15 Why Are You So Picky? (1/2)

”What would you like to eat?”

”Hmm anything is fine with me.” Lina did not have a preference and left the decision to Leon to make. Food was just a necessity to sustain the body.

Ever since she could remember, she had always eaten at home with her parents and had never eaten outside food. Food at home would always consist of one vegetable and one meat dish served with rice. The situation had not changed ever since she first started getting her paycheck.

Leon's situation was much different either. He hadn't eaten anywhere except for the meat skewer stand he had two days ago.

”I'm not familiar with the restaurants and stalls around here. Let's go have a look and just randomly pick one.”

”Alright.”

There were plenty of restaurants and food stalls around, outside the campus. It was a good business for the owners as the students who attend the campus do not lack money and the campus food weren't as good as the outside.

”How about dining at this place?” Leon asked as they stopped at the entrance to a steakhouse. There was a menu stand in front of them by the entrance.

Looking at the classy restaurant in front of her, Lina became a bit panicky.

”How about… we… look at the menu first…?” she asked quietly.

”Hm? Alright.” Leon was rather confused.

'Wouldn't it be the same if we go in to sit down and then look at the menu after?' Leon thought but he didn't voice his doubts.

They had a look at the menu and Lina immediately staggered backwards. The prices of the dishes were ranging from the three digits all the way to the 5 digits. The cheapest was a 200-gram cut of cheap domesticated meat, served with accompanying vegetable and sauce at a price of 150 craws. The rest were using beast meat.

Beast meat was considered a luxury as it could only be acquired from the wildlands. It was common for merchants to do business with the soldiers at the Great Wall to acquire the beast meats.

The beast meat is very popular among the upperclassman who could afford to eat it. Not only does it provide several health and strengthening benefits to body, it is also very delicious.

”I... I don't feel like steak. How about we try somewhere else?” Lina suggested quietly.

'Didn't you say you didn't mind what we eat?' Leon was even more confused.

He didn't know that Lina didn't have much money on her as she would leave most of it with her parents to manage. He didn't think her financial situation would be too bad either as she was a teacher at the Royal University. It would be a joke if they were stingy on paying their teachers, who teaches the future elites of the kingdom.

Lina widened her eyes in horror and said, ”N-No! let's not.”

Leon was dumbfounded by her exaggerated reaction.

'If you don't want to eat there then you don't. You don't have to react so, exaggeratedly right?'

”How about there?”

”No.”

”What this one?

”No.”

”Maybe this one?”

”No!”

”Oh! This one looks good.”

”No!!”

Leon was speechless. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

'Can't we just pick a place and eat already? Why do you have to be so picky?' He was starving.

Leon was defeated and threw in the towel.

”How about you pick?” He suggested.

”Hmmmm.” Lina looked around and her eyes lit up when she saw a cheap looking food stand a bit far in the distance.

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”Let's eat there.” She pointed.

Leon felt like a light bulb had lit up in his head when he saw food stand Lina pointed to.

'Ahh…'

”Could it be that you don't have enough money?”

When she was asked so bluntly, she felt embarrassed and angry at the same time.

”Do you have to ask!?” She pouted.

Cough* Leon felt guilty. He was a bit too thick-headed to realize earlier. All this time, although he had been interacting with Lina and they seemed closer, he had subconsciously built a wall between them. He had labelled her as a trouble magnet and wanted to avoid her, but he also couldn't ignore her.

She suddenly seems very pitiful in Leon's eyes and he felt more guilty for being inconsiderate and not trying to understand her.

'Why do I still seem confused? My path is very clear. Why should I be afraid of trouble when I already decided to even rule the underworld?'

”Never mind, I feel like eating at that steakhouse after all.” Leon's mouth curve up into a smile as he grabbed Lina wrist and dragged her in the direction of the previous steakhouse.

Leon really did want to try the beast meat for once. He had heard news of the benefits, when the nobles where discussing it on campus. He wanted to know if it'll be beneficial to his Divine practice.