Chapter 33 (1/2)

Hors d’oeuvre

TN: I actually like this chapter The interactions are funny and there’s a lot of food I always like googling the food pictures

Halfling adventurer, Ted was restlessly waiting for his phantom dish

[Still not yet~, still not yet~]

While swinging his legs, Ted asked i his stomach

When he cao, he was so surprised to see a lot of his fellow brethren that he spent a lot of his money due to his excitement

Because of that, even though his stomach was empty, his wallet was also empty

This time, he borrowed the money from his companions to order ”that” and the drink that came with the food

Yes, Ted ordered the phantoo” at the restaurant

As one dish, it was the most expensive dish at the restaurant, but at the same time it also had the most amount

It took a lot of time and labour, and it was not ordinarily listed in the menu, so he needed to ask for ”reservation” to eat it the next time he came to the restaurant

(The owner, so to speak, was able to make it if the reservation was made 2 days before, but since the restaurant was only available once in 7 days, I need to make reservation 7 days before)

Therefore, as Halflings were too curious to stay in the same place for more than 3 days, it was a phantom dish that was only heard of from other customers

Still, his glutton predecessors who reat

He looked up the ations and he found out that nearly half of 100 Halflings discussed about it

There were two doors where the distance between them were only 7 days on foot

By using the road connecting those two doors, Halflings finally got the opportunity to eat that phantom dish

That cuisine was able to s' palate and very much satisfy their curiosity and stomach

After that, when the Halflings at the Eastern Continent used the opportunity to use those two doors, they started to discuss about that dish

Yes indeed, Ted just discovered about that opportunity while adventuring with his colleagues and he ordered that dish…

[Sorry to keep you waiting It's 2 sets of hors d'oeuvre]

[Hyahoo! It's finally here!]

Hors d'oeuvre It's the phantom dish which was an assorters on both hands {TN: I think it means there're 10 of them}

[Ooo… this is awesome…]

Carried by the oere hors d'oeuvre placed on a mysterious plate not made of metal, wood or pottery with partitions between the foods so that they were not mixed up

Through the transparent lid, it still looked hot and deliciously made and tempted Ted

In fact he really wanted to eat it now He wanted to eat it together with the beer that he ordered

[Well then, I' back home Thank you!]

[No Thank you for your patronage]

But Ted endured the temptation and left the shop

[All right! Let's hurry back hoets cold!]

He ran while being careful not to destroy the content of his baggage

In order to buy this hors d'oeuvre, he borrowed the money from his friend Specifically, it was the same amount as the price of the food

That hy Ted hurried back to his colleagues to fulfill the pro the money

In a ca tent stretched out to protect fro their ca their food

[…Really, where the heck does that idiot Ted go to get food?]

It er or irritation, Gallius the darrior with full body heavy round

[Don't be like that It's thanks to Ted that today's trip is going well Perhaps, he has various ideas]

The leader of the party, Albert who ca leather armor with ical sword gifted fro from his waist soothed the dwarf

[Fun, I don't think he has such advanced ideas…]

Admonished by Albert, Gallius silently snorted as per his usual habit

Gallius wouldn't admit Ted's achievements

Ted's proposal that was called the ”hors d'oeuvre highway” as was certainly a tremendous shortcut

Although there were probleh animal trails and hazardous places, usually it would take more or less half a month

[Maa, indeed it's thanks to Ted that this trip is going well, isn't it fine?

Actually I know that Ted is familiar with this journey, but I do not think that it's to this extent]

The dereed with Albert

He knew that Halflings, including Ted, possessed good knowledge about this kind of travel as well as hand dexterity, but he never thought it was to this extent

[…Anyhy did Ted tell us to ca here?]

Wearing a thin cloak of elvenfroician that hailed from the Forest Capital

There were no dangerous round was dry and there was a water source nearby, it was a pretty good ca place

However the sun had not set yet when they arrived there, and if they hurried they could have arrived at a nearby town by sunset

Nevertheless, Ted insisted on ca there

Thanks to Ted, the journey advanced quickly so they illing to listen to his willfulness, but it was still strange nonetheless

[Well, what do you think? Ted earlier said ”I will give you a feast, so lend me money!” and took 6 silver coins from me]

The wo the God of Water with straight black hair and wearing clothing of onmyouji of the Western Continent

…Ted's eyes were serious even though there was no use of money in a place where there was no house

[[[[Feast?]]]]

Sure enough, the other 4 people tilted their head in doubt after hearing that phrase

Their location was a ca around them There was no way that a feast could be acquired in such a place

[…Perhaps there’s a ru delicious that was only available around here?]

After thinking about it for athat he could come up with

[So why use the silver coins?]

[Saa… I don’t know to that extent]

After being questioned by Lydia, Albert abandoned his theory

He had never heard that there was so unusual in that area

If there was such a thing, it would only be chalked up as a rumor

[Anyway, he said that he's going to acquire a treat… guys, what kind of treat will he bring?]

There was no conclusion until Ted came back anyway

Thinking that, Zack tried to change the topic

[Oh right, it's been a long time since I treated myself to meat and alcohol]

Saying it naturally, Gallius stated so on the subject

Fatty meat with alcohol

Those two coreat treat for any time of the day

Another recent ru the dwarves was a new, delicious alcohol with strong taste

He was given a cup froht that it was already perfect the way it was

[Well, you're always like that every time This is arves…

I want to eat fresh vegetables After all, young elf beans are delicious this time of year]

While opposing Gallius' words, Lydia gave out her own opinion

Even though her parents were elves, she was born as a half-elf due to being a replace chapter}, and when she was still living at her hoic poeaker co there and she had shorter live span, so she left

It had been al meat and fish compared to when she had just left, but the taste of her hoettable and even now she still remembered sometimes

Especially since there were few people growing elf beans at the Eastern Continent

[I guess for me its fresh fish After all, the sea creatures are delicious…]

Sasha was also reminded the smell of the ocean of her fisherman ho in the reasy and were not fresh

Her favourite food was a hot and spicy red seafood soup that needed to be boiled for half a day She had not eaten it since she left her ho an adventurer

[A feast huh… that reminds me, back when I was a kid I always looked forward to eat cake on celebration days]

Albert also remembered the distant days

Mix flour with eggs, milk and plenty of valuable honey and bake it It's so sweet that it's as if ar was sprinkled on the teeth

It was so rarely eaten even for Albert as the third son of a noble it for days before celebration days

[As for s That and the freshly fried croquettes sold at the Capital City's food stall I often visited back when I was a kid were also delicious]

And finally Zack told theht as a feast

The taste that he ate back when he lived at the Empire's Capital City, which was one of the few countries where the demon tribe could live normally

Egg dishes which could be eaten on celebration days and fried croquettes which wereit with flour before deep-frying it {TN: potatotes}

Those two tastes were still unforgettable for Zack

[…If you askis delicious]

Albert found it to be funny when five people discussed what they thought as a ”feast”

[All of us come from different places]

While nodding to Albert's words, Sasha said simply

They set up an adventurer team and had been active for 5 years

They repeated new encounters and farewells, beco Ted to their team

Six people that were born and raised in different places, and things that caht of feast were also different

To that, those 5 people laughed a little…

[Thank you for waiting! I brought it! The special feast!]

They greeted Ted who caan

Five pairs of eyes were zeroed on it

What they were seeing was a feast that Ted acquired from an unknown place

It was placed on a flat stone

[…Oi oi, aic that you used to procure this?]

On behalf of the rest, Gallius asked Ted

[Well, the detail is a secret, but if I have to put it in words… a transfer system?]

Ted said soue

The location of the ”door of hors d'oeuvres” had to be kept as a secret aet hors d'oeuvre anymore

As it was a pros, Ted did not want to reveal the truth

[So, what is this? It seems to be an assortment of various foods…]

Lydia asked Ted, seeing the various types of foods piled on inside of a strangely thin vessel of unknown material

[Oh yeah This is called hors d'oeuvres Various ingredients like etables were used on this one dish It's afor a feast]

As soon as he was asked the question, Ted said while laughing cheerfully

[So, this is what you call beer It's delicious when it's cold A, I also bought whiskey for Gallius]

And Ted pulled lid of brown beer glass bottle with his knife and poured it equally to each glass, and at the same time he also handed a small bottle of brown alcohol to Gallius that was around the same size as his palm

[Now, let's eat After all, freshly made food is the best]

Finally, Ted distributed paper plates that he received froethe dish

Gently, the smell of freshly cooked food drifted around

All five people sed their spit

Everyone desired to eat it as soon as possible

[Well then, it's time to eat]

Albert said that on behalf of the party and all five people reached for the food at the same time

[Hoho!? Isn't this the new alcohol!?]

Gallius drank a mouthful of the alcohol that Ted handed and exclaimed in surprise

That alcohol had a strong taste and a unique scent

The taste of the liquor was even better than the one he had before

[For liquor, its best paired with meat!]

While thankful for the alcohol, Gallius reached for it

Chunks of deep fried chicken meat with plenty of oil, and deep-fried food packed full with minced meat and Oranie

He wanted to eat those two

Every tier flavouredinside his mouth

The minced meat also had plenty of meat juices Corant coating made it irresistible

And when the ulped down the alcohol

The strong alcohol rinsed the taste from his mouth and it was delicious

No matter how et tired of it

[A, Gallius, for the Karaage and Minced Cutlet, it's best if you squirted the yellow fruit's juice on them Also, it's delicious when you pour the black sauce on top of Minced Cutlet]

[Mu…muumuu!?]

He followed Ted's advice and squirted the yellow fruit's juice… and ate

A refreshi+ng sour taste joined the food that was called Karaage

The black sauce he poured on top of the deep-fried food called Minced Cutlet

By adding those, the taste of the food elevated even further

[It's delicious!]

Gallius drank a lot while eating the food one after another

His one

Sasha was eating fish all the while

(This fish is very tasty, but what kind of fish is this?)

It was a taste that was not familiar to Sasha