The Omnipurpose Restaurant in Dungeon City

“Thank you, Seria. Thanks to you, I think we’ve roughly established a standard chart.”
Jin said as he finished creating the spiciness standard chart.
After all, dividing it into just three levels made the gap between levels too large, so he inserted intermediate levels in between.
‘The original level 3 that Seria ate will be sealed for now.’
He expected her to find it spicy, but he didn’t think she’d give up before eating even half.
‘Ah, I roughly understand this world’s level now.’
To think they can’t even handle a level of spiciness below fire chicken, which is ubiquitous in Korea.
It’s not so pathetic that he wants to die, but there was a need to adjust it downwards a bit.
It should be fine to set the average person’s level around 1.5 and the upper limit at about 2.5.
You ask why not make a 0.5 level?
But below level 1 doesn’t even contain gochujang or red pepper powder?
Well, then it’s not spicy, is it?
Wasn’t I talking about determining the levels of spiciness just now?
Anyway, he decided to add levels above 2.5 later and finished creating the standard chart.
“Sssip, whew~ Thanks to you, I ate deliciously too.”
Seria’s expression as she returned the greeting looked somehow enlightened and comfortable.
It’s an unbelievable transformation for a woman who had been dipping her tongue in Cool Peach just moments ago.
“Has your stress been relieved a bit?”
Jin had achieved his original goal of investigating the spiciness standard chart, but that doesn’t mean he should forget the customer’s purpose.
Didn’t they agree to make it a win-win?
No, before that, it’s natural as a chef.
So Jin asked Seria if she had achieved her purpose of eating spicy food.
“Yes, just as you said, owner, strangely enough, eating spicy food has relieved my stress.”
As you could tell from Seria’s expression, it was obviously a success.
Seria exhaled a relieved breath characteristic of someone whose worries had disappeared, not the panting breaths she had been taking due to the spiciness until just moments ago.
“Honestly, I didn’t have much expectation at first. No matter what food I ate before, I never felt like my stress was fundamentally relieved.”
Seria had been relieving her stress by eating delicious food whenever it built up, but.
In fact, it felt more like postponing and suppressing the stress rather than completely relieving it.
“But the spicy food I ate today, Tteokbokki, was different.”
Should intense emotional issues be dealt with equally intense shocks?
The spiciness was certainly painful, but that pain wasn’t simply pain, it was like an ascetic’s practice.
After all, stress is a kind of mental pain.
Isn’t asceticism about learning to overcome mental pain through learning to endure physical pain?
“Surely that was the meaning behind it? Relieving stress through spicy food?”
“…Ahaha, that’s right. You’re amazing to have noticed that far.”
Seria, proudly stating her thoughts with sparkling eyes, looked extremely refreshed, and.
Jin could only agree, barely lifting the corners of his mouth that were trembling as if convulsing.
‘That’s not what it means though…’
Of course, he was inwardly astonished.
What’s that, it’s scary.
Why is this customer suddenly gaining enlightenment after eating Tteokbokki?
‘What’s going on? Did I add some strange powder other than red pepper powder?’
I’m pretty sure I told her to relieve stress, not overcome worldly troubles.
Since I didn’t explain the principle beforehand, she fitted it to her own understanding.
However, Jin wasn’t tactless enough to ruin the mood by flaunting scientific knowledge about how eating spicy food releases endorphins to numb the pain, causing pleasure, and at the same time secretes adrenaline, making stress fly away along with the refreshing feeling of toxins being expelled.
Well, as long as she relieved her stress well…
“But you shouldn’t eat it too often.”
He could only advise her not to get too addicted to spicy food.
Eating too much spicy food isn’t good for your health.
“That’s right. Excessive asceticism loses its meaning and becomes nothing but meaningless addiction.”
He spoke like rice cake, but she understood like pudding.
Anyway, it’s fine as long as she roughly understood.
“I’ll only eat it when stress builds up.”
“I’m hesitant to ask, but do you normally accumulate a lot of stress?”
“I suppose so~ Did I mention that I’m a receptionist at the adventurers’ guild? It’s really an unbearable job, you know?”
“Pardon?”
By the time Jin realized he had unknowingly stepped on a switch, Seria’s lamentations had already started.
The sight of her spewing out all sorts of joys and sorrows experienced by receptionists like a machine gun had no trace of the enlightened expression from just moments ago, leaving only a service industry worker possessed by evil.
“I can’t live because of the troublemakers!!!”
“Ah, yes, that’s right. Troublemakers are really a problem.”
The person who paid the request fee with tens of thousands of coins covered in monster blood seemed like they should be reported rather than just called a troublemaker, but.
Anyone who rashly tries to offer a solution here is just a T lacking in empathy.
If you still don’t understand that what a lamenting victim wants isn’t that, it’s not good.
Empathy, only empathy. Only mindless empathy can solve this.
Fortunately, thanks to the empathy given, Seria quickly came to her senses.
“I want to quit everything, but I can’t do that…”
She became a bit depressed, but.
“Is it because of your livelihood?”
“That’s part of it, but honestly, I do have some pride and fulfillment in my job as a receptionist.”
There are many troublemakers, but it’s not just troublemakers.
There are adventurers who act kindly and gentlemanly.
There are adventurers who help when it’s dangerous or busy.
Sometimes there are small things like Kyle recommending a delicious restaurant.
Above all, the pride in supporting adventurers who conquer dungeons and protect the city wasn’t something that could be easily changed.
“It’s just, I can’t help but feel my self-esteem dropping. Maybe the adventurers don’t really need a receptionist like me…”
Hmm, the topic suddenly became heavy.
Did I give her beer instead of Cool Peach by mistake?
Jin checked discreetly, but it was indeed Cool Peach.
If she’s like this while sober, it must be quite a concerning issue.
Then it’s time for mindless empathy to come to the rescue once again.
“Come on, receptionists are so important. Without receptionists? The guild won’t function, and if the guild doesn’t function? Adventurers will have a hard time operating properly too.”
By the way, this wasn’t just empty words, but sincere empathy.
Most adventurers, when stripped down, are just fighters who are good at killing monsters.
How could things run properly if you just let fighters loose without a control center?
“Do you really think so?”
“Of course. Receptionists are like, let’s say, the cheese on top of Tteokbokki?”
“Cheese on Tteokbokki?”
“Yes, remember how you couldn’t eat the Tteokbokki at first because it was too spicy, but you could eat it with cheese?”
It’s the same as that.
Just as cheese made it possible to eat the spicy Tteokbokki.
The adventurers’ guild, and by extension the receptionists, lay the foundation for rough and violent fighters to be able to operate as adventurers.
“So, have confidence in yourself.”
Of course, I’m not sure how much this wordplay-like analogy will resonate with Seria, but.
“You’re right! Thank you, owner.”
Seeing Seria answer with a relieved face once again, it seemed the issue was well resolved.

Ding-a-ling-
“Take care.”
Seria left the restaurant with a greeting.
Instead of the cool air she felt until just now, the humid summer air eagerly rushed in.
But was it because she had just experienced the spiciness of Tteokbokki? This level of heat wasn’t very bothersome. (In fact, it was thanks to the side effect of the deliciously eaten Tteokbokki, but anyway, it was indeed thanks to the Tteokbokki.)
“Kyle really introduced an unusual restaurant.”
Somehow unlike the usually calm boy, he emphasized several times to go and see it with excitement.
Thanks to that, she was able to resolve the stress and worries that had been troubling her, so she should thank Kyle separately.
‘So adventurers are Tteokbokki and receptionists are cheese.’
Hehe-
It was really a strange analogy. Enough to make her laugh.
But it was an analogy that solved Seria’s worries.
‘As cheese, I should soothe the spiciness of Tteokbokki well.’
It’s natural for Tteokbokki to be spicy.
So I should soothe the spicy Tteokbokki well to make it less spicy.
Seria gained the enthusiasm and confidence to do so today.
Flutter-
“Come to think of it, I shouldn’t forget to do this for them.”
The paper Seria unfolded contained information about the Omnipurpose Restaurant she had just left, its location, and promotional phrases.
‘If it’s okay, could you promote it a bit at the adventurers’ guild?’
It was a flyer that the owner had requested after the meal.
As it wasn’t particularly difficult, Seria accepted the request and.
Decided to set up the flyer at the D window where she works.
“If the promotion goes well, it might soon be full of customers.”
No, that will definitely be the case.
As unique as that restaurant was, it was really delicious.
Hoping that it wouldn’t get so busy that she’d have trouble eating Tteokbokki, Seria slowly headed towards the guild.
First, to tell her fellow receptionists about the mysterious restaurant she had just experienced.

“Uh… so what are you saying?”
Meanwhile, after sending Seria off, in the evening.
“I said we’re conducting an inspection for unauthorized food service and liquor sales.”
The Omnipurpose Restaurant was facing a crisis of closure by an expressionless female knight.