On The 3rd Day Of The New year, Kenji Visit
"So this is the place?"
With his communication device in hand, Kenji looked up at the apartnt building.
Toga Kenji's father is a police officer.
Influenced by his father, Kenji chose to beco a police officer. However, recently he had been anxiously concerned about his niece, whom his father had been looking after at ho, constantly ntioning her [strange behavior].
For Kenji, his younger cousin Ruri is like a precious little sister.
Yet, for so reason last night, Ruri apparently surprised her parents by bringing ho a large amount of crab at.
"How on earth did she get hold of such an expensive item?"
Sensing sothing amiss, Kenji's father asked Kenji to [casually look into Ruri's behavior].
Given these circumstances, Kenji, who happened to have the day off, was inford by his mother about the detailed situation and, relying on the tracking function hidden in Ruri's communication device known only to relatives, secretly followed her.
(If it's Ruri's story, then this must be the room.)
He rang the doorbell and waited for a response through the intercom. Soon, there was a reply, followed by noisy voices behind a man's voice.
"Yes?"
"Hello, my na is Toga Kenji. Is Toga Ruri here?"
Though he got told to [casually investigate by his father], Kenji wasn't a detective, so that was out of the question. Besides, if he were to stake out, it would just waste ti.
So, Kenji ca up with a plan and brought seaweed as a gift.
In other words, he ca to check on Ruri's condition in the style of [I ca to express my gratitude for the expensive crab at].
"Oh, it's really Kenji! What's up?"
As the door opened, Ruri showed her face. Ruri seed to be behaving as usual. No, she seed more imposing than before.
(Why the sudden change?)
Despite working as a police officer and having trained physically even during drills, Kenji felt a strength greater than his own from Ruri, who was still in high school. He was bewildered. But he kept his composure and spoke without showing it on his face.
"Hey, Ruri. I heard from Mom that you brought so expensive gifts ho? It's not good to receive things without saying thanks. I ca to deliver a token of appreciation."
"Hmm, I see. You don't have to bring anything. Just lending us a pot would've been enough. Well, whatever. Hey, co on in, Kenji!"
Despite chuckling at Ruri's haughty behavior, Kenji felt relieved seeing that she didn't seem involved in anything strange.
But in the next mont,
(Huh!?)
When Ruri called out into the room, a sturdy man suddenly appeared, causing Kenji's heart to freeze.
(W-Who is this person!? No, is he really human?)
It felt like suddenly being thrown into a cage with a wild beast, or unexpectedly seeing a shark in the sea. Kenji's thoughts were in disarray, filled with fear and astonishnt.
"Welco. So, you're Ruri's cousin, right?"
"Ah yes! I'm Toga Kenji!"
His tone got drawn out and soft.
But the pressure from his presence was incredibly intense. Unconsciously, Kenji straightened his back and adopted an attitude reminiscent of facing a police academy instructor.
"You brought a thank-you gift for the crab at? Huh, you didn't need to worry about that."
"Ah, um, yes! Here? It's nothing much!"
With brisk movents as if receiving an award on stage, Kenji handed the seaweed he had brought as a souvenir to the man.
(Even Sandra-san was strong, but is this man even stronger?)
Despite being overwheld by Egetsu inwardly, Kenji was unaware of it. Ruri, in her usual manner, offered lunch to Kenji.
"We just made so delicious crab soup. Kenji, you should try so!"
(Huh? Isn't Ruri afraid of this person?)
"Shark, don't say that. Well, anyway. Kenji, it's cold outside, so you should warm up a bit."
"Um, then I'll gladly accept your offer."
Anyway, since he got invited, it was convenient. [For the sake of worrying parents, I should investigate Ruri's circle of friends a bit], so Kenji accepted the invitation.
"Oh, another handso guy has shown up."
"Ah, thank you. I'm Toga Kenji, Ruri's cousin."
As Kenji was welcod into the room, a girl accepted him warmly. This aspect of her was truly admirable.
"Nice to et you. I'm Serai, and this is Nena, and this one here is Kourhin."
"Pleased to et you."
"Oh, don't worry about intruding on our gathering. Let's sit down and eat!"
Outside was cold, but inside the room was warm, filled with the appetizing aroma of miso crab soup. It was a holy scene.
"Huh!?"
However, Kenji stiffened as he faced the bubbling crab soup.
"Huh? Oh, right. Well, don't worry about the table."
"Huh? Ah! Y-Yes"
Yeah, well, it's normal to be surprised. I an, we made a low table using the shell of a giant stink bug.
See, Shark brought this huge pot that he usually uses at his aunt's place for cooking, so I thought we should prepare a big table where everyone could sit instead of the small glass table we had been using.
So, we used two wide stink bug shells as the tabletop, making a hexagonal low table. We even integrated a stink bug stove in the center and used the stink bug's limbs as folding legs.
So, visually, it looks like sothing you'd find in a demon's castle.
"Hey, Kenji. I helped make it!"
"Oh, thank you"
"Hehe, that's right. But all Shark did was crush shells for the broth."
"I-It's not like it's not important! It's part of the dish!"
"Alright, let's dig in!"
"""Bon apptit!"""
"Hmm It's warming."
The rich flavor of miso combined with the broth made from crushing plenty of giant crab shells. The ingredients included not only crab at but also vegetables such as leeks, taro, carrots, and daikon radishes. Ah, delicious. There's no way this isn't tasty
But yesterday, when Shark said, [There's a big pot at my aunt's place, so I'll bring it tomorrow!] I thought it would be bad to just borrow it for free, so I made so [boiled crab at] to take back as a thank-you gesture. I never expected Kenji, whom I t during Dungeon Stampede, to co over to express his thanks.
Sigh I'm relieved it wasn't Sandra.
"It's delicious! And how did you manage to get so much crab at?"
"Oh, well, I have an acquaintance at the fish market who's quite muscular. When that broker acknowledges you as a true muscle, you can get crabs like these at muscle prices."
"I see, is that so!"
Oh, it's really convenient to have muscles Whenever I flex my muscles and explain sothing, most people tend to accept it
User Comments
0 comments from readers