"So, Mr. Xing Ke, what do you think? At least tell me the truth - crispy fried croquettes, parsley mayonnaise dipping sauce."

At the dining table, Meteora asked Xingke again about his actions yesterday while ordering food.

"Ahem, Mr. Meteora, it's time for us to have a meal now. Let's not talk about state affairs. Let's not talk about state affairs - a crystal shrimp dumpling with orange vinegar dipping sauce." Xingke looked at the menu and coughed twice in embarrassment.

, ordered the same meal.

"When did you become the king of what country? The words are messed up - sizzling snowflake steak, sweet sauce."

"Sister Meteora, I think Giss didn't think about anything at all. When he realized it, he had already dispersed the magic power and couldn't take it back. Now he should be desperately looking for excuses to deal with you - Mapo

Tofu, the very spicy kind.”

"Um... Illya, please don't say such lies that sound like the truth. Also, are you out of your mind? You actually ordered such a thing?"

"This is a rare opportunity. I have wanted to try it for a long time... boiled cabbage, sweet and sour pork loin and rice, thank you."

After taking the order, Illya returned the menu to the waitress in cheongsam.

"Oh, the spicy set meal, it seems you are still awake - give me another braised eggplant." Xing Ke looked understanding and ordered another dish.

"Mackerel stewed with tofu, almond tofu, bitter melon tofu...and rice." Zhenbai's ordering was very quick and completed in one go.

"Ah, Mashiro, why are you so obsessed with tofu dishes today? - Zhujia, brown sugar pig's trotters."

"I ate too much sweets yesterday, so I felt tired."

"Well, you are really troubled by happiness."

Xingji turned around and accused Meteora:

"Qing Meteora, this is your fault. Please don't overfeed other people's pets without permission - and finally a chicken that was killed in vain. Thank you."

After saying that, Xingke also returned the menu to the girl wearing a cheongsam beside her.

"Add a restrictor called a [stomach bag] to a girl who likes to eat sweets. Your Majesty Xingke, is that an act of abuse? - Potato salad and pan-fried salmon, add them one by one. The staple food is bread and butter."

After speaking, Meteora returned the last menu that had never been opened.

"After eating too much and losing your appetite for the next meal, that's real abuse, okay?" As he said that, Xingji raised his head and looked around: "What do you want for drinks?"

"Wheat tea."

"green tea."

"Lemon soda."

"Well, then I'll have some flower tea, it's almost like this."

Looking like he was regretful that he couldn't eat it all at once, he looked at the cheongsam girl who was the waiter and raised her head after finishing writing the last word:

"...Well, okay, the four guests will wait a moment, we will serve tea first. And...Ms. Meteora."

"Huh? What?"

"I'm very happy that you can bring your friends to the store, but -" As she spoke, the little girl in cheongsam who took the order suddenly pulled down her business-like smile and reminded seriously: "We are a family after all.

Chinese restaurant! ~ Please try to order Chinese food next time, thank you for your cooperation... That's it."

After saying that, the little girl turned around and returned to the kitchen with a calm face.

"Um... Sister Meteora, this is your fault. It clearly says Chinese restaurant on the front door, but none of the dishes you ordered are on the menu."

"Ha, ha, I'm sorry. The dishes here are quite rich. Even the dishes that are not on the menu can be cooked. I forgot about it. I must pay attention to it next time."

Although he said so, there was no sincerity in Meteora's apology, and he probably wouldn't change it.

"Qing Meteora, do you come to this store often?"

"Rather than coming here often, I am a regular customer. The store manager here is a versatile chef. She originally claimed that as long as there are dishes in the solar system, she can do anything, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, so I often come here to dine.

…”

"By the way, I'm going to order some dishes that are not on the menu. Let's try to embarrass the store manager who praised Haikou in the first place. Meteora-sama is not what he looks like, but he is quite sinister."

"Ala……"

"Please use your drinks with caution."

The girl's voice from behind startled Meteora.

However, the cheongsam girl didn't say anything, put down the different drinks ordered by the four of them, and returned to the kitchen.

"Qing Meteora, it seems that your true nature has been seen very clearly by that girl." Xingke said with a smile.

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth."

Meteora does not deny that he wants to spend time experimenting with the variety of cuisines the restaurant can offer.

"Also, Your Excellency Xing Ke, please stop. When will the word [Qing] be added? I have already said that I am not your subordinate..."

"Okay, sir, I understand, sir."

"..."

"Okay, I understand, please don't ignore me, I will tell you my plan right now."

Since it was not lunch time and there was no one else in the store, Xingji was ready to satisfy Meteora's curiosity: "The reason why I release my magic power into the atmosphere is actually to have some [ministry allowance], the minimum living standard."

It means protection."

"Oh? In other words, Your Excellency Xingke, aren't you going to increase the concentration of magic power?"

"Yes, it's enough to reach the Demonic World.

Although my proper release of magic power will indeed devalue the current star coins, it will not collapse the overall magic power economic system. On the contrary, if it survives for a period of time... the benefits will be great. The Garden of Death.0 Era

It's coming." Xing deliberately pointed out.

Meteora's eyes were also brightened. She already understood what Xing Ke meant:

"Oh!~I understand...but won't it be counterproductive?"

"No, with my solid foundation behind it, the group will not go bankrupt."

"If you are willing, that's no problem. It's easy for me anyway."

………

Seeing Xingke and Meteora talking dumbly to each other, Illya, who was not interested in this aspect, was confused.

"Um...Miss Shiina, do you understand what they are saying?"

"Mashiro, just call me this way. Illya." After saying that, Mashiro called Illya by her first name without feeling any strangeness at all.

"Huh? It seems like your kid is really as weird as Giese said... I understand, Mashiro."

“I can generally understand it.”

"What?" Illya couldn't keep up with Mashiro's thinking.

"I can roughly understand the conversation between someone and Meteora."

"Huh? Do you actually understand?" Illya became more and more confused.

"The greater the circulation of comics, the cheaper the price of a single copy will be, but the value and status of the comics themselves will be higher - this is the same reason Ayano said."

"...Oh, really? That's right! I understand."

That's weird.

She couldn't understand it at all. Illya wanted to express that she couldn't understand it at all, but she couldn't do it.

Could it be that she was the only one at this table who couldn't understand the conversation? Could it be that she was the little fool who was said to be one of the four people at this table?

No, absolutely not, she is also the strong woman who once managed the Cavendish Chamber of Commerce.

In order not to expose this, Illya quickly took a sip of tea to calm down her shock and prepared to change the subject:

"Well, don't worry about these two idiots who are obsessed with studying the principles of the world. Let's talk about comics. Mashiro, are you a cartoonist?"

"Yes."

"I have only seen the manga version of "Divine Comedy-Altaïr" of your works Mashiro. Can you tell me what work you are drawing now?"

Illya is very confident about comics. After all, she has not only read a lot, but she has also met countless comic characters in person, but...

"The latest work I'm drawing is a [parent-child] comic featuring a certain person and Kazuyo. The tentative title is - "The mother who raised her own hands and became a younger sister."

"..."

Illya took a sip of tea, she wanted to continue to relax.
Chapter completed!