01x09 - The New Coworkers, with The Slimes

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I opened my Bamboo Forest Laundry Service
with the help of Slimes.

Thanks to them,
business was great on the first day

and the second day as well.

People love my service so much
that they show up early in the morning.

That's true.

After that…

Here you go, ma'am.

Please check if your clothes are clean.

Amazing. They're squeaky clean!

You even removed the stains
I couldn't remove!

You did it really well.

Thank you.
I'll definitely use your service again.

You're always welcome.

She seems satisfied. That's great.

Ms. Carla, Mr. Carme,
I'm going to the Merchant's Guild.

-Take care, sir.
-Take care, sir.

I have recruited a group of people
who are good at math.

Each and every one of them
can start working right away.

Thank you for the prompt arrangement.

People are good at different things.

Just let the professionals do their job.

Go to the Adventurer's Guild
for adventures.

Go to the Merchant's Guild for business.

Want to do laundry?
Go to a laundry service.

Right.

What's that kid doing here?

He's with the guild master…

I've never heard she had a grandson.

Hello, everyone. Nice to meet you.

I'm Ryoma Takebayashi,

the owner of Bamboo Forest
Laundry Service.

-What?
-He's the owner?

That can't be…

I see.

Thank you for taking your time
to come here today.

That kid is the owner?

Does he know what he's doing?

It's normal for them to think that way.

We are looking for new employees
to greet customers and carry things.

The clothes aren't exactly very heavy,

so ladies are welcome too.

Please note that I'm a familiar magician,
so there are Slimes in the shop.

They are workers too.
You have to treat them as co-workers.

Co-workers…

Slimes?

It's not for people who dislike
or are scared of Slimes.

If you are one of them,
it's okay if you leave now.

Also, if you don't feel comfortable
working for me,

it's fine to leave now.

Slimes are monsters too.

-I'm not taking orders from a kid.
-I'm sorry, Ms. Glissela.

Please find me other jobs next time.

Would the two of you like to work for me?

That cane and that hairpin…

What are your names?

Please let me know if you have
any employment requirements.

I'm Fay. This is my daughter Lilyn.

If possible, we would like you to hire us.

You are father and daughter?

She takes after her mom instead of me.

There is one thing
that you need to know though.

What is it?

Are you okay with hiring me
when my leg is in this state?

-It's fractured.
-Fractured?

Healing Slimes should be able to help.

It's okay. No problem.

Really?

Yes. So what is your expected salary?

Not much. I just need enough to live.

I see.

Lilyn, right? Do you have any demands?

If possible, we would like to live
somewhere cheap.

We're not rich,
so we'll take anywhere we can afford.

Don't worry.

We have dormitories for employees.

Really? I'm so glad I asked.

-Right?
-Exactly.

I have one last question.

-Go ahead.
-Okay.

I can tell you are both very strong.

So what are your weapons of choice?

Sir, who are you?

As you can tell, we were assassins.

Assassins?

-We used to be.
-Yes, but we're not anymore!

Really?

Ms. Glissela,
you have a keen eye for detail.

I'm sure you knew already.

Of course.

I always check the candidates thoroughly
before introducing them to employers.

Right, I do that too.

That's right.

On top of that,
I check foreigners even more thoroughly.

Foreigners?

Our previous master lost in the w*r.

We lost our country and our jobs.

There was no point in doing
what we do anymore.

That's why we moved to this country.

We started working
at the mine to make a living.

However, the cave collapsed,
and I got injured as a result.

You actually noticed it.

We thought we've disguised
as ordinary people.

So far, you and Ms. Glissela
are the only people who noticed.

You saw right through us.
Sir, you really are incredible.

You're on a different level
compared to us.

I could tell.

You're similar to us, yet so different.
It's hard to explain.

You wouldn't believe it
if I said I'm a reincarnation from Earth.

When can you start?

Even though you knew that
we were both assassins…

…you'd still hire us?

Yes, we have Ms. Glissela's approval,
so there's nothing to worry about.

Really?

I thought you wouldn't hire us
after finding out our secret!

-We were so close to running away!
-That won't do.

I'll be troubled if you run away.
We're really shorthanded.

Please come and work for me.

We'll work very hard!
We can start right away!

By the way, if our shop is in danger,
can you be our bodyguards?

No problem. We can be your bodyguards!

It's a piece of cake.

Mr. Fay and Ms. Lilyn,
you're officially hired.

Welcome aboard.

Thank you, sir.

I'm glad to be working with you, sir.

Your hard work will pay off.
This business has a bright future.

-Understood.
-Understood.

Also, stop carrying your weapons with you.

I feel uneasy without it.

It's part of my body now.

How long are you going to remain
as assassins?

They might look like bad people,
but they aren't.

Please take good care of them.

I will.

But you could have told me
in the first place.

I wanted to test you.

You're not as good as me,
but you're not bad.

-So this is your shop?
-Yes.

It's beautiful!
There are so many customers.

It's only your second day,
yet you're already doing so well!

I can start working now.
I'll carry the dirty laundry.

-I can also start right away.
-Thank you so much.

Don't push yourselves too hard.
Just do what you can.

Yes, we'll take care of it.

Ms. Carla, Mr. Carme,
let me help you with that.

-Welcome back, sir.
-Welcome back, sir.

They are our new employees.

I'm Fay. It's nice to meet you.

I'm Lilyn. It's nice to meet you.

I'm Carme Norad.

I'm Carla Norad.

It's our pleasure
to make your acquaintance.

Please help at the reception, Mr. Fay.

Ms. Lilyn can carry the clean laundry.

-No problem.
-Okay.

Next customer, please.

There really are Slimes working!

Amazing!

Hello, I'm Lilyn.
I'll be working with you starting today.

Pleased to meet you.

Let me help you.

Is this clean laundry? I'll carry it.

Having Mr. Fay and Ms. Lilyn in the shop

really helped us deal with
all the evening customers.

Lilyn, you're a good singer, aren't you?

Thank you, everyone.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

We had a lot of customers today.
I'm really relieved.

Yes, this afternoon,
we had many new customers

who were recommended by the regulars.

This should last for quite a few days.

This is good.

We'll have to work hard
to keep the customers coming.

-Okay!
-Okay!

Ms. Carla, Mr. Carme,
please calculate today's revenue.

-Right away!
-Right away!

Mr. Fay, Ms. Lilyn, please follow me.

-What is this about?
-Now…

You know the space spell,
Dimension Home, as well?

I'm surprised.

What kind of Slime is that?

It has a different color
from other Slimes.

This is a Healing Slime.

-Healing Slime?
-Healing Slime?

As the name suggests, it heals wounds.

Are you going to…

-Does it heal fractures?
-Yes.

How are you feeling?

Here we go.

It's healed! It doesn't hurt anymore.

Look, I'm light as a feather!

You healed my leg! Thank you very much!

You're welcome.
It's my job to look after my employees.

It would cost us a fortune
to hire a healing magician!

I had already given up hope.

I've spent all my money
crossing the border

to flee from our country.

Is that why you're poor?

Our border patrol agents
are extremely greedy.

We had to use all our money to survive.

I see…

Sir, don't feel bad for us.

We have jobs now, and my leg is healed.
I really couldn't ask for more.

We can't thank you enough.

This is your room, Mr. Fay.
Ms. Lilyn, yours is next door.

I actually get to live
in such a clean room.

There's furniture too!

I can't remember
the last time I slept in a bed!

Here is today's revenue, sir.

Thank you very much.

We earned more than yesterday.

We'll have even more customers
if the word gets out.

More customers?

Yes, this is a mining town after all.

The population may have decreased
compared to a few years ago,

but there are still a lot of miners
and ironworkers.

I see.

Other towns may need our services too.

You might want to consider
opening new branches in other towns.

We're discussing opening new branches now?
It's too soon for that.

No! There's no harm in considering.

If you have trustworthy assistants,
you can totally open new branches.

All right, I get it. I'll consider it.

By the way, Mr. Fay and Ms. Lilyn…

They both served in the military.

I've asked them to be our bodyguards.

They served in the military?
It's so good to hear that.

They deserve a small pay rise.

I understand.

Sir!

Thank you for everything
you've done for us!

And so, our second day of business
has ended on a good note.

Are you going to
practice magic today, my lady?

Yes, but I was thinking of
helping out at your shop.

I appreciate it, but you don't have to.

-We have more employees now.
-Really?

Keep it up!
I'll continue to work hard too!

Okay, see you later.

Take care!

It makes me so happy to see
so many customers early this morning.

Ms. Carla, Mr. Carme,

Mr. Fay, and Ms. Lilyn
are all very hardworking.

The least I can do
is make them some pizza.

Everyone takes turns
to have meals and breaks.

-It's delicious, sir!
-It's delicious, sir!

That's good.

This guy is amazing!

That's right. All the stains are gone.

I never knew Slimes could do this.

My clothes are clean now,
and they don't stink anymore.

I'll never get over
how comfortable they feel.

You're always welcome here.

On the third day, we all worked together
and managed to pull through.

-Thank you very much.
-Thank you very much.

There were also a lot of customers today.

How did we do?

It's 1,5 times better than yesterday.

Wow, that's great!

It's more than great. It's phenomenal!

Every customer I saw was smiling.

Sir, we'll keep getting
more and more customers!

Do you really think so?

Looks like I have to keep recruiting.

Yes, that would be better.

You've just been to the Merchant's Guild,
but I hope they can get us more employees.

I understand.

I'd also like to hire a chef.
Can the guild recruit one?

Yes, they can.

Why do we need a chef?

Everyone's already very busy at work,

but a servant usually cooks.

Since we'll have to eat,
delicious food will motivate us more.

-This counts as an employee benefit.
-"Employee benefit"?

I've never heard of that.

How should I explain it?

These are actions taken
to make employees happy at work.

Mr. Ryoma is always looking out
for his employees.

Accommodation is provided
and the pay is good.

Where else can you find a job like this?

My father and I have no plans
of changing jobs.

I'm so happy to hear that.

I have to go to the Merchant's Guild now.
I'll be right back.

I'll leave the rest to you.

-Sure, be careful on your way.
-Sure, be careful on your way.

Good job.

Are you here today
to make me recruit more staff?

Business has been doing surprisingly well,
and I have more funds now.

I see. How many employees do you need?

I need three more employees,
and I need one chef to make staff meals.

A chef?

That's quite unheard of.

Is it?

It's usually the employees
who cook the meals.

Mr. Carme also said that,

but we should let
the professionals do their job, right?

Yes, the professionals do it better.

I'll find someone for you.

-This time--
-I know.

I'll find people who don't hate Slimes
and who are willing to work for you.

I'll leave this to you.

The next day…

How do you do? I'm Fina.

I'm Maria.

I'm Jane.

I'm Ryoma Takebayashi,

the owner of
Bamboo Forest Laundry Service.

You're so young!

Impressive!

You're amazing!

All three of them came to Gimul
from the same village.

I see.

-And then…
-I'm Chelma, the chef.

I used to work at an inn.

Pleased to meet you, Ms. Chelma.

They already know that
you'll provide accommodation.

It's up to you to make the arrangements.

Sure, that's not a problem.

Welcome aboard.

-Thank you very much!
-Thank you very much!

-By the way, Ryoma.
-Yes?

If your business keeps booming,

you might want to open
new branches in other towns.

Remember to let me know.

It's still early.

What are you talking about?
I'm ready to help anytime.

My store has been running for a week.

The customers are all very pleased.
My employees are also working very hard.

Ms. Chelma's cooking…

It's really delicious.

Thanks to them,

I have time to clean the walls
and trim the flowerbeds.

It looks like I don't have
to help out all the time.

I might have time
to take on some adventurer's tasks.

I knew he was going to do well,
but this has exceeded my expectations.

Can he live in this town on his own?

Yes, Ryoma definitely can.