Chapter 266: Persephone II's Mom is Coming!
Last week, when Ryohei Tanaka was experimenting with the Raging Bull Azure Dragon Slice technique, he butchered a Kuroge Wagyu (Japanese Black) cattle. At the time, he had thought about preparing a full-course beef banquet.
Unfortunately, it was a busy day, so he didn't have time for it.
In the end, he turned the Kuroge Wagyu into various glowing dishes and sold them to customers at the restaurant.
He also ate some parts himself with the others, like the cow's head, which was hard to sell.
Yesterday, after agreeing with Mino to make something delicious today to treat her subordinates, Ryohei Tanaka was considering the menu.
Finally, thinking that "they" loved beef, he decided not to overthink it and prepare a full-course beef banquet directly.
"..."
"Really?"
In the dining room of the hilltop villa—
Hearing Ryohei Tanaka say, "We'll have a full-course beef banquet for lunch, let them know," Mino's eyes widened in surprise. The cow tail behind her suddenly shot up and wagged happily, and a flush of excitement quickly spread across her fair cheeks.
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"A full-course beef banquet... that sounds amazing!"
"I'm so looking forward to it!"
"By the way, what dishes will be included?"
Mino looked at Ryohei Tanaka excitedly, her eyes sparkling as if stars were shining in them.
You're asking for details now?
Ryohei Tanaka was surprised.
Meeting Mino's expectant eyes, he unconsciously straightened his back, raised his chin slightly, held up a finger, and said in an exaggerated tone:
"I can whip up a hundred dishes!"
"A hundred dishes—!!"
Mino's eyes went round instantly, and she gasped.
"..." Yurine and the others also looked at Ryohei Tanaka in astonishment. Seriously? You can make a hundred dishes from one cow?
"But that's too troublesome. I'll probably just make twenty or thirty later," Ryohei Tanaka changed his tune.
"Ehh—!"
Isn't that cut a bit too drastic? Directly chopping off two-thirds, or even three-quarters?
Mino felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her. Her mood instantly soured, and disappointment was evident on her face.
However, she didn't insist on anything—
A full-course beef banquet with twenty or thirty dishes was already very good. If Ryohei Tanaka hadn't mentioned a hundred dishes, she would probably be very excited right now.
Now... it couldn't be helped!
A full-course beef banquet with a hundred dishes would take several times more time and effort than one with twenty or thirty. She really felt embarrassed to ask Ryohei Tanaka for that!
"Hmph, Familiar, you blew your cover, didn't you?"
Jashin-chan held her rice bowl and chopsticks, snorted lightly, and looked askance at Ryohei Tanaka with half-closed eyes.
A hundred dishes? He was just talking big!
Even with meticulous butchering, there are only about 20 edible parts on a cow.
If Ryohei Tanaka said he'd make twenty or thirty dishes, she'd believe it. But a hundred dishes? That was pure bluffing!
Unless she threw away her brain, there was no way she'd believe it!
"Who's bluffing?"
Ryohei Tanaka glanced at Jashin-chan without getting angry. He leisurely took a sip of miso soup and said:
"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't."
He really could whip up a hundred dishes.
However, doing so would require repeating the use of the same parts with different cooking methods.
This would reduce the uniqueness of the banquet. At the same time, too many dishes could easily lead to repetitive flavor profiles, destroying the overall sense of layering.
Therefore, keeping the number at twenty or thirty was more appropriate.
"Thinking about it, I really still want to eat the 100-dish full-course beef banquet Ryohei-kun mentioned..."
Mino shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice, looked at Ryohei Tanaka, and said expectantly, "If Ryohei-kun can grant this wish of mine, I'll agree to any one request of yours!"
"Really? Including giving yourself to him?" The scum snake suddenly chimed in.
"Uh..."
Mino was stunned for a moment. She looked at Jashin-chan, then back at Ryohei Tanaka, feeling strange as she asked:
"Would Ryohei-kun make such a request?"
"I wouldn't!"
Ryohei Tanaka hurriedly waved his hand. After speaking, he glared at Jashin-chan. What nonsense are you spouting?
"Based on my understanding of Ryohei-kun, he might think about it, but he definitely wouldn't make such an excessive request."
Lucoa spoke with assurance, her words revealing her trust in Ryohei Tanaka.
He was so moved he wanted to "beat the drum"!
"What kind of image do I have in your minds?! I didn't think about it!" Ryohei Tanaka cried out, feeling wronged.
"..."
In just one minute, Yurine looked at Mino, then at Ryohei Tanaka, then at Lucoa, then back at Ryohei Tanaka. Finally, she gripped her chopsticks, feeling a bit like beating up Jashin-chan.
After all, this guy was the one who shot her mouth off first...
A scum snake is a scum snake; if you don't beat her for a day, she'll start tearing the roof down!
Just as Yurine was pondering an excuse to teach her a lesson, Mino seemed to remember something. Biting her chopsticks, she said to Ryohei Tanaka:
"By the way!"
"Ryohei-kun, last night I received a call from Teacher. She said she's coming to the human world today to see Persephone II."
She was still out at the time, having just finished the first round of drinks and about to go for the second.
Incidentally—
Jashin-chan had seen an arcade on the way and turned directly into it, skipping their second and third rounds.
"Eh? Mother?"
Persephone II, who was quietly eating and listening to the gossip, looked up in surprise, not expecting the gossip to involve herself.
Jashin-chan was even more excited. Putting down her bowl and chopsticks, she pushed herself up from the table and exclaimed, "Nani! Teacher is coming to see me!?"
"Didn't she say she's coming to see Persephone II?"
Yurine seized the opportunity to jab at Jashin-chan.
But Jashin-chan didn't take it to heart at all. She waved her hand and said with a bright smile:
"It's the same! Coming to see her is the same as coming to see me..."
"Teacher is my master, family, sister, younger sister, and child!"
Jashin-chan spread her arms and said passionately.
"I could follow up until 'sister'..."
Yurine didn't quite understand and retorted.
Jashin-chan ignored her completely, fully immersed in her own world. She clenched her fist and said excitedly:
"Good—!"
"I want Teacher to see my heroic figure living an outstanding life in the human world."
"Wake up! You're not outstanding at all, and there's no heroic figure to speak of."
Ryohei Tanaka shot Jashin-chan down.
She had been very jumpy lately and loved to fan the flames, so Ryohei Tanaka felt zero psychological burden in shooting her down.
"You couple are so annoying!"
Jashin-chan looked at Ryohei Tanaka unhappily, then looked at Persephone II diagonally across from her and instructed:
"Listen well, Persephone II!"
"When Teacher comes, you have to tell her, 'I've received a lot of care from Jashin-chan all this time,' understand?"
"When have you ever taken care of me? All this time, you've only bullied me!"
Persephone II half-closed her eyes and looked at Jashin-chan with disdain.
You have the nerve to say that? I'm embarrassed for you!
"As long as you do as I say, I'll buy you the game console you want!"
Jashin-chan went straight for material temptation.
"...Fine then."
Persephone II hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
It wasn't easy to take advantage of Jashin-chan, and all she had to do was tell a little white lie...
"You're actually willing to go that far."
Yurine looked at Jashin-chan with surprise. "It seems Teacher is very important to you!"
"Jashin-chan, who never listens to anyone, only listens to Teacher!" Mino ate a mouthful of grilled fish and revealed in a crisp voice.
"Mmh-hmm—!"
The scum snake snorted lightly, flashed a "that's right" smile, sat back down, picked up her bowl and chopsticks, and continued to shovel food.
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