People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Frightened Crowd, the Last Guest of the Night (Please Subscribe~)

The coincidence was so striking that Lucifer and the others were taken aback. Although it was said that every guest who came here could be found to have some subtle connection, they never expected it to be such a coincidence.

"That's quite a coincidence... In that case, Yotsuba and the others probably won't refuse, since Ichika is the eldest sister and they usually listen to her. If she says she'll come, it means she really approves of and likes the shop, so there won't be any problem."

Yuki Yoshikawa nodded and said, "Yes, yes, that's right. And Sora is here too. Doesn't she know Kirisu-sensei? With her here, they can all feel at ease."

Kobayashi Rindou thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... It's already past midnight. I wonder how much homework Xiaoqiong has done. It really is just like you said, husband, one pen, one night, one miracle."

"What miracle?"

Kobayashi Rindou clapped her hands and said, "Oh, you guys don't know, it was when my husband and I first got together that I was complaining about having to attend classes regularly, and how the Elite Ten students had such a heavy workload. Then my husband said that it was much better than the students in China."

Chifuyu Orimura nodded and said, "I've always heard about the heavy academic burden in China, but I don't really know the specifics. Honey, is it as outrageous as the rumors say?"

Lucifer and the others nodded in agreement. Lucifer said earnestly, "We originally planned to send our children to schools in China. Eirin had this idea before, but she cancelled it because of the heavy workload."

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's take high school, specifically the senior year, as an example. High school students in China usually start their morning self-study at 7:00 AM, and some even start at 6:30 AM. Their whole day is filled with classes."

"Huh?! So early?! I'm still sleeping!"

"That's right. They get up very early, and they also have to wash up and eat breakfast. Some students who want to take the college entrance exam have to get up very early and memorize various knowledge points while walking."

Asuna said blankly, "Wow, that's really hard work! Will there be fewer classes? Otherwise, I won't get enough rest."

"Classes usually start at eight o'clock and continue until about six o'clock in the evening."

"What?!"

Bai Yu tilted his head and said, "Moreover, during this period, apart from physical education students and art students, there are no physical education classes, no music classes, and no art classes. There are only exams and courses. In fact, the test papers in the morning may be given out in the afternoon after class, and the lectures will start immediately."

Aoi Hinami swallowed hard and said, "This is really stressful! Studying like this would drive anyone crazy. But I'll get home around six, have dinner, and then I can rest."

Eirin Yagokoro sighed and said, "No, according to the information I found out, senior high school students don't get out of school that early; they just finish their classes."

"What do you mean?"

Bai Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yonglin is right. This is usually just the time when school ends, but the senior students can't leave. They will start eating, which will take about an hour or an hour and a half. After that, there will be evening self-study or evening classes. On average, the time when school ends completely is around 10 p.m.

"Huh?!" xn

Alice stared blankly and said, "Are you crazy! Six in the morning... no, no, if we arrive at six, we have to get up at five and won't get home until ten at night?! Counting the time to get back, that's such a short break!"

"You're overthinking it. Many students continue to do homework after they get home. For high school seniors in China, they can finish a water-soluble pen in a few days and complete a workbook in just a few days. They're either taking exams, reviewing, or solving problems. Their free time is also spent memorizing vocabulary and knowledge points."

"Except for truly gifted students, hardworking students might go to bed after midnight. That means right now, some students in China are still working on practice books or taking online classes using online teaching resources. In another three or four hours, they will have to get up."

Erina and the others were dumbfounded. This has to be a joke! This is too much! Aren't they afraid of burning themselves out studying like this?! These students are made of iron!

Bai Yu said with some helplessness, "In the north of China, it gets dark very early and light very late in winter. It might still be dark when the students get up early and stand in the wind and snow waiting for the bus to go to school, still holding their materials and reading them. By the time they get on the bus, their hair and eyebrows are frozen."

Lucifer swallowed hard and said, "This is too much work... Is it really necessary?"

"Heh... China has many provinces, but the number of prestigious universities is limited. Each province has hundreds of thousands, or even more, taking the college entrance exam. The cutoff scores are very close; one point can make or break thousands of other students. If you want to stand out, you have to work this hard..."

Harley Quinn clicked her tongue and said, "It's too hard. If I have children in the future, I definitely won't let them go to school in China before college. It's just too tiring."

Eirin Yagokoro nodded and said, "That's right, so I said before that high school is out of the question, but university is fine. But... now that I think about it, Yuno's original purpose for going to Shuchiin seems to fit the characteristics of high school in China quite well."

"This... it's about the same, but it feels really tiring. I don't have that much time to spend on this. I almost forgot, I need to go check on Xiaoqiong's homework. Sister Lucy, what if she still has a lot left?"

"Then let her finish what she has to do and go to bed early. Tomorrow... don't go anywhere today. After she wakes up, she should hurry up and finish her homework."

"Oh...."

After Yuno Gasai went upstairs, Shiraha asked with some confusion, "It's already this late, aren't you guys sleepy?"

"I'm not sleepy. It's my first time running the shop. Although there aren't many customers because not many people know we're open, we still need to finish what we start. What if some interesting customers come in?"

Sachi's words made everyone nod in agreement. This was probably one of the charms of this restaurant. You never knew what kind of customer would come next, or what kind of story they would bring. Just then, the door suddenly lit up for a moment and then quickly went out.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Bai Yu paused for a moment, then said, "This situation... either they fainted, they passed away, or..."

Lucifer and the others knew what was going on and swallowed hard. Just as they were about to speak, the door lit up again, and a drunken man staggered in.

"Hey! Captain's intuition, long time no see!"

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Chapter Twenty-Six: Because he's the captain, Jack: He's going on vacation (Please subscribe~)

To Kitagawa Kaimu and the others who were seeing this man for the first time, he looked terrible—a disheveled, drunkard reeking of alcohol. But Lucifer and the others knew him.

"Huh? You're that Captain Jack Sparrow?"

Captain Jack paused for a moment, looked up, glanced at him, and then grinned, saying, "You still have a way with women."

Bai Yu sighed and said, "Judging from your expression, you got the ship back?"

Jack walked over to the side as if it were a matter of course, found a seat, and then breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "Of course, that's my ship, of course I can find her... yes... yes... this, with interest."

As Jack spoke, he took out a somewhat dirty-looking cloth bag from his pocket and casually placed it on the table. Yukiko was about to complain that it looked a bit dirty when two gold coins rolled out. Coco and Farme were stunned. Goodness, so rich?

Bai Yu, sitting opposite Jack, said somewhat helplessly, "When you can pay for your meals on time, you won't have to worry about interest anymore, although there's no such thing as interest anyway."

Jack sighed and shook his head, saying, "No, no, no... these are the rules, and rules must be followed. How about that? Does that make you a good captain?"

Bai Yu smiled, shook his head, took the money bag, and said, "The usual?"

"Of course! Let me tell you, I drank everyone under the table before I came over. This time, it's the captain's victory."

"Alright, then you can wait a bit."

"No problem! Oh, by the way... get me an apple..."

Bai Yu went straight to the kitchen without saying a word, while Jack shook his head. Lucifer asked somewhat strangely, "How did you and my husband meet?"

"Hmm? Oh! I didn't expect that he would actually get married after not seeing him for so long..."

As Jack spoke, he stood up, placed his tricorn hat on his chest in a gesture of respect, and then swayed as he sat back down. Lucifer, arms crossed, said with some surprise, "You're quite particular about etiquette? Aren't you a pirate?"

"Pirates?!"

Those unaware of Jack Sparrow's identity were taken aback. They had only imagined him as a pirate from a book, but it turned out he was actually a real pirate.

Jack waved his hand and said, "Madam, I think you've misunderstood something... Pirates also have their own rules, you know what rules are? They're... they're a kind of etiquette?"

Hancock crossed her arms and asked with a puzzled look, "Pirates have so many rules?"

"Of course! For example, you have to listen to the captain when there's nothing serious, you can't have children on board, you'll die if you seduce women, and... there are many more."

Nami paused for a moment and said, "Is there such a saying? Hancock, we don't have these sayings where I'm from."

"Of course not."

"Hmm? Wait, wait... Ladies, are you pirates too?"

Hearing this, Yukiko and the others were also surprised. They had no idea that this family was full of hidden talents! Hancock said with a mysterious pride, "Although it's similar, we are pirates, while Nami is no longer. I am the Empress!"

"Hmm? Wait, wait... You don't look like pirates at all. Our fellow countrymen, those female pirates who wear long dresses to parties don't look like this."

Nami thought for a moment and said, "I've heard my husband talk about you before. He said that you would be very surprised if Luffy met you."

"Hmm? That's a nice name. It sounds like a little boy who's just learned to walk, grabbing a stick and shouting that he wants to go out to sea... Hmm...naive..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Although it wasn't that far-fetched, it was actually correct. Jack smiled and said, "So..." Na said, "Pirates?"

"Ok!"

"Don't joke around, madam, he's going on vacation."

Nami was a little embarrassed, but still said with some resentment, "Luffy is still..."

Jack chuckled and said, "What's so special about him? A hot-blooded kid who doesn't kill, isn't greedy, and only has a heart full of passion? How is he like a pirate? But there's one thing I really think highly of him, very highly of him..."

"what?"

"Listen, pirates have many reasons for going to sea: beautiful women, piles of gold, great strength, a renowned reputation, and leading a group of followers... But in the end... freedom. What pirates pursue is freedom, absolute freedom!"

"Aside from that, he'd rather be a tour group, oh... an adventure group."

Nami's eye twitched. She really couldn't refute it. She really didn't expect that what Bai Yu meant by "something to talk about" was being criticized. However, compared to Jack, Luffy did seem more like he was on vacation.

Just then, Bai Yu came out carrying two sandwiches, an apple, and a bottle of rum. Jack rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "I guess... it's peanut butter?"

"Tomato sauce."

"Oh...that's a scary story. Tell me...what's so good about this stuff?"

Seeing Jack holding the apple with a wistful expression, Bai Yu casually remarked, "Is it possible that it's because it's nutritious and tastes good?"

"Peanuts are better than this. Well... I'll head back now, otherwise I don't know if these guys will just get up to use the restroom and find I'm not there and sail my boat away again."

"Bon Voyage."

"Of course, I only ever get better and better, never that good. I never encounter bad things."

As Jack spoke, he turned and walked toward the door, but he paused as if he had thought of something. He turned back, bowed, and then shakily opened the door and went back inside.

Yukiko Fujimine tilted her head and said, "Is he really a pirate?"

"He is the captain."

Yukiko Fujimine paused for a moment, sighed, shook her head, and said, "The friendship between you men is really strange. But this guy seems a bit odd, strangely interesting."

Bai Yu casually tossed the cloth bag of gold coins onto the table, chuckled, and said, "Who doesn't come here an interesting person?"

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Atobe Keigo's Appointment - A Lively Night is in the Making (Please Subscribe~)

Captain Jack has left, but Nami and Hancock suddenly have some self-doubt, especially Nami. The more she thinks about it, the more she feels that Luffy is just on vacation. Compared to him, none of the great pirates are like that.

"What's wrong? You suddenly look thoughtful."

"Honey, after Captain Jack said that, I suddenly felt like Luffy and tourism are alike..."

Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment and said, "Huh? So you guys always thought it wasn't a vacation?"

"Huh?! Honey, you said that too?!"

"Otherwise what? From the very first Arlong to the Celestial Dragon you encountered, it's clear that pirates... logically... would never let those two go. Killing them would be perfectly reasonable; which pirate doesn't have blood on their hands? Based on that alone, nothing can be ignored..."

"Isn't it just an adventure of hot-blooded youths? Hmm... In a sense, it's a mistake to just shoot everything away, because the other party might suffer even worse consequences. It's also an irresponsible idea. Some people deserve to die, but they're just caught and mixed up with a bunch of other criminals."

"So what was the purpose of teaching them a lesson in the first place? Was it to vent your anger? Or was it simply to uphold justice?"

The others nodded thoughtfully, and Farmer also nodded and said, "That's right. Sometimes people who are defeated don't repent, and there may be some unforeseen circumstances in the future. It's important to nip it in the bud, otherwise you'll just be making enemies for yourself."

Nami thought for a moment, and if she could... she really hoped Arlong would die instead of being imprisoned like this. Luffy sometimes only thought about defeating him; he never considered anything else...

Bai Yu patted Nami's head and said with a smile, "It's dawn."

Nami paused for a moment, looked up at Bai Yu, and after a long while, she grinned. Yes, it was already dawn, and a new day had begun. Her sisters were by her side, and her husband was right in front of her. Why should she think about those negative feelings?

"Mmm! Good morning, honey!"

Good morning!

Bai Yu smiled, shook his head, turned to look at the sky outside the window, which was beginning to turn pale blue, and said softly, "I hope these kids won't be so hot-blooded..."

"Honey, you mean...."

Bai Yu didn't speak, but simply picked up his phone and opened a voice message. The next moment...

"Mr. Shiraha! I'm bringing my club members to the restaurant for a meal today, so please reserve a large table."

"Atobe?"

Bai Yu nodded and said, "Otherwise what? That's not the key point. The key point is that tomorrow is the start of the new semester. Zhou Zhu and the others will most likely come to visit, and Xiao Huang and the other kids also said they want to come and have a look around. Sigh... it's going to be noisy."

Zhengyi said with a smile, "Honey, you might not really want the shop to be so quiet, do you?"

"Who knows... Uncertainty is a very interesting characteristic of living things. Speaking of which, Erina, when are you and Hisako going back to Totsuki to handle the Autumn Election?"

Erina thought for a moment and said, "Well... actually, any time is fine. Since the venue is in the hands of Kinokunori-senpai, we're just going to confirm. Let's go after breakfast. The earlier we go, the sooner we can meet. Honey, is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's nothing, I'm just curious. If that's the case, will everyone be able to attend the meeting?"

Akane Momo shook her head and said, "I don't know... I don't know if Zongmian and the others have returned, but Nene is definitely back. Hmm... Rindou, do you think Tsukasa is back?"

"Probably, after all, isn't Asa still going to have a competition with her husband? It's been a few months, he should come back and show off his progress."