382 - - 380 high-quality cebu.

I managed to get most of my errands done in one day. Usually, I have to divide the work into several days, but I can do it in one day if I want to. It's very tiring, but .......

The wholesaling of the materials and the delivery of what I had asked for went easily. I'm used to Marie's excitement over the light dragon's head and materials, so it was easy to get through. The shopping on the way back was also no problem, except for a little bit of ordering at the furniture shop.

As for furniture, I ordered beds, tables, chairs, chests of drawers, etc. in advance because it became a hassle to order and pick up what I needed at each time. There would be plenty of uses for them once Sake Island developed, anyway.

The hardest part was negotiating the price of the magic bag. I understand that the bag is very valuable, but when I was offered a price that would allow me to build as many houses as I bought, I was a bit put off.

I can understand the high price of a dragon, because it is a dragon, but when I was told that a billion dollars for an ordinary looking bag is cheap considering the ...... effect, I agreed, but I still don't understand why the price is so high. I feel like I'm being ripped off.

However, Marie looked happy and said she would buy it if it was still in stock, so I guess it was not a bad deal.

Marie-san, who was like where did my initial reservations go, checked the performance of the magic bag I was holding. At the end, she muttered to me that she wanted a magic bag that would slow down the flow of time considerably.

No longer a hostess with a long history of trying to get guys to pay for her brand name goods at bars,......, the ladies at the bars are much better at getting guys to roll over. And let's just say there's nothing wrong with it since it's a purchase rather than a tribute.

"Yuta, dinner will be ready soon!"

I was tired and was sitting on the sofa, when Belle jumped into my chest in a good mood. She had a good lunch and was looking forward to dinner. Gina and the others gave it high marks, and Dine and Fukuchan were also pleased with it, so I was quite looking forward to it.

"What was Belle's favorite?"

"Belle, the one with the spots."

"The Chipmunks?"

"Yeah, the Chipmunks. Shizu."

Striped cheese with stripes...... Oh, and the one Gina said was delicious.

"I want some of that, too, so I had it added to my dinner."

"Belle, too!　I'll have some too!

"Yes, I ordered more so Belle can have some too."

"Yay!"

Belle is incredibly cute as she dances in the air. It's kind of a relief. This must be what it feels like for a father to be healed by his child when he comes home from work after a hard day's work.

I've also heard stories that fathers are restless with noisy children when they come home, but I've never experienced it so far, so I'll consider it as an urban legend.

"Cue cue."

Hmm?　Lane flies in and makes some kind of appeal to me. He flaps his flippers and looks repeatedly toward the exit of the room. And he seems to be in a very good mood.

"Did you come to call me because dinner is ready?"

"Cue."

Rain nodded very satisfied. It seems he was right. For the first time in a long time, I was able to decipher it before Bell and the others could translate it for me. I guess my bond with Lane has grown stronger. I never deduced that because it's almost dinner time.

Come on, Yuta.

"Okay. I'll be right there. Sylphy, let's go.

Belle and Rain are already waiting at the door. They're looking forward to dinner and can't wait to eat it. Their happiness raises my expectations for dinner as well. Let's see how good they are at this fancy restaurant.

Hey, guys!

I enter Gina and her family's room, apologize to the little army + Gina + Dine who are already seated and waiting for me, and take a seat.

On the large table in front of us is a large amount of food. I thought they would be similar to some extent, since they are based on the recipe I gave Mr. Toruku, but the atmosphere is completely different.

The deep-fried dishes are not served on a single plate, but cut into bite-size pieces and arranged in a way that makes you think of the gorgeousness of the dish. It looks like a party dish, which is a little exciting. Let's eat it right away.

"Yuta, this, this is delicious!

As soon as we started eating, a bell rang and gave us his recommendation. The striped and cheesy one you were talking about earlier.

"Thank you. I'll try it right away."

"Yes!"

As Belle looks on, I take the cheese millefeuille cutlet instead of the striped cheese one. I was going to tell Toruku about it sooner or later, but to see him develop it first... I don't mean to sound superior, but the cooks in this world are not to be underestimated.

The cutlets are beautifully butchered and square. The batter is fine and the thickness of the meat is thicker than the mille-feuille cutlets I used to eat in Japan.

I was a little worried that I might not be able to bite through the meat, but the cheese melted by the heat alternated with the meat, and it looked artistically delicious.

As you bite into the cutlet, the cheese melts and stretches out from your mouth, forming a bridge with the cutlet. It looks like a cheese from a cartoon in the Alps. I slurp down the cheese that is about to fall off and take a good bite.

Oh, I thought it was oak meat, but it turns out to be giant deer meat. The meat has a strong flavor, but is lighter than that of the oak. But they compensated for it by sandwiching it with cheese. Excellent.

I swallow the cutlet and tell Belle, who is looking on, that it is delicious. Belle nods her head in satisfaction, and then she eats it too. She takes a bite of the cheese millefeuille cutlet and puts a big smile on her face as she puts some of the cheese on her mouth. The chef must be very happy if the cutlet looks so delicious.

I'll ask him later to tell me where he gets this cheese. Cheese fondue with this cheese would be absolutely delicious.

"Yuta, it's good too!"

Flair was the next to promote the dish. Is this fried chicken?　There's some kind of red sauce on it. ...... Flare, have you forgotten how you fainted from those ridiculously spicy skewers?　I still have some of that red pungent stuff in my magic bag, don't I?

...... Well, it's an upscale restaurant, it can't taste like those skewers with broken taste buds, can it? There's a strange sense of security in a high-class restaurant, just because it's a high-class restaurant.

I'll try it then.

I take Flair's recommendation and bite into it, dipping it generously in the red sauce. The meat is not chicken, but more like a wyvern. It's seasoned with a tangy tomato sauce, but I feel like I've had it somewhere before.

Oh, it's shrimp. It has a subtle western flavor, but I think it's shrimp chili sauce. Hmmm, I want to eat rice.

"Yes, this dish is delicious too.

"Yes, it is!　It's warm."

I guess the red color was the deciding factor. But it doesn't matter, because this dish is delicious. It makes me want to eat rice. Deep fried wai baan and shrimp chili-like sauce poured over hot white rice. It's absolutely delicious.

But there are many more dishes on the table that I have yet to try. Once I fill my stomach with white rice, I will not be able to eat any other dishes. I wonder if I can order some take-out dishes at .......

Hmmm, I wonder if high-class restaurants do that?　I have a feeling that they will be flexible because it is a high-class restaurant, but I am a little nervous about it. If not, I might try to catch them with meat of the attribute dragon or green dragon. I think that's the kind of material they want because it's a high-class store.

"Cue cue."

Rain is flapping his flippers and pointing at the food. If anything, it is Rain's recommendation. And I have a feeling that Tulu, Tamamo, and Moon are also looking at him to introduce their dishes. I wonder if my stomach is okay?

When I looked at Sylphy for help, he was enjoying a glass of wine with Dine and Gina. She doesn't seem to want anything to do with us. Ordering wine was a mistake.

...... No matter, as a contractor of Belle and her friends, I'm going to responsibly eat Belle and her friends' recommendation.

****

"Argghh. I think I've finally calmed down a bit. ......"

"Hmph, Yuta, you eat too much. Well, I know you couldn't say no to them because they were so happy to recommend it to you, but couldn't you have just limited yourself to tasting it?"

"Bell and his friends will be happy if I finish all the food you recommended. We have to do our best. But I wish Sylphy would have stopped him if possible. ......"

While Sylphy and his friends were elegantly enjoying their wine, I was alone in my gluttony challenge.

"I can't take that much care of you just because you're a contractor. I'm glad that Yuta is taking good care of Belle and the others, but you can't keep spoiling them.

I was mildly offended.

"Uh, yes, Baron Messon, right?　Did you get any information?"

This is going to be an awkward conversation, so I'm going to change directions. I'm not sure I can do anything more than praise and extend them, even if they ask me to educate them well.

"Hmm, Baron Messon was in a hurry to find Yuta because of the tail that he had thrown off. But since Yuta has been walking around all day today, he seems to have found out that he is staying at this inn. He said he would send some guests to the inn tomorrow.

"Sylphy, that's pretty important information, isn't it? I wish you could have told me sooner. ......"

"It hasn't been that long. Besides, you were too full to listen to me earlier."

"I'm sorry."

It's true, I didn't have that kind of time before. I'm sure that when I was talking, things were popping out of my mouth that shouldn't have.

"Good. So the men they're sending to the inn are two necromancers and six soldiers pretending to be civilians. He said they've selected the best people who have a lot of experience in dealing with people."

Military with a lot of interpersonal experience, that's a nasty word. But tomorrow means we don't have to leave Dine in Gina and the others' room. Well, Fukuchan and the others were happy to see her, so it's not so bad, just in case.

"Do you think they'll come after us inside the inn?"

"It would be troublesome if there is a commotion in this inn, so they don't seem to attack unless there is a good chance. The main purpose was to find out Yuta and his friends' behavior patterns, and in addition, I instructed them to be friends with Yuta if they seemed to be getting along with him."

"Befriend a woman?"

"I don't know?　At least two of the necromancers are men. The rest are military guys with a lot of experience in actual combat, so they're most likely men, right?"

"I knew it."

d*mn it. If you're gonna talk to me, I'd rather it be a woman. No, I'd rather have a man than a girl... because even if I get along with her, she'll betray me... and I won't feel guilty for hurting her.

But I can't help but hope for a little, just a little, romance to come out of convincing a beautiful soldier.

"So, what are you going to do?　Do we catch him when he talks to us and ride straight up to our liaison source?"

Sylphy seems to want an easy solution.

"No, I don't want to bother the inn myself, and if they won't attack unless we show them the slightest sign of weakness, I'd rather trap them outside for sure.

Besides, we haven't decided on a plan to beat up Gulli and his son in a spectacular manner yet. The Gulli family is moving fast, and I'd like to have a plan by tonight so that I can start working on it tomorrow. ......I think it would be pretty easy if we didn't have to be so flashy.