Chapter 60: 56 I can't miss the pleasure of eating while I'm on a business trip
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Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend
Her Suela Hendelberg
Memory Tris
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors
The coffee shop in Sakhalin, which I finally arrived at after many twists and turns to get here? I sat down in a chair for the first time in days.
I had adapted to the natural furniture, the ground, the rocks and the tree trunks, but I realized from the moment I sat down that a chair was better.
What would you like to drink?
"...... I don't know
You take the menu presented by Memoria while soaking in the cultural sensations after a long time.
But as soon as you look through the menu, you let out a sigh of resignation.
You feel like you're in a foreign restaurant.
I can read the menu itself.
But I have no idea which dish it's referring to.
What's kokihi?
Wasn't Marc a currency?
What's a Tom roll, and you want to roll it up because it looks American?
It's a parade of names that you won't know what to expect from a cursory reading.
Naturally, there is no good explanation or sample photos to help you guess the name of the menu.
It's not just a matter of what it is good, but you don't even know what it tastes like.
This may be the norm over here, but I don't have the challenger's spirit to say this is the way to go.
"Do you have anything coffee-y?
"What comes first, the taste or the look?
...... You have two choices, don't you have someone who has it both ways?
None.
"...... taste first
Okay, then let's order something light to eat.
Please.
It's just a matter of returning the menu to the memoria and asking for the standard Japanese coffee shop items, but it's a different world.
There is no coffee in the same kind of environment.
If you ask for something else, you'll likely get something different.
After a moment's thought, you decide to close your eyes for the worst and drink it with your eyes closed.
It's pretty Italian to look at.
Building technology with bricks is something that can be seen over there, so you can't blame them for the same kind of scene. How does it feel to be in a fantasy world in your world?
The closest thing I can think of is the feeling of being in a movie.
Memoria ordered from a European-looking blond man who was passing by and chatted with him until the goods arrived.
I might have said the same thing when I joined my current company, but that's a modern building and this one is a theory.
You choose your words, whether to call it togetherness or authenticity, and in the end, what comes out is a conventional line like that.
And I'm curious about your genetic structure. Over there, they would have a certain direction in terms of hair color, but here they don't seem to have one. Her hair is too colorful. Over there you could stand out as a blonde, but here there's no end to what you can do.
If you look out of the window pane, which is a bit poorer in quality than over there, you will see blonde hair as a matter of course, and green, blue, peach, silver and orange, a colorful scene that will eventually make you think that someone with seven different colors of hair will appear.
Jiro-san's color is one of the subdued colors in this world.
"I don't know if it's because of ...... that they recommended the weird colors.
Yes, that's about as low profile as you can get.
I agree, we didn't have to stick with brown for this one.
I remember the members of the underground mall who recommended various dyeing materials.
Among them, I gave an iron fist to a certain shop owner who recommended a color that was above the golden blonde hair, but I have no regrets.
Even though I said so with my mouth when I saw the real thing, I didn't have the heart to challenge myself enough to dye it blue or red.
Even if I could, it would be limited to blonde hair.
I chose this brown color for the concept of being inconspicuous, and I'm glad I did.
"There are a lot of beastmen out there.
"We're trying to be neutral, so their absence is a problem. If they're not there, it means there's something wrong with the trade.
"You mean international issues?
Yes, that would change the color of the merchants and the price of salt and wheat.
The next thing you'll notice is the lineup of non-human ears, dog-types, cat-types, bear-types, and rabbit-types that can be seen in Akihabara, seen through the colorful hair.
The only difference is that this one is a fake and this one is a natural product.
You can't discriminate, can you?
If all humans thought like Jiro, the world would be at peace.
"So it's still there?
"Yes, when you have an organization, you have factions, you have hierarchies. It's the same in every world.
Although it is not openly known, such stories can be found everywhere.
In Isreal's case, if people oppressed the beastmen by calling them half-bloods, the beastmen would look down on humans as an inferior race.
The rest is just a game of cat-and-mouse.
It's a cycle of hatred that's been used up in dramas and novels.
I heard there was such a faction in your organization just now, Eshley. I've heard that it's a militant humanitarian organization.
"Conventional. Nothing funny. Were we such noble creatures? I think people are flawed.
"There are a lot of people who act uninteresting. And I don't think there is a creature without flaws.
It must be.
Humans just got in trouble similar to this one, just a little differently as the Nazis oppressed the Jews, just a different color of skin than blacks or whites.
Disturbing as it is, I'm sure it's happening here too.
'Here you go, your order is ready.
"Thank you.
Alright, let's put all the gloomy talk on the side and enjoy an otherworldly meal.
......
"Then let's have it.
"This is the coffee-y stuff? It looks like tomato juice to me, but it's hot.
You'll know it when you drink it.
That takes courage.
So you reach for it, but it feels like a jab from another world.
Instead of the familiar black liquid, a red liquid was poured into the cups laid out by the clerk.
Its hue is not hot coffee, but rather warmed tomato juice to be consumed cold.
As I said the taste is the first priority, I brought the cup to my mouth and took a sip, feeling a visual discomfort as I thought the taste would be close to coffee.
The taste of coffee was definitely the taste of coffee.
The bitterness that spread out after a hint of acidity was definitely the coffee I had known.
A fraud.
That's just the way it is, it's a different world.
What about this one?
"It's like dried fruit over there,
"It looks like a complete jerky?
Don't worry. I'm sure it will go with that drink.
I drink what looks like red coffee and make a subtle expression.
Seeing that, Memoria chuckles.
It's certainly something you can drink if you don't mind the color.
The discomfort is still there, but it's not a problem as long as you try not to look at the contents.
As the bitterness spreads in your mouth, you want something else.
Then your eyes naturally go to the plate on the table.
It looks like jerky.
There's no way you can taste it with coffee.
This combination might be for some people, but I can say no.
Still, the bitterness in my mouth is unsettling.
Believing in the saying "when in Rome, do as the Romans say," you gently reach out your hand and pluck one of them and bring it to your mouth.
When you bite into it, your mouth is not filled with a salty taste, but a hint of sweetness.
The texture is not hard, but rather soft.
This is
"Surely it's dried fruit, what kind of fruit?
It's the dried fruit that grows in Trent.
What is it?
In terms of taste, it is a combination of coffee and fruit, a kind of three-o'clock snack, but it looks like a different combination of hot tomato juice and jerky.
The customers around you seem to be eating and drinking it as if it is an everyday taste.
In contrast, my mouth and eyes do not know what to do about the discomfort that can be felt.
...... I'll just have to get used to it.
"Please do so, because more than half of them are like this, if not all of them,
"Is that it? Is it sweet or sour when you think it's salty?
"You'll understand when you eat the other one.
This spicy stuff?
Yes, that's what I asked for with my drink.
"What does it taste like?
How about a little bit of fun?
"......
At first glance, what Memoria is drinking is like tea, but I can't take her words at face value since I'm aware of the fact that it doesn't necessarily taste the same as tea.
The poshness of Memoria's lack of facial expression is not fashionable for me right now.
It looks like a cookie with red jam on top.
The cookie and red sauce should look sweet even though it's red, but the cookie, which is the dough part, is fine.
The problem is the substitute on top.
This redness is not a jammy sheen, but more like bean paste.
From my visual perception, I'm guessing it's going to be spicy.
And the cookie dough is green, not brown.
At first glance, it also looks like there's matcha green tea in it.
Earth would have ended up with a matcha cookie with raspberry jam on top, but the subtle color difference says something different about my brain.
It's a ...... scam.
"But I thought it would fit.
"What's this look like, chocolate?
Once again, your taste buds are betrayed and words escape your lips.
Fearfully, I take one again and put it in my mouth, and a mildly sweet, bitter, almost chocolatey taste spreads in my mouth.
The cookie is a little hard, but it has a slightly bitter flavor, which is just right for me in terms of texture.
And the spicy red sauce has a texture like melted chocolate and a faintly sweet taste.
It certainly fits, but I'm not convinced.
Selfishly, everything tastes like something you'd find in a coffee shop, right?
"I can't tell you how it tastes, but it's not as good as it looks. I can't honestly say it's good.
"Is that the way it works?
"What about when Memoria goes to Earth?
Even in a coffee shop there are few customers in addition at the end seats.
When I asked if Memoria felt any sympathy for this taste gap, she gently put her cup back in the saucer and nodded her head in annoyance, "I thought the blood was delicious, but I don't know what else," she said.
I thought the blood tasted good, but I don't know what else.
Thank you for thinking the same thing in other worlds, let alone in all countries.
You're welcome.
But there seemed to be no sympathy, as Memoria answered clearly enough for me to hear, while keeping her voice low enough for people around her not to hear.
Talking about the meal, all I can say is that something is different.
I gave up and proceeded to drink what looked like this red coffee, thinking that saying more would not get us anywhere.
Speaking of which, although the ingredients in the dish Katsu cooked for me were from another world, the cooking methods are Japanese.
That may be why the discomfort was minimal.
Thanks to this, we're now suffering from the gap.
If this continues, Jiro-san will have that look on his face every time he eats.
"Is it that different?
There are similar vegetables and other alternatives, but they are not the same. That's why the cooking methods are different.
That's the way it should be.
Sip the red coffee again.
It is indeed true if you ask me.
Stories that go to these other worlds usually have similar ingredients and similar cooking methods.
The protagonists ate things as if there was no such thing as a gap.
But if you think about it, this is a different world.
The environment is similar, but not the same.
Just like on earth, where humans thrive, there are also beastmen, elves, dragons, and hexenbiests who got here based on a different evolutionary theory than on earth.
It would not be surprising if it affected not only living creatures but also plants.
In our world, perhaps it wouldn't be surprising if pepper were as sweet as sugar.
This cup of coffee has shattered my preconceived notion that food is the same.
The first result of my business trip was not a battle with a bear or contact with the inhabitants of another world, but I never thought it would be something similar to coffee.
By the way, what's the name of this coffee-like drink?
"This is Marc.
"Marc, hey.
Like it?
I thought it would be a good way to wake up.
I didn't think it was an item with the same name as the coin.
Then I wondered about the name of this coffee-marketing device.
What's the name of the spices? If the name of the sugar or salt is wrong, it's a problem.
Sugar is sugar here too, but I thought you wouldn't mind. Thanks to the magic tool, we can communicate with each other, because the magic tool conveys nuance and allows for verbal communication, so if they refer to the same thing, they can communicate with each other in different languages.
Isn't that bad?
I'll be speaking Japanese and they'll be speaking our official language.
Don't you think I'm going to be caught and exposed?
Jiro would have had a conversation with Eshley. It's something that won't make you feel uncomfortable at all. As long as they're not the top mage in the court, they're fine.
While drinking tea to relieve her worries, Memoria denies it.
The thing that Jiro-san is worried about is a low-grade mage tool. I prepared it for you, so you can rest assured that it's safe, okay?
For your information, let me ask you, what's this guy's price, by the way?
"...... Nicoli
"Ok fine, I'll be careful not to break it
"It would be a relief for me if you did.
It's not something that can be handed over so easily with such high performance.
So I picked up the magic tool by my ear and asked the price, but I decided it was best not to ask the smiling memoria, so I said I'd just be careful and ended the topic.
There's only a few marques left.
I drank it slowly so it's cooled down, but it tastes fine.
I forgot to mention that this is a good place, so the price is high. So I think it's time to stop drinking marc for a while.
"Say something like that before you finish your drink.
d*mn it, I thought it would be all right.
It's no wonder there are so few customers, only well-dressed ones.
The chairs and tables are very good, if not exceptional, in the store.
Looking at the bottom of your empty cup, you think it's a waste.
Sugar is a luxury item here.
"How much is it over there?
"It would be about 1,500 yen per mark.
"...... is going to be the main drink over here,
It's ale here. Unlike over there, it's room temperature and lukewarm, but it's about ¥150 there.
"Ale instead of lukewarm beer, or do you really want to learn some magic to support my comfort food?
"There's plenty of free time on the road, so shall I teach you some simple freezing magic?
"And while you're at it, let's talk about building a fire.
It's going to be a worthwhile trip.
That's totally true.
As I dined at such a restaurant, the first thing that popped into my head was the question of whether I could get a receipt.
It's not that I'm not short of money, but I wanted to keep my expenses down as much as possible, so I laughed at my salaryman's thinking and decided that I couldn't drink for a while, and hoped instead that I would be on the side of the salaryman, but there was no way I could hope for a super-cool drink in this world without such conveniences as a refrigerator or a server, so the drawback was Presented with it, you'll have to deal with it privately.
This is going to be a truly unique experience.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, with a girlfriend
Her Suela Hendelberg
Memory Tris
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors
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Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend
Her Suela Hendelberg
Memory Tris
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors
The coffee shop in Sakhalin, which I finally arrived at after many twists and turns to get here? I sat down in a chair for the first time in days.
I had adapted to the natural furniture, the ground, the rocks and the tree trunks, but I realized from the moment I sat down that a chair was better.
What would you like to drink?
"...... I don't know
You take the menu presented by Memoria while soaking in the cultural sensations after a long time.
But as soon as you look through the menu, you let out a sigh of resignation.
You feel like you're in a foreign restaurant.
I can read the menu itself.
But I have no idea which dish it's referring to.
What's kokihi?
Wasn't Marc a currency?
What's a Tom roll, and you want to roll it up because it looks American?
It's a parade of names that you won't know what to expect from a cursory reading.
Naturally, there is no good explanation or sample photos to help you guess the name of the menu.
It's not just a matter of what it is good, but you don't even know what it tastes like.
This may be the norm over here, but I don't have the challenger's spirit to say this is the way to go.
"Do you have anything coffee-y?
"What comes first, the taste or the look?
...... You have two choices, don't you have someone who has it both ways?
None.
"...... taste first
Okay, then let's order something light to eat.
Please.
It's just a matter of returning the menu to the memoria and asking for the standard Japanese coffee shop items, but it's a different world.
There is no coffee in the same kind of environment.
If you ask for something else, you'll likely get something different.
After a moment's thought, you decide to close your eyes for the worst and drink it with your eyes closed.
It's pretty Italian to look at.
Building technology with bricks is something that can be seen over there, so you can't blame them for the same kind of scene. How does it feel to be in a fantasy world in your world?
The closest thing I can think of is the feeling of being in a movie.
Memoria ordered from a European-looking blond man who was passing by and chatted with him until the goods arrived.
I might have said the same thing when I joined my current company, but that's a modern building and this one is a theory.
You choose your words, whether to call it togetherness or authenticity, and in the end, what comes out is a conventional line like that.
And I'm curious about your genetic structure. Over there, they would have a certain direction in terms of hair color, but here they don't seem to have one. Her hair is too colorful. Over there you could stand out as a blonde, but here there's no end to what you can do.
If you look out of the window pane, which is a bit poorer in quality than over there, you will see blonde hair as a matter of course, and green, blue, peach, silver and orange, a colorful scene that will eventually make you think that someone with seven different colors of hair will appear.
Jiro-san's color is one of the subdued colors in this world.
"I don't know if it's because of ...... that they recommended the weird colors.
Yes, that's about as low profile as you can get.
I agree, we didn't have to stick with brown for this one.
I remember the members of the underground mall who recommended various dyeing materials.
Among them, I gave an iron fist to a certain shop owner who recommended a color that was above the golden blonde hair, but I have no regrets.
Even though I said so with my mouth when I saw the real thing, I didn't have the heart to challenge myself enough to dye it blue or red.
Even if I could, it would be limited to blonde hair.
I chose this brown color for the concept of being inconspicuous, and I'm glad I did.
"There are a lot of beastmen out there.
"We're trying to be neutral, so their absence is a problem. If they're not there, it means there's something wrong with the trade.
"You mean international issues?
Yes, that would change the color of the merchants and the price of salt and wheat.
The next thing you'll notice is the lineup of non-human ears, dog-types, cat-types, bear-types, and rabbit-types that can be seen in Akihabara, seen through the colorful hair.
The only difference is that this one is a fake and this one is a natural product.
You can't discriminate, can you?
If all humans thought like Jiro, the world would be at peace.
"So it's still there?
"Yes, when you have an organization, you have factions, you have hierarchies. It's the same in every world.
Although it is not openly known, such stories can be found everywhere.
In Isreal's case, if people oppressed the beastmen by calling them half-bloods, the beastmen would look down on humans as an inferior race.
The rest is just a game of cat-and-mouse.
It's a cycle of hatred that's been used up in dramas and novels.
I heard there was such a faction in your organization just now, Eshley. I've heard that it's a militant humanitarian organization.
"Conventional. Nothing funny. Were we such noble creatures? I think people are flawed.
"There are a lot of people who act uninteresting. And I don't think there is a creature without flaws.
It must be.
Humans just got in trouble similar to this one, just a little differently as the Nazis oppressed the Jews, just a different color of skin than blacks or whites.
Disturbing as it is, I'm sure it's happening here too.
'Here you go, your order is ready.
"Thank you.
Alright, let's put all the gloomy talk on the side and enjoy an otherworldly meal.
......
"Then let's have it.
"This is the coffee-y stuff? It looks like tomato juice to me, but it's hot.
You'll know it when you drink it.
That takes courage.
So you reach for it, but it feels like a jab from another world.
Instead of the familiar black liquid, a red liquid was poured into the cups laid out by the clerk.
Its hue is not hot coffee, but rather warmed tomato juice to be consumed cold.
As I said the taste is the first priority, I brought the cup to my mouth and took a sip, feeling a visual discomfort as I thought the taste would be close to coffee.
The taste of coffee was definitely the taste of coffee.
The bitterness that spread out after a hint of acidity was definitely the coffee I had known.
A fraud.
That's just the way it is, it's a different world.
What about this one?
"It's like dried fruit over there,
"It looks like a complete jerky?
Don't worry. I'm sure it will go with that drink.
I drink what looks like red coffee and make a subtle expression.
Seeing that, Memoria chuckles.
It's certainly something you can drink if you don't mind the color.
The discomfort is still there, but it's not a problem as long as you try not to look at the contents.
As the bitterness spreads in your mouth, you want something else.
Then your eyes naturally go to the plate on the table.
It looks like jerky.
There's no way you can taste it with coffee.
This combination might be for some people, but I can say no.
Still, the bitterness in my mouth is unsettling.
Believing in the saying "when in Rome, do as the Romans say," you gently reach out your hand and pluck one of them and bring it to your mouth.
When you bite into it, your mouth is not filled with a salty taste, but a hint of sweetness.
The texture is not hard, but rather soft.
This is
"Surely it's dried fruit, what kind of fruit?
It's the dried fruit that grows in Trent.
What is it?
In terms of taste, it is a combination of coffee and fruit, a kind of three-o'clock snack, but it looks like a different combination of hot tomato juice and jerky.
The customers around you seem to be eating and drinking it as if it is an everyday taste.
In contrast, my mouth and eyes do not know what to do about the discomfort that can be felt.
...... I'll just have to get used to it.
"Please do so, because more than half of them are like this, if not all of them,
"Is that it? Is it sweet or sour when you think it's salty?
"You'll understand when you eat the other one.
This spicy stuff?
Yes, that's what I asked for with my drink.
"What does it taste like?
How about a little bit of fun?
"......
At first glance, what Memoria is drinking is like tea, but I can't take her words at face value since I'm aware of the fact that it doesn't necessarily taste the same as tea.
The poshness of Memoria's lack of facial expression is not fashionable for me right now.
It looks like a cookie with red jam on top.
The cookie and red sauce should look sweet even though it's red, but the cookie, which is the dough part, is fine.
The problem is the substitute on top.
This redness is not a jammy sheen, but more like bean paste.
From my visual perception, I'm guessing it's going to be spicy.
And the cookie dough is green, not brown.
At first glance, it also looks like there's matcha green tea in it.
Earth would have ended up with a matcha cookie with raspberry jam on top, but the subtle color difference says something different about my brain.
It's a ...... scam.
"But I thought it would fit.
"What's this look like, chocolate?
Once again, your taste buds are betrayed and words escape your lips.
Fearfully, I take one again and put it in my mouth, and a mildly sweet, bitter, almost chocolatey taste spreads in my mouth.
The cookie is a little hard, but it has a slightly bitter flavor, which is just right for me in terms of texture.
And the spicy red sauce has a texture like melted chocolate and a faintly sweet taste.
It certainly fits, but I'm not convinced.
Selfishly, everything tastes like something you'd find in a coffee shop, right?
"I can't tell you how it tastes, but it's not as good as it looks. I can't honestly say it's good.
"Is that the way it works?
"What about when Memoria goes to Earth?
Even in a coffee shop there are few customers in addition at the end seats.
When I asked if Memoria felt any sympathy for this taste gap, she gently put her cup back in the saucer and nodded her head in annoyance, "I thought the blood was delicious, but I don't know what else," she said.
I thought the blood tasted good, but I don't know what else.
Thank you for thinking the same thing in other worlds, let alone in all countries.
You're welcome.
But there seemed to be no sympathy, as Memoria answered clearly enough for me to hear, while keeping her voice low enough for people around her not to hear.
Talking about the meal, all I can say is that something is different.
I gave up and proceeded to drink what looked like this red coffee, thinking that saying more would not get us anywhere.
Speaking of which, although the ingredients in the dish Katsu cooked for me were from another world, the cooking methods are Japanese.
That may be why the discomfort was minimal.
Thanks to this, we're now suffering from the gap.
If this continues, Jiro-san will have that look on his face every time he eats.
"Is it that different?
There are similar vegetables and other alternatives, but they are not the same. That's why the cooking methods are different.
That's the way it should be.
Sip the red coffee again.
It is indeed true if you ask me.
Stories that go to these other worlds usually have similar ingredients and similar cooking methods.
The protagonists ate things as if there was no such thing as a gap.
But if you think about it, this is a different world.
The environment is similar, but not the same.
Just like on earth, where humans thrive, there are also beastmen, elves, dragons, and hexenbiests who got here based on a different evolutionary theory than on earth.
It would not be surprising if it affected not only living creatures but also plants.
In our world, perhaps it wouldn't be surprising if pepper were as sweet as sugar.
This cup of coffee has shattered my preconceived notion that food is the same.
The first result of my business trip was not a battle with a bear or contact with the inhabitants of another world, but I never thought it would be something similar to coffee.
By the way, what's the name of this coffee-like drink?
"This is Marc.
"Marc, hey.
Like it?
I thought it would be a good way to wake up.
I didn't think it was an item with the same name as the coin.
Then I wondered about the name of this coffee-marketing device.
What's the name of the spices? If the name of the sugar or salt is wrong, it's a problem.
Sugar is sugar here too, but I thought you wouldn't mind. Thanks to the magic tool, we can communicate with each other, because the magic tool conveys nuance and allows for verbal communication, so if they refer to the same thing, they can communicate with each other in different languages.
Isn't that bad?
I'll be speaking Japanese and they'll be speaking our official language.
Don't you think I'm going to be caught and exposed?
Jiro would have had a conversation with Eshley. It's something that won't make you feel uncomfortable at all. As long as they're not the top mage in the court, they're fine.
While drinking tea to relieve her worries, Memoria denies it.
The thing that Jiro-san is worried about is a low-grade mage tool. I prepared it for you, so you can rest assured that it's safe, okay?
For your information, let me ask you, what's this guy's price, by the way?
"...... Nicoli
"Ok fine, I'll be careful not to break it
"It would be a relief for me if you did.
It's not something that can be handed over so easily with such high performance.
So I picked up the magic tool by my ear and asked the price, but I decided it was best not to ask the smiling memoria, so I said I'd just be careful and ended the topic.
There's only a few marques left.
I drank it slowly so it's cooled down, but it tastes fine.
I forgot to mention that this is a good place, so the price is high. So I think it's time to stop drinking marc for a while.
"Say something like that before you finish your drink.
d*mn it, I thought it would be all right.
It's no wonder there are so few customers, only well-dressed ones.
The chairs and tables are very good, if not exceptional, in the store.
Looking at the bottom of your empty cup, you think it's a waste.
Sugar is a luxury item here.
"How much is it over there?
"It would be about 1,500 yen per mark.
"...... is going to be the main drink over here,
It's ale here. Unlike over there, it's room temperature and lukewarm, but it's about ¥150 there.
"Ale instead of lukewarm beer, or do you really want to learn some magic to support my comfort food?
"There's plenty of free time on the road, so shall I teach you some simple freezing magic?
"And while you're at it, let's talk about building a fire.
It's going to be a worthwhile trip.
That's totally true.
As I dined at such a restaurant, the first thing that popped into my head was the question of whether I could get a receipt.
It's not that I'm not short of money, but I wanted to keep my expenses down as much as possible, so I laughed at my salaryman's thinking and decided that I couldn't drink for a while, and hoped instead that I would be on the side of the salaryman, but there was no way I could hope for a super-cool drink in this world without such conveniences as a refrigerator or a server, so the drawback was Presented with it, you'll have to deal with it privately.
This is going to be a truly unique experience.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, with a girlfriend
Her Suela Hendelberg
Memory Tris
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors
Word of the Day
For me, I'm supposed to be the one doing the food terrorism, but for some reason I feel like I'm being terrorized.
Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriendHer Suela HendelbergMemory TrisOccupation Dungeon Tester full-timeMagical aptitude 8 general classPost WarriorsThe coffee shop in Sakhalin, which I finally arrived at after many twists and turns to get here? I sat down in a chair for the first time in days.I had adapted to the natural furniture, the ground, the rocks and the tree trunks, but I realized from the moment I sat down that a chair was better.What would you like to drink?"...... I don't knowYou take the menu presented by Memoria while soaking in the cultural sensations after a long time.But as soon as you look through the menu, you let out a sigh of resignation.You feel like you're in a foreign restaurant.I can read the menu itself.But I have no idea which dish it's referring to.What's kokihi?Wasn't Marc a currency?What's a Tom roll, and you want to roll it up because it looks American?It's a parade of names that you won't know what to expect from a cursory reading.Naturally, there is no good explanation or sample photos to help you guess the name of the menu.It's not just a matter of what it is good, but you don't even know what it tastes like.This may be the norm over here, but I don't have the challenger's spirit to say this is the way to go."Do you have anything coffee-y?"What comes first, the taste or the look?...... You have two choices, don't you have someone who has it both ways?None."...... taste firstOkay, then let's order something light to eat.Please.It's just a matter of returning the menu to the memoria and asking for the standard Japanese coffee shop items, but it's a different world.There is no coffee in the same kind of environment.If you ask for something else, you'll likely get something different.After a moment's thought, you decide to close your eyes for the worst and drink it with your eyes closed.It's pretty Italian to look at.Building technology with bricks is something that can be seen over there, so you can't blame them for the same kind of scene.How does it feel to be in a fantasy world in your world?The closest thing I can think of is the feeling of being in a movie.Memoria ordered from a European-looking blond man who was passing by and chatted with him until the goods arrived.I might have said the same thing when I joined my current company, but that's a modern building and this one is a theory.You choose your words, whether to call it togetherness or authenticity, and in the end, what comes out is a conventional line like that.And I'm curious about your genetic structure. Over there, they would have a certain direction in terms of hair color, but here they don't seem to have one. Her hair is too colorful. Over there you could stand out as a blonde, but here there's no end to what you can do.If you look out of the window pane, which is a bit poorer in quality than over there, you will see blonde hair as a matter of course, and green, blue, peach, silver and orange, a colorful scene that will eventually make you think that someone with seven different colors of hair will appear.Jiro-san's color is one of the subdued colors in this world."I don't know if it's because of ...... that they recommended the weird colors.Yes, that's about as low profile as you can get.I agree, we didn't have to stick with brown for this one.I remember the members of the underground mall who recommended various dyeing materials.Among them, I gave an iron fist to a certain shop owner who recommended a color that was above the golden blonde hair, but I have no regrets.Even though I said so with my mouth when I saw the real thing, I didn't have the heart to challenge myself enough to dye it blue or red.Even if I could, it would be limited to blonde hair.I chose this brown color for the concept of being inconspicuous, and I'm glad I did."There are a lot of beastmen out there."We're trying to be neutral, so their absence is a problem. If they're not there, it means there's something wrong with the trade."You mean international issues?Yes, that would change the color of the merchants and the price of salt and wheat.The next thing you'll notice is the lineup of non-human ears, dog-types, cat-types, bear-types, and rabbit-types that can be seen in Akihabara, seen through the colorful hair.The only difference is that this one is a fake and this one is a natural product.You can't discriminate, can you?If all humans thought like Jiro, the world would be at peace."So it's still there?"Yes, when you have an organization, you have factions, you have hierarchies. It's the same in every world.Although it is not openly known, such stories can be found everywhere.In Isreal's case, if people oppressed the beastmen by calling them half-bloods, the beastmen would look down on humans as an inferior race.The rest is just a game of cat-and-mouse.It's a cycle of hatred that's been used up in dramas and novels.I heard there was such a faction in your organization just now, Eshley. I've heard that it's a militant humanitarian organization."Conventional. Nothing funny. Were we such noble creatures?I think people are flawed."There are a lot of people who act uninteresting. And I don't think there is a creature without flaws.It must be.Humans just got in trouble similar to this one, just a little differently as the Nazis oppressed the Jews, just a different color of skin than blacks or whites.Disturbing as it is, I'm sure it's happening here too.'Here you go, your order is ready."Thank you.Alright, let's put all the gloomy talk on the side and enjoy an otherworldly meal......."Then let's have it."This is the coffee-y stuff?It looks like tomato juice to me, but it's hot.You'll know it when you drink it.That takes courage.So you reach for it, but it feels like a jab from another world.Instead of the familiar black liquid, a red liquid was poured into the cups laid out by the clerk.Its hue is not hot coffee, but rather warmed tomato juice to be consumed cold.As I said the taste is the first priority, I brought the cup to my mouth and took a sip, feeling a visual discomfort as I thought the taste would be close to coffee.The taste of coffee was definitely the taste of coffee.The bitterness that spread out after a hint of acidity was definitely the coffee I had known.A fraud.That's just the way it is, it's a different world.What about this one?"It's like dried fruit over there,"It looks like a complete jerky?Don't worry. I'm sure it will go with that drink.I drink what looks like red coffee and make a subtle expression.Seeing that, Memoria chuckles.It's certainly something you can drink if you don't mind the color.The discomfort is still there, but it's not a problem as long as you try not to look at the contents.As the bitterness spreads in your mouth, you want something else.Then your eyes naturally go to the plate on the table.It looks like jerky.There's no way you can taste it with coffee.This combination might be for some people, but I can say no.Still, the bitterness in my mouth is unsettling.Believing in the saying "when in Rome, do as the Romans say," you gently reach out your hand and pluck one of them and bring it to your mouth.When you bite into it, your mouth is not filled with a salty taste, but a hint of sweetness.The texture is not hard, but rather soft.This is"Surely it's dried fruit, what kind of fruit?It's the dried fruit that grows in Trent.What is it?In terms of taste, it is a combination of coffee and fruit, a kind of three-o'clock snack, but it looks like a different combination of hot tomato juice and jerky.The customers around you seem to be eating and drinking it as if it is an everyday taste.In contrast, my mouth and eyes do not know what to do about the discomfort that can be felt....... I'll just have to get used to it."Please do so, because more than half of them are like this, if not all of them,"Is that it?Is it sweet or sour when you think it's salty?"You'll understand when you eat the other one.This spicy stuff?Yes, that's what I asked for with my drink."What does it taste like?How about a little bit of fun?"......At first glance, what Memoria is drinking is like tea, but I can't take her words at face value since I'm aware of the fact that it doesn't necessarily taste the same as tea.The poshness of Memoria's lack of facial expression is not fashionable for me right now.It looks like a cookie with red jam on top.The cookie and red sauce should look sweet even though it's red, but the cookie, which is the dough part, is fine.The problem is the substitute on top.This redness is not a jammy sheen, but more like bean paste.From my visual perception, I'm guessing it's going to be spicy.And the cookie dough is green, not brown.At first glance, it also looks like there's matcha green tea in it.Earth would have ended up with a matcha cookie with raspberry jam on top, but the subtle color difference says something different about my brain.It's a ...... scam."But I thought it would fit."What's this look like, chocolate?Once again, your taste buds are betrayed and words escape your lips.Fearfully, I take one again and put it in my mouth, and a mildly sweet, bitter, almost chocolatey taste spreads in my mouth.The cookie is a little hard, but it has a slightly bitter flavor, which is just right for me in terms of texture.And the spicy red sauce has a texture like melted chocolate and a faintly sweet taste.It certainly fits, but I'm not convinced.Selfishly, everything tastes like something you'd find in a coffee shop, right?"I can't tell you how it tastes, but it's not as good as it looks. I can't honestly say it's good."Is that the way it works?"What about when Memoria goes to Earth?Even in a coffee shop there are few customers in addition at the end seats.When I asked if Memoria felt any sympathy for this taste gap, she gently put her cup back in the saucer and nodded her head in annoyance, "I thought the blood was delicious, but I don't know what else," she said.I thought the blood tasted good, but I don't know what else.Thank you for thinking the same thing in other worlds, let alone in all countries.You're welcome.But there seemed to be no sympathy, as Memoria answered clearly enough for me to hear, while keeping her voice low enough for people around her not to hear.Talking about the meal, all I can say is that something is different.I gave up and proceeded to drink what looked like this red coffee, thinking that saying more would not get us anywhere.Speaking of which, although the ingredients in the dish Katsu cooked for me were from another world, the cooking methods are Japanese.That may be why the discomfort was minimal.Thanks to this, we're now suffering from the gap.If this continues, Jiro-san will have that look on his face every time he eats."Is it that different?There are similar vegetables and other alternatives, but they are not the same. That's why the cooking methods are different.That's the way it should be.Sip the red coffee again.It is indeed true if you ask me.Stories that go to these other worlds usually have similar ingredients and similar cooking methods.The protagonists ate things as if there was no such thing as a gap.But if you think about it, this is a different world.The environment is similar, but not the same.Just like on earth, where humans thrive, there are also beastmen, elves, dragons, and hexenbiests who got here based on a different evolutionary theory than on earth.It would not be surprising if it affected not only living creatures but also plants.In our world, perhaps it wouldn't be surprising if pepper were as sweet as sugar.This cup of coffee has shattered my preconceived notion that food is the same.The first result of my business trip was not a battle with a bear or contact with the inhabitants of another world, but I never thought it would be something similar to coffee.By the way, what's the name of this coffee-like drink?"This is Marc."Marc, hey.Like it?I thought it would be a good way to wake up.I didn't think it was an item with the same name as the coin.Then I wondered about the name of this coffee-marketing device.What's the name of the spices?If the name of the sugar or salt is wrong, it's a problem.Sugar is sugar here too, but I thought you wouldn't mind. Thanks to the magic tool, we can communicate with each other, because the magic tool conveys nuance and allows for verbal communication, so if they refer to the same thing, they can communicate with each other in different languages.Isn't that bad?I'll be speaking Japanese and they'll be speaking our official language.Don't you think I'm going to be caught and exposed?Jiro would have had a conversation with Eshley. It's something that won't make you feel uncomfortable at all. As long as they're not the top mage in the court, they're fine.While drinking tea to relieve her worries, Memoria denies it.The thing that Jiro-san is worried about is a low-grade mage tool. I prepared it for you, so you can rest assured that it's safe, okay?For your information, let me ask you, what's this guy's price, by the way?"...... Nicoli"Ok fine, I'll be careful not to break it"It would be a relief for me if you did.It's not something that can be handed over so easily with such high performance.So I picked up the magic tool by my ear and asked the price, but I decided it was best not to ask the smiling memoria, so I said I'd just be careful and ended the topic.There's only a few marques left.I drank it slowly so it's cooled down, but it tastes fine.I forgot to mention that this is a good place, so the price is high. So I think it's time to stop drinking marc for a while."Say something like that before you finish your drink.d*mn it, I thought it would be all right.It's no wonder there are so few customers, only well-dressed ones.The chairs and tables are very good, if not exceptional, in the store.Looking at the bottom of your empty cup, you think it's a waste.Sugar is a luxury item here."How much is it over there?"It would be about 1,500 yen per mark."...... is going to be the main drink over here,It's ale here. Unlike over there, it's room temperature and lukewarm, but it's about 150 there."Ale instead of lukewarm beer, or do you really want to learn some magic to support my comfort food?"There's plenty of free time on the road, so shall I teach you some simple freezing magic?"And while you're at it, let's talk about building a fire.It's going to be a worthwhile trip.That's totally true.As I dined at such a restaurant, the first thing that popped into my head was the question of whether I could get a receipt.It's not that I'm not short of money, but I wanted to keep my expenses down as much as possible, so I laughed at my salaryman's thinking and decided that I couldn't drink for a while, and hoped instead that I would be on the side of the salaryman, but there was no way I could hope for a super-cool drink in this world without such conveniences as a refrigerator or a server, so the drawback was Presented with it, you'll have to deal with it privately.This is going to be a truly unique experience.Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, with a girlfriendHer Suela HendelbergMemory TrisOccupation Dungeon Tester full-timeMagical aptitude 8 general classPost WarriorsWord of the DayFor me, I'm supposed to be the one doing the food terrorism, but for some reason I feel like I'm being terrorized.
