“Qasim.”
“Yes, Steelho! ”
Qasim appeared with a fresh face again today. Chulho stares at Qasim, his eyes narrowed. He started growing a mustache that he had never had before.
Not only that, I brushed my hair beautifully and the clothes I was wearing were very glamorous.
“Well, these days, I guess. ”
“Excellent!”
“Yes, I'd like that. ”
Chulho smiles and opens his mouth to Kasim.
“In the subspace, perhaps, was there a spicy call? ”
“Spicy Cole is grown in a winter warehouse. Do you need it?”
“Well, yes. Bring only two roots. ”
“Yes!”
Chulho added, thinking for a moment.
“No, I'm coming with you. ”
Chulho and Qasim disappeared into subspace.
* * *
Subspace, Winter Warehouse.
It was just a quiet place where it rained in the past and it was freezing cold. But a lot has changed now.
Cough, cough, cough!
The penguins are jogging through a snowy field. Cheolho looked at them. A young penguin suddenly discovers a helmet, and as he sprints across my stomach, it slides over my eyes.
Chulho raised the baby penguin. Penguin limps, coughs, and cries, his head tilting. Maybe he's asking if Echo's not here.
After rubbing the boat, Cheolho lowered his gaze to the stream across the way.
In the winter warehouse, there was a long stream leading from the summer warehouse. Deep is pretty deep, and there was a big dead body of water where the penguins could soak.
The iron hole, which was quite impressed by the stream of the labyrinth in the past, had made its way through the entire labyrinth.
Cheolho headed into the middle of the stream. Swinging your hand lightly, you drill a circular hole.
Deep ice.
Pretty big fish were moving.
“Then, I'll get some herbs. ”
“Yes."
Qasim ran to Burinake.
Chulho looked into the water quietly, gesturing a few times.
* Splash, splash *
It was a melon fish the size of an arm. This gentle melon-scented creature was bred here because it was the perfect winter delicacy.
In the past, there was a fish called Smelt that resembled this one. When I ate fresh smelt, it smelled like watermelon.
Cheolho caught about six such melon fish.
Here you go.
All that matters now is the spicy call.
Spicy Cole was a rare spice that only grows in the extreme. Mostly grown on the Ice Shelf in the continent of Espan, the effect is to amplify the aroma.
It was basically used to kill monsters used by the snowmen who lived on the glacier. There were a variety of predators there, and in order to survive, we needed to strengthen our territory by amplifying the threatening scent.
It is also used for food, of course. Mainly used in small quantities to taste faint foods.
The difficulty of collecting is very high. So the roots of a moderately grown spicy call were equally expensive as a gold ingot.
like Chapran used in the real world of the past. Of course, the use used for food was different, but the common thing is that it was just a type of luxury used for the entertainment of wealthy nobles.
“Here you are, Mr. Steelho! ”
There were two well-groomed Spicy Cole roots on Qasim's hand that appeared recently.
It needs to be simmered with ingredients to make good use of it. Chulho, who was thinking of the bear, could definitely set a menu.
* * *
It was a matter of a few hours later that Kim Youngjin and Director Kim found a restaurant again.
Kim noticed that he was somewhat shy, unlike the last time.
Chulho knows he meant no harm. Loss is an emotion that sometimes makes others angry. That's why I was beaten with a smile.
“Welcome. Here you are again."
“Oh, yeah. ”
Kim Youngjin sat down, grabbing his neck. Then he winked at Chulho.
Chulho asked you to go hungry today.
Time is 8: 00 p.m. I've been starving for lunch, so I'm sure you're hungry enough.
Chulho went out to the back of the rice court for a moment, put charcoal from the world water in a small brazier, and set the fire inside.
The brazier was just the size of a small personal dining table, and the top of a square barrel was pierced.
Chulho placed the brazier in front of them.
Tara, tara, tara, tara.
The burning scent of charcoal grazed the tip of my nose.
Fragrance.
The strange aroma seemed to calm my mind somehow. He placed a large, deep cauldron on top of the brazier.
You spill the water from the jar into the cauldron. It was the water of the fig, the Spirit of Water King.
Kim slightly tilted his head.
“Something, this? ”
“Do you like fish? ”
“Fish?”
Kim nodded.
He especially liked to enjoy the subtle taste difference of white leather fish. It is a very light and faint joy for those who know how to enjoy.
My face became gloomy.
He can no longer feel the subtle taste of white meat.
Actually, it was in the beginning.
I just considered myself a pathetic old man who could not control his disappointment and poured alcohol.
Somehow, he lets out a sigh.
“What about the soup? ”
Then Cheolho asked him again.
“Soup is good. ”
Soup was also my favorite food. Plain potato soup and cream soup are good, too.
Chulho smiles and nods.
“I see.”
And by the time the water was boiling, it was filled with well-groomed white meat. It was about half the meat and half of the water.
Cheolho placed a sliced spicy call on top. It was enough for someone to think it was just spices.
Then, you sprinkle salt, and you put in some ingredients. However, I couldn't see it in Director Kim's eyes. It's because the pot lid hides its appearance in an exquisite manner.
Anyway.
It was actually a simple recipe. It was simple enough not to think of it as cooking.
“Well, you'll have to wait. ”
.
It was a couple of hours ago.
Somehow, Kim Young-jin became nervous, and Director Kim became more and more vacuous. Actually, it was out of common sense to call a guest and let them watch a pot with their arms boiled for two hours.
However, Chulho was at peace somehow. I just opened the lid and fixed my eyes on the newspaper, except for pouring a little more water.
“Hmmm.”
Director Kim coughed again. Suddenly, then. Across the table, two cutlery on the other side were noticeable.
Both of them seem pretty expensive.
Somehow, one of them was very short.
Before this world began, Kim visited several restaurants as a gourmet. That's why I was proud to know Carl well.
“Looks like you've been using that blade long enough. ”
It is not a habit of listening to others, but of muttering to them as if they were merely soliloquy.
Cheolho nods, smiling and smiling.
“Yes, I wrote quite a long time ago. ”
“What kind of knife was it? ”
“Ah. That was just a regular knife. I didn't make it specifically for cooking. ”
“Hmm.”
Chulho grabbed the knife. The knife made of scales from Aramir Lantero felt so refreshing whenever I held it.
“It's been a long time. When the blade is dull, it sharpens, cleans well, and keeps it rust-free. ”
“....... ”
“I treasured it, but it's getting shorter over time. That's too bad.”
Chulho waved his knife lightly with his memorable eyes.
Kim looked at it quietly and folded his arms.
“By the way, when will it be completed? I've already taken two hours. ”
“I see.”
Cheolho stood up just then.
Open the pot lid.
You reek of fish! Hook! Kim Youngjin had to tilt his head. With nothing in it, I just boiled the fish and water.
The fish in the pot was crumbled because it could not be cooked and turned into a shape that could not be found.
Cheolho first removed the contents of the pot into a small plate, one bowl at a time.
“Hmm?”
Kim was an unpleasant face. I couldn't even feel this kind of fish, but I felt like I was wasting my time.
But I was hungry.
And the aroma was too strong to call it a fish. I sniffed and sniffed.
It smelled clean and clean.
Pick up a spoon and put it in your mouth.
I tried chewing dirt, but I couldn't taste it either. However, there was a scent that filled my mouth.
Uh-huh.
Director Kim tried to taste the aroma in his mouth as he sprayed through his nose. I felt a fragrance bursting from my nose and an unspeakable sensation.
It was a fragrant melon aroma. I thought it was like I just sliced a melon and ate a mouthful of flesh that was dripping.
Gulp!
Director Kim swallowed without hesitation. Afterwards, the fragrance in my nose continued to make me smile.
“What's the name of this dish? ”
“Awesome.”
“Oh, my God?"
“Yes, you can think of it as a kind of fishery. ”
Director Kim opened his eyes and tried one more mouth.
Melon wasn't the only fragrance floating around in his nose. Various scents passed by while testing the senses.
He frowns for a long time with his eyes closed, his eyes open.
“Smelt?”
“You can call it a smelt. ”
“The melon smells stronger, so it's more melonfish than sea bass? ”
“That's correct.”
I smiled at Kim's face. Somehow he feels better, he opens his mouth again.
“It smells of garlic and ginger. ”
“That's right.”
“You must have chopped waves, too, huh? The onion tastes sweet, and the onion is melting because it's so sleepy. ”
Cheolho nods, quite astonished.
“That's right.”
“And it smells like the first time I've tasted it. Is this some kind of leafy vegetable? Herb?”
“Something like that."
However, it is the leaf of the world water.
“Hold on, hold on. ”
Director Kim folded his arms for a moment and closed his eyes again. I took a big drink and put it in my mouth to make sure I wasn't kicked in the castle.
After a long time of delight, his eyes flash open.
“And! Lemon! ”
“Oh.”
Cheolho also opened his eyes wide. Former foodies, they fit most of the things you can smell.
“Amazing. That's right, I squeezed a little lemon. ”
“The scent told me. I don't feel the flavor, but I feel like I can taste it if I eat it while remembering the aroma. This is, uh, Greek fish soup. Isn't that right?"
Director Kim said, "God." Next to him, Kim Young-jin only tilted his head with his eyes wide open. It was because he didn't feel that way.
“Something like that. in my own way. ”
Chulho smiled and said to Kim.
“Yes! Hahaha! This, this is delicious! ”
“I'm glad.”
Kim was delighted for a long time. Somehow I thought it was delicious.
By the time all that stuff is gone. Director Kim was able to eat something to fill his stomach in a very long time.
“Have dessert, too. ”
Chulho said, carving apple seeds. Director Kim nods. Then I looked at Cheolho's edible knife.
A short, thin knife was peeling the skin of the apple seed.
“Is that, like, going on? You have a better knife. ”
Chulho suddenly smiles bitterly, looking at the scale of Lantern.
“After a long time, there will come a day when everything will wear off. Someday this blade will be so thin, it might break in pieces. ”
Rectangle
“But that's how much I remember being with this knife in my head. So unfortunately, there's no choice in the matter. Even if it hurts, I have to accept it. ”
Chulho beautifully cut off the apple seeds and gave them to Director Kim, winking at one eye.
“....... ”
Director Kim shrugged his head.
Kim Youngjin looked into it and sent an OK sign looking at Cheolho. Cheolho smiled quietly because Kim Young-jin was fun.
Director Kim picked up an apple seed piece and put it in his mouth. Queek! Bite it. With a subtle taste, I can feel the fresh, sweet scent on my nose.
Then I looked at Cheolho and smiled.
“I see.”
The end.
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