The slightly noisy morning soon came to an end.
After finishing breakfast, the four of them—Lynn and the others—set off together towards the restaurant.
The restaurant Royman gave to Lynn was located on Northwest Main Street, close to the Adventurers Guild headquarters.
As one of the areas with the highest foot traffic in Orario, Lynn had even set up a stall nearby before.
"Captain Lynn, you've arrived."
When Lynn and the others arrived at the restaurant, Welf had already arrived with members of the Soma Familia to prepare for the opening ceremony.
After nodding in greeting, Hestia stayed behind to give directions along with Welf.
As for Lynn, he took Aiz and the other two inside the restaurant.
Her gaze swept over the brand-new surroundings before settling on the black-haired boy standing nearby.
"Do I need to change clothes?"
"Yes, I've already prepared them for you."
Lynn called out to Lili: "Take her to the changing room. The clothes are in locker number two."
"Okay."
Lili led Aiz towards the changing room.
A moment later, Aiz, now changed, reappeared before Lynn.
Compared to before, the girl was now wearing a black-striped suit. Her golden hair was tied into a ponytail, and she wore a pair of black-framed glasses, adding an air of intellect and competence.
"Looks pretty good."
After letting his gaze linger on Aiz for a moment, Lynn led her to the counter.
"You'll be helping with payments here today. You should be able to handle simple work like this, right?"
"No problem."
Aiz nodded.
She was, after all, an LV5 adventurer. Her memory and arithmetic skills were guaranteed.
Simply taking money and giving change wasn't difficult for her; it was very straightforward.
"Oh, right, one more thing."
Lynn's voice sounded again.
Under the girl's gaze, he pointed to the promotional poster stuck nearby.
"See this? If anyone comes to pay, ask them if they want to get a membership card."
"A membership cards?"
"Simply put, it's a special card made using magic stone crafting techniques."
"As long as customers are willing to deposit money, they can obtain a magic stone card. The next time they come to the restaurant to eat, they can get a discount to a certain extent."
Lynn took out three different colored cards from the counter drawer:
"The white one is the standard membership card, the black one is the premium membership card, and the gold one is the supreme membership card."
"Your job, while handling payments, is to find a way to get wealthy people to deposit money for the gold supreme membership card, and get ordinary people to go for the white standard membership card."
"What about the premium membership card?"
"Don't worry about that one. Those who have some money but aren't particularly rich will automatically compare our food to other restaurants after eating my cooking. At that point, you just need to mention the membership card promotion."
"I understand."
Aiz nodded thoughtfully.
Although Lynn's words sounded somewhat arrogant...
Recalling the breakfast, she had not long ago, Aiz felt it was actually quite reasonable.
"Is there any other work?"
"No. After all, it's just a temporary job. I won't assign you too many tasks."
"This is a prepared script. If you don't know what to say, just follow this."
Handing over a paper filled with writing, Lynn briefly explained a few more details.
Confirming there was nothing left out, he turned and returned to the main entrance to prepare for the opening ceremony.
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The Hostess of Fertility.
"Whew~ Finally time for a break, nya!"
Having finished the morning's work, Anya looked at the two girls standing not far away.
"Ryuuu! Syr! What are you looking at, nya?"
"A flyer for Hestia Restaurant."
"Hestia... isn't that Lynn's Familia, nya? They're opening a restaurant?"
"Yes, didn't you know, Anya?"
"Haven't been out much lately, nya."
Anya's cat ears twitched twice atop her head as she leaned in to look at the flyer with Ryuuu and Syr.
"Free tasting event, low-price divine liquor event, membership card discount event... so many events, nya!"
"Right? Looks very interesting."
A smile appeared on Syr's face: "The opening happens to be today. Ryuuu and I were planning to go take a look. Do you want to come along, Anya?"
"I'll come, nya!"
Anya nodded without hesitation.
Although they hadn't interacted many times, she and Lynn could be considered half-acquaintances.
Plus, influenced by the previous War Game, she was very curious about what Lynn's restaurant looked like.
"Syr, we're here."
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Just then, two more voices came from not far away.
Anya turned her head to see all the members of The Hostess of Fertility gathered together.
"Huh? Mama Mia is coming too?!"
Looking at the figure at the very back of the group, a look of surprise appeared on Anya's face.
"Is it strange that I'm going?"
Mia glanced at this silly cat.
Three days ago, Lynn had specifically visited The Hostess of Fertility to invite her, Syr, and the others to attend.
Everyone at The Hostess of Fertility knew about this, except for Anya who would run back to her room to slack off as soon as her shift ended.
If not for that, Syr and the others wouldn't be looking at the flyer so openly or discussing when to leave for the opening event.
"Let's go. It's about time."
After hanging the 'Closed' sign on The Hostess of Fertility, Mia led Syr and the others to the neighboring street.
"Wow! It's so lively, nya!"
Looking at the crowd gathered not far away, a look of astonishment appeared on Anya's face.
"Is Lynn's restaurant that popular?"
"Recently, members of Hestia Familia and Soma Familia have been handing out flyers constantly. Plus, with this free tasting event, it's normal for there to be a lot of people."
Syr wasn't surprised by this at all.
Following Mia and the others to the restaurant entrance, a row of snacks placed on a long wooden table came into view.
"Huh! This smells amazing, nya!"
Anya's attention was drawn.
Seeing the words 'Free Tasting' written in large letters on the table, she reached out, picked up a cat-shaped cookie, and tossed it into her mouth.
*Crunch—! *
A crisp chewing sound rang out, as if knocking on the gates of heaven. An unimaginably rich, creamy aroma surged through her mouth like a golden torrent.
Like golden nectar formed from caramelized honey blended with top-grade butter, creating a peerless fragrance, Anya's taste buds were conquered in an instant.
After that, an exquisite, heart-melting crispness blossomed on the tip of her tongue.
As if meticulously layered from thousands of sheets of butter pastry, thin as cicada wings, each layer melted away lightly between her teeth, transforming into smooth clouds of cream.
"Nya?! Nya nya nya!!!"
"Anya?"
Watching the cat-eared girl who was acting as if she'd been drugged, letting out a string of nyas, Ryuuu, who had just picked up a biscuit, froze.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"Nya... I'm fine..."
Anya slowly came back to her senses, her eyes shining as she stared at the plate of biscuits in front of her.
"Ryuuu, these are super delicious, nya!"
"You guys should try them quickly too, nya!"
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