My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 363: Chapter 223: There’s Always a Guest Who Likes to Be the Last

Chen Ze had a face full of black lines, even wondering if there was something wrong with the way he opened his doors today?

"Oh kawaii koto." This phrase, as a frequent visitor to the small broken station, was definitely something Chen Ze was familiar with, given that "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" was a hot and dominant anime.

He was quite familiar with this piece of Japanese that often popped out in Shirogane Miyuki’s fantasies.

"Did Betty teach you that?" Chen Ze glanced at Betty, the foolish succubus who was humming a song while wiping the table.

"Eh? You’re so smart, dear~" Lafra made a cute face at him.

Chen Ze’s lips twitched; no need to say it, that face was probably also something Betty taught Lafra, but it looked especially adorable when Lafra did it.

"Lafra, come and try this bun of mine." Chen Ze smiled and then took out a freshly steamed Goubuli bun and handed one to Lafra.

"Good... It’s really delicious!" Lafra took one, bit into it, and exclaimed in amazement.

Watching Lafra, Chen Ze smiled and then went back to perfecting his cooking skills, trying to recreate the perfect Magical Mapo Tofu he had made last time. freeweɓnøvel.com

Chen Ze kept working on it until eight o’clock, yet no customers came in, and even Hastur and Nyarlathotep didn’t show up, which he found strange.

"Manager~ I’m heading back now~" Betty’s tail was swinging like an electric fan, she always got very excited when it was time to get off work.

"Okay." Chen Ze nodded, feeling a bit downcast.

"Don’t worry, manager, Lady Lafra had something to attend to, that’s why she left." Betty couldn’t help but comment as she looked at Chen Ze.

Chen Ze waved his hand dismissively. It was like he had dug a hole and buried himself. He certainly hadn’t expected that while he was contemplating whether to try for third base tonight, Lafra would have to leave because of some issue.

"It’s all because of your Hope City, that one’s Hope City is now causing dissatisfaction among many races." Lafra looked at Chen Ze with emptiness in her eyes, clearly displeased.

Her Magic Stone had just lit up, and it could only be because of something related to Hope City.

With that, Chen Ze sent Lafra and Betty off and was left alone in the restaurant again.

"Sigh, might as well close up and lock the door, then go out for some barbecue." Chen Ze stretched, as he always needed to do something to distract himself when in a bad mood.

What Chen Ze enjoyed the most was eating, especially when watching movies or reading novels—having something to munch on always made him happier.

Chen Ze reached out to hang the lock, but in the next moment, the door was pushed open.

"Ha, a living person? What place is this?" A burly man walked in from outside, his arms were as thick as Chen Ze’s legs, and he wore a strange set of armor.

"Uh... Hello, guest, welcome to the Dream Restaurant. What can I do for you?" Despite a moment of hesitation, Chen Ze quickly decided to continue serving the customer.

"Restaurant? Like a Neko Kitchen or something?" Chen Ze’s eyebrows raised, not seeing it coming that this big guy was a cat lover.

Chen Ze did know that cat cafes and the like had recently become popular in the city, famous for their public "cat grabbing" and providing a haven for those who wanted to own cats but couldn’t for various reasons.

Chen Ze had not expected this muscular man, who looked like he could make him kneel on the ground and beg for his life with one punch, to also be a cat-stroking enthusiast.

"Sorry, sir, our restaurant is a normal one; we don’t have cats," Chen Ze shook his head. He wouldn’t mind even if this customer walked away, as he was planning to go out to eat himself.

"A normal restaurant, huh... That’s fine, just give me some meat. I just want to eat meat, the purer the better!" The muscular man walked in and found a chair to sit down.

But then, Chen Ze noticed something he had previously overlooked—the man’s clothes and the greatsword on his back. Why did they look so familiar?

However, Chen Ze first went into the kitchen, pushing his doubts aside. He poured a glass of lemon water for the muscular man and then began to prepare the dish the man had requested.

"I’ll make some braised beef. There’s plenty of Bill’s beef anyway." Chen Ze opened the fridge, took out the Bill’s beef, and started the preparation.

Chen Ze had experience making braised beef, so he was able to finish it quickly and then brought it out to the table.

"Sir, we also have Thunderbrew Lager. Would you like a glass?" Chen Ze glanced at the greatsword on the man’s back again.

It really did look familiar...

"Hahaha! You have beer? That’s fantastic, pour me a big glass!" The muscular man laughed loudly and heartily.

"Sure thing." Chen Ze went back into the kitchen, poured a glass of lager for the muscular man, and then carried it out.

"Thank you! Although your dishes don’t have the magical effects of the cat meals, I’m still very pleased!" The man was gnawing on the beef, taking big bites.

Cat meals, huh...

"Um, may I ask, sir, are you a Hunter?" Chen Ze hesitated for a moment but still asked.

"Eh? You don’t know I’m a Hunter?" The muscular man looked surprised and patted his armor.

"I didn’t recognize you at first." Hearing the man’s confusion, Chen Ze could finally confirm that this guy had come from the world of Monster Hunter.

And looking at his greatsword, it should be the Thunder Dragon Greatsword, so he must be a Hunter from the Monster Hunter X series or XX series.

Monster Hunter is a very popular console game, known by many newbies and those less proficient as "Monster Hunter: The Monster’s Prey". It also has online versions like Monster Hunter OL and major titles like Monster Hunter World.

However, it’s an excellent series. From its ecology to the monsters’ designs and its fairly realistic combat mechanics, everything stands out.

Chen Ze’s first impression of Monster Hunter was with 2G. He then started playing XX, where the Thunder Dragon set was indeed a fairly attractive armor set.

But what attracted Chen Ze the most now were the cat meals and those magical ingredients in the game.

Monster Hunter’s cat meals, in Chen Ze’s view, were actually a form of cuisine, except that cat meals often came with special attributes.

Such as increasing maximum health and stamina, enhancing elemental resistance, and providing hunting-centric attributes.

Chen Ze had never considered exploring this direction before, but now with a Monster Hunter standing right in front of him, cat meals suddenly didn’t seem so far out of reach...