CH 121

“Wah! That’s amazing! You decorate the plate like a lobster!”

“It feels luxurious, so it’s good to serve it like this.”

“Yeah! I feel like I’m going to eat lobster now!”

Ryleigh-kun seems surprised by the way it’s decorated, and his young leaf-colored eyes are twinkling.

I smiled back at it.

“It’s not just the way that it’s served that’s amazing. The taste is also good.”

“I want to eat quickly!”

“Yes. I’m looking forward to it.”

Hurst-san and Ryleigh-kun show a smile.

Then, I arranged the lobster sashimi and the items I had brought for lunch on the dining table.

Lunch is now complete.

Bread and salad, salmon-like fish grilled with salt. Spiny lobster sashimi in the center!

“Then Shina-san, I’m going to eat now!”

“Yeah. Try dipping it in the black sauce. It’s called soy sauce.”

“Shoyu, is it different from yesterday?”

“Yes. Yesterday, I mainly used ponzu sauce, but today it doesn’t have a sour taste. Where I was, people often ate raw fish with soy sauce. Please try it.”

Both of them seemed to want to eat the lobster first.

Even though they weren’t in the habit of eating raw seafood, there was no hesitation in their eyes.

First, Ryleigh-kun puts a piece of spiny lobster in his mouth. . .

“Yeah! It’s so delicious!!”

His face suddenly brightened.

“It’s so sweet! Lobster is so sweet and delicious!”

“Eating raw lobster tastes sweet, doesn’t it?”

I nodded at Ryleigh-kun’s words.

Yes, lobster is sweet!

“This black one. . . Shoyu? It’s also really delicious! I thought it would be bitter because it’s black, but surprisingly it has a fluffy aroma and salty taste? It goes well with lobster!”

“It’s good. I’ve used it for seasoning before, but I’ve never used it directly like this, so I was a little worried. I think it’s a flavor you’ve never had before.”

“I’ve never tasted it before, but it’s really delicious!”

Ryleigh-kun talks with a smile, so I smile too.

Sashimi and soy sauce. It makes me very happy when people say that Japanese food is delicious.

And then, Hurst-san puts the spiny lobster in his mouth. . .

“Delicious.”

. . . The usual sign that it’s delicious.

“Of course the sweetness of the lobster is very delicious, but it also has a very good texture. After chewing, the umami spreads on the tongue.”

He closes his eyes and savors it well.

Hurst-san let out a sigh, then picked up a small plate of soy sauce and stared at it.

“The shoyu is not just salty, but has a hidden flavor that brings out the original flavor of the lobster.”

“. . . Because soy sauce is a very delicious seasoning where I was.”

“Yes. It’s very delicious.”

“There are other delicious things. . . This is the spiny lobster head, and it’s delicious if you make it into a soup.”

“Soup?”

Hurst-san looks away from the soy sauce and looks at the spiny lobster head displayed on the plate that I pointed to.

Yes. It’s not just a decoration. It makes a very tasty soup.

“There is a seasoning called miso. I think this is also a taste you’ve never eaten before, so you might not like it. . . If you don’t mind, I want you to try it.”

. . . . . I want to eat delicious things together.

The two of them look like it’s delicious when they eat, so I think I want to make it again.

“I definitely want to eat that too.”

“. . . . Yes.”

“I want to eat too!”

“Yes.”

The two of them answered me with smiles, so my heart was really warm. . .

My face becomes a grin.

Hurst-san put down the cutlery and looked straight at me.

“There are many dishes that Shina-sama has made so far, but when I am eating dishes that I don’t know, I feel like I’m eating something very special.”

“Special?”

What is? And I tilt my head.

Then, Hurst-san’s expression softened.

“Yes. . . Shina-sama’s special things. . . Your life, memories, values, and culture. I’m sharing the things that are important to Shina-sama. . . I can’t explain it well, but that’s how I feel.”

Soft blue eyes.

It’s probably because he’s thinking while he speaks, but it’s slower than Hurst-san’s usual tone.

That’s why I was able to tell that he was sincere. . .

“. . . No. . . It’s not that amazing. . .”

But. . . . .

Yeah, maybe.

Because I feel happy when I see people eating delicious food.

. . . . . . . Enjoying what’s important to me together.

Because I can tell that everyone is doing it.

Because i feel everyone’s heart. . .

“. . . Because Hurst-san was the one who ate it first.”

I came to another world and was helpless.

He ate the bacon and eggs I made without hesitation.

‘Delicious,’ he said with pleasure.

So I. . .

. . . . . . .

I. . . . .?

“Alright! I’ll eat too!”

What should I do.

I don’t know. No, I felt like I was going to understand.

This is. . . this is not good.

My cheeks are so hot.

My current face is no different from boiled the boiled spiny lobster. . .!?

“Itadakimasu!”

After shaking my face to cool my cheeks, I put the spiny lobster sashimi in my mouth.

When I bite into it, there is a firm elasticity. . .

“Delicious. . . .!”

Sashimi. . .!

Delicious. . .!

Soy sauce is delicious. . .!

“Sweet. . . sweet and delicious. . .!”

The spiny lobster is so delicious. . .

My cheeks were hot, but I felt like everything was going away with the deliciousness. . .

Delicious. . . . . .

“I want to keep eating. . .”

“Yeah, I love this lobster too!”

“Me too. . . .”

As long as I’m eating, I’m happy. . .

“Shina-sama, your cheeks are a little red, are you tired?”

“Ah. . . I’m not tired. . .”

The redness on my cheeks. . . yeah. . .

“Spiny lobster is delicious.”

Yes! Because spiny lobster is delicious. . .!

“From the evening, Mizunami-sama and the others will join us and we plan to go to the square. Until then, let’s take a good rest.”

“Shina-san also fought.”

“I was just holding up my knife.”

“But I think it’s disgusting to be seen by a magic fish and barked at, so I think you should take a little rest!”

“Yes, we ate Shina-sama’s food like this, so we should be able to recover our physical strength after this. But Shina-sama can’t do that.”

“. . . I understand. That’s right.”

“I will continue gathering information at the port for a while. Ryleigh.”

“Yeah! I’m with Shina-san!”

. . . . . . As for the redness on my cheeks, I have settled on saying that I am tired.

Well, if that’s the case. . . ok. . .

Then, after having lunch, Hurst-san and Ryleigh-kun’s bodies were shining.

The two of them recovered their physical strength, and while we moved on our own, I decided to rest at the inn until the evening.

And after taking a good rest, I head to the central square of the harbor with Ryleigh-kun.

As we approached the plaza, people who found Ryleigh-kun approached us with great momentum.

“We have your seat here!”

“There are gorgeous port dishes, so please!”

“We also have a fire dance as a performance!”

“Ah, hey. . . Shina-san. . .!”

Surrounded by people, Ryleigh-kun looks at me like he’s in trouble.

Maybe he didn’t want to leave me, but it can’t be helped.

“I’ll go to my seat, don’t worry!”

Moving. . . or rather, I waved at Ryleigh-kun, who was forcibly swept away by the crowd, and called out, ‘It’s okay!’

Ryleigh-kun should be more worried about himself than about me.

Because he’s a peerless handsome boy and a hero who saved the port.

“Yeah, yeah. Ryleigh-kun is amazing.”

I nodded as I was alone.

In this port, I often feel that the people around me are really amazing.

But I forgot about it because these amazing people always smiled at me.

. . . . If you look at it from the outside, I’m the only one who is floating.

I am carefree without knowing anything.

I was surrounded by several women. . .

“. . .There is no seat for you.”

Shina, please notice your own worth. And stop escaping reality every time you almost realize your feelings.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!