Chapter 357: Beelzebub Restaurant!
The scene was awkward for a moment!
Fortunately, Ryohei followed Jashin-chan to the Jashin family's luxury car at this time.
It was a luxury car largely similar to those in the human world.
"Young Miss!"
The demon with horns on his forehead waiting by the car greeted Jashin-chan respectfully and then opened the back door.
"You sit in the back."
Jashin-chan pointed with her folding fan, arranging seats.
"Okay." Ryohei agreed, bent down to get in the car, and sat in the middle.
Lucoa and Pekola, transformed into earrings, slid off him and reverted to their human forms, sitting on Ryohei's left and right.
"Go to Beelzebub Restaurant."
Jashin-chan sat in the passenger seat and instructed the demon driver who got in after her and looked surprised at the back seat.
"Yes."
The demon driver withdrew his gaze, responded respectfully, and started the car.
Ryohei leaned forward slightly, observing curiously, and found that driving here was similar to the human world. If there was any difference, it was the lack of seatbelts.
Thinking about the demons' physical fitness, they probably didn't need things like seatbelts...
"Should I take you around after eating, or go straight to my house?" Jashin-chan looked at Ryohei and the others through the rearview mirror and asked.
"You arrange it."
Ryohei's main principle was to follow the host's arrangements, while Lucoa and Pekola followed his opinion.
"Then... let's go to my house!"
Jashin-chan rested the folding fan against her fair chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Basically everyone is preparing for the upcoming festival at this time. You're not going back immediately, no need to rush."
"Mn." Ryohei nodded gently, having no objection.
"..."
After that, Ryohei chatted with Jashin-chan, Lucoa, and Pekola while touring the Demon World's cityscape through the car window.
Mainly listening to Jashin-chan introduce the local customs!
About half an hour later, the group arrived at their destination—Beelzebub Restaurant!
This restaurant was not small, covering an area about the size of a football field, with a total of seven floors. The outer walls were made of black rock, and the architectural style was quite rugged.
A two-meter-high demon statue stood at the entrance of the restaurant, in which Ryohei saw many fly elements...
This... is Beelzebub?
He looked a few more times with interest.
On the way here, Jashin-chan had introduced the owner of the restaurant, Beelzebub—arguably an old foodie among Demon World demons, aliased "Lord of the Flies," the demon symbolizing "Gluttony."
"Welcome! Do you have a reservation?"
A demon waiter with a single horn on his head, wearing a white shirt and trousers, greeted them with a smile at the door.
"Already reserved." Jashin-chan snapped open her folding fan and continued to play the rich young miss: "I'm Jashin-chan, reserved the Gluttony private room on the third floor."
"Okay, please follow me."
The demon waiter made a "please" gesture and led the way.
Ryohei followed along and got into an elevator. He looked up at a gadget glowing red, resembling a fly's compound eye.
"That's a surveillance camera."
Perhaps noticing his gaze, Jashin-chan took the initiative to introduce.
"...Quite distinctive." Ryohei withdrew his gaze and smacked his lips.
"..."
Soon, the group arrived at the Gluttony private room on the third floor.
Ryohei looked around—
This private room was about ten square meters. The walls were carved with reliefs of demons in various forms. In the center was a rectangular dining table with four comfortable sofa-style chairs.
A window opened to the street. The lighting was a bit retro, but looked quite luxurious...
Jashin-chan pulled out a chair and sat down, pushing the menu on the table out casually: "Order whatever you want to eat... but you'd better be polite with me."
"You really can't stay cool for more than three seconds!"
Ryohei sat opposite her and complained speechlessly: "I was just feeling flattered that you were so generous today, and then you give me such a plot twist?"
"That's just how Jashin-chan is." Lucoa teased with a smile, looking at Pekola who had already arrived at Ryohei's side, and had to sit next to Jashin-chan.
"That's right, that's just how I am!" Jashin-chan didn't feel ashamed at all; instead, she lifted her chin a little proudly.
Ryohei was used to her being like this and didn't mind. He pushed the menu back and said, "You order. It's our first time here, and we don't know what's good."
"That works too."
Jashin-chan followed the advice readily, opened the menu casually, her gaze falling on the picture and text introduction on the first page. Raising an eyebrow, she said, "Whoa—! Haven't eaten this in a long time..."
She turned her head to the demon waiter beside her who was ready to take notes, and tapped a certain specialty dish with her folding fan:
"First, a serving of super juicy Exploding Bugs!"
"Okay."
The demon waiter glanced at it and quickly recorded it in his notebook.
"..." Ryohei was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Reacting, he leaned forward, pressed his hands on the table, widened his eyes, and asked, "Wait! What did you just order?"
"...Super juicy Exploding Bugs?" Lucoa lifted her left eyelid, and Pekola also looked at the menu.
"It's a specialty of this restaurant."
Jashin-chan looked at the most agitated Ryohei with a "you're making a fuss over nothing" expression and introduced:
"Although they are bugs, these bugs are delicious... they taste like fruit-flavored filled candies."
"You'll definitely like them!"
"...Can you order something normal?" Looking at the fat, bamboo weevil-like things on the menu, Ryohei couldn't help but suck his teeth.
Who would like this stuff? Totally dark cuisine!
"Isn't this because I wanted to treat you to some rare things?" Jashin-chan's words implied "consideration for you," spreading her hands: "If you really don't like it, we can change it to something else."
"No... keep this one, but let's have something normal for the rest."
Ryohei hesitated. It was a specialty after all, although the appearance wasn't great—but seeing Jashin-chan's look, she seemed to want to eat it...
How about giving it a try? Maybe it tastes good...
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