great that I had less work to do .

That day, I taught the six children how to make pudding and pizza, so it was decided that we would eat pizza that evening .