The Radish Friday 4:00 pm
"Damn shit has been crazy these last few days, my boss is a milf who might have interest in me, not to mention that she wants me to get hooked up with Sekai," Makoto thought as he wiped the counter clean, "man what the fuck`s gonna happen next?" he thought as he put on an apron as customers were coming
"Good afternoon folks, what`ll it be?" Makoto asked the couple who showed up
"My girl will have the shrimp pasta and I`ll take the Harem as it`s the most popular item here from what I`ve heard," said the gentleman
"Coming right up," Makoto said as he opened the stove
Several minutes of cooking later
"Here you go," Makoto said as he put the food in front of the customer
"Thanks," said the gentlemen as he cracked a pair of chopsticks and began eating
"Wow this is really good, no wonder it`s the most popular item here," said the gentleman as he enjoyed the meal
"Oh thanks" Makoto replied
"You seem pretty young to be a chef, how old are you?" asked the lady
"Oh I`m still in high school so I`m 16 years old" Makoto replied
"You`re 16 and cooking this good, have you considered becoming a chef," the gentleman asked being surprised as to how young Makoto was
"I have considered it, but I`m not too sure about it" Makoto answered
"You should consider it kid, you`ve got a taste for cooking at such as young age," said the gentleman as he left a tip on the counter as he and his girlfriend left
"A chef huh?" Makoto thought as he picked up the tip from the counter just as another familiar face walked into the restaurant
"Madam Inspector, welcome back," Makoto said as he bowed down as a sign of respect
"Ah Makoto-Kun, good to see you, how are things going in the kitchen?" Manami asked
"Everything`s running the same as usual, no problems" Makoto replied
"Perfect, the reason I`m here is that I`m hosting a fancy party in one of my villas near here, but the problem is I don`t have too many capable chefs working on the party, so I was wondering if you could work as a chef for my party," Manami asked
"Are you sure?, don`t you think I`m a bit young to be working with adult chefs?" Makoto asked
"Nonsense, you`ve got skills that could rival my personal chefs, so I think you`ll be fine, I`ll also be paying you 30,000 yen for this event which is way more than what you make in almost a week" Manami explained
"With that much money offered, this is a no brainer," Makoto thought, "very well, I`ll accept your offer to work as a chef for this party" Makoto replied
"Excellent, here`s the address and the party will be held a week from now" Manami explained as she left
"Working at a fancy party, that`s a first" Makoto thought as he got back to work, but failed to notice that Youko was listening in the conversation
"So Makoto-Kun is working at the party?, I`ll bring Sekai along with me as well since I got an invitation and guests who are invited can bring another person with them, prepare yourself Makoto-Kun, you`ll be my son in law in no time," Youko thought deviously
A week later
"Oh man, this is gonna be a long night of work," Makoto thought as he picked up a Red Bull from the convenience store
"I`ll say, you might wanna have a second Red Bull or something that`ll keep you going," Eros said to Makoto
"Nah, don`t want too much sugar or I`ll likely crash during the event," Makoto said as he chugged down the Red Bull
"Alright, you do you," Eros said as he laid back watching Makoto
Katsura Villa 4:20 pm
"Whoa this place is huge" Makoto said as he came up to the villa
"I`ll say, this is bigger than some of the temples back home," Eros said as he observed the villa, but a maid opened the gate up
"You must be Makoto-Kun, please come in, my name is Hiromi, I`ll be assisting you today as assigned by Lady Katsura," said Hiromi as she directed Makoto into the villa
"Thanks, wow this is a nice place," Makoto said, but his thoughts were interrupted by Manami walking in with another man from the upper level
"Makoto-Kun, welcome to our villa," Manami said as she came up to Makoto
"Ah yes, thank you for having me," Makoto said as he bowed
"I`ll like you to meet my husband," Manami said as she gestured towards her husband
"Mr. Katsura?, now this really sounds like someone I know," Makoto thought, "nice to meet you, sir, my name is Makoto Itou," Makoto said as he bowed once more
"Mr. Itou right, a pleasure to meet you, thanks for agreeing to come to help us out," Mr. Katsura said as he shook Makoto`s hand
"Alright with formalities out of the way, Hiromi can you take Makoto-Kun to the kitchen?" Manami asked Hiromi
"Right away Ma`am, follow me Makoto-Kun, I`ll take you to the kitchen," Hiromi said as she and Makoto excused themselves to head over to the kitchen
Hmm, he`s not too bad, he might be a perfect match for my Kotonoha" Manami said to her husband
"What?!, what are you saying, she`s too young to be dating," Mr. Katsura said as well he was an overprotective father
"Don`t be such a stick in the mud dear, Kotonoha`s at the age where she needs to start looking for a boyfriend, hell I think even Kokoro might know more about dating and she`s 6 years younger than her" Manami replied
"I don`t know about this, maybe I`ll give him a chance," said as they left to get ready for the party
Kitchen Area
"Anyways, the kitchen is here, this place is huge, so try not to get lost," Hiromi said to Makoto
"Yeah thanks," Makoto said as he went inside the kitchen and saw 7 other chefs who were all adults
"Do you need something kid?" asked one of the chefs which at that moment Manami walked into the kitchen
"Gentleman, the boy in front of you will be working alongside you tonight, he is skilled for being a young age so I expect all of you to work together as a unit with no problems, am I clear?" Manami asked
"Yes, Ma`am!" said the chefs and Makoto after which Manami left
"Alright son, what`s your name?" asked one of the chefs
"Makoto Itou is my name, nice to meet you," Makoto said as he bowed
"Pleasure to meet you kid, my name is Chef Suzuki the head chef, the other chefs are Chef Tanaka, Chef Junchi, Chef Ayato, Chef Mark, Chef Joe, and Chef Morimoto, all of you say hello to our new chef for the night" Suzuki said as he introduced himself and the other chefs
"Hi, nice to meet you," said all the other chefs at once
"Yeah, nice to meet all of you, so anyways how is this event going to work tonight?" Makoto asked
"Well, kid, Lady Katsura told us you have a signature dish called the Harem and that you can cook noodle dishes well, so you`ll be at an individual noodle section serving the guests, we may call you to help us out as we need all hands on deck so be prepared, in the meantime, you can read the menu and what`s going to be served tonight so you know beforehand" Suzuki said as he handed Makoto the food agenda
"Thanks, I`ll take a look at it," Makoto said as he looked through the menu, "hmm, shrimp pasta, yakisoba, and the Harem are on my agenda, but what`s this ramen served with caviar? what is that stuff?" Makoto thought
"Chef Suzuki, what`s caviar?" Makoto asked as he pointed to the item on the agenda
"Oh caviar, that`s roe that only rich people can afford to eat, here I`ll show you," Suzuki said as he grabbed a container of caviar and showed it to Makoto
"Wow, so that`s caviar," Makoto said
"Anyways you won`t be handling the caviar as it has to be handled by trained chefs, so I wouldn`t worry about that if I were you, anyway I`ll explain the rest of the stuff to you" Suzuki explained to Makoto
After 2 hours of explaining and break before the party began, 7:30 P.M
"Alright the guest are piling in, get to you post kid," Suzuki said as he and the other chefs got ready
"Alright, let`s do this" Makoto said as he got to his station and put on an apron
Around this time, all the guests starting pulling up to the front of the villa and started filing in
"Wow, there`s a lot of people here," Makoto thought
"Kid, pay attention, you`ve got guest coming your way," Eros said as he noticed guests coming towards the station
"Bro, you heard about this new ramen?" said a guest
"Yeah, I heard it`s trendy and has a funny name to it," said another guest
"It`s called the Harem, I really wanna try it out tonight," said another guest as they walked up to the station, "three orders of the Harem for the three of us," said a gentleman to Makoto
"Coming up," Makoto said as he fired up the stove
After serving for an hour
"Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed," Makoto said as the guests left him a tip as the ramen was good enough to which they felt it was necessary to tip. "man how much did get tipped today?" Makoto thought as he counted the tips received. "hmm, 5000 yen, not too bad" he thought, but his thought was interrupted by a familiar voice
"Makoto, what`s up?" Taisuke said as he gave Makoto a high five
"Taisuke. how`d you get into this party?" Makoto asked
"I called in a favor from Sekai since her mother is the manager of a well-known restaurant," Taisuke said
"You did what? ah shit, it`s likely that she`s gonna be at the party" Makoto thought but his thought was interrupted by Taisuke
"Hey, bro, can you whip up a bowl of the Harem for me?, I haven`t tried it yet," Taisuke asked
"Yeah, I got you, give me a sec, but in exchange can you hear me out on my problem?" Makoto asked as he was preparing the ramen
"Yeah, sure what`s up?" Taisuke asked
Makoto explained the situation in which Sekai`s mother was desperately trying to set him up with Sekai even though he had Kotonoha already and was trying his best to stay faithful, but wasn`t sure what to do
"Damn, so that`s how it is?" Taisuke said as he listened
"Yeah and I don`t think this`ll be the end of it, she`s gonna keep trying until I cave in" Makoto went on
"Honestly, just watch your back and do what you feel is right as long as no one gets hurt" Taisuke replied as he finished the ramen, "alright bro, I`ma walk around this party. there`s a ton of pretty rich girls, might get a few numbers or even a girlfriend, wish me luck bro" Taisuke said as he left
"Good luck with that" Makoto thought as he cleaned the bowl, but chef Suzuki came up to him
"Hey kid, you can stop, for now, Lady Katsura will be giving a speech, so now most people won`t be eating for the time being, so just stay at your post until then
"Alright perfect, I needed a break anyways," Makoto said as he took off his apron which at that moment the lights came on and Manami walked onto the stage
"Good evening everyone and thank you all for coming, before I start my speech I would like to introduce my family," Manami said as several family members walked up as well, "my husband Mr. Katsura and my two daughters Kokoro Katsura and Kotonoha Katsura," Manami said as she introduced them
"What?!, Kotonoha is her daughter!" Makoto thought as he almost spit out the water he was drinking while on break
"Talk about unexpected" Eros said as he noticed the shock on Makoto`s face
"Fuck this is not good, if she`s at the party, Manami might find out about the truth that I`m dating her daughter, not to mention that Ms. Youko and Sekai are at this party" Makoto thought as his thought was cut short as he saw none other than Sekai and her mother in the crowd
"Now I`m really fucked!" Makoto thought as he entered panic mode
Sekai and Youko`s side
"Mom, are you sure I had to wear a dress this revealing?" Sekai said as she was wearing a black dress that showed off some skin
"Of course you do dear, you can`t win over Makoto without wearing something like this" Youko said while also wearing a black dress, but instead it revealed her cleavage
"This again?!" Sekai replied seeming annoyed, "can`t we drop this already?" Sekai pleaded
"Makoto is the one for you, I know it, which is why I`ve got the perfect weapon to help us out," Youko said as she pulled out an aphrodisiac from her pocket much to the shock of Sekai
"Mom, where did you even get that?" Sekai asked seeming a bit afraid
"I read that these things can make men turn into animals and do lustful things no matter how strong their willpower is" Youko explained
"Is that also why you picked out some fancy lingerie to wear tonight?" Sekai asked
"Exactly, to get Makoto to our side, we`ll be using biological and psychological warfare," Youko said, "prepare yourself, Makoto-Kun, you`ll be ours tonight
"It`s not a war you know," Sekai said as she sighed knowing that her mother wasn`t going to drop getting Makoto to their side
"This is gonna get crazy" Eros thought as they watched the speech
Next chapter might be up this weekend as I`ll be busy with school, as always feel free to leave a review on what you think, quick shoutout to lixiaofossil for giving me the idea for this chapter, see you all in the next chapter