Chapter 334

Outaishihi ni Nante Naritakunai!! Chapter 334

She and the Japanese Café 2

Preparations to open a Japanese cafe proceeded surprisingly quickly.

It must’ve been thanks to Freed spearheading it, but Brother taking care of land rights also played a big role.

“You… Another new store!?”

When I asked Brother to cooperate with Freed, he tilted his head wondering what it was about, and after hearing the story, he held his head in his hands.

“You! Just recently you opened a hamburg steak specialty store!”

“Sure, I did, but that was striking while the iron is hot. And since I’ve got time now, I thought of opening a Japanese café.”

“I can’t stand that enthusiasm of yours!”

“But… Father said it was okay…”

“No way, that damn geezer.”

Brother looked shocked by my words, but I didn’t lie.

To clear Freed’s condition to only employ those who work in the castle, I got permission from Father-in-law, the King, and Father, the Prime Minister.

The King was amused by the story he heard and said he’d like to go to the store with his wife once it opens, but Father made a bitter face. I wondered if it was no good and prepared to be opposed, but in the end Father said yes.

I didn’t know, but recently the Royal Capital, and especially the southern town, has been recognized as the ‘food town’, and even a considerable number of tourists from foreign countries come to visit it.

When I unconsciously expressed my joy, Father glared at me.

As Father started scolding me that I was exactly the same as before marriage, Freed smiled wryly and hugged me.

I was glad to hear that, but I was aware that I hadn’t done anything since we had gotten married, so I couldn’t nod. I wanted to do one or two things that would benefit Freed already.

Freed naturally reached out his hand and stroked my head. When I squinted my eyes and accepted it, he laughed, “Cute.”

Freed smiled wryly at Father’s words. Father cleaned his throat.

I nodded many times to Freed’s words.

Although he was just a little disappointed, Father agreed with Freed. Seeing Father like that, Freed smiled and said.

Father nodded to Freed’s assertion with a groan.

―― And well, when I reported to Brother that such a conversation took place, he vigorously cursed Father.

“And! All troubles have been pushed onto me! That damn geezer! He’ll regret this!”

And so, despite clicking his tongue, my capable brother managed to obtain a deed to a property in the best part of the town as Freed wished.

By the way, the previous owners readily left.

When I first heard it, I suspected they were forced out of their property, but as expected of Brother, he’d investigated beforehand and approached stores that were in financial trouble.

Of course, some people refused because they were attached to their properties, but eventually, an elderly couple running a hat store agreed because they wanted to move closer to their son and his wife living in the countryside.

They needed a lot of money for things like moving expenses. Brother negotiated to pay a fair value for their property and remuneration in cash, so the elderly couple left the Royal Capital with a smile.

They said that. As expected, Brother honestly told the elderly couple that I and Freed are involved.

Anyway, I obtained a store.

While the store was being renovated, I set to selecting cooks.

I needed staff to help me with the Japanese café.

Despite me saying that they didn’t need to force themselves since they have work in the castle and asking for only those interested, everybody including the head chef volunteered.

I was grateful to everybody, and since nobody budged, a rotation system was set up.

Since it reduces burden on each person, it might be good.

As we reached a decision, I taught them the dishes.

Since it’s a Japanese café, I chose menu that focused on Japanese confections.

I handed the daifuku recipe to my parents, so I couldn’t use it in the café.

Instead, I prepared joyo manju, sakuramochi, ohagi, uguisu mochi, nerikiri, zenzai, and for children, mitarashi dango and sanshoku dango. I spared no recipes. I’m going all out with the Japanese café.

As for tea, as a result of studying Ms. Delris’s recipes, I was somehow able to make hojicha, genmaicha, and regular sencha.

I want to be sure both cold and hot tea can be enjoyed in the café.

While I was presenting yet unseen new confections one after another with a serious expression, I realized everybody’s eyes turned increasingly fanatical, but… I had no time for that, so I ignored it. In any case, it was simple reverence, so the usual.

Later I heard from Freed that the cooks seem to revere me as if I was a founder of a religion or something.

“Master’s words are!”

“Absolute!”

“Master’s enemies are!”

“Our enemies!”

“Master’s existence is!”

“World treasure!”

“We will protect Master with all our might! To see miracles Master creates in the futuuuuure!!”

“Oooooooooo!! Master!! Master!!”

I wish I hadn’t known everybody made such a frightening war cry every time before the morning greeting.

“I never want to become their enemy.”

Brother said that after hearing that war cry in practice, but I wish he’d listen to me that it happened before I knew it.

Anyway, the preparations were going well.

The café uses light brown and green as base colors and has a short curtain that I made at the entrance. I’m the type to be particular about details, so even employees’ clothes were custom made.

Since they didn’t exist in this world, I explained kimonos and had them made. I also made geta.

Even though I say so myself, I was making the Japanese café quite passionately. With everyone’s cooperation, it became a week before opening in no time.