Chapter 55.3 – Yose Nabe Under the Sky

After that, the meal went on and on even and the food in the pot filled our stomachs little by little.

By the time we could see the bottom of the pot, Poto and I were already full and were lying on the ground. On the other hand, Yoshina-chan seemed to be planning to eat everything to the last drop.

I can’t blame her though〜, it was delicious.

I’m so lucky to be able to eat such fine food for free.

As I was dozing off, a shadow suddenly appeared on my face.

「You’re already sleeping? What about shimeno udon?」

I opened my eyes and saw a boarkin girl from the kitchen standing before me with a basket in her hand.

「Shimeno udon?」

「Master named it shimeno udon because it tastes good when udon noodles are added when you’re almost done eating what’s in the pot. 」

「Hee〜, but I can no longer continue.」

「Me neither….」

「I’m still good」

Youshina-chan, amazing….

The kitchen girl squatted down and put the basket on my stomach.

Ugh….my belly feels painful….

「If you won’t eat this, you’ll regret it〜. Master said that “Shimeno udon is something that must be served at the end of nabe. You must not miss it.”.」

「Eh〜, if it’s so delicious, say that before we had a nabe」

「That’s because you guys were too greedy and took too many ingredients.」

Guruguruguru, my stomach is already reverberating….

However, if I miss it, I’ll regret it for some time.

「Alright〜, bring it on」

「I’ll have some too….」

「Good good, let’s eat. Put it in now.」

As I got up and looked at the pot, the boarkin girl put three balls of udon from the basket into the pot and cracked three eggs on top.

There were a few other ingredients left in the pot which were slowly being stirred.

The udon was being simmered in the pot while eggs were mixed into yellow and white strips.

It smells so good.

「Okay, it’s good.」

「Alright, I’ll take some first.」

Yoshina-chan heads for the pot and her tail is wagging wildly. She boldly took udon into her bowl.

White steam was rising from the bowl. It looks hot.

「Fuuu, fuuu」

Yeah yeah, blow it down slowly.

When the steam subsides a little, she sucks the udon, which is still hot. She blows it with her mouth open.

Ah, you’ll burn yourself if you’re not careful.

「How is it? How is it?」

「Is it delicious?」

Seeing Yoshina-chan answer our questions with a smile, we picked our chopsticks and put a little bit of noodle soup into our bowls.

I think I’ll just taste it a little or I won’t be able to walk home….

I let it cool down slowly and taste it….

The noodles, which were already starting to get soggy, had absorbed all of today’s nabe.

A complex aroma entered my nose along with the steam and the soup, which is a mixture of various flavors, flowed into my mouth.

The egg in the soup made the flavor even more mellow and it seemed as if I could eat as much as I wanted.

Indeed, the soup stock left in the pot is made for shimeno udon.

I can see why everyone’s silent. It’s a completely different level of deliciousness from the udon you can eat in the city.

「I think I’ll get another bowl of udon….」

「Eh?」

「Sorry, I already ate them….」

「What!?」

When I looked into the pot, there was really not a single strand of ingredients left.

The sparsely floating shungiku, the radish leaves, and the udon that were supposed to be there for three people were…..

「You said you can’t eat anymore….sorry.」

「I did say that but….」

I looked at the others around and it seemed like they were all fighting over shimeno udon.

But no one will blame them since it was really that good.

I lay down with a swollen stomach.

There’s only one star in the sky and the moon is beginning to rise at the edge of my vision.

I wonder when we can make our next reservation.

I wish I could jump over the calendar too using my legs that’s faster than others.

One big burp and then it disappeared in a puff of white smoke.

My body shivered because of the cold air that came up from the ground.

It is almost winter in Torquiva.