Chapter 26 – Episode 26 – Happy Date With Ray!
10 minutes before the scheduled meeting time, I arrived at the Promised Square. When I go to the fountain in the center, I see a woman waiting for me.
“Are you here first?”
“Hi.”
Ray, who was sitting on the bench in front of the fountain, stood up. I slowly glanced over at Ray. It is new clothes, not shabby clothes that were always wet with sweat from working in the kitchen. It was a commoner’s street clothes, but it could be seen that Ray was also paying attention.
“Did you expect a lot?”
“What. I just came out dressed normally.”
After that, did you wear makeup that you would never normally do? She was originally a beauty, but today she had a look she hadn’t seen before.
“I expected a lot.”
“Yes.”
Like a boyfriend, I approached Ray and gently hugged him. It wasn’t a sexual harassment-like contact, it was really the warmth of a lover. Ray was taken aback but accepted my hug.
“Shall we go?”
“Huh.”
I came out into the street with the shy Ray. It was a noisy midday, and the streets were full of life. Men glance at Ray every time he passes by. Every time that happens, I feel a sense of superiority welling up.
“Oh.”
I pulled Ray and put my arm around her shoulder. Ray glared at me and tried to untie her arms, but she quickly gave up and felt the body heat next to me. I strode down the street as if Rey was proclaiming mine.
Of course, I didn’t just walk around showing off. Right now we are obviously dating.
“Wow.”
Ray exclaimed at the beautifully decorated street. It was a building and a road built with white and blue stones. It presented a mysterious sight as if it came to a port.
“Have you investigated beforehand?”
“It’s a date with Ray, but you can’t just walk around the ordinary streets.”
This is a must-have course for a date that girls like. I asked my fellow soldiers in advance, but I wanted to be sure to come up with it once in a while.
“Ray, have you ever been here? I heard it’s quite famous as a tourist destination.”
“I only heard about it, but there is no reason for her to come to a place like this alone while she is busy.”
“Is it okay to come with a man?”
There were many lovers holding hands tightly around them. Ray seemed to feel that among these people, she felt that I was by her side and that she was not alone.
“Eww… Huh.”
Even shy Ray is cute. She wants her to be this honest in the future. As I thought the other day, maybe it was because of that rice cake, but her vengeance toward her Ray was almost gone. She also said that it stemmed from a misunderstanding in the first place.
I watched the distance between Ray and her, checking the relationship that had become softer. I saw murals painted by artists and flowers in the middle of the street. The whole time they were together, Ray kept smiling at her without faking her feelings.
“I’ll buy you some clothes. Let’s go.”
Ray’s outfit was fine, but it felt a bit out of place here on the streets. So I led Ray to her clothing store to buy some blue and white clothes.
“How about this? Hang out… Ryo?”
“Is she really pretty?”
I chose One Piece. It was a very suitable outfit for this cool street.
Ray seemed to secretly want her clothes, so when I bought it, he didn’t refuse and accepted it gratefully. She opened her wallet and said she would buy her a dress too.
But I refused and instead got something to eat.
By the time this satisfying date was ripe, the sun began to set little by little. We meet after lunch, and it’s already dinner time.
“Shall we go to dinner?”
“Where are you going?”
“I have a reservation.”
“Until reservations… Did you?”
Ray was surprised to see me again, who was thoroughly prepared. She must have scored again, and Ray’s eyes looking at me were softer than before.
“It’s a date, but you can’t go into any restaurant you see along the way.”
“That’s true, but you’re better than I thought, you’re a good man.”
A few days ago, as soon as Ray had accepted her request for a date, she had asked the soldier to go out ahead of time. It would be difficult to walk further, so go to the store in this beautiful street.
“Omg.”
Ray looked in front of the building I stopped at and opened her mouth. She was a restaurant that, at least from the looks of it, only middle-class people could go to. Although he is a chef, the money he earns is mediocre, so eating at a place like this would only happen in his dreams.
“Isn’t it too expensive here? Do not work too hard.”
“Then go somewhere else?”
“Of course, it would be very nice to eat here, but… I can eat satisfactorily even if I’m not really here.”
Look at this guy
She only saw the image of a future saintess and thought she was a woman, but at this time, Ray subtly had a concept of her. Knowing how to worry about my money, she even gave permission to eat elsewhere first.
“You’re telling me to save money because you have to go on more dates with me, right? Was the date with me that good?”
“It was good, but that, it wasn’t that sound!”
“Come in.”
She took Ray’s hand and strode into her, embarrassed. When we opened the door, a waiter in a fancy suit greeted us.
“Welcome. Have you made a reservation?”
“Daron. I booked a 2nd class under this name.”
The waiter briefly opened the notebook, checked my name, and then lowered his head again.
“Confirmed. You may enter.”
Ray held my hand tightly with a bewildered expression, as if he had never been treated like this before, and wouldn’t let go. She looked around her sparkling interior and poured out a tea she hadn’t seen before.
Does Ray know?
That she will be treated more preciously in the future.
It wasn’t long before she became her saintess.
In fact, there is a reason why I am so impressed with the work. Soon you will become a precious person, and then you may treat me insignificantly again. I had to fill her share of me with more than half of her.
“You can sit over here.”
Another waiter inside escorted us to our seats. Lay and I sat facing each other in front of a table that looked classy from one to the other.
“The menu is here. Take a look and call when ordering.”
After these words, the waiter withdrew. You can hear the clinking of glass, the clashing of forks against plates, and the elegant chatter.
“If I had worn the clothes as they were, I would have been in big trouble.”
Ray was wearing the dress I bought for him during the day. The clothes Ray wore weren’t bad either, but she didn’t fit in a place like this.
“It’s not as terribly expensive here as you’d think.”
“Not too much, but… You’re right that it’s expensive.”
“About 20 times the amount of a normal meal?”
“Is it very expensive?”
What is 20 times—Ray counting on his fingers. If you didn’t eat food you hadn’t heard of or seen, and ordered a reasonably priced dish, it wouldn’t cost that much money. In addition, unlike the separate first-class dining room, this second-class dining room did not require a reservation fee. Reserving a second-class room where a group of people eat together, like a regular restaurant, didn’t cost a seat.
“Would you like a steak?”
“Isn’t that something that only nobles eat?”
“Mainly nobles eat it, but even commoners can eat like this sometimes if they have money.”
Looking at the menu board with different prices for each part, I chose the cheapest part. It’s not the cheapest, but it’s the second cheapest. What a second!
The waiter took my order and asked:
“How much do you want to bake?”
“Wait a minute. Ray, which one would you choose out of these three: fully cooked, almost cooked, or just outside?”
“Me, me… I’m only going to do it before I’m ripe.”
Hearing Ray’s trembling voice, I placed my order.
“Please do each medium well, medium like this.”
“Yes, I received your order. Two steaks, one fruit salad. Anything else to order?”
“Wine… Please make it a silver cellage.”
“Yes. Medium, medium well done, two steaks, one fruit salad, and cellage, right?”
“Yes.”
Looking at the back of the waiter as he finished her order, Ray looked at me again.
“Why do you know so well?”
“What?”
“I’m a cook myself, so I knew that there were different degrees of grilling steak, but I didn’t know how to call it. And cellage? What else is that?”
Among the cheaper wines, did you choose the second cheapest one? … If I say that, I’ll have to shut up because my cool image that I’ve shown so far will be ruined.
“Is this a preliminary investigation?”
“You’ve been really thorough.”
In fact, the level of grilling the steak was told by the first and last lover in the previous episode. Since he was a noble person, he had heard about the tables of high-ranking people.
“By the way, how are you?”
“… What.”
“How about a date with me?”
“Are you asking knowingly?”
Ray made a face asking if I had to say that, and she readily admitted it.
“Good…”
“Huh? I can not hear you.”
“It was good. It was great. It’s the first date I’ve ever had in my life, and I didn’t expect it to be this good. It’s okay?”
He grumbled and blushed as if he had confessed. Meanwhile, the waiter brought the wine first. I poured the wine with dignity like an aristocrat. As she watches the wine glasses being filled, perhaps Ray thinks she is being served. Of her life preparing meals among the soldiers, this is probably the most splendid moment.
“Braided.”
“Braided…”
I wanted to try it. Ray hesitantly followed my movements and held out his wine glass. There is a cheerful glass sound, and she brings it to her mouth.
“You drink little by little.”
“Huh.”
After taking a sip of wine and chatting again, steak and salad were served. It’s a cheap part, but the steak was still steak. It was expensive and made me and Ray’s mouths happy. By the time the atmosphere is ripe, the sound of customers coming to the table next to the empty one is heard.
“Ha fuck, I thought the room was full.”
“It can’t be helped. It’s noisy with a lot of people, but let’s eat here.”
A male voice soothing him along with a female harsh swearing. The first-class room, where you can eat in a space separated from others, seems to be full.
“Hmmmm, nice smell.”
And even the voice of an excited woman was like this. A group of two women and one man sits next to them.
“Ummm, what’s the matter anyway?”
Ray, who was eating meat deliciously in front of me, is puzzled. It must have captured my rapidly changing face. And the one who reacted first to Ray’s words was not me, but the new customer sitting next to me.
“Darron?”
The red-haired woman turns her head this way and looks at me.
Why are you here?
“You’re right, right?
“Long time no see.”
However, I held back the swear words coming out of my throat and managed to speak softly.
“Shallot.”
A long time.
Charlotte this hero bitch.
