"Mmm, hmm…"
On the other side, just after leaving the Dimensional Restaurant, Butterfly Ninja couldn't help but lean against a roadside tree, her cheeks flushed intensely. The lingering scent of the gourmet food raging within her felt too bizarre!
This also made her involuntarily let out embarrassed whimpers.
"Such a powerful recoil!"
It took her a long while to recover. Leaning against the large tree, she panted heavily, feeling the impact reverberating through her body. Butterfly Ninja couldn't help but murmur softly, her eyes hazy.
While at the restaurant, aside from the food being exceptionally delicious, she hadn't felt much. But now, her sensations were extremely intense!
That fierce impact, emanating from within, was truly not something an ordinary person could endure. And this sensation wasn't pain, but comfort. Her ability to even stand now was already quite remarkable.
It was the result of long-term Breathing Technique practice!
However, with her current appearance, leaning against the tree, her body trembling, hunched over with her backside sticking out and her cheeks flushed, anyone who didn't know would think she was hiding some small device inside her uniform.
Thankfully, there was no one nearby, otherwise it would have been truly mortifying!
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"Toxin Extraction!"
Looking at the pufferfish just caught from the Gourmet Manor on the cutting board, Hoshino Sora held its back of the neck, securing it on the table.
The next moment, as if a vast amount of knowledge poured into his mind, the internal structure of the pufferfish appeared before his eyes. The location of its bones became clearly visible!
Seeing this, a Disassembly Knife appeared in his other hand. As soon as the knife appeared, it performed a beautiful spin in mid-air, then landed steadily in Hoshino Sora's hand.
The next moment, the pufferfish was tossed into the air. Then, with a flash of the knife, the once lively pufferfish was instantly dismembered, and all its poisonous parts were removed.
And the pufferfish? It was as if it didn't know it was dead. Even though it was dismembered, it was still vividly twitching on the cutting board, incredibly bizarre. Hoshino Sora immediately covered it with a basin upon seeing this.
See no evil.
This was the basic knowledge given to him by Toxin Extraction: the ability to understand the structure of all poisonous organisms, where the toxin-producing parts are located. Even for those he hadn't seen before, he could quickly understand them after handling them.
After all, if you don't even know where the toxins are on a creature, how can you extract them?
In other words, this ability can not only be used in biological laboratories, but it is also a great weapon for chefs!
One must know that in the vast natural world, there are quite a lot of poisonous animals and plants. In the Other World, there are also many highly poisonous animals and plants not seen on Earth.
With the Toxin Extraction talent, it will be much easier for him to handle various unseen poisonous ingredients than before. It's a very useful talent.
Of course, the reason Hoshino Sora was able to dissect the pufferfish so skillfully just now was mostly because he had practiced many times in the Disassembly Knife's assessment space, forming muscle memory.
Looking at the tender pufferfish meat in front of him, a satisfied expression appeared on the young man's face. Then, he used the knife to slice the pufferfish meat, completing a plate of pufferfish sashimi.
Whether eaten raw with soy sauce, or boiled in hotpot, or even grilled with a little salt, it was the ultimate delicacy!
Putting the pufferfish sashimi into his storage space, Hoshino Sora stepped outside, ready to close the shop and go home. However, no sooner had he stepped out than a jingling sound reached his ears.
Looking up, the restaurant's main door was pushed open, revealing a gender-neutral figure whose gender was indistinguishable.
"Rimuru?"
With silver-blue long hair and golden pupils, a blue-gray cloak and a white fur scarf, his appearance was beautiful and sweet, but unfortunately, he was a genderless, flat-chested being.
Even so, Rimuru still held the demeanor of a goddess, attracting everyone's attention the moment he appeared.
Unlike the relatively aloof Butterfly Ninja, this Slime King seemed very gentle and approachable. Coupled with his small stature, he made people want to pinch his cheeks upon seeing him.
"A new shop opened here? How rare. What kind of dishes do you sell here?"
Looking at the restaurant with its modern decor, Rimuru's eyes showed a hint of surprise. As a Japanese transmigrator, he naturally recognized this as the decorative style of Tokyo, Japan.
Seeing this, a very bold guess emerged in his mind.
"I can make anything you want to eat. Even if I don't know how, if you describe the general taste to me, I can make it. Of course, if there are no ingredients, then I can't."
Leaving himself an escape route, Hoshino Sora smiled and threw the question to Rimuru, while anticipation surged in his heart. After all, this was the Slime King! He possessed all sorts of heaven-defying top-tier talents; even a small leak of one could benefit him endlessly!
The anticipation in his heart naturally showed on his face as full of vigor.
"Hmm, is there any alcohol here?"
"Beer."
As if exchanging a secret code, Hoshino Sora uttered the word "beer." And when Rimuru heard the word "beer," he couldn't stop trembling, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Mikami Yua."
"Hashimoto Arina."
"Fellow countryman!"
"Fellow countryman!"
As if exchanging a secret code, as Rimuru said "Mikami Yua," Hoshino Sora followed with "Hashimoto Arina." The next moment, both their eyes welled up with tears as they stared at each other, and this sudden secret code left Tohru looking puzzled.
Familiar with 'magicules,' she naturally recognized that Rimuru was someone with some ability.
But she also saw that the other party was merely a slime spirit. Even if he possessed powerful magicules, it couldn't change the fact that he was a slime.
And what is a slime? The weakest grunt in the Other World.
How could this weakest grunt in the Other World exchange such meaningless secret codes with a guy from the human world!?
Something was wrong, very wrong!
Unlike Tohru, who was completely bewildered, Aka Rika exchanged glances after hearing Hoshino Sora and Rimuru's conversation, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
Clearly, they hadn't expected Hoshino Sora to also watch those kinds of things.
"What would you like to eat? As I said, as long as I have the ingredients, I can make anything!
Meeting is fate. My treat today, buddy."
Looking at the excited Rimuru, Hoshino Sora quickly invited him to sit down.
This was an honored guest, he couldn't be neglected!
"As long as it tastes good, I'm not picky. I'll eat whatever you make, Proprietor."
Rimuru waved his hand, saying dismissively.
Ever since he learned Hoshino Sora's identity, he hadn't cared about such things. Being in a foreign land, it was rare to encounter a fellow countryman who seemed to have no ill will. It would be impossible not to be excited!
"In that case, I'll serve you what I have first. If you're not satisfied after eating, then we can talk."
Hearing Rimuru's words, Hoshino Sora also smiled. Customers who had no demands for food were the easiest to satisfy, and he could also bring out his best dishes!
As for whether it would suit his taste?
Hoshino Sora wasn't worried in the slightest.
If even the dishes he meticulously prepared couldn't satisfy Rimuru, then there would be no need for his restaurant to continue operating.
After all, he was a man who had mastered two Golden-tier dishes! Although one of them was still a bit unstable...
However, as long as he focused enough and didn't miss any details in the cooking, the probability of succeeding in one go was still very high.
In fact, after a lot of practice, Hoshino Sora's success rate for making Xianxia Chunshun Lion Head reach Golden-tier had already exceeded 50%.
Under extremely serious circumstances.
"Who are you all?"
As Hoshino Sora entered the kitchen, Rimuru also turned his gaze to Tohru. She was the first person he noticed when he entered the restaurant because she had a very strong magical energy.
It was just that Hoshino Sora had spoken first, which was why he had conversed with him first.
Of course, the main reason was that he didn't know any of these people, and this restaurant seemed to have appeared out of thin air in his town, making it an uncertain factor.
He had also come to investigate after receiving a report from Rigurd in the evening.
To avoid conflict and danger, he had all his subordinates wait outside, and he came alone to investigate the situation.
"Tohru, the maid of this restaurant." Hearing the question, Tohru replied energetically.
"Rika, a server at this restaurant."
"Asaka, also a server at this restaurant. And you?"
Looking at the flat-chested 'loli' in front of her with curious eyes, Asaka curiously asked for his name.
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