The Other World Dining Hall

The northern end of the western continent is a white land covered in frozen snow and ice in any season.

A long time ago, it was said that this was caused by a magical runaway, that no grass or trees could grow, and that a bloody creature lived in a place that was commonly known as a "snowwoman".

They are the magical creatures left behind by Sage Mori, who once ruled the land, and the rulers of this earth, who cannot live with roughly decent creatures.

Living on the magic of snow and ice, they don't need to eat, and they don't freeze, even in the freezing cold of anything.

Sometimes on a snowy wind, literally running through the sky, touching with the magic of snow and ice, anything freezes instantly.

They have their own bodies together, and in a live attack, the wound freezes and blocks quickly.

Looking like a girl or a woman, she is also a strong enemy to humans, as opposed to demons.

There are those who pretend to be humans and go south only in the middle of winter, when the snow and ice fill other lands, and carry out "expeditions" that interact with people.

There are many reasons to seek things that are not available in the northern land, to have fun, to have children, and to go to meet loved ones.

If there is snow or ice, they will live as long as Sage Hanmori, but they will not live for a year in a place without snow or ice.

The time when the human country to the south is covered in snow and ice is a pleasant season.

They move south with the snow and back north before the snow melts.

And spend a year in the northern land covered with snow and ice until the coming winter.

I'll see you later.

Yeah. See you later.

After returning for the first time in a few months, in a white land, Sayuki exchanges farewell greetings with his friends who have returned with him at home.

During the winter, I spent time together as a good friend when I went to the land of men, but not in this white land.

They are absolutely mighty in a land covered with snow and ice that feeds them all year round, and on the contrary, where there is very little to live for.

They are faithful to their way of life without the need to build a herd to live.

Some people hate loneliness and loneliness and live in settlements with the same snowwoman, while others live alone when such relationships are annoying.

Sayuki preferred one person to the other.

"... well..."

I broke up with my friends and I'm familiar with the white world around me.

I need to stop by before I go back to my nostalgic home.

"Um, how many days should I wait?"

It should show up once every seven days, I'm sure.That said, the last time I went there was about a year ago, so I haven't counted how many days have passed since then.

"... well, come on. Just wait till you get out."

Winter with the fun humans is almost over.We have no choice but to live in this boring home until next winter.

Considering the time, it's no big deal to wait just a few days.

Sayuki waited. A black door with a picture of a cat appears.

"Ah, it's coming out."

It was only two days after that that a black door appeared in the usual place.

A black door pops up on the pure white mountain skin that can't block the wind.

I've seen you get caught in an avalanche once, but you never get a scratch, and it's connected to another world.

"Prepare, prepare."

Weave the jacket securely and fasten with a strap to avoid letting the cold air escape from your body.You'll be able to tolerate eating 'that'.

Different world cafeteria. That place is... very hot.

Snowwomen other than Sayuki hate it when it's too hot, and Sayuki always has a little courage when she comes in.

Eh?

Waiting for the sun to reach the top, Sayuki never opened the door.

Along with the sound of chillin 'typhoon, this northern earth is filled with unusual heat.

The cold wind that tells you that the winter is not over yet is blowing through the cats and cats of Western cuisine.

With that sign, I noticed a few customers and a waitress daughter looking at me in surprise, and I was a little embarrassed.

Normally, I'm not very accustomed to it because I'm just a little bit familiar with my family or the exotic people of the south that I visited during the winter.

To get away from that gaze, I sat in the corner of the shop... in a seat with a little less enthusiasm.

"... well, welcome, it's been a long time."

The waiter with golden hair talks to Sayuki, who is sitting silently and a little late.

I've been working at this store for years.I only see my face once a year, but I think I can remember my face because of the winter wind.

"Yes, it's been a long time... but can I order it now?"

While rejoicing that such a familiar face was made by someone other than a snowwoman, Sayuki asks.

There's no doubt about it. I've been deciding what to eat before I came here.

"Yes, please order!"

One word for a smiling service.

"Ajillo with bread."

It's the hottest dish in the shop.

Until the requested food arrives, Sayuki waits for the food to arrive in the hot restaurant.

(As always, it's hotter than in a human house)

In this, it is very hot for Sayuki.It must be the heat that makes visitors and monsters comfortable.

Everyone is taking off their jackets and dressing like they're in a room.

Looking at it sideways, Sayuki doesn't take off his thick jacket... because he doesn't let the 'cold air' inside his body escape.

The temperature of the snowwoman is so low that she can withstand the "heat" to some extent by wearing clothes.

It will be bearable, but it is still too hot compared to the coldest snowy landscape.

Drink a little bit of sour water with cold ice from the service earlier.

Water that is neither hot nor cold by Sayuki standards.But in this hot room, it seems delicious to soak in my throat.

(Sweat coming out...)

Under the clothes, the dust and sweat coming out of the body cooled down at body temperature and became ice, trying to cool the body even further.

It's rare when I'm living, but there's no wonder or discomfort... but rather it feels good.

(Everyone said it was hard when it was so hot.)

The snowwoman who invited me here didn't like it very much.Cooking isn't bad, but it's because it's too hot.

Once upon a time, I heard about a snowwoman who fell into a hot spring underneath the coldest ground and quickly melted to death.

I've heard about a snowwoman who lost her way back from the south during a snowy season and couldn't survive until the next winter.

Hot is a danger to the snowwoman that leads to death.

So maybe it's a little strange that Sayuki feels a little more comfortable about it.

"Thank you for waiting.I brought you some food. "

While thinking about that, a black hair, a human face of the southern country, unlike the previous service, brings the dishes.

a dish with a black iron vessel placed on a wooden plate

"Please be careful because it is hot.If you touch the dishes, you will burn yourself.Now, take your time. "

I know that. 'Cause you can only see that it has a much hotter burnt stone than the heat in this room.

On the plate, there is a vibrant hue, and many vegetables whose name Sayuki does not know are slowly boiling.

It is a vibrant dish with red, green, brown and sunset ingredients floating on top of golden oil scattered with green vanilla.

Next to the main Ajillo is brown, glowing baked bread.

And on that side, there's ice water.This combination is Sayuki's favorite.

(Now, from the first bite....)

Drink the kokuriku and tsuba, and take the silver spoon and crumble it with golden oil.

On top of the spoon is a golden oil scattered with green vanilla, making a sunset ring.I still blew it gently with hot oil.

The weaker your breath, the hotter your tongue will melt in a literal sense, and the stronger your breath, the colder it will freeze.

It is hot enough to burn and cold enough not to actually burn.

Sayuki knows that the heat is the most delicious to eat.

(... okay)

Eat a bite and be satisfied.

Put on a thin coat of wheat, which is eaten by humans, and shredded with hot oil, soft and crispy.

The flavor of the oil used to cook comes out of the shirai-pummy clothes.

The bitterness that comes out of the red and cancerous rounds, and the bitterness of the white sawdust that is finely carved and mixed.

The two exude unique flavors on the oil, overflowing with the flavor that comes from the body.

Sighs unexpectedly when you conceive your unique fragrance.

Ah, yes. This first bite is the flavor of Ajillo.

With that in mind, I then sink the key.

Picked up was a mushroom-shaped vegetable with a pale green stem and a dark green umbrella.

Softly simmered, you can't even see it in Sayuki's hometown, it collapses easily in your mouth.

Its softness and the flavor of fresh plants spreads simultaneously.

It has no human suffering or strong saltiness, like the "vegetables" that Sayuki knows.

(Nh. Vegetables are delicious after all.)

That's what I'm going to pick up next time, vegetables.Vibrant red, oiled and polished like stone in the light from the ceiling.

When I put it in my mouth, it tastes a little sour.It crushes and mixes acidity and oil flavors.

Unlike the green vegetables earlier, this one is also delicious.It was disgusting when asked which was delicious.

And finally, mushrooms. It can be seen in snow and ice-covered landscapes or even slightly underground.

It is a brown, plain mushroom with a concentrated flavor.

It inhaled oil and entertained sayuki with its unique texture.

(Hmm... first, one bite at a time)

The first bite tastes each ingredient individually.That's how sayuki is eaten.

And then... take the bread.

It's been a little while since it was baked and it's just a slightly chilled bread.It's still pretty hot in the snowwoman's hand. I'll rip it off with my hands.

The brown lump cracked and the white contents came out.

Even if you eat it as it is, it has a slight sweetness... soaked in golden oil.

The white surface is instantly stained with oil and turns gold.I carried it gently into my mouth.

The taste of slightly sweet bread and oil blended with the taste of vegetables spreads into the mouth.

Once you are satisfied with the flavor, next place the ingredients on the pedestal made of bread.

"Bread, please."

I'll add a word to the service I took before I ate.I know it won't be enough anyway.

(... hot)

If you keep eating hot food in a hot room, you can see your body getting hot.

A feeling of warmth in your body.Probably the sweat under your clothes is rare.

That's nice. The snowwoman's secluded pleasure lasted until all the dishes on the plate were gone.

After paying the money and going out, the usual blizzard strokes Sayuki's body.

Ordinary creatures will even prepare you for death, but for a snowwoman, it must be cold to live.

The warm sweaty body in the restaurant and the cuisine cools down as you look.

(Ah, pleasant....)

Take off your sweaty clothes and breathe deeply, filling your lungs with fresh snow and ice.

The air was the last feast of Sayuki when he visited the store.