The Darkness Was Comfortable for Me Chapter 68: Shrimp Thermidor and Talk about Family

Chapter 68: Shrimp Thermidor and Talk about Family

“It is juice, but cheers!” (Hikaru)

“It is a sha it is not alcohol, but cheers!” (Rifreya)

“I can’t drink anything alcoholic, so I am happy with juice-nyan. Cheers~!” (Grapefull)

The celebration after finishing the exploration.

We can’t go close to a church, so we entered a diner that’s in a safe location.

Recently, we have been purposely trying out a variety of eateries.

Maybe because I am originally japanese, I don’t really have that many things I can’t eat. There’s a lot of things that can be eaten in this world, and Rifreya likes eating. It seems like Grapefull normally doesn’t eat anything decent, so she gets happy every ti we treat her, so it in turns makes happy too.

And I think there’s a lot of viewers who like this sort of situation after an adventure.

I don’t think there’s anyone happy seeing eat, but I don’t think that’s the case for Rifreya and Grapefull.

If you hate the boss, you hate the company; there’s the chance the 2 are also hated though… Even so, I feel like having only adventuring scenes would take out the excitent of it. There’s the need for tension and calm.

“Going to a new establishnt really makes you nervous, right?” (Rifreya)

“Yeah. It was recomnded by the guild?” (Hikaru)

“The guild does about everything…” (Rifreya)

Well, the guild must want to keep the explorers as close to their hands as possible. It is solely a business move, since they wouldn’t be able to do anything without explorers.

“Even so, this slls really nice. Cheese and shrimp, was it?” (Hikaru)

“It is. I have never eaten shrimp before… Is it sothing that can be caught in the sea?” (Rifreya)

“If it is the small ones that can be caught in the rivers, I have eaten them often-nya. They have a peculiar taste. These ones are big, so they must be from the sea-nya.” (Grapefull)

Judging from the ones that are being brought to other tables, it is more like lobster or spiny lobster. They are pretty big shrimps.

I have eaten them…a pretty decent amount before being transferred. My youngest sister likes crustaceans, and would buy an astounding amount from the money she earned in her mysterious internet part-ti job.

The food was brought to us after a while.

Looks like the middle part is opened up with sauce poured in it, cheese on top, and baked in an oven.

It was written at the entrance that the na of the dish is shrimp thermidor, but it didn’t click with .

Shrimps (this is normal in this world) are twice as big as the ones from Earth.

If this had been spiny lobster, it would have gone for an incredible price.

“What an extravagant al. It is piping hot and looks tasty.” (Hikaru)

“Isn’t this expensive? Is it okay to have this much-nya?” (Grapefull)

“It is okay. Food tastes better when eaten with everyone.” (Hikaru)

She says expensive, but it is around 1 silver coin.

I still have the Spirit Stones I got when I dove alone yesterday.

There’s no point in leaving money in the middle of the Viewer Count Race, so I want to use as much as possible in order to increase the viewers. Using money to buy food might unexpectedly gain so returns.

I do rember watching sowhere that cooking and animal programs are pretty popular.

I use a fork that has pretty big spaces in between, and eat the shrimp.

The sticky lted cheese and the sowhat strong flavored tar mixed and created a dense tastiness. The tar here must be using the broth of shrimp.

“This is pretty tasty. It goes well with bread too.” (Hikaru)

It is a taste that makes want to have rice to accompany. That I end up thinking in that way whenever I eat food with strong flavor might co from being japanese.

“Yum~, I am lting-nya. It is totally different from the river shrimp-nyan.” (Grapefull)

“I-It is that tasty? Uuh…alright…I am eating it too…” (Rifreya)

Rifreya made a serious expression in front of the giant shrimp as if she had resolved herself.

Well, it is true that a shrimp has the appearance of sothing that would require courage to eat the first ti you see it.

I knew quite a lot of people in Japan who couldn’t handle shrimp, but I wonder what will be the case with Rifreya. I hope she doesn’t end up hating it without eating it.

“Ei!” (Rifreya)

Rifreya places the shrimp flesh in her mouth.

Well, eating sothing for the first ti requires courage.

“De…” (Rifreya)

“De…?” (Hikaru)

“De…Delicious!!” (Rifreya)

Rifreya’s face shines in an instant.

I am glad to see it suits her taste.

“I am currently moved. To think I lived without knowing such a tasty thing existed… *Munch munch*.” (Rifreya)

“There are people who really do like their crustaceans after all. My little sister likes it a whole lot too.” (Hikaru)

“Oh! You have a little sister, Hikaru?!” (Rifreya)

“Yeah. Unlike , she is a really capable little sister.” (Hikaru)

Wonder if Celica and Karen are watching talk about this.

I think those two believe that I wasn’t the one who killed Nanami.

But that’s exactly why I feel like they would suffer more from the pressure of others. It would be easier for them if they just said: “I can’t believe there was a killer in our family! We are victims too!” -but the two of them wouldn’t take that choice.

I don’t want them to fight society and get hurt in the process…

“I see~. But you are strong in battle, can give proper instructions, and can even utilize abilities precisely; I think you are incredibly competent yourself, you know?” (Rifreya)

“I am happy you say that, but the competency of my little sisters is not in that realm. I don’t know how to explain it though.” (Hikaru)

My two sisters were already fluent in english by kindergarten. How to say it, their desire to challenge new things and their brains capable of absorbing everything in their way was second to none. Even before elentary school, they were already famous as prodigies.

They have appeared on television a number of tis, and they were the pride and joy of my parents.

“Is that so. Your parents must be proud too.” (Rifreya)

My heart jumped by the casual remark of Rifreya.

“Right.” (Hikaru)

I answered shortly and thought about my parents for a bit.

My parents are…strong people, so even if society were to slander them because I am labelled as the killer of Nanami, they wouldn’t be bothered that much.

In the first place, I don’t know if my father and mother are watching in worry. I couldn’t really picture that in my mind.

I was in an outrageous situation where I was suddenly thrown into a forest the mont I was transferred, so I honestly think that my family was at least worried about at that ti.

But now…

“Hikaru? Are you okay? You are…making a real pained expression there.” (Rifreya)

“Hm? Aah, sorry. I was thinking about my family for a bit there.” (Hikaru)

“…So you have your circumstances. Well, most explorers do.” (Rifreya)

I thought she would pry into it, but not touching those things might be a rule.

Well, my circumstances are way too special. There’s a high chance she wouldn’t understand even if I told her.

Once the Viewer Count Race is over, I am thinking about telling Rifreya and Grapefull anyways, but right now is not the ti for it.

“I also have a little sister. She is a really proper girl… Fufu. Sa as you, right, Hikaru?” (Rifreya)

“ too, too! We are a family of 5 sisters-nyan!” (Grapefull)

As expected of a catfolk. The amount that is born at one ti is high, maybe?

I ended up thinking this with no ill-intent, but their nas might be stuff like Orangefull, or Lemonfull… No way, huh.

The shrimp thermidor was a delicacy, and with the fact that we were hungry, we ended up eating it all. We even ordered extra.

Your appetite apparently increases as your Tier goes up and the monstrosification advances. So this is how it looks like, huh. The better we can fight, the higher our food expenses might be.