We decided to have lunch with fish caught in the sea.
In other places, if I have to cook normally, I will be in charge of cooking, but for today, I have decided to give up the chef’s job to Minami.
This is because, unlike me, who learned cooking over the shoulder of my father, Minami was a skilled master with all kinds of culinary licenses.
At the most, I was not at the level of giving out my business card after learning for a year or two.
And, as expected, Minami commanded a small kitchen on board, boasting incredible culinary skills.
As a result, a wonderful table setting was made in an instant.
It starts with fresh fish sashimi, a delicacy of sea fishing, to fried aji made from horse mackerel, and to namero, which is minced horse mackerel and tossed with soybean paste, green onion and ginger.
The number of dishes overflowed enough for something made in the poor cooking environment of a ship.
We spread the table on the deck and sat around to eat.
Delicious food in the cool sea breeze, and eating with people who enjoy being with you is even more delicious.
While we were eating for such a long time, the chairman took something out of the table.
It was a small container with side dishes.
“Chairman, what is that?”
Then the president blushed slightly.
“I made kimchi by myself. I heard that Koreans regret not having kimchi when they eat rice. I didn’t know that, but Minami secretly brought it.”
… I feel like I have a strange misunderstanding about Koreans.
It is true that kimchi is empty without kimchi on the table, but I am a person who values compatibility with food, so I do not find kimchi anywhere.
However, since the person who made it was sincere, I couldn’t help but taste it.
I picked up one of the kimchi that the president offered with a shy face and tasted it with chopsticks.
Crispy!
It’s not pickled cabbage, it’s just plain cabbage, or the texture of kimchi is alive like a pickled cabbage.
The more you chew, the sweeter you get, the spicier taste of red pepper powder, and the salty taste of canary fish sauce that rises slightly, making it a perfect Korean kimchi.
“Where did you learn it? You made it perfectly.”
“I’m glad it’s a look that suits your taste. I just did what Minami told me to do.”
Then Minami, who was next to him, stood up and raised his nose.
“I also have a Korean food cook’s license. Making Korean food is very popular with high school girls these days.”
Somehow, the reproducibility of the taste was high, it must have been with the help of this guy.
Anyway, the kimchi itself was delicious, so I decided to give an honest compliment.
“It’s delicious. I want to be a good wife.”
Then the president mumbled, “Wife?!” and was startled.
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Minami, who was standing next to him, said it as if it was ridiculous.
“Even these days, there are people who give such banal compliments.”
“Yeah? I was just telling the truth.”
Normally, she was covered up by an atmosphere like a villain young girl, but when I looked at the terms and conditions, she was truly a first-class bride.
It’s just curious why such a person didn’t even make it into the popularity rankings in the original.
Well, in general, in Rubco, most of the characters like the president are consumed as gag-type licorice characters, so it’s unavoidable.
“Oh, thank you. Yooseong-kun. I didn’t expect to receive such praise.”
“The food was made purely for me, and of course I should be grateful.”
Saying so, I put the kimchi in my mouth again.
When I ate it with the slightly greasy Aji fried rice, there was really no rice thief.
After such a late lunch, we spread our seniors on the deck of the yacht and enjoyed sunbathing.
I did apply sunscreen, but if I burn too much, I could be mistaken for a bastard, so I just lay down for about an hour.
After enjoying our vacation on the yacht like that, we decided to go back to the island before it’s too late.
The problem occurred there.
“…my lady is in trouble.”
“What? What?”
“The boat is running out of oil.”
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Minami, who came out of the deck, said so and pointed to the instrument panel inside the bridge.
A red needle almost pointing to the floor.
But it wasn’t completely gone.
I asked hastily.
“Are there any spare oil?”
Then Minami shook her head with a hard expression.
“It seems that people who used the boat before us used it and didn’t fill it up.”
“It can’t be…”
The vice president, who was listening to the story next to him, said.
“A walkie-talkie? Don’t you have an emergency radio ready?”
“It seems that radio waves are not being caught because it is too deep here.”
If you don’t move the ship closer to land, you probably won’t be able to send a rescue signal.
“Umm…”
Vice-Chairman who sheds a sullen voice at Minami’s explanation.
The president, who had been quietly listening to the two of them, asked in a calm tone.
“Then, Minami, how far can you move with the remaining oil?”
“It’s at most 50km. It might fall before then.”
“Was there ever an island near here?”
Then Minami thought for a moment, then clapped her hands as if thinking of something.
“Now that I think about it, I think I saw an uninhabited island on the way.”
“Then can we go there with the remaining oil?”
“Yes. Enough.”
Then the president crossed his arms and said.
“Then let’s do this. First, we’ll go to the island and wait for rescue. If we don’t come back in the evening, won’t Mejiro-san and the people in the mansion ask for our rescue?”
Then the vice president agreed with the president’s opinion.
“I think it’s a good decision. Miss. It would be faster to land on an island and send a rescue signal than to just spend time idly at sea. There is emergency food, but there’s something just in case.”
“Then it’s decided. Let’s turn the boat around and go to a nearby uninhabited island.”
“yes!”
Perhaps it was because of his own mistake, Minami responded with a more dignified look than usual, and then went on a mission.
After that, the white yacht we rode on started moving at high speed along the route it had passed.
***
The yacht that crossed the sea was finally anchored on an uninhabited island with abundant vegetation.
And there were palm trees all over the island as if they were in the tropics.
At least you don’t have to worry about drinking.
Visit!
“Ugh!”
“Lady, be careful because the water is cold.”
“Say that quickly! Shinji!”
“She jumped off before I could even speak.”
Since we couldn’t get the boat close to the shore, we had no choice but to disembark from the depths.
At best, I’m deep down to my waist, but in the case of Chairman and Minami, almost all of my upper body is immersed.
Thanks to this, I was able to carry the backpack containing the emergency food and the portable walkie-talkie entirely by myself.
The vice president said that he would help if it was too heavy, but he had no intention of making a sound of suffering with just this much.
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Muscles that you have grown before, when are you going to use them if you don’t use them?
So we landed on a deserted island, and we stood on the sandy beach and looked around.
Dense forests, wide beaches, and low mountains spread out before you.
If it were not for this situation, it is a landscape that would have naturally exclaimed.
“There’s nobody there.”
“It’s an uninhabited island.”
The vice president, who responded to the president’s natural words with natural words, took off his sandals and wiped off the moisture, then looked at Minami.
“Right now, we are the only ones who can protect the young lady. So, come to your senses. Minami.”
“yes!”
Both of them, in contrast to their usual tense appearance, was reminiscent of a real battle.
Shortly thereafter, the first thing we did was to make sure the radio had a frequency.
Jigsaw! supportive!
However, the radio was still working, and Minami, who put down the radio with a frustrated expression, looked at us and explained.
“I think I’ll have to go up to a higher place and try again. It’s so low here that I can’t seem to get a signal.”
“If it’s the highest place in this area…”
The vice president looked around and pointed to a small mountain in the center of the island.
“It’s the only one there.”
“Then what should I do?”
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Minami was silent for a moment in response to the president’s question, and then said after a lot of thought.
“For now, my brother and I will go up that mountain with a walkie-talkie and a transmitter. In the meantime, how about making a place for the young lady to stay here for the night just in case?”
“As an added bonus, we need someone to watch the sea, as we might spot other boats passing by while we’re away.”
Their opinions were so perfect that there was no logical objection to them.
Except for one thing.
“Isn’t it better for me to go instead of Minami?”
Then Minami shook her head.
“It happened because of my mistake. If it’s hard work like climbing a mountain, I’m right.”
“And Minami, who was raised as a ninja from a young age, is physically stronger than most adult males.”
With the help of the vice president, Minami made a serious expression saying that she could do it.
Having said this, I couldn’t take it any longer.
“Okay. Then me and the president will be guarding this place.”
Then the vice president pushed up the glasses with his middle finger and said:
“Take care of the lady. Yoosung.”
“Hold on to your worries. If something dangerous happens, I’ll risk my life to protect it.”
I said so to reassure both of them, and put up a pose that emphasized the muscles of the right arm.
Then, the vice president nodded his head with a relieved expression, and, with the transmitter bag I handed him, headed to the small mountain in the center of the uninhabited island with Minami.