I’m a Young God, Won’t You Raise Me?

Restaurant Day 3!
How about finally opening the restaurant today?
It’s also time to start promoting the restaurant!

At 6:00 a.m.

I opened my eyes with a start as I heard the cheerful notification sound.

The first thing I did was check on the pudding slime.

“Good morning, Mr. Gunbam.”

Dominic greeted me with his usual courtesy.

He was resting peacefully on my chest.

Even though we had slept curled up together in one corner of that straw bed, he didn’t seem to have any complaints. Probably because he had spent the entire time lying on top of me.

But I didn’t know how much longer Dominic would be able to tolerate such poor conditions.

I definitely had to replace the bed as soon as possible.

I picked up the pudding slime and rushed out of the room.

The others had also come out as soon as the six o’clock notification appeared, so we all met in the hallway.

The first thing I did was check on Lieutenant Colonel Je Hyuno.

I had been worried whether he had returned safely during the night, but fortunately, he seemed perfectly fine.

Lieutenant Colonel Je Hyuno turned his gaze toward the Fire Dragon Clan twins standing behind me.

For some reason, he didn’t pay them much attention.

Instead, he kept his eyes fixed on me for quite a while.

I couldn’t see his expression or his eyes, but he didn’t seem to be in a bad mood.

After spending so much time looking at his goggles and gas mask, I was beginning to get a rough idea of how he was feeling.

‘He doesn’t look like he wants to kill me…’

Even so, ever since we left the dungeon the previous day, his goggles had remained completely dark, and that worried me.

I had been told that as long as emojis appeared on his goggles, it meant he was in his right mind.

I couldn’t stop keeping an eye on him out of fear that he might suddenly start tearing off his wings again.

As I watched him from the corner of my eye, our gazes met.

Lieutenant Colonel Je Hyuno moved his metallic hand slightly.

Seeing the gleam of those blades so early in the morning, I discreetly lowered my gaze.

As for Mo Haein.

“What are you doing, Recruit? Let’s go.”

She wore exactly the same expression as always.

She briefly glanced at the twins standing behind me, and that was all.

However, remembering all of her reactions up until now, there was one thing I could deduce.

She seemed to feel a strong sense of displeasure whenever I became too close to an NPC.

It had already happened in Three Worlds.

As I continued thinking about that, Kwak Hanmuk checked the slime of the day and spent several seconds drowning in despair.

“Today it’s shining like fucking crazy…”

It seemed Dominic had made himself shine even more.

In any case, everyone seemed to be doing well.

I gave a respectful bow.

“Then I’m counting on all of you.”

The long-awaited grand opening day of the restaurant had finally arrived.

After exchanging a few brief greetings, everyone headed off to carry out the tasks we had planned.

Mo Haein would go to the general store to buy the supplies we needed.

Kwak Hanmuk and Lieutenant Colonel Je Hyuno would head into the daytime dungeon to gather ingredients.

The twins and I would stay at the restaurant.

Since Kwak Hanmuk had promised to get me a new pair of Oven Gloves, I would only use Lieutenant Colonel Je Hyuno’s Raven Gloves for that day.

“Sir Ellun, how’s your wing? I’ll change your bandage later.”

“I’m fine.”

Ellun, his right wing completely immobilized by bandages, looked up at me.

“It’s a little late, but… thank you.”

“Lamb. What exactly are we supposed to do? Grill skewers again?”

“That’ll be later.”

I went downstairs together with the twins.

Then I handed each of them a Flame Lizard Tail Skewer that I had prepared the previous day.

“It’s breakfast. Eat while you wait.”

◆ Sub Quest: Prepare a delicious meal for the Fire Dragon Clan twins, Ella and Ellun.

A system window appeared.

The twins looked at each other with the skewers in their hands before turning back to me.

With an embarrassed expression, Ellun murmured,

“I’m sorry… I don’t have any money.”

Apparently, because they were connected to the dungeon, there was a system that made them pay using the local currency.

I decided to teach them the bitter reality of society.

“That’s your salary.”

“Salary…?”

“Yes. You’re going to be working at the restaurant all day today, so eat first.”

Having no idea what awaited them, the twins obediently sat down and began eating the skewers.

Yesterday, Ella had run away saying she was sick of them.

But now that she was actually eating one, it must have tasted pretty good, because she was enjoying it too.

“Ellun. I grilled these skewers myself last night.”

“They’re delicious.”

As I watched the dragons devour the lizard tails, I turned to Ellun.

“Sir Ellun…”

I was about to ask him if he’d rather rest on the second floor.

But before I could even finish the question, Ellun answered firmly.

“I’m fine. I want to work too.”

He looked straight at me.

“Lamb. We’re not humans. We’re members of the Fire Dragon Clan. This is nothing to us.”

“Understood.”

I took out a handkerchief and wiped the sauce from around his mouth.

Then I left the two of them chatting quietly together and headed into the kitchen.

I opened the book that had been placed in one corner.

That book allowed every option related to running the restaurant to be configured.

Would you like to begin restaurant operations?

I selected “Begin,” and another system window appeared.

Set the restaurant’s business hours.
Opening hours: 9:00 a.m.
Closing hours: 8:00 p.m.

I set the maximum hours allowed.

Then the cheerful notification sound rang out once again.

The restaurant is finally opening for business!
To celebrate the grand opening, you will receive 1 free promotion.
What kind of promotion would you like to run?
— Set up a restaurant booth in the village and hold a tasting event.
— If they can finish within the time limit, it’s free! Hold the Glutton Challenge event.
— Grand opening! Hand out free meal coupons to the first customers.
— Publish a malicious advertisement to scare customers.

Normally, the safest option was the tasting event.

A tasting steadily increased the restaurant’s reputation while attracting customers.

The Glutton Challenge and the free coupons caused too much financial loss.

And then there was the last option.

The malicious advertisement.

It was a double-edged sword.

The restaurant’s reputation would plummet, but a huge number of terrified customers would arrive in a short amount of time.

In other words, it was the best way to make money early in the game.

You have selected “Malicious Advertisement.” Please write the text that will be used for the advertisement.

I froze when I saw the next system window.

In the game, choosing that option automatically generated the advertisement.

But in reality, I had to write it myself.

An advertising message?

I had no idea what to write.

“Mr. Gunbam. What is that book for?”

At that moment, Dominic asked me about the book.

Since he could only see the quest window, it probably seemed strange to him that I was flipping through a completely blank book.

“This is used to configure the restaurant’s operations one moment, Mr. Dominic.”

Suddenly, a good idea came to me.

I cut off my explanation and quickly wrote a few lines.

Something like that would be enough for the advertisement to work perfectly.

While explaining the book’s purpose to Dominic, I naturally continued the conversation.

“Mr. Dominic.”

“Yes?”

In the distance, the twins were looking at me strangely as they watched me talk to thin air.

Even so, I continued speaking.

“Just out of curiosity, could you tell me what you talked about with Infernum?”

“It was nothing more than casual conversation.”

Earlier, he had said Infernum was very knowledgeable and that he had enjoyed talking with him.

As I had suspected, it had all been a lie.

“I simply wanted to speak with him in case he might be of some help to you, Mr. Gunbam. After all, my memories are still incomplete.”

So he had been trying to obtain useful information.

Perhaps it was all because I had asked him to find out how to create system windows.

“That individual wasn’t even certain what kind of being I am. He knew less than young Mr. Gunbam.”

It seemed they had talked about other things as well.

But it didn’t seem like he wanted to tell me about them.

In any case, there was a much more important matter.

“Suppose we defeat Infernum in battle. If he tried to escape, could you stop him with magic?”

“Hmm if I need to immobilize him with magic, I would have to use Abyss Chains. Yes, it’s possible.”

Dominic’s Abyss Chains were surely nothing like the mage spell I knew.

Just like Blazing Ray, they had probably turned into some absurd cosmic-powered version.

But capturing Infernum by normal means was impossible.

After the battle, his escape was a mandatory event.

I needed a method capable of breaking the system and stopping him.

I had thought about it a great deal, but in the end, Dominic was still the only answer.

Of course, I was worried about the glitches he might cause.

But if we couldn’t capture the Fire Dragon, Dominic wouldn’t leave me alone either.

In that case, it was better to accept the risk.

Even so, I couldn’t help feeling a little frustrated.

‘I wish I could do something like Dominic too.’

While I was lost in thought, Dominic slid over to my cheek.

“Mr. Gunbam.”

“Yes?”

“You can rely on me a little more. You’re still young, and there are times when you need help.”

His voice, as sweet as perfectly refined sugar, echoed softly beside my ear.

I blinked slowly.

“The truth is I really do need help.”

“What do you need?”

Couldn’t I knead him just once? Just once, really.

…If I said what I was actually thinking, I’d probably be the one getting hit with a Blazing Ray.

I felt Dominic slide from my cheek down to my shoulder as I replied,

“I’ll tell you later. It’s nothing urgent.”

“Recruit!”

At that moment, Mo Haein arrived.

She was carrying several enormous shopping bags.

She had bought the most urgent things first: uniforms, additional utensils, and dishes.

I had also asked her to buy fresh bandages for Ellun, so I immediately changed his bandages.

Afterward, I had the twins change into their waiter uniforms.

Mo Haein also changed into a waitress uniform, while I put on my chef’s uniform.

Even if the chef personally served the food, wearing the chef’s uniform was more beneficial for the restaurant’s reputation and tips.

The twins seemed fascinated by the waiter uniforms and couldn’t stop looking at each other.

While placing the dishes beside the twins, now wearing bow ties, I checked the item’s description.

Flame Lizard Tail Skewer (480G): A skewer prepared from a perfectly grilled Flame Lizard tail.

“But are that many people really going to come on the very first day?”

Mo Haein looked worriedly at the mountain of five hundred Flame Lizard Tail Skewers.

Every dish had an expiration date.

The skewers lasted three days.

Since I had prepared them the day before, I had to sell all five hundred before the end of the following day.

“I made a rather eye-catching advertisement. I think we’ll be fine.”

8:30 a.m.

Thirty minutes before opening.

Even with the restaurant still closed, the first customers gradually began gathering outside the entrance.

As time passed, the line for the grand opening continued to grow.

Mo Haein looked at me.

It was understandable.

Up until then, she had only managed a restaurant where, at best, five or six customers showed up on opening day.

She couldn’t understand the scene in front of her.

Her gaze seemed to ask me what the hell I had done.

I answered with complete honesty.

“I just ran an advertisement.”

8:50 a.m.

Now the waiting line stretched all the way to the backyard.

The only ones who seemed excited were the twins, who still didn’t understand what it all meant.

“Lamb! There are so many customers! We’ll become a famous restaurant overnight!”

“The skewers are delicious. I’m sure everyone will like them.”

After looking out the window, Mo Haein looked back at me.

“…Did you really just run an advertisement?”

9:00 a.m.

And finally, the grand opening arrived.

The moment we opened the door, the customers poured in like a horde of zombies.

“Food! Give me food!”

“Anything, but right now!”

“I don’t care what it is! Just bring me the fastest dish you’ve got!”

Faced with that flood of customers, Mo Haein and the twins’ eyes went wide.

I took out a whistle I had bought from the general store.

Whistle: Attention! Look over here!

Fweeeet!

The moment I blew the whistle, every customer turned to look at me.

“All right. Those who arrived first, take your seats in order. If you don’t line up, you won’t be served.”

At first, chaos reigned, but little by little, they began to organize themselves.

“Recruit! What kind of advertisement did you make…? Welcome! Our menu only offers Flame Lizard Tail Skewers.”

Mo Haein didn’t even have time to keep questioning me before she was completely surrounded by customers.

To be honest, even I hadn’t expected the malicious advertisement to have such an effect.

It had worked even better than it did in the game.

Probably because this time I had written the text myself.

The advertisement I wrote was very simple.

This letter originally began in Mournvale, England.

It was the classic chain letter claiming that anyone who failed to visit the village’s newly opened restaurant before closing time that very day would be cursed with bad luck.