A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World

“Is this super delicious?” Vanessa asked Tony smilingly.

“Still a-a-alright…” Tony felt his tongue was tangled up, and he couldn’t speak properly.

Vanessa’s eyes lit up, and she continued, “Then you should have more of it. My uncle and Lola can’t have too much of this. I usually eat half of it by myself, which is no fun at all.”

“That… that… that…”

“That’s right. Go for it.” Vanessa picked up the chopsticks, and continued to immerse herself in the grilled fish.

“Let us encourage each other in our endeavors.” Abraham lifted his glass at Tony with a touch of sympathy in his eyes.

Tony picked up his mug, and gulped down a big mouthful of ice-cold beer. He didn’t feel like talking.

Tony finished this dinner in the midst of pain and enjoyment.

However, frankly speaking, after getting over the initial pain of the insanely spicy, he could taste the scrumptiousness of the grilled fish gradually at the end. The crispy fish’s skin, tender and fresh meat, and those condiments that were soaked with the gravy were all exquisite and heavenly.

Tony had to admit that none of the grilled fish that he had eaten before was comparable to it.

If the insanely spicy was changed to normal, he should be able to taste the scrumptiousness of this grilled fish more delicately.

There are indeed very good reasons that this restaurant is so loved by its customers and praised by so many of my colleagues. Tony pondered. Be it the restaurant’s environment, ambiance, or taste, this was the best restaurant that he had ever seen.

“Bill, please,” Abraham said.

Anna came over with a small box.

Abraham smiled. “I will pay for everything on this table.”

Anna thought for a moment before saying, “Four braised crayfish, one big grilled fish, six mugs of beer, and four cups of fruit juice. The total is… 8,800 copper coins.”

Abraham dug out eight dragon coins and gave them to Anna. “Keep the change.”

Anna looked at the dragon coins and pondered before saying, “You need to pay me another 800 copper coins.”

“Huh?” Abraham was stunned, and then blushed as he swiftly took out another two dragon coins. “My arithmetic skill has deteriorated ever since I’m getting older… You may keep the change now…”

“Thank you.” Anna nodded slightly while she kept the coins, and walked to the next paying customer.

“Thank you for paying.” Tony nodded at Abraham. He saw a kindred spirit in him as they were both middle-aged men who were tortured by the insanely spicy level.

Even though Tony was still curious about the boss of this restaurant, he only wanted to return to the hotel to have a hot water bath now and change into comfortable clothes. Hence, he got up, bid farewell to Vanessa and the rest, and left.

“Rena, is your mother getting better?” Mag asked Rena, who was tidying up the stove after the dinner was over, as he removed his apron and hung it on the peg.

“Mm-hm. My mother has recovered fully after Princess Irina’s treatment. She’s still a little weak. But after drinking the bone broth for the past few days, she’s getting better.” Rena nodded as she looked at Mag with a grateful gaze.

“That’s good.” Mag nodded smilingly before asking Jane who was assisting at the side, “Jane, are you adapting well here?”

“Mm-hm.” Jane nodded and smiled. “I like Mamy Restaurant, Chaos City, and the customers.”

“I’m glad you like it here.” Mag was still worried initially that Jane wouldn’t get used to the life in Chaos City, but looking at it now, such worries were needless.

“Anna, which big sister are you going to sleep with tonight?” Mag asked Anna, who was counting money together with Amy, as he turned to her.

“I…” Anna turned and looked at all the big sisters, who were all smiling at her, hesitantly.

“Of course she’s going to sleep with Little Sister Amy. I love sleeping with Big Sister Anna,” Amy said happily as she grasped Anna’s hands.

“Mm-hmm.” Anna smiled and nodded.

“Alright. Then you will sleep with Amy tonight.” Mag also nodded smilingly. Anna had been staying alternately at the restaurant and the dormitory after Blour had left. She had been sleeping with Yabemiya and the ladies for the past two days, but since Anna wanted to sleep with Amy, Mag naturally agreed.

“Everyone has worked very hard today. Tomorrow is our off day, so we can all sleep in. Have fun.” Mag smiled at all of them.

“Boss, it’s only been three days since you came back. Will the customers be angry if we have a break right away?” Yabemiya asked, feeling a little concerned.

“This is our official off day. Of course our happiness is more important.” Mag shook his head with a smile.

It was a very “Boss Mag” answer, and it sounded perfectly fine, so Yabemiya nodded. It was rather nice to have an off day.

The ladies all bid farewell and left just as Irina returned. Her hair was a little messy, but her demeanor was still demure and holy.

“What happened?” Mag asked Irina, who seemed to have just returned from a battle, as he locked the door and fetched a glass of water from the kitchen.

“I went out of the city and killed some scumbags. These fellows are so daring to have come to the vicinity of Chaos City to catch the wandering elves,” Irina said calmly as if she’d only done some small errands after she took a sip of the warm water.

“Are they the terrifying demons?” Anna asked softly. She had been hurt deeply by the demons before.

Irina smiled at Anna. “They’re demons, but they’re not scary at all. They are simply scumbags who bully the weak. As long as you are strong enough, you can destroy them easily with a wave of your hand.”

Anna looked at Irina with her mouth slightly agape. She still couldn’t imagine how to kill the terrifying demons with a wave of the hand.

“I know how to do that. You just have to release a fireball before you wave your hand to toss the fireball over. Then, the demon bad guys would all be destroyed,” Amy hinted.

“Oh, I see.” Anna pondered. She had seen Amy use the fireball magic before, and could imagine that scene right away.

“Maybe we could catch Ugly Duckling and toss it out when we wave our hands. Its weight would then crush those demon bad guys.” Amy looked at Ugly Duckling and smiled. “While tossing it over, we could also shout, ‘Tossing you, Ugly Duckling!'”

“Meow~” Ugly Duckling whined aggrievedly.

“Oh, I got it now.” Anna’s eyes lit up as her gaze landed on Ugly Duckling. She was able to throw Ugly Duckling, so could she try it out if she ran into the scary demons in the future?

Ugly Duckling could sense the attentive gazes, and it slowly backed off to hide behind Mag’s legs. It looked at Amy and Anna with an innocent expression and a hint of sadness.

Mag was also amused at Amy’s metaphor. He patted the two little ones’ heads, and said, “Alright, let’s go up and wash up for bed. Children shouldn’t stay up too late.”

“Mm-hmm.” Amy and Anna nodded obediently and skipped upstairs, holding hands.

Ugly Duckling hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow after the two of them. Then, it was caught by Amy.

“Ugly Duckling, why can’t you fly even after you grew a pair of tiny wings?”

“Maybe it has eaten far too much.”

“What a disgrace. Tossing you, Ugly Duckling!”

“Haha, I caught you. Tossing you, Ugly Duckling!”

“I caught it too. Tossing it to you again.”

“I caught—”

Splat…

“Oh dear, we dropped it on the floor…”