Chapter 03
"Cling. Cling." The bell sounded and it surprised Raeger to see a rare customer came into his restaurant.
"Good afternoon, Minori, and welcome. It's nice to welcome you here since you rarely make an appearance." Raeger smiled as the farmer getting closer to the counter. "Are you trying to convince me about how superior your farm products too?"
"What?" Minori blinked her eyes for a second. "How rude! Did you think I come here to beg you buy my products just because I never came here before?"
"Well, it's just my own perception, though. Just to let you know, several days ago, Elise came, too. An impossible customer for me whom I thought would buy my foods but instead, talking about her products and tried to convince me to buy her products. You have to know, Minori. My money is on Fritz."
"And here I thought I could get a nice conversation with my neighbor chef while enjoying a nice lunch after a quite hard work on the farm..." Minori gave out a long sigh. "It's not nice to get accused of something you wouldn't do, Raeger. I feel insulted."
Raeger then quickly apologized. "I am sorry. I didn't think that you would order any meals since you seem never have any idea to visit my restaurant just like Fritz."
"I don't have enough money to spend for my own stomach, Raeger. I have many things-to-buy lists and I'm still short of money, so I couldn't afford to eat at the restaurant," said Minori, tried not to get too angry. "Besides, I also— Wait, what? I seemed never have any idea to visit you here just like Fritz?"
"I often see you loitering around my restaurant but never really to get a meal or such, so..."
"I'm sorry... I must be really looked that poor..." Minori murmured to herself.
"No, I didn't mean that way. I'm sorry. Really. Let me get you a house service for today's lunch as an apology."
"No. Don't do it. Just don't. I don't need that." Minori gave another sigh out and took a quick look at the menu. "Just give me a portion of Carbonara and a glass of water. I'll pay it myself to prove you I really am going to have a meal here. And when I leave this restaurant later, consider nothing happened between us today."
"I'm sorry... It's... 980G..." Raeger felt awkward because of his own mistake. "I'll need a moment to prepare it later."
"There you go." Minori paid her food before decided to stay as far as she could from Raeger since her mood was ruined by the rude accusation.
Raeger, himself, quite happy that finally another townsfolk eat at his restaurant, but at the same moment felt guilty because he's been rude for her first coming. He tried to cook as good as he could but Minori didn't say a word about it. She's been eating in full silence and just went away when she finished her meal.
But sure, the polite farmer bade her farewell. "Thanks for the meal. Let's just forget what we've talked about today."
For whoever you are who gave me the inspiration for this chapter, I love you. I just borrow the idea for this chapter, I promise. It's just hard for me to start a conversation between Minori and Raeger. Really.