Laura's First Job

“Mother, Kent-san, welcome back.”

“Welcome back, Master. Marie-sama.”

Catherine and Al greeted them when they returned home.

“Dinner is ready.”

“Thank you, Catherine.”

Kent and Marie ended up having a slightly late dinner.

Today’s dinner was the usual black object and a vegetable salad.

A little while ago, Al had started growing vegetables in the backyard.

Kent had prepared the seeds using his terminal, and vegetables familiar to Kent that presumably couldn’t be obtained in this world were laid out on the dining table.

“Master. I was able to harvest a little today, so I tried serving them for dinner.”

“Al-chan is amazing, isn’t she? I was also taught various ways to grow vegetables.”

It seemed Catherine was being taught how to grow vegetables by Al.

“Since I can’t produce fresh-picked vegetables from my terminal, I’m happy to be able to eat them like this.”

“Let’s eat.”

Once ready, Kent, Marie, and Catherine sat at the table and began their meal.

Since Al basically only consumed water, she was drinking mineral water.

“Vegetables were such delicious things, weren’t they?”

“I was surprised when I did the tasting too.”

Marie spoke as if impressed.

It seemed Catherine had done a tasting before dinner.

Among the items served were things that had undergone repeated selective breeding for consumption, so the flavor was completely different from the vegetables that could be purchased in this city.

Since Al had grown them efficiently, the finish was very good.

Even when saying “efficiently,” she poured magical energy into things that would originally take several months to harvest, shortening the time to a few days for the fast ones, so it was a special cultivation method that only Al could do.

“That’s incredible. Al, thank you. It’s very delicious.”

“Hehehe. I’m happy to be praised by Master.”

Looking a bit shy, Al seemed happy to be praised.

“It looks like the vegetable cultivation is going well.”

“Yes, the seeds and soil, as well as the fertilizer and such that Master prepared, are very good, so they are easy to grow. Since the size of the backyard is limited, I can’t cultivate very much, but I’m making various kinds, so I’ll put them on the table again when they’re harvested.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

He was happy that the number of items on the dining table would increase.

The types of ingredients Kent could prepare were limited, and the types of ingredients that could be bought in the city were even fewer, perhaps because the distribution channels were narrow.

Because of that, Kent prepared about 80% of the ingredients eaten at Kent’s house.

Marie and Catherine had also grown accustomed to the taste of the ingredients Kent provided, and they no longer procured ingredients from the city where the taste was inferior.

They finished their meal, took a bath, and went to bed.

“Well then, I’m counting on you again tonight.”

Marie, lying in the same bed, said so and clung to Kent.

Catherine and Al were sleeping together in a different room.

Today, he was supposed to sleep with just Marie.

Various things had happened today and Kent was a bit tired, but since Marie was seeking him, Kent worked hard until late at night to respond to her.

The next morning, Kent woke up.

Beside him, Marie was sleeping with her legs spread wide while drooling.

Since it had become hot outside, there was only a duvet covering Marie’s stomach as a mere gesture.

Since the two had slept naked, they were in a state where neither was wearing anything.

Kent tried observing the sleeping Marie.

“What a happy-looking sleeping face. Her breasts are very large and her figure is good…”

Then, Kent’s gaze gradually descended, and he began observing Marie’s important parts that were on full display.

“Kent-san, what are you looking at?”

“Whoa!”

Kent was surprised by the sudden voice.

“Ah, good morning, Catherine.”

“Good morning, Kent-san.”

It seemed Catherine hadn’t noticed what he was looking at.

“You two were sleeping naked again. Even if it’s gotten warmer, you can still catch a cold, so be careful.”

“Thank you for worrying.”

While feigning composure, Kent began putting on his clothes.

“Well then, please wake Mother up. I’m going to prepare breakfast.”

Saying so, Catherine left the room.

“Marie-san. It’s morning. Please wake up.”

As was the case every morning, the day began with the struggle to wake Marie.

“Laura-san, good morning. Were you able to sleep well?”

“Yes, thanks to you. I’ll be in your care starting today.”

When he entered the shop, Laura had already finished her preparations and was there.

“Hey, by any chance, did you stay up all night making that outfit?”

“I worked a bit hard. Mmm, I’m sleepy.”

Kent spoke to Rachel.

Rachel looked very sleepy.

Laura was wearing a matching uniform based on a maid outfit.

It appeared that Rachel had stayed up all night to make the outfit.

To be honest, one couldn’t make clothes of this level of perfection just by staying up all night, but Rachel finished the outfits in a short time every time.

That was the mysterious part every time.

“Well then, Big Brother. Please teach Laura-san the job.”

“But I have school today?”

“I know that. Just until then is fine, so please.”

Rachel said that and headed to her own station.

“And so, I’ve ended up being the instructor for a little while, so I look forward to working with you.”

“Yes, I look forward to working with you as well.”

Kent went to Laura and informed her that he had become the training officer.

“Umm, how much did you hear from Marie-san yesterday?”

“I heard about the working conditions and the wages. I was surprised because the wages at this shop are very high.”

“By the way, how much were you getting at Etsigoya’s bakery?”

Kent was a bit curious, so he asked Laura.

“Let’s see… it was about one silver coin per day with meals included.”

“Heh. Is that so.”

As expected of a shop that boasted the number one sales in this city until recently, Kent was convinced by the fact that the wages were set high.

“I don’t know how the new shop will be, but this shop gets very busy depending on the time of day, so be prepared.”

“Yes.”

“Well then, I’ll show you around the shop.”

Kent took Laura and entered the workshop.

“This is where we make the bread.”

“Eh? I feel like this is quite different from what I know…”

Laura looked around in surprise.

In the workshop, Marie and Emily were busily making bread.

“I think it’s quite different from what you know, but this is where we produce the bread. There’s also a normal oven in the back.”

Just then, the bread finished baking, and an alarm sounded from the oven to announce it.

“It looks like it just finished baking.”

Emily placed the baked bread and began transferring it to trays.

“So this is the fluffy bread. It looks delicious.”

“Want to try eating one?”

“Eh? Is it okay?”

Laura was surprised by what Kent said.

“Marie-san, I’m taking one.”

“It’s fine.”

Marie replied without pausing her work.

“Here, go ahead.”

“Thank you very much. Munch. It’s delicious.”

Laura put the bread in her mouth and spoke happily.

“But is it okay to do something like this?”

“It’s not usually okay, but today is special.”

Taking Laura, who had finished eating the bread, he next led her to the bread sales area.

There, Catherine and Rachel were performing the opening preparations.

“This is where we sell the bread. You take a tray and tongs from there, choose the bread you like, put it on the tray, and finally settle the bill here.”

“They’re lined up so beautifully. And there are so many varieties.”

He explained the shop’s system and went to the register.

“And this is the cash register. I think you’ll probably use it at the new shop too, so I think there’s no harm in learning it.”

“How do you use it?”

Kent explained how to use the cash register to Laura.

“It can even do complex calculations easily. This is convenient.”

Setting aside the difficult ways to use it, he just taught her the parts to use during business hours for now.

“There are also operations to do after closing, but please ask Rachel or someone else about those.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Next, he led her to the dining space and began the explanation.

There, Elnette was cleaning and preparing to welcome customers.

“Here, people eat the bread they bought next door, and though there’s a menu, we provide these kinds of things as food and drink.”

“What a very beautiful picture. And such beautiful handwriting…”

Looking at the menus placed on each table, Laura was surprised.

At the time of opening, the menus were written with only text, but after receiving opinions that customers couldn’t understand with only text, they had now changed to a booklet type, with photos and simple explanations added to each.

Parts that couldn’t be put on the menu, such as items out of stock or limited-time menus, were written on the whiteboard hanging on the wall.

“Please ask the person in charge about the customer service methods. Well then, next is the kitchen.”

Saying so, he guided Laura to the kitchen.

In this place, Al was working while holding a stepstool to compensate for her short stature.

“Here, we cook the items ordered in the dining space from earlier. Also, since there are no cooking facilities in your current room, it’s decided that you can use this place in the early morning, at night, or on holidays.”

“I see.”

“With this, the explanation of the inside of the shop is basically finished.”

Kent gave the explanation of the shop’s interior to Laura.

The commuting group arrived for work at the timing he finished.

“Good morning.”

Caro and Patty entered together.

It seemed they had met on the way and came together as they were.

Subsequently, a carriage stopped in front of the shop, and Josette stepped out.

“Good morning, everyone.”

“Eh? Josette-sama?”

“Oh, a newcomer? I feel like we’ve met somewhere before, haven’t we?”

Laura was surprised to see Josette’s figure.

She wondered why a Duke’s daughter would come to work at a shop like this.

However, due to their social status, she couldn’t easily ask.

“Previously, at Etsigoya’s bakery…”

“I remember now. You were the person I saw at the shop back then.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then, let us get along from today as people working at the same shop.”

Saying so, Josette smiled at Laura.

“Well then, I have a report for everyone before we open.”

Usually, the employees wouldn’t gather before opening and would each go to their stations, but today Marie gathered everyone in the dining space.

“First of all, this is Laura-san, who will be working with us starting today.”

“I’m Laura. Nice to meet you.”

First, Marie introduced the newly joined Laura.

“And I have an announcement for everyone. Marie’s Bakery will be opening a new branch in the commercial district. I’ve asked Rachel-chan to be the manager. Laura-san, whom I introduced just now, will be working at that branch. Also, I expect we’ll be short on staff after the opening, so I’ll be having a few people from this shop go there as well, so I’m counting on you when that time comes.”

Marie gave a simple explanation about the future plans.

In this way, the plan for the new shop formally began to proceed.