I Was Possessed By An Unknown Manga - Chapter 399



399 – [IF] The Night Deepens

“Well, it’s not really like that?!”

It was a long time coming, but I didn’t want the atmosphere to become awkward because of me, so I tried to lie and pretend it wasn’t the case.

“I just felt awkward because it was my first time talking to a foreigner.”

Then Utsumi, who was excitedly drinking kimchi soup, said with a disappointed expression.

“What, it’s not fun.”

On the other hand, Himiko, who is in the normal position, mutters as if she sympathizes.

“Well, when I was a student, it was extremely awkward to talk to a native English teacher.”

“Because we have to communicate only in English?”

“That’s true, but if you’re of a different race, don’t you get scared before talking to me?”

“Oh, I think I know what it feels like.”

When the conversation took a different turn, the two people quickly lost interest in me.

I was grateful for that fact and asked Maria, who had forgotten about the edamame, as she felt a little more at ease.

“More than that, did you say that Maria lives in a different area?”

“Yes. I live in Shizuoka. Why is that suddenly happening?”

“No, I thought it would have been difficult to come from far away.”

“It’s not as far away as you think. If you take the Shinkansen, it’s about an hour and a half away.”

“Huh? 1 hour and 30 minutes?”

Then, isn’t there really any difference from taking the subway from home to Shibuya?

“Yeah. It’s closer than you think, right?”

“Yes. That’s true.”

I’ve never ridden a Shinkansen yet, so to be honest, I didn’t know it was that fast.

“More than that, thank you for listening to my unreasonable request this time.”

“No, no, I also owe Maria a lot. Of course I should do this.”

It was very awkward at first, but I got used to talking to Maria, probably because she had been talking to me on Disco.

Of course, her face was so pretty that I couldn’t make eye contact, but honestly, I think this is an unavoidable problem.

As we were in the midst of a conversation, the door opened and an employee came in.

“The food you ordered has arrived.”

The waiter said that and placed the plate filled with raw meat on the table.

Other than that, the only food that Himiko ordered was the Korean seaweed, beer, and drinks.

‘The table setting is definitely poorer than at my house.’

With that thought in mind, I naturally picked up the tongs.

“Ah! My sister will bake it, so give it to me!”

Himiko said that and stretched out her hand, but I shook my head.

“Even though I’m like this, it’s because I’m the son of a yakiniku restaurant. I’m confident in grilling meat.”

“… Then what?”

When I rolled up my sleeves and showed my enthusiasm, Himiko lowered her hands with an embarrassed expression.

Afterwards, the first thing I did was put thinly sliced gyutan on the grill.

Cheeeeek!

When the heated grill and meat meet, white smoke rises from the contact surface.

When I smelled the unique smell of protein cooking, my mood improved.

‘After all, life is meat and meat.’

Gyutan is not a part that Koreans eat often, but in Japan, it is usually one of the top five popular parts.

So, since it is a part that most yakiniku restaurants serve, I knew well how to grill it to make it more delicious.

‘If you bake it for a long time, it will get tough, so cook it quickly enough to turn golden brown on the outside.’

Flip back and forth two or three times and place the perfectly cooked gyutan on each person’s plate.

“Oh. Thank you.”

“I’ll eat well.”

“Thank you.”

The three people expressed their gratitude in different ways and then ate the gyutan with lemon juice sprinkled on it.

“Hmm!”

“It’s delicious!”

“Juicy!”

Fortunately, the gyutan I grilled received good reviews.

Well, if the ingredients are good, the basic taste is guaranteed no matter how you cook it.

I immediately placed the next condemnation on the three people’s plates before the flow was interrupted.

Then the three people started eating the meat I gave them eagerly, as if they were possessed by something.

‘Next!’

‘Next!’

‘Next!’

Thanks to grilling with all my passion and passion, I completed the luxurious course of Gyutan – 〉 Galbi – 〉 Garlic Grilled Meat in an instant. I wiped the sweat that had formed on my forehead with a strange sense of pride.

“What?! How on earth can Yoosung make something delicious like you?!”

In the end, Mr. Utsumi could not hold back his curiosity and asked outright.

Holding pliers in one hand and scissors in the other, I proudly puffed out my chest and spoke.

“Talent and hard work.”

Even if you have no talent for grilling meat, you will learn basic techniques if you work at a yakiniku restaurant for about a year.

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In addition, I was so good at controlling fire that even my parents, who had been selling yakiniku for nearly 20 years, recognized it.

“Ugh! This guy suddenly started to look amazing… !”

“He is a talented person who must be present at the company dinner venue.”

Himiko says that while pushing up the rest of her glasses with her middle finger.

Maria, who was quietly listening to our conversation, said with a wry smile.

“But didn’t Yoosung actually eat any meat?”

“Ah.”

I had so much fun grilling meat that I forgot about it.

***

“Well then, it may be surprising, but a toast to celebrate winning this amateur competition!”

“”Cheers!””

Ta-da!

With a toast from Mr. Utsumi, who is said to have been the mood maker during his school days, four glasses clash in the air.

Of course, since I was underage, I drank cider instead of beer.

It’s not that I don’t have the option of secretly drinking, but if I get caught, not only me but the three people here will be in trouble, so there’s nothing I can do.

“Eat a lot.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Perhaps Maria felt sorry for me for not being able to eat anything because she was busy grilling the meat, so she took the initiative and said she would grill the meat herself.

Thanks to this, I was able to put down the tongs with peace of mind, but if Mr. Utsumi had come forward to bake, I would have held on to the tongs until the end.

“Hap.”

Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to eat meat, so I ate my first piece as a souvenir.

‘It’s delicious!’

Of course, our meat is delicious too, but this felt fundamentally different.

‘Is this the taste of A5 Wagyu?’

The fat layer that gently melts into the meat gives off a savory flavor and melts in your mouth.

I hurriedly stuffed the white rice into my mouth before this lingering feeling went away.

‘The combination of well-grilled meat and white rice is unbeatable.’

Mr. Utsumi said as if he was surprised to see me so absorbed in eating.

“As expected, he’s a boy in his prime. He has a huge appetite.”

Then Himiko, who was next to me, spoke.

“Because I’m old enough to chew a rock.”

After having my face buried in my rice bowl for a long time, I asked the waiter who came to clean up the bowl for another bowl of rice and then asked Mr. Utsumi.

“Now that I think about it, Utsumi, you said you’re an internet broadcaster. What exactly do you do?”

Then, Mr. Utsumi, who was sitting cross-legged, pointed a finger at himself as if this was an unexpected question.

“Me? I haven’t really decided what to do, so I do various things. Ah, but my main focus is usually game broadcasting and talk. It’s easy to create a broadcasting distance.”

“Heh, I see.”

“Why? Are you interested in internet broadcasting?”

“No, it’s not like that in particular, I’m just curious because it’s a world I don’t know much about.”

In fact, when it comes to internet broadcasting, I couldn’t help but feel something shady.

Recently, awareness has improved thanks to YouTube, but before that, it felt like content that only people knew about.

“Really? It’s a pity. With a voice like yours and gaming skills, I think internet broadcasting would be successful enough.”

At that time, Himiko gave me an arm around my shoulder and said.

“Don’t fool a child who doesn’t know anything yet. Utsumi. This guy might be happier being an ordinary office worker like me.”

“Well, broadcasting doesn’t necessarily mean you can succeed.”

Mr. Utsumi also nodded his head, perhaps because he agreed to some extent with Mr. Himiko’s opinion.

“Then what do you do, Maria?”

“Me? I’m just an ordinary housewife. I do translation work on the side.”

Maria said that and smiled, saying, “Ahaha.”

It felt like the most ordinary of the three, but at the same time it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

Unless you are self-employed, it is quite difficult for foreigners to get a job in Japan.

Anyway, it was a time when such a good atmosphere was flowing.

“Then we should soon settle the competition prize money, right?”

“It’s here!”

“I’ve been waiting for this moment! Sister Marie!”

When Maria said that, Utsumi and Himiko stood up with their fists clenched.

In my case, I was busy flipping the meat on the grill because I was still busy eating.

“Total prize money is 500,000 yen. If divided equally between the four of us, it is 125,000 yen each, but since we need money for today’s meeting, we will exclude 100,000 yen for now and give 100,000 yen each.”

As Maria said that, she took out a white envelope from Mr. Yukichi, who seemed to have just come from the bank, and handed out 10 to each of them.

“Thank you, ma’am!”

“With this, I can pay rent this month!”

Smiling bitterly at Himiko’s words, which smelled a bit salty, I asked about the 100,000 yen that Maria had given me.

“Can I get this much more than that?”

Then Mr. Utsumi, who was next to me, spoke.

“What are you talking about? Honestly, without you, I wouldn’t have even gotten through the preliminaries, let alone won, but you deserve to receive the prize money.”

“Yes. To be honest, it is no exaggeration to say that Yooseong carried everything.”

Himiko, who was happy that she could pay the rent, also agreed, and finally Maria spoke.

“You get a fair reward for the effort you put in, so you don’t have to be so upset.”

“… I understand.”

I nodded and quietly accepted 100,000 yen.

“Okay! Well, since I got the prize money, let’s go to the second round!”

“Huh? Are we going to eat like this and eat again?”

“What do you mean, boy? “The night is still long?”

“Actually, it’s only 3pm, let alone at night.”

“Hehe, if this happens, won’t I be able to go home until I spend all 100,000 yen?”

So, it looks like our off gathering is going to continue a little longer.