Chapter 228 – Special Meal, Artemis’ Sincerity
Since the big operation was completed successfully, special meals were provided to city residents as always.
The menu was raw fish, and the process of deciding on it was a bit haphazard.
“Excuse me, manager.”
Seyoung came to the ryokan where I was staying.
Dressed in the same suit that Rose wore, she gave off an aura that made one believe she was her half-sister.
“Oh, you’re here.”
“Yes.”
Seyoung got very nervous when she saw me watering the garden in light clothes.
Is it because their personalities, lifestyles, and atmospheres are similar? I think it would be very picturesque if they were placed side by side in a twin concept.
“There’s nothing to be nervous about. Because it’s not business-related.”
For some reason, Seyoung was stiff, and her face was flushed.
“… That’s not why I was nervous.”
A voice that creeps so deep that not even I can hear it.
I asked her if there was anything on her special menu that she would like to eat.
“Ah, ahaha. That was it.”
“If I was going to talk about business, I wouldn’t have called you here.”
“That’s true too.”
“So what is the request?”
“My opinion doesn’t matter. If it is okay, we will collect the opinions of residents now.”
She said, taking an immobile posture that she didn’t even ask for.
“No, your opinion is the most important. So tell me anything.”
“But it’s food that everyone will eat.”
“I will take good care of your noble feelings. But what I’m curious about is what you want to eat.”
“Ugh…”
After fidgeting for a moment, she put her index fingers together and carefully opened her mouth.
“Second, chop…”
“Huh? “Speak a little louder.”
“Sushi! “This is it.”
Her voice, which she shouted as if she were cheering, suddenly quieted down.
“I think that would be a bit difficult. “It’s a dish that requires too much work to cook in a group.”
“Right, right?! “Of course it is!”
Seyoung nodded her head so loudly that the wind could be heard with her newly red face.
“I think I can eat sashimi instead.”
“…!”
Is it because of the gap in her usual neat appearance like Rose?
It was cute to see Seyoung suddenly regaining her color and swallowing her neck.
So the special menu for everyone to eat was decided to be raw fish.
Of course, since cultured meat technology is used, it is aged sashimi rather than freshly caught raw fish.
In any case, raw fish must be aged to retain its rich flavor and taste good.
When it comes to raw fish, there is an image that it is an expensive food that is difficult to distribute in large quantities, but that is not the case at all with cultivation technology.
First, there is no need for the skill of peeling fish, which accounts for the lion’s share of the price. This is because only intact meat is raised without bones.
Since the risk of parasites also disappears, it can be served at corporate dinners where large quantities are needed without the risk of food poisoning.
It was dinner time when unlimited raw fish was served.
[Aaaaah!]
[… Do you always scream every time a special meal is served?]
[I really wanted to eat this.]
[In times like these, you can taste all the raw fish!]
The reaction on the screen was explosive.
You can almost feel the vitality, joy, and inspiration of the scene overflowing beyond the screen.
[I know flounder and salmon, but what about the rest? It’s so diverse.]
Although most of the members are of Asian descent, there are also members of Middle Eastern or European descent, so we prepared alternative food separately, but it seems to have been pointless.
Residents are taking away the piles of dishes. Everyone had smiles on their faces.
[Now! There is also candle water rice here! If you want to create a sushi atmosphere, take a small portion and eat it wrapped!]
When kids dressed as sushi chefs went around the restaurant promoting it with holograms, people immediately flocked in.
[If you eat sashimi wrapped in sashimi, it’s just sushi, no big deal.]
They also serve grilled salmon and salad for those who don’t like raw fish.
But there were a lot more people who didn’t go.
[I just fill the circuits today, even if I have to die from a burst stomach.]
I fully empathize with that feeling.
[Oh, it’s so delicious!]
[Is this also cultured meat?]
[Isn’t it obvious? Will you knit one by one for us?]
Everyone smiled in the noisy atmosphere. Even factions that were usually hostile stopped their hostility and came together peacefully on special days like today.
[Just by looking at the skin, you can tell it’s cultured meat right away. I worked at a sushi buffet for 3 years. I assure you, this is much more delicious than real fish. Even if you catch a lot of fish, this place is full of precious parts that you only get a handful of, right?]
A woman with a stern appearance said. She shoved her mouth full of meat and made a happy face.
[Fill your mouth with belly fat! It’s a luxury I’ve never been able to experience, even outside.]
Dalkak.
The sound of dishes being placed echoing from behind the chair I was sitting in.
“Jinsu, how long are you going to just watch these people eat? “The landlord should listen quickly.”
When I turned my chair 180 degrees at the sound of Artemis’ voice, there was assorted raw fish placed in front of me.
Although the decoration was fancy, it was basically the same as what was given out to the residents.
An android nymph dressed as a waitress bowed politely and then stepped aside.
There is no such thing as the common saying, ‘Enjoy your meal.’ Kids tell me that it’s because even such lines are considered profanity by me and Artemis.
The plate is colorful because there are various pieces of fish piled up. Even though they are the same apricot color, the texture and pattern of the muscles are all different, so it would be fun to pick and eat each one.
“Shall we try the flounder first?”
However, the flesh and color of this flatfish are unusual. It wasn’t just white, but had fine gray particles scattered here and there, like spray pixels.
“Oh.”
When I put it in my mouth, it didn’t feel soft, but rather a crunchy, hard texture that enveloped my tongue. A flavor that fills your mouth intensely at the same time.
“Does it taste good? It was grown with fat distributed throughout the lean meat. Should we call it the sirloin of the raw fish world? By fish standards, it would be the texture of belly fat.”
Artemis said.
The reason the residents responded so well is not simply because it was the first time they had eaten raw fish in a long time.
As one woman said, it was because she had an abundance of precious parts that only a handful could be found even if she killed several animals.
On the other side of the table, Artemis was sipping wine.
Just like always, the sight of me eating is like a snack to her.
“This is really delicious.”
As if she had taken a deep breath in her mill, the aroma rising from the root of her tongue filled every corner with her nostrils.
“Why don’t you just eat it and dip it in sauce?”
She pointed to her soy sauce bowl next to me.
“It’s so delicious and fragrant that I feel like there’s no need for seasoning.”
No matter how good the raw fish is, it’s too bland to eat by itself, but this one really didn’t even need seasoning.
Rather, I was concerned that the flavor of the meat would be lost due to the strong taste of intestines.
“… I guess so.”
Artemis’ expression looks somewhat glum.
“It’s been a while since I made it myself, so I guess I’ll have to throw it away.”
“Of course you have to dip it. “I’m not a barbarian, so I can just stuff raw fish into my mouth.”
Immediately a bowl of soy sauce was pulled in front of me.
The next thing I chose to taste was salmon sashimi, the eternal rival of flounder.
Normal salmon meat has red flesh with white fat in a V shape, but this V line was very thin and dense. You can guess the taste even before you eat it.
After putting soy sauce on one side of the salmon fillet I held with my chopsticks, I secretly looked at the other side.
Artemis, with all her concentration, was looking at my chopsticks. A wine glass that is completely suspended in midair is a bonus.
Is he really looking forward to me eating it like that? If this is the case, then of course we have no choice but to respond.
“Yum.”
The salmon caught on my chopsticks disappeared into my mouth.
Then, as expected, the vicious flavor explodes.
Artemis’ special soy sauce completely suppressed the fishy taste unique to the salmon fat layer, and the golden balance of sweet and salty coated the entire tongue.
“It’s the best thing I’ve ever eaten.”
“You are saying the obvious.”
With a smile on her face, I gave her a thumbs up, and she lifted her glass with a satisfied smile.
I shake it between my fingers, look at the flowing red liquid, and then slowly drink it.
“Flesh is flesh, but this soy sauce is perfect.”
I dabbed the soy sauce bowl with the tip of my empty chopsticks and then placed it on my tongue. Then, I felt an invisible, not hot fire burning on my tongue.
“This taste goes beyond sweet and salty and feels like your soul is being pickled! Is this what it feels like when Dionysus soaks soy sauce?”
“That’s too much of an exaggeration. What kind of cooking comic are you writing? “You have to be generous with what you say to get over it.”
She was a scolding woman, but contrary to what she said, the corners of her mouth and her eyes were curved like a crescent moon.
“But isn’t it the same when you make it yourself? Not only this soy sauce, but also this fish meat was designed and cultivated by you.”
“It’s different.”
“What’s different?”
“The fish was cultured through a culture machine, but the soy sauce was…”
“Soy sauce?”
“I made this body myself.”
“Hoo.”
Artemis laughed, touching her chest.
I can’t even imagine making soy sauce as an intelligent career woman who would never stand in the kitchen.
“I don’t know, but I heard soy sauce is complicated and takes a lot of work to make.”
“Well, it might be surprisingly simple?”
Her smile deepens.
Next, the house rubbed the front and back of the mackerel flesh in the soy sauce bowl.
If I apply it on both sides, it’s too salty, so I usually only apply it on one side, but I couldn’t control it like that.
This is closer to rice wine soaked in sweet and salty flavors rather than soy sauce.
I just want to apply as much as I can and put it in my mouth. I can’t resist that scent.
“I can give you as much more as you want, so eat as much as you want.”
Artemis, unlike usual, was not upset at all by my somewhat ravenous appearance.
“Because it’s only for you.”
I just look at it as if appreciating it.
The wine glass in my beautiful hand shakes and the liquid flows.
His appearance was so elegant that I felt ashamed of myself eating raw fish in front of him.
Even compared to usual, the evening passed in a more lively manner.
