The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 88

Chapter.20 A Week in Korea

What Rurin was pointing at was the night view of the Han River Bridge and the buildings of Gangnam beyond. The sun had already set, and instead of the red sky, sparkling lights decorated Seoul and came into my eyes.

The lights twinkling here and there are a sight that can never be seen in the other world, including Great City, so it is natural that Lulin finds it fascinating.

“It is light. That’s right, it can be said to be a civilization created with advanced technology in a world without mana.”

“Is that so? “It doesn’t matter because I like things that sparkle.”

Rurin withdrew her hand from caressing her stomach and started rolling around on the mat again. It would be nice to just roll around on a mat, but my body goes out and comes back to the grass. Then, like a magnet, it comes back next to me and hugs me, and when I loosen my hands, it rolls over again. Then it rushes again.

After a while, when I finally didn’t refuse, he laid himself next to me and started looking at the light.

My stomach was full, the night view was beautiful, Rurin next to me seemed satisfied, and it was a happy time. I ate the Jjajangmyeon that I wanted so badly. There is nothing more I could ask for.

We lay like that for a while.

For a while.

It was later in the night that I woke up. After digesting the situation to some extent, I left the park carrying Lurin, who had started to doze off again.

The streets were already deserted.

“Gorolong gorolong.”

And the dragon’s breathing is also regular. After carrying Lulin for a while, he suddenly put her down.

“Hey, wake up.”

“Gorolong gorolong?”

Why does the sound of my breathing rise at the end? No, I already realized that I was pretending to sleep even before this.

“Did you get caught? “Sheesh.”

“What is Chet?”

“Because it feels so good to be carried by you!”

I grab Lurin’s head and shake it as she makes funny noises, and a delicious smell tickles my nostrils. Now that I think about it, the ship has already sunk. And I only ate one meal today. This is the moment when the law of total stomach mass comes into play. In other words, you need to eat more to gain strength.

So I looked for the epicenter of the smell. When I turned my head back, there was a 24-hour restaurant for drivers. The source of the smell is 100% there.

“This place is somehow similar to other restaurants in Gray City. “It’s not as good as our restaurant.”

“okay? It is true that the folksy atmosphere is similar to other restaurants in Gray City.”

It was a structure that looked similar to a tavern commonly found in Gray City. This restaurant is completely polar opposites. All the food is either delicious or not.

As it was getting late at night, this was the only place to fill my stomach, so I sat down at the table with Rurin.

Even though it is late at night, there are many men eating here and there. As expected from a restaurant for drivers, many men were seen eating alone.

Doesn’t the fact that there are a lot of people mean that the taste is guaranteed? There are several menus. After thinking about it for a while, my eyes settled on a menu that would be difficult to present in the other world.

It’s Cheonggukjang. Of course, I didn’t order two bowls of cheonggukjang because I thought Lurin would make a fuss and say she didn’t like it.

“Could you please give me one piece of Cheonggukjang and one piece of stir-fried pork?”

“sure. Please wait.”

As expected from a restaurant for drivers, the dishes we ordered were brought out to us quickly. The boiling Cheonggukjang is placed in an earthen pot.

Jeyuk Bokkeum is a delicious combination of red seasoning and sesame seeds. I just think it’s delicious. The smell of Cheonggukjang was quite delicious. I think there are many people who dislike this delicious smell. But I liked it. Of course, I don’t remember eating it in over 15 years.

Stir-fried pork and cheonggukjang. Eating these two foods really makes me feel like I’m back in my hometown. Both foods are intertwined with memories of my mother.

“Ugh! “You, that thing is rotten!”

But Rurin looked at my Cheonggukjang, plugged her nose, and frowned. This is the same reaction that foreigners often give.

“It’s not rotten, it’s just how food is supposed to be.”

As if to show Rurin off, I scooped up some Cheonggukjang and put it in my mouth. The pork, beans, and tofu inside spread in your mouth with a savory aroma. it’s good.

“Why are you eating strange things? Even if you have a stomach ache later, they won’t care! I will torment you when you are weak. Oh oh! Hehehe.”

He covers his nose and smiles evilly, wondering what he’s imagining.

When it comes to a dragon’s evil smile, it seems fitting that it usually comes after the idea of burning down a country, but somehow Lulin’s head only seems to have delusions of doing strange things to me when I’m sick… .

No, you won’t get a stomach ache after eating cheonggukjang, so it’s really a vain delusion.

“hey! “Don’t be weird and eat that.”

“But the smell is annoying!”

It’s an unexpectedly strong reaction.

“Just come here first. Now, try yours.”

“Mine? Doesn’t mine smell?”

Only then does he look at his stir-fried pork, which he had not even thought about eating due to the strong smell of cheonggukjang.

Pork (Uva) meat is one of Lurin’s favorite foods. There is no way I would hate it. Lurin stuck her nose in and sniffed, and when it smelled delicious, she nodded and took the spoon in her hand.

“This smells just like the food you used to cook.”

I guess so. Unlike cheonggukjang, stir-fried pork is a dish I often make.

“It doesn’t smell. Normally delicious. What you made is more delicious. But I don’t like that!”

Who would throw a stone at our dragon, who always claims that when he eats dishes other than what I cooked, the food I cooked tastes better? However, he still spewed hatred towards Cheonggukjang.

Why are you spewing such hatred?

“Then try this too. “It smells a bit, but it’s delicious?”

Now that things have come to this, my desire to taste Cheonggukjang at least once has soared. So we carried out a special service. He scooped up the meat, tofu, and soup on a spoon and held it out in front of Rurin.

“Now ah.”

“Ugh! “You, that’s disgusting!”

Then Lurin looked at me and the spoon and started to feel conflicted.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth.

“hate! “No matter how much you feed him, he won’t eat that.”

“Didn’t you say that what I eat at the Jajangmyeon restaurant during the day is delicious even if it doesn’t taste good? “Do you mean something different?”

“I do not know.”

Contrary to her firm denial, Lulin covered her mouth with both hands, probably remembering what she had said earlier. And frown.

“You really don’t know?”

“Don’t talk to me while you’re eating. Is this Uba? “It tastes the same.”

Suddenly, I seriously sample the stir-fried pork.

“What? “Turn your horse around?”

“It would have been okay if I hadn’t just said that anything I eat is good, but that was all just words?”

“Ugh.”

Lurin could not deny what she said and ended up covering her nose and opening her mouth. Like a dragon being dragged to some kind of execution site.

“That smells similar to the smell of food waste! “How much do you hate it when you always throw away the trash?”

I closed my eyes tightly and my body trembled. No, I would hate it to that extent. This is definitely a food to eat.

“Okay then.”

“Huh?”

“Open your eyes. “Why don’t we each eat something to eat?”

I acted cool and started eating Cheonggukjang again. The pork and beans inside combine to fill your mouth with a savory taste. If you mix it with rice, you have a delicious meal.

As I was eating like that, paying no attention to Lurin, Lurin looked as if her sense of values had been broken, held up her spoon, stopped, and quietly opened her mouth.

“Is it that delicious?”

“huh?”

“yes. I heard it’s delicious. “It just smells weird.”

A moment of silence.

“… I do not know!”

Eventually, I looked away again and started eating the stir-fried pork. Well, I’m not sure it will suit Rurin’s taste.

Because it is a very typical Korean food. However, it is not a food that has hugely divided opinions like Chinese stinky tofu or skate samhap.

“If you don’t know, that’s what you’re eating. “I’ll go to the bathroom and come back.”

I got up when I got a signal due to the influence of pouring drinks on me in the park.

“i get it.”

I left her nodding her head strongly and stopped by the bathroom to urinate. And while returning to the restaurant, I quickly hid myself.

Rurin looked around and, still covering her nose, carefully scooped up some Cheonggukjang with a spoon.

In that state, take the Cheonggukjang into your mouth. And eat it yum yum.

“Hoo?”

After letting out an exclamation for a moment, he covers his nose again and takes the spoon to the cheonggukjang. Does our gourmet dragon even appreciate the savory taste? Then, after putting Cheonggukjang in his mouth, he blows his nose and starts chewing yum yum.

I kept doing that over and over again. Before I know it, I’ve finished eating all of the stir-fried pork, and I’m ready to finish up the cheonggukjang as well.

“Hmm.”

Laughter comes out naturally. After refusing like that, I guess I couldn’t overcome my curiosity. The smell was strange, but it tasted good. Now, he was eating Cheonggukjang with a look of wonder on his face, but when he saw me, he stiffened.

And then he spits out the Cheonggukjang he was trying to eat in my face.

“Fuha!”

“Hey dude!”

“no. I do not know.”

“I don’t know what it is. Anyway.”

Rurin walked away from Cheonggukjang, acting like a fool. But the earthen pot was already almost empty.

***

And the next day. Mana recovered by about 50%.

Basic attack magic can be used as much as you like, and even magic that can turn the land into a sea of fire can be used, but summoning magic is still impossible.

Because it is the magic that consumes the most mana.

That means I still have to spend time here today. To be honest, I really wanted to quickly leave this land where all I could think about was my parents, but there was no way because there was a magical limit.

“uh?”

There was no Lurin in the bed, so I turned my head and saw an unbelievable scene unfolding.

He was combing his hair by himself. head. And in front of Rurin, a women’s magazine is lying open on the floor.

“Lurin.”

I called and only the gaze returned. And that too through a mirror. Have you mastered the art of looking into a mirror now?

“Lurin, please answer. “Answer me.”

“This body is busy right now!”

The fact that Rurin combs her hair by herself is an incredibly amazing thing. So much so that I thought it was a dream.

“you… “I ate something wrong, right?”

When I get closer and put my hand on her head, Rurin looks at the mirror with an expression that asks what that means.

“I ate the same thing as you.”

“Yeah, that’s true, but.”

“More than that, I like the mirror here. Let’s take this too. “Your hometown is strange, but things like a bed and a mirror are okay!”

While brushing my hair, I got up and started stroking the mirror. So much so that light comes out of the eyes. But fortunately, although the dragon spews fire from its mouth, its eyes do not emit light. The mirror was safe.

“Have you combed everything?”

“How are you?”

When I asked, Rurin started questioningly and stood up, finally showing her bare face instead of through the mirror.

My head is calm. Normally, he would have just woken up and wandered around with his hair full of hair, saying he was hungry.

I feel like Alice in Wonderland, but I can’t say anything about brushing my hair alone because it’s praiseworthy, and since they don’t tell me why, I can only guess that it has something to do with the magazine below Lulin.

Lulin snorted while waiting for an answer, so I nodded.

“well.”

The words and actions are different. Then Lulin puffs out his mouth.

“Let’s go get something to eat.”

When I turn my back, Lurin follows me.

“you?”

He still looks at me with his mouth puffed out. It has an expression like a sulking cat. Isn’t it a bit illegal for a dragon to make a cat’s face?

“You don’t like it? But in that book in your world, there was a book on how to style your hair. You become prettier… .”