EP.33 Wrecked dignity
Wow thats amazing.
I was amazed by the variety of dishes on the table.
In general, there is a strong image that British cuisine is tasteless.
But that doesnt an the British are bad at cooking.
In fact, there are quite a few British chefs in the world.
And in my view, Rikas mother was clearly in the latter.
Ohoh, I tried my best because I heard a guest was coming.
While saying that, Rikas mother raised her chest with a proud expression.
Looking at what she was doing, it was just like Rika.
Would this happen when Rika gets older and becos an adult?
As soon as I started eating, Rikas mother approached the study in the living room and asked us to wait a mont, because Kishimoto sensei hadnt left the room yet.
Honey! Hurry up and co out! The rice is going to get cold!
Then, a sad-looking man in his mid-40s opened the tightly closed door and ca out.
It was a weak impression in appearance, but I knew exactly who it was.
Because while surfing on the internet, I had seen him several ti in magazine interviews.
Musashi Kishimoto, a mangaka.
Sojiro Kishimoto, his real na.
A common na.
Having already been active for more than 20 years, he had been one of the greatest masters in the shonen manga industry.
When Mr. Kishimoto saw , he looked surprised.
Are you Yoo-sung? You look just like a manga character from the 80s.
Its an honour to et you. Kishimoto-sensei.
I was so happy that I t my respected mangaka rather than my friends father, so I used extre honorifics without realizing it.
Haha, its hard to talk standing up, so sit down. My wife paid a lot of attention to you coming ho this ti.
Oh my, really.
The couple had a good relationship with each other and had no sorrow in expressing their affection for each other.
And so, Mr. Kishimoto sat down at the table, and it was only then that we could start lunch.
Try this, too.
Oh, thank you.
What was placed on the table was mainly Italian cuisine converted into a light Western style.
It was a little ironic that an English woman married her husband in Japan and made a Japanese-style transford Italian dish.
When I was admiring the taste while eating the lasagne that Rikas mother made herself, Kishimoto sensei, who was slicing the tenderloin steak with a knife, spoke first.
These days, whenever Rika sits at the table, she talks a lot about you Yoo-sung, so I really wanted to et you. This is the first ti my daughter has shown herself to be close to a boy.
After swallowing the food in my mouth, I spoke in advance to prevent any misunderstanding.
Rika and I are normal/just friends. On the first day of transfer, she was wandering on the subway, so I helped her a little, and we beca close as we are now.
Then Rikas mother rolled the pasta with a fork and said,
In the morning, I didnt know because I took her near the school by car, but she ca ho in the evening, she told she got help from Yoo-sung. Its because Im thankful that Im inviting you to dinner today.
Haha I see.
Sothing, sothing felt uncomfortable.
Obviously, when I first ca, I was overwheld by the excitent of actually eting Mr. Kishimoto, but when I ate with Rikas parents like this, I felt like I was under pressure in an interview.
When I silently swallowed in the food without hiding my trembling voice, Rika, who was watching from the side, intervened.
How can Papa and Mama keep asking questions to soone eating? Hes going to have an upset stomach while eating!
Then, Kishimotos mood suddenly changed.
Wow~ Right? I was worried if Papa was doing too much. Its just that its the first ti Rika get along with a friend of the opposite sex, and I was wondering if he had bad intentions.
Ryu-chan is not that kind of person?!
In the friendly conversation between the father and the daughter, words of nuance that seed to keep in check ca out, but I had no choice but to laugh it off.
Because it was one of the regular subjects in love cody, at first a father with a daughter would be suspicious to opposite sex friends.
If I had a pretty daughter like Rika, I would think that all the n approaching her looks like wolves.
Still, thanks to Rikas intervention at the right ti, the rigid atmosphere of the table was loosened, and I was able to finish the al with a more comfortable feeling.
After lunch, when I was eating the fruit that Rikas mother cut for dessert, Kishimoto suggested first.
I heard from Rika that youre my fan. If you dont mind, why dont you just eat this and then take a look around my studio?
If I can do that, of course Id be happy!
When I said so unconsciously with excitent, Mr. Kishimoto nodded with a slightly softer face than the first ti.
You can look forward to it. My studio after I moved to Tokyo has never been released to the mass dia.
Thank you! Sensei!
I couldnt believe I could see the studio of my respected Kishimoto sensei with my own eyes, as a respected fan, I would have no regrets even if I died.
***
Sojiro Kishimoto was a very popular mangaka who was turning 45 years old this year.
Since he first won the prize at the age of 20 and entered the manga industry, he has been actively engaged in his work for about 25 years, specializing in shonen manga.
He was so successful that he was said to have achieved a price in one field, he boasted that he had an extraordinary eye for people.
Since he was young, he had been running on the road of success, so there were many people approaching him for his money.
In that sense, the first impression that the mangaka Sojiro Kishimoto had as soon as he saw his daughters friend Kim Yoo-sung was hes big.
In middle school, he was not very short because he joined the basketball club, but there was sothing about the young man in front of him that looked huge beyond his original height.
It was a unique atmosphere, just by being there he felt an unprecedented power that could make a person surrender on its own.
He thought he might be a bully who approached his daughter by looking at her daughters appearance or her background, but after having a conversation while eating, it didnt feel like that.
He didnt know if contrary to his appearance, he unexpectedly was a nave young man.
Still, when his daughter was admiring herself, saying she thought she had a good eye for people because she looked like him, and choose him as her first friend of the opposite sex, his wife suddenly started talking.
In the morning, I didnt know because I took her near the school by car, but she ca ho in the evening, she told she got help from Yoo-sung. Its because Im thankful that Im inviting you to dinner today.
Because of the nature of the weekly series, he didnt even know it had happened between the two because he was always going back and forth between his house and his studio.
When he heard that this young man took care of his daughter in a place he didnt know, he felt grateful.
Since then, he asked the young man a few more questions.
What are your parents doing, where do you live, and if their Rika was doing well in school.
They were questions that you could ask your daughters friend, but it seed that it was not the case for the daughter next to him.
How can Papa and Mama keep asking questions to soone eating? Hes going to have an upset stomach while eating!
It seed to be embarrassing for everyone.
Sensitive to the emotional state of his wife and daughter, he soon realized.
He realized that Rika really liked this young man.
Probably because his wife knew it right away, he intervened more actively between the two.
He was touched that his daughter was already old enough to know love, but he felt a strange bitterness.
Because Rika, who used to say she will marry her father when she grows up since she was young, brought a young man who would beco her boyfriend before he thought.
Still, Sojiro Kishimoto said with a smile, because he wanted to be a good father to his daughter.
Wow~ Right? I was worried if Papa was doing too much. Its just that its the first ti Rika get along with a friend of the opposite sex, and I was wondering if he had bad intentions.
Ryu-chan is not that kind of person?!
He didnt they were in that kind of relationship yet, but it was cute to see her actively defending him as if it was her job.
Sojiro Kishimoto smiled happily at her daughters fresh appearance and suggested to the young man who did not seem to have noticed her feelings yet.
I heard from Rika that youre my fan. If you dont mind, why dont you just eat this and then take a look around my studio?
Then, a visibly bright expression.
If I can do that, of course Id be happy!
The fact that he was a fan of his was not a lie to ingratiate himself with his daughter, and he seed genuinely happy, so he eased his expression without realizing it.
You can look forward to it. My studio after I moved to Tokyo has never been released to the mass dia.
Thank you! Sensei!
Since it was like this, He was definitely going to help his daughter, who was an amateur in a relationship.
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