44 – Dinner with everyone (2)
Ulrike hung up the phone.
However, they had agreed to have dinner together, but the table was completely empty.
“Oppa, where’s the food?”
At Lyoun’s words, Yeoul snapped his fingers.
Then, suddenly, food appeared on the previously empty table.
Everyone was surprised by the sudden appearance of the food.
“What is this, magic?”
Yeoul had prepared the food in advance to avoid waiting and had isolated the surrounding space to maintain freshness.
However, Yeoul did not bother to explain these details.
“Let’s all take a seat for now.”
At his words, everyone sat down on their chairs.
The prepared meal consisted of various neatly sliced sashimi dishes, side dishes commonly seen in sushi restaurants including corn cheese, a gas burner in the center, and a spicy hot pot in a wide pot.
If one were to question the sudden sushi restaurant-style setup–
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At the time when they had received acceptance replies from their acquaintances.
The place Yeoul arrived after separating space was a local fish market.
There, he randomly chose a visible store, and asked for a suitable fish to be used as sashimi.
Since he was clueless about what kind of fish existed on Earth, he left it to the merchant’s discretion.
He politely declined the merchant’s question of whether they should prepare sashimi for him.
Yeoul packed the live, wriggling fish in a bag and returned home after separating space once again.
The reason he went through the trouble of buying even live fish was because back when he was in this world, he often ate sashimi.
He had fallen into this world as a middle school student at an unknowing age.
Since he had to wander the world on the verge of destruction all by himself without any companions, he had to feed himself even his meals, but the only cooking he knew was making ramen.
Moreover, it was a world where it was difficult to obtain ingredients, so it was only natural that he couldn’t even dream of having a delicious meal.
Having a meal with food that was edible was already a luxury in his situation.
That was why the first food he ever thought was delicious was sashimi.
There were various reasons why it had to be sashimi.
One day.
When he was tired of eating grilled fish every day, he decided to challenge himself with raw fish.
Raw fish dishes were characterized by the taste of the ingredients themselves, freshness, and the method of preparation.
The freshness was fine because he caught the fish himself.
The problem was the taste of the fish and the preparation method.
When he first attempted to make raw fish, the fish was not suitable for sashimi and he was ignorant about the preparation method, so the result was inedible.
But he didn’t give up.
Because there was a glimmer of hope.
The hope that he could eat something new, beyond the everyday grilled fish or the unknown grilled wild animal.
He went through several attempts and failures.
He learned which types of fish were suitable for sashimi.
He realized how to remove the fish’s blood and how to clean the bones.
After that.
With his unique ability to “cut,” no one could match him.
He cut the fish meat into sections, minimizing damage to the tissues while maximizing the texture and taste.
After completing all the processes.
The taste of the ultimate raw fish, which he tried for the first time, was fantastic enough to bring a touch of sadness to his weary heart, which had suffered from various incidents.
That moment became the turning point for him, where he was most confident in his cooking: making raw fish.
As a result, the menu for his meals was decided to be raw fish.
Of course, if he only served raw fish to the customers, the quality would not be complete.
But he was an outsider when it came to other dishes, so he chose a suitable sashimi restaurant, paid for the side dishes and spicy soup seasoning.
After cooking everything neatly, he set up a clean table and isolated the space.
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No one knew about his circumstances.
They just wondered whether it was a special arrangement from a sashimi restaurant or if Yeo-ul had cooked it himself, and what the taste would be like.
They thought it looked delicious.
And at that moment.
Perhaps after five minutes.
Ding Dong, the doorbell rang.
She could have opened the front door remotely, but she had made up her mind to greet the invited guest in person.
Yeo-ul stood up from her seat and walked to the front entrance.
Clack, the door opened.
Outside the door, despite it being a not-so-hot March day, Yeo-ul saw a woman named Ulika standing there with her hair soaked in sweat and sticking to her face.
“Well, have you been well, Yeo-ul-nim….”
Huffing and puffing, she struggled to catch her breath.
“Yeah. You arrived not too late. Come in.”
Even if Yeo-ul had said something harsh, she would have pissed herself right there, but fortunately, Ulika seemed to have not irritated him, so she went into Yeo-ul’s house.
“What’s in your hand, the envelope?”
“Ah, this is a letter…. It’s a gift. It contains my apology for saying things I shouldn’t have to you, Yeo-ul-nim….”
Even though her mood didn’t seem bad, Ulika couldn’t undo her mistake.
While rushing in, she had prepared a suitable gift.
“Well, for now, just leave it there. Let’s have some food. Everyone is waiting.”
“Yes, sir!”
After placing the gift in a suitable place, Ulika finally sat down.
“Hello, So-yeong and Ryeowoon.”
She greeted So-yeong and Ryeowoon, but noticed that there was one face she had never seen before.
“Yeo-ul-nim, is this person…?”
“Ah, yes. This must be someone you haven’t met yet. This is Yang Ji-woo. Um… my friend.”
“Hello. My name is Yang Ji-woo. I’m a friend of Yeo-ul-nim.”
Ji-woo exchanged greetings with So-yeong, Ulika, and Ryeowoon one by one.
After the introductions were done, everyone in the room had a common thought.
It seems that there are only beautiful women here.
An elegant elf with a high nose bridge.
A charming water nymph with tall stature, ears, and a tail.
A petite woman with a really big chest and an innocent impression.
Even Yeo-ul’s younger sister, Ryeowoon.
They were all beautiful women with their own unique charm.
On the other hand.
Whether they were pretty or not, tall or short, with big or small breasts, women or men, a whirlpool that didn’t have even the slightest interest.
“You’re going to the market, so let’s eat first.”
At his words, everyone picked up their utensils.
First of all, as if keeping their promise, they all picked up a piece of sashimi.
And then, according to their preferences, they dipped in soy sauce, vinegar sauce, or didn’t dip anything at all, opening their mouths for a bite.
At the same time, the fish flesh gently wrapped the tip of their tongues.
Along the sliced surface, it felt like the fish and the tongue were trying to become one, sticking closely together.
They chewed with their mouths closed.
Their incisors sank into the fish flesh.
Crunch. It sounded like the flesh was being chewed.
As the flesh was torn softly along the fillet, it also carried the unique scent of fish that had been wrapped around the tongue, filling their mouths.
Everyone’s eyes narrowed.
Too.
It was really, really delicious.
They had thought it was just ordinary sashimi.
What on earth did they do to the sashimi?
Starting from the texture, taste, and even the scent, everything was meticulously designed to strike their taste buds in the most optimal form.
Everyone expressed their admiration for the food in their own ways.
Ryoun asked what they did to the fish to make it so delicious.
Jiwoo simply expressed that it was really delicious, in a simple and clear way.
Soyoung sparkled her eyes and wagged her tail.
Ulikke was silent, just admiring.
Because she didn’t particularly like fish, she had even frowned when she saw the menu, but now she couldn’t help but resent herself.
“Did you cook this yourself, Yeoul?”
Jiwoo asked.
“I sliced the sashimi myself, and the side dishes and spicy soup were bought from another place.”
“Wow… You’re really amazing. It can’t even compare to the sashimi I’ve eaten before.”
Everyone nodded in agreement at her words.
“What kind of fish is this, Oppa?”
To Lyoun’s question, Yeoul responded like this.
“I don’t know.”
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“……?”
“I just bought whatever at the Sujang Market. So I don’t know the kind.”
Yeoul shamelessly said this.
But still, it could taste this good.
Unable to believe that fact, she even tried eating sashimi that seemed like a different kind.
The taste was truly amazing as expected.
Moreover, it seemed like she had found a way to extract the maximum taste from each fish.
The taste was so astonishing that it made one wonder if there was some kind of magic to make the food taste good.
Even Soyoung, who had been tensed up because of the presence of a stranger, pricked up her ears and fully enjoyed the taste.
Boom, Ulrike, who had thought that Soyoung’s tail swaying beside her was somewhat annoying, suddenly brushed past her thoughts.
As she did, an idea passed by her head.
“Um, Yeoul-nim.”
“What.”
“Well, it’s not that… I think it would be really delicious if I have the gift I brought and eat it together with Yeoul-nim’s food….”
“Bring it here.”
Realizing that she had become accustomed to being served by Yeoul without realizing it, she got up from her seat and brought the gift that she had left on one side.
The gift that was inside the paper bag, it was right there.
“Alcohol?”
It was alcohol.