Chapter 133
133 . Gallery Café 2
Today I'm doing the preparation for the Employees of the Café .
The noble and their subordinates will eventually come to the store in the new continent, but as expected they won't come right away in the next day after . The shop still hasn't had its opening ceremony anyway .
If there's any intruder or suspicious people, the guards will deal with it, and there's nothing to steal there either .
No, of course, there might be some property damages, but I don't have anything related to my identity or out-of-place artifacts .
The first thing in the morning, I send the dress out for cleaning, and went to ask Kifujin Store Manager to make me several dresses . The budget is significantly higher than last time . It's a necessary expense .
After that, using transfer, I went to the Gallery Café (under preparation) . Today I'm calling the employees that have received the recruitment notices from me .
"Well then, this team will organize the operation of the Gallery Café [Gold Coin]" (Mitsuha)
Two girls nodded to my declaration in the store where the interior work and the equipment installment has been completed .
Then, I explained their working conditions .
"The working condition is just like what I wrote in the guidelines . However, I'm just an owner and I don't work here, so if you have something that you want me to change, please don't hesitate to tell me now . If I deemed it acceptable, I could change it" (Mitsuha)
I offered them a piece of paper written in the native language of the country .
"Do you have anything to say? Or are there anything needs to be changed?" (Mitsuha)
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Rudina . 13 years old . Manager, Cook, and Accountant . Live-in . 620 Dollars per week plus 10% net profit of the café .
Silua . 17-years old . Waitress and Miscellaneous job . General Attendance . 420 Dollars per week plus 10% net profit of the café .
Five-day workweek system, complete with social insurance, and labor insurance .
Working hours: 10 . 00 - 18 . 00 . Lunch is covered .
If one of the two is sick or for other reasons, the store will be closed temporarily . Do not try to open the store alone .
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I'm not taking the profit from the café . The main purpose is the Gallery part so that I can make income as [Yamano Mitsuha] in Japan legally, but as expected it would be impossible to operate a gallery that can't sell normally, so I put the café part .
Therefore, rent, utilities, labor, materials, consumables, and other expenses can be collected from the café, and if it went smoothly beyond expectation then it's all the better . So, the business hours are loose... Thanks to the tax exemption here .
Well, if I lose the transfer ability, and can no longer live in japan, and for some reason I got stuck here, at that time I will just work as the store manager and make sure I can make a profit .
They were thinking while staring at the paper ...
"What day is this two day off?" (Rudina)
Rudina asked me .
"That is, you two can decide when it's convenient for you" (Mitsuha)
The face-to-face meeting is over, so I don't have put a stern face anymore .
"Then, I would like to have it like the regular holiday, Saturday and Sunday . In this store with a small number of seats, it is not profitable to stay longer on weekends . So instead, I would like to focus on breakfast, lunch, and dinner time on weekdays . And for that, this business hour can't be used . I think we should start from 07 . 00-14 . 00, then take a nap and continue at 17 . 00-20 . 00... " (Rudina)
She said something ridiculous, this kid...
At the time of the interview, she looked more timid!
"But that way, you would work 10 hours per day, are you sure?" (Mitsuha)
"Yes, what of it?" (Rudina)
"Eh..." (Mitsuha)
Apparently, it seems normal in this country .
"Silua-san too, are you fine with it?" (Mitsuha)
Asking so, Rudina points at a certain part of the paper on the table with her finger .
Then I and Silua look at the paper and read the letters on her fingertips .
[Plus 10% net profit of the café]
Silua nods intensely .
Apparently, both of them want to be more fruitful rather than easy work .
But extending business hours doesn't mean you'll be more profitable, right?
Well, I not saying that their salary will be deducted by 10% of the deficit if we have any .
"Umm..." (Silua)
This time, Silua speaks .
"If we go with that plan, would our breakfast and dinner be covered too?" (Silua)
She does have a fair point...
Then I gave Rudina the key to the store, instructed her to complete all preparations by a few days before opening, and gave her the money she needed . I also granted operational guidance authority to Silua . I instructed them to decide the menu on their own, taking the time required to make it and the cost of raw materials into account . I said that salaries would be counted from today .
"I will move-in tomorrow" (Rudina)
Right, Rudina will live here .
...wait . The rent, utility bills, foodstuffs in the shop, etc . are free and plus, that salary .
This is bad, it's too much... In this case, the difference from Silua is too large .
But I can't reduce it now of all time either .
I have to increase Silua's salary later... What a mistake!
And Now to the well-known [general store Mitsuha] . I transferred to the private room on the third floor and went to the first floor to open the store after the long absence...
"Onee-sama, leaving me behind, just where did you go?!" (Sabine-chan)
And I hear sabine-chan's angry voice .
Apparently, Sabine-chan was worried when a report from her subordinate, the [Onee-sama watch-keeping corps], told her that I was completely absent for a few days, and came to [General Store Mitsuha] every day to see me . It seems she also tried to reach me using the radio .
... don't ask me .
Well, every time I went away for a long time, I always told Sabine-chan properly beforehand .
Rather than that, what's up with that suspicious bunch [Onee-sama watch-keeping corps]!
This! Is this why whenever I come to the royal capital, Sabine-chan would wait in front of the shop?!
"W-well, I had a little business in the territory..." (Mitsuha)
"You're lying!" (Sabine-chan)
Aaaaah, so irritating...
...but wait...
If Sabine-chan is like this, then...
This is bad!!
"Kyaa!!" (Sabine-chan)
I pulled Sabine-chan inside the store .
Lock the door, close the curtain, and transfer with Sabine-chan! The destination is, of course...
"Mitsuha! Where did you go with Sabine! Why did you leave me alone?!" (Colette)
Aaah, as expected!!
It's like a game I played in the past!
If you don't tend the mood of the girls, the girl's bomb mark will gradually grow larger, and if it's exploded it will be a catastrophe!
So irritating!!
"Both of you, I'm went away for only a few days! Before, you would have been fine without having to meet for a long time!" (Mitsuha)
" "......" "(Both Lolis)
No, I predicted this kind of thing though .
The trip to the other countries to recruit allies . During that trip, we were always together, of course they will be like this .
Always . Always together . If I looked around, the two are always there . That kind of life lasted for a little less than three months, so it's inevitable that this kind of reaction will come out . After all, they are still 9 and 10 years old .
And Colette in particular, lives in the Yamano Viscount territory, away from her family and familiar villagers . It is natural for her to be lonely .
However, the activity in the new continent, Vanel Kingdom, is a secret operation that has never been told to anyone, even to the king . I borrowed the expenses without explaining the circumstances to the king .
This is because, if I were to speak to the king, then the king's instruction and judgements cannot be ignored, and he would request me for technical information about Vanel Kingdom, there are also the details about my abilities that he still doesn't know, but the main reason is [If there is something happened with me, everything would be futile] .
Even in the best of times, there will be major obstacles to the production of ships and new cannons, if everything is up to be futile, the damage would be too big . It would be even more so if they were expecting something strange . So, I proceed with the plan where I sneak up by my own .
Plus, in the first place, Sabine and Colette can't speak the language of Vanel Kingdom .
...even if I say that, both of them won't be convinced without proper explanation .
This is troubling...