Mr. Gong is not only good at cooking

"The shopkeeper's idea is very courageous! I think it's good!" said Xiaoban Junba with great spirit.

Mugino Shizuri and Kanemoto Teitoku were completely dumbfounded.

No, we want to get stronger too! Look at us, store manager!

So what if they're thugs? We're good at that!

Indeed, one of them is the boss of the "school," and the other is the queen of the "props."

Moreover, they were particularly skilled at murder and arson. Most importantly, these two killed without batting an eye, showing no mercy even to their own people.

But Shirou Emiya doesn't want to accept it.

Huan Gendi was alright later on, he was cleared up, but Mai Jie was just completely wrong, okay?

She believed that "if it's Hamazura, there won't be a problem." Past experience told her that no matter how many people she killed or how much she destroyed, no matter what the process was, Hamazura would eventually forgive her.

???

Emiya Shirou was completely dumbfounded. Oh my god, this is poisonous!

I'm not running a charity, why would I hire you as a thug?

Yu Meiren, however, was counting on her fingers to the side.

Riko asked, puzzled, "Sister Yu, what are you doing?"

"I'm calculating how many people Shirou plans to recruit."

Emiya Shirou immediately said, "Don't misunderstand, the restaurant isn't hiring. We already have Touma."

Yu Meiren pointed at Accelerator and asked, "Where is he?"

Emiya Shirou replied very simply, "Oh, a temporary worker who only gets three meals a day, is that a problem?"

Yu Meiren then pointed to Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and Shokuhou Gunha.

"A team dedicated to maintaining peace in the universe, operating on its own. Discounts are offered at the restaurant, which is considered employment. Do you have any objections?" Shirou Emiya shrugged.

Are you kidding me? Hiring so many people, Yu Meiren will definitely say I'm wasting money again. Even Meruet's living expenses are provided by the Holmes family.

I will offer discounts on the restaurant's food to my partners in justice. This will not only boost the restaurant's sales but also prevent overstaffing. It's a win-win situation, killing two birds with one stone.

and--

"Manager, I need to think about your suggestion. Please give me some time," Misaka Mikoto politely declined.

After all, she's a rich girl, and she feels she can afford to eat at even the most expensive restaurants, since it will improve her life anyway, so why would she need to join this kind of team?

Misaki Shokuhou also said, "Yes, I also refused, but you promised to have your staff train me, so you can't go back on your word~"

"Don't worry, I won't break my promise."

This time, I will give you a miracle, Queen Honey Shokuhou.

Sure enough, his persuasion was not successful, and in the end only the hot-blooded man, Xiaoban Junba, was willing to join.

As for Tadatoku Hirane and Shizuri Mugino, they have already moved on from the story (deception) of Shirou Emiya.

Although they were initially interested in the restaurant's food being able to enhance their abilities, the thought of becoming partners with them, even if only superficially, made them want to vomit.

Moreover, one of them is a young nobleman and the other is a young lady from a wealthy family, so their families are really not short of money. Although Shirou Emiya's food sounds expensive, it is actually very expensive.

But for them, it's nothing special.

Accelerator didn't say anything, but simply got up from the ground and sat back down in his seat.

Emiya Shirou's words still echoed in his ears: You are even able to truly not hurt anyone.

Can you make me invincible?

Accelerator still hasn't completely given up on the idea of ​​being invincible, but he has also begun to waver.

Shirou Emiya looked at Accelerator and felt that an opportunity was still missing.

It would be much better if Accelerator had someone he wanted to protect.

He was even able to draw inferences from one instance to another, believing that the reason the second-in-command was ... because the second-in-command didn't yet have anyone he wanted to protect.

Are the top two in your Academy City just ridiculous? Are they all lolicon?

Accelerator and Last Order.

Huangen Emperor and Fremea Seville.

Forget it, I'll have to go to the Naruto world and pretend to be Sasuke Uchiha to get close to Naruto Uzumaki and learn how to use the strongest talk-no-jutsu to fool every single customer.

After all, Shirou Emiya knew his own limitations; he couldn't persuade these genius boys and girls with just his words.

These people are all incredibly shrewd, incredibly stubborn, and incredibly opinionated.

Without some harsh, realistic criticism, it would be like casting pearls before swine.

After the last group quietly finished eating the herbivorous dragon from another universe, most of them left together.

As he left, Emperor Hungen glanced at Frenda, seemingly lost in thought.

Mugino Shizuri gave Misaka Mikoto a cold snort, then led the "tools" members out of the restaurant dejectedly.

This unfriendly gesture left Misaka Mikoto completely bewildered—what the heck, what did I do to offend her? Oh well, I still need to investigate this Absolute Level 4 Evolution Project when I get back!

Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto, along with her friends, pulled Misaka 9201 out of the room. Before leaving, she gave Accelerator, who was still sitting in his seat, seemingly lost in thought, a look of utter disgust.

Before leaving, Misaki Shokuhou repeatedly reminded Touma Kamijou not to forget to help her exercise over the weekend, and then happily took Junko Hokaze's hand and walked out together.

Shoban Junba scratched the back of his head, walked up to Emiya Shirou, and said, "Manager, could you tell me about your very principled plan again?"

"Aren't you going to reconsider?" Shirou Emiya asked to confirm.

"Such a courageous plan, do we even need to consider it? The store manager wants to spread love and courage throughout the universe, right? Since you asked me to do this, of course I'll agree! That's courage!"

Oh, so this kid wasn't fooled by me after all?

Ah, I'm so bad at this. Wouldn't it be better if I just stick to cooking and telling stories? After all, all I have is food...

Emiya Shirou nodded perfunctorily: "Next time, next time for sure."

The shaving board tyrant laughed and said, "Alright, I'll come again next time!"

After saying that, the cheerful and handsome man turned and walked out of the restaurant.

So, only one way was left in the restaurant.

Yu Meiren frowned and asked, "Are you going to stay?"

Accelerator glanced at Yu Meiren with deadpan eyes, then stood up and prepared to leave the restaurant without looking back.

Shirou Emiya thought for a moment and quickly said, "Accelerator!"

One student stopped walking without turning around.

"If you intend to terminate the experiment, then I don't need to tell you what will happen to those sisters, do I? Since you call yourself an evil party member, you should know what I'm trying to say."

"Ugh, this is so annoying, boss."

Accelerator, annoyed, messed up his white hair and then pushed open the glass door and went out.

Emiya Shirou sighed.

All the empty talk today, all the efforts so far, have been for nothing.

Yu Meiren sneered from the side, "You went through all that trouble, and you only got one willing offer, and you just brushed it off. What were you after?"

Emiya Shirou sighed again and said, "I just feel that since I have a restaurant like this, I should do something. I want to do my best to do something."

Riko chimed in, "Just let things take their course, Shirou. We just need to do our own thing, and then lend a hand when the guests need help, right?"

Yu Meiren sneered, "He's just bored. Ever since he went to the Scarlet Bullet World, he's started to think of himself as a saint."

Emiya Shirou blushed slightly: "Can't you be a little less direct? Don't I have any dignity? I'm your boss, after all!"

"Come on, just be a good boss. You think you can save the whole universe?" Yu Meiren glared at Emiya Shirou, picked up her Switch, and continued fishing.

"Hahahaha, Shirou's idea is still correct, and Shirou's efforts to change are also very cool. However, Shirou is still too hasty. Take it slow. I believe Shirou will eventually find a way."

Riko smiled and tiptoed to pat Shirou's head, smoothing down his spiky hair.

"Sigh... I overestimated myself."

"What's wrong, Shirou?" Kamijou Touma, one of the top ten employees, came over after clearing the plates.

"It's nothing, it's just that I've come to a profound realization that I'm a novice, and it's a bit of a blow to me."

"Ah, Shirou means you want to invite them to maintain world peace?"

Emiya Shirou felt his face burning: "Stop talking, Touma! I wish I could kill myself just thinking about it now. This is a dark history, sealed away forever!!"

"Well, actually I think it's quite interesting," Touma Kamijou said with a hint of regret.

That's interesting!

Shirou Emiya glanced at the rating and was filled with even more sorrow. Today's Herbivorous Dragon Feast only scored 69 points.

Ugh, why isn't Merlin here yet? I need to vent.

Camelot, Merlin, who had been thrown onto the round table by Shirou Emiya, was looking at Artoria with a lifeless expression.

Artoria's gaze towards Merlin had shifted from looking at trash to looking at non-recyclable trash.

"Lord Meilin, what do you mean by this? Are you testing my limits?"

Merlin felt a chill run down his spine. "Artoria, let me explain—Aa ...

Bedivere and Galahad, standing outside the door, exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.

Meanwhile, in Academy City, Accelerator walked out of a convenience store carrying a bag of coffee and frozen meat products.

Then I spotted a Misaka Mikoto across the street.

Ugh! So annoying!

Accelerator turned his head and walked towards his apartment.

Emiya Shirou's words kept echoing in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it.

"You lowlife! Trash! How dare you lecture me, your master?!"

In the end, he lost control and crushed all the coffee he had bought.

Just then, his phone rang. When he answered, a researcher's voice came through: "Accelerator, tonight's experiment will still be in District 7."

Requesting votes and rewards

A failed author, begging online.

Zhang Qi said "tool person," and the tool person arrived.

Inside the restaurant, Shirou Emiya was reflecting.

Yu Meiren continued her usual complaint about why she still hadn't caught a Far Eastern taimen.

Riko went upstairs to play visual novels (GAL games), because she felt that playing GAL games on a PC was what made them true GAL games.

Touma sat on the sofa reading comics, titled "A Liberal Arts Student Falls in Love, So He Tries to Write a Book."

Meruet-chan went downstairs and sat next to Shirou Emiya, engrossed in reading a novel called "Detective Corbe".

Fufu ran around the restaurant, and no one knew why the little one was so happy.

Time passed quietly, as if the guests from the world of A Certain Magical Index were the last batch of visitors for the day.

After an unknown amount of time, Riko ran downstairs with her Switch, plopped down on the other side of Shirou Emiya, and continued playing the visual novel while leaning against him.

"Ring ring~~"

Finally, the wind chimes at the restaurant entrance rang, interrupting Shirou Emiya's thoughts and breaking the restaurant's quiet atmosphere.

"Welcome to Grand Cooker!" Touma Kamijou, one of the top ten employees, immediately puts down his romance manga and begins to greet the new customer.

The new guest looked distraught, covered in water droplets, with wet hair, and appeared quite disheveled.

Emiya Shirou looked at the new guest at the door and felt a pang of heartache for no apparent reason.

He stood up and said to Riko, "Riko, go upstairs and get a towel. Or, why don't you just take her to take a shower and change her into some clean clothes?"

"Yes, Shirou."

Riko tossed the Switch onto the sofa and pulled the new guest upstairs.