My job as a bakery salesperson starts today. When I put on my new blouse and blue skirt, I feel excited. It’s a feeling I felt sometime in my previous life, where I get excited and anxious about taking on a new job, and my excitement goes up and down.
When I went to the morning distribution in the village wearing new clothes, everyone called out to me. Seeing this outfit, they encouraged me and supported me as I took on the challenge of a new job. Then my anxiety disappeared and my heart swelled with anticipation.
“Good luck, Riru.”
“Good for you, Riru-chan.”
He bows deeply and expresses his gratitude to fellow refugees who approach him. I felt strongly that I had finally come this far thanks to everyone in the village.
I ate my morning ration as usual, cleaned up, and left the village. At that time, he had enough confidence to walk with his heart held high, without any indebtedness as a refugee. It’s all thanks to everyone here, the people in the guild, and Karoo.
I was finally able to look straight ahead and walk.
When I arrived at the town, I greeted the gatekeeper and had my adventurer ID checked. The gatekeeper’s expression softened even more when he saw me dressed differently than usual.
“Take care”
As if he sensed something, he patted me on the back. The kindness of those around her is so strong that I feel ashamed of myself, even though I used to look down on myself as a refugee. Even though he wasn’t a town resident, he felt like he was recognized as one.
I stop at the gate and take a deep breath. I calmed down my heart that was pounding at the beginning of my new self. This step is the first step towards your goal. I took a strong first step, putting pressure on her cheeks as she almost grinned.
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Proceed along the main street, and along the way take a normal street. Early in the morning, there are hardly any people and it is quiet. As I walked down that street, I could smell the smell of baking bread. For some reason, the fragrant smell excites me.
As I walked a little faster, I saw a sign for a bakery on the right. This is my new workplace. The door was left open, and the smell was leaking out of it.
“Huh”
I’m getting a little nervous. Calm down, don’t panic, stay strong. Encourage yourself in your heart and move forward. The door to the bakery is right in front of you.
I knock on the open door and raise my voice.
“Good morning, I’m Riru.”
A voice echoed through the 15-tatami store. There was no response for a while, which made me a little worried. As I was waiting at the door, the owner, Mr. Retom, appeared from the back of the store.
“Good morning. You arrived earlier than I expected. I look forward to working with you from today onwards.”
“Thank you very much.”
We briefly exchanged greetings. Then Retom-san came up to me and handed me a white apron with embroidery on it.
“Would you like me to put this on first?”
“yes”
Pick up the apron, thread the strings over your shoulders, and tie the waist strings tightly behind your back. He then led me behind the counter and pointed to a box behind the counter.
“This box is where you put money. You put the money you receive from customers into it, and you take out the change from here.”
This will act as a cash register. When I took off the lid on top of the box, there were various coins inside. It looks like it’s not well managed. Well, it’s best not to compare yourself to your previous life.
“There are different types of bread that we serve in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. First of all, we only sell round bread in the morning. Everyone rushes to buy it for breakfast, so please respond as quickly as possible.”
“I understand that you are responding quickly with only round bread.”
“Be careful to make sure your calculations are accurate. One round of bread costs 100 ruta. Please make sure to give it to me quickly and accurately so that I don’t make any mistakes.”
“It costs 100 Ruta each, so be careful and be quick with the change.”
“I’m going to serve the bread now, so please wait a moment. Yes, the customer will appear with a plate or a basket, and you can put the bread in it. Use tongs.”
“Use tongs to put the bread into the plate or basket that the customer brought.” I understand.
I received a brief explanation, but it didn’t seem to be difficult. They only sell one type of bread, and the price is a reasonable 100 rupees, so I don’t think you’ll be disappointed unless something goes wrong. The question is how busy are you?
Morning time is always busy. That should remain the same in my previous life and even now. The key to the morning will be how efficiently you can sort things out. It seems like the climax is approaching from the beginning.
“This is 100 pieces of bread. I’ll bake another 50 pieces soon. After that, I’ll bake another 100 pieces and that’s it for breakfast.”
Two large baskets were placed on a stand in the center of the shop. Apparently they are handing out bread here.
“That’s a huge number.”
“There’s a war in the morning. Just calm down and do your work. He should be here soon. I’ll be in the back preparing the bread.”
“Yes, I understand”
Mr. Retom retired to the back room. He seemed to be dealing with customers by himself, which made him feel a little uneasy. No, no, I’m getting weak in a place like this. I patted both of his cheeks to cheer him up.
I looked at the bread in the basket again. It’s a round brown bread about 15cm in diameter. If it’s freshly baked, you can feel the heat just by approaching it. The fragrant smell made my stomach growl even though I wasn’t hungry.
Quiet morning time. I could hear the sound of footsteps coming from outside, and the sound was getting louder and louder. It must have been a customer who came to buy bread.
I grabbed my tongs and prepared to wait for my first customer.
“Good morning, old man! Who is this person asking for 24 pieces of bread?”
A boy in his early teens appeared running. As soon as he entered the store, he saw me and tilted his head curiously.
“Nice to meet you. My name is RIru and I started working today. Thank you.”
“That’s right, nice to meet you! I’m the innkeeper’s son.”
“That’s 24 pieces of bread. Can I have the basket you’re carrying?”
“Ah, please help me.”
After exchanging greetings, we immediately get to work. She takes the basket from the boy and fills it with her bread one after another. Be careful not to drop it, but be quick. In no time, the basket was filled with bread. Next is the bill.
“The total will be 2,400 Ruta.”
“Okay. Well, here it is.”
Receive money from a boy. In his hand were two silver coins and four small silver coins, perfect.
“I’m ready to take it with you. Thank you for your purchase.”
“Yeah, nice to meet you. Well then, I’ll hurry up and go.”
“Take care”
The boy runs away, carrying a basket on his back and raising his hands. As a first-time customer, I was in a hurry, but everything went smoothly. He was a little nervous and nervous, but he was glad he didn’t make a mistake.
As I was taking a breather, I heard the sound of running footsteps again. It looks like there are two people this time.
“Hey, I’m the best!”
“Damn, I lost!”
Two energetic boys around 10 years old appeared. It seems like the two of them have come this far while competing with each other. The two of them walked into the store, lightly bumping into each other. He looked at me and looked surprised.
“…There’s someone I don’t know!”
“It’s true! Who, who is it!?”
“My name is RIru, and I’m here to work today. Thank you.”
“Huh?”
When I introduced myself, the two boys responded kindly. However, he quickly remembers and holds out the basket.
“Give me three pieces of bread.”
“Give me four pieces of bread.”
“Yes, please wait.”
Just as I was about to pick up the bread with tongs, I heard footsteps rushing in again.
“I’m hungry, give me four pieces of bread.”
Another boy came in. I need to respond quickly.
“Hey, I’ll give you three pieces of bread.”
Another boy came in. The non-stop visitors signaled a morning war.
(4/8)
-Lirsa
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