Please try to take notice at the author's note
Notes to remember(As you can see most of the notes that you will see will be names of people since some customers here are given names) :
Ibuki - Clair
Suzuna - Candice
Fuuro - Skyla
Iris - Iris
Kasumi - Misty
Denzi - Volkner
Karin - Karen
Prim - Glacia
Oba - Flint
Cattleya - Caitlin
Kotone - Lyra
Goyo - Lucian
Kikuno - Bertha
Wataru - Lance
Matis - Lt Surge
Hayato - Falkner
Bel - Bianca
Dento - Cilan
Sumomo - Maylene
Akane - Whitney
Nagi - Winona
Mikan - Jasmine
Kyo - Koga
Anzu - Janine
Arty - Burgh
Takeshi - Brock
Shooty - Trip
Haruka - May
Hikari - Dawn
Shaga - Drayden
And so much for the names, let's move on now to the chapter itself. But of course we will always start with the cliffhanger.
Ch 13 - Grand Hotel Surriche: First Ever Part-Time Job
Satoshi directly asked the owner as he enters back to the hotel" Excuse me Miss Kaya, are you offering jobs for a trainer?"
Kaya told him" Oh about that".
She goes to thinking mode for a bit before giving her response.
Kaya sincerely told him" Satoshi, great timing for asking that question out of the blue".
She informs him" We are just starting our trainer's job starting today - it's actually a part time job where you will have a chance to earn more euros".
Satoshi dazzled with the offer" Cool, that's just what I need - if I can get to earn more euros, I can eat lots and lots of food".
Pikachu nods while squeaking happily with" Pika-Pika".
Kaya explains" Very well I shall tell you about this part time job - The part time job is actually divide into three parts".
She continued" The first one is Menu Offering - in this job you should always try to listen or hear correctly what the customers want, a wrong order entitles to deduction of your job payment. The more correct orders you get, the higher your salary will be".
Kaya whispers to him" Actually there is a trainer who gets to earn at least a million euros here just for this - I'm sure you know that person".
Satoshi whispers back to her" Did you mean the girl who is accompanying me?"
Kaya whispers back to him" Exactly, Serena I think was her name".
Satoshi told himself" I see, so she already know about this before I do".
Kaya starts to explain" Then next we have the room cleaning job - in this job you will be asked to clean the rooms of the hotel with the time allotted for you, once the time is up and you are still on the middle of cleaning the room. that totally entitles you to a fail job, but if you manage to clean the rooms within the time, your payoff will be higher. Also if you manage to clean all rooms, this will entitle you directly to 2 million euros as your payoff since there is an equivalent 800 rooms in this hotel".
Satoshi murmurs to himself" I think I'll pass on this job".
Kaya informs him again" Then last but not at least is the hardest part time job - it's actually called the lost and found. Allow me to explain about what you should do, in this job you are given by the mastermind on how many items you should pick within the time allotted. Be careful not to step on the item, if you try to step two times on the object , that will automatically give you a fail on the job. But if you get to find all the items within the time limit, you will be entitled to 2.5 million euros as your if you get to find at least half of the items completed, that will depend on how you do with this job".
He murmurs again to himself" 2.5 million euros, I want to take this although I'm not skilled at dumping an item. I think I'll also pass with this".
Kaya told him" So with all the jobs explained to you, it's up to you which one you'll choose".
She asked again" So did you find any job that will interest you".
Satoshi goes to thinking mode for a bit.
Satoshi's POV:
The second job earns you 2 million euros if you complete all of them within the time limit and the third job earns you 2.5 million euros if you find all the items within the time limit. Not to mention I'm really terrible at time limit challenges, I guess I'll take the first one. Although I think I had a bad feeling about this.
Satoshi gasp before telling her" I think I'll take the Menu Ordering job".
She reminded" Oh I think it's better if you start the job tomorrow since it''s already this late for today. Perhaps you should call it for the day".
He told her" Thank you Kaya, then I'll be heading to my room".
Entering his room
Serena was actually sleeping soundly as soon he enters the room.
Satoshi told himself" So she was here before me".
He now changes to his sleeping outfit before telling himself" Good night".
With that Satoshi and Serena now calls it for the day.
The next day
Satoshi told her" Sorry for the wait
Kaya told him"Oh you're here - Very well, please proceed to the second floor. You will be given the procedures on how to do it. Good luck".
Satoshi winks and told her" Thank you, you can count on me for this".
He now proceeds to the second floor as ordered by the hotel owner.
Entering the second floor
A maid greeted him" Welcome to the second floor, this is where Menu Ordering job takes place".
Another maid told him" Please come this way".
The maid accompanies him to a place near the counter.
The maid reminded" Oh before you start your job, you need to wear this".
She shows a maid outfit to Satoshi.
Satoshi stammered with his words" Wait, I really need to wear that".
The maid reminded him" Yes, you need to wear this. It's a no-no if you don't wear it or else you might as well pick another job".
Satoshi decided" No, I'll wear it - It's better than those two lusy jobs".
He takes the maid outfit from the maid's hands.
The maid giggles at him" Such a brave trainer".
He told her" Then I'll be back".
Satoshi proceeds to the nearest washroom to get changed.
Minutes later
Satoshi tries to ask her" Thanks for waiting, so how do I look?"
The maid giggles telling him" It fits you perfectly".
He told her blushing a bit" Thanks".
The maid told him" Please proceed back to the counter, a hotel staff will tell you about further details that you should do".
Satoshi told her" Thank you".
He now proceeds to the counter with a hotel staff waiting.
Satoshi told a staff" Sorry for the wait".
The hotel staff told him" No, it's fine - by the way I'm Glendale, I'll be the one in charge with you".
He introduced himself" And I'm Satoshi - please bear with me for the day".
Glendale explained" OK, this is how it should be done - You will be mostly an assistant to this job, but in some cases you will be the one to serve the food".
He passes a list of special names to Satoshi.
He continued" When you saw those names on the list, you should be the one serving them the right food".
Satoshi flustered" But with an outfit like this".
Glendale told him" Don't worry about your outfit, nobody will notice it and if they do, there should be an alarm somewhere. The hotel members will help them kick out of this hotel".
Satoshi mutters himself" Wow what a harsh rule you got there".
He told him" Indeed, we should always value our customers in the right way".
He added" Oh by the way this a leveling basis, once we are clear with the first we'll directly move to the next".
He asked him" Are we now clear about the rules?"
Satoshi exclaimed" Aye, yes sir".
Glendale told him" Very well, I'll be bringing up the order in a few minutes".
He told one of the hotel members" Please bring up the order list".
One of the hotel member told him" Roger, sir - we'll be on our way".
The hotel members now went to different rooms to get the order list of the desired customers.
A while later
A hotel staff told Satoshi" Sir, here comes the first order".
Satoshi now tries to read the first paper.
Customer 1 wants " A baklava with chocolate icings on top".
He told the chef" A baklava with chocolate icings please for customer 1".
The chef nods as he follows Satoshi's order.
Moments later, the first order turned out to be a success.
Glendale told him" Then let's proceed to the second order".
Another hotel staff arrives" Here is the second order".
He now tries to read the second paper
Customer 2 wants" xxSxxpxxaxxgxxhxxexxtxxtxxi - Filipino style".
Satoshi was confused with the second customer's order" What's with the gibberish words?"
He then tries to analyze the paper.
Satoshi told himself" Wait, if I try to remove the x maybe I'll get what he wants".
He grinned" In other words, he wants a spaghetti in Filipino style".
He told the chef" A spaghetti in Filipino style for customer 2 please".
Minutes later, the second order also turned out to be a success.
Glendale told him" Let's move to the third order then".
A hotel staff arrives" This is the third order".
Shooty wants " 13-12 + strawberry + tr(v-1)ffl(f-1)"
Satoshi flustered" This is more weird".
He murmurs to himself" Wait, is this math".
He then tries to do a little mathematics.
Satoshi finally got the answer" Gotcha, I'll be the one serving it to him".
He now ended up on Shooty's room
Satoshi told him" Thanks for waiting, one strawberry truffle for Shooty".
Shooty told him" Thanks".
And then he goes back to the counter.
Glendale told him" Well done, you're doing good - now let's move to the next order".
A hotel staff arrives again" Here is the fourth order".
Satoshi tries to read the paper again.
Customer 4 wants" Tomato + (english pronoun)strone soup"
Satoshi murmurs to himself" An english pronoun, what could it be?"
He tries to think of every pronoun then he came to a conclusion afterwards.
Satoshi told the chef" Tomato Minestrone Soup for Customer 4 please".
Minutes later, the order turns out to be another success.
Glendale told him" Let's move on to the fifth order".
Another hotel staff arrived" Here is the fifth order".
Satoshi tries to read the paper.
Customer 5 wants" Garlic or Onion Pesto? - which one do you think is correct?"
Satoshi face-palmed" Oh boy, he is going to let me pick".
He told the chef" Garlic Pesto for Customer 5 please".
Minutes later, the order turns out to be a success.
Glendale told him" Then let's move on to the next".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the sixth order".
Matis wants a " Apple Crepe w/ xocoatl icing".
Satoshi murmurs to himself" Ugh, what's with the word xocoatl".
He now ended up on Matis' room.
Satoshi told him" Thanks for waiting, your order is apple crepe with chocolate icing. Is it?"
Matis grinned" Well done, I thought you will never figured it out".
He told him" Then I'll be excusing myself".
Glendale told him" Then we'll have our next order".
A hotel staff arrived" The seventh order is here".
Cheren wants an order of " California Mk".
Bel wants an order of " Nihonggo Sushi".
He flustered" Woah, double order - Mk, I doubt that's Maki".
Satoshi now ended up on Cheren and Bel's room.
He told them" Your orders are here - For Cheren - california maki and for bel - japanese sushi".
Cheren and Bel happily accepted" Thank you for hearing what we want".
Satoshi told them" Very well enjoy your meal".
He now returns to the counter
Glendale told him" Let's move on to the next order".
Another hotel staff arrived" The eighth order is here".
Hayato wants a " Fish n chix in double g zla sauce".
Satoshi told himself" Fish n chips in what's with the double g?"
He mutters" Wait, I think I got it".
He now ended up in Hayato's room
Satoshi told him" Fish N Chips in Gorgonzola sauce for Hayato".
Hayato thanked him" Thank you".
After that Satoshi excuses himself returning to the counter.
Glendale told him" Let's move on to the next order".
Kikuno wants a "xo sauce squid".
Goyo wants a " Hot N Sour/ Spicy soup?"
Satoshi face-palmed" Ugh, another double order and more confusions on the order itself".
He mutters" The seocnd one is hot n sour but what about the first?"
A while later, He now ended up in Kikuno and Goyo's room.
Satoshi told the both of them" For Kikuno - Squid in X.O. Sauce; For Goyo - Hot N Sour Soup".
Both thanked him" Thank you for completing our orders".
Satoshi told them" You're welcome" before returning to the counter.
A while later
Glendale told him" Let's give it us a rest, I'll try repeating the orders you completed".
He begins" Since it was a long list, I decide to show it to you instead".
The list is as follows:
Customer 1 - baklava with chocolate icing
Customer 2 - spaghetti in Filipino style
Shooty - strawberry truffle
Customer 4 - tomato minestrone soup
Customer 5 - garlic pesto
Matis - apple crepe with chocolate icing
Cheren - California maki
Bel - Japanese sushi
Hayato - Fish N Chips in Gorgonzola sauce
Kikuno - Squid in X.O. sauce
Goyo - Hot N Sour Soup
Customer 12 - three cups chicken
Customer 13 - beef brisket
Nagi - Fettuccine Alfredo
Shaga - apple pie
Iris - peach mango pie
Customer 17 - chorizo pizza
Denzi - Buffalo Wings
Oba - Spanish lasagna
Prim - chicken fillet in orange sauce
Karin - fried chicken coated in black pepper
Customer 22 - sweet n sour fish
Customer 23 - roasted chicken in lemon grass
Takeshi - potato coleslaw soup
Kyo - beef gyoza
Anzu - beef yakiniku
Customer 27 - macaroni in cheese sauce
Wataru - chopsuey
Cattleya - bacon n mushroom burger
Sumomo - japanese siomai
Akane - fish in coconut milk sauce
Kasumi - seafood platter
Erika - spinach in Worcestershire sauce
Arty - shredded carrots in ginger flavor
Customer 35 - braised beef hot pot
Customer 36 - white chicken rice topping
Satoshi told himself" So I got 36 orders finished, I wonder how many orders were left that needs to be done."
Few minutes later
Glendale asked him" Satoshi, are you ready for your final orders?"
He told him" Of course, bring it on".
Glendale told him" Yeah, that's more I like it, staffs bring the orders in".
The hotel staff now ascends to the room to pick up the customer's order.
A hotel staff arrived a few minutes later" Here is the thirty-seventh order".
Satoshi tries to read the paper
Dento wants a " oatmeal kky and choco wfrs".
He flustered" What's with the kky, I bet its cookie".
A while later, Satoshi ended up on Dento's room
He told him" Your order, Dento - oatmeal cookies and chocolate wafers".
Dento accepts the food and tries to taste it.
He dazzled" Ah, what a wonderful taste. Good thing I'm a connoisseur".
Satoshi told him" Ah, anyway I'll be excusing myself'.
He now returns to the counter.
Satoshi told him" Thirty- seventh order completed".
Glendale told him" Very well, let's move on to the next".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the next order".
Ibuki wants a " korean national food" for her order.
He murmurs to himself" Korean national food?, I don't have any idea about this food".
Satoshi tries to go thinking mode for a bit.
Satoshi's POV:
Wait, I think I can check my reference about this. Good thing my pokenav have a reference about every countries.
He now tries to scan his pokenav" Korea's national food".
Suddenly he found out the answer to his question.
Satoshi told himself" OK, I got this".
He now ended at Ibuki's room
Satoshi told her" Thanks for waiting, Kimchi for Ibuki".
Ibuki happily told him" Good job, I thought you won't be able to guess it".
He told her" Then I'll be excusing myself".
Satoshi now heads back to the counter.
He told him" The thirty-eight order has been completed".
Glendale told him" Good job, just what I expect from you".
A while later, Satoshi completed 2 anonymous orders.
Glendale told him" Splendid, you are just a few orders away to the finish. Now let's get moving".
Satoshi told him" Aye, yes sir".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the forty-first order".
Fuuro wants a" curry made from sea".
Satoshi grinned" This shall be easy".
He now ended up in Fuuro's room
Satoshi told her" This is your order, Fuuro - seafood curry".
Fuuro wholeheartedly accepted the food" Thank you so much".
He told her" My pleasure, very well enjoy your food".
He returns back to the counter.
Satoshi told him" The forty-first order is now completed".
Glendale told him" OK, let's move on to the next order".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the forty-second order".
Mikan wants a " egg white food in milk flavor".
He flustered" egg white food - where did I last hear it and I'm pretty sure milk might pertain to vanilla flavor".
A while later he now ended up in Mikan's room.
Satoshi told her" Mikan your order is actually vanilla meringue- am I right?".
Mikan told him with a smile" Yes, exactly - thanks".
He told her" You're welcome and enjoy your food".
He added" I'll be excusing myself".
He now returns to the counter.
Satoshi told him" The forty-second order is now completed".
Glendale told him" Remarkable, we are just only a few orders left".
A while later, Satoshi completed 3 anonymous orders.
Glendale clarifies" Satoshi the next set of customers, you will be the one serving them all. And also we are almost done for the day".
He added" If you managed to get these orders correctly, you are guaranteed to receive 1.5 euros that is if you do".
Satoshi told him" Thanks , sir - I'll do my best".
Glendale told him" Then let's bring the next order in".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the next order".
Haruka wants a " double s in a rival".
He flustered" Wow, this is another weird order".
Satoshi now ended up in Haruka's room.
He told her" Sansrival for Haruka".
Haruka told him" Oh, thank you for getting my order correctly".
He told her" You're welcome, enjoy your order".
He now returns to the counter.
Satoshi told him" Forty-sixth order is complete".
Glendale told him" Then let's move on to the next order".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the next order".
Kotone wants a "fish in corn".
Satoshi clarified himself" I bet she wants to say was fish fillet in corn sauce".
He now ended up in Kotone's room.
He told her" Your order is here, Kotone - fish fillet in corn sauce".
Kotone happily accepted the food" Thank you for bringing my order".
He told her" You're welcome, enjoy your food while it's fresh".
He added" And I'll be excusing myself".
He now returns to the counter.
Satoshi told him" The forty-seventh order is now complete".
Glendale told him" OK, let's bring in the next order".
A hotel staff arrived" Here is the next order".
Suzuna doesn't want a goji berry, raspberry or blueberry parfait".
He told himself" Then I think it's a strawberry flavor".
He now ended up in Suzuna's room.
He told her" Thanks for waiting, your order - strawberry parfait".
Suzuna tries to take a bite and told him" Thank you, this is exactly what I requested".
He told her" I'm glad you like it , enjoy your food and I'll be excusing myself".
He ends up returning to the counter.
Satoshi told him" The forty-eighth order is now complete".
Glendale told him" Wow, you're really good at this. Anyway bring in our next order".
Another hotel staff arrived" Here is the next order".
Hikari wants a sbrry eskeyk".
He flustered" What's with the gibberish words?"
Satoshi tries to analyze" Wait, strawberry and the second one i think she means s-cake. In other words, shortcake".
He now ended up on Hikari's room.
Satoshi told her" A strawberry shortcake for Hikari".
Hikari accepts the food while taking a bite at the same time.
She mesmerizes" Strawberries are the best".
He told her" Glad to hear that, enjoy your food and I'll be excusing myself".
He now ends up returning to the counter.
Satoshi told him" The forty-ninth order is now complete".
Glendale informs him" Very well, your down to your final order".
Satoshi told him" Yes, bring the order in".
A hotel staff arrived" The final order is here".
But this time Satoshi receives a different kind of paper.
He questions himself before reading the order" Is this a special guest?"
Satoshi now ended up opening the paper.
The paper reads like this:
Someone you know wants a Belgian waffle. Hint: Roommate
He mutters" The menu is already there however this time the problem is the person".
Satoshi had sweats all over his face.
Glendale tries to ask him" Oh, what's wrong - can't fulfill the order".
He told him" No, sir - I can do this".
Satoshi's POV:
Just try to think, Satoshi. Just try to think someone you know. Think of a person resembling your roommate".
A while later, he told himself" I think I know the person who orders this".
Satoshi ended up this time at room 308.
He tries to knock the door.
A girl shouted" Coming".
The girl ended up opening the door.
Satoshi told her" Thanks for waiting, miss - your order is Belgian waffle".
The girl happily accepted and told him" Thank you".
Satoshi told her" Very well miss, I'll be excusing myself".
However he was stopped as the girl grabs his hand.
He flustered" Wait, what's wrong - miss?"
The girl shouted" Don't try to fake that you don't know me because I know you pretty well".
She raised her voice" Satoshi, I know that's you right?"
Satoshi didn't respond as he slowly let go of his hand and just told her" Excuse me, miss".
He ended up escaping from the girl.
Serena grits her teeth" You are not going to get away with this".
She now tries to follow Satoshi in secret.
Satoshi ended up running back to the counter.
Satoshi told him" The fiftieth order is now complete".
Glendale added" In other words, you successfully completed all the orders. Bravo, magnificent - I really didn't expect this from someone like you".
He told him" Very well, I'll be giving your reward instead of Kaya because I think she still has stuffs to do".
Glendale now handed his prize.
His pokenav starts to respond" You've received 1.5 euros. It will be added to your current money".
Satoshi told him" Thank you for helping me, sir Glendale".
He told him with a smile" You're welcome, Satoshi - come participate again on this job. If you have time".
Satoshi now says goodbye to him before entering back to his room.
Just when he was about to go to the changing room. he was spotted by the girl who gave her last order.
Serena retorts gasping breath" There you are, I finally got to catch up with you".
Satoshi was still wearing his maid outfit at this time.
Both person looked at each other on a eye to eye basis.
Satoshi stammered with his words" Serena, why are you here?"
Serena stuttered with her words" Satoshi, is that you?"
She yelled" Why did you have to hide this from me? Why did you have to pretend you didn't know me?"
Satoshi didn't give a response.
Serena shrieked" Answer me, Satoshi".
A/N: Lately my chapters had been always ending in a cliffhanger. One reason is if I got too tired of planning, then tendency is I will mostly done the chapter in a cliffhanger.
Since only the money has been defined for this chapter, I will be only listing that.
Serena - 1038160
Satoshi - 1532952
Some information you need to know
- This chapter might be the lamest for this story
- The menu catering job looks like a game
- Too many repetitions of words - but I'm sure you'll have an idea on what Satoshi is doing
- Serena was identified to be the final customer requesting an order.
- Serena was able to found out Satoshi's hidden identity as a maid.
And yet another cliffhanger is at the end, will Satoshi explain the real reasons to Serena or will he just keep it a secret to himself. Find out in the next chapter but for now vanilla869 is now signing off. See you next time. Ciao!