As A Result of Trying To Live An Erotic Slow-Life, I Have Become The Underground Ruler of This Upside-Down Otherworld - Chapter 26: Let's go wild with the Chinese style!

Chapter 26: Let’s go wild with the Chinese style!

“Umm, one copper coin, two… one more, and that’s it.”

It’s been half a month since we opened for business, and there are many things that you only truly understand when you actually try them out.

Since our plan to learn these struggles at a leisurely pace is no longer an option, we have no choice but to work hard at it.

When are we going to do it? Geez, shut up, we’re just about to do it now!

“When are you going to study more seriously? Is there a school around here that can teach me these things? No, there isn’t, is there?”

I’ve been studying on my own since I decided to go it alone.

So, I can still do bookkeeping, even if it’s not my forte yet! I can do it on my own!

“Let’s calm down, me. Yeah.”

Calming down my slightly excited heart… well, that’s not so easy.

It’s fun.

I’m not escaping, I really am enjoying it.

When I’m doing this, I feel like I’m alive.

It’s a sense of fulfillment, I guess. Working at the Master’s place didn’t feel empty, but I enjoy this difficulty. No, that’s not why I call myself a masochist pig.

It’s because I strongly feel that I’m working to bring joy to my own life.

The fact that it’s for shutting myself in is, well, a rather uninspiring aspect of it, though.

Of course, there are many things I need to consider.

For example, the salaries I pay everyone, or the ingredients that Serika brings.

Towa’s salary is five silver coins, and Mia’s is three, plus a maximum of one gold coin for her work as a magician.

For Serika, it’s not a salary, but rather an allowance. I decided to give her a minimum of three silver coins every month.

Considering the taxes and other expenses that will come up in the future, we’re already at the limit of what we can afford at this stage.

I said and still think that we don’t need to be prosperous, but I do need to increase our income a bit more.

“But I want more customers, but I don’t want more customers. I’m being difficult, even to myself.”

That’s the difficulty of realizing one’s whims.

First of all, our customer base is mostly made up of beautiful women, or rather, socially considered ugly women.

In a world where many people say that the food made by ugly women is not worth eating, it’s only natural that ugly women’s food is eaten by ugly women.

Therefore, our targeting has been successful, and I have no complaints about the results from the perspective of our flag business.

However, people considered ugly women are generally not wealthy.

They are treated coldly and unfairly.

Because they are treated like that, they are anxious about the earnings they can obtain, and they can’t afford to eat out casually.

That’s why my plan to run the business on my own was a good match.

I could offer affordable dishes, prepared with inexpensive ingredients, and serve them as deliciously and cheaply as possible. If I could gain their trust, I could offer sexual intercourse and satisfy them both mentally and physically.

However, the situation has changed. We now have employees.

Even if I only consider the salaries I have to pay, I need to earn more than I initially planned. I need to increase the number of customers and boost our sales.

But that’s easy, right? I just need to come out from behind the scenes. That alone will bring in more customers than we need, regardless of whether they are beautiful or ugly.

But if I do that, it will inevitably expose the flag business side of our establishment, and the beautiful women will take over and eat us alive.

“I could just give up on my principles. But if I could do that, I’d be working at a brothel already..”

I know that if I did that, I wouldn’t have to think about these difficult things.

Of course, I can’t deny that everyone is too competent, which makes things even more difficult.

Especially when it comes to Serika’s work for Ronyan.

Take the case of the Dragon Puppies and the Labracia. Now, I ask her to bring me a certain number of specified monsters, and the quality is incredible. Even the same monsters have different prices.

Also, Towa is a great cook. I can’t tell her to cook badly, so if I give her good ingredients, she’ll make even better dishes.

Then, Mia serves original blend drinks that go perfectly with these delicious dishes. It’s not just a hidden gem of a restaurant, it’s a hidden treasure that I want to keep to myself.

This situation is also a tricky one, as it makes profit management even more difficult.

To obtain profits from the not-so-wealthy ugly women customers, should we serve them high-end dishes made with such expensive ingredients at a low price?

That’s ridiculous. We must not disrupt the market.

Of course, we can sell them. If we sell high-end dishes at an incredibly low price, they will fly off the shelves.

Serika brings them to us for free, so no matter what price we set, we will make a profit.

But by selling them so easily, the value of the product will decrease.

First of all, the high-end restaurants in the capital will go out of business, as people won’t pay high prices when they can easily get them elsewhere.

Then, what will happen? Of course, they will resent us.

I have no backing, so I will easily be overwhelmed by their resentment and crushed.

“I can’t fail, I can’t die. I can’t just say, ‘Oops, I failed, I’m dead.'”

I never intended to do that, but as the owner of the store, it’s not an option.

So, I process as much as possible into preservable states, and serve them with other dishes.

I ask Towa to make cheap and tasty dishes, and Mia to limit the variety of drinks.

I’m trying my best to do everything I can to avoid disrupting the market.

But these methods can only handle so much.

If we have a large inventory, and it takes time to process and sell them, the ingredients will go bad and become waste.

At the moment, we have an average of 30 customers per day.

Among them, there are about 8 people who could be called regulars, but let’s leave that aside.

With only 30 customers, it’s difficult to manage. Even now, after half a month, we still have a lot left over.

“I have to do something about this… I still have a long way to go.”

“Master.”

When I rolled the quill pen on the desk, the door was knocked on, and when I answered, ToWa was there.

“Dinner is ready, but would you prefer it a little later?”

“No, this is a perfect timing, thank you, Towa.”

I stood up from the chair, and my waist made a nice sound, “crack, crack.” It feels good when it cracks like that.

After using my brain, I want something sweet, but is there anything?

“Master? Is something good happening?”

“Something good? Rather, I was struggling with the bookkeeping.”

Hmm? Rather, I was feeling heavy because I could see the walls I had to clear in the future.

“I’m sorry. That is, you had a wonderful, smile.”

… Oh, I see.

“Of course, I would smile if Towa came to call me.”

“Oh, oh, you’re joking.”

Yes, yes, while saying that, her tail is stretching towards me. This cat is really something.

Well, it’s the same as always.

I’m enjoying struggling with this, isn’t that right?

Today is a business day.

Our store is basically closed on Mondays and Thursdays. We operate five days a week.

In this world, just like in the previous world, a week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday, and five weeks make one month, and twelve months make one year.

Like calling the Inn “Ronyan,” there are some places where the pronunciation sounds like Chinese, but this is the most common one I hear.

For example, the moon is pronounced “Yue,” and the day is “Xingqi.” So, Monday is “Yue, Xingqi.”

If it’s the first Monday of the week, it’s “Yi Yue Xingqi,” and if it’s the third Wednesday, it’s “San Shui Xingqi.”

It only sounds like Chinese, it’s not really Chinese. I know that, I know.

“Welcome!”

“Welcome!”

“Welcome!”

Well, the store’s uniform will be a Chinese dress! And I wasted money that I couldn’t afford to waste on preparing it. Please take a look.

“What would you like to order?”

“Umm, the daily special.”

Mia, full of energy, is already guiding the customer to their seat. She’s so small and cute.

Since she’s the one who moves around the most, she’s wearing a red Chinese dress with a shallow slit to avoid excessive exposure.

When Mia is working in the store, she doesn’t wear her usual twin tails, but instead has her hair in a loose bun on both sides of her head.

If it’s not a deliberate fashion choice, I’ll have to get her a chignon next time.

And look at this, she has a mysterious sex appeal, even though she’s flat! Even though she’s flat!

No, I understand. It’s because Mia is moving around, consciously showing off her cleavage for my enjoyment.

I don’t know how she senses it, but it’s scary to think about. She only shows me panty shots when she knows I’m watching, and it makes my penis so restless.

“Here you go! Boss, it’s the daily special!”

“Understood.”

Towa, who was heating the pan with a magic stone, said so.

This one is mainly black to avoid showing dirt.

The slit is deep, and her beautiful legs are dazzling. My eyes, my eyes! I’ll worship them first.

With her golden ratio body, she looks amazing. I could honestly look at her forever.

The reason for the deep slit is also that, but Towa herself said that the kitchen gets hot, so she modified the dress to show off her cleavage for better ventilation. Good job, keep it up. But be careful not to get burned?

Towa, who is diligently performing her duties, doesn’t try to seduce me. But her gestures, like wiping her sweat, make me excited. The sweat that gets absorbed into her cleavage is irresistible. If I get too excited, you know what to do.

“Thank you!”

And then, Serika, with a bounce in her chest, bowed deeply to the customer as she left.

She’s just one word: “busty.”

It’s not on purpose, it’s true. Her bust and underbust are so different that it’s extreme.

If I made the dress to fit her chest, it would look like a “what is this” state, so I made it to the limit of what looks good. I’m not to blame!

The color is white. For Serika, who works as a cashier and a waitress, I had it made with a focus on cleanliness.

The slit is normal, but because her butt is so big, it looks deeper than it is.

What is this, these big boobs? I want to scold her for an hour on the bed.

Let me state this unequivocally.

“It’s a jewel box of beauty and eroticism!”

Cough.

Anyway, everyone works hard.

Serika only stands at the store on days when she doesn’t have to go out and get ingredients, but she often leaves in the morning and returns by lunch.

Since the Ronyan opens in the afternoon, she sometimes comes to the store after taking a short break. When I told her to take a break, she looked sad, so there’s nothing I can do about it.

“Welcome… Kazune, huh?”

“Hey Mia, why do you look so disappointed? She has money! She’s a good customer!”

“Okay, okay. So, the usual Dragon Rice?”

“Of course!”

The customer who came in was a girl named Kazune. She’s a Werefox, a beastwoman with a fluffy tail.

Among the eight people who could be considered regulars, this girl is definitely a regular. She comes every day we’re open.

“You said you have money, but are you sure you’re okay eating only Dragon Rice? I won’t lend you any money.”

“I’ll do whatever it takes to make money to come here! Oh, Shuricchi will come with me tonight.”

Mia, shrugging her shoulders in exasperation, went to Towa to place the order.

She must really like our food, which is nice and makes me happy.

Especially Dragon Rice.

This is a dish that uses many of the high-end ingredients that I’ve been processing, and it’s the most profitable dish we sell.

God bless our customers, and especially Kazune.

Since I’m watching from behind the scenes, I can’t be sure, but she might be the number one customer I’d like to welcome as a flag business customer.

Oh, and since it’s Dragon Rice, I have to prepare it too.

Sausages and… damn it, today I feel good, so I’ll also serve Dragon Puppy dried meat soup as a service.

Maybe this is why our sales aren’t that great. I have to reflect on this.

“Huh? What’s that?”

A loud “crack” sound came from the front of the store.

Someone must have broken a plate. I hope everything’s okay.

When I peeked out, I saw.

“Liliel-sama?”

“… What are you doing here?”

“Umm? Welcome… to our store?”

I recognized the name, but there was an unparalleled beauty standing there.

“Your manners towards the customers are not proper. It’s due to the lack of education of the store manager, I mean. The owner. Please allow me to express my opinion, and may I guide you?”

“Seriously?”

Somehow, I was forced to say something, and Arius was appointed to serve her.