Finally, it's reopening day!

I'm nervous, but I'll do my best! Rina-chan Board says, “Serious!”

The owner's wife said she would be stopping by to check in on us later today, but for the most part, we will be cooking and serving the customers on our own.

Let's work together, put our best feet forward, and make day one a success.

Yeah, you're right. The manager and staff are all counting on us. We've gotta do our best for them.

It's almost time to open shop! Get your game faces on!

Welcome! Will that be a seat for one?

Have a seat at the counter. I'll bring your water and a hand towel shortly.

Please call me over once you've decided on your order.

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Thank you for waiting, here's your green pepper steak… Huh? That wasn't what you ordered? I-I'm sorry, that was my mistake!

Pardon me, will the chili shrimp and mapo tofu be done soon? The customer was wondering how much longer…

I'm sorry, it'll be a bit longer! Oh, but the crab omelet over rice is done. Could you take that out with you?

Phew, that's a lunch rush for you. The customers just keep coming one right after another. This is a little much to handle!

Oh, new order! One soy sauce ramen, one chop-suey rice bowl, and two orders of potstickers!

There are so many customers here, but we've gotta keep it up! No matter how hard it gets, we've gotta get through this for the restaurant's sake!

Thank you! Come again!

Huh?!

Come on, guys! You can't have a good meal without a big smile! Let's see those pearly whites!

No matter how tasty the food is, it'll taste awful if we serve it with a frown. To get happy customers, we have to show them happy faces!

You're right. The best restaurants are filled with brilliant smiles.

All right, everyone. Smiles on for our next big rush!

Yeah!

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*Sigh* We're fiiiiinally done.

That lunch rush was practically a stampede. I would never have even imagined it could get that busy. My arms are still trembling from draining water off the noodles.

But the customers were happy with our service. Thank you, everyone. And you were super cool about the whole thing, Honoka!

You mean her, “Thank you, come again!” stunt? It was certainly shocking, but it was just the jolt back to reality we needed. Only Honoka could pull that off.

Oh, it was nothing! *Giggle* I kinda figured something like this might happen, so I wound up pickin' Kotori's brain about it a bit.

What does Kotori have to do with this?

Don't tell me… All that stuff about happy faces bringing happy customers was just parroted from Kotori, wasn't it?

Uh, er… *Laugh* Uh, maaaybe?

*Sigh* So that's where it came from.

We'll have to thank Kotori for that later.

Come on, Honoka. Quit standing around and help us clean.

What?! Guys, why'd you all turn cold on me?!

Hahaha!