1 Chapter 1 - Official Opening
Chapter 1 – Official Opening
Today, Rimuru got bored.
In fact, it wasn't just today, but the day before, and the day before.
He has been doing overwork everyday for the past hundreds of years. Ever since he absorbed Ivaraj and evolved into Rimuru knows what, the cardinal world has entered a state of peace.
However, even the most powerful beings have a weakness, and for Rimuru that is boredom.
I need a vacation – That was what Rimuru thought every day, and it currently is the perfect time to take time off. Why? Because he just completed the stack of paper that has been there since forever.
Every time he gets close to the bottom, more is just added on, and then he had to fidget around the bottom to make sure that one is completed first before going back to the top. It was very arduous.
But now, he is free... at the moment, and he is going to take advantage of it.
He opened a soul corridor to his twelve guardian lords and recorded a message to inform them about this. He knew that if he started a conversation it would just take forever, so he would rather leave and leave the aftermath to them without worrying about it.
(Hey guys. Just so you know, imma go on a vacation to another world now. I've done the paperwork and it is now your problem. I'll visit frequently so don't worry! By the way, when you are receiving this, I will be long gone. Bye)
(Mwahahah. I'm just too smart Ciel. You see that? Normally, I would have a long conversation with them and never get to leave. But I've now adapted and changed)
{But you are escaping your respon-}
(Nuh uh. Stop there. Don't you want to take a break too?)
The truth was, Ciel was also bored.
{... Fine}
(Then lets gooooo. Come on Ciel, open a portal to another world!)
{And what will you do there exactly?}
(That's for future me to think about)
{...}
(Please)
{... *Sigh. Very well then. I will make sure to go to an interesting world} A look of determination appeared on her face.
Soon, all Rimuru's subordinates felt his presence disappear, and just before they started to worry, a message popped into their heads.
(Cya later people)
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Rimuru arrived in what looks like modern day Japan, the very place that he got stabbed in. However, he could immediately sense abnormalities. Like how there were powerful dragons roaming about the streets, or how there was an entire dimensional gap between this universe. There was also a particular bald man who, despite being human, unknowingly had an ultimate skill.
There were also beings, not quite human, demon or spirit, but are regarded as cursed spirits.
Basically this world was a jumbled mess.
{Master, there are -}
(Nope. Don't tell me. I don't want spoilers)
{... Okay, then what would you like to do then?}
Hmm I actually don't know. Now that I'm here, I could explore everything this world has to offer. Nothings a threat to me anyway. Meh, that sounds like effort.
(... Hey future Rimuru ,what did I do?)
Rimuru from the future: "opened a café"
(Very well then, we will open a café.
{You just created a paradox}
(Don't worry about it)
And so Rimuru *cough legally bought an entire building on the side of a semi-busy street. He plans to use this as his house as well.
(So we will have the ground floor as the café, and the top floor as my bedroom because a demon lord must look down at the peasants hahaha *cough *cough. I think we went overboard with the purchase)
{You think so? You just bought an entire 25 floor building. The thing is 65m tall, and its 25m by 20m wide. What are you going to do with all that space?}
(Well, we'll cross that obstacle when we come to it. Plus, I plan for you to be the chef so you need a lot of space for the kitchen)
{!!! Me the chef? Bu-}
(Ciel, you are the best cook I will ever know about, and we happened to be married. Would you please do your dear husband a favour and help him out? *Internal puppy dog eyes)
Rimuru used cuteness
{Urgh. Ah. Oof}
Super effective. 3 shots straight through the brain, the heart and the ego.
{w-w-well I suppose I can show the customers how good of a cook I am as your wife fufufu}
And that guys and girls, is how you manipulate your wif- *cough *cough do I have a fever?
So, Rimuru refurnished the building.
He cleaned every floor down to every nook and cranny. Despite 23 of the floors being empty, he still cleaned them, knowing that maybe someday it may be of use.
Then, he went to furnish his bedroom.
Only to find that somehow it was miraculously already furnished, a bit too much. The room looked overly lavished. The bed was abnormally wide, enough to probably fit tens of Rimurus on there with more than enough space.
The carpet was extremely soft and comfortable, and despite being on the top floor, the view outside the window seemed to be of a beautiful and green forest, with sunlight bathing the room. It was not too cold or too hot, just perfect.
There also happened to be a massive wardrobe, connected to an infinite space, full of clothes. All one had to do was imagine the sort of clothing they want to wear before pulling the exact piece out. This was only possible due to the skill [Creation lord Genesis].
By Ciel combining all seven angelic ultimate skills, this skill was created, which is basically an echo of what and how Veldanava created the cardinal world. With it, Rimuru could basically do anything and everything now.
Anyway, back to the story.
An imaginary tick mark appeared on Rimuru's forehead
(Isn't this a bit too much? Not even my house in Tempest looked like this.)
{Master, since you are in a different world, people don't know of you. Therefore this makes you look more majestic}
(But Ciel, I don't plan on having anyone apart from us entering out room though)
{Urgh} Realisation struck her before suddenly materialising herself and went to crouch in a corner and started sulking. A small rain cloud appeared above her too.
Rimuru sighed and left her to it. He knew she was being dramatic and decided to just let her be.
He went to the soon-to-be café place on the ground floor and started thinking about how to model it.
Eventually he decided to just make it a very traditional Japanese theme. The next instance the room looked completely different.
A mixture of white and brown wooden tables and chairs were dotted around the café. The counter was white marble and behind it was a massive wooden frame full of medicinal herbs and different types of ingredients, to add to the aesthetic.
The wall connecting to the outside was made of different frames of glass. The door was quite basic, a simple push and pull half-glass door with a handle. A sign saying 'Tempest Café ♡'. On the side was a simple board having 'open' and 'closed' on either sides. Currently the shop was closed.
Rimuru then casted an illusion to the outside world, to make is seem like the place was under construction for a while before it was finally done recently.
Next to the counter was a door linking to the kitchen, with an open slot in the middle to past food through. By this time Ciel was done sulking and since she was going to be the chef, she decided to design the kitchen.
Rimuru sweatdropped at the sheer complexity of what was meant to be a simple kitchen. Every component looked straight out of a sci-fi film.
"All done" She said. (A/N when Ciel talks in Rimuru's head, it will be in {} but if she speaks through a physical body, it will be in "")
The back door of the kitchen then lead to a corridor and on the other side was the rest of the floor. It was simply too large to do anything with so they just left it as blank.
Then there was the lift and a flight of stairs that leads all the way up to the 24th floor. To get to the 25th floor, it required Rimuru's or Ciel's ID, so basically facial scans.
"Yosh! Now for the finishing touches, the actual menu itself!"
RImuru then brainstormed some ideas, and eventually decided. Using the cardinal world as a reference, he managed to create something quite original. And by using the unique skill [Cook], as long as the food looks okay, then the taste doesn't matter since it could just be modified. This could also be a way to prevent others recreating and stealing their recipes.
The menu is:
Drinks
Milim's iced tea – suitable for children, comes in lots of fruity flavours
Luminous's vampire drink – why does it have a metallic taste? Guess you have to find out!
Ramiris's fairy spring – has a very pure and organic taste. What do you mean it's just water?
Dagruel's earth punch - a coffee suitable for giants
Dino's sleepy dose – want something to calm yourself down? Try this!
Leon's obsessive love – are you obsessively in love with someone? Give this a shot!
Rimuru's special – recommended by Rimuru himself, you won't regret it.
Cakes
Michael – for the justiceful and temperate
Raphael – for the wise, prudent, diligent and effortful
Uriel – for the kind, satisfied and compassionate
Gabriel – for the patient, forgiving and merciful
Sariel – for the hopeful, brave, modest and reverent
Raguel - for the benevolent, generous and sacrificial
Metatron – for the pure and chasticeful
"That should about do it"
Ciel was completely speechless.
"What's wrong?" Seems like he's not caught on yet.
"Master, it's quite simple actually, it's just that it's not good at all. Normally, for a menu, you would have the title as something that describes the dish, then the comment would be the ingredients. You named the drinks after the octogram and the cakes after the angelic skills. Even if the comments describe the angelic skills, simply no one would know what it means. And what's that about a metallic taste, do you want me to include blood in the drink? And the-"
"It'll be fine, don't worry about it. Trust me you know." Rimuru interrupted, then winked at Ciel and tried to reassure her, but he had never looked so unconvincing before.
"*Sigh. Fine, master. But don't blame me if no one comes or orders. Plus now I need to figure out how to make these and upload photos as well."
Ciel went to the kitchen and just shut the door.
I think I pissed her off...
