I Refuse to Become Scumbag in Tokyo

Chapter 685: Modest shop

Leaving the deeds of Yamato Takeru aside, the shooting was done, and they had successfully shot all the scenes that they needed.

As for the rest, they only needed to do the editing.

“The rest is only editing, right?” Hikigaya asked and felt a bit curious and satisfied since he didn’t expect that he would make a movie. It was something that he had never expected to do in his life. Yet he did it, and he was strangely proud of it since he knew it would become a masterpiece.

Of course, it couldn’t be counted as one, but he somehow imagined himself walking on the red carpet with beautiful Hollywood artists or famous models in both of his arms when he thought about the future.

He knew many would scold him for thinking this, but this was only his imagination, so it was alright, right?

“Yes.” Yukinos.h.i.ta nodded. “The rest is only editing. You don’t need to worry. I will handle this.”

“Huh? Is that okay, Yukinon?” Yui was surprised. “Don’t you need our help?”

“Can you do the editing?” Yukinos.h.i.ta asked.

“….” Yui was silent, but her shoulder was patted by Shishio. “Shishio-kun?”

“Even Hikigaya-senpai can’t do the editing,” Shishio said.

“…” Hikigaya didn’t deny it since even if he wasn’t bad with a computer, it was a different matter with movie editing.

“If I need help, I can ask this guy,” Yukinos.h.i.ta said as she pulled Shishio’s hand.

“…” Yui and Hikigaya.

“Cough! Cough! By the way, since we’re done with the shooting, are we going to eat again?” Hikigaya asked since this was what he had always been looking for. To be able to eat something delicious for free. Even if he wasn’t paid for his hard work in this movie, it was all good as long as he was treated to delicious food.

“…” Yui and Yukinos.h.i.ta.

“Hikigaya-kun…”

“Hikki…”

“Hey, what’s with that expression?! Why do you look at me like I am only here for the food?”

“You’re not?” 3x

“Of course not!” Hikigaya felt he was hurt by their accusation. “While this movie is a bit troublesome, I don’t hate it.” This was his true feeling since even if he felt this movie was quite troublesome, he didn’t hate to make it with all of them.

“Tsundere.”

“Tsundere.”

“Tsundere.”

“Shut up!”

“Well, you’re not wrong. Let’s eat.”

Shishio touched his stomach and felt that he was hungry.

The three looked at him at the same time, wondering what kind of food this guy would bring them.

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“Huh? This place is…” Yui looked around curiously since there were many big buildings and men and women in suits walked around.

“This is a weekend, yet there are still so many salarymen…” Hikigaya was speechless.

“What do you expect? Everyone is like this.” Yukinos.h.i.ta didn’t feel surprised by this. Even her parents also mostly went to work, and the time they met each month could even be counted on one hand, showing how busy they were.

“Well, enough of talking about this dark topic. Let’s go and eat.”

He didn’t want to talk about the economy of this country. Instead, he wanted to eat.

They nodded since they were also hungry and weren’t in the mood to talk about this difficult conversation.

Still, as they walked, they saw various shops.

“Sushi, monkfish, fugu…” Hikigaya looked around and asked, “Are you going to treat us to something expensive?” He could see all the restaurants in this area were high-end restaurants.

“No, I want to eat something commoners will eat,” Shishio said naturally.

“…”

Hikigaya and Yui wanted to say something, but in the end, they held it since when this guy was walking, they felt like they were facing royalty, so the words that came out from his mouth, even if it was quite disturbing, it was strangely fit on him.

Yukinos.h.i.ta also rolled her eyes, but she didn’t say anything.

They walked around for a while around the area.

Hikigaya almost drooled whenever he saw a shop since the delicious smell from the shop drifted across his nose.

“Oh, we’re here.”

“Oh!”

Hikigaya quickly looked around and found the shop.

“Chinese Food, Shibuya?”

“We’re going to eat Chinese food?” Yukinos.h.i.ta looked at Shishio curiously.

“Yes.” Shishio nodded and said, “I have breakfast with Chinese food, so I want to try to have lunch and dinner with it too. You don’t mind?”

“I don’t mind.” Yukinos.h.i.ta shook her head, telling him her opinion.

As for Yui and Hikigaya, neither complained since they were treated by Shishio.

The four quickly walked into the shop and looked at the entrance.

The size of the shop was rather modest, but the shop’s sign was quite noticeable with a striking red color, which would attract anyone’s attention that looked in its direction.

“Why did you choose this shop?” Yui asked curiously.

“As I have said before, I want to eat commoner’s foods.”

“……” 3x

Anyway, the four of them entered without hesitation.

“Welcome!” 2x

They were quickly greeted by a pair of middle-aged couples.

The Mother was in the kitchen, and the Father was in front, wiping the table earnestly.

“Are four people okay?”

“Yes.” The father nodded. “Please sit here.” He led them to their seats before he walked to the kitchen.

Hikigaya sat by Shishio’s side and Yui sat by Yukinos.h.i.ta’s side.

Still, Shishio and Yukinos.h.i.ta were sitting opposite each other.

As they sat, they looked at the shop curiously. Similar to what they saw from the outside, it was a modest size, but everything was clean, and it was kind of cozy. The shop was also rather empty since they had already pa.s.sed lunchtime.

“Here’s the water.” The Father brought four gla.s.ses of water to the four of them. “Please let me know when you have chosen your order. The menu is up there.” He pointed to the menu, which was stuck on the wall at the top of the shop’s wall.

The cla.s.sic menu was written on red paper and with white characters. They suddenly felt they could trust this shop from the way this shop made its menu. It might be because Shishio and Yukinos.h.i.ta often went out together to eat, so they gained the ability to judge whether they could trust the food from the shop or not from how the owners arranged their shop.

“Hmm… rice menu is chahan (fried rice), chukadon (Chinese bowl), Nira-tara ( egg and a garlic chive), twice cooked pork, veggie stir fry, mushroom stir fry, chinjao roast, mapo tofu, bang bang chicken. As for ramen, there is miso ramen, menma ramen, bean sprouts ramen, tanmen, yakisoba, chasumen.”

“They have a lot of noodles on the menu, huh?” Hikigaya looked at the menu curiously.

“It’s a textbook example of the town’s Chinese restaurants,” Shishio said.

“Is there such a textbook?” Yui asked curiously.

“…….” Shishio, Yukinos.h.i.ta, and Hikigaya.

“Over there is dim sum and appetizers.” Shishio decided to ignore Yui and looked at the rest of the menu. ‘

“There is sesame Dango, century egg salad, kimchi, zha cai jellyfish, boiled gyoza, chicken karaage, seasoned greens stir fry, shrimp oil, simmered pork belly, shrimp toast, spring rolls, meatb.a.l.l.s, shrimp gyoza, xiaolongbao, shumai, and gyoza.”

“Shrimp toast?” Yukinos.h.i.ta was quickly attracted.

“Let’s order that,” Shishio said.

“Agree.” Yukinos.h.i.ta nodded and asked, “But what about the main?”

“I will get…” Shishio thought for a moment and asked, “Excuse me, what is the main specialty of this restaurant?” He didn’t know what to order, so he decided to ask the father.

“…..” 3x

“Well, everything here is delicious, but most people will order Nita-Tama (egg and a garlic chive).”

“Nira-Tama?”

“Yes.”

“I will order that.”

“Me too.”

“Let me get that too.”

“I-I want the same!”

“Yes, four Nira-Tama!”

“Four Nira-Tama!” The mother in the kitchen quickly responded.

“Can I also get shrimp toast, shrimp chili, mushroom stir fry, and also kimchi…” Shishio listed various side dishes for all of them.

The Father nodded and quickly noted his order before he told them to the Mother in the kitchen.

“But Nira-Tama, huh? Isn’t it just an egg and a chive? What’s so special about it?” Hikigaya couldn’t help but say. He only ordered because he followed Shishio and Yukinos.h.i.ta, but when he thought about it, he couldn’t see how good this dish was since it was only an egg and a garlic chive.

“Well, since the other party is confident, let us see whether their Nira-Tama is worth a second visit.” Shishio cracked his neck slightly as if he was ready for the table.

Yukinohita drank the water in the gla.s.s, trying to refresh her tongue, ready for her battle.

“OOOOH!” Yui wasn’t sure, but she cheered loudly.

“…”

Hikigaya’s lips twitched, wondering whether the genre of this novel had changed.

“Here is the shrimp toast.”

Their first order came, and it was shrimp toast.

The brown, rectangular food was placed on the plate and served to them.

“It has been seasoned. Please eat it the way it is.”

They nodded at the Father’s advice and tried the shrimp toast.

“Let’s eat.” 4x

They took the shrimp toast with their hands and ate it gently.

‘It’s hot!’

Yukinos.h.i.ta closed her mouth, but she couldn’t help but smile since it was delicious.

‘I see… it’s a deep-fried shrimp paste.’

Hikigaya thought the taste of the shrimp worked really well on this dish.

As for Yui, she kept eating since this dish was fun to eat.

They enjoyed the side dishes, which kept coming until the main protagonist came.

“Thank you for waiting. Here’s Nira-Tama.”

‘Here it is!’ 4x

The four of them looked at the Nira-Tama in front of them and couldn’t help but fall into a daze.

“Woah, what’s with this Nira-Tama?” Hikigaya was dumbfounded.

Unlike the usual image of Nira-Tama, the Nira-Tama in this shop was special since the egg wasn’t mixed with the chive, but they were made separately. There was also an addition of rich Chinese soup and a piping hot bowl of rice, which caused all of them to gulp their salivae.

“I have never seen something like this before,” Yukinos.h.i.ta murmured.

The bright yellow egg seemed so beautiful on the plate, which also increased their appet.i.te.

Well, leaving how beautiful this dish was, they knew this dish would end up in their stomach, so let’s go!

They took their chopsticks and were ready to eat.

Shishio lifted the egg for a moment and saw a large amount of garlic chive.

“Let’s see how it tastes.”

He took some Nira-Tama and ate it with the rice.

What is this?

Garlic chives, what a rich taste, so intense and thick too!

It’s wild.

Wild, naked, delicious, tasting garlic chives.

Exquisite sauce.

All of them are together into one, creating a delicious dish, which makes them gulp their rice down.

No one was talking, and they focused on eating.

When the shrimp chili came, they also wondered who was the genius who created this dish. They wanted to thank this person since they benefited from the delicious taste.

“Delicious.”

“I am a bit jealous that the people in this area have this restaurant.”

Yukinohita, Yui, and Hikigaya had to agree with Shishio’s remarks since they were so jealous of the people who lived in this area!

To be honest, there was nothing special about the dishes in this shop, but this was the best point. There was no forced punchy flavor or gimmicky. It was the town’s staple food. It didn’t curry favor with the times, and it didn’t overreach itself.

It was just this simple family taste that made them fall in love with this shop.

“Thank you for the food.” 4x

They thought that all the foods were delicious.

After they ate, he paid for the food before they left. He raised his hands, stretched up his body, feeling comfortable, and knew that there would be a lot of great shops that he would see in the future.

“By the way, Shishio-kun, can you send me home first instead of Yui-san?” Yukinos.h.i.ta suddenly asked.

As for Hikigaya, this guy would be sent home first.

However, hearing Yukinos.h.i.ta’s words, they were all dumbfounded.

“…eh?” 3x