Four wall-mounted candlesticks were installed in the room.
There is a huge round desk in the center of the dim room, with thirteen figures sitting side by side to surround it.
One woman stood up all the time in a place where silence reigned without anyone opening their mouth.
"Guys, you've come together a lot. I'll start my regular meeting. Of course it's on the agenda."
Together, we make noise about the word "arr", which refers to something suspicious.
"I didn't know they'd reach this far."
"Oh, I was alarmed"
"If we don't work out measures, they'll destroy us in an instant."
Noisy words leak out of their mouths one after the other, and they also hear sad groans.
All the faces illuminated by thin lights are dark and I can't feel the vivacity.
"Be quiet. I've compiled all the information I currently know... please."
A woman dressed like a maid in an apron skirt, who was urged by a woman to sit next to her, stood up and opened the material in her hand.
"Now, Arre has 70% of the open dungeon inner hierarchy in hand. And I've reached out here this time, too. It is now time for us to unite in our efforts to eliminate the arr. So, this time, I'm looking for you as a trump card. So can I have a word?"
"Welcome"
I was forced to attend face-to-face meetings in the settlement of the Lake Hierarchy in Qingliu, and all I could say was that.
These meetings are held three times a year in a set month, and sometimes we talk seriously, but basically we end up exchanging information and then chatting with each other.
This time, however, it was a particularly hurried meeting, with no room for fine dust on the faces of all. Just watching how the feathers are stuffed tells it, and honestly it's uncomfortable.
"If Mr. Hackon has any opinions, please do so anytime."
It's disgusting when Munami whispers to me. Is this person the type of person who can be a role? I feel like I'm doing it with an excellent secretarial image.
"Let me continue the conversation. There is now a massive influx of people into this settlement. It is rumored that the population, which was about a hundred people, has swelled and now has nearly five hundred inhabitants"
"I've been vibrant lately."
It's supposed to be a delightful thing.
The settlement is so understaffed with reconstruction work that people have been in and out recently trying to at least get the outer walls in order before we have a full winter. Somehow, they have all the pile walls in place to prevent enemies from breaking in, and the current situation is that they are relieved.
"As long as there were more people and as a food and beverage industry I was happy... but that made them move. The strongest and worst cafeteria - the chain cafeteria - with the aim of dominating all the food in the dungeon!
"Damn, there's no such thing as them here, so I thought they'd make money!
"I was in business on a different level, and they took away all the food demand in the settlement!
I summarize the story with my head, looking at the noisy restaurant owners in Nori like the protagonist of the tragedy.
I mean, each tier of this dungeon has a colony of people, and there's a major player opening a restaurant there, right? I mean, a labyrinth chain store.
Until now, the population was around 100, so they thought the profit was low and had not reached out. But it looks like we've seen recent population growth and decided it's time to make money.
They say the name of the major chain store is Chain Cafeteria. The store they open is not the size of a restaurant, not to mention food and beverage, but it also has a range of preserved and portable foods, and the catchphrase "chain cafeteria with all the food" seems to be the catch phrase.
The chain cafeteria is purchased directly from the contract farmer and allows for low prices and high quality by not pinching intermediaries. There is also a connection with the supplier that operates the transfer team, it is cheap to use, so there is no cost of transporting food, and the general restaurant cannot be fattened due to the price quality.
And the settlements where the chain cafeteria opened are awaiting the worst development that other food and beverage industries will be ravaged.
This is a good story in modern Japan. There are a number of precedents in which large stores have been built in the region, shopping districts and retail outlets have been crushed and shopping districts have become shutter districts.
"I guess they were after this time of year. It's winter, ingredients are traded at high prices and we're priced and it bothers our heads, at this time of year. They seem to possess a large amount of magic equipment that allows them to keep their ingredients fresh over there, and they can serve the same dishes in winter."
I mean, I wonder if it's like a large fridge.
Eighty percent of the restaurants here are open in outdoor stores, so there's no way there's such a thing. Sometimes it is normal to rest today because the ingredients could not be purchased.
"I guess the forwarders are reaching out, too, starting to raise prices blatantly and the distribution of ingredients is lagging behind. We're really being pushed."
"Shit, we're just being ravaged."
"We have cute kids. How do we get past the winter?"
I slapped my fist on the desk, and the regrettable shopkeepers behaved - there's a play. Hey, hey, hey, I think I'm looking this way.
The farce so far gave me an idea of why I was called here. He wants me to take countermeasures to break this situation.
Honestly, a major chain of vending machines will come, but that doesn't affect me as much. This one can be open for 24 hours, and it handles several products that can't be imitated by a chain cafeteria. I don't think the freeze-dried method of cup noodles can be used by residents of different worlds.
But I like the residents here, and there's nothing wrong with being nice to the residents because of Ramis. To make sure I have her place when I'm broken and out of use one day.
And then there's my favorite store, run by an old couple as students, with a bitter past crushed by big stores, so it's not bad to fulfill that revenge in different worlds.
"So, Mr. Hackon, could you please help me!... if you help me, I'll pay half for Ramis' stay when the house is restored."
You would have reacted if you were alive in the second half of Munami's bossy grunt. Um, I was going to help you without having to negotiate like that, but if Ramis was going to get it, the reason for saying no disappeared.
"Welcome"
"Thank you! Mr. Hackon."
"Whoa, if Hackon would cooperate, a hundred manpower... a hundred boxes of power!
"Now we might be able to figure it out!
It's fine to boil, but, uh, this is my responsibility, isn't it? I'm thrilled I meant to win something, but what are you going to do if you can't help me with anything, these people?
I wanted to throw up one of my sighs, but I enjoyed it a lot because the determined words just flowed.
"This is the chain cafeteria. I've heard rumors, but you're so fine."
"Finally, you're opening up to this hierarchy."
I'm here with Ramis and Hulumi for a hostile inspection. Right now, in front of the store, the boulder doesn't have the size of a shopping mall, but if it's a building I've seen in this other world, it's a huge building after the Hunter Society.
The ceiling looks domed and one-story. Is it a circular store with curved panels of wood lined up? That's a design that's giving off a different color in the settlement.
The entrance door is huge, and a clerk-like man with a yellow jacket close to the primary color is shouting up for a lift.
"Welcome, welcome. A delicious, cheap and familiar chain dining room with everything you need to know about food! It's a chain cafeteria! Everything is now offered for half or half the price as an opening ceremony!
I don't know, I feel nostalgic. It's a pretty good sight to see in Japan, but it seems heterogeneous in different worlds, and there are uninterrupted waves of people stepping into the store for rarity.
Pretty prosperous. Does the high visibility and track record also influence? I can understand how someone new to this settlement would want to pick this one over a small store.
"Ooh, ooh, ooh. Is this a hostile inspection?"
A luxurious man, who was a customer, walked over with a rubbing hand. The sales smile stuck on my face is frigid.
"So, how did you find out about hostile inspections?"
"Ramisu...... back"
He puts his hand on his forehead and shakes his head like Hulumi is tired.
Well, if you were carrying me, you'd know who I am. Don't you have a noticeable consciousness?
"Is that the willingness of the rumored Hackon? Our president cared, too. What do you say, why don't you work for us? I guarantee you good treatment."
He said it was a real solicitation. You don't feel like you're joking, your eyes aren't laughing.
I'm the most intrusive person from the other side, so you want me to pull you into the army?
"Hackon doesn't work there. You've been with us the whole time. Hey, Hackon."
"Welcome"
"There you go."
Why is Ramis looking at you with his chest stretched out? But, well, I was reincarnated into another world, so I guess I'm honestly not interested in a normal, stable workplace. Instead, if I worked here, I don't feel very different from the vending machines that were placed in the supermarket.
"That's a shame. Well, in a few months, I'm going to come and sell it from myself. Now, this one's busy, so excuse me."
Leave me alone. What are you talking about, this guy?
They shredded Xing, so I thought they were going home like this, but they didn't seem to be able to do anything, so they walked into the store with me on their back.
The spaciousness of the interstitial mouth, even with the vending machines, makes the interior a spacious space without walls. Is that the sales office on the right hand side? It seems to provide dried meat and sunny food. It looks like a product aimed primarily at hunters.
The counter stretches from center to left, and behind it is a cooking area. Looks like the type of person who places an order there and receives the product.
There are other long desks lined up and chairs placed at equal intervals. That one, looks like the same system as the food coat.
Ramis is pasta with meat and yellow and green vegetables. Hulumi asked for things like bread and whitefish muniel.
They both look delicious from what I've seen, but I don't have any particular impression that they have changed with the dishes that I would normally place in the dining room.
"Well, it's usually delicious."
"Oh, that tastes just like I imagined."
The two are eating pale with no particular emotion. Because it doesn't have a taste, it's hard to compare the flavors, but the taste seems delicious. But it doesn't convey any joy when I eat it. They both seem happy when they eat my products.
"It's delicious, but I wonder what. It's normal."
"I'm not surprised or impressed because I'm used to Hackon's meal. Normally delicious."
Complete. Is there a certain level of flavor that is common in chain stores?
Taste not pointy flavored to be received by 10,000 people, but for more than 70 points instead of aiming for 100. That's not bad. Every store must unify its flavors, so it cannot be flavored with complexity and effort. Besides, they sell low prices, so there are limits to the cost of materials.
Besides, seasonings are precious, so saltiness and thinness seem to be fundamental in this world.
There might be a gap in there.
Does the menu feel like it's holding down a classic too? Hmm, I wonder if you found a thread for the offense.