I Opened a Restaurant in Honkai

"Uh..."

"Today is my birthday, can you give me a gift?"

Great Schicksal employee Rita is now officially an honored cleaner under Zhao Bai.

Zhao Bai thought carefully. All he needed to do was maintain strict defenses, check carefully multiple times when closing up shop and going home, not forget his weapons in the back kitchen, and check the cameras before cooking each time.

This woman had revealed all his careful efforts in making the omelet rice.

The burnt but fragrant rice, the tender and non-spicy white onion, and the breadcrumbs that locked in the flavor—ingredients sourced from stale baguettes, mixed with roasted salt and parsley leaves—were all things he had painstakingly perfected.

Rita pointed them out one by one. In terms of surprise, it was no less than a gamer discovering a hidden Easter egg planted by a game developer, or a novelist's carefully crafted plot point finally receiving a fitting response.

What's more, he had a trump card.

In the evening, after closing shop, Zhao Bai didn't rush home. Instead, he blocked the path to the bar, intercepting the woman dressed in a white butler uniform.

"Fu Hua, after careful consideration, Zhao Family Restaurant officially offers you a position. To prevent our secret recipe from being stolen, I need a diligent guardian knight."

Zhao Bai extended his hand under the streetlight. The atmosphere was solemn and fervent, his shadow stretching long amidst the chirping insects and dim light.

"Fu Hua, be my security guard."

"What?"

ps: Requesting a good recommendation ticket. Does anyone have a good recommendation ticket? Can you give me a good recommendation ticket?

Chapter 14: Campus Urban Legends

"Zhao Bai, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Faced with the sudden job offer, even the composed Fu Hua was momentarily at a loss. But on second thought, she immediately nodded. Taking on another job was always good, even if it was just security. Moreover, it was an invitation from Zhao Bai, which would finally fulfill her wish for a grand slam.

It's just... why would Zhao Bai, who had never budged before, suddenly change his attitude?

The reason she took so many jobs was simply that Schicksal's salary wasn't enough. Her hobby was playing mobile games, and she had an incomprehensible collecting obsession. Crucially, Fu Hua was unlucky.

Going hungry to pay for gacha pulls was within Fu Hua's expectations, but going hungry and still not getting what she wanted was unacceptable to her.

"When can I start?"

"Tomorrow morning."

Zhao Bai, usually so at ease, was unusually urgent today. Fu Hua lowered her head in thought, subtly raising her hand to check her watch. A flicker of urgency crossed her face, a look Zhao Bai caught entirely.

He added fuel to the fire: "Give me an answer. If my kitchen's secret recipe is stolen, I might not be able to stay at St. Freya. If that happens, there will be no more kind companies offering free employee meals..."

"I accept."

Fu Hua replied concisely and firmly, "Tomorrow morning, I'll report to Zhao Family Restaurant. To be honest, while I know a bit about fist techniques, I haven't been hired for security work anywhere except the casinos to the south. Your request really startled me."

"Is this a [promise]?"

"Of course."

With a firm answer, Fu Hua turned and walked towards the bar. This conversation cost her an extra five minutes of commute time. She had originally allocated fifteen minutes of buffer, but she still quickened her pace, as if trying to escape the scene.