Chapter 33

Chapter 33

EP.33 Wrecked dignity

Wow thats amazing.

I was amazed by the variety of dishes on the table.

In general, there is a strong image that British cuisine is tasteless.

But that doesnt mean the British are bad at cooking.

In fact, there are quite a few British chefs in the world.

And in my view, Rikas mother was clearly in the latter.

Ohoh, I tried my best because I heard a guest was coming.

While saying that, Rikas mother raised her chest with a proud expression.

Looking at what she was doing, it was just like Rika.

Would this happen when Rika gets older and becomes an adult?

As soon as I started eating, Rikas mother approached the study in the living room and asked us to wait a moment, because Kishimoto sensei hadnt left the room yet.

Honey! Hurry up and come out! The rice is going to get cold!

Then, a sad-looking man in his mid-40s opened the tightly closed door and came out.

It was a weak impression in appearance, but I knew exactly who it was.

Because while surfing on the internet, I had seen him several time in magazine interviews.

Musashi Kishimoto, a mangaka.

Sojiro Kishimoto, his real name.

A common name.

Having already been active for more than 20 years, he had been one of the greatest masters in the shonen manga industry.

When Mr. Kishimoto saw me, he looked surprised.

Are you Yoo-sung? You look just like a manga character from the 80s.

Its an honour to meet you. Kishimoto-sensei.

I was so happy that I met my respected mangaka rather than my friends father, so I used extreme honorifics without realizing it.

Haha, its hard to talk standing up, so sit down. My wife paid a lot of attention to you coming home this time.

Oh my, really.

The couple had a good relationship with each other and had no sorrow in expressing their affection for each other.

And so, Mr. Kishimoto sat down at the table, and it was only then that we could start lunch.

Try this, too.

Oh, thank you.

What was placed on the table was mainly Italian cuisine converted into a light Western style.

In middle school, he was not very short because he joined the basketball club, but there was something about the young man in front of him that looked huge beyond his original height.

It was a unique atmosphere, just by being there he felt an unprecedented power that could make a person surrender on its own.

He thought he might be a bully who approached his daughter by looking at her daughters appearance or her background, but after having a conversation while eating, it didnt feel like that.

He didnt know if contrary to his appearance, he unexpectedly was a nave young man.

Still, when his daughter was admiring herself, saying she thought she had a good eye for people because she looked like him, and choose him as her first friend of the opposite sex, his wife suddenly started talking.

In the morning, I didnt know because I took her near the school by car, but she came home in the evening, she told me she got help from Yoo-sung. Its because Im thankful that Im inviting you to dinner today.

Because of the nature of the weekly series, he didnt even know it had happened between the two because he was always going back and forth between his house and his studio.

When he heard that this young man took care of his daughter in a place he didnt know, he felt grateful.

Since then, he asked the young man a few more questions.

What are your parents doing, where do you live, and if their Rika was doing well in school.

They were questions that you could ask your daughters friend, but it seemed that it was not the case for the daughter next to him.

How can Papa and Mama keep asking questions to someone eating? Hes going to have an upset stomach while eating!

It seemed to be embarrassing for everyone.

Sensitive to the emotional state of his wife and daughter, he soon realized.

He realized that Rika really liked this young man.

Probably because his wife knew it right away, he intervened more actively between the two.

He was touched that his daughter was already old enough to know love, but he felt a strange bitterness.

Because Rika, who used to say she will marry her father when she grows up since she was young, brought a young man who would become her boyfriend before he thought.

Still, Sojiro Kishimoto said with a smile, because he wanted to be a good father to his daughter.

Wow~ Right? I was worried if Papa was doing too much. Its just that its the first time Rika get along with a friend of the opposite sex, and I was wondering if he had bad intentions.

Ryu-chan is not that kind of person?!

He didnt they were in that kind of relationship yet, but it was cute to see her actively defending him as if it was her job.

Sojiro Kishimoto smiled happily at her daughters fresh appearance and suggested to the young man who did not seem to have noticed her feelings yet.

I heard from Rika that youre my fan. If you dont mind, why dont you just eat this and then take a look around my studio?

Then, a visibly bright expression.

If I can do that, of course Id be happy!

The fact that he was a fan of his was not a lie to ingratiate himself with his daughter, and he seemed genuinely happy, so he eased his expression without realizing it.

You can look forward to it. My studio after I moved to Tokyo has never been released to the mass media.

Thank you! Sensei!

Since it was like this, He was definitely going to help his daughter, who was an amateur in a relationship.

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