"Wake up, wake up!"
Early in the morning that day, the house is already filled with lively noises.
From my room, I could hear murmurs coming from the room beside my room while I was still gathering my life.
"It's morning already, little Tiz~."
"5 more minutes..."
"No, no, we would be late if we don't hurry up. That's right, Theo is already waiting for you~."
Hearing a serial noise of thuds, I immediately raise myself from the strong gravity of the bed and go to the restroom to wash my face while enduring the embarrassment that grew inside me because of my mother's words.
She always liked that, teasing Tizmilly using me whenever she could. Even though it was clear that we aren't like that...
When I sat down in my chair, the table was already filled with warm foods that my mother had just cooked. The aroma is so enticing that my empty stomach began to urge me to fill it with them. But I have to wait for my mother and Tizmilly to come down first.
Not long after that, Tizmilly, whose face is as red as a tomato, and my mother, who's smiling like a kid, entered the dining room.
We then ate our breakfast quietly, as if nothing had happened.
Before the sun even showed its light, we had already arrived at the restaurant with our respective uniforms. The black and white color gave us an elegant look that wouldn't put us to shame before people from the most expensive restaurant in the Dungeon City, but with my mother's touch on it, the uniforms do not look as strict as a normal uniform and give out an impression of freedom.
We sweep the floor, arranging the cooking tools, setting the chairs, and putting a lining over it...
Carole, Sirry, and Gerena arrived one after another while we were doing that.
Before we even realized it, the world outside had lit up. Through the window, we could see that the pedestrians and carriages, with one or two cars passing from time to time, had begun filling the wide stone-paved road.
After I signaled her, Sirry pulled the doors of the restaurant open. She also reversed the closed sign, showing the people the word 'open'.
With this, we officially started the business.
Now come, o customers!
At first, our place only received some curious gazes from the pedestrians. They murmured among themselves while looking at our place, clearly interested. However, no one entered the restaurant.
Until a man with a white sleeveless shirt came.
"This is better than I expected..." He muttered while stepping into our place.
Noticing his presence, Sirry, Carole, and Gerena immediately approached him to welcome him.
"W-welcome to uh..."
"Welcome to Tiz & Roosts, sir. We serve people with the best delicacies you could find in the Dungeon City!"
"Welcome. Sit on any chair you want."
The man was stunned for a while, but he was quick to recover. "Beautiful maids, haha, that's nice!" He laughed before sitting on the chair that was close to the window.
I am a little worried seeing the three of them, but since the man reacted quite positively, I think it's safe to say that it was a success.
For some reason, Carole and Sirry let Gerena serve him.
While holding a book she is reading on one hand, she brought a cup of water and the menu with a tray she is holding using the other hand.
"Here," She said as she put the tray on the table.
"Drink it if you want. And it's the menu, pick your orders from what's written on it."
From beside me, Tizmilly is frantically gesturing toward Gerena to act more politely.
Oh, she nodded to respond to Tizmilly.
Then she looked back at the man.
"Please."
And... That's it.
"Miss Gerena...!" Tizmilly screamed while trying to suppress her voice as low as she could.
Despite her concern, Gerena actually handled the man pretty much as I expected when I decided to hire her. As long as she isn't purposely hurting the customers, it would be okay.
After a moment of hesitation, the man ordered a big set of spicy orc meat. That's cheap and full of protein. The man looked like a rough worker, so it would be a perfect breakfast for him.
"Spicy orc meat, big, one!" I yelled toward the kitchen through the window that connected the cashier's table with the kitchen.
"Okay~!" My mother replied.
She sounds happy. She must have enjoyed it.
At that time, unexpectedly, the man reacted after he heard my mother's voice.
"Oh! So it's really Sis Calary's place? Haha! This is going to be a real tasty breakfast!" He laughed.
"Wait, you know Mom?" I asked him.
"You must be Theo, Sis Calary's son, ain't you?"
He answered with a grin.
"Everyone around here knows your mother, kid. She was also the one who invited me to this place. She said that you wanted to make it a place where everyone, no matter who they are, could eat at the same table. I actually doubt it, but I'll come over often since I could eat Sis Calary's cooking here!"
"Eh... What do you mean everyone knows my mother..."
"And I'm not alone!"
As if on cue, a crowd of people suddenly swarmed our place. The old, the young, men, or women, all of them entered our place. In total, their number is 26!
They started to look around curiously while chattering lively. I noticed though, how often they mentioned my mother's name. Do they really come to our place just because of my mother's cooking?
"So... So many people..."
Seeing them, Sirry passed out.
Today sure would be a busy first day for us.