Chapter 12: 12

Episode 12: Comparing Strength

Translated by AmaLynne

 

「Yukiko, I see that you are ready to become my wife and expand this restaurant in multiple directions.」

「I am sorry, but that is not my intention at this time, let alone in the future. I am in the business of keeping my feet on the ground.」

「Business is speed, you know.」

「I understand that.」

 

Indeed, in many cases, speed is a great weapon in business.

But I don’t have as big a network of contacts and connections in this world as the Starblood Trading Company.

Expansion of business scale is prudent.

This is a different world from Japan.

And banks won’t lend you money.

Before that, though, there are no banks in this world.

Besides, human resources are vital in the restaurant business.

If the quality of service is poor, customers will soon stop coming and the restaurant will go out of business.

I have to make the most of my unique advantage and build up my strength for the time being.

I think that’s why Grandpa was so appalled by the young man Mirko, because he had no idea about such things.

「Look at this.」

「Is it a love letter?」

「I don’t think so. It’s indeed a love letter. It’s from your grandpa, though.」

If I suddenly asked him to work as a clerk in this store, he might rebel, so Grandpa told him in advance,『You must work here! Refusal is not tolerated! If you refuse, I will disown you!』. The letter was given to me.

Even though Grandpa is retired, he still has a great deal of power in the Starblood Trading Company.

He was not someone that young Mirko could defy.

「I work as a clerk in this store? I, of the Starblad family?」

「Oh, you’re not allowed to use the name Starblood here. It’s written in the letter.」

「Really? It really says so!」

「You can refuse, but you really won’t be a member of the Starblood family from this day forward. If that’s what you want, I won’t stop you.」

「Now way…. ah!」

「I think you’ve got a bad idea, but you’d be wise not to try it.」

With that, I snapped the thick cutting board I was holding in half with a light kick.

I continued to chop the chopping board into small pieces with a knife, which I tossed into the air.

The young man Mirko was stunned at the sight.

If young Mirko were stronger than me, I wouldn’t have accepted this kind of request.

Grandpa would not have asked me to do it either.

「Bonta-kun is as strong as he looks. Don’t do anything crazy and get hurt.」

Oyabun-san even anticipated and took care of him. Bonta-kun tends to not want to hurt people, but he does a lot as a hunter.

When a strange guest comes, he is as powerful as he looks and can drive it out with a single glare.

He also told me that when he was under oyabun-san, he used to hunt a lot and was quite an asset.

Maybe I should invite Bonta-kun to go hunting with me on my next vacation.

「Don’t even touch Lara-chan.  Your grandpa told me not to kill you, so I hope you’re prepared to do that.」

That’s a lie, though.

I was told that if he didn’t do what I say, I can hurt him a little.

「Haha! Yukiko is dealing with violent and low-degree drunken people in this uninhabited royal capital, so she keeps a strong attitude to protect herself, right? But don’t worry. I’m here.」

In a way, I guess he is a bit of a laughable fool?

This guy.

He has already forgotten the strength I showed him earlier.

Besides, this place is becoming famous for being a respectable place for where the restaurant is located, since we and our regular customers are forcibly removed any strange customers.

To begin with, your grandpa is not a regular customer either.

「I’ve been working out a lot since I was a kid myself. After all, I am a member of the Starblood family.」

In this world, defeating a magical beast makes you stronger, so many families of the rich and those belonging to the upper class had famous hunters as tutors to help them hunt magical beasts.

In particular, nobles and royalty, who have been military families for generations, have been training their bodies by hunting magical beasts since they can remember.

I have seen such scenes at hunting grounds myself.

So, young Mirko is also a member of the Starblood family, so he has been working out to a certain extent.

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He looks very frivolous and weak, though.

「I can do what Yukiko just did, but that doesn’t show the difference in strength between me and Yukiko. I will show you something else to prove that I am strong and worthy of being Yukiko’s husband.」

「Really?」

「Little girl, you’re rude out of the blue.」

Lara-chan was the first to react to young man Mirko’s big words.

She was throwing nuanced words like,『Are you really strong? You look so weak.』

And young Mirko was quick to respond.

He treated Lara-chan like a child and seemed uninterested.

It was fortunate that I could confirm that.

「I don’t need that much strength to work in my store, but I don’t want you to remain defiant to the owner as long as you work for me, so okay. Let’s arm-wrestle.」

「『Udezumou』? What’s that?」

「Where I’m from, it’s a game we often play when we have a contest of strength.」

I explained the rules of arm wrestling to young Mirko.

「Pfft, Yukiko is so cute that she wants to hold hands with me but is too embarrassed to say it’s a contest of strength.」

「(He’s this much of a misunderstood idiot, on the contrary, it’s getting interesting…)」

I think he is what is called an annoying character, but I don’t find him that offensive because of the sarcasm that comes from his good birth and his good looks.

When he said that the customer of this restaurant was bad, he was merely stating what he thought honestly.

In fact, there are many restaurants in this neighborhood that do not have a good reputation with their customers.

「Shall we play the game then?」

「Oh, Yukiko smells so good.」

「You’re a pervert.」

「I compliment women with the truth! Shut up, you titty-sucking little twat!」

「I’m still fourteen years old!」

「I thought you were about ten.」

I don’t think you are ten years old.

Lara-chan, you have more breasts than I do.

「What is that! Yukiko-san, is this man really that grandpa grandson?」

「That’s the truth.」

「Your hands are so smooth, too.」

This is the kind of work I do, but I use homemade creams and lotions to make sure I don’t get rough skin.

The material, honey beeswax, was obtained during hunting and was well received by Lara-chan, who uses the same stuff.

In this world, this kind of product is very expensive, so I spare no effort, both to save money and because I’m not ditching my girl’s needs.

「Now let’s start the match.」

Without saying anything in particular, Bonta-kun played the role of referee.

He knew the rules because I had arm-wrestled him before.

「Then, Ready, go!」

「Ouch!」

「I win!」

Since there was no point in wasting time on this kind of thing, the game was over in a matter of seconds.

In a fraction of a second, the back of Mirko’s dominant hand slammed into the table, and the game was decided in an instant.

「That’s how it goes.」

「The landlady, strong as ever. I couldn’t win either.」

「You, tell me that first!」

「You didn’t ask… you’re younger than me, I’m a senior in this store, in case you were wondering.」

「Me too! You’ve wasted our time, so go to work you miserable charlatan! If you couldn’t prepare your grandpa’s favorite menu because you couldn’t prepare it in time, wouldn’t the charlatans be disowned by grandpa?」

「*Giku!*」

Lara-chan pointed out that young Mirko’s complexion had turned understandably blue.

Even though he’s retired, grandpa still has a lot of power in the Starblood family.

He doesn’t usually talk about it, but he is powerful enough that the people of the family always comply with what he says from time to time.

I guess that is why Mirko had to work in this restaurant.

「Then, let’s start with skewering the meat. Don’t cut corners.」

「Yes…」

Under his grandpa’s order, young Mirko silently begins to skewer the carved meat under the guidance of Bonta-kun.

His skill was surprisingly not bad, and although he lost some time at first, he was able to complete the preparation with time to spare before the opening time.

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