People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

Cerberus on the right said, "But Master is so amazing! Signing a contract with Master has actually improved our quality of life..."

"Huh? It really is!"

"Wow! Master is a hidden master!"

The three dogs immediately burst into laughter and started playing around. Lucifer frowned and said, "Are you serious?"

"Yeah!" x3

Lucifer smirked and said, "Go to sleep~ Also, you might not have the chance to transform into a dog form again while you're in the human world, so..."

"I never intended to change back!" x3

After saying that, the three dogs huddled together, a satisfied smile on their faces, and ran straight back to their room. They closed the door, quickly changed their clothes, and then pounced on the bed, rolling around until they fell asleep without realizing it.

Lucifer had also changed into her pajamas. After leaning against the headboard and thinking for a long time with her phone in hand, she found someone in the group chat and quickly typed a string of words and sent it to them.

She received a quick reply from the other end, the strongest idol scientist on Earth: "Eh? Bai Yu~ Bai Yu's strength is extremely high~ Cerberus's assessment is correct~"

Lucifer didn't say anything more. Looking at the girl's profile picture, Lucifer searched online, but couldn't find anything in the picture, let alone a scientist named Shinonono Tsukasa.

But her intuition told her that what this woman said was true, whether it was about scientists or something else. Lucifer turned off her phone, lay down on the bed, and murmured with a slight smile, "This is getting more and more interesting, Bai Yu~"

On the other end of the phone, a mature woman with purple hair chuckled, pressed a button, and then said with a smile, "Yo yo~ Qian! Lucifer-chan just asked about Bai Yu~ It seems she's noticed something's off~"

A mature woman with black hair chuckled and said, "Really? Lucifer... the Queen of Hell? Another formidable fellow has arrived at Bai Yu's place~"

After saying that, she hung up the phone, silently closed the group chat, turned off her phone, lay on the bed, and a smile appeared on her lips. If you looked closely, you could notice her chat name, because she only said one sentence, and the name displayed was: "Brynhild!"

P.S.: Another bonus chapter for Yaohua! In the next chapter, a new customer appears, and it's a double surprise—two very interesting and popular characters! Hint: Yokai, Magic.

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Chapter Thirty-Two: Natsume Takashi, Clow Reed (Please add to your favorites!!!!!!!!!)

Just as Wu Lei'an said, no other guests came all night. Bai Yu just quietly read his book. He didn't have many interests, and reading was one of them.

It wasn't because he loved reading, but because he liked to find something quiet to clear his mind, and reading was the best choice. Before Lucifer and the others came, his days were always very quiet.

Bai Yu would brew a cup of coffee, sit in an empty shop, and inhale the rich aroma of coffee, the fragrance of flowers, and the faint scent of books. He would read there, day after day, which resulted in him reading an astonishing number of books.

Tranquil and peaceful, there was nothing more relaxing than that. Just as Bai Yu was about to get up to make a cup of tea, he saw the door light up and a somewhat bewildered young man walk in.

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Welcome! What would you like to eat?"

The boy was taken aback for a moment, then quickly recovered and said, "Ah... weren't we going to open the door? Why did we come back here...? But I did come here wanting to eat something..."

Bai Yu smiled at the boy and said, "This is a completely different world from yours~ But judging from your appearance, you seem to be no different from here~"

The boy nodded in sudden understanding and said softly, "Phew...it seems we really have encountered something strange again..."

"again?"

"Nothing much~ What do you have here, boss?"

Bai Yu was taken aback by the boy's answer, then smiled and said, "Whatever you want to eat, I have it here..."

"Is that so... then... I'll have tamagoyaki, I suddenly have a sweet craving..."

Bai Yu nodded. The boy found a seat, looked around, and then said somewhat absentmindedly, "Ah... really, there isn't any..."

The boy looked at the clean shop, the faint fragrance of flowers, and the extraordinary tranquility. He gradually relaxed and felt more at ease.

"Here's your tamagoyaki~"

"Hmm~ It's been a long time since I made tamagoyaki, so as a memento, I'll give you this one too~"

The boy was taken aback, looking at the neatly sliced ​​tamagoyaki plate in front of him, along with a tempura dish that looked very appetizing and two round food items that he couldn't identify but looked delicious.

"Manager, this..."

"It's a keepsake~ And you look really tired, so I'm sending you a hundred~ Keep going~"

"one hundred?"

The boy looked down and saw that the tempura shrimp and two round things made up a hundred, which warmed his heart.

Just as Bai Yu was about to sit down with his black tea, he heard the door open. The boy turned around and saw a light flash by the door, followed by the entry of a bespectacled man who looked refined and cultured.

"Oh my... I think I've discovered an amazing place..."

This man was clearly more mature than the boy, and he seemed quite curious and interested in the situation. Based on Bai Yu's understanding, people who felt this way were usually very powerful.

Bai Yu interrupted the man's thoughts and said, "Welcome! What would you like to eat?"

The man snapped out of his daze and said with a look of sudden realization, "Ah~ this is a restaurant after all. I was so rude earlier. Are you the manager?"

The man found a seat and looked at Bai Yu with a smile. Bai Yu nodded, and the man said in surprise, "Amazing! You're so young and you already own such a big shop! What kind of food do you have here?"

"Whatever you want to eat, we have it here..."

"That's quite a statement... Well then, please give me a serving of sweet and sour pork with pineapple, two desserts, and some wine, anything is fine~ Red wine is no problem either~"

Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "This guest really does have a sweet tooth... But sweet and sour pork with red wine is quite an interesting way to eat it."

The man just kept smiling at him. Only after Bai Yu went into the kitchen did the man start to look around the shop. When he saw the boy eating tamagoyaki with a blissful expression, the man was stunned.

The boy seemed to notice the man's gaze and looked up at him. The man simply smiled and said, "You possess a very interesting power..."

The boy was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the man and said, "You... can see that too?"

The man nodded, about to speak, when Bai Yu came out carrying a small wine flask. He placed the flask in front of the man and said with a smile, "Red wine with Chinese food is a bit odd, try this instead~ Although it's not the best wine I have, it should suit you best~"

The man paused for a moment, then nodded with a smile. After opening the cork, the rich and mellow aroma of the wine instantly filled the entire restaurant. A hint of surprise flashed in the man's eyes as he smiled and said, "I've never smelled such a fragrant wine before... Did you brew it yourself, manager?"

Bai Yu nodded, and just as he was about to turn around, he heard the man say, "Manager, it seems like this place..."

"This place is different from your world, but whoever comes here is a guest~ Occasionally, some very strange people do come here~"

The man nodded, then looked at the boy with a smile and said, "Including this boy?"

The boy was taken aback, looking at Bai Yu with a puzzled expression. Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "No, monsters and the like occasionally come here~ Although she never thinks she's a monster~ She's quite cute~"

The boy asked incredulously, "Shopkeeper, do you also believe in the existence of monsters?"

"Of course~ I not only believe it, I've seen it too~"

The man looked at the stunned boy and smiled, saying, "It seems the magical thing about you allows you to see monsters~ What an interesting ability~"

"magic?"

"Oops~ I let it slip~ But it shouldn't be too strange here, right~"

Bai Yu said with a smile, "Of course, even if the true nature of magic were to manifest, I wouldn't be surprised."

"An interesting statement~ Let me introduce myself, Kuro Reid, a... magician~"

"Bai Yu, the manager of a restaurant~"

After they finished speaking, they both looked at the boy. The boy was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Ah... um... Natsume, Natsume Takashi! A student who can see yokai..."

The two nodded without saying anything more. Natsume was still a little confused after seeing Shiraha go into the kitchen, when Shiraha poked his head out and said, "Would you mind telling me about the yokai you saw later? I'm quite interested~"

Kuro Reid smiled and said, "I'm very interested too~ Would you mind having one more listener?"

"Eh?"

Bai Yu said softly, "You don't want to?"

Natsume quickly replied, "No... I just never expected that anyone would actually believe me, and that one day they would be willing to listen to what I have to say..."

"So, now there is such a place. Although the space here is limited, it is enough to accommodate everyone who needs warmth, quiet, and to share their stories, and it is also enough to accommodate every story..."

After saying that, Bai Yu went back to the kitchen to prepare Kuro Reid's meal. Kuro Reid, watching Natsume's slightly stunned expression and his pupils trembling, said softly, "Looks like we've found a good place..."

P.S.: Who are the friends who didn't guess?

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Chapter Thirty-Three: A Gentle Repayment (Please add to your favorites!!!!)

Natsume never expected that he would end up in this place just because he couldn't sleep and wanted to go out for a walk, but this place gave him an unprecedented feeling of peace and warmth.

Kuro Reid poured himself a glass of wine from the jug, took a small sip, then his eyes lit up. He downed the entire glass in one gulp and let out a sound of admiration.

Kuro Reid knew that drinking this sake on its own was pointless; to realize its value, it had to be drunk with something strange. So, Kuro Reid suppressed the urge to continue drinking and put the sake aside.

After sitting for a while, he found that his willpower was not enough to resist the rich aroma of the wine. The taste kept lingering in his mouth, and he felt that even the saliva in his mouth tasted like the wine.

Finally, he decided to distract himself and smiled at Natsume, saying, "Natsume-kun~"

"Huh? Mr. Kuro Reid, did you call me?"

"That's right~"

Natsume was taken aback. He hadn't expected Clow Reed to take the initiative to talk to him. Clow Reed smiled and said, "Natsume-kun~ Is your power something you were born with?"

Natsume nodded and said, "Yes, my mother died when I was born, and my father died shortly after. I've been living with relatives ever since, but I'm the only one who can see those yokai..."

"Is that so...? Then, Natsume-kun, do your grandparents have any knowledge of this?"

Natsume was taken aback and shook his head, saying, "I don't know. My grandmother only left behind a Book of Friends. Mr. Clow Reed, have you ever seen a yokai?"

Just as Kuro Reid was about to answer, a rich, sweet and sour aroma wafted over, causing him to immediately look away from his thoughts and towards the kitchen doorway. Sure enough, after a series of plating sounds, Bai Yu came out carrying a plate of sweet and sour pork and a bowl of rice.

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, your dessert will take a little while longer~"

Kuro Reid looked at the sweet and sour pork in front of him, which smelled incredibly tempting, shook his head, and said with a smile, "It's alright. If you can eat such delicious food, the wait is definitely worth it~"

After saying thank you, Bai Yu turned around and sat down in his previous seat. Kuro Reid had been waiting impatiently. Looking at the sweet and sour pork in front of him, which was as clear and bright as a gemstone, Kuro Reid dared to say that he absolutely could not do it.

"Mmm! How delicious this is..."

One bite and Kuro Reid was truly astonished. The incredible elasticity, combined with the slightly soft yet crispy coating of the sweet and sour pork, created a perfect balance of sweet, sour, salty, and savory flavors, along with a hint of pineapple's unique fragrance.

All the textures, flavors, and juices burst forth in his mouth, and he became somewhat addicted. The incredible elasticity made the sweet and sour pork more and more fragrant with each chew, making him reluctant to swallow it.

"Phew... Manager, your cooking is truly the best I've ever seen. You can make even a simple sweet and sour pork dish so perfectly. You'll definitely be a great husband!"

Natsume quickly added, "Yes, the manager's cooking is delicious. This is the best tamagoyaki I've ever had!"

Bai Yu smiled and shook his head, saying, "If it's delicious, eating more is the greatest respect and recognition you can give to the chef. Thank you both for your praise, but Mr. Kuro Reid, you really came at the right time!"

"Eh?"

Bai Yu said helplessly, "If you had come two hours earlier, they would still be here, and there would definitely have been a huge argument."

Kuro Reid was taken aback, then asked in confusion, "Them?"

"Hmm~"

"Does Shop Manager Shiraha have a lot of girls who like her? That's something to be envied~ But they'll probably be heartbroken in the end. Shop Manager Shiraha really has it tough~"

Bai Yu smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's true that there are many girls here, but the world here is different from yours. There are no requirements regarding the number of partners. They are competing to be the first."

Kuro Reid paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "What an enviable display of affection~ But Shopkeeper Shiraha certainly deserves to be liked by many girls~"

“Thank you for the compliment~”

While eating his tamagoyaki, Natsume asked in confusion, "Manager, does your shop have a second floor?"

Bai Yu said with a smile, "That's where people stay. Many homeless guests, those who are being chased, and drunk guests come here to rest and stay for a while."

Kuro Reid's eyes lit up as he said, "So, the guest can stay?"

Bai Yu nodded, and Kuro Reid quickly asked, "Can people who are already dead or about to die also come?"

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Of course, and the guests who come here will not be harmed in any way. Death is also a form of harm."

Kuro Reid nodded, a hint of excitement in his eyes, and said, "So leaving the store means dying, right?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe~ I haven't tested it, but my cute little pet used a life contract before, which can bind lives to another person. The effect is that if the owner dies, the contractor dies, and the contractor can unilaterally terminate the contract upon death. Theoretically speaking, it seems that the longer the owner lives, the longer the contractor lives~"

"Store Manager Baiyu's pet?"

"It's a hellhound~ sleeping on it~"

"Manager Shiraha is truly impressive... Is that contract magic?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "Yes~"

Kuro Reid smiled and said, "That's great... By the way, manager, what's the accommodation fee here...?"

Bai Yu waved his hand and said, "If you really need a place to stay, there's no need to pay for accommodation. After all, it's not like there's no other way; who would leave their own home?"