episode_0177

Fluffy ears, thick and abundant tail.

Cute appearance, attractive enough by human standards, and pretty clothes.

The reason for Algot’s decision to feature sisters Meruru and Aruru as the main waitresses soon became clear.

The first group of customers to come in behind me were almost all men living in Kubel.

Well, it was natural since it was promoted that way, but what was impressive was the reaction of the male customers.

“G… really… Demon? No, I don’t think they are demons over there… … .”

“I feel embarrassed for some reason… … .”

“But I can’t stop staring… … .”

All the guests could not take their eyes off Aruru and Meruru.

It was clear that Aruru was a demon by the red glow in his eyes, but the guests were not afraid when they saw that.

But the situation has changed and we now know that demons are not beings that harm humans unconditionally… … .

In my opinion, the bigger reason was that sisters Meruru and Aruru had such strong visuals as waitresses.

At first, customers who came to the store with a puzzled look, thinking, ‘There really is a store where demons work?’, once they sat down and took a look at sisters Meruru and Aruru, their eyes changed as if they had never been like that before.

Meruru was strangely popular when she worked as a guild receptionist, so her destructive power became even greater here, where she was openly targeting people for business.

Plus, the food here… … .

“Delicious… … .”

Since I was there to check out the situation at the restaurant, I roughly ordered a menu that had ‘set menu’ written on it, and it tasted better than I expected.

The person in charge of cooking in the kitchen was a demon protected at the demon shelter.

It is said that before becoming a demon, he worked as a chef at a famous restaurant in the capital Pipnel.

Although it is said that the store was started simply for the purpose of returning the daily life to people who had been turned into demons, too much energy was put into various parts of the store to say that it had such a separate purpose.

Actually, Algoat… Secretly, I really wanted to run a store like this… … ?

I emptied the bowl containing the food cleanly, sat down, looked at the scenery of the store, and thought.

* * *

A few days later, the restaurant Algot started to run became ridiculously crowded with customers.

If you go early in the morning, you can see a line forming in front of the store even before it opens.

Since the store was doing so well, it was very profitable, which I had not expected.

After the evening business was over, all the employees left work and Algot remained in the store alone, preparing for the next day’s business.

“Mr. Argot… How long do you plan to run this store?”

Finally, concerned about this unique situation, I asked her.

Algot answered as he finished calculating the daily sales and organized his fat money bag on the desk.

“Until the demons we protect can make a living in Kubel without this store.”

“I was surprised at how well the store did, considering its purpose was to return the victims of demonization back to their normal lives.”

In fact, looking at the recent situation of this store, I thought it might be a bit of a reversal.

But Algot realized the intent of my question and spoke straight away.

“Think about it carefully. Positive images come from positive experiences. The biggest reason why the people of Kubel are now beginning to accept demons is because those who directly made deals with the demon castle benefited. Financial gain creates a positive image in people’s memories. As a result, people who have visited the Demon King’s Castle also express the appearance of demons in a positive way.”

“Hmm.”

“This store is the same. Even if I hired a protective demon in a store I created half-heartedly for my own purposes, it would be difficult to create a positive image in people. That’s why we’ve gathered the elements that can provide people with the most intuitive, good experience. Cute and pretty waitresses, delicious food, clean interior… … . Anyone who returns home after a satisfying meal at a place like this will naturally have fond memories of the demons working here.”

After listening to Algot’s explanation and thinking about it again, I was able to clearly understand the parts of this store that I thought were a bit excessive at first, like Jugaekjeondo.

Recently, in Kubel, the story of Algot’s newly opened store became quite a hot topic.

If it were an ordinary store, people would focus on the fact that ‘there are demons working there’, and there would be people who view it positively or negatively, but since the store is so authentic, there are reviews from customers who visited Argot’s store. It was also full of praise.

People who return home after having a good experience have nothing but good things to say.

Algot was making thorough use of such an extremely natural law.

“… … Mr. Algot seems to have a talent for running a store as well.”

“Oh, and there is another advantage if the store does well.”

“Hmm?”

“The profits earned from the store are distributed equally to the demons who work as employees. Once the operation of the store is stabilized, the money will serve as a foundation for them to re-establish themselves in society when the situation improves later.”

Algot said, pointing to a bag of money lying on the table in the store.

The money bag, which I thought was just a collection of daily sales, took a closer look and turned out to be divided into sections according to the number of employees working at the store.

* * *

One day, Algot’s store was running smoothly day by day.

While I was waiting for Mariel’s research results, I occasionally stopped by Algot’s shop to eat.

After hearing Algot’s story, my worries about the store disappeared.

However, the reason I kept visiting this store was purely because it was a store I wanted to visit again.

If you go to the store, you can enjoy a delicious meal while admiring the cute faces of Aruru and Meruru at a reasonable price.

Honestly, it’s rather strange that I don’t want to keep going and see it.

It feels like my heart is being healed when I see the two people serving me, smiling brightly and fluttering their furry ears and tails.

『Yunoa used the excuse that she was worried about Argot’s store, but actually visited the store from the beginning to admire the waitress.

His sinister gaze never left Meruru and Aruru.

He, too, was ultimately a creature called a man.』

As I started coming in and out of the store almost like a regular customer, the narration eventually started blaming me.

But I didn’t really care.

The narration wasn’t like that for a day or two, and it wasn’t because he said anything particularly wrong.

『Still, on the surface, he is a hero of the kingdom and an apostle who inherited the will of the goddess.

The sight of Yunoa unnecessarily frequenting the store to receive service from two beastman women was disgraceful.

How long will he be able to enjoy eye candy at this store?

I was truly worried about the fate of the world.』

No, if you leave it alone, the words get worse.

In any case, there is nothing to do until Mariel presents the results of Calogium’s research.

And can’t I just look at something pretty and cute? … .

『Yunoa was really shameless.』

Oh yeah. okay.

It was a time when I was sitting in Algot’s shop and enjoying the beautiful scenery, ignoring the baseless accusations in the narration.

“Hi! Wow─!”

Suddenly, a somewhat funny high-pitched scream echoed through the store.

When I looked in the direction where the sound came from, I saw Aruru rubbing his buttocks with his face bright red.

And the male customer sitting at the table right in front of him is smiling at Aruru with a sinister look on his face.

As soon as I saw it, I knew what the situation was.

It must be an unavoidable fate for a store like this.

No matter how well Algot manages things, it is not possible to prevent all the unexpected behavior of some customers who touch the waitresses.

Perhaps that sinister-looking guy gently touched Aruru’s butt.

You’re not afraid… … Not Meruru, but Aruru’s butt.

She has the power to separate the limbs of that pervert if she puts her mind to it.

Since the atmosphere of the store is so good, I wonder if some people lose their fear even when they know that the other person is a demon.

“You see, you are a demon, right? They’re so cute, but they’re both beastmen and demons. Hehehe, if not at times like this, when would you ever pat the demon girl’s butt? Demons are cheap anyway, right? This is okay.”

The shady man who appeared to have touched Aruru’s buttocks said while looking at Aruru in embarrassment.

Oh, this is not just sexual harassment.

Something a little more troublesome has arrived.

The image that demons have in the kingdom is not only ‘fear’.

This happens because there was a long period of time when people were not viewed as subjects with human rights in the first place.

The same way of thinking as that guy who imprisoned the demon ghost Shari when she was alive and did bad things… … .

“Hey? hey? This person paid the money. A store that provides excellent service even though it is a demon? Don’t avoid it.”

“Ugh… Ugh… … .”

Aruru was glaring at the sinister man with a complicated face.

I can see the young red magical energy burning even more intensely in my eyes.

Argot must have trained his staff well in advance, and Aruru can be seen showing off his superhuman patience.

The sinister man kept gesturing for Aruru to come closer and spitting obscenities out of his mouth.

If Aruru couldn’t hold back, something terrible would happen… … .

Should I help too? I was watching the situation with that thought in mind, and sure enough, Algot approached me right away.

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