The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

"May I take a breather?

After noon one day, for the first time in a long time, "Station Manager”, who was doing station work at Harpertown Station, came into the coffee shop "Tsubame".

Behind this is a serious, grown-up young man wearing a brand new uniform and this one with a new hat in his hand. Nyarch, who saw the two of them, spoke cheerfully, as usual.

"Ah, good luck to“ Station Manager ”, rookie! This way, please."

"Oh, Lord Nyarch, good luck. Quick and frightening, but what was the bribe today?

In response to an inquiry from the "station manager," Nyarch answers as he leads them to their seats.

"Um, you did say a mixed grill for C-lunch today. Looks like you can choose bread or rice for the staple, but which one do you want?

"Hmm, should I make bread? What will the Lord do?

Sitting on his seat where he could see the ticket entrance near the entrance and the station building as usual, the "station manager” called out to the young man who had made him sit across the street.

To that voice, a young man opens his mouth who was just following behind him so far in silence.

"Right, well, I'm in bread, too"

"I don't know! Two mixed grills in bread! Can I get a Cinnamon Coffee for your after-dinner drink?

In response to Nyarch's confirmation, "Station Manager" immediately nodded and replied. The youth also nods after the "station manager”.

"Now, please wait a minute!

That's what Nyarch said, trying to sew a narrow passage and rushing out to the kitchen with a patter. The “station manager", who narrowed his eyes and dropped off his hindsight, turns his gaze back to the young man sitting in the front and speaks.

"Lord Theo, things are going well so far today. Are you used to your job?

"Yeah, little by little, but I've also figured out the steps. Well, there's not even that many complicated procedures. I think we'll be able to do it alone in a little while."

Teo, a young man named “Newbie” to Nyarch, is a newly assigned Harpertown Station staff member. Around the middle of the year between Takumi and Roland, he is a good young man dressed smartly in uniform.

“Station Manager", who was advised on the need for additional staff at Harpertown Station in a recently submitted work report, will quickly embark on staffing arrangements.

Aside from his suitability for station duties, White Feather's arrow stood in Theo, who originally worked as an official at headquarters, after pondering various things up to the future.

When a candidate is selected, "Station Manager" rides out on Theo's scout himself. Theo initially showed difficulty in transferring from headquarters to the station, but when he was persuaded that he could broaden his future path by gaining various experiences outside headquarters, he ended up convincingly accepting the transfer.

Originally, instructing Theo in business was Takumi's job as "acting station manager”, who would be his direct supervisor. But in one Takumi, who also struggles as the master of a coffee shop, things just come out of sight.

Therefore, for the first time in a long time, "Station Manager" was returning to the scene to provide business guidance to Theo in the form of following Takumi.

Two weeks after Theo's inauguration at Harpertown Station, he quickly demonstrated the good principles and good people he originally had, and so far it had been a smooth slip out. The “station manager” and Takumi's eyes were also given the rating that it was not a good idea to get out.

However, the rating is also at the level of "passing score for now”, and not out of 100.

It was already clear from the "station manager” and Takumi that it was likely to be a “wall” in the future even during the past two weeks alone. Now, how do we make him realize... "Station Manager” looks at Theo sitting right in front of him. Theo has spoken casually, knowing or not the mind of such a “station manager”.

"But it's also hard to work without standing. I'm getting used to it, but in the beginning, my legs were pampered."

"Previously, it would have been a sitting job toward the desk. Or something like that."

"Massage was essential every night until I got used to it, too. Thank you for waiting. It's a bribe of the day, a mixed grill meal."

Takumi just brought the dish to me where the two of them started the conversation. Takumi arranges the dishes of Atsuatsu, where the hot air still boils, before the two of them.

On an iron plate of black cast placed on a wooden table, hamburgers and baked sausages, as well as sautéed chicken, were playing juice and sound.

On the same plate is a patter of chopped potatoes cooked in plump sanaolia (carrots), both of which give rise to delicious hot air.

The cup was poured with a soup filled with myces (corn), seboria (onions), repolo (cabbage) and various vegetables. Lightly toasted cornbread on a small plate also emits a really good aroma.

"Um, it looks like it's going to be quite the same today. Well, let's have it before it gets cold."

"Ah, yes. Thank you for sharing the grace of the earth today…"

Theo, who prayed as he put his hands together in front of his chest and expressed his gratitude halfway through, took a fork and a knife in his hand when he opened his eyes. Due to the fragrant scent of meat, Theo's stomach is already in a state of war.

Originally Theo was not so strongly interested in food, but since he started working in this station building, the bribery dishes served in the 'swordfish' have been a daily pleasure.

Every dish served as a bribe is unusual, and very tasty. It's different from the irreplaceable meals I had when I was at home - for example, stewed root vegetables (stew), oven-roasted carabassa (pumpkin), or three fixed rotations of steamed duck potatoes (sweet potatoes) at this time of year.

Of course, comparing professionally made dishes to those made by amateurs would be wrong in the first place, but even without it, this' bribe 'was novel and novel, something that stirred Theo's heart.

Theo chews the hamburger in his mouth thoroughly before speaking to the “station manager”.

"It's really delicious today too! I can't help but look forward to this bribe every day. You serve such delicious dishes, you can also snort to thrive."

"Right, well, that would please Lord Takumi if he heard"

“Station Manager" returned the words to Theo with a smile as he advanced the fork.

The meal was then proceeded with an unflattering public discourse.

The plump, baked hamburger melts with the cheese inside, creating a rich flavor.

The sausage was crisp and fragrant on the skin, and the prickly textured chicken sautéed with tomato sauce brought out the taste of the chicken.

The soup also has a truly sophisticated taste, unlike the stewed guzzles I used to eat when I was at home. I really enjoy the petite and shaky texture left over from ingredients that haven't had too much fire.

Eating this soup or tomato sauce together with the aromatic cornbread seemed to get as much into my stomach as I could.

If you notice, the black iron plate placed in front of Theo was quickly emptied. The replacement for the cornbread you asked for and brought is already in my stomach.

Theo exhaled one hush as he rubbed his creased belly.

"No, I ate too much. If you eat like this every day, you'll be fat."

"Really? So let's get you to work well in the afternoon so that your energy for what you eat is consumed?

I was going to talk to the "station manager” sitting in front of me and suddenly I got a voice from the side, and Theo gets scared. Turning to the one who spoke, there was the figure of Takumi, who had brought the coffee. Theo complains lightly about Takumi as he puts his mouth together.

"Don't be surprised, Mr. Takumi. He said he'd work hard with you this afternoon."

"I'm sorry about that. After this I'm going to put myself in the station business too, so let's check the steps of work together. Was there any special schedule in there after this?

"There shouldn't have been any particular today. It's easy."

Theo answers Takumi's query lightly, getting a little used to the job.

Takumi shows the words a slight trick, but Theo doesn't care at all.

Takumi nodded one after gazing at the station manager as he chilled.

"... ok. Then I'll finish cleaning this one up. Thank you again after this."

Takumi said so and returned to the kitchen with a plate on top of the tray after the meal.

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"Good luck with your long journey - We will bid here, so please have tickets on hand one by one."

The second train also arrived safely on time today, with bidding operations peaking.

Theo handily confirms the ticket while speaking to the customer as taught in the first day's business description.

In Theo's previous ticket, Takumi, the “acting station manager” who took the cafe apron and wore the cap, was doing the same bidding job.

When you receive a ticket from the passengers lined up in front of you, Theo checks the contents and then takes you through the exit. It's the work of bidding I've been so used to over the past two weeks.

I'm getting the hang of checking tickets, and it seldom happens that you're going to the wrong place in the first place, etc. When that happens, how do we smoothly judge the rows?

Theo was focused on working handily to make sure the flow didn't lag.

In the meantime, when Theo looked up, he caught sight of Takumi bowing his head and dropping off one at a time to the customers who had finished bidding. If I have kids, I'm waving, and I even speak to people with big luggage to help them carry out their luggage.

For that matter, from Theo's eyes, the row of bids moves slowly. I honestly didn't feel like a handy response to Theo.

"Yes, then continue your pleasant journey. Thank you for your time."

Takumi, who politely dropped him off until his last customer, approached Theo when he breathed.

"Good luck. Next up is organizing your arrival, right? Come to the station office."

Teo, who was spoken out, replied yes, to the station office with Takumi. In that short time, I tried to bump into the questions I felt earlier.

"Why would Mr. Takumi ever bow his head to a customer or do something extra? It's just gonna take a while to get out of hand, isn't it?

Takumi answers Theo's question with a slightly troubled smile on her face.

"That's right. I guess it's because I want you to smile after this station building. A station is like a front door to a journey, so I want you to feel a little better."

"Um, I know what you're trying to say, but do we need to do that much?

You're not convinced by Takumi's words, Theo eats down. To Theo like that, Takumi gently returns the word.

"I guess it's more about what I want to do than whether I need to. And then yes, is there something about politely greeting and dropping them off that will give you a good look at the customer's face?

"Your face, sir?

To an unexpected answer, Theo rounds his eyes.

"Yeah, the customer's face and expression naturally get into his eyes through greetings, so I think there's an aspect of being able to confirm things like whether he's not feeling ill on a long journey, whether he's having any trouble or worries. That way, you'll be able to respond as soon as something happens."

"Hmm, is that so..."

Takumi's words didn't come pinned to Theo much either.

It is true that politely greeting a customer is not uncomfortable from the customer's point of view, and it feels good to be able to see the customer smile as well.

Still, they're just people passing right in front of them. I don't think more customers would want to use the railway for the reason that it feels good to say hello.

Would it still be necessary for first-class cars and regular passengers to take that much time to pay attention to all passengers…, Theo could not really understand Takumi's actions?

Well, I don't care about the extra stuff. No, let's get my job done quickly first, and for now, let's get my next job done... yes, I thought Theo followed Takumi and went into the station office.

It is the sorting of 'small baggage' carried to the station office that takes place between the next ticket for the train to depart and the beginning.

'Small baggage' literally means small baggage. By entering into a contract with the railway company in advance, it is a service that allows you to deliver luggage of a certain size and weight to a given station, which can be carried in your hands.

The luggage transported by train with the passengers is to be transported to the station office in the station building. To keep until the consignee with the decals comes to pick it up in the station office. Theo handily removed his luggage to a dedicated shelf under the guidance of Takumi.

"Now Josh. Well, Mr. Takumi, please confirm.

Theo, who finished packing his baggage, spoke to Takumi as he handed him a baggage handling slip. Takumi, who receives it, carefully poke each other one by one, whether the stated contents and the location of the shelves are correct.

At that time, Takumi's eyes stopped on one small package.

"Is that it? What's wrong with this?

When Takumi snapped so, she took out one square box wrapped in newspapers - perhaps inside one made of thick paper - and put it up on top and peeked at the bottom.

Theo peeks into the box, too, as Takumi moves. Then I could see that roughly half of the bottom surface was discolored as if it had been stained with something.

From the look of the stain, something apparently stained out of the inside of the box. Nevertheless, Shizukuishi and others are not drooling, and the amount of liquid leaked does not seem to be much.

However, from the point of view of baggage handling, it is never a pleasant development. Takumi immediately gives Theo instructions.

"Mr. Theo, let's see if there's any stains on the other luggage, just in case. I'll check from this side, so please let Theo come from that side."

"Ha, ha! I get it!

Theo, instructed by Takumi, rushes to work. If stains had moved to other luggage, there would definitely be a complaint from the customer. It's important.

Praying that the stain had not shifted, Theo continued to take out his luggage one by one to confirm.

Fortunately, none of the stains were shifting in the other luggage. Theo, who finished his last confirmation, sighed loudly, Phew.

"Looks like you managed to keep the other baggage safe. relieved."

Theo, relaxed in relief, speaks, but Takumi returns no words silently with his arms around him.

As Theo tried to peek at what was going on, Takumi stared at Theo and slowly opened his mouth.

"Mr. Theo, when you shelved this luggage earlier, didn't you feel anything uncomfortable?

Theo's spine stretches unexpectedly into Takumi's voice, which is emitted in a slightly lower tone than usual.

"Oh, excuse me. I didn't notice then. We also had a lot of luggage today..."

"Even if it's a lot, it's a dozen at best, right? This is all the staining. Don't you think I'd have noticed when I shelved it if I'd been more attentive to one package at a time?

Certainly from the staining situation, it was not strange to feel uncomfortable when putting it on the shelf.

In fact, just a glance at the luggage on the shelf made Takumi notice the stain. I felt like I was spotted doing the proper checks, and Theo had to keep quiet and lean over.

"Mr. Theo, you remember your job quickly, and you do it cleverly. However, unfortunately, from what I've seen so far, it seems that it can get cluttered at times in my work. You can't just make your job a 'task'."

"Oh, but isn't work a repetition of work?

Without knowing Takumi's intentions for words, Theo unwittingly becomes vegan and listens back. Takumi continued the conversation to include it slowly.

"It's not just that we should proceed with the work according to the procedure. It's important to understand the job, what 'intent' the work has. For example, when you arrive at the bidding business, what is Theo watching out for?

"Yeah, are we going to proceed in a good and tedious fashion?

To Theo's answer, Takumi roars hmm.

"It's never wrong either, but it's also more important than that. Well, what would you say if Mr. Theo received a lot of treatment from the station staff during his end-of-train bid?

"Hmm, that would be annoying after all, and the journey around the corner would be ruined..."

Takumi nods cocklessly.

"That's right. Stations are often the 'first and last of the journey'. Sometimes it can ruin your memories of your journey if it makes you uncomfortable."

"Well..."

"The same goes for the luggage thing. We need to treat you properly and responsibly until we get to you.

What would you think if something was happening to your precious package and you gave it to them without realizing it?

To Takumi's words, Theo leans down unable to return the answer. Further instruction can be continued.

"Getting to work quickly is important. Just don't confuse 'moving forward fast' with 'out of hand'. Always look back and see who the work you are doing is for."

"Yes, I understand..."

Theo sneers at Takumi's upright guidance. Takumi spoke gently to Theo, who gave him an indelible look.

"Nevertheless, it's great to have all this step-by-step and tedious work going on in just two weeks. And then, if you just remember to be polite and concerned, you'll soon be able to stand on your own as a station worker."

"Really? I hope so..."

To Takumi's encouragement voice, Theo was full of potpourri and crunch.

Theo then proceeded with his station duties under the guidance of Takumi and the "station manager”. Though on the surface he was behaving as if to proceed with his work, in his head he kept going around with the words Takumi had just told him.

When I decided to transfer to Harpertown Station with the recommendation of the "station manager", I immediately remembered the work in the field. In fact, even when I arrived at the station, there was nothing so difficult to say just in terms of the steps of the work, and I was able to grasp the guidelines immediately.

This could still have worked if it had been the administrative work in charge at headquarters. But that's not enough in a crime scene called this station building, which deals directly with customers.

Think ahead of the customer and proceed with the work on an ad hoc basis. It was a job I had never experienced before for Theo.

Theo was sinking into anxiety with no idea if his powers would work.

"Good luck. Excuse me."

Theo's voice on his way home was somewhere unwell.