304 – ‘That’ Chicken
ㅡMorakmorak…
White steam rises from the plate held out by the breather.
The warmth given off by the food on the plate.
No, it looks too hot to be called warmth.
It looked like it had just been cooked.
‘Fried chicken… It’s a food I never expected.’
As you can see, a piece of finely colored fried chicken was placed in front of Schnelia.
ㅡCharrrr… !
You could tell that it was freshly fried just by looking at it. How could it be that small amounts of translucent oil are still boiling on the surface of the food?
Tempura batter that radiates a brilliant golden color.
And the black flesh visible inside.
It’s even moist with the right amount of juice and fat remaining.
It looks like a golden nugget has been freshly mined from a gold mine and placed on a plate. The dish was fried at such a perfect temperature that you could feel the light reflecting off the batter.
If you put it in your mouth and chew it like this, it will become crunchy and juicy.
However, there was one thing that was disappointing.
Everything about the fries looked perfect, but
It was very small.
Only a very small amount was included, like an omakase appetizer.
So much so that the bowl holding the fried chicken looks empty.
As expected, only a portion of the chicken leg meat had been cut into small pieces just for tasting.
“Gulp… !”
Schnelia keeps swallowing dry saliva.
Her eyes were focused on the plate.
She just stared, unable to even lift her fork.
Anyone would think that she was drooling because of the delicious food, but her drooling was by no means caused by hunger.
‘Really… Maybe this is good, right? Are you so caught up in the atmosphere that you unconsciously ask for a tasting?’
As a vegetarian, she was just embarrassed.
I wasn’t particularly incapable of eating meat,
What was important was Schnellia’s beliefs
She was bound to be nervous as she was forced to eat meat, something she had never done in her life, while breaking her long-held beliefs.
“Now, please taste it before it gets cold. You’ll probably like it. “I did my best.”
“Hmm hmmm..! Ah, I guess so… ?”
-Rattle!
Schnellia has no choice but to pick up a fork at the breeder’s urging.
She smiled and managed her facial expression as if nothing had happened, but her mind was more complicated than when the demon dragon’s seal was released.
ㅡ I prepared hard during the day, imagining eating delicious food…
‘How can I refuse after hearing something like that? It’s karma that I brought upon myself. I have no choice but to accept it…’
Soon, Schnellia made up her mind and nodded slightly and moved her fork.
ㅡCow! Kwasak… !
The fork sticks through the batter.
You can feel the crunchiness with your fingertips.
A normal person would have drooled,
Schnelia’s inner feelings became more and more solemn.
She said, ‘I promised myself that I would never catch and eat anything smaller than me in my life… ‘ … But I never thought my long-held beliefs would be shattered so vainly… ?’
Schnellia looks resigned as she looks at her fried chicken.
“Ahhh…”
It was when she struggled to open her mouth.
“… Ah? B, breeder? “Just a moment!”
“Hmm? Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
As she slowly raises her fork to her mouth, she screams in surprise. As if we found a good number.
“B-breeder? What is this?! When I looked again, the meat was completely black. Look here… !”
She raises her finger and points to the black flesh of the chicken.
‘Good… ‘ ! If the meat is burnt, there’s no need to eat it, right? Great… !’
It was like that. She planned to refuse to taste the food, pointing out its flaws.
“Oh, you mean that?”
“Is it so… ! If it got burnt because it was overcooked—”
“Don’t worry. It’s not like that, so you can rest assured. “”
“Yes? But the color…”
“This is fried music box chicken.”
Schnellia’s struggle is stopped with just one word.
“Huh? If it’s a music box… ?”
“Yes. “You can eat it with confidence because it is chicken with black flesh.”
“How can that be?!”
She was a schnellia who was looking for a way out, but all her escape routes were simply blocked by the breeder’s nonchalant answer.
There is no longer any room to retreat.
“Now, quickly taste it and let me know how it is. “You have to eat it while it’s warm to enjoy its true taste.”
“…”
There is nothing I can do when it comes to this.
It’s something I really, really want to avoid,
All I can do is close my eyes and eat…
‘But the fried food isn’t meat, so it’s okay, right? Just take this slow…’
ㅡaah… !
Soon Schnellia closes her eyes and opens her mouth. She then carefully peels off the fried food using only her front teeth.
However, it is difficult to remove only the batter. Without Schnellia’s knowledge, the chicken skin was included along with her fried food.
ㅡCrispy! Crispy… !!!
And Schnellia moves her chin without knowing anything.
“Hmm… ?!”
The batter crumbles under her teeth
She only chewed a small amount of batter,
A tremendous sound echoes from within her mouth.
The crispy batter broke apart, providing an extreme texture.
In addition, the juice and savory oil that oozed from the chicken remained in this fried food, giving it a deep flavor.
‘It’s much crispier than a cookie freshly baked from the oven… ‘? Also, what is this chewy texture? I’m sure they would have just coated the fries separately… ?’
When the batter is removed, you can feel the skin.
Chicken skin filled with juicy meat.
It is safe to say that it contained all the various seasonings and the savory taste of chicken.
‘Wasn’t it just fried food? Where on earth does such a deep flavor come from? … ?’
Schnellia, who had thought lightly that she was just a frying pan, froze with a surprised expression.
“… ?”
The breeder who was watching this was just curious.
Why on earth do you eat that way?
Is it your preference for chicken skin?
Actually, when I was young, I wanted to eat just the fried chicken skin…
The breeder, who was watching Schnellia’s unusual behavior of her, just nodded without thinking it was a big deal.
On the other hand, Schnelia’s feelings became increasingly complicated.
She only tasted fried food,
Is it okay for it to be this delicious?
The fried food is like this…
So, how rich is the flavor of chicken?
‘And was meat originally this fragrant? A deep flavor that cannot be compared to fresh salad or fruit…’
Schnelia looks at her fork, which is left with nothing but the meat on it, and looks at her in agony. She had mixed emotions swirling on her face.
A sense of exploration into the unknown territory of meat-eating.
Vegetarianism strongly opposes this.
Nevertheless, a thrilling taste remains on the tongue.
At the same time, I felt self-destructive for breaking my beliefs with my own hands.
Schnellia let all this go as expressionlessly as possible, keeping her chin moving.
-Gulp… !
And finally, she finishes crossing her neck.
Although she had been a vegetarian for a long time,
A predator by birth, the dragon’s tongue was honest.
“Wow, it’s delicious…” ” … !”
It was like that. I broke my beliefs as a vegetarian and knelt down in front of chicken.
ㅡHaaap! Omulmulmul… !
Soon, as if possessed by something, Schnellia ate her flesh in one bite without hesitation.
At first, she was worried that she might get nauseous because she hadn’t eaten meat for a long time, but those unusual worries were completely gone.
‘Was the chicken this delicious?’
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Moist and juicy with soft skin…
It’s a shame that it disappears every time you chew it.
Just touching my tongue makes me happy♡
‘And how come the juice keeps leaking out every time I chew? I don’t think fruits would be like this…’
How can you live without knowing this happy taste?
Why was I so foolish all this time?
This is really…
‘It’s like losing half of your life!’
ㅡTiring!
As Schnellia succumbs to her meat-eating taste and swallows all of her flesh, a system message appears before the breeder’s eyes.
[The friendliness of the person you are interacting with increases significantly!]
[The level of favorability will rise soon!]
“Heh…”
The breeder confirmed this smiled with satisfaction.
Dragons and humans are the same.
After all, chicken is chicken.
There’s no way you wouldn’t like something this delicious.
‘Honestly, you can’t dislike it unless you’re a vegetarian.’
I nod my head at the satisfactory result.
It was a rewarding moment after spending half a day looking for an effective way to brine chicken and make crispy batter.
“… “How can you please me?”
“Yes… ! Oh, of course! I can’t believe you made such delicious food for me…”
ㅡDrurruk… !
Schnellia nods her head vigorously in response to the breeder’s question and suddenly stands up.
ㅡSmurf, thud!
She suddenly kneels in front of the breeder and bows her head. So much so that my forehead touches the ground.
“Uh… ? What are you doing now? Wake up quickly!”
“No. You’ve been having a hard time since daytime just because of me… I don’t know what to do with my regret and gratitude. So please accept my gratitude in this way.”
“No. I’m fine, so get up quickly. Is this something you do every day as the breakroom manager?”
“Yeah, but…”
“And please give me a proper thank you tomorrow.” As I said before, this is still an unfinished experimental work.”
The breeder holds out his hand to her and asks her to get up quickly. They say it’s already too early to be impressed.
“Yes..? That means…”
“Is it so. Tomorrow you will be able to enjoy more perfect and delicious chicken.”
“Chicken… “This?”
“Is it so. To put it simply, it means fried chicken. “I haven’t given it a proper name yet, but I’m glad you liked it.”
“Well, it’s a lie… !”
“Yes? “Lie?”
“Ha, sorry… I’m sorry. I’m not denying Breeder’s cooking skills, but… How can it taste like this when it’s just fried chicken? I just can’t understand it—”
“It’s no big deal. I paid some attention. And honestly, Schnelia, your help was great.”
“Yes? “You mean my help?”
“It was a bit excessive, but thanks to the thorough handling of the corrosion, we were able to achieve this result in a short period of time.”
“Of course that’s something you have to do for the breeder, right?”
“I’m grateful that you thought it was such a natural thing and were willing to help.”
“Haa? B, breeder… ?”
The breeder, who was smiling brightly at Schnellia, suddenly turns his gaze into space.
As if a system message came up.
“Oh, and Schnelia?”
Then the breeder continued speaking again.
“… “I just happened to think of a name that would suit this dish. Would you like to hear it?”
“Yes? “Are you talking about the name of the fried chicken I just ate?”
“Yes, this is chicken born at your request, Schnelia…”
“… Schnell Chicken This would be good. How do you feel?”