102 98 Do it when business effort is necessary, even in different departments (2/2)

I know that men are reckless creatures, but you shouldn't be too reckless. It's always the women who have to wait. Figure that out. Hold on to both Suella and Memoria and don't let go of the man's reins!

Well, it's a decent thing to say, but you don't listen to me and you storm away.

””......”

We look away from it and laugh at each other.

”Where do you want the store ...... master's place?

In that case, I have a place to go.

”Where is it?

This way.

I hadn't planned anything haphazardly, so I suggested a safe place to go, but today, Memoria suggested a store that we wanted to go to.

We didn't have a plan in mind, so we just followed her as she suggested and went deeper and deeper into the store.

An oden shop?

”Yes.

And it existed neatly in the back.

A wooden sliding door expressing the retro atmosphere of the Showa era and a store with the word ”Odenya” written in masterful calligraphy on a white cloth.

Wow, I didn't know there was such a place.

”I didn't even know.

It's a recent development, anyway.

I've used the facility many times, but I didn't know about this place.

The same is true for Suela, so it's not necessarily a misremembering.

And I'm curious to see a restaurant like this where a resident of another world cooks Japanese food.

So we decided to enter this restaurant.

Hey there!

Open the slippery wooden door and step in, and a stern voice can be heard over the counter.

An elderly dark elf owner in a white cooking outfit greets us.

There are no other waiters in sight, and he seems to be running the place by himself.

Are you three OK?

”Come to the back counter, please.

We had an idea from the store, but it was small inside.

There are only three customers in a store that can fit ten people except us.

The customers, an anomalous combination of goblins, lizardmen, and demons, are already in place and won't even look at us.

The owner tries to keep us away from the noise, and he keeps us away from the trio.

In the blink of an eye, the assortment of oden was completed and delivered to the noisy trio, and I'm sure they were fine on their own.

Well, the use of body strengthening in cooking is a familiar sight.

And should I take a shot at the fact that I'm the only Japanese in this store that has the atmosphere of a Showa-era oden shop?

The menu is here.

Hi.

”Whenever you decide to order,

It would be better not to care.

Your gut tells you that if you care about it, it will lead to something else.

So you take the menu the owner hands you quickly.

A quick glance through it is no different than any other oden shop I've ever known.

The words are written in Japanese and other languages as well.

”Assorted items?

”Yes, I'm not sure, so I'll leave it to Jiro-san.

I only know the cuisine of Jiro's country, so

Copy that, I'll have a drink at ...... or sake anyway.

”Yes.

So how did Memoria decide to enter the shop, I think to myself.

I entered the oden shop out of curiosity, but the owner of the store may be a bit picky about what he smells, even through the counter.

It makes me anticipate that the shopkeeper will be able to give me some hope, and I finish ordering.

Then, the food is served in front of me again.

Under the yellow fluorescent lights, in front of us is a counter table of oden and sake.

Small plates are placed in front of Suela and Memoria.

First, I pour them both a glass of sake.

Then good night.

”Good job.

Cheers.

Oh, goodness.

Yes, I've never had one before, but this is

It's not bad.

If the restaurant is elaborate, the food is also elaborate.

You can feel the strong taste of the broth, and the ingredients are soaked in the flavor of the soup stock, which is simply delicious.

The mustard on the side is also a nice accent.

The two of them may have liked it so much that their chopsticks naturally extend to the next dish, and they drink sake while eating slowly through three servings of oden.

You can also have a drink while eating slowly as the three of you continue eating oden.　After all, the Lord God Luine?

When I had eaten some food and worked up some appetite, I had a sudden thought.

In this world, there are different religions in different countries, and so many different gods.

The only gods I know of in Ithar are the sun god and Luine, the lord god of the moon.

I wonder if there might be other gods that they believe in...but if it's the demon king's army, do they all believe in the same god?

''Louine is certainly an object of worship for us dark elves too, but my tribe believes in a spirit that is the son of Louine.

I am a believer in Master Louine. Some vampires believe in other beings.

I didn't know that the entire Demon King's army believes in it.

My expectations were only half right and half wrong.

Most of them are. My tribe is a bit special, and since our lineage is prone to necromancers, our beliefs have naturally changed. So I wouldn't say it's common.

That's just the way it is.

Are there exceptions, after all?

This is a good time.

This is a good time to ask questions.

Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, with a girlfriend

Her Suela Hendelberg

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Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude nine (quasi-magical grade)

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