A few days later, one morning.
"Everyone! Before we open, there's something I'd like to discuss."
Cyrene stood in the middle of the group, seemingly about to make an announcement.
"Our restaurant has become somewhat well-known, and daily operations are on track. It's time to try something more interesting."
She looked at Yan Huan, Phainon, Kryudera, and the others, smiling faintly.
"Shops in the city-states often celebrate festivals, don't they? Like Fagina's Carnival Month, or the anniversary of the completion of Cloud Stone Celestial Palace."
"I was thinking, could our restaurant do something similar and regularly introduce appealing... well, new menus?"
"Or decorate the restaurant differently. In short, we need some changes."
"I get it." Yan Huan stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"You want to do a Crazy Thursday, right?"
"The food would have to be discounted then, but we aren't making much money to begin with..."
"Partner, I think we can do this." Phainon said confidently.
"For the discounted dishes, we can use leftovers from the previous night, or frozen ingredients, and reduce the portions..."
"?" Yan Huan's eyes widened.
"Aren't you close with the fairies? Aren't you afraid of divine punishment for selling things like that?"
"Uh... actually, fairies are pretty healthy." Phainon scratched his head awkwardly.
"We just need to cut costs a little. After all, we even have to make our own pots."
"Our most pressing problem right now is still the menu, isn't it?"
"Even with Mydeimos here, it doesn't change the fact that we have no meat ingredients."
"I think we could save up some money, buy a small boat, and sail all the way to the city-states specifically to buy some."
"No, that's too far." Yan Huan shook his head.
"And the people crossing the sea need to be paid for meals, right? We'd