Today's ingredient theme was rice.
The main course was grilled eel rice, paired with a plate of five sushi pieces, dessert was rice-made dango, and a glass of Shuckle-brewed juice.
All dishes were made with Black Rice.
"What kind of rice is this? The texture is so good. Just the rice itself feels like a supreme delicacy."
"This grilled eel is also very crispy and delicious, and the juice is exceptionally good to drink."
"This is the first time I've eaten such delicious rice. It's truly too delicious."
Today's dishes once again elicited exclamations from the guests. The new guests who came specifically for the reputation were also greatly shocked, but then came a wave of regret, realizing that they only discovered the delicious food of this restaurant today, and missing the dishes of the previous two days was truly a huge loss.
"This grilled eel rice is really delicious, much better than Alice's."
Leonora Nakiri ate happily, saying with a smile.
Normally at home, dinner was prepared by Alice Nakiri herself.
However, Satou had sent over a lot of Black Rice a while ago, and now the mother and daughter ate this kind of rice every day.
"What do you mean! My cooking is also very delicious!"
Alice Nakiri muttered softly with some dissatisfaction.
"Satou, I want more rice!"
Kobayashi Rindo put down her large bowl, licked the rice from the corner of her lips, and called out.
Looking at this glutton, Satou was a bit speechless and said, "Didn't you get a lot of rice during the Maple Leaf Hunting Festival?"
"It's all eaten up already."
Kobayashi Rindo licked her red tongue and urged, "Junior, quickly give your senior more rice."
"Me too!"
Next to her, Alice Nakiri happily raised her empty bowl and said.
"Satou, can I have a few more sushi?"
Leonora Nakiri also smiled slightly and said.
Today, the Mother-in-law's appetite was quite good; she had finished all the sushi and dango.
"Of course you can."
Satou said with a smile.
"But the juice is also very delicious,"
Leonora Nakiri looked at the empty cup and said with some regret.
"Is that so? If you like it, I'll send you some later."
Satou couldn't help but laugh; after all, Shuckle's juice production was very high. He and Erina couldn't drink it all, and some was still chilling in the refrigerator.
"Really? Thank you so much!"
Leonora Nakiri's eyes lit up, and she said happily. Then, to show her gratitude, she gently kissed Satou on the cheek.
Satou touched his slightly damp cheek, feeling quite helpless. Having a Mother-in-law with a maiden's heart was sometimes a troublesome thing.
The guests were still very satisfied with today's dishes, and some again suggested increasing the number of seats. However, Satou did not add more seats this time because the restaurant could no longer accommodate more people.
Then, Satou announced at the end that he intended to raise the admission fee from 100,000 to 200,000 yen, which was also due to the excessive number of reservations.
The guests had no objections to this. 100,000 yen was not a large amount, and those who could dine here wouldn't care about the money.
Moreover, in their opinion, this was only natural. To be able to eat such delicious dishes and rare, precious ingredients, they felt the price was already very cheap. One should know that in the black market, a seat at Satou's restaurant had already reached a maximum price of 600,000 yen, and it was expected to increase further in the next two days.
As long as they could eat such ingredients every day, in their eyes, this money was nothing.
Of course, for Elite Ten graduates like Hinako Inui and Kikuchi Sonoka, Satou did not raise the price; it remained at the 100,000 yen standard.
As for Leonora Nakiri and the others, they could eat as much as they wanted; after all, they were already family.
After tidying up the restaurant, Satou, as usual, took Tadokoro Megumi and the others to Erina Nakiri's restaurant next door for dinner.
"Satou, are you done with work? The dishes will be served very soon."
As soon as he sat down in his usual spot, Erina Nakiri walked over very gracefully, pouring tea and water, and offering a towel. "Would you like some tea or fruit?"
Kobayashi Rindo, Tadokoro Megumi, and others all looked at her with strange expressions.
Erina Nakiri's face couldn't help but blush, and she whispered, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"Well, didn't you two, Junior, have a fight? How did you spend one night taming the wildcat Erina into a docile housecat?"
Kobayashi Rindo couldn't help but ask.
Everyone else was also very curious.
"Who... who's a wildcat or a housecat?!"
Erina Nakiri's cheeks turned completely red, and she stamped her foot, saying angrily.
"Well, that's a long story."
Satou took a sip of water and said unhurriedly.
"Don't you dare say!"
Erina Nakiri's face was flushed with embarrassment, and she couldn't help but stomp hard on his foot.
"I didn't say anything."
Satou rubbed his foot, a bit speechless, and said, "Didn't I just give you a foot massage?"
"Eh? Massaged Miss Erina's feet?"
Tadokoro Megumi said in surprise.
"What the! Satou, really!"
Alice Nakiri said with a hint of sourness.
Miyoko Hojo and Sadatsuka Nao also looked at Erina Nakiri with a touch of envy.
"Well, Junior, how did Erina's feet feel?"
Kobayashi Rindo patted Satou's shoulder and asked.
"As for the feel, it was indeed very good, smooth and tender."
Satou nodded.
Erina Nakiri's face was so red it looked like blood would drip, and she lowered her head, looking at her two small feet like a child who had made a mistake.
But fortunately, this guy finally didn't talk about what happened after the foot massage.
She thought with some relief.
"I didn't realize you had such a knack for taming Erina."
Kobayashi Rindo patted his shoulder and said.
"Of course."
Satou said proudly.
Erina Nakiri secretly gritted her teeth as she watched him, and couldn't help but stomp on him again fiercely.
"But I really didn't expect it, Erina. You, who were once such an arrogant girl, would actually be tamed into a wife. Alas, marriage is indeed a girl's grave."
Kobayashi Rindo sighed and said.
"Who... who's a wife?"
Erina Nakiri said with a red face, softly defending herself, but her tone not only lacked any persuasiveness but also carried a faint sweetness.
"But Rindo-senpai, you'll also get married someday, right?"
Tadokoro Megumi said with a smile.
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