「And the last part was kind of strange. He asked her to give her her hand because they are copper coins and then went to….onetwothreefourfive.
What if you miscount it?
Eh?
One, two, three, four, five, six, what time is it?
Hee, seven.
Eight, nine….areh?
…..no, she counted right?
No no no, it's not right!
One, two, three, four, five, six, what time is it?
Hee, seven.
Eight, nine….
Heh….heheh….
I bet he cheated one copper coin.」
Then, Roast clapped her hands.
「Haa, there are some guys who thinks it was interesting.
I see, so that's why they praise it so much.
….I'll give it a try」
At that point, Hunt comes forward and says a few words. I replaced the store sign and switched places with the centaur Pickles-chan.
「That girl! She must have made a fortune that night that she went around so much the next day. I guess I should do it too.」
With that remark, Roast-san came to Pickles' stall.
「Hey, I'd like a drink.」
「Heh」
「It's awfully cold today, isn't it?」
「Really? If it's not windy, it will be hot.」
Roast-san, who looked surprised, looked around while clutching her collar.
The audience started laughing.
「Oh, no, I have a cold.」
「That's troublesome.」
「How's business?」
「Thanks to you, I'm doing great.」
Roast-san was taken back again and turned her head to the side with a bitter expression.
The audience laughed louder than before.
「Is that so? Good to know. However, don't let it go to your head….」
「You don't have to teach me anything.」
Roast-san fell off her chair.
The audience was laughing hysterically and whistling something.
「that is...I know….by the way, that sign, it's an arrow hitting its target….isn't it?」
「We are doing business with the food a mage-sama thought up. There's no way I'll put a sign that will be a t.a.r.g.e.t. of mage-sama.」
「Ah, yeah. I'd hate to be a "cinder".」
When Roast-san said this and looked at Mince-san, the audience burst into laughter and applauded.
Mince-san was saved by master after she was burned to crisp by a fire dragon. She is known among the adventurers as "Mince the Cinder".
Our adventurer party is really famous around here and they are usually invited as guests to weddings and banquets of the residents. Even if they are slaves.
「The best thing about pepperoncino is that it's already ready while we are talking like this…..」
「...…」
「...…」
「...…」
「...…so slow! Why are you so slow? Peperoncino is supposed to be made quickly, served quickly, and eaten quickly.」
「I know….it's ready!」
「Oh, this is it! Even if it's slow but….what is that plate?」
「It's a sorghum leaf….it's disposable….」
「Well, the dish used doesn't change the taste after all…..
Oh, oohhhh? The noodles are….limp and squishy…..
You're not using the Schenker's dried noodles, are you!?」
「They are a little expensive….so we made our own noodles and served them.」
「So that's why it took so long!?
If it's not the Schenker's fried noodle, it won't give much flavor and texture. If you buy the special dried noodles of the Schenker Company, that are made of 100% Torquiva wheat, they'll even tell you how to make pepperoncino and other noodle dishes! There's no reason why you shouldn't buy them! You have no choice but to buy them! If it's a hot noodle dish made with Schenker noodles, there's no doubt that your cheating husband will not leave the house! You can buy them at the Schenker company for 1 copper coin for 5 servings! They'll even teach you how to make easy sweets that are perfect for sudden visitors so there's no doubt you're in a real bargain!」
「「「Oohhhh!!」」」
Roast-san said that in one breath and the surrounding audience gave her a thunderous round of applause.
「Haa….haaa….water….」
「Here you go.」
After drinking up the water she had received from Pickles-chan, Roast-san resumed her performance.
「But you know, aside from the noodles, there's no smoked meat in it too. Without it, this.peperoncino.is.nothing.」
「Customer-san, stop saying that false accusation.」
「Then, where are they? Hnn? Is this it! Oh, I thought it was just leaves!
You cut it so thin that it looks like a piece of art. 」
「You're making me shy.」
The audience are screaming "Pickles-chan".
「No, I'm not praising you. Hmm, I'll just pay. How much is it?」
「Heh, nine copper coins.」
「I only have coins in me so I'll hand it out.」
「Heh」
「Okay, one, two, three, four, five, six, what time is it?」
「Heh, four.」
「Five, six, seven, hey...」
The audience laughed and applauded that punchline the most and we lined up around Pickles-chan and Roast-san, and bowed to the audience.
The applause became louder again and a line of customers formed around Hunt, who took my place as the cook. They are asking pepperoncino.
The other customers are teaching those who couldn't figure out the punchline.
I wonder if some of them have been here all morning.
It's fun but to be honest, it's a pain to do it every hour.