An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 84

Chapter 84: No, You’re Fired

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At midnight, I was pinned down on my bed. I couldn’t move my body and much to my surprise, the culprit was my part-time worker, Mao Osaka. She said she had the skill to control darkness and she had been slowly taking control of my shadow behind my back. 

“Fufufu~ You know, I’ve broken into this house many times. I even took a bath when you weren’t here and I’ve slept in that bed too. Of course… I was all naked.”

Please. Someone please come save me. 

“I can also hide in the darkness with my ability, so I secretly followed you around. I think the first time I followed you was during that exam at the Inokashira DUngeon.”

“I-It’s been that long…?!”

“Well, I happened to participate in that exam too. I just didn’t think I’d get to see my beloved God Oldman in the flesh. I have tons of your videos, you know? Of course, I filmed it all in secret. The one with that damn foreigner too… I’m the one who filmed it. Fufufu~ It’s good, right? Thanks to an excellent stalker like me, we could get rid that stupid false charges away~”

I had wondered who filmed that video… But I never imagined the one filming it would be Mao Osaka. 

Wait, she’s actually self-aware? She knows she’s a stalker?

“So-Sorry, but I don’t think I can return your feelings.”

“Fufufu~ What are you talking about? You have no say in this, you know? I mean, why do you think I’m restraining you down on the bed like this?”

Mao Osaka said as she leaned over me, pressing her body tight against me. 

“Now… Let’s become one…!”

“My Room.”

“…Huh?”

In an instant, my vision shifted from darkness to complete white. At the same time, the bed I had been lying on disappeared. I crashed onto the white floor on my back. 

“Where is this…?”

“My skill. We’re within My Room.”

We were inside a pure white room, about 18 square meters. The ceiling, floor, and walls were all pure white, a stark contrast to the pitch-black room we had been in before.

“Fufufu~ Were you worried that your neighbors were going to hear us? Oh my~ Turns out God Oldman is quite a shy person~”

“No. It’s because I can go wild here without worrying about anything… OOOOOOOHHHH!!”

“-?!”

I tried to break free from the restraints through sheer brute force. Since the darkness was no longer surrounding us, the restraint holding me down felt noticeably weaker than before.

“Yo-You’re just wasting your energy, you know? No matter how much you struggle, you won’t be able to escape from me!”

Tendrils of darkness erupted from her body, coiling around my entire body. 

Crack, crack, crack, crack!!

But I tore it apart and shoved Mao Osaka from on top of me, creating some distance between us. 

“N-No way… You actually ripped my restraints off…”

Mao Osaka looked visibly stunned. 

“With this, things won’t go your way anymore.”

“…”

“I’m sorry, but could you please leave now? If you do, I will turn a blind eye to this incident.”

Normally, I should report her to the police. Given their special abilities, explorers were bound with stricter rules. Exploiting her skill to commit a crime could make Mao Osaka face a harsh punishment, but… 

Well, call me soft hearted, but I don’t want to put her through all that.

“You’ve truly helped me a lot by being a part-time worker…”

“Uuuu… Even though I thought I could finally become one with God Oldman…”

When we left My Room, Mao Osaka obediently left my house. She looked visibly dejected though. However, just before she left, she turned back and smiled as if nothing had happened.

“Well then. Manager-san, I will see you tomorrow at the restaurant.”

“No, no. Of course you’re getting fired.”

She actually thinks she could keep working here…? Ah… Letting this woman roam free might have been a mistake.

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【Nishida in Big Trouble】Ken-chan’s Restaurant Part 101【Part-Time Worker Quitting】

Anonymous Explorer

That beautiful part-timer is gone.

Anonymous Explorer

For real? she was working there for quite a while, right?

Anonymous Explorer

Even though she was really good at her job…

Anonymous Explorer

I guess working at Nishida’s place is just too much for ordinary people. 

Anonymous Explorer

That girl is anything but ordinary though. LOL

Anonymous Explorer

Nishida is in big trouble with that part-timer gone. 

Anonymous Explorer

I wonder what he will do? Will he recruit someone new?

Anonymous Explorer

There aren’t many people as capable as her though.

Anonymous Explorer

The hourly wage is 30.000 yen now. 

Anonymous Explorer

30.000 YEN?!

Anonymous Explorer

Hourly wage?! Really? Shouldn’t it be daily wage instead?!

Anonymous Explorer

No, he definitely said hourly wage. 

Anonymous Explorer

Well, considering only explorers could be up to the task, I think 30.000 yen/hour is actually on the low side. 

Anonymous Explorer

It’s better for an explorer to earn money in a dungeon after all. 

Anonymous Explorer

But still. Just because you’re qualified to become an explorer, not everyone want to risk their lives. This could be a great job for those kinds of people. 

Anonymous Explorer

Master is in big trouble?! As his devoted disciple, I must come to his rescue!!

Anonymous Explorer

You’re going to apply?

Anonymous Explorer

Who is that person?

Anonymous Explorer

Who knows. Nishida has quite a lot of self-proclaimed disciples. 

Anonymous Explorer

Please, go for it. I hope you will help Nishida with his restaurant. 

Anonymous Explorer

I’ll be rooting for you!

Anonymous Explorer

Yeah! Leave it to me!

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Due to various things, I had to fire Mao Osaka, but phew, managing the restaurant without her was incredibly tough. I had put up a flyer to recruit a new part-timer, but I didn’t have high hopes. Finding someone like her would be incredibly difficult. 

Or so I thought…

“Master! I’ve heard the news! That part-timer quit and you’re in big trouble! Please, hire me as a new part-timer!”

A familiar face came to visit me in the restaurant. 

“You… If I remember correctly, you’re the guy that I met during the promotion exam, right? Tanaka Masanori?”

…A guy who looked like he wouldn’t do well in the customer service industry had arrived. 

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T/N: Nishida… Mao can still stalk you in secret… I don’t think she’s going to give up that easily…