I’m OP, but I Began an Inn

Translated by: GreyVisu

Edited by: Left, crimsonwolf8439 and Lebin .

Literally forgot to post this . Ya’ll can shoot me .

Volume 5 Chapter 3

Male Adventurer . Last Part

“h.e.l.lo! This is the Author . As you read it in the t.i.tle, this will be the last one of this arc

Now for the chapter .

Bam!

A man dived into the inn, the sound of the door being blown up pervaded through the dining hall .

“I’ve arrived,” The man announced . “Oh? Ririka and Aika, you’re here as well? It’s nice that it’s so lively . Wait . Who is this man? I won’t hand over Carla to you, you know?”

That sudden entrance; those actions… I was surely surprised . Wait . Haven’t I seen this person somewhere before?

“You’re just like always, eh? your highness?” Ririka commented .

Aika came up and said, “Highness ~ Huug~ . ”

The man they called ‘his highness’ laughed, “Oh? Okay, okay . Aika, you’re really are a spoiled child, aren’t you? ~ . If Carla and I have a child, I would like you to be their friend, okay?” He said as he hugged Aika .

…………

……… . eh?

Whispers pervaded the room,

(His Highness?! Now that I look closely, isn’t that King Kail?! Why is he here? And did he just say he wanted to make a kid with Carldono… . . are they lovers?!)

As a man who had been in shock multiple times, I was left in a state of denial . But right now, being in denial was a good thing .

“What dumb things are you saying, Kail?” Carla yelled . “Forget that plan, we aren’t even dating . ”

“Tch, no hope today either, huh? . . Well, that’s okay . Make me a meal today, Carla ~ Oh, and while you’re on it, marry me . ”

“NO! And I don’t want to have to clean up another table so you can take the same table and eat together with that customer over there . ”

(What is with this married couple manzai?! Who would believe it if they said they weren’t married?! Or rather, sitting with the king?! No way, this is . . ! – )

As I stood up to protest, someone held me back .

(… Ririkdono . )

“Relax” Ririka whispered . “We won’t get another chance to eat the food that Carlchan makes . Just bear with it . ”

Well, just sitting with the king has already made me nervous, you know?

[JFB: And yet, you were about to openly reject eating with him . , Smh . ]

For us adventurers, the king is someone who we yearn to follow after . The man was a former adventurer . Adventurers had been treated as sc.u.m for a long time, but ever since the creation of the guild, they were finally given the chance to have a life almost the equivalent to that of a normal citizen . That was King Kail’s work . A genius who could accomplish such a feat, and now an indispensable pillar to the Ook-lan Kingdom which has kept growing even until now .

To be able to eat with such a person at the same table; it could be said that I was so full of emotion I wanted to run from there immediately .

“Don’t you want to eat?” Kail spoke up as he walked over . “If you don’t listen to what Carla says, you will be kicked out . ”

Why does it seem that His Majesty has experienced getting kicked out of here before…?

As I was sandwiched between the aura of His Majesty who sat beside me, and the cuteness of Aikchan, who sat beside His Majesty, I gazed over at Carla in the kitchen cooking .

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Third POV .

Carla chopped a lot of vegetables .

Bok choy with onions, cabbage……bamboo shoots and carrots . One could also see a frilly-like black thing on the table (wood ear mushroom) . She minced it all of it with a nice chopping sound .

Then a huge frypan (China pot) was taken out and placed over the fire . After it had been heated, she added a bit of sesame oil to give the food a nice fragrance . She then put a piece of a nicely chopped ginger and some garlic into the frypan . The ginger added with the garlic exuded a lovely fragrance as it was sautéed – a smell that aroused everyone’s appet.i.te as it disseminated throughout the inn .

As the smell hit her nose, Carla gave a nod of satisfaction, and tossed in bite-sized pork, squid, and shrimp .

When she confirmed the meat had heated, she threw in the vegetables .

The tricky part wasn’t finding what to put in the pan, but placing them at the right moment and for a particular length of time so they cooked thoroughly, but also, did not overcook .

Last, she added several quail eggs, sauteed them, and poured in the broth made from chicken bones, oyster sauce, sake, soy sauce, and salt and pepper, and let it simmer . When the cabbage became tender, she popped the snow peas into the pan .

When it was done, she poured out the soup into a small dish, taking a sip to taste it .

With that, of all the males in the room, their gazes focused upon her supple lips as the pressed against the spoon .

To be sipped by a beautiful woman like carla . . They envied that dish .

Carla nodded in satisfaction, and the focused atmosphere around her seemed to lighten .

She slowly stirred in a potato starch and water mixture into the broth soup, and within moments, the watery mixture in the frypan became thick .

In this country, inside a world where cookery hadn’t developed all that much, such a thing looked like magic .

“What in the world? What kind of magic was that?” Far across the room, an adventurer jumped up in surprise . But there was no response, the cooking continued .

When Carla was satisfied with the thick paste, she took out a plate .

Placing a pristine rice, it’s appearance akin to a fine jewel, into a bowl, and adding the broth-like paste on top . She did this five times, and brought the bowls to the King’s table .

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First POV

“There you go, Chuukadon, at your service . ”

“Oh, I’ve been waiting,” one of them said .

“No matter how many time I see it, it always looks delicious . ” Another spoke up .

“Waa~ iii”

“…… . ( steamy ~ )”

I was dumbfounded as I had looked upon such skill .  

“What is this? Could it be the meal you spoke about with this ‘rice’?” I heard someone ask .

“… . eh ? So this is rice? Ah ! What’s that frilly black thing ?” Another began .

“That the frill like black thing? . . That’s wood ear mushroom, and ‘rice’ is the thing white thing that’s under it . ”

Was it perhaps that white-jewel like substance… was that rice?!!! Seeing it, I couldn’t wait to eat it .

I took the spoon-like utensil, it’s bottom way deeper than a regular spoon (chinese spoon), and was prepared to dig in… only…

*Geee ——– *

I looked up to see everyone around me staring, an expression of pain and loss on their faces .

“You, you know~…,” His Highness began, “there’s this rule we have in this inn… so don’t think that you can eat the food as you please, okay?”

I put down my spoon, realization hitting me .  

“That’s really dangerous, you know?” Ririka shifted and pointed to a list posted up .

Those who don’t adhere to the rules above, be prepared to be thrown out .

The rules of the dining hall of the inn were written so big it could make one sigh whenever they saw someone who didn’t even take notice .

Eh… . , I- I didn’t realize the rules were written to big . That’s really dangerous .

“It’s fortunate that his majesty stopped you . You could have been kicked out before even having a single bite of that rice you were so quick to dig in, you know?”

“Hmph! It’s not like I really care what happens to this guy . ”

Could it be? His majesty is… A tsundere?

Anyways, I wonder if the term tsundere is correct in this situation . One of the adventurers said that this was a typical situation in which it would apply though .  

“Fuuh , If you had moved the spoon a tad bit closer to that mouth of yours, I’d have smacked you without warning .

Before I had posted these rules, everyone here eating was doing as they pleased . But now that this is up, things are much more peaceful . Well, even now there are one or two who didn’t want to follow the rules, but, in the end, they always end up tossed out .

…… .

…… .

Anyways, since you stopped, it’s alright . Let’s restart and say thanks for the meal . l”

“Thanks for the meal~” They all said .

“Thanks for the meal?”

(Editor: Doesn’t understand because it’s I think they said it in j.a.panese . )

Though I didn’t quite get it, since everyone joined in, I just followed along .

Was this the word of grat.i.tude?

So if I didn’t say it, I would have gotten kicked out, right? … That was dangerous!

And before their voices could fade out, His Highness and the others dug in . You could even hear Aika chomping furiously, savoring the taste as she ate .

It was really a cute scene .

(I musn’t let my friends see this . If they saw her eating like this, they would, without any doubt, hustle to woo her . )

Lost in thought, I slowly brought the Chuukadon, as she called it, into my mouth .

My mouth was awashed by flavor . The paste was divine; the vegetable had a moderate crunch to it, not too soggy, not too hard; and the squid and shrimp were tender . That, combined with the sauce, and you had a unique flavour that rose the savory goodness of the squid and shrimp exponentially .  And that’s not all . The rice below it was exceptionally delicious . It had a slightly sweet flavour, and added with the salted paste and vegatables, it made the sensation with all lack of complaint .

The plate looked beautiful with the mix of red and green from the carrots and peas .

The food was soo good that it made me want to declare right then and there that I’ve never eaten something as good as this in my whole life!

“This . Is . Amaaaaziiing!!” A cry slipped pa.s.sed my lips . It was unconscious action . Instinct . I just couldn’t’ hold myself back .

His majesty and Ririka, watched me with kind eyes as I downed my food .

(I feel embarra.s.sed . Gotta calm down . ) And with that thought, I looked at Aika’s face .

I felt better . Warm even as I saw her eating her food so energetically, even now .

As we finished, and everyone said their thanks for the meal, it was a sign that dinner had officially ended .

( fuuh ~ , If I had only eaten ‘rice’, I’d have been satisfied already, but to thing she would have brought this out . )

As I headed towards the Delight Garden Pavilion, someone called out .

“Can I have a bit of your time? I have something for you . ”

It was Carla . She gave me the 『Far Distant Voice』 .

“I will always await your next visit, but of course, make a reservation first . ”

“Ththank you very much . I will definitely come back . ”

“And I’ll be waiting . ” And at that, Carla bowed ear head .

It was then that I made a vow in my heart that i would come again to this place .

—-

I left satisfied as I left the somehow noisy and bustling capital . I had not only finished my quest safely, but I was able to eat『Rice』 . 　

( Yaa ~ h , that was great . The Delight Garden Pavilion was a good inn . The next time I come, I’m definitely staying at that inn again . And it was unexpected to become acquainted with his highness and Ririka…

Who exactly is Carla? That and with her beauty? There was no way she wasn’t famous, right?

Hmm . Carla? Carla . . White hair, beautiful, a good figure… Carla… Carla…, nice body figure, carla , carla ……

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah  !

Carla, was she that『Mistelmagi princess 』, Carla?! That person who is the cla.s.s of someone who transcended into a legend?! But I heard that she died when she fighting with legendary wicked dragon… . )

So the inn was packed with so many amazing people .

It looks like the report I have to my friends just got a bit longer… .

—-

The Capital .

Currently, there was a lot of controversy as one part of the commerce district suddenly vanished yesterday .

( Carla chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan . Didn’t you said that you will hold baaaaaaack?)

Ririka, who was screaming in her heart, kept a smile on her face so that it wouldn’t bother with her job .

Yes, thank you very much .

Carla … . I wonder if her second name is too chuunibyou-ish .

Well, shall I take out the material of that dearly missed person ?

Hmmm . I already wrote about it though .