4 – World 11. Terms of the transaction (2)
Shabu-shabu.
It is a dish that boils thinly sliced meat in broth and eats it with various vegetables and soup.
However, perhaps there was no such thing as shabu-shabu in this world, the giant man and Ren only looked at each other in amazement.
Of course, you couldn’t taste the food just by looking at it.
Realizing the fact, the man immediately asked.
“How do you eat?”
“It’s simple. With these chopsticks… Oh, do you know how to use them?”
“You sound natural.”
Seeing that he said it was natural, the chopsticks seemed familiar.
“Then you can put this meat in a boiling pot and cook it. Eating it with vegetables is even better.”
“It’s food cooked on the spot.”
“Yes. If you are bored with the taste, dip it in the sauce and eat it.”
After hearing my words, the man easily picked up a large piece of beef with chopsticks and put it into the pot.
Since it was thinly sliced meat, it was cooked in an instant.
“It ripens quickly. Can I eat now?”
“Yes.”
The man scooped out the meat and vegetables and tasted them with a hint of urgency.
After that, a light of admiration that could not be hidden was revealed in the man’s eyes after a few times.
“Oh oh! This taste…!”
seemed satisfied.
As if it was a waste to say more, the man moved his hand, showing chopsticks much faster than before.
Ren also observed the man’s chopsticks carefully and immediately began to copy them.
It felt a little clumsy, but eating itself was no problem.
“…!?”
After taking a bite like that, Ren opened his eyes wide, just like when he ate nutritious porridge.
In addition, as before, including the eyes, the face and whole body trembled.
Papa pat!—
Then, watching Ren slaughter the meat one by one with a very lively look, I was a little worried.
‘I don’t want to get a stomachache later.’
Anyway, judging from the reaction of the man and Ren, the dish seems to have succeeded.
Looking at the atmosphere right now, I think it would have been successful even if I boiled one ramen.
clap clap-
“…”
by the way.
He eats really well.
The meat that was taken out was enough for 4-5 people, but it was gone in an instant.
As the meat and vegetables were exposed to the floor, the man, perhaps coming to his senses, put down his chopsticks and opened his mouth.
“Delicious. It’s a bit disappointing, though.”
“It’s not over yet.”
In the first place, he chose shabu-shabu based on the size of the man.
This is because there are many different ways to eat.
I took out the kalguksu noodles from the subspace and put the beef into the broth.
“Hoo.”
Realizing that it was not the end, the man even exclaimed again.
After confirming that the kalguksu noodles were properly cooked, I took out a bowl and served it in one bowl.
“Can I eat it right away?”
“Yes.”
As soon as I finished my answer, the man moved his chopsticks and ate the kalguksu as if inhaling.
slurp-
Now, of course, he was a man who was busy eating in a hurry.
Looking at it, I felt like it was a waste to even say a word.
‘What kind of food did he usually eat?’
Meat is artificial meat, and vegetables are expensive, so I wonder if I ate something special.
Of course, that special thing didn’t seem to be delicious.
Thinking so, I even took out a small bowl and poured Ren’s share into it.
However, I was worried about stomach upset, so I only took the right amount.
“…”
However, Ren, who did not understand my consideration, looked at me with bright eyes that needed an explanation.
“You ate before you came. If you eat too much, you will get sick.”
The man who was busy eating kalguksu agreed with me.
“It is not wrong. kid. I understand the desire to keep eating, but just know that it will be your loss if your body gets hurt.”
“Yes······.”
Ren, who had listened to the man and me, ate the kalguksu I handed him with a sullen expression.
slurp…
Although it was very pitiful for the noodles to rise without strength.
“…!?”
This time, as if he had tasted heavenly food, Ren, whose face was flushed, moved his hands slowly, perhaps in order to eat for as long as possible.
In the meantime, the man who had emptied a bowl neatly let out a long breath with an expression of satisfaction.
“Whoa. That’s amazing.”
“That’s great. I have one more left.”
“last?”
I nodded to the man who asked the question, and I finally took out the rice and eggs, put them in the pot, and made egg porridge.
meat and noodles. The man didn’t know that he would eat the porridge for the last time, but the man said with an incredulous look in his eyes.
“I can’t believe this kind of food existed in the world.”
The man’s admiring meal could only be finished after eating egg porridge.
* * *
“Like the kid said. If I had just sent it back, I would have regretted it in many ways.”
After finishing all the meals, the man took out a small stick from his pocket and brought it to his mouth.
After that, thick white smoke came out of the man’s mouth with a long breath.
It looked like an e-cigarette.
“Well.”
However, the man who smoked cigarettes showed serious concern while looking at me.
Are you going to tell me you don’t like the food?
People’s hearts can be cunning, so there was no possibility.
The man who had just blown out cigarette smoke a few times opened his mouth with a face that had made a decision.
“Hey, who is it?”
“…Who are you?”
It was a man who suddenly asked about his identity.
So, when I answered, “Why are you asking that?”, the man raised his large palm to make sure I didn’t misunderstand and made me wait.
“Don’t get me wrong. For me, it’s better to make a clean deal and part ways. But I am asking this because I like you.”
“Did you like it?”
“I really liked your cooking.”
Contrary to my thoughts, it seems that I really liked the dish.
“So I’m trying to help a little. When I looked at the entrance earlier, there was no biometric ID. Even without a biometric ID, the power of the subspace and the quality food ingredients taken out of it.”
The man looked at me and pointed out the things he was wondering about one by one.
“Isn’t it inevitable that anyone can see it?”
“Hmm, that’s what I heard.”
I don’t know what biometric ID is, but it was inevitable.
For me, it had only been a few hours since I entered this world.
Still, since I had the skills and ability to do something without thinking about the future, I readily acknowledged it and answered honestly.
“Actually, I came from another dimension.”
“…”
“…”
another dimension.
As soon as he heard that, the man and Ren were so silent that they couldn’t even breathe.
But the silence didn’t last long.
“I see. I understand.”
huh?
But the reaction was a bit strange.
“You understand?”
It was normal to react in disbelief by not talking nonsense or calmly ignoring it.
This understanding was completely unexpected.
“In a world like this, what can you not understand? There was another one besides you who came from another dimension.”
“…”
There must be someone else besides me.
It was surprising, but it seemed like things would work out thanks to him.
“Speaking of which, what kind of world is this?”
“What kind of world is it… To put it simply, it is a world in which science and technology have developed, but it is in danger of extinction due to that technology.”
“Destruction?”
The man nodded, puffing on his e-cigarette once more.
“Isn’t it strange that it’s dark outside? It’s still lunchtime.”
“Is it endangered because of the weather?”
I heard the word destruction, but there was nothing new about it.
10 worlds I’ve been through.
Among them, there was a world that was on the verge of destruction, as it is now.
“So to speak.”
“You seem to be doing well for that.”
“You can live somehow in the city. Because the shield keeps the damn fog out.”
Well.
I sorted out the information I had heard so far and asked to confirm.
“So it’s a world on the verge of extinction because of the fog.”
“Did you understand?”
“No, honestly, I can’t believe it will perish in the fog.”
“I have to say that part. But what dimension did you come from?”
I recalled the many dimensions I had been through so far, and soon spoke of the original world in which I lived.
“Similarly, it is a world where science and technology have developed.”
“Your world too?”
The man made a pretty excited face.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I wondered if I thought I had originally come over to the science and technology of the world.
In a word, science and technology capable of dimension shifting.
I decided to tell you in advance so as not to misunderstand.
“Maybe it’s different from what you think. It’s just that we’ve barely advanced into space.”
“Well? Then it’s not a very developed world.”
The man who heard the answer came to a simple conclusion.
Could it be that this is a world where you go out into space as if you were eating?
Thinking, I tilted my head and asked.
“If this place perishes, can’t we just run away into space?”
“You already ran away. Only those with money and status.”
“…”
Oh, it must have already run away.
“Or are you moving towards clearing the fog?”
If science and technology were far superior to the original world I was in, I thought about what to do with the fog.
The man didn’t really deny it either.
“It might be possible with naturally occurring fog.”
“Is it naturally occurring?”
The man let out a small sigh and said, as if he remembered the fog.
“What we call ‘death fog’ isn’t actually a real mist.”
“of course?”
When I asked again, the man pursed his lips and showed an expression that he did not want to speak with his mouth, and finally revealed his identity.
“It’s a curse from God.”