It happened at noon business hours.
"Ah, customers! Forget things!"
After finishing the meal, paying for it and noticing that there was a large bag on the floor of the guest seat where he tried to leave, Hayaki hurried to speak to the customer.
"Ah!? It..."
In Hayashi's words, a customer with doggy ears who had already knocked at the door with a satisfied face! The door closes with a glimpse of him in his face saying:
"Ahhh..."
Hayaki accidentally leaks words.
Only once a week, Saturday, can guests come to this different world cafeteria, and once they return, the door will appear again, unable to come until the next Saturday.
Naturally, it will be at least a week before I can return my forgotten belongings. But...
"... raw stuff, right? This."
It would have been made over there, if I lifted the coarse hemp bag of my eyes, it would be very heavy. It's a sighting, but it looks like it could be more than 1 kg. And a little, but it smells like blood.
Open the bag and glance inside to see what's in it.
"... meat?
What I saw inside was a large chunk twisted with something leafy.
I did pink. It looked like some kind of meat.
"Whoa, what's up? Anything wrong?
Instead of cleaning up the dishes, the shopkeeper, who noticed Hayashi with the mysterious bag, comes to see as he gives Aretta the dish he could.
And to the shopkeeper who came, Hayaki explains the situation.
"Uncle, what shall I do? I forgot about this, but I only want it raw."
I'm not sure what meat it is, but meat...... that is raw.
At least it wouldn't be a good idea to leave it intact in the dining room.
"Well... let's just put it in the fridge."
The owner also notices it and decides to temporarily store it in the kitchen fridge.
And night.
"But meat... what to do"
The shopkeeper, who opened that package taken out of the refrigerator and took out the contents, twists his head wondering what was wrong with what had come out.
What came out, as expected, was meat.
Pink and fat-free, chunks of meat.
I don't know what kind of animal meat it was originally, but the shopkeeper considers that it would probably be around the breast.
"... but you've never seen meat before."
However, the owner does not recognize what kind of meat the meat is, including the various ingredients he regularly buys from Tomas.
When I think about it, it was a brown-skinned guest who forgot to go, so maybe it's rare meat, only available far from the Wang capital where Tomas lives.
"Well, what is it..."
Store owners worry about ingredients they've never dealt with before.
It's not until a week or sooner that a forgotten guest can pick this up. Considering it's raw, I don't feel comfortable in the fridge.
"It's meat, and what do you keep in the freezer?
"No, because there's a lot of it. It's okay to freeze it in our freezer until the next time, but we'll have to eat frozen meat all at once over there."
To Hayashi's words, he shook his head and the shopkeeper replied.
"Really? You know, a lot of women with long ears buy pudding and grilled rice balls, right?
To the words of the store owner, Hayaki also tilts his neck to listen back.
I heard that the lizard people who bring home three extra large omelettes are eating with the whole tribe, but are they behaving like family too?
"No, thank you. I'm not sure, but they're saving it with magic that won't spoil. I don't know what's going on over there, but I can't do it normally."
In those words, the shopkeeper also recalls a story he heard before from the magician's grandfather, a regular since the beginning of the Dining Room in the Other World.
Apparently there is a magic that doesn't let food rot after a hundred years instead of sunshine.
However, it seems to be fairly advanced sorcery, and all you can use is a handful of sorcerers of considerable strength, or elves whose species itself is excellent sorcerers.
... The former is the customer who brings back the pudding, and the latter is the customer who brings back the grilled rice balls, the mage's grandfather said.
"Uh... right. I haven't heard much about magic not letting food rot.
I thought Sarah said she had some magic items left over from the elves that were surprisingly expensive. "
Aletta nods to the word and affirms that she has come to work at Sarah's and knows just a little bit about magic.
I taught Sarah all sorts of things as an adventurer and Shea, a courtier of the Chamber of Commerce dealing with magic items.
Now we know that all sorts of things in this different world cafeteria are something that isn't a magic item.
"But then what..."
Then think of the chunks of meat placed in front of you.
I know who forgot. A customer who always asks for a spanish omelet with brown skin and ears and tails like a dog or cat.
Based on previous experience, they will come back next week or again next week, but I don't think they are very familiar with magic.
It would be nice to save it at the store until my next visit, but that would make it difficult for me to bring it back.
"... but jerk off and see? Better than rotting in vain."
That's what the store owner concludes.
I don't have to wonder if I can put my hands on the customer's forgotten things, but I don't care how they are, so it's early and a week before I pick them up next.
I just have to process it into something that is good for preservation even over there.
"... can you?
"Oh. My grandfather was a man who couldn't help but try to make his own good food once. I dated a couple of times, too."
The shopkeeper nods and answers the inquiry of Hayashi.
Yes, that's what my predecessors said.
From my childhood, I remember making all kinds of dishes at home and in stores on holiday Sundays that I don't usually make.
It was very well done, and while there was something that I started to add to the new menu at some point or put out on a daily basis, it failed or didn't work.
After all, you should buy it. It's a good reminder that there were several substitutes that became.
"Heh..."
Seeing a natural smile on the face of the shopkeeper speaking that way, Hayaki somehow perceives that as an important memory.
"Well, in a week you'll be able to make it, and it's been a long time since I've smoked it, but you want to try it"
And the store owner who remembered that shows motivation.
I'm sure Jerky liked his grandfather a lot and he should have tried a lot of things with all kinds of meat.
I'm sure some recipes will go with the meat in front of you.
"Oh, I don't know what to do..."
Adelia remembered seven days ago in front of the door of the other world cafeteria, as usual, and hesitated to enter.
The hang-up was that Adelia defeated the flying dragon that appeared in the city.
It mimics the appearance of God, but it has no intelligence, no dragon exhalation, and it is difficult to fight with its fierce and flightless, flying dragons are monsters that are also called false dragons and are feared.
Therefore Adalia dropped the flying dragon with wings and nails, tails, and legs that he had gained more from the power of God.
Fei Long is a troublesome beast, but he is very useful.
Scales are in harder armor than iron, leather is in a very sturdy coat, bones and tendons are in materials that make tough bows...
The flying dragon, who fell to the ground with his head smashed with a kick of Adelia's full body that shone through the sky with the wings of a dragon, was dismantled and given to the people of the city.
And at that time, I was given a lot of meat, at least to Adelia, whose flesh was stronger than the weapons made from the Fei Long.
Adelia and the beast man. I don't hate meat, I don't hate it, but there are limits to it.
It's a tough amount to keep eating even if it's salty dried meat, and it was too much for Adelia, who lives in a mountain by herself, even with the portion left to share with the Carlos and their clan.
Having trouble using it...... Adelia remembered a handful of 'friends' and decided to make a recommendation.
... It was fatal to recall that fact just after I left the door indulging in the food as usual.
Someone I knew there who talked a little bit about it said that the store owner would keep the customer's 'forgotten things' no matter how many years they were.
If you don't recognize it as a gift, you won't do anything to put your hands on it.
But unprocessed Flying Dragon meat is never a lasting substitute.
... Seven days now, I don't even know if I'm still eating.
"... but if you don't say it right,"
Never mind, put your hand on the door, open it.
When I knock through the door that sounds like usual with the chillin 'chillin', Aletta quickly realizes and looks surprised at the messenger-like horned offering of chaos.
"Welcome...... Ah, Mr. Adelia!... Um, can I have a word?
He said to let me know when the master arrives. About the last, the, the forgotten... "
"Yeah, fine... you know, I'm sorry. You're in trouble, that..."
Adelia answers Aletta's words with a frowned grin as troubled.
I still wondered if I was treating things as if I had forgotten more than I had forgotten to go without any explanation.
"Yeah...... yes. So the master made it into a preserved meal to store, so he wanted me to take it."
But the words that returned to such Adelia's words were also unexpected to Adelia.
"... saving food? Like dried meat?
To the word Adelia leans her neck.
I knew there were many other dishes in this store besides my favorite spanish omelette, but I had never heard of preserved foods.
"Yes. It looked like dried meat...... actually just a little bit because I'm not going to let my customers eat weird things.
I got it too, but it was delicious... so I'll show you to your seat. "
"That's right... ah"
Apparently, the meat I brought in wasn't in vain.
As I stroke my inner chest down on Aletta's words, then I want everyone in the store to eat as they are.
Aletta goes to get the owner before she answers that.
And soon the shopkeeper will come.
In his hand, he carries a bag containing the preserved food that Aletta said earlier.
"No, excuse me"
"Keep the raw meat on the boulder. Then I thought you might not hold it until I give it back..."
"No! No... Actually, I got a lot of meat that's a little rare and I can't eat it, so I thought I'd recommend it to the store owner... but I forgot to tell you that before..."
"What? Was it..."
To the words of Adelia, the shopkeeper also strokes down his inner chest.
Even though I thought it would be a good idea, I cooked my guests' forgotten items on my own. I can't argue with you if you say it's a problem.
"But then... he made it for the customer, what should we do?
I think the taste is fine. I tried just a little of it myself as a taste, but it tasted good.
But if the other person brings it as a recommendation, I think it would be rude to give it all back.
"No, it's what I originally had for you, and please keep eating"
Adelia also affirms it and returns to the store owner with a loose smile to eat her own recommendation.
"... uh-huh, bye. I got something a little rare, so what do you say we split it it up?
Often troubled, the shopkeeper tells Adelia such a conclusion.
I wonder if I will return all my original gifts, and this way, I can feel it making everything that I intended to return my own.
It was a suggestion to think about the area.
"Yeah? Fine... It's what I originally intended to give you..."
"... well, to tell you the truth, I also made this one because I wanted you to eat it"
To Adelia, who is still reluctant, the store owner repeats the words further.
"How many minutes, I've never had a jerky with that meat before, and I was just hoping to ask the people over there what they thought of the flavor.
Aletta... My employee told me it was delicious, and it might not fit my mouth, but could you give it a try?
"... ok, if you say so much..."
To the store owner's words, Adelia also finds it rude to refuse any more, and gives back a nod.
"Good. Then I'll bring it to you after dinner. So, can I order, ask?
The store owner smiles at the words of such Adelia and listens to the order.
"Oh, well... the usual"
"Yes, please wait a moment"
That's how I order my usual spanish omelet, and Adelia enjoys her meal.
... Then I received a 'souvenir' packed in a beautiful box and went home after noon.
The next day.
In a simple cabin, Adelia looks strangely at the souvenirs she received yesterday.
"This...... what is it?
The sack with the souvenir was a strange substitute that Adelia had never seen.
Clear enough to see the other side, not tied with strings, not stuck with paste, but closed perfectly.
(The owner said that if you pull the top part aside, you can open it, and if you pinch it with your finger where it is in the ring of the entrance part, you can close it)
Inside that bag where you can see the stuff inside, you can see brown, dry meat.
(dried meat......)
Thinly shredded, skipped water, dried meat.
Originally left by Adelia, it was made from fake dragon meat.
The meat, which was originally a fleshy pink color, was black as to how it was seasoned and browned like their own skin.
If you look closely, do you also wear spices? I can see something like puffiness and red dots.
Move your nose closer and check the smell, it's apparently togaran. There is also a mixture of the smell of fruit called Galeo, which is commonly used in dishes from different worlds.
the smell it mixes in is a nosy beast man
But unlike that, there is also a mixture of strange smells. In that dining room, the same smell that drifts from some dishes.
(Sure... same smell from the bottle placed on the table...? Sure, the one called Shaw Yu)
The smell determines what the dried meat in front of him looks like.
I heard from the store owner a long time ago that it was a seasoning used to season the food.
I remember it was salty and it didn't go well with the food in that store.
(... In the meantime, why don't you try it)
The meat itself is a rare fake dragon meat, but I don't really know how to season it.
But I don't even think that strange, delicious restaurant owner would give you something weird.
Decided, Adelia takes a piece of jerky in her hand...... bites.
(... yeah. soggy)
The first thing I feel is still strong salt gas.
Shoyu's, strangely flavored salt gas, unlike salt and spices, covers the surface and inside.
It was mixed with the spiciness of Togalan and the aroma of Galeo, making it a flavor unfamiliar to Adelia.
(... Ah, but it might be delicious)
And if I bit that jerky off with the strong jaw of the beast man, the flavor gradually changed.
Flying the water completely, the hard, dry meat contains the water in the mouth, and being shattered will smudge the taste of the meat that had fallen into it.
Meat of a fake dragon with either thin flavour or no fat.
However, it gradually transforms the meat itself into a soft flavour by mixing it with a strong flavoured flavour.
A strange flavor swallowed with crushed meat, like you want to keep chewing forever, disappears from your mouth.
If you ask me if I am satisfied, I cannot be satisfied.
If the meat disappears from your mouth, you will gradually lose the taste of jerky from your mouth.
It feels lonely and Adelia accidentally takes a new jerky and throws it into her mouth.
It disappeared once, that flavor returns again.
And Adelia, one silent, repeated it.
"... Ah, it's gone... too bad"
If you noticed, all the jerky that should have been full of transparent bags were gone.
If you stroke your stomach, you do feel satisfied there.
I feel indulgent enough, but I still don't think it's enough.
"Maybe next time I'll take it for a souvenir"
I don't have a chance to fight a fake dragon.
So next time I'm blessed with the luck of fighting and getting it again, this time I'll pay you right and ask you to make it.
Adelia was softly determined.