Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?.

Chapter 182 "Beside You"

"What is this disgusting thing?" Fujido Kacheng and Namikaze Yuzuru were looking at a large basket of strange things that looked like a pile of straw balls at first glance, but looked like donkey dung eggs upon closer inspection.

Oda Shingo had recovered and patiently explained to them: "Horse manure sea urchin."

The horse dung sea urchin is named because it looks like dried horse dung...

"Oh! This is the horse dung sea urchin that I heard my classmates mention!" Fujido Kaoru immediately reached out to grab it.

Namikaze Youhe just grinned: "It always feels weird."

"Be careful not to prick your hands. I'll teach you." Oda Shingo waved his hand.

He placed the horse dung sea urchin on a plate and took out a special tool: "Here is a sea urchin leg-opening knife. Cut in from the mouthparts with teeth and hold it firmly. Then lift the handle and press the push rod at the back to open the sea urchin."

Originally, these operations could be completed by the waiter, but Mrs. Yukino did not arrange for anyone to accompany them. She prepared all the food and drinks and let the four of them eat by themselves.

"Ah! So this is how you open a sea urchin!"

“This is what’s inside a sea urchin!”

Toudou Kacheng and Namikaze Yuzuru exclaimed.

Mrs. Yukino was leaning on her arm, quietly watching Oda Nobuo open the sea urchin, with an intriguing smile on her lips.

Oda Shingo realized that he had a flaw and should not have shown the knowledge of a child from a poor family.

But forget it, Mrs. Yukino's keen sense is beyond my ability to stop.

Let her do whatever she wants. Let her guess.

"Use a serrated fine scraper to shave off the stringy stuff, and the remaining part that looks like egg yolk is ready to eat."

As soon as Oda Shingo finished processing one, it was immediately snatched away by Fujido Kaoru.

She looked at the mango-colored remains of the sea urchin and scooped out a large spoonful with her spoon.

Fujido Kasumiru's eyes sparkled. Just as she was about to stuff a large spoonful of sea urchin pulp into her mouth, she stopped abruptly and handed it to Oda Shingo: "Teacher Oda wants to eat first."

"No, just eat it." Oda Shingo started to work on another sea urchin.

"Then I'll start eating! Ah--" Fujido Kaoru opened his mouth wide and put the spoon in, then chewed with satisfaction, "Hmm, it feels so strange, so smooth and greasy."

"Don't you think it tastes weird?" asked Oda Shingo.

"It has a bit of a weird fishy smell, but it should be considered a fragrance, right? It's quite delicious. Ah!" Fujido Xiangcheng scooped another big spoonful and stuffed it into his mouth.

With just two spoonfuls, he finished a palm-sized horse dung sea urchin.

Namikaze Yuzuru also took the second sea urchin, tasted it in a small bite, and then nodded to Oda Shingo: "It tastes really good, would you like to try it too?"

Oda Shingo shook his head: "I don't like that fishy smell."

"It's a little fishy, ​​but it's delicious." Fujido Xiangcheng started to do it herself.

Mrs. Yukino watched them devour the meal and chuckled, "It is said that those who like the smell of sea urchin are eager to get married."

"Ah?" Fujido Kacheng and Namikaze Youhe were stunned for a moment, then their faces turned slightly red.

The two of them glanced at Oda Shingo at the same time.

"Which one do you want to eat, Mrs. Yukino? I'll help you." Oda Shingo pretended not to hear and continued to peel starfish.

"I don't like the fishy smell either, so I'll just eat something lighter." Mrs. Yukino chose equal parts of sweet shrimp and scallops, and occasionally some tuna slices.

Eating in small bites was consistent with her kimono attire.

Fujido Kajuu and Namikaze Yuzuru worked up an appetite and tried every kind of seafood that they had never eaten before.

Especially Fujido Kasumi, who reminded everyone: "Eat more. Since it's a buffet, we have to eat our money back."

When I saw Mrs. Yukino eating tuna slices, she kindly told me, "Tuna is not expensive. Follow me and I guarantee you won't lose money."

Mrs. Yukino nodded and said readily, "Okay."

Fujido Kasumiku broke off a large king crab leg and gave it to her: "They say this thing is not produced in the Sea of ​​Japan. I guess it's going to be very expensive."

“……”Oda Shingo covered his face secretly.

Although Alaskan king crab is considered expensive, Mrs. Yukino eats bluefin tuna...

Oda Shingo did not eat any raw food, but patiently roasted oysters with garlic on a small stove.

While he was fiddling with the oyster shells with a fork, making the garlic oil sizzle, he said to Mrs. Yukino, "Let's eat something cheap later. It would be a waste of food if we were given something more expensive..."

"Mr. Oda is indeed familiar with Chinese culture. He even knows such complicated Chinese words." Mrs. Yukino's attention was not on the price at all.

Oda Shingo smiled bitterly.

The favor for this meal was higher than the copyright fee for his own "Parasyte" single volume. Soon, Fujido Kaoru and Namikaze Yuzuru aimed at a plate of strange things on the table.

Fujido Kaoru saw that the thing seemed to be moving, so she poked it with a silver fork and said, "It's a big lump, and the lines on it look like it can stretch... Wow! It really shrinks back, just like an elephant's trunk!"

"Don't move, how are we going to eat it?" The usually steady and cold Namikaze Youhe has transformed into a calm foodie.

"Don't ask Mr. Oda, I'll take a picture with my phone and search it." Fujido Kaoru opened the object identification function of Yahoo Japan and quickly covered her lips and whispered, "It's actually an ivory clam? It is said that eating this can replenish..."

Fujido Kaoru blushed and glanced at Oda Shingo.

"What do you want to supplement?" Namikaze Youhe also came over to look at the phone.

Then the two girls looked at Oda Shingo and said almost in unison:

"This looks good, let's try it..."

Oda Shingo rolled his eyes.

Mrs. Yukino finally couldn't hold back her laughter and turned around with her shoulders shaking.

"You can't be so happy." Oda Shingo said unhappily.

Mrs. Yukino turned her head away from Oda Shingo, and said with a trembling smile in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You have such a small amount of capital that it is difficult to make up for it even if you eat more."

Oda Shingo wants to flip the plate!

Take a nap after meal.

In his room, Shingo Oda began to learn about music and tried to combine it with the melody of "Next to you".

The song, titled "Beside You," is intended to be used in the upcoming comic storyline.

After studying for almost an hour, a gust of wind blew into the room through the window.

Oda Shingo then remembered that they were on vacation.

He estimated that the three women should be getting a good night's sleep, so he quietly left the room and went to the first floor.

This is the restaurant we went to at noon, and this is the hot spring? Ah, this way is the courtyard garden.

Oda Shingo arrived in the yard.

"The environment is really great." He walked casually in the green garden, around a pond.

Half a year has passed since the soul traveled through time and space.

I have already gotten used to life in the new world and don't even feel like an outsider anymore.

There are more and more friends around me, and the relationships between us are becoming deeper and deeper.

There were two girls who wanted to have a further relationship with him, and Oda Nobuo understood this.

But he is a smart man.

"If you take advantage of someone, you will have to pay it back." Oda Nobuo said to himself, also as a reminder to himself.

Just like now, I am enjoying the generous treatment from Mrs. Yukino. If I don’t want to owe too much, I can only make concessions on the terms of the agreement.

This is just a business person's self-protection vigilance.

More importantly, he felt that he couldn't treat the girls around him casually.

Namikaze Yukaku and Fujido Kaoru are both simple girls who are determined to stick to one path until the end, and they are silly girls who are willing to accompany me to draw comics even without being paid.

If you eat the food brought to your door by a girl, you should follow the principles that a diner should follow: be responsible to her.

Mrs. Yukino also offered to help when she still owed rent.

They always stayed by my side when I was unknown and poor.

There are so many outstanding girls, which one is the most suitable partner for him? He really can't tell.

The cherry trees rustled, and the deer-scaring bamboo tubes beside the pond made occasional clicking sounds.

Under the shade of a tree, he sat casually on a large bluestone.

In the tipsy summer breeze, he supported his body with his hands behind his back, tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and began to hum "Next to you" softly.

This piece of music has a soothing opening and is infinitely gentle, relaxing both physically and mentally.

At this time, Namikaze Youhe also approached quietly, but did not disturb them and stood far away beside the cherry tree.

With one hand resting on the tree trunk, Namikaze Youzuru looked at him quietly.

at your side.

(End of this chapter)