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I do not own the Isekai Shokudou or High School DXD.

I have named the chef Takeshi Kaga, but others will still refer to him as Master as appropriate.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Telepathic Communication

[Ddraig talking]

[Ddraig communicating telepathically to Issei or others]

Chapter 2: Welcome to the Restaurant of Another World

The train ride was about an hour and twenty minutes long. Followed by a half hour walk. Honestly, Issei thought that 2 hours of transit was fine. It was still a good deal, and just from looking at the place he could tell this was a great eatery. Sure, it wasn't one of those big fancy restaurants, but it was definitely popular. It was close to 7 in the evening by the time Issei got there but there were still customers coming in with just as many leaving regularly. Not only that, but the customers themselves were quite varied from office workers to kids his age, couples on a date to large families enjoying a meal out. Yep, this certainly looked like a good place to work.

His entrance to the establishment was announced with the standard sound of a ringing bell. It was a cozy place. Could fit about 20 groups at a time with the tables alone while the bar that peered into the kitchen had 15 stools. As he stood in the entrance waiting for a server and analyzing the place himself he absently scratched the back of his left hand, he felt a tingling sensation there since he touched the door.

"I'm here to see the Master." Issei said to the waiter who approached him. "I'm his nephew." He was quickly guided to a table near the entrance to the kitchen, allowhim him to watch as all the servers came in and out grabbing the food and drinks for the customers. He was a bit surprised by the wide variety of foods beign served, especially since there were quite a few Asian dishes despite being known as a "Western Restaurant."

"Then again," he mused aloud, "Japan is literally at the Eastern edge of the world, so all other countries are west to us anyway."

"Wow," spoke a mature semi-deep male voice, making Issei look up to see a man with a close to middle age man with beard wearing a chef's outfit. "You actually came to that conclusion all on your own." He chuckled. "It's a shame grandfather never got to meet you." He extended his hand with a grin. "Of course, he would also add that the important thing was to serve delicious food no matter what."

"Well its still nice to meet you Uncle Kaga." Issei replied, standing up and shaking the offered hand.

"Same to you." The man chuckled. "I'd like to talk a bit more, but we're busy with closing. We're still open for about an hour and then we need to clean up. Why don't you go up to my flat to put your stuff down and then help out with cleaning the dining area once the door is closed?"

"Sounds good to me." Issei smiled. Kaga led him to the elevator and gave him a few instructions before sending him up to the flat. Lucky for Issei it was a simple place with an extra room that had obviously been adjusted for him to use along with a standard bedroom and bathroom. Considering there was an entire restaurant downstairs, there was obviously no need for a kitchen. After taking some time to wash up after the long train ride, Issei came back down and helped take care of the dining area. Whenever any one asked, it was explained by either him or his uncle that he would be spending the weekend here and that he was just doing his part to help out. Besides, Issei found it to be a win-win. He got an early start to make himself familiar with the work, and he got to eye the waitresses and female customers without getting anyone's attention. At least, that's what he thought until everyone left and Kaga gave him a whack on the head. Before Issei could even ask, the man just gave him a look that said he knew everything. It didn't say anything about stopping him, just that he knew and he would deliver punishment when appropriate. It was just something that Issei had to accept.

"So," Kaga began as he and Issei locked all the doors. "Your mom explained everything to you, so you should already know what's expected of you."

"Help out for you mysterious Saturday customers, learn cooking on the side, rinse and repeat every weekend."

"Pretty much." He chuckled.

"So what exactly is the deal with these mysterious customers? Do we go to them or do they sneak themselves here through the back door for illicit shadow society gatherings?" Kaga could not stop himself form letting out a few laughs.

"Honestly, it's better if I just show you. Now come one…we've got a long day tomorrow, and I doubt your used to getting up early like I am."

That Saturday morning was certainly a unique one for Issei, a routine he realized he would have to get used to.

After waking up early, his uncle had him take shower while he made breakfast. Then, thanks to measurements provided by his mother, he was given his uniform, a simple white long sleeve shirt with black vest and pants, and told to get changed. Once dressed up, Kaga instructed him on serving customers and clearing up the tables, just to make sure he had it all down pat. Once he was satisfied, the two grabbed the ingredients to needed to start the morning. This confirmed to Issei that the customers do in fact come to the restaurant themselves, though it did raise the question of how it was so mysterious. From what he gathered, none of the other customers knew about this special service, so how would something like this go unnoticed? Those were the questions that ran through his head as he took care of the rest of the tables while waiting for their first customer.

The moment the clock chimed for opening time, the door opened with its own ringing sound.

"Welcome," Issei began as he turned towards the door. "Is there anywhere specific you would like to…" his sentence trailed off a bit as he got a better look at the customers who entered. If he had to be accurate he would have to say that they reminded him off…hobbits. Yeah, they were just like hobbits from the Lord of The Rings movies, except they were wearing shoes! It couldn't be simple cosplay considering their heights, but still there was no way this could be real.

"Anywhere is fine!" One of them spoke up, a male based on the voice. "Just please bring us the menu as fast as possible!"

"Of course." Issei replied, shaking his head. He took them to their table and set them up with water and towels then went to grab the menus. It was then that he realized that they weren't written in Japanese, but some other strange language. Perhaps they really were from another country. Taking them to the customers, Issei only had to wait a minute before they were ready to order, asking for a variety of dishes across the menu. He barely managed to write them all down before the door chimed open again. This time he was faced with…tiny people.

There were about 50 of them but that did not change the fact that they were all big enough to fit in his palm. He was so shocked that he could not move. Lucky for him Kaga had come out and greeted them easily, already prepared with a tray ready for them. Issei could only watch as he ferried them to the table a couple of times before asking for their order yet seemingly prepared when they all called for hotcakes in unison.

Before he could get his bearings, Issei was confronted with two more customers. While one was a perfectly normal man, the other had tusks coming out of his chin like a boar. It took all his willpower to greet and guide them properly, all while they scrutinized him. Taking their order of assorted sausages and fried potatoes with drinks to the kitchen. Issei nearly collapsed.

"What's going on here!" He cried out, though to his credit he was not that loud. "Hobbits, tiny people, and tusk people! Am I still on Earth!"

"We are." His uncle Kaga replied with a chuckle as he worked the stove. "But they aren't." He turned to Issei. "You see, these special customers have another name for this place."

"They call it, the Restaurant of Another World."

Okay.

I am honestly surprised that this story got voted for being updated. I mean, I'm not planning to go full DxD plot with this one like my HS Wizard DxD story. What I really enjoyed about Isekai Shokudou were the character interactions and how it affected them personally. It was about the customers over the food itself which I preferred anyway. With this, I just basically want Issei to spend time with a unique cast of characters while also growing up outside of that life. Also, just a reminder but I will be taking liberties with the other world that the restaurant is connected to and some of the rules of the magical door itself.

Issei's first customer was a couple of halflings followed by a village of Lilliput and finally a duo of demon and human.

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