The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

"... So you're sure everything's been confirmed on this case?

"Yeah, fine."

About one day when the sun was going down, a young man with brilliant eyebrows and a young woman with brilliant eyebrows sat across the street in a private room on the second floor of the coffee shop Tsubame.

The two of them have a single document at their disposal. Upon checking its contents word for word, the two men wrote down their signatures in the feather pen provided at the table and exchanged them for the other party's documents.

They drop their gaze on each other's documents to see if the other's signature is flawed. And after they looked up and gazed at each other, they nodded one at each other and then took their seats all the time.

Young man - Liberto De Laurentis, ambassador of the Republic of Tennessee in Craig, speaks first.

"The contents of the basic agreement on transaction cooperation between our Embassy and your bank are now all confirmed here. Lord Sophia Marimaid, thank you for your efforts so far."

"Thank you very much to His Excellency Liberto de Laurentis for your repeated efforts in concluding this agreement. In particular, we have heard that you have really had difficulty coordinating with your home country. Thank you again."

Sophia, a young female banker (bunker) of the Marimaid family, also thanked Liberto for her slightly formal tone.

After the acknowledgments are exchanged with each other, Liberto and Sophia shake hands across the table.

Its appearance lit by the lamp was as beautiful as a scene of theatre, and the applause boiled naturally from among those present indoors.

Some of that room, in which the applause swirled, was the Sabbathon of the Silva Chamber of Commerce, which would be the first to retain the benefits of the deal under this agreement, and, beside the room, the figure of Takumi, the Lord of this room.

Takumi, who had refrained next to Sabbath, whispers in a hustle and cold voice.

"Happy day. It's a great honor to have you present. But were you really glad to set up a place like this in a place like this away from a big city?

Sabbath replied with a smile to reassure Takumi, who looked worried at any rate.

"What, today's tentative signing ceremony is just a final confirmation as a matter of practice. Once again, the external procedure would be to prepare a formal document and conduct a signing ceremony in a public place. It won't be the first time the world has revealed itself. The truth is, we both said we wanted to call Lord Takumi to his seat..."

Sabbath's eyes peering up at his complexion as he looked up from the bottom shows Takumi's brow, which became the letter (c).

"I really appreciate the story, but I was wondering if it might be difficult because we have this station building and coffee shop business... sorry"

As a regular at Harpertown Station and the coffee shop Tsubame, Sabbath nodded with such expressions as no more.

"I thought Lord Takumi would say that. That's why those two wanted to open today's meeting place here at the coffee shop, the swordfish. If attendance at a“ flower "venue is difficult, it means that they wanted us to be present at any rate today, which is a“ fruit "venue."

"Oh no... I'm afraid so"

To Sabbath's words, to Takumi, who bows his head deeply, Sabbath pounds his shoulder and continues his words.

"You're not so frightened. That being said, about half the reason I wanted to go to this meeting and get a delicious meal from Lord Takumi. Those two aren't quite busy, and if it's not for this reason, 'the swordfish' can't even come to Harpertown."

At the end of Sabbath's gaze to say so, there were two young men who bickered while standing in their seats.

When Takumi also looked toward the two of them in response to that gaze, they noticed their gaze and they turned around and called out.

"Well, the meeting is over. Mr. Takumi, are you ready for dinner?

"I hear that delicious food will come out again today. I hope so. I'd rather have Lord Takumi's cooking, and it's like having this place made."

Two people who say what Sabbath expected. Takumi lowered her head to both of them with her usual smile as she secretly delighted at the words that ran out of cook profit.

"Yes, I did. Please come and prepare your meals in the hall below."

―――――

Today's meeting took place in the setting of a payback from Liberto for a Sofia-sponsored luncheon held at the end of the exposition.

However, the formal banquet seats for the signing of this agreement are scheduled to be set up after the signing ceremony, so today's venue takes the form of a "private meeting organized by Liberto”. For this reason, the number of attendees today was kept to a minimum.

Only Liberto, who acted as host, Sophia, the main guest, and Liberto's squire and Sabbath, shared that table, which was sprinkled with a brand new white tablecloth and lived with colorful flowers around the candlestick placed on both sides.

Sometimes it was a private get-together place, and it had been met in advance to make it a less formal mini-course on cooking as well.

Before the four waiting as the candlelight of the candlestick sways, the first plate, which becomes an appetizer, is carried by the hands of Takumi and Nyarch. A description was given by Takumi of the three types of dishes served beautifully on one plate.

"It's an assortment of appetizers. Tomato and fresh cheese salad from the left, something we call Caprese in our hometown. Shrimp frit in the middle. And to the far right, it is a chilled salad with thinly divided boiled chicken and peppino (cucumber), accompanied by pato. Enjoy."

"Well, how bright and beautiful!

On a plate of white rectangular porcelain, the red of tomatoes and prawns, the white of cheese and pato salad, the yellow of frits and the green of albaaca (basil) accompanied by peppino and caprese danced vividly.

Sophia stares at the plate and makes her eyes shine as if she sees a gem. Unlike the usual harsh look on his face as a “banker," what fun he looked like there.

"Well, it's a corner, so let's get it quick. God, I hereby offer my gratitude for being able to surround the table with my good companions today"

When Liberto hands in front of his chest and offers his words of prayer just because he can't wait to cook, the remaining three also follow it in silence. And after a while, they each stretched the fork and knife in their hands into an appetizer.

"Well, this is great tomato acidity and cheese richness. It really gives me an appetite."

"This shrimp frit is crisp, too. Yeah, yeah, how about a pato salad?

"Um, chilling the pato and eating it as a salad is something that is not in our culture. This white, sour and rich

The sauce brings together the patties and ingredients, making it a wonderful flavor. "

"They say the white sauce is' mayonnaise '. Takumi told me a story about a mixture of eggs, oil and vinegar."

"I see, eggs and oil make it rich, and vinegar makes it sour? Um, this is good. As much as I'd like to bring that method back to my country."

"If that's the story, why don't you ask Takumi?

"All right, I'll try to ask you sooner"

The two let the story bounce as they carried the appetizer to their mouths. It was somewhere more of a business scented conversation than a colorful story, but the expression was a mild one that was different from the usual negotiating place.

Takumi brought in a second dish as she let the conversation play while enjoying the white wine with the appetizer.

The second item was prepared with Libert only hope. The slab of wood carried to the table contained a large disc-shaped dish.

"We have pizza for the second item. Today's pizza is topped with seasonal onions (mushrooms), salted sardines (anchovies) and seboria (onions). Enjoy a little spice on this small plate if you like. Dear Liberto, may I share it with you?

Liberto nodded cocklessly and indicated his consent. Trolley and melted cheese pull the yarn when the freshly baked pizza of the Atsuatsu is cut by Takumi's hand. When the pizza was placed in front of each, a scent reminiscent of an ongo autumn rising with hot air tickled the nostrils of the four.

"The small dish is a combination of pimiento and vanilla. It's pretty spicy, so you can put a little bit on it."

"Oh, you know a lot about me."

"No, this is also what Lord Takumi taught me when I first asked you here. The pizza was definitely... from tomato sauce topped with intestines and eggs."

"Sounds delicious there, too. I'd love to see you when I get another chance. Now, before it cools..."

Sophia taps the teardrop-shaped plates gently with a tonne of tilt and sprinkles the spices in the vessel gently onto the surface of the pizza. And when I cut it into bites with the knife at hand, I carried a slice with plenty of cheese to my mouth.

At that moment, her complexion turns bright red at once. Huffled, huffled breath leaked out of Sophia's mouth as she rushed upwards.

Libert's mouth angle lifts to Sophia's appearance of reaction as expected.

"Yeah, well, be careful when you say baked pizza because the melted cheese is hotter than it looks...... it was a little late"

"I would have liked to have told you sooner. I almost burned my mouth."

I managed to get cold in my mouth. Sophia sends a disgruntled gaze, but Liberto had no apparent willingness to intervene and had a fun look on his face.

"Excuse me. Excuse me. I want to see how surprised I am. No, excuse me."

Sophia inflates her cheeks again to the word, but that attitude is also just another pleasure for Liberto.

The laughter of Couscous leaked out of the mouth of two people who could no longer live with this strange interaction, Libert, who gave Sofia a the look of "taking one bottle" and showing dissatisfaction.

Where the place was soothed, Sabbath coughed one up with you and then cut the story out.

"By the way, it reminds me of Patopaeja the other day to share one dish."

In that word, one Libert nods.

"Dear Left, this pizza, which we can all share, can also be positioned as a" dish of proof of friendship. "

Even in the advance meeting, Liberto was strongly committed to cutting the pizza at the table.

I thought it was necessary to "share" the message of "share" with Patopaeja at the luncheon the other day, just like Patopaeja did the other day, in order to show that I took this in good faith.

Libert's thoughts seemed well conveyed to Sophia as well. Sophia smiles gently in gratitude.

Two people talking with their eyes and eyes silently. But there Takumi's usual gracious voice was interrupted.

"Is your meal progressing? Third item, we have the main item of the day"

A thin slice of large roast beef was arranged on a plate carried by Takumi. It contrasts beautifully with the bright rose pink on the perimeter and inside of the grilled area, stirring your appetite.

It is accompanied by a mash of patata (potatoes), baked cebolia (onions), which gives off a sweet aroma, and a fresh bello (cresson) with a beautiful bright green color.

When the plates were arranged in front of the four, the saucepot was finally placed in the center of the table. Takumi starts explaining.

"Serve with this sauce or a grated Ravano Picante (horseradish) next to the roast beef if desired"

Nod in line with Takumi's words and stretch the fork to the main dish (roast beef) in front of each of them.

Sophia was the first to raise her exclamation.

"Yeah! It's so delicious!

"Um, it's really soft, and juicy. Is this scent Romero? I wonder how carefully they baked it."

Riverto also gives his biggest compliment, observing as he shivers a cross section of roast beef stabbed in the fork.

Both Sabbath and Libert's squire were advancing their forks in a perfectly sensible manner.

Sofia, who enjoys the taste of simple meat, now takes the saucepot. What was inside was a classic gravy sauce in roast beef.

The roast beef cut apart by Sophia's hand is sauced and carried into her mouth.

Based on the strong meat flavour, the sauce with the added sweetness and slight acidity of the vegetables combined with the roast beef gave it a different flavour.

"Mr. Liberto, this sauce is excellent, too. How about that?" "Oh, I'd love to."

It was a Libert trying to get a saucepot from Sophia, but she didn't try to give it to her and gently offered her palm up.

When Riverto, who understood Sophia's intentions, was invited to the manipulation but gave it to the plate at hand, she smiled softly, carefully approaching the sauce with a calm hand.

"Enjoy it."

"I'm sorry."

The liberto, who receives the plate, fixes his residence and then stretches the fork to the meat on which the sauce was sprinkled. It tastes like she's right. The taste of meat was exploding in Liberto's mouth.

In addition, each of the three accompanying dishes was deliciously finished. The patata mash stained with gravy sauce overlaps the hawky taste of the potatoes with the flavor of the meat, which is truly flavorful.

Carefully baked, Sebolia was sweet enough to leave her shaky, comfortable toothfeel behind.

Besides, whatever you say, Bello deserves special mention. Green leaves with a characteristic bitter flavour met a tasteful roast beef, which often refreshed the mouth, which tends to be heavy.

The meeting was continued with bickering around Liberto and Sofia. And when it was time to try to empty the main dish, Libert's squire suddenly opened his eyes and began to suffer so much.

I thought something was up. Liberto speaks to the squire sitting next to him.

"What's up? Is there a problem?

"Yes, no. I ate this white thing, but it was so painful, I couldn't help but have a voice..."

With that said, the squire holding his nose refers to the white moulded mountain that had been served by the side of the plate. It was Ravano Picante accompanied by roast beef.

Did I mistake it for Patata's mash, he seems to have eaten the irritating drug flavor as it is, characterised by toon loss and spiciness in its nose.

Three people who look at each other unexpectedly in his words. After a moment of silence, Liberto speaks softly to his squire.

"Hmmm, that must be really hard...... Well, uh, what... you're the one who hasn't listened properly. You deserve it."

Libert with a really good smile and a refreshing look. When laughter leaked from Sophia, who was no longer comfortable with the interaction, it also propagated to Sabbath and Libert, and eventually the laughter stuck to the whole room.

―――――

A delightful meal in ridicule ensued, and the four enjoyed the last dessert they were all transported - a rare cheesecake based on crushed corn biscuits and served with Arandano (blueberry) sweet and sour sauce - and after-dinner cinnamon coffee.

Then Takumi came to the table to say hello after cleaning up the kitchen. Takumi first thanked her main guest, Sofia, and started talking.

"Thank you for today. How was your meal?

"It was very tasty. It's a different kind of fun than the dishes we've had before, and we really enjoyed it."

A compliment from Sophia is followed by a thank you from her host, Liberto.

"No, I really enjoyed it, too. By the way, since I'm talking about Lord Takumi, I'm sure he had a lot of ideas for today's dishes, but could you let me know what they were up to?

In response to a question from Liberto, Takumi puts her hand on her chin and answers it after a few thoughts.

"Well, if I were to insist, would that mean that we made use of“ ice ”in a variety of dishes? It may not even be a special idea..."

"Well, is it ice? But I didn't seem to see any ice anywhere in today's dishes...?

Sabbath reacts to Takumi's unexpected words. The other three swallowed their spit and waited for Takumi to explain.

It's not a big deal, but I prefaced, and then Takumi started explaining.

"First of all, the last rare cheesecake you had, this one is solidified by cooling with ice cold air. It is also characteristic of rare cheesecake to create a unique netted texture by making it without setting it on fire."

"I see. That's why the baked cheesecake I received before and today's rare cheesecake had a completely different texture."

Takumi nods and affirms to Sofia's words. More words can go on.

"We used the pato salad that we had in the appetizer, and this one with water with ice when cooling the boiled noodles. The texture can be improved by cooling all at once without taking time. And we make use of the main dish roast beef, here too, ice. As a matter of fact, the beef I used for roast beef took an extra week or so to mature carefully."

"Well, did you take an extra week? But if you leave it for a week, won't it hurt you?

"You're right. Temperatures will still rise during the day, so it will soon be damaged if you just leave nothing unattended. But after the proper handling, you can add ice and let it sleep slowly in a box that holds low temperatures, which will help to increase the flavor of the meat more and more. This time, I applied salt mixed with vanilla all over a chunk of beef so that it wouldn't get damaged around me, and then put it to sleep in the refrigerator."

"I see, I mean, the fact that you spent more time aging with the power of ice led to the deliciousness of that meat."

"We were asking about Mr. Sophia's presence, so we were going to prepare dishes that would expand the possibilities of ice. However, it is just out of season for anything that gets ice as it is like shaved ice, so it is up to us to come up with something in this way."

"Hmm, I didn't know it had this effect on ice...... I need you to tell your country and seriously consider it."

Sophia reacts quickly to the words of Libert, who crumbles with her arms.

"We are also investing in the development of ice making technology. This is just a practical example of this agreement, and we'd love to work with you."

To Sophia's suggestion, Liberto will, of course, take on, in two replies. There, Sabbath, who was watching the interaction between the two, spoke.

"But from this encounter at the exposition, you're really going to have a lot of achievements. I wonder if it's the edge that Pato tied."

"Sure. I am very excited to be able to connect you with Lord Sophia through Pato. Speaking of which, Lord Sophia has asked you to return to Woodford by train tomorrow afternoon, do you have any plans in the meantime?

Unsure of Liberto's sudden intention to offer, Sophia answers with a slight bewilderment.

"We were going to stop by a lot in the morning, grab lunch here, and then catch the train. But what have you done?

"No, if time permits, why don't you join us for lunch tomorrow? As I have told you before, I would also like to thank Lord Sophia personally. How about that?

Sophia gives a bewildered look at the sudden invitation, but Liberto's words are superimposed to shake her feelings like that.

"Being busy with each other, I don't know when the opportunity will come again if it comes to this next time. If time permits, I'd love to have lunch with you tomorrow afternoon. Could you take it on, please?

With that said, Liberto's gaze on Sofia was filled with strong will and passion.

Sophia, feeling the seriousness behind that gaze, shook her head vertically, OK.

"I'm inviting you around the corner, so I'll take care of it. It's an invitation from Master Liberto, and may I take care of your food?

Receiving Sophia's words of acceptance, Liberto had a really good smile.

"Of course I'm going to. Lord Takumi, can I talk to you later?

"Yes, I did. See you later again."

Takumi replied with a smile to Liberto's new request.

Sabbath, who saw a series of things, put his hand on his chin, and that's what he meant... he snapped with a voice that no one could hear, and he was giggling alone.

I thought I'd come back tomorrow evening to see what was going on..., that's what Sabbath was going to do.