Chapter 28 (1/2)

Tonjiru

That day was ”meat day”

Meat day

It was one of the service days for Western Cathouse that was enacted once per month

During the time of the previous ohen the Cathouse beca hall”, ”meat day” was a special service

Despite the name, it did not mean that there was a discount on meat dishes

”The service of the restaurant was cooking, not money” was the opinion of the previous owner The current owner also agreed to it

So the oent to the kitchen earlier than usual to cook the beef stew and prepare for the meat day

[…Okay, this is it]

Looking at the sizzling pork, the owner nodded at the fragrant smell and shade of colour

He added the vegetables that he prepared and chopped before

Carrot, onion, taro, radish… as usual, burdock was not added as it was not popular with Saturday's customers

He added bonito and kelp into the pork soup and left the soup to boil

He skimmed the soup and turned off the fire… he then added miso and put it on heater so that it did not cool down

[I have to go up]

After he finished stirring, he gently placed the lid on the pot and sighed

The sound of bell that he aiting for rang

[Good !]

Aletta cheerfully laughed and greeted the owner

[Ou Eat your breakfast before you take a shower I just cooked the rice]

[Waa, thank you very much]

Listening to the owner, a smile bloomed on Aletta's face

Aletta had not eaten anything yet before co

…Her stomach was really empty

[Wait a moment then I'll prepare it soon]

S with that day's special menu

Along hite rice was salt-grilled sal salmon

He placed down the bowls in front of himself and Aletta He then started on the final preparation

A small piece of butter and freshly chopped onions

In the old days, this way of eating was adopted after hearing it from a customer from Hokkaido If combined, the taste became like ”Western food”

[Sorry to keep you waiting Please put the shi+chimi1 as much as you like]

The butter rance wafted from the soup

[Such a nice scent… isn't this miso soup?]

The scent lued to the soup in front of her

The miso soup had a unique flavor

It was roughly si the meal

However, this soup was somewhat different from the usual miso soup that Aletta was familiar with

[There's a lot of ingredients… even meat is included]

Yes, the miso soup cooked by the oas different every time, but normally there was no meat included in the soup

But this tietables and meat

… To be honest, it could be called another kind of dish

[Oh, today is ”meat day”]

The owner answered seeing Aletta's confusion

[Since a long tio, it was decided to cook Tonjiru in place of the usual”meat day]

Menu that was offered during this day was not available normally

That was themeat day

Then, after a while

On that day, Sara as Aletta's other employer… and called ”Minced Cutlet”, visited the otherworld dining hall for the first time after about 20 days

[Oh, so today's soup is very tasty]

[Yes! It's very delicious A lot of etables were added…]

Sara inquired about today's menu and Aletta nodded

That day's soup was exceptional Honestly, it could be included in the normal menu

[Very well I want rice and Tonjiru today

Also, I want to order Minced Cutlet and Minced Cutlet Sandwich]

Sarah as interested after listening, ordered it

Usually, she ordered bread, but with miso soup, it was better with rice

[Yes! Thank you for your order!]

[What!? Today's soup was replaced with Tonjiru!?]

As she received the order, Aletta heard that voice from the next table

[N? Do you know so, Fried Shrimp?]

The owner of the voice… Sarah asked the knight-like ”Fried Shrimp” that she became a little acquainted with after the ”Sandwich Incident”

[Aa, Tatsugo… I have heard about it before from Teriyaki The phanto meat day]

Heinrich, the knight of Principality… that was called ”Fried Shrimp” nodded and told Minced Cutlet the story he heard from the respected swordsman

Tonjiru could only be ordered during ”meat day” that was only held once or twice a year, it was a phantom soup

It was an exceptional dish that was similar to miso soup as it also used o

However, it was not easy to knohen the ”meat day” was, so he heard it was quite difficult to be able to order Tonjiru

[Young lady! I also want to order rice and soup! Of course the order is Fried Shrimp I also want to take away Fried Shrimp Sandwich!]

With the story finished, Heinrich ordered his usual menu

[Yes! Please wait for a while]

After receiving the two orders, Aletta retreated back to the kitchen

After a while, Aletta returned with their ordered food

[Sorry to keep you waiting! Your orders of Minced Cutlet and Fried Shrimp And Tonjiru soup Please note that the red flakes is spicy so please be careful]

To the usual customer their usual orders

Sizzling, freshly fried Minced Cutlet and Fried Shrimp

And Tonjiru soup that was that day's special menu

((It looks delicious as usual…))

While watching the hot fried food in front of them, they started on the Tonjiru first

(…I see This is a pretty gorgeous soup)

With the soup in mind, Sarah found that Aletta's words were true

Stewed in the soup with constant te in the soup

There was flavor ofwith the taste of butter that softened it

(It tastes a bit siht's soup)

Tasting it, Sarah was redom that was her home country

A stew using Knight's sauce was made shortly before Sarah was born and it quickly becadom

Along with plenty etables, the flavor of butter was its characteristic taste

When she was at her parent's house, she ate good food But since she became a treasure hunter, she couldn't afford much

(Ho This is Togaran2… it's a nice taste)

Heinrich was also re the soup

His hometoas a port town

Togaran was not native in the Principality As it was imported from the country at the other side of the sea, it had considerable price, but Heinrich who came from a noble family could afford it

Since Togaran made the soup spicy, he disliked it as a child But it became his favourite after he became an adult

(It has been three years since I last went back…)

Suddenly, he remembered that

Last time, he went back to report to his parents that he was entrusted with one of the teams of the Order of Principality

After that, he got a long vacation, but due to the distance, he did not return to his hometown

((…After a long absence, I suddenly want to go home…))

Sarah and Heinrich Even though these two had different characters, they suddenly thought the sa at the same time

[Ah!? What is this soup!?]

On that day, Yuuto ”Pork Ginger” who visited the otherworld dining hall with his mentor, exclaimed in surprise

Before co to wash away the er as usual and devoured the meat dish

Up to that point was normal

But that day was different

[Normally, there's no meat in the soup What do you think, master?]

The soup was filled with etables

Thehot

And the juice of the differently seasonedevery time he chewed

Aredients, the raw onions that were added afterwards stood out