Labyrinth Restaurant

"Hey, Eric. It's got to fit in here, right?

"Yeah, Angelica. There must have been a labyrinth entrance here when we came before..."

One fall day, the time is about two hours after the sun goes down. The two vampire boys and girls, Angelica and Eric, brought a bewildering voice in front of a group of buildings under their eyes over a place that they thought had a labyrinth they had visited once before.

The two people I knew during a little incident that was only a few months ago, the Demon King and Alice, found out they got out without permission, and when I got back to the village, the adults scolded me for that already.

But the adults in the village were also greatly surprised to hear from the two of them that the Demon King had come to the human world, and were greatly relieved to learn that the Demon King was a warm personality who did not like useless strife and was unwilling to do anything that would harm the village vampires.

Then as early as a few months, Angelica and Eric were pretty busy doing farming, helping with hunting, etc., but the village harvest season was about over and we finally had more free time to use before winter. And one day, Angelica said.

"Let's go see the demon kings!

The last time I went, it was due to various misunderstandings (mostly because of Angelica's rampage), and the majority of my stay ended with just cleaning the store. But still, the food that was a treat was very tasty, and I could see all sorts of rare things. Until then, speaking of going away, even every single dish of conditioning that was casually placed in the Demon King's Restaurant was very rare and greatly inspired my curiosity for the two of us who had only been to the city of man, one over the mountain.

"And you said you could come back to the store."

"Well, I'd like to go again."

That's how we both decided to go to the Demon King's Restaurant as a little trip during our peasant days. Now the adults have been properly explained and given permission in advance.

Because it was a corner, they brought souvenirs like mountains, such as vegetables and fruits picked in the village and deer meat that they had hunted in the mountains. Souvenirs in large, sturdy cloth bags can be carried lightly, exerting vampire power at night, but they could be crushed as soon as you have them, if normal.

The two of us flew through the night sky with huge luggage at the same time as the sun went down in such a wack, but the trouble was that there was no entrance to the labyrinth where it was supposed to be the same as before, and instead there were a number of large buildings that the two of us would see for the first time.

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"Is that a store?

"Let's take a look"

Angelica and Eric entered a frightening building like a large tower in one of the buildings in sight, where they found a shop-like place with lots of products lined up.

"Wow..., beautiful clothes! That, too, is so much!

"Wow, I've never seen a store like this!

The one we both know about is a smaller, smaller number of items dealing with small city daily groceries, etc. just over the mountain, and it's like anything to nothing different from the store in front of you.

"Welcome, Customer"

And I was heard from behind by two people who were excited about a store on a scale I'd never seen that way.

"Wow!? Uh, are you from this store?

"Yes, my name is Asagao and I am in charge of our sales and customer service business. Is there something you're looking for"

"No, I was just watching... Angelica?

Next to Eric talking to Asagao, Angelica was disappointed to drop her shoulder when she saw the adorable clothes with lots of frills on display, and confirmed the amount on the price tag.

"What's wrong, Angelica?

"Nothing..."

Asagao, who was watching, recommended the product just here.

"If you don't mind, the items on sale are lined up on the shelf next door, so why don't you take a look? It's on sale, but it's a delicacy that we confidently recommend"

"Sold cheaply...... Well, if you just want to see it, it's free."

"So… these are string underwear challenged to sharpen cloth area to the limit, sketchy underwear challenged to the limit of transparency, and hole underwear challenged to ultimate ventilation."

There was a line of dark and challenger-spirited goods.

"Now in the city, this kind of thing is stupid to the naughty young."

"... you're making progress in the city..."

Angelica, basically a pure child growing up in the countryside, had no doubt about one thing and was in intense cultural shock believing in a fictional epidemic fabricated on this occasion.

"Would you like to try it on?

"... do, Angelica?

"I won't. Yikes! Eric's Etsy!

"Huh!?"

I ended up not buying one of those waxes and the two decided to leave the store.

"By the way, Mr. Asagao. Do you have any idea where the Demon King is?

"Oh, were you acquainted with the Demon King? From the right of the corridor there, in the magic formation of the second small room, you can transfer to the restaurant of the Demon King."

"Well, let's go. I'm kind of tired when I'm here..."

"Looking forward to seeing you again"

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Oh, there it is.

"Yeah, it's not much different here than before."

Transferring in the magic formation, as I was told, the two finally reached the restaurant they had come to before. There are some interior changes, but it's like little has changed compared to changing the ground area. The two went inside the restaurant without getting lost.

"Welcome... oh, you guys"

"Good evening, Alice."

"Good evening, I'm out of time. Oh, this is a souvenir."

They greeted Alice well, who was in the store. Alice seemed to remember the two of us, too. He welcomed us both in pleasantly.

"Souvenirs? Vegetables, fruits and... is there more meat? Thank you. I'm sure the Demon King will be pleased."

"Is the Demon King in the kitchen?

"No, the Demon King is in a large building on the ground today because he is doing another important job. You said you'd show your face here later, so I'm sure you'll see me if you wait."

Unfortunately, the Demon King was vacating the store for another errand, a meeting with the human world, but the two of them decided to wait in the store because if we wait here, we're going to see each other.

"By the way, aren't you guys hungry? What are you waiting for, and will you eat something if you like"

"Yes, I'm hungry!

"Me too!... Oh, but Angelica, I don't have much money."

"Ah......, the eagle too"

When they left the village, they brought the money given to them by their parents just in case, but they can't afford to waste it or anything. But the delicious smell that drifts in the store tickles my nostrils and my appetite is stimulated by the darkness as I watch other customers eat again, which makes me more and more hungry.

"Money aside... yeah, let's just say this souvenir is for dinner this time"

"Oh, that's okay!

"You did it, Eric!

You didn't see the kid hungry, that's what Alice suggested. Originally, making money is a store I do with a hobby out of the blue, and I thought the Demon King would do the same.

"Then please wait in your seat there. You can serve anything on this menu, so you can choose whatever you like."

"Wow......! Wow, all the food I've never seen. They all look delicious!

"Yeah, you're not sure which one to make."

Angelica and Eric sparkle their eyes every time they turn the menu page, and they talk to each other amicably about which to eat.

"Yeah, I made up my mind! I'll take the eagle."

"Oh, I've already made up my mind. Um... well, I'll be the one over here."

Alice walked into the kitchen when they told Alice about the dishes they had each decided to cook.

"Speaking of which, who would cook without the Demon King?

"Come on? Let's hear it later"

The two wait to be able to cook with excitement. Even though we both ordered a dish that we had never had before, we were already convinced that it would be very tasty because of our previous experience.

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"Hehe."

Still or not, I could hear those voices coming from the seat next to me when they were smiling at the two of us looking at the kitchen with a softness.

"Evening, it's unusual to have two kids in this store"

A brunette who was drinking tea in the next seat called out to the two of them. When I was a year, would I be about three or four years older than the Angelicas?

"Uh... good evening"

"Evening."

The two of them, who had never spoken to very many people outside the village, did not know what kind of distance they should be dealing with the first person they met, and returned their greetings with less words.

"Are you... in the middle of a date? Could I interrupt?

"De, that's not a date! Eric and the eagle are apart..."

"Yes, Angelica and I are just childhood friends and lovers and everything...... that hurts, why are you kicking Angelica"

"My leg slipped!

”Coincidentally," there was an incident where Angelica's foot slipped and hit Eric's foot hard sitting across the table, but during that time, the woman in the next seat also seemed to enjoy the interaction between the two.

"Eric and Angelica, right? Hehe, it's kind of fresh because I don't talk to much younger people. Oh, I think the food's here."

When they turned around, they were just about to bring the dish Alice put in the basin from the kitchen. The dishes on the basin give rise to a hockey and warm hot air, with an appetizing scent even from a distance away.

"Thank you for waiting." Mixed pizza "for the order, and" seafood pilaf ". I'll bring the" chocolate parfait "and" cheesecake "for dessert later."

By the way, "mixed pizza" and "chocolate parfait" are Angelica's, "seafood pilaf" and "cheesecake" are Eric's orders.

"Wow......! Thanks! Then I'll have it!

"Me too, I'll have it!

"Yes, eat it"

The two of them, who were hungry, started eating with the food coming or no or fierce momentum.

"Should I eat this by hand? Hot......, yummy!

Angelica carefully carried a slice of the eight chopped "mixed pizza" into her mouth so that the top piece of equipment wouldn't fall off, cheering unexpectedly.

The richness of the trollies and melted cheeses, the salty and intense meat flavours of thinly sliced salami and bacon, the refreshing bitterness of the bell peppers that tighten the flavour, and the juicy acidity of the tomatoes that brings the whole flavour together. They coincide with crisp, lightweight textured fabrics, creating an unspoken taste.

I can't suppress the movement of my hand asking for the next slice as if it were no longer my body, even though I almost yaked my fingers and tongue over and over to too much heat. Angelica got obsessed and proceeded to eat "mixed pizza".

"I guess this is a fish. Is this shellfish? What is this white and soft thing? But it's all delicious."

Symmetrically with Angelica, who eats well, Eric was eating carefully, as if checking each and every unfamiliar ingredient in the "seafood pilaf" in front of him.

Because the vampire village where the two live is in the back of the mountain, Eric and the others have never actually seen something called the ocean, even if they know it as knowledge, and naturally they are not familiar with seafood. When it comes to fishery products that go up to the village table, they are mostly small things like river fish and river shrimp, they are not very tasty instead of having a lot of small bones or a hassle to eat, and Eric doesn't like them that much either.

But the fried rice I had the last time I came was so delicious, I thought I'd try the same comedy dish again as that.

The ingredients in the "seafood pilaf" include white fish loose ends, large shellfish scallops, and prickly textured shrimp and toothed squid. "Seafood Pilaf" is sautéed in butter with minced onions of those ingredients before pairing with comedy. The flavorful extract from the ingredients mixes with the rich flavors of butter and the sweetness of the onions, and its aromatic dashi is well smoked to create a superb flavor.

Eric slowly, just trying to taste up to every grain of comedy, proceeded to eat as he focused his nerves on his tongue.

And around the time they both ate about half of each dish......

"Hey, Eric's looks delicious too. Give me a minute."

"Yeah, fine. Shall we exchange it then?"

And, we exchanged dishes with each other and also tongue-in-cheek on dishes with different flavors.

"Heh heh, you're kind of hungry watching me eat this delicious. Alice, can I have a cake and tea change, too?"

"It's good for a basket, but didn't you have cake earlier after dinner?... Are you going to gain weight?

"Ugh...... As long as you exercise well for what you eat later,... I guess"

At this time, there was sometimes this kind of interaction in the next seat, but Angelica and Eric, who are obsessed with their meals, didn't pay particular attention.

About twenty minutes after we started eating, the two finished the main dish without a trace, and then we ate while exchanging desserts and finished all the dishes beautifully.

You've both eaten a little too much, and now you seem to suffer slightly from your bloated stomach, but you're still satisfied.

"... that" chocolate parfait "was delicious... Cold as snow but fuzzy, a little bitter and sweet, it was like a fairy tale fairy princess eats a treat..."

"... yeah, they were all so delicious... Now what shall we eat..."

The two were like dreams, and they were talking about how the array was delicious, how I would make it, what I wanted to eat next time I came, etc.

But after a while, both Angelica and Eric started rubbing their eyelids like they were sleeping because of their full stomach, or whether they were tired from flying out of the village again, and eventually started to get a soft sleep sitting in their seats from either side.

I think Angelica and Eric fell asleep.

"Oh, did you fall asleep? The Demon King isn't going to be back yet, and I feel sorry for you for forcing him to wake up.... Cosmos, Somebody call someone with an empty hand from inside Homunculus and tell them to put these two to sleep in an empty room in a hotel on the ground"

"Yes, I understand. Hmm, one boy and one girl at a time...... that means the bed is okay with one?

"... rather tell them to sleep in separate beds..."

Thus, the first day of Angelica and Eric's little trip ended. what events await after the next day?

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"Speaking of which, I got a lot of ingredients from those two as souvenirs, and I thought I'd use them at the barbecue tomorrow, because there's a lot of them, and it's a corner."

"Wow, you've got a lot of it. There are other ingredients I have prepared, and can you eat so much out of them?

"It won't be a problem. There can be no such thing as excess ingredients when there's a godson and a goddess."

"Haha......, indeed. Oh, then let's invite Angelica and the others. Because it's more fun to have more people like this."

"Right, I think that's a good idea"