469 - - Episode 467 Growth of Mr. Turk

The new dish that Mr. Toruku served us was dumplings. They were made with oak meat, chives, ginger, and lots of garlic.　What's that?　I would like to say, "What is this? I am sure that they are delicious, but I don't think that they are suitable for wealthy people or female customers.

Hmm, I am not sure what to say about the impression of dumplings......, but it might be a good idea to show a dependable man with one-shot intelligence here.

"......Torque, it's delicious, but have you thought about the customers since you opened your new restaurant?"

Now I'm a bit of a cool business advisor. What I'm saying is very rudimentary, but that's covered by the atmosphere.

"Of course. ...... hmm?　Yeah, I know what Yuta means. You mean the big guys and the female customers, right?　Martha told me so, so I understand that part. I'm all for good food, but it doesn't have to be that way."

He had already been warned by Martha. ...... I think this conversation is going in a different direction than I had envisioned.

I'm assuming that I'm the one who is supposed to be the one who is supposed to be the one who is supposed to be thinking about the customers.　Yuta is the man!　But apparently not.　

"So, are you developing dumplings for female customers?"

"Of course."

Then why don't you serve it?

If they had, why didn't they create a strange atmosphere?　If we weren't so close, we'd have a lawsuit on our hands. And we'd lose.

"...... where are those dumplings?　From the looks of it, there's only one kind on the table, right?"

They all look the same, but I didn't see it because of the thick skin, but the bean paste inside is different?

"Oh, we have pasta, so I thought the other dumplings could wait. But I wanted you to have this one first because it's the one I'm most confident about."

I deserved it.

My request influenced the other dumplings to come later. If I had filed a lawsuit, I would have lost the case and been very embarrassed.

"...... If that's the case, they're delicious, no question. The one I used to eat has a thinner skin, but this thickness may be the right one for this bean paste.

"I see. I had a hard time deciding on the thickness of the skin, too. I made the skin thinner for a lighter dumpling, so it might be close to the dumplings Yuta was eating. Let me know what you think later."

It seems he even studied the thickness of the skin, which was his advice. I have nothing more to say. Well done, Mr. Torque!

"Yes. I'll be sure to enjoy the other dumplings later.

"Oh. I'll go finish the rest of the dishes. Call me if you need anything.

Seeing Mr. Torque in a good mood as he walked out of the private room, I thought to myself that he has grown up, but was that a superior attitude?

I feel strange, but my disciples and contracted spirits are saying their eyes want to eat soon, so let's change the mood and have dinner.

"Let's have dinner then. Belle and Fuchu, when Sylphy warns you, quickly put the food you are eating back on your plates."

I warn him again just in case, and he responds in good spirits, so we begin eating. It was a little funny that everyone was so interested in the dumplings, perhaps because of what Torque and I were talking about.

Well, while everyone is concentrating on the dumplings, I'm going to enjoy the mushroom pasta.

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"Ha!"

After finishing Mr. Torque's signature breakfast, I check my own bad breath as I walk toward my destination, but I'm not sure.

I feel a little delicate, because although I have cleaned my mouth with life magic, it doesn't mean I can clean my stomach as well.

I understand that I can't have everyone sniff my breath ...... to make sure. I guess I'll have to clean my mouth more often today.

I was so excited to eat dumplings for the first time in a long time that I ate them regardless of whether they were full of garlic or not, which was a mistake.

Gyoza dumplings served at the banquet last night. The gyoza for women were tasty and light, and the variety of vegetables used for the filling was quite enjoyable.

The skin was thin and close to Japanese dumplings as Mr. Toruku said, so I could gobble them up.

Moreover, there were dumplings for men as well, and all of them were full of garlic.

As I am a garlic-loving boy myself, I couldn't help but to eat the garlic-flavored gyoza with chopsticks, which made me feel bad about my bad breath.

Gina and the little spirits who were eating garlic-rich dumplings without caring about it may not be a problem, but Sylphy, Sara, and Kikka, who preferred the dry dumplings for women, are in danger.

I don't think I would be able to recover if these three said my mouth smelled bad.

Also, Gina who ate dumplings with lots of garlic with a lot of bad breath ...... is also dangerous. I think she should be a little concerned about it as a woman of her age.

......Well, even with the bad breath problem, the food was all delicious, so it's okay. If the food is that good, Toruku's new inn will be prosperous.

After the dumplings, I have asked him to develop xiaolongbao and steamed buns, and I think that the future development of the restaurant is quite promising. Well, the steamed buns may not be so good because of the hot climate, but the steamed dishes will be popular at least.

The hot soup popping out of a small basket should be a shock in many ways. Oh, you need to put a sign saying that the restaurant is not responsible for any burns. I'll warn Mr. Toruku later.

The revolving table is sure to be a hit, as the little ones were having a great time going this way and that way.

"Master. Toruku's inn was very popular, wasn't it?"

"Yes. I saw customers pouring in as soon as we opened first thing in the morning."

Gina's slightly envious words reminded me of the situation before I left the inn.

They had been taking reservations for their regular customers, but other customers were storming in first thing in the morning to get a room. Toruku's inn must have become a very popular place.

It seems like a long time ago that the number of adventurer customers had decreased because of me.

Hey, Master. Hey, Master... will our diner be prosperous too if you fix it up?

He asks with a serious face. Our faces are a little closer, but Gina is also a garlic-filled fellow, so the smell should not be a problem. In another way, though, I'm nervous. Gina is beautiful even without looking at her again. She has a manly personality, though. .......

But there are some ideas that can make a thriving ...... diner thrive. If we take something that was popular in Japan and introduce it, I don't see why we can't attract customers.

Gina. I can show you how it might work, but it will cost more and the price of the food will go up, won't it?"

It is difficult to develop a plan that fits the situation of a city or a restaurant, since it is always a crackpot idea.

Even if I try to talk like a business advisor, the fact is that I always end up with "just kidding" in front of my words. I'm just a business advisor ...... but the quality of my words is not so good.

"Well, the restaurant is making money with the monsters from the labyrinth that I wholesale, but it's tough to increase the cost since I can't always wholesale the monsters. We are a diner for poor people, so it's also hard to raise the price of food. People won't be able to come here to eat.

The location is also near a slum, so it is difficult to have an overpriced diner. Besides, Gina's father seems to have a policy that he wants to feed the poor as much as possible, so he would probably object to the price increase.

Considering this policy, the father might be a man of character if Gina is not involved. He doesn't seem to be, and I don't believe him based on his policy.

"If you're making money, what's the problem?　Gina's wholesale labyrinthine demons, and the customers are happy, right?"

The diner makes money and the customers are happy to eat cheap and good quality food. It is truly a win-win situation.

Gina, who is losing money, can simply hunt monsters and store them in her magic bag while exploring the labyrinth, so it doesn't take much time and effort.

"That's true, but you've been fed a lot of delicious food since you became Master's apprentice. I was wondering if I could offer cheaper and tastier food at the diner, even if it's not on the same level as Toruku's."

"You mean you want to add new kinds of food?"

"Yes. With the ingredients I've wholesaled, we've been able to serve dishes that we couldn't serve in the cafeteria before, but they're all very ordinary dishes. I'm trying to come up with new dishes based on my mentor's cooking, but his dishes cost a lot of money.

Gina looks up at the sky in disappointment. Well, frying in oil and using milk, the cost is too much, isn't it?

"Well, if that's the case, I'll think of something too.

"Really!　Thank you, Master!"

Gina is happy with a big smile on her face. It's worth forcing my brain to squeeze for this smile.

And while we're at it, let's ingratiate ourselves with the old man and make him less hostile. At least his wife will be on our side.

But cheap food. If you think about it simply, cheap ingredients are the basic idea to make the best use of the materials we throw away, aren't they?

So that would be ...... reuse of discarded bones?

Oak and roughbirds bones stewed and ...... ramen?

What about ramen?　I want to eat it so badly, but ramen is very expensive. It takes a lot of time and effort, so it costs a lot of money.

......Gyoza is completed by Mr. Toruku, and it would be better to leave the ramen to him.

How about a ramen set meal of ramen, gyoza and fried rice, with rice also provided?

Hmmm, now I know which way to go to encourage Mr. Torque. Let him fall down the endless ramen road for me.

No, no. Ramen is a deep karma, and if he does that, he may not be able to eat any other food. Leave the ramen to Ruby. We'll build a ramen shop in paradise. It's decided!

...... different. No, we've decided to build a ramen shop, but now we have to think about the food we'll serve at Gina's parents' diner.

"Yuta, we've arrived at the workshop. Aren't you coming in?

Oops, I arrived at the construction company before I could think. Let's get the house first and cook later. Let's summon Deanne and the others and show them the house we're going to receive. Will they be pleased?