The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 69

Chapter.17 First Snow

“Don’t worry! All you have to do is become a man and swallow it!”

Mr. Knoll nods his head while proudly declaring once again. I put the item Knoll chose into his mouth.

Mr. Knoll did as he said and began chewing boldly. Boldly.

“Aaaahhh!”

Then he found a container and spit it out. As if that didn’t work, he went outside and started rubbing his mouth in his eyes.

As expected, the food he ate was a monster pepper called habanero.

If Cheongyang pepper’s spiciness (SHU) is 4000, Habanero’s combat power is a whopping 350000. Its spiciness cannot even be compared to Cheongyang pepper.

Because I chewed it so hard. Should I say I was good at spitting it out?

If this happens, the idea of chewing food carefully and spitting it out if you can’t eat it becomes stronger in people’s minds. That’s human psychology.

Among the remaining people, who has the most upright attitude toward patience and fear? I’m slowly becoming curious.

Next was Linte.

Linte nodded strongly to Mate and then came forward. Linte excitedly put his fork into the pot. Then he decided right away and nodded.

What he chose was a grassroots group called Nerto. It is a herb that grows wild in the hills and is very good for the body, but its aroma and bitterness make it impossible to eat raw. Elena recognized the herb and immediately frowned.

While everyone was holding their breath, Linte began chewing the herb. My expression becomes very frowning. She started to gag so she brought the container to her mouth, but Linte shook her head and chewed the whole thing and swallowed it.

“How do you feel, Mate? Seniors! I am a person who is strong against food waste. Nothing like this compares to the strange food waste I ate at this restaurant before… “Hmph!”

Rinte said something, thinking he had won, but fell asleep in shock when he faced the dragon’s glare. After kicking his butt, he gets down on his knees and starts begging.

Rinte and Mate don’t know Rurin’s identity, but they are very afraid of Rurin for no reason.

No, the reason they are scared is because of the very weak fear that comes out of the dragon knowingly or unknowingly, so I don’t know what they mean by talking about food waste in restaurants.

Looking at Rurin’s reaction, it seems like she knows something. I’ll have to check it out later.

I first passed Linte and called the next runner.

Surprisingly, Aunt Serrel couldn’t stand the sour taste and was eliminated, and Elena, who can’t eat meat, happened to pick up meat and was eliminated. Mate seemed to be surprisingly timid, so he ate the gelatin-like jelly in his mouth and spit it out due to the bitter taste.

And then it was the dragon’s turn.

“Hehe, I won’t lose.”

Lurin wore an eyepatch while ranting. As I held his hand, he stirred the pot. What Lurin chose was candy. candy. Good luck too.

Modern Chupa Os. It also tastes like Cole O.

“you! What next? Maida!”

Lurin started laughing with candy on her cheek. My favorite sweet in the world. Of course, when you eat candy, you have to look good.

The Gray boy came out with a strong face, but he was a nobleman. The Gray boy, who grew up eating only good things, was unable to overcome the bitter taste and became frustrated.

“Unbelievable… . Is this the taste of the people? . “I still have a long way to go.”

I left my frustration alone and called the next person.

“Now next is Mr. Reine!”

Mr. Layne confidently stepped forward, saying he would not let Mr. Knoll criticize him, but he ended up getting a team kill.

Mr. Knoll may have been afraid of the rip-offs he would receive if Mr. Layne succeeded, so he took special measures.

“Honey, bugs… .”

“Puuuup!”

At the sound of bugs, Mr. Laine got scared and spit out what he was eating.

What Layne ate was fried food. There is no team kill like this.

Next was Mr. Ment.

What Mr. Ment chose was the Infinity Chili Pepper, which has a higher spiciness and combat power than Habanero. Picked it right. Are you a person who likes spicy food that much?

Infinity Chili Pepper’s combat power is 1200000. It’s at a level that even Habanero can’t show off. It won’t be easy to endure the feeling of burning your esophagus when you chew and the feeling of your tongue being pierced by tens of thousands of needles.

Unlike the reckless Mr. Knoll, Mr. Ment began chewing the infinity chili pepper cautiously, as was his personality. Then, the color becomes brighter.

What is this monster?

Tsk tsk tsk.

Tsk tsk tsk.

A sound was heard that overwhelmed the crowd. Even when I was next to him, I could feel the spicy scent that made me cough.

“Haha this… . That’s huge. But it’s delicious… . Hehehe.”

Holy crap.

Ment, a self-proclaimed lover of spicy food, was a real monster.

It wasn’t long before I ate all the Infinity Chili Peppers I put in my mouth.

As a result, the first passers were Ment, Linte, and Lurin.

“Oooh, senior, what on earth did you eat? I can’t help but cough. “Croak, cologne, cologne.”

When Miltain asked, Mr. Ment actually started laughing.

“Then we will choose a winner among the three. There’s nothing special about the winner. “If you eat this, you win.”

What is the hardest food in the world to eat?

One of them is stinky tofu. The strong smell of rotting feet is a taste that foreigners who are not familiar with it and who do not enjoy eating it cannot eat it.

But there was a food worse than that stinky tofu.

“First, open all the windows. “Open the restaurant door.”

After saying that, I brought in a can of Surströmming. It is considered the number one hardest food to eat in the world.

Herring is fermented for several years and is said to be good for the skin, but the smell is beyond imagination. It could be said that the strong ammonia scent makes people who are not tolerant to this product completely refuse to swallow it.

“If you eat it, you win!”

I opened the can thinking it was a fun day. And I regretted it.

Ugh.

Everyone except Linte and Ment Rulin took a step back and frowned. No, the three of them also step down for now.

It is spicy food that has strong ment, not food with this type of odor. Mr. Ment shook his head and said.

“I’m giving up.”

“Seniors! “What a waste!”

Linte looked at Mr. Ment and then back at Surströmming. There is a herring floating around. What is this?

“Do you really need that tax exemption? This is urine! pee! “It stinks worse than urine!”

“To eat if I need to?”

“Ugh. To you… . If you really need it… .”

Our Rurin looks up at me with earnest eyes. But Lurin can never eat something that doesn’t taste good. This is a guy who can’t stand bad food.

Moreover, tax exemption is not necessary.

“Lurin, if you eat this, your mouth will always smell so I will never be near you.”

So I also performed a team kill.

Then Lurin got scared and ran away.

“They are strange people! “I don’t eat!”

What’s left is Linte.

There was no wavering in his expression.

Linte walked confidently and started eating surströmming.

He was a scary guy.

I was wondering what to do with food waste, but am I already used to bad smells or do I have no nose?

Or is your sense of smell paralyzed?

“I ate it all!”

In the end, the winner was Linte. It looks like it can eat anything. It’s scary. Everyone was convinced of the victory, and the smell of ammonia filled the restaurant.

“Hahaha, shall we go then?”

“That’s right.”

Even Elena was horrified by the smell and went down, saying it seemed like there was a patient.

I had to use magic to ventilate after everyone had gone. The competition was held once, but it was ruined.

As I cleaned up the restaurant and frowned at the number of people I was planning to fill, it was already night.

The snow stopped immediately, and the moisture in the accumulated snow began to freeze and harden. And the accumulated snow reflects the night sky and shines like a sparkling jewel.

“Rurin, let’s eat.”

“I have no appetite because of that smell. Ugh.”

“Then you won’t eat it?”

When I asked again, Lurin shook her head.

“no. Still eat it! hungry!”

The proud voice of a dragon. Well then.

I took a shovel and started digging through the snow piled up next to the restaurant.

“What are you doing?”

“You do the same.”

When I handed over the shovel, he said he would give me food, but he looked confused and asked me what I was doing.

“I’ll show you my mood, so just follow along. I can’t eat it in the restaurant because the smell doesn’t go away. “Let’s stay outside while we eat and deodorize.”

“Isn’t it okay to use magic? “There is no one.”

“No, this is delicate work.”

I brought all the snow to the front of the restaurant, balled it up, sprinkled water to make it harder, and then started digging down from the center of the snow.

A frozen snowball that retains moisture does not collapse easily. Then, after digging out the inside, spraying ice magic on the ceiling creates a simple igloo.

You shouldn’t use magic when selling, but it doesn’t matter after that.

Then, all you have to do is dig the ground to make a space to store the fireball, place a pot on top of it, and you’re ready.

I started boiling chicken hotpot by adding the broth I had made and mixing it with Palenque meat and special seasoning.

The smell of chicken hot pot boiling in the igloo is overwhelming.

The snow piled up everywhere is sparkling.

The igloo’s eyes are also sparkling.

“Come on.”

The space dug is just big enough for me and Rurin to sit close together. And about a place to put the pot.

But as if it was natural, Rurin came between my crotches and sat with the back of her head against my chest.

That is, it was the front of the pot.

“I told you to sit next to me. Ugh.”

“hate! “This is my exclusive seat!”

“Even for exclusive use?”

“Yes! I will eat in your arms. “It smells good!”

Lulin looked at the hotpot with sparkling eyes.

“Please take off your hat and gloves.”

He was still wearing the hat and gloves he had put on earlier in the morning, so I had him take them off and his black hair was gone. Thanks to this, the hidden diamond earrings sparkle.

Lulin’s eyes are also sparkling.

Even the earrings sparkle.

The igloo’s eyes are also sparkling.

Real stars twinkled in the clear sky as the snow fell.

“Hehe, is the atmosphere good?”

At my words, Lulin spooned chicken hotpot into a bowl and ate it, then nodded.

“It sparkles. I like things that sparkle. But your arms are the best!”

“Are you saying this in a pompous manner? “If you say it while feeling embarrassed, it might make your heart flutter again.”

“Ashamed? “How do you do that?”

Rurin tilts her head back and looks at me as if she really wants to do it.

“Do you seem to be embarrassed these days sometimes and can’t seem to recognize it?”

“I do not know! And I’ve never been embarrassed! “I am a dragon!”

“Oh really?”

I turned my head forward again and blew air into the dragon’s ears as he drank the hot pot soup.

The earrings were shaking wildly, as if I was startled.

“Huh?”

“Isn’t this what you mean by being ashamed of something like this?”

A dragon writhing wildly.

The fact that I almost missed the bowl shows the extent of my shame.

“uh?”

“What’s wrong! “Ugh!”

“saw?”

“I saw!”

Lurin and I witnessed a meteor shower falling from the sky in that situation.

“Lurin! “When you see something like that, you have to make a wish!”

“Right! This world of stars is a divine space that even dragons cannot help. So, if you make a wish, will it be granted?”

Lurin put down the bowl and joined her hands. It was a little too late as all the meteors had already fallen. But I didn’t need to say it. No matter what you wish for, the act of wishing is meaningful.

Because you can live for that dream.

“Why are you begging so hard?”

When I asked, Lulin picked up the bowl again and whispered quietly.

“I prayed that you would die later than me.”

Then, he drank the soup. Breath blew out from Lulin’s mouth and disappeared into the sky.