Extra: Silky Revolt

"Only the head maid gets special treatment!"

"" No fair! ""

"We want souvenirs too!"

"" Souvenirs! ""

"We're on strike!"

"" Strike! ""

And that's why the Silky maids went on strike.

They barricaded themselves in the game room along with the villagers of Golen. It was the first-ever barricade incident in Golen!

… Well, they were on strike, but they'd already finished their cleaning tasks for the day, so it was fine.

"Kehma, is strike the right word for it? I can't tell with my [Japanese] skill."

"Well, I'm not sure either. We might have to check the dictionary. I have a feeling it might be different."

I wonder where they learned the word in the first place. I figured Rokuko was the one who taught them, but I guess not.

Eh, doesn't matter. The game room is a place to play, so let's consider this just one of their games.

The villagers in our village are all good sports, so they're probably just playing along with the Silky maids.

"Rokuko, do you have any souvenirs left? Or did you not give any to the Silkies?"

"I didn't give any to those below executive level because there's no end to it. I had Ichika and Niku prepare some for the other executives besides Nerune."

… Well, yeah, that's understandable I guess?

I mean, I'm the one who forgot to buy souvenirs in the first place.

"Why did they involve the villagers too though?"

"Maybe they wanted souvenirs as well."

I see, there really wasn't an end to it. Rokuko's got a point.

"Should I say something like, [your parents back home are grieving]?"

"Wouldn't we be considered the Silkies' parents?"

"If we were their parents, they'd probably say something like [at least buy us some souvenirs]."

Actually, since the Silky maids were doing their best and working hard at the inn, I really should have gotten them some souvenirs. I messed up.

"Goshujin-sama! Leave it to us!"

"I'll take responsibility for my subordinates' misconduct. You can count on me."

Ichika and Kinue stepped up.

"Master, we'd like you to give us that special wheat flour."

"Huh?"

"Y'know, for the udon? You bought a lot of it, right Goshujin-sama?"

I didn't though. And it's not like Ichika could—wait, I get it now.

Kinue could make udon.

And the udon flour can be secretly exchanged with DP, so it seems like they're planning to have Kinue cook it and present it as a souvenir I had bought beforehand.

"Ah, I did buy a lot. Wait a moment, it's stored in the warehouse."

"Gotcha. Listen up, everyone! Our Goshujin-sama's brought wheat flour as a souvenir and Kinue's gonna make plenty of udon for us, it's a dish from the Demonlands!"

Ichika shouted towards the game room where they were barricaded. Kinue nodded.

I went to the warehouse, bought flour for the udon with DP, transferred the contents into a bag meant for this world's wheat flour… and then put the filled bag back into [Storage]…

… Eh, I'm doing something troublesome. It would've been fine to just secretly hand it over to Kinue and have her cook… It's alright though, now it'll be safe for the guests even if they peek into the kitchen.

"Here it is. Kinue, please cook it up."

"Yes. I've already received the recipe from Ichika-sensei, so I'll make it right now—done."

As I handed over the wheat flour, Kinue completed the udon in an instant.

Her [Chef] skill.

Having been pulled from the gacha by Rokuko, the skill's effect was to stop time for everyone but herself in order to cook and serve the dish freshly made.

It seemed very powerful as it involves stopping time, but there was a constraint that the user couldn't do anything other than cooki during the time stop.

… If it's a Demonlands recipe, I wonder if it also served as training? I think they knead the dough by punching it like a sandbag.

"I've prepared enough udon balls and udon for everyone. Hanna, Nakoru, Pio. Come out."

""" Yes, Head Maid! """

The barricade was quickly lifted and the three Silky maids came out.

"This is udon! It has a mysterious texture and is delicious! It's similar to spaghetti, but it's chewier!"

"Udon! It's udon, Hanna! It has a pleasant, chewy bite to it."

"Udon and beds are so similar… They're both so warm…"

Watching the Silky maids eat udon, the villagers who had joined the barricade also started to come out one after another.

"Village Chief! We believed in you!"

"Yeah, the Village Chief would give us souvenirs too…!"

"Bowl, please!"

The villagers reached out for the udon made by Kinue. Just then, Ichika blocked them with a smile.

"Hey, villagers. You'll have to pay for it, okay?"

"What… really?"

"Well, it makes sense to charge for souvenirs."

"Right. It's not like people could casually go to the Demonlands. I'm fine with paying for a souvenir. So, give me a bowl, please."

"Thanks for your patronage! Today, we have a special price. One bowl costs 10 copper coins."

And so Ichika started selling plain udon for ten copper coins (equivalent to about 1,000 yen) each.

By the way… bowls like these were sold in the Demonlands two copper coins per bowl. This price was a rip-off indeed.

Just as I was about to stop her—

"Well, that's about right."

"Yeah, it's a precious wheat flour that's not produced in Tsuia, right?"

"I can't wait to brag to everyone about how I got to eat some Demonlands cuisine, hurry up and sell it to me!"

"Hey, don't rush. There's enough for everyone."

The villagers didn't get upset at all, and the udon sold without any problems.

… It seems that the added value of [Demonlands Cuisine] is higher than I thought.

"Hey, Kehma. Don't you think it'd be a good idea to serve udon at the cafeteria."

"Ah… yeah, that's true. We could probably even sell it for fifteen copper per bowl."

"Hey, Goshujin-sama, can we take this as our share!?"

As Rokuko and I were talking with each other, Ichika showed us the bag filled with the sales profits.

… Eh, I don't really care about a few dozen copper coins at this point, so let's allow it.

"Make sure to split it with Kinue."

"Uhyoo! I knew it was worth a shot! Love ya, Goshujin-sama!"

Ichika went back to selling udon. As I sighed and shook my head, Rokuko gently tugged at my sleeve.

"Hm? What's up, Rokuko?"

"… Just remember that I love you more, okay?"

Stop with these surprise attacks, please. My heart can't take it.

With that, the first-ever strike in Golen was safely resolved.

… Not that it was ever much of an incident in the first place. Hah.