341 – Side Story: Showdown – 2
“What do you guys have to cook? You know what to eat?”
Rize asked in a confused voice. The driver hesitated, then said that it was ambiguous to explain, and that he would have to come in person to find out, and apologized for disturbing her, bowed his head and left.
We exchanged glances. Judging by the look on her face, it seemed that Rize was thinking the same thing as me.
“What is it?”
“Okay. He asked me to come and check it myself, so if you do what he said, you’ll understand. There are three of them unless it’s a big deal, so they won’t even call us.”
“That’s right. Let’s go. Just call it a useless thing, really.”
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Rise always stood up grumbling, saying that interruptions only came in when the atmosphere was good.
Like that said, something similar happened the other day. When he sent the kiss of the moon from the Holy Land. While I was with Rize, Iris came up to me asking if I was going to have a drink.
I never thought Iris and Erica would do such a thing.
“I don’t know about Claudia, but Erica and Iris aren’t the ones who can’t take care of her.”
“Why is only Claudia treated poorly?”
“You know his personality too. It’s far from a personality that will stop a fight. He’s the type to listen to why he’s fighting, and if it’s not serious, he’ll say it’ll be fun and encourage him with a drink in one hand.”
“…… It’s more scary because I can’t hear you saying anything very wrong.”
“Well, he does it when he does it too. The situation is serious, but since you’re not going to pass it over casually by yourself, maybe it’ll be okay?”
“Isn’t it too late to praise now?”
I went to the accommodation of the Silver Dawn Knights while having a conversation with Rize. When I opened the door, the first thing I saw was the Knights of the Silver Dawn filling the central hall.
The group was arguing about something. To be precise, the two people in the middle were the key, and the rest seemed to be on the sidelines just looking at the situation.
A feast of white sleeveless and tight dolphin pants that fit her hips were also seen. If you look at this appearance alone, it looked like a different hostel, not the one of the elite knights of the empire.
“You make a fuss because you don’t understand this simple thing? Did I make it better than you?”
“Where are you looking? Is that food waste or food?”
She had a rough idea as she heard the fighting. The two of us cooked together, and we got into a fight over whose result was better. Rize had a strange expression on her face as if she had noticed the whole story of the incident.
“How about it, Delta? Do you think that’s a fight that Iris or Erica can’t finish?”
“Not at all. No matter how subjective the evaluation is, I don’t think it’s to the extent that even we are called in.”
“Isn’t that right?”
I got a little closer. The knights who were watching the altercation turned around at the sound of footsteps, then cleared the way with brighter faces. In the meantime, Iris, Erica, and Claudia approached.
“Thank you for coming. It must have been in a good mood, but I’m sorry for calling you about this.”
Since our relationship has been known for a long time, Iris didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding her voice.
The knights surrounding them cursed at the two in the middle with their eyes. It seemed like why they were inviting people who were in a good mood. The two of them stopped fighting and looked at us awkwardly.
Rize laughed meaningfully, in an atmosphere where the argument would subside in an instant.
“Sure. If you and Erica were there, the four of us could have created a good atmosphere together. It’s a pity.”
Iris’s face turned red from the unexpected counterattack. Erica was in a similar situation. It wasn’t the knights who couldn’t understand the meaning behind the words, so the whispers spread more and more.
Only Claudia was standing awkwardly one step away. Complex emotions flashed in her pale pink eyes.
Lise pointed at Claudia with her finger and winked.
“… ….”
Aren’t you gesturing too openly? Thanks to that, all eyes were on me and Claudia.
“Let’s solve the urgent first. Why did you call us?”
“Kuhmm…… I get it. Before that, may I ask how far you have come?”
“They say it’s better to see the details yourself, so I haven’t heard anything. There was a problem with cooking, but the three of you couldn’t find a way to stop it, so they came to call us.”
“You know that. That’s what it says. It would be better to see it for yourself.”
Iris turned her body. Rize immediately followed, and I was next. Erica and Claudia sneaked up on either side of me.
Erica still had her face red. Claudia couldn’t even make eye contact with her embarrassing face.
“That…… Sorry to disturb you, Captain?”
“Me too. Sorry to disturb you, Captain.”
The two in the middle apologized as soon as we stood in front of them.
“Is it resolved?”
Rize looked around him with a voice dripping with absurdity. Everyone had a similar expression.
Anyway, I had to find out why, so I spoke first.
“So, why did you guys fight?”
“Because he insists that he cooks better than me.”
“Because he insists that he cooks better than me.”
The two people who said the same thing at the same time glared at each other. It seemed that this was the cause.
“I’m sorry to say this, but can Delta-sama evaluate it? Delta-sama’s hometown dish.”
“Yes. So, Delta’s evaluation is probably the most accurate. Of course, the captain is also with us. There won’t be a tie until the captain’s evaluation.”
‘…… My hometown cuisine?’
Pizza was on the plate in their hands. It was one of the foods the knight commanders brought with them to distribute to the Silver Dawn Knights. I wondered why it was known as my hometown dish.
As if understanding my question, Iris quickly approached me and whispered.
“We can’t reveal the existence of another dimension on our own, so we explained that everything we brought was food from your home world, Delta. I’m sorry for fooling you, Delta.”
“But it’s not entirely wrong,” Iris added with a light smile.
“I explained that it is the food of your hometown ‘world’, so it is somewhat correct.”
If you explained that it is the food of the earth, not the food of Korea, you would not be wrong. Somehow, Iris also felt a little smirk.
Does he resemble Rize?
“Here. First of all, the captain!”
The two of them pushed out the plate in their hands. While Rize ate it piece by piece, she quietly asked a question.
“Why are you cooking all of a sudden?”
“The first question was whether we could reproduce this in our world. But somehow the scale started to grow bigger and bigger.”
“The cause is, of course, thanks to someone Delta knows. It wasn’t even a joke before that. Everyone else has dropped out and only the two of us remain, so that’s about it.”
The silver and red eyes stared at one place. Claudia, who was at the end of her gaze, cleared her throat.
“No, did I know that it would spread like this in earnest? I just knew you would do it in moderation.”
“My kids, don’t you know that there is no moderation in competition? Are you making a bet on kids who are already proud of being the best in the empire?”
Listening to the conversation, I understood why Rize treated Claudia that way. It would have been possible if he had been like that even before he was dragged down to the frontier territory.
“I am Alina, but I think the one you made is better?”
Lize, who was fumbling around with a pizza with a cautious expression, pointed to the female knight on the right. The chosen one jumped up and down.
“Did you see it? Did you see Captain Rize says mine is better!”
“Ha, even so, isn’t it 2v2? It’s just fine. Delta-sama will give you the final evaluation.”
As soon as those words were finished, dozens of pairs of eyes turned to me at once. It was an atmosphere that everyone wanted me to finish somehow.
The two quickly brought a plate of fresh pizza. I don’t know when it was made, but hot steam was still rising.
First of all, I reached for the pizza of the member Lize called Alina. Both were seemingly perfect. I took a big bite. The taste itself is great.
“…… ?”
I stopped chewing after seeing the cross-section. Seeing that my expression didn’t look good, Alina put on a face that seemed to break down. Conversely, the female knight on the other side was elated.
“I…… Mr. Delta. By any chance, don’t you like it?”
“That, no…… What should i say…….”
The taste itself was wonderful. There was no sense of incongruity enough to believe that I had brought out the things of my world as they were.
“Let’s ask one question. Why is the pizza glowing blue?”
The problem is that the blue light is flashing on the slice of the pizza. It’s also a very bright blue color. Both sides were fine, but only the spot where I had bitten off. I wanted to open my mouth slightly and covered it with the palm of my hand.
A blue light shone on the palm of my hand.
“… ….”
Oh my god.
“Oh, that’s mana! All the other kids failed, but only me and him succeeded—”
“Dropped out.”
“Eh.”
Alina gaped her mouth in her shocked face. She looked to the side. I could tell just by looking at his hesitant face. I drew a line like a knife.
“You are eliminated too.”
What kind of food are you putting mana into?
When I told this to the gathering place, Floretta and Luna avoided looking at each other awkwardly.
Looks like the other side was trying to do something too.