My Romance Simulation with Them

Rio Futaba felt she could easily handle the simple reception duties.

"Please feel free to leave it to me."

She said it with such confidence.

"Well... although Rio is very confident... I still have to mention beforehand that the workload ahead is quite staggering. If you get too busy, just come and rely on me. It's perfectly normal to not be able to do everything the first time."

Nishiki Chizuku offered a friendly reminder.

But Rio Futaba clearly didn't take her words to heart.

The workload is incredibly intense?

Isn't that just a joke?

Just now, 'RicoRico' was deserted and there were no customers at all.

The price was still so high in Nanxiang.

It's good enough if any guests come at all.

What kind of pressure or intensity could such a simple job possibly have?

Rio Futaba has a very clear way of thinking and doesn't feel any pressure at all.

With this thought in mind, she followed Nishiki Chizuka and pushed open the door to the dressing room.

Then—

"General! Table number one! Two specially ordered meals!"

"General! Table number three! One regular set meal!"

"We'll share table number four! One deluxe set meal! Thank you so much, General!"

"..."

sound...

The sounds of busy activity gathered together.

The sounds of clearing away plates and writing down the names of the dishes.

Calories...

Population calorie intake.

The heat from the constant flow of customers!

The moment Rio Futaba stepped back into 'Rikorik' from the locker room, her confident steps faltered.

Looking at the scene before me.

My previously confident mindset began to gradually crumble.

because...

The 'RicoRico' was quiet and deserted before she arrived.

I don't know when it became so crowded.

this...

What's happening here?

"As expected of Toki-kun... Has it already begun?"

Beside her, Chizuka Nishiki sighed.

As expected of Toki-kun?

Rio Futaba opened her mouth, uttering a sound of disbelief: "These...these guests...could it be that they all came because of Nango's cooking?"

Just because of those set meals that cost five or six thousand yen, which are ridiculously expensive?

"What do you think, Rio-chan?"

Having long been accustomed to this scene, Nishiki Chizuka found Futaba Rio making a fuss over nothing. She turned back with a smile:

"Hmph, these repeat customers are just the tip of the iceberg of Shi Jun's prowess. In the future, Rio-chan, you will know much more about how amazing Shi Jun is."

"...Yeah?"

Rio Futaba gave a reluctant reply.

Just looking at the full house of guests in front of me.

She felt her hands and feet were a little weak.

Nango, however, had to face these pressures while simultaneously creating dishes that defied common sense and commanded high prices.

Even within the school, this person's academic performance was among the best.

Just thinking about it made Rio Futaba feel incredulous.

Is this person really a high school student?

Could they be aliens who came to Earth in a spaceship?

She couldn't help but think about it.

But thinking about these things is of no use whatsoever.

Looking at Mizuki Nakahara, who was busy working in the store, and Kurumi, who was petite.

Rio Futaba, who had promised to help Nango, felt she couldn't just sit around doing nothing.

After consulting with Chizuka Nishiki.

She took a ballpoint pen and a sticky notepad and began her first job.

Chapter 206. Let him touch it! (4000 words!)

Taking orders is probably the easiest job in 'RicoRico'.

All you need to do is take a sticky note book, write down the table number of the customer who ordered and the dishes they want, then tear off the sticky note and hand it to the kitchen.

The work is temporarily finished.

Compared to Chitsuka Nishiki and Mizuki Nakahara, who are constantly on the move clearing away dishes, and Kurumi, who works at the front desk keeping accounts and occasionally greeting customers...

This job is indeed very simple.

Rio Futaba thinks so too.

However, after actually doing it, Rio Futaba realized that the job was not as simple as she had thought.

What you think in your mind and what you actually do are worlds apart.

Having never worked in the hospitality industry before, she was simply trying her best to figure out which table of guests had ordered the dishes in this busy environment.

Not to mention that some customers also have specific taste preferences.

For example, the customers here don't want scallions.

For example, it should be paired with tartar sauce.

It is extremely difficult to remember all of these.

If you spend time writing it word by word on a sticky note.

The customers at the other table were already urging them to order.

Ultimately, they often end up focusing on the beginning but neglecting the end.

And that is indeed the case.

Rio Futaba was at a loss and got the table number wrong several times.

Fortunately, Chizuka Nishiki stepped in to smooth things over, bowing and apologizing, which calmed the situation down.

Let alone help.

Her mistake actually slowed down the overall rhythm of 'RicoRico'.

Fortunately, Chizuka Nishiki was experienced and was able to stabilize the overall situation.

And so, in a flurry of activity, the first phase was completed.

Everyone had a moment to themselves, but Nishiki Chizuka was stopped by Futaba Rio.

The two went outside.

"What's wrong? You actually want to talk to me?"

Chizuka Nishiki was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Rio Futaba to take the initiative to talk to her.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jinmu. It's all because of my mistake that you've been kept busy until now."

Rio Futaba apologized in a low voice.

She made three mistakes in total.

They barely managed to get through the crisis thanks to Chizuka Nishiki's constant efforts to smooth things over.

What she intended to do was to "help," but in reality, it only made things worse.

"Oh, it's okay. As I said before, it's inevitable to make mistakes the first time."

Nishiki Chisatsu waved her hand dismissively.

She had absolutely no intention of trying to smooth things over.

In fact, as work partners, helping each other is a perfectly normal thing.

As long as you don't make the same mistake again, you can correct it.

Her words at this point also implied that this was the end of it.

What Chitsuka Nishiki didn't expect was...

Rio Futaba shook her head, her expression conveying a sense of unyielding determination.

She shook her head: "...No...it's something for me."

Rio Futaba, no longer as confident as before, was filled with remorse, as if she had committed an unforgivable sin: "I was the one who came to help... and look what happened... Everyone in the shop worked so hard, and if I drag everyone down because of them..."