Opening a Tavern in a Fairytale-esque Otherworld

Ye Wan had just graduated from culinary school and was eagerly preparing to open her own small restaurant. However, before her business license even arrived, she stumbled into a peculiar magical world.

The good news was that Ye Wan inherited a small eatery hidden in a deep alley in the main city. With her excellent cooking skills, she could revitalize the tavern and earn more gold kasis and moon silvers.

The bad news was that the small tavern was as dilapidated as a haunted house, its wooden door could be easily kicked open, and the roof leaked.

So, she decided to hire a helper and part-time bodyguard.

Ye Wan specifically went to the main city's employment office and posted a recruitment notice for her small restaurant.

However, only howling werewolves, a bard who sang terribly, and goblins who nearly ripped off the roof showed up.

Finally, while picking mushrooms on the mountain, she stumbled upon a severely injured man.

One shouldn't be a bleeding heart, but this blond man was simply too handsome.

Moreover, Ye Wan glimpsed his eight-pack abs through his tattered gray clothes.

Having a free employee with amnesia was truly a joy. The man immediately repaired the broken roof and wooden door, built a chicken coop in the backyard, and chopped firewood into tall stacks.

With this, Ye Wan finally had time to develop new dishes.

Thick-cut, milky bread, roasted over an open flame, was to be drizzled with fragrant, juicy tomatoes and basil; small, crispy croutons were to be spread with garlic aioli to accompany a steaming bowl of creamy mushroom soup.

Chopped gherkins, with parsley, capers, and chili powder, made into tartar sauce, to go with golden, crispy, tender, and juicy fried chicken straight from the pot.

The small restaurant's business boomed, and the guests who came were all sorts of oddities.

There was a witch determined to travel the world but who got broom-sick...

A mermaid who sang horribly and was extremely afraid of men: "That Andersen guy spread rumors! I'll sue him for defamation! Who would like men anyway?"

And a werewolf who transformed under the moonlight, but instead of howling, would waltz all night long...

Ye Wan often had to go into the city to deliver cherry-scented wine to the largest tavern, bring coriander custard ice cream to the Countess, and prepare anise almond brittle for the annual festival.

In doing so, she also gained a lot of information about the kingdom. For instance, the King mysteriously disappeared while riding a white horse during a festival.

Ye Wan lay back in her rocking chair, warming herself by the fire, laughing heartily as she patted her free employee Yuan's shoulder: "Don't you think this king has some screws loose? Getting lost and disappearing in the city! I should be queen!"

Yuan: "...Yes, he might have some screws loose."

【Short Scene】

Ye Wan was going to the spice shop in the main city to buy wine vinegar and olive oil when she accidentally got lost.

She walked to the mouth of a dark, silent alley, where there were only pale stucco walls and heavy walnut beams.

A woman with an old and hoarse voice, huddled in a corner, called Ye Wan over, offering her a gift.

The woman, covered head-to-toe in black gauze, extended a wrinkled hand, clutching a bright red, luscious apple.

"Eat it, and you'll stay young forever."

Ye Wan: "Auntie, do you think I'm an idiot?"