Chapter 66

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Author: citrullus

Character cheat sheet. This is mainly for me, and people who took a break from the novel.

Yukiya Kitahara(北原雪哉) now (雪耶): The protagonist. A junior high student, 14, and now a Snow girl. Short black hair, beautiful pale skin.

Syuuji Kitahara(北原修司): Yukiya’s father, and owner of the Snow House.(雪乃亭) Which is located in Hyousei Village(氷清村)

Yukino(雪乃): Yukiya’s mother, and is a snow woman/ Yuki Onna.

Hazuki Natsumi(夏美) and Saeki Tomonori(佐伯智則): Yukiya’s friends and classmates.

Hikura Kouko(氷倉凍子). The evil young Yuki Onna. Sharp eyes, and long black hair. Reiko is her mom.(冷子)

Azusa Okamoto AKA Azuchi (岡本梓 ) Girl friend.

Mai Fujisaki (藤崎舞) Girl Friend.

TN: Mamuni

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A few days later.

“Ex-cuse me, can I please have the Hyousei mountain wild plants udon?”

These are a constant order with customers.

“Mother! It’s amazing.”

My premonition was right.

The new menu item was posted in front of the store entrance.

It was also displayed on the wall and windows as “A new menu item has appeared. The Hyousei wild plant udon special.”

In addition to that, there was another line saying it’s a delicious nutritious dish.

And the demand for it has been high.

The new menu option designed by me and my mother was a success.

The udon was originally on the menu, and it being used was an easy addition.

My father was in charge of developing the specific ways of using the wild vegetables harvested from Hyousei mountain.

It hasn’t solved our gimmick problem, but it has added some eye catching addictions.

“I’ll have that.”

“Me too, I’ll take the new udon special.”

They pointed at the poster on the wall.

“Alright, two udons coming up.”

The orders were flooding in.

Some people came here from hear say, without even seeing the advertisement in the front.

“Well- – -. Is this the place doing the Hyousei mountain wild plant udon?”

“Ah, Yes that’s right.”

The door has been opening non stop.

However a problem soon came.

“Father can we please add four more servings? Welcome please follow me.”

It appealed because it used a lot of local specialties.

But it takes time and effort, and the orders are piling up.

Naturally, it became a complaint.

“Excuse me, is it not ready yet?”

I was stopped by a family of five.

“S-Sorry, I’ll check now.”

The hungry customers began getting frustrating. Soothing that is not easy.

However, I don’t want to rush the meal and diminish the quality.

“I’m sorry, but it’s still being cooked right now. . .”

“Geeze, it’s already been 30 minutes.”

The father complained while looking at his watch.

“I’m sorry, but it can’t be helped. . .”

“Complaining to this child won’t help. It’s homemade right? It takes time.”

The mother who was holding her baby said in a dissatisfied voice.

“I’m so sorry for the wait.”

After receiving the complaint, I went to pay attention to the other customers.

This time I gave a new saying to the fresh customers.

“It will take some time to get the Hyousei Udon done, is that okay?”

Just in case, I decided to ask.

The request after that dwindled.

However it did not lead to a definitive answer.

And it wasn’t just that. The birth of a smash hit product highlighted a problem with our store.

The capacity of the shop is too small. The kitchen is small, and there is not enough seating.

Some customers went home disappointed after finding it was full. That’s a loss of business. And it’s closed after night.

My mother, father and I sat around a table after hours.

“Hey, Dad, can we at least fix up the cooking space?”

It isn’t easy to move in, and can definitely be more comfortable. Which would mean the efficiency should improve.

From time to time, there have been a few sales people coming and delivering pamphlets for commercial kitchen renovations.

So something smart, compact, and better performing would be great.

“Ah, and a dishwasher would be nice.”

That would considerably lower the work needed.

I looked over to my father with expecting eyes.

“Yukiya, you do know how much it would cost to build that?”

“Uuu. . .”

It will certainly be an eye popping amount.

Even just the evaluation cost for material would be immense.

And we cannot secure any renovation money.

Just messing with the water would be 100,000 yen.

“Oh, are we already. Destined to be a bad store.”

This is called a failure. It’s hard to say that word, but even with a popular menu, we are still in a horrible position.

I threw out the renovation pamphlet and got on my computer.

“Oh!”

The Snow House rating on the web was going up!

I went to the comments, and found some high appraising comments.

“The wild plant udon was delicious.”

That put a smile to my face.

They even have a 5 star review.

This was healing my heart.

“The waitress was beautiful.”

4 stars.

I guess that is good.

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Another chapter done. 19 more to go. I do feel bad for Yukiya because of her store’s situation. It’s obvious she deeply cares for it. I hope they do find a solution, or investment. Maybe some take out orders? If they get another cook that is.

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