Ascendance of a Bookworm

“… Isn’t it normal if it’s an introduction or cleverness?”

When I briefly explained Mr. Ichimi’s refusal, Benno gave up his shoulder lightly. In a city that is strict in class, it is not uncommon to be refused entry due to lack of clothes or referrals.

“Introduced, the customer’s money payment and behavior are different. Just because money is good, it’s not always a good customer. It may be a problem because it may happen. “

There were many troublesome customers, but Benno crawled his hair with a sigh. I will carefully explain the differences between the introductions and the declines at first glance.

“It’s not just an introduction. If someone who was introduced and steals, for example, steals ornaments, gets drunk, makes a fuss, or steps over payment, the person who introduced you To take responsibility for prompting and resolving payments. “

“If you want to make an introducer pay?”

Benno gets off his eyes and stands up like hitting a desk. It looked down on me with a stunned face, whether it was quite unexpected.

“Yeah. If you make trouble, it will not be a problem only for the shop and customers, so I think that the suppression effect on troublesome things is quite high. No. If you have any problems, you will eventually return to yourself, so it’s natural, only trusted people will be introduced. ”

“…… But isn’t it too expensive for the customer to introduce?”

Slowly sitting back, Benno presses the temple and temple. It seems to have shocked more than expected. Even though the store is introduced, it will not be held responsible.

“I think it will take care of regular customers because it will give you a pleasant time and food that doesn’t bother me with the atmosphere of the store. It ’s up to Benno to decide whether or not to adopt it, because it ’s definitely unfamiliar. ”

Benno’s role is to think and judge whether to incorporate my opinions. I raised a problem, so I just presented the solution I thought of. I am less than a merchant apprentice who ended without apprenticeship, and I don’t know if the system I know fits in the city.

“However, the first high-class restaurant where you can eat aristocratic food is unfamiliar, so even if it’s an unfamiliar rule, it doesn’t seem to be a big problem if you decide from the beginning But isn’t it possible to introduce it from the middle? ”

Benno draws his eyebrows and glares at the sky.

“If you’re going to take it, you have to decide quite finely?”

“Hmm … I’ll decide only where I can’t afford it, and then change it little by little in the store and the surroundings? Because it’s the first introduction, don’t decide too much. [It ’s better to leave some room. Maybe]

“Fum …”

After seeing Benno think, I looked down at my writing board.

“That’s how much I’m going to refuse” Ichimi-san “, and think about what you need to prepare in the store before it opens.”

“Do you have something to prepare? Did you decide on the interior?”

Benno squinted and looked at me. I looked at Benno after seeing the “items I was interested in” written on my writing board.

“What are you talking about? Isn’t the interior only decided? Each table should have a menu and a call bell?” Make sure you prepare good items so that you don’t lose the aristocratic character. It ’s not good. ”

“Menu table? Is the menu taught by the waiter?”

In this world, the menu seems to teach the waiter on the table verbally. If you want to eat at a commoner’s store where you can only cook intestines or boil wherever you go, or a noble house where you only have to declare that the menu is today, Maybe no problem as the waiter teaches.

However, it is more difficult to serve a waiter if there is no menu table for multiple people to choose what they want to eat from multiple menus that they do not know what kind of dishes they are.

“If you write the dishes you can make in the menu and the brands of sake that are prepared in the menu table and place them on each table, you can understand the general situation without having to ask the waiter one by one. I do n’t know if you ’re going to be serving only, but it ’s better to leave out where you can save a little time. ”

“What do you do if you make a menu table and you can’t read?”

Benno’s bitter face reminded me of this city’s low literacy rate, but I don’t think it was a big problem. The literacy rate should be quite high if it is limited to the rich who earn enough money to enter an Italian restaurant. Even Lutz was able to learn letters to become a merchant apprentice.

“If you can’t read the characters, you should ask the waiter normally …. But the first customer of the restaurant is a big store husband? I think you can read the characters?” 19459002]
 

“… Well, yes”

“And because most people have followers, isn’t it impossible to read the master-slave together?”

Because the husband’s dinner at a large store is centered on work, there is always a servant with materials and writing tools aside. If the master and servant cannot read the letters, it will not be a story. If you don’t understand what’s written in the contract, it can’t be a job.

“Oh, so it’s a menu table, but ask me for a little thick paper and add a watermark to the plant as I made before. Prepare a table of classic and seasonal dishes It ’s going to be an advertisement for plant paper. ”

I want to make it a little more stylish. It’s not cute but in a beautiful atmosphere. What kind of plant would be suitable for this season? How about trying to make more colored paper?

“Do you bother to use paper? Is the menu table necessary?”

“A menu table is required for the restaurant! Oh, should I prepare at the main workshop? The side of the house, the characters are beautiful enough to be mesmerized. Wow? Wow!”

“… I don’t know what the need is, and I leave it to you.”

Benno was holding his head as if tired.

When I got a new job, I think about the design of the menu table in my brain, and I’ll do it.

“Hey, I was entrusted. Then, what about the waiter? If you are pursuing the aristocratic nature, you won’t be serving the commoner you hired there.”

The waiter at the store where the commoner goes is very different from the waiter of the nobility. It is best known to me who is served by side servicers such as Franc.

It would be awkward to carry a large amount of food, but it would be awkward to have the waiters and francs of the downtown area who don’t care about spilling together. Benno seemed to understand it well and looked at me with a little miserable face.

“… Isn’t it going to work for you?”

“Does that mean that the waiter is also practicing in my room? Well … anyway, the waiter is … I feel like I can’t get permission to put it in.”

“On the contrary, how about bringing a priest to work outside?”

“I will be calling for the chief’s lunch tomorrow, so I’ll ask you, but don’t expect it”

Previously, the chief priest said, “Orphans can only be priests and priests because there are no people to introduce or take care of.” At that time, I received it in the sense of “I can go outside if there is a guardian”, but if I knew the reality of the orphanage and the temple, I could not receive it at face value.

Now that there are many priests left, it may be said that it is good if you can earn foreign currency, and it may be judged that the system of the temple may be broken. It’s a subtle place.

“That’s right … After that, I’d like to invite the priest to the first tasting party, but what do you think, Benno?”

“… Wait a minute. If you are a priestess? Are you really coming if you called a real nobleman?”

It is impossible for a nobleman to come to a commoner’s store. Basically calling to your home in the noble town.

The temple is on the border between the aristocratic town and the commoner town, so there is a gate that leads to both. However, the blue priest does not enter the commoner’s city except by ceremonies.

“Well, I’m interested. Cooking and sweets that I devised. I think it depends on how you attack, but I think it wasn’t an atmosphere that I couldn’t take.”

“… Hou”

Benno thinks while stroking his chin.

“So why don’t you invite only those who can really trust Benno to the first tasting? Eating with aristocrats doesn’t make you feel special?”

“… will definitely come out”

“If you become a store where aristocrats come in and out, wouldn’t it be possible to add foil to Italian restaurants?”

Benno’s reddish-brown eyes look like a carnivorous beast in anticipation of profits, shining shiningly.

“Oh, I’m sticking”

“Unlike Cattlecar tastings, don’t try to invite many people at once, but invite only a small number of people you can trust. Because the food is expensive, there should not be so many potential customers.How about going as high as possible as a store that only selected people can enter? ”

“If you get the cooperation of the chief, you can go. Don’t fail.”

Shaking hands and laughing with Ginari and Benno together, Rosina leaned gently.

“That’s Mine, how about music?”

“Music?”

“If you are a noble dinner, you will have multiple players called and perform instead, but don’t you have music in the restaurant?”

… I didn’t think of anything about BGM.

When I slowly look at Benno, Benno gently gives up his shoulder when he raises his hand.

“Unfortunately, there is no ambassador for a performer who can perform at a noble dinner”

“… What about Rosina’s feelings? Would you like to play in a restaurant?”

“If you have more time to touch the instrument, you can’t go beyond that”

As long as I looked at Rosina who said so, it seemed like I started to talk about music because I wanted to play the festival.

“Restaurant opens mainly for lunch? If that is the case, there will be a request at the time of booking and you will pay another fee. If you move later, you’ll be in time. “

If there is a customer who wants music even if he / she pays another fee at lunch time, it is ok to lend Rosina, my side serving, only at that time. However, you must also learn practical practice, and it will be essential to ask the chief priest every day.

“… Hey, what do you do at night?”

“Eh, you might have a drink at night? I’m not going to put a cute child like Rosina before getting drunk. Isn’t it decided to be rejected? Please look for a player. “

A female salary working in a bar at night often serves as a prostitute. Even if you say that it is a luxury restaurant and it is different from the rest, there is a high possibility that customers will not listen. There is no way to put Rosina in such a place as much as the tip of a nail.

Six bells rang while talking about details. Work is the end time. As Benno puts together the various items discussed today, he looks at me.

“Let’s see tomorrow at the priest tomorrow”

“Please leave it to me!”

“… Kun, I can’t help it”

When I saw Benno holding the stomach, I suddenly swelled my cheeks.

“I’m worried about when the restaurant will be finished”

The next day, I was called for the chief’s lunch.

Until the bell of the third ring, we practiced with the last practicing Feshpil while being watched by the rosy Rosina. If it was only Feshpeel, I could definitely play. It’s okay if you pay attention to the point where you can easily lose track of the strings if you are distracted by the song. Perhaps.

After that, the priest ’s help. Fran said he was ready for a luncheon and left Gill to go to the priest’s room. This is the first aristocratic call for me. Because the other party is the priesthood chief, there is no problem even if he fails a little, but Fran and Rosina are nervous.

…… That two people are very breathable when it comes to nobility.

Rosina’s true value is demonstrated in scenes where nobility is dealt with. Rosina can follow you to the point where you can’t keep up with the male franc, and she has been serving the aristocratic daughter for years.

After 4 bells rang, I finished working with my office and returned to the room with Gill.

Developed lightly by Delia’s hand, then set off with Rosina and Cutlery with a large Feshpeel and Franc with a small Feshpeel.

Rosina, who is now able to play the theme song, is different from me who is already nervous and trembling, but Rosina has received a request to play a feshpeel during a meal in the priest ’s room. Has a cool face.

“… is Rosina not nervous?”

“I’m doing it. The chest is awkward and I feel very uncomfortable.”

Even if it is said with a smile and a soft smile, I cannot trust it at all. However, Rosina’s smile is the same armament as a noble daughter. To protect yourself and not to show your chance to others.

“I don’t see it at all, but … do I have to hide it?”

“Yeah, you can smile and show yourself like you”

When we arrived at the Priest’s room, several gray priests changed the arrangement of the furniture and started preparing for lunch. I keep greetings of the chief priest who works with graceful movement at the end of my sight, and I greet the nobleman who invited me.

greeted by Fran and elegant bowing by Rosina.

The greetings that Fran and Rosina thought about together started with the name of the gods and expressed poeticly how honored they received the invitation. The greeting must be done with one knee raised and the hands crossed in front of the chest. If I asked for elegance there, it was only a penance for me who had no strength.

Lutz, who was associated with the memorization of the greeting, was also confused. “Thank you for taking the time. Thank you for inviting me today.”

Lutz is also involved in aristocrats as a duplication of the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce, so I remember it now, but it’s difficult to speak, and it is easy to talk about the names of many gods. I think monotheism was good only at these times.

Even before the priest, I was able to gracefully greet me about 1.5 times more than usual, without forgetting my head and getting white. Finally, I stepped on the hem of the costume and couldn’t get up right away, but did not fall. I grew up.

“Well, it’s a good class. It was a hard time, both of you … could you practice Feshpil?”

Celebration greets the two instructors, sees the feshpeel Fran has, and the priest raises his lips slightly.

“Your teacher is good, so you may have improved.”

“Well, that’s not the case. Mine has a talent for music! The musical scale was quickly learned and the ears seemed good and the ability to observe sound. There’s awkward finger movements, but it’s up to practice. “

… Please stop! There is no such talent! Reno’s piano experience and the rest of the music class!

In my mind, I feel like I apologize in the prostrate if I have to refrain, but I must not panic. As Rosina told me, I laughed for a while. I feel like I’m attracted, but I can’t help it because I’m not used to it.

“Well, I’m looking forward to it. I’m not ready to eat yet, so let’s see your practice in the meantime.”

In the words of the priest, a gray priest who had a flute prepared a chair and let me sit down. Fran handed me a feshpeel and encouraged me to be small.

Just follow the practice. Because it is the first task, it is not so difficult. It ’s okay if you calm down.

After slowly taking a deep breath, when I raised my face, I noticed that Rosina was tightening her face as if she was nervous. It’s like a mother watching the first class visit.

Playing the strings of Feshpeel. The first short practice song to learn is “Autumn Fruit”. As lyrics, it is a delicious song with food names in a row, and it is not difficult if you move your fingers.

“The blessing of the forest, the fruit of autumn …”

】 Played without mistakes and exhaled.

“… well done”

“Well, Mine is very quick to remember. It’s a great opportunity, so why not show off the song you made to the priest?”

“Eh … the song you made?”

What is it? I don’t remember at all …?

“Sure … this kind of melody …”

Mine’s ears are more likely to pick up sounds than Reino’s, probably because she is a child or because her body is excellent. I don’t say it’s absolute pitch, but I think it’s quite pitched. Replacing a song in memory with a musical scale is easier than in the Reino period.

I tried to sneak a song that I remembered with Feshpeel, but Rosina seemed to remember it.

“The lyrics haven’t been made yet … this time …”

As expected, it is impossible to improvise the theme song of an English movie by improvising it with these words. As I shook my head slowly and said, the chief laughed slightly, shining with interesting eyes.

“Look forward to the next time. That’s the assignment song.”

…. I raised the hurdle again.

I receive tears in my heart as I receive new music. The next time, in addition to the assignment song, it was supposed to be performed to the song made by himself.

“Now, here”

Tableware shining in silver is lined up in front of the priest. In front of me, the dishes brought by Fran are arranged by Fran’s hands. It seems that it is normal for your servants to handle tableware that can be broken or stolen and not touch anything else.

I use the tableware left by the former orphanage director in the room. The franc said that it would be better to replace it, but rejected it because the tableware for the room was expensive. “I don’t know who the former orphanage director is, but there is no sin in the things,” he says.

The meal of the nobility was very similar to the order of the course meals I knew, as I had eaten at the guild’s house. Drinks are poured, the appetizer is followed by the soup, followed by the main dish, followed by fruits and desserts, and after-meal tea.

However, the quantity and type are not perfect. It seems that the remaining amount will be sent to the followers, but there are 8 kinds of dishes in the appetizer alone. The serving side dishes are gradually growing on the main plate, but the appetizer alone seems to fill you up.

franc, who knows how much I can eat, has sorted out only three kinds of things I like. While eating, I look for improvements in my cooking.

…… Taste is good, but you may need more ingenuity to decorate and arrange the dishes. It’s quite high, noble food.

The soup was not even tasted by the chief. If you only have soup, it ’s my victory. There are several main dishes, and they seem to be separated as much as possible.

Primary chief also has meat dishes and no fish dishes. Even aristocrats seem to have hardly eaten fish around here.

During the meal, I talked about practicing feshpeel, a few questions about the contents of work, the current situation of the orphanage, the situation of the main workshop.

The priest is basically just a conspiracy. Sometimes I say something to the detour, but I can’t grasp my intention. It was a set until I tilted my head and the priest gave a sigh of compliment.

…… The wait is just as Fran does. Maybe music should be better.

Listening to Rosina’s Feshpeel and eating, I couldn’t help feeling that. During the Reino period, music was playing when you entered the store, but listening to music here is not so easy. That is why you can feel terribly rich.

“… It seems like you were thinking, but was it helpful?”

The priest asks while drinking tea after a meal.

“Yes, very much … Priest, I have a consultation”

“Wait. Listen to your consultation over there.”

“… Yes”

Shielded by the chief priest, I slowly drank a fragrant tea.

Guided to the hidden room, I entered inside the priest. While the priest prepares the chair, he clears the chaise longue and secures his place.

“Then let’s hear. What is this time?”

“Can you work out the gray priest who is said to be surplus?”

In my question, the chief priest held a temple and carved a deep fold between the eyebrows.