Chapter 97: A Princess, Delinquent and Fox Visit The Crimson Rooster!
The Crimson Rooster was located twty metres to the south of the tailors, with quite a rustic look. The facade of the building was clad with thick red-coloured timbers while a small stone pathway led up to the main doors, which were a large painted sign with the name on it in the same crimson shade as the timbers.
However, it seemed quite popular, with the first floor completely packed, while the second floor seemed empty; the momt Ryuji and his party approached the door, a beautiful woman in a red rooster outfit, ev a small feathered tail poking from her buttocks made it look amusing, greeted them.
"Welcome to the Crimson rooster!" She said cheerfully while adjusting her large breastplate. "I am Roostina; may I ask if you have booked a table or are members of the advturer's guild?" She questioned with a smile, ev wh she eyed Yumiko's fluffy ears.
It was th that Liana stepped forward and took out a strange crimson plate; the momt Roostina saw it, she gasped. "Oh my, a VVIP! Welcome, dear customer and patron! Please follow me to your special box on the second floor!"
Eh? What's going on!? Ryuji felt confused as they were guided through the busy first floor filled with noise and people joying their meals. The second floor suddly cut off all sound, like magic was blocking the other floor from affecting their meals. There were only one or two people who ate in their small cubicles, but at the ctre, a huge red room appeared.
That seemed to be Liana's private dining room!
"Is this alright? You have not brought anyone in a long time, Your Highness..." Roostina looked concerned for her mistress.
"No worries, today is a special occasion. Firstly, I need a bottle of the 34-year-old Azure Divine Dew wine, with a double helping of my usual. The man is an important guest of mine, so please make a copy of my plate for him." Liana whispered to Roostina.
While Ryuji and Yumiko joyed the feeling of a rather strange chick restaurant, it also had a feeling of home for them. To see the fried chick and modern style of service and food. They couldn't help but feel the influce of the kingdom, summoning people from their world.
This feeling caused Yumiko to feel confused because she had visited nowhere like this in her memory. Yet everything came as second nature to her as she prepared the dipping sauces and various condimts as if they were her favourites.
"Yumiko, it feels so relaxing here."
"It does. I don't understand why, but I felt tight in my chest, a sse of happiness and loss at the same time."
"Really? Maybe you are just that excited to try the unknown food?" Ryuji knew that this might be the forgott feelings of the teacher Yumiko coming to the surface; after all, she always seemed to eat alone wh he came to register and sign documts. She was the only one in the room eating alone, like a victim of bullying.
"Maybe? The smell of this is rather ticing, and I can't wait to try it!" The large wood tub of freshly fried chick in front of them made her lick her lips.
Ryuji laughed but couldn't wait either! However, he felt the differce in materials and how this medieval fried chick was nothing like the ones created in his world. The rustic and homely feel of it was ough.
If my mother or Alex knew I had fried chick in another world... He chuckled wh imagining his frids' surprised looks.
Liana had be watching them interact. Yet, despite being from another world, they had adapted to this world far quicker than the others she had witnessed. Though she wondered wh Yumiko would realise she was also a hero. Because Alice and Alan waited to reveal the topic and why Ryuji became her Chos instead of Alan.
"But it makes my guilt only grow each momt I see her face," Liana whispered. She realised this was her fault and the error she made might have caused them both to suffer in the future.
The meal began with a huge wood bucket with the most succult chick, with well-spiced fried skin increasing the taste. While two pots of a thick dark brown gravy added to the flavour, it was truly delicious, and Ryuji felt it surpassed ev the most successful chains in his previous world, with just the standard chick.
Liana seemed to like the sweet barbecue chick bites, while Yumiko just wolfed down anything and everything. "Mmmm, so good... This is incredible!"
"Princess Liana, how did they create this recipe?" Ryuji asked while munching on the crispy leg.
"Ah, well... It is said that the founder was from your world, and a few recipes were discovered in his memories. However, we have lost most of it and thanks to a passionate mage who lost his ability to fight, he took up the mantle to discover the fifte spices and special ingredits to create this unique bld that only our kingdom has!"
"Damn... Why couldn't you have summoned me with a knowledge skill or something." Ryuji thought deeply, wanting to know what they did, or ev better if he could create chick like this, would he need to eat the horrible rations tak to the dungeon?!
"Ryuji, why are you drooling so much? Here, have more gravy." Yumiko smiled as she poured the rich sauce over his bowl.
"Ah, thanks... I just wonder if I can cook like this wh I go to the dungeon?"
"The dungeon is a harsh place filled with many dangers; you should be focused on survival, not on food." Liana sighed and couldn't believe how much of a simpleton this hero was. Yet, his words and sincere eyes made her feel a tight ssation in her chest, wanting to fulfil his desire ev if it was impossible.
"Hmm, I agree with Liana." Yumiko felt the same, but the feeling of eating this food in the dungeon also made her hopeful. "Ryuji, let's have Ryo learn how to make it!"
"Ah, I'm sorry... It was a silly request." Ryuji didn't mean to trouble or upset his party members, so he shook his head in embarrassmt.
"No, no... he is a cook, right? Th wouldn't it be ev tastier than this because of Heroes getting a slight befit over the natives?" Liana spoke without realising how these words sounded, but the momt Yumiko heard it, she couldn't help but feel depressed and hug Ryuji.
"We have a goal! No more nasty rations in the dungeon or dried meat that tastes of the stale bag!" Yumiko announced while waving her chick leg as if she had a sword in her hand, a resolute expression on her face.
With their grand design to have fried chick during dungeon dives, Ryuji and Yumiko finally calmed down, and the meal soon reached its climax.
The meat was so tder and juicy that it almost fell apart in their mouths. It was so tder it needed no knife to slice, and Ryuji ev wondered what it was but refrained from asking after learning it was a monster.
"Now that we've eat, I would like to go to the guild and th see what kind of things the artisans have for sale," Ryuji added, cleaning his teeth with a wood pick and eating the strange hard candy mint to cleanse his mouth.