Wild JK Kashino Yukiko Opens a Bar in Another World

Episode 7: Staff Shortage

Translated by AmaLynne
Edited by AmaLynne

「It must be tough every day for the landlady.」

「It’s tough, but Lara-chan and I can only do so much, so we don’t push ourselves beyond our limits.」

「I agree. The store has to last for a long time, so it’s not good to overwork it.」

Fortunately, our restaurant has been nearly full ever since it opened, but we are so understaffed that we can’t prepare any more food, and now we sometimes have to refuse people from coming into the restaurant, which is heartbreaking.

However, it would have been meaningless if I had fallen ill from pushing myself too hard, and just as I was wondering what to do, oyabun-san approached me with concern.

I was a little scared at first, but oyabun-san was cool, kind, and great.

「A trustworthy man…」

「That’s the whole point.」

If I put out a call for applications, people would come in right away, but right now my store is getting a lot of attention from a lot of competitors.

It would be dangerous to take on people so easily because they might send in spies.

As the person responsible for Lara-chan, I couldn’t afford to throw the store into chaos by hiring a strange person.

「Staff, huh…」

「Do you have any idea, oyabun-san?」

Oyabun-san seems to have a big face, he might be able to do something about it.

「It’s not impossible. All right, I’ll introduce you to one of them.」

Oyabun-san, who came to the restaurant alone today, finished off the wild boar liver-roasted sauce that he always orders, and left the restaurant after putting down the bill.

「Yukiko-san, I wonder what kind of person oyabun-san is going to introduce to?」‡

「I can’t imagine…」

「Right.」

I wonder who oyabun-san is going to introduce to…

I’m getting a little curious about what kind of person it is.

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「As you can see, he’s a young man, so you can trust him to do the heavy lifting.」

「Nice to meet you, my name is Bonta.」

Around noon the next day, after lunch, I was about to start preparing the food, and as promised, oyabun-san brought in a new person.

I think he is about fifteen or six years old.

He was a boy with a childish face, pale but quite big, and gave the impression of eating rice very well.

「I picked this guy up and took care of him.」

「This little boy?」

「(Yukiko-san, this person is clearly not suited to be a vigilante, is he?)」

I, too, thought Lara-chan was right.

This boy is very large, but rather than being fat, he is muscular and bulky.

Although he does not look weak, he does not seem to be suited for a chivalrous job like oyabun-san.

「You were right. Bonta is not a vigilante, but he is very good. Since he is the one who is cooking for the young people in our house right now, we decided it would be a good idea for him to work here and hone his skills.」

I think it is one of his great talents as a cook that when he cooks, it seems to taste good.

It’s strange because when a scrawny, skinny person cooks, strangely enough, it doesn’t look delicious.

「Ehh, I’m going to work here as a cook? But I have yet to repay the favor oyabun did for me by picking me up.」

「……Oyabun-san, he’s really not cut out for that.」

「Right?」

People often say that the world of chivalry is about loyalty and humanity, but it is not.

Bonta-kun, who takes this pretext seriously, will never be as good as oyabun-san.

「Bonta, don’t worry about that. I picked you up because I saw something shining in you. I don’t have a large enough pocket to pick up everyone who comes to Royal Capital.」

Oyabun-san also does not pick up all the young people who come to Royal Capital.

It’s either those who seem to have talent and can be self-reliant if we help them, or those who are likely to commit crimes in the future if we do not pick them up here and place them in the vigilante group.

And they pick up these kids because they think they have some talent and can become independent if they are helped.

Even so, there must be many young people who were saved thanks to oyabun-san, and I think he is great.

「You seem to enjoy cooking at home, aren’t you?」

「Yeah, I love to cook.」

「I dare say to you, you are not cut out for vigilante at all. If you stick to it badly, you will surely die early.」

「I’m not cut out to be a vigilante, am I?」

「At your age, you shouldn’t refer to yourself as『me』. In this world, if you get licked, it’s the end of you.」‡

Indeed, I don’t know about oyabun-san, whose first name is『me』. ‡

Even oyabun-san says so, it is not surprising that Bonta-kun is not a good candidate for a vigilante…

「That’s why. You should work here and train while you still can. If in the future you open your restaurant and pay us for your services, that would be the best way to repay me. I’ll have more favorite restaurants.」

「Oyabun…」

「Listen up! You’re going to work hard here and become a full-fledged cook. And don’t even think about going back to being a vigilante again. Understand?」

Never come back to vigilante again, oyabun-san advised Bonta-kun in a stern tone.

I think oyabun-san is kind after all… to be able to gracefully shun a young boy whom he takes care of.

「Yes! I will do my best to become a full-fledged chef and become independent so that oyabun will come to eat with me.」

「Good! Now go to work!」

「Thanks for your help, oyabun!」

Thus, an apprentice cook named Bonta-kun joined our restaurant.

He seems to have a gentle personality, but I think he is also a sort of a guard because of his large body and strength.

I was reminded once again how kind oyabun-san is.