Chapter 47 Sounds Like a Flag to me (1/2)
The area we arrived at under the guidance of Kuro is a different kind of bustling place than the one we were in a while ago.
When I heard the words “food stalls”, I couldn’t help but think of it as the festival stalls that could be found back in my previous world, but the stalls lined up here look more like a shopping street.
There are many small shops lined up on both sides of the street, and the people passing by all had a cozy, enjoyable atmosphere around them.
I’ve heard from Kuro that the area where I’ve been shopping before is full of large shops, especially those that deal in clothing and furniture, because there are many mansions of nobles erected nearby.
On the other hand, it seems that the Adventurer’s Guild and many apartment complexes nearby this place, and that’s why there are many shops here that deal with food and drinks.
As one would have expected, it’s currently lunchtime, so not only is there a lot of people on this street, but I can also smell the appetizing scent of food wafting in from the shops here and there.
It’s a good time to eat now anyway, so we decided to have some lunch and then go walk around the city, and so , we came to a restaurant that Kuro recommended.
There are benches and tables in front of the small wooden restaurant, and I personally prefer the atmosphere of a restaurant that caters to the masses.
[Good afternoon~~]
[Oya? Isn’t this the Underworld King. Welcome.]
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When Kuro stood in front of the store and greeted them with a bright smile on her face, a woman of delicate age who seemed to be Human came out of the store.
The woman, who looks like the owner of the store, notices Kuro and smiles back, as if she had spoken with her before.
[I’m here to eat lunch~~]
[Thanks for your patronage. Oya? Is that child over there Underworld King’s acquaintance?]
[Unnn. He’s Kaito-kun, a child from another world.]
[Ah, speaking of which, it was rumored that someone from another world had come this year other than the Hero-sama. Welcome. Come and fill yourself up.]
[Ah, yes. Thank you very much.]
It seems that no matter which world it is, the aunties’ talk skills are very good. She then led us to our seats with a light conversation and sat down with Kuro.
Although we were led to our seats, this place isn’t really a cafe or a restaurant, so they didn’t have a menu, but the shopkeeper auntie just led us to our seats and began cooking our meals.
A few minutes later, as the scent of meat wafter around. It has meat and vegetables of differing colors sandwich in between two pieces of beautifully baked bread was brought over…… Is that a baguette sandwich?
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It’s a visually stunning dish, consisting of a large piece of bread filled with meat and vegetables sandwiched in between. This certainly looks delicious.
[Thank you for the wait, this is our special “Red Bear” sandwich! Now, dig in.]
[Yay~~]
[………………..]
Is it just my imagination…… Did the shopkeeper auntie just say this is a red bear sandwich? When she mentioned bear, is she saying that this sandwich has bear meat in it?
N- No, it might just be that bear meat is a common ingredient in this world but…… If possible, you shouldn’t have told me before I ate it. You should have at least told me after I took my first bite……
Unaware of the conflict within me, the auntie left after serving the food, and Kuro is just like usual as she began to eat her red bear sandwich like it’s delicious, as if she’s not bothered at all.
[You’re not eating, Kaito-kun? It’s delicious.]
[…… Thank you for the food.]
I should change my perceptions. This is a different world, a world with common sense different from my previous world. Besides, back in my previous world…… or rather, in Japan, bear meat may not be very common, but there were still some places where you could eat bear meat.
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That’s right, let’s just think of this positively. Let’s just think that it’s good that this isn’t made of snake meat or frog meat.
Receiving Kuro’s words, I hold the red bear sandwich in my hand and bit into it in one go.
[……Tasty.]
[You see~! The food they make here in this shop is really good~~!]
I’ve heard that bear meat has a strong, gamey stink and taste, but this meat doesn’t have any stink at all. Rather than having any leftover gamey taste, it tasted rather refined instead.
The taste of the meat itself is very light, but that’s why it’s not overpowering and rather, matches the vegetables and the sweet and spicy sauce, so it doesn’t feel too heavy despite the volume of its appearance.
The scent and flavor of the bread, which is baked to be a little crusty, splendidly combined in my mouth, and the sweet and spicy sauce increases my appetite, making me want to take another bite.
Kuro, who had been watching me greedily devour the sandwich with a smile on her face, suddenly began to look around and muttered while tilting her head, as if she found something strange.
[……I feel like there’s hardly any people nearby.]
[Really? I thought this place was pretty bustling already, so there are usually more people here?]
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[Unnn. The Adventurer’s Guild is nearby after all. It should have been more crowded here during lunchtime…… But I hardly see any adventurers today.]
Indeed, now that she mentioned it, I don’t think I’ve seen many people who look like their weapon and armor-wielding adventurers.
Thereupon, the shopkeeper auntie, who may have heard Kuro’s mutter, stopped wiping another table and approached us.
[That’s the thing though. There have apparently been sightings of a herd of wyverns up north in the mountains. It looks like the Adventurer’s Guild and the Knight Order have been working together since this morning to take them down.]
[Heehhh~~ It’s very unusual for a wyvern to build its nest so close to the city.]
[D- Doesn’t that sound pretty bad…..]
Wyverns…… A pterosaur in which its wings and hands were one. A monster that can be considered as a standard in fantasies.
The name of the monster itself sounds quite frightening, but from the way the auntie spoke about it, it seems that they were seen quite close to the city. Moreover, with a herd of those wyverns, wouldn’t they be able to cause damage in the capital?