After the heart is filled, it"s time to fill the stomach. There were plenty of meat and fish placed in front of me. The fine scent stimulated my appet.i.te. The three condiments were [Schuel], [Nyar] and [Churil]. This world"s seasoning was something called spices.
Incidentally, [Schuel] was a pink powder that was like salt. It melted quickly with a little heat. The texture was also similar. [Nyar] was bluish purple and was like soy sauce. I wasn"t that reluctant because the smell was the same.
[Churil] was brown and shaped like solid chocolate which was supposed to be like sugar. It"s extremely sweet. It would dissolve more quickly than salt in hot water. Although it looked like chocolate it did not taste like choco, it tasted like normal sugar. Its smell also had a sweet scent.
The poisonous ingredient was [Kakara] and it looked like yellow miso. It was spicy and I wasn"t able to breathe when I ate it, my skin also turned black. The taste was so hot it was inconceivable.
The first was [Schuel]. Facing in front of me was Wol on a split skewer, it was glazed gingerly with the Schuel salt. The green tuna flavoured Wol was about 1.5cm thick and the heat made the pink Schuel salt melt directly into it.
Ah! I was astonished when I put it in my mouth! How is this so delicious! It"s completely different from what I ate in the room a while ago! Or, come to think of it, is salt even supposed to go this well with tuna!
The taste of Schuel salt was smooth not sharp, the meaty green Wol had the fine oil of the highest quality tuna.
"Does it taste good?"
I heard and quickly nodded. My mouth was still full of happiness so I had to nod, but my expression transmitted how delicious it was.
"I see. That"s great."
He said and gently smiled with his blue eyes. I was captivated by the beautiful smile again.
"Toki?"
"Ts! N-nothing. I"ll eat Nyar!"
I quickly diverted my red face, then picked up the small dish of violet-blue soy sauce [Nyar]. Stabbing the green tuna Wol, I dipped it into the Nyar soy sauce and brought it to my mouth only to be surprised again.
"Nyar delicious!"
Soy sauce and tuna. That"s definitely what it is!! But there"s no way that"s right!! Especially since the Wol is completely free of the fishy smell. But it was the perfect amount of fish and fat dipped into soy sauce that made it incomparably delicious.
Ah, I really want white rice! I want to eat it raw! But I can"t because who knows what"ll happen to me. Next was the emerald-green salmon tasting Wol. I was once again surprised by the taste after adding Nyar soy sauce.
"Delicious!"
The fatty salmon with the mild taste of soy sauce melted on my tongue creating a flavour beyond imaginable. This world"s fish is so tasty!! I want to eat it raw!
The dark green shrimp tasting Wol was crunchy, the Schuel salt complemented the sweetness, the yellow-green white fish was lightly seasoned, putting Nyar soy sauce on it would make the need for rice irresistible.
I want to eat Wol raw… I want rice!! Someday, I"ll definitely eat it!! I want to eat Wol in a seafood bowl! I"d like to eat sushi!!!
"You seem to like Wol."
a.s.sam asked with a smile, but my mouth was full so I could only respond with a smile.
And next, it"s time for meat! First was the [Yanak] meat that tasted like chicken. The colour of the meat is the same, red when raw and brownish when cooked. It looked delicious if only for the lack of change in appearance. First let"s start with Schuel salt.
Tsugura separated the large meat into smaller pieces and placed them on another dish. The parts that were cut immediately overflowed with juices that made me drool. It smelled great and my eyes were glued to it.
On the small plate was [Chicken Yanak] pierced on two skewers with Schuel salt, I brought it to my mouth. However, on the way a piece of meat fell down and I immediately caught it with my left hand.
"Hot!"
The meat was steaming, and when pierced again the juices flowed down my left hand.
"Eh? Ah!"
a.s.sam took my left arm that was dripping with juice, and licked it.
I could feel his blond hair p.r.i.c.kling my arms and the wet sensation of his tongue. When I saw him send me a flirtatious glance, I blushed at once.
I pulled my left hand away immediately. But due to the difference in strength it wouldn"t budge.
a.s.sam licked Toki"s thumb. Then his index finger, middle finger, and then lightly bit the middle of his ring finger, a thrill ran down his spine.
His tongue was caught between the s.p.a.ce of my little finger, I noticed what the feeling was because the sensation acc.u.mulated in my lower abdomen.
Maybe, I, this feeling, is?
As soon as I was aware, my body flushed red. His mischievous tongue licked a circled around my palm, and gently kissed the center.
Not being able to watch anymore, I looked away and caught his gaze. His deep blue eyes were darkened with l.u.s.t… I couldn"t take my eyes away.
"Oh!"
While staring, his tongue reached my wrist, and went down the soft inner side of his arm. It stimulated something inside of him that the young Toki was yet to discover. He bit back his voice as if holding his breath. Scared of the comfortable feeling he was unaccustomed to.
"Ah! Ah, a.s.sam…. Let go, hm?"
When he dropped a kiss on the inside of my elbow, his arm was pulled and he fell towards a.s.sam. Shan! a.s.sam"s jewelry shook.
"Oh!"
I caught the desire in his deep blue eyes just before being embraced. Our breaths were one, ghosting over each other"s lips. a.s.sam looked even more attractive at this distance.
"Toki. Next, what do you want to eat?"
I touched a.s.sam"s lips only once. With that I misunderstood the meaning of eating. My breathing became rough and I licked my dry lips. At that moment, my tongue lightly touched a.s.sam"s lips.
"Cough! Cough! Ah, ah, now shall we continue! Cough! Ahem!"
"Ts!!!!"
Each was a response to Laham"s strange cough. a.s.sam and Yara glanced at each other in silence with indecipherable expressions containing hidden meanings. At the sound, Toki immediately separated a great distance from a.s.sam in silence.
a.s.sam who had recovered earlier, sighed and opened his mouth.
"Toki, the meal."
"Y-yes, right!"
That was surprising! Surprising! Surprising! Calm down, heart! It"s too late to panic over that ambiguous answer.
Because, i-it was licking!! Even if I didn"t see him do it to my left arm directly! I"ll still remember the feeling of a.s.sam"s tongue if I"m not careful.
Toki absently started to eat again. But couldn"t taste anything. The beating wouldn"t stop.
Finishing up with two golden [Fruits of Golun] which tasted like custard, he told a.s.sam that he was at his limit.
"Are you sure that"s enough?"
"But you haven"t eaten half yet? Is it not good? That"s a light meal."
No, no, it"s good to eat. It"s that the amount is too much. In front of Toki was initially a fish three times the size of tuna before it was taken apart, and three times the amount of chicken. He put in an effort to eat a quarter. Even if there was no rice, it was still quite the amount.
"Size, big difference."
"I see. But it"s not good to leave meals unfinished in this world. This time was unavoidable, we"ll make you a smaller portion next time."
Looking around, it was true that all the other plates besides Toki were empty. a.s.sam had also eaten a great amount unnoticed. They seemed to have more than what he was given, but had amazing appet.i.tes.
"Sorry… understood. Thank you."
That was close. I apologized again. In front of a large amount of people too. I tried to fix it by saying thank you. I don"t want to hurt a.s.sam.
"The meal is over. Toki, I"ll take you to your room."
Eh? The room"s ready already? And then it came. It"s not like I can stay in a.s.sam"s room all the time.
It"s somewhat lonely but I have to prepare my thanks and say it properly. I hope that it"s close to a.s.sam"s room.
"Thank you."
Like when I arrived, he helped me up to leave the dining room. a.s.sam lifted me up as if it were natural. Although it feels nice, it"s also slightly embarra.s.sing.
I tried to memorize the route we took but there were just a lot of cream coloured cloths hanging on the walls and ceiling, with many similar turning points, I would need a crazy sense of direction to remember.