Welcome. At a Convenience Store in Another World 5

Chapter 5 – It’s Urgent

Growling.

The crown prince poked a hole in the lid of the cup ramen with a fork and threw away the water.

“It’s amazing every time I see it. “I just had to pour hot water and the pasta was ready.”

“It’s not pasta, it’s ramen.”

“Okay. Ramen. Abama is crazy about this ramen product. What’s worse is that even my son would never be allowed to eat it.”

After throwing away all the water, the crown prince opened the lid and poured the liquid sauce into the ramen.

“It’s dark red, like the blood of a devil. “If you listen to the nobles who ate it, they say it sounds like the devil’s whispers. Is that true?”

“Well. “I don’t think so.”

I put cooked Jjajang ramen noodles on top of the Buldak ramen. Black Jjajang sauce covered it, and I picked up my chopsticks and mixed the noodles.

Scribble, scribble.

Ah, the smell rises.

The smell of hot chicken and black bean paste mixed together.

A smell that should never be smelled at night stung my nose.

“Please eat.”

“This is the ramen that Abamama eats every time. The appearance is… It looks like the devil’s intestines have been pulled out thinly. It looks like the devil will come out at any moment.”

The crown prince eats spicy chicken jjajang at a convenience store at night.

It was a rare scene.

The crown prince cooked the noodles with a fork and took a bite.

Whoop!

The eyes of the knights who followed were focused on the prince’s mouth.

“Big!”

The crown prince coughed, as if surprised by the sudden spicy taste.

But he didn’t stop pushing fork.

Whoop!

“Hey, this?”

The crown prince, who was eating spicy chicken jjajang, cracked open a can of beer.

Taaak!

The sunny sound of opening a can pierces your ears refreshingly.

A fork of hot chicken jjajang and a bite of beer.

It tastes good too.

Even the seemingly insignificant movements contained elegance.

Is this the royal dining etiquette?

“Ha! “Is this amazing?”

The crown prince picked up the cup ramen container, which was already half empty.

“It’s so spicy! I now know why other nobles nicknamed him the Devil’s Whisperer! “It’s like there’s a devil in your mouth, and it keeps screaming at you to eat this strange food.”

The emperor’s eyes were on me.

“I think I know why Momma wants to eat this food to herself.”

It seems to suit the taste of the crown prince, who eats luxurious food every day.

Even a high-class tongue that eats the sumptuous food provided by the imperial family every day cannot come to its senses with a single dose of MSG.

I can’t move.

“Hmm… Not bad. It’s really not that bad.”

The crown prince elegantly ate the noodles with his fork again and gestured to the knights who followed him.

“You guys, choose what you want to eat and eat it. “I can’t eat something like this alone.”

At those words, the knights who noticed the prince’s thoughts headed towards the freezer.

It’s frozen.

Because knights are also soldiers.

“Haha, seeing them running right away, they must have been quite hungry too.”

The crown prince, looking at the backs of the knights, laughed out loud.

“Even though I’m not, everyone was really surprised to hear that I was coming to the convenience store.”

“Are you talking about the knights of the imperial palace?”

“Okay. Aren’t they all paying attention to the store manager?”

“They are not small people, but people who look down on the inferior. “Who will the Imperial Knights listen to except the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Of course, this person.

The drivers were dumbfounded when I told them what was wrong with an ordinary convenience store manager.

You say things that really make my head hurt so casually.

“A total of 15 gold. Thank you.”

While I was breaking into a cold sweat at the prince’s words, Elena was kindly serving the knights at the counter.

“That’s right. Store manager, please sit down for a moment.”

As the prince spoke after opening a new can of beer, I sat down across from him.

The crown prince’s expression changed in an instant.

A completely different expression from when he ate fire chicken jjajang with a mischievous smile just moments ago.

The atmosphere became heavy in an instant.

The sharp eyes of Prince Astur, the murderer of his own brothers, were piercing me fiercely.

It was fortunate that the crown prince had his back to the counter.

If Elena had seen this expression, she probably wouldn’t have been able to go up to the dorm and asked to work together all night.

The only time the Crown Prince makes this kind of expression is to pass on to me a problem that he finds difficult to solve.

“Is there something you would like me to do?”

“Okay. “It’s so urgent that I came here with the childish excuse of trying ramen.”

“Is it treason?”

“If it had been a problem caused by weightlifters, it wouldn’t have come about like this.”

Even though it’s a childish excuse, didn’t you enjoy it very much?

This was not something the crown prince, who had completely emptied the floor, would say.

However, he did not want to further commit the crime of insulting the imperial family, so he just kept his mouth shut and nodded.

It’s a sin to have no strength.

“Recently, there have been reports that a strange flow of mana can be felt around the capital. “Can you confirm?”

“Is this something that the Knights or the Royal Guard cannot solve?”

“It’s impossible.”

The crown prince’s voice was heavy.

“With this level of mana flow, it would take at least one company of knights to move. But you know? It’s only been a year since I cut off my brothers’ heads. If you move the knights, stories will spread. The nobles will be nervous. “I have no intention of pulling that kind of tension.”

“Is there anything else to say from His Majesty the Emperor?”

The crown prince’s sigh was deep.

“It’s a suspiciously large flow of mana, but you remain silent.”

“The magic tower can’t move.”

“Okay. Those idiots who are crazy about mana won’t even listen to what I say.”

The prince’s voice was cold as he ground his teeth.

“And I think those idiots are prime suspects.”

“… So that’s why you need me. “Help from a third party, not from the Crown Prince’s armed group.”

“Okay. Is it possible?”

“We must be loyal to the future power.”

“Kkeukkeuk, if I resolve things well this time, I will ask my Abama to forgive you.”

“Haven’t you already failed twice?”

“If I appeal to you a third time, my father might change his mind.”

“He is a stubborn man.”

“If not, is there anything you want?”

“Well. Now you want to escape the attention of the imperial family, right? “For an ordinary store manager like me, even this small amount of attention is a burden.”

I am sincere.

Sometimes I’m so surprised when I come here like this.

Now that I have settled down to a certain extent, I want to just relax and enjoy life.

I heard that my heart breaks when such high-ranking people come here?

Despite my earnest wishes, the crown prince shook his head.

Oh, this doesn’t work?

“I’m sorry, but that’s impossible. You know it too. The imperial family cannot give up your convenience store, which has already become a specialty of the empire. And if you leave the royal family, this convenience store will be attacked from all directions. Something happened in the past, right? That…”

The crown prince, who was about to speak, closed his mouth.

“I’d rather not talk about this. Because it wasn’t good for you or me.”

“Thank you.”

“Well, even if that’s not the case, there are many ways I can praise you. “Except for the absurd idea of ​​cutting off business with the imperial family.”

If I declare that what I want most is not possible, there is nothing I can do.

“I’ll check. “I trust that you will take care of the cost.”

“Thank you. “Send people who can help tomorrow.”

“All you need is one guide.”

“Okay.”

“By the way, are you going to go to Moonlight Lake after eating everything?”

“I have to go. It’s been a while since I went on a secret trip, so shouldn’t I visit all the famous places in the empire?”

After finishing his speech, the crown prince held the fork in his hand again.
He erased the cold expression he had shown me just a moment ago and asked me with his innocent face.

“Can I have one more bowl?”

“Of course.”

The crown prince chatted with the knights and started making a new bowl of ramen.
It’s already well past 11 o’clock.

There was something about seeing the crown prince and knights eating ramen at this time.

I’m hungry.

Whoop!

Whoop!

“Huh!”

Wow, I eat really well.

To my ears as I returned to the counter.

Growling.

There was a sound.

It was Elena.

“Ah.”

Her ears turned red like blush at the embarrassing sound.

She looked so cute that I stroked her head without even realizing it.

“Sorry. I made a loud noise because I was hungry. “I feel lonely eating alone, but when the crown prince comes later, would you like to eat ramen together?”

“Yes, I like it.”

Eating a lot of convenience store food is not good, though.

One meal would be fine.

Whoop!

How can you bear it when you see that?

***

I sent the crown prince away and also sent Elena home from work.

She forced Elena to return to her dorm, where she was leisurely receiving her guests.

“Thank you. Goodbye.”

Today was a day with particularly little truth.

There weren’t many drunk people, and no one was eating and leaving trash in front of the convenience store.

What is the etiquette of the people of the empire?

Is it really so correct that it makes me cry?

“Whoop, whoop.”

When there were no customers, I made time to do some simple exercise near the counter to boost my energy.

How long has it been like that?

Oooh!

The stone Luna handed me glowed and letters were engraved on it.

-Please visit.

It was a message from Madame of Moonlight Lake.

Request a visit.

It’s probably not because of the crown prince.

He even announced that he was going to visit by pressing the stone.

That’s probably not the problem.

Did something happen to the lake?

It would be troublesome if drunk people were acting out there.

“Ah, that’s annoying. Should I not make the excuse that there are a lot of customers and go?”

-Right now.

As if Madame had heard me muttering to myself, she sent me another message.

Yes, I understand.