My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 604: Chapter 464: The Thing You’re Pushing Might Not Even Be Human

The next morning, Chen Ze woke up exceptionally early, probably because he had gone to bed early the night before, but he felt that the most likely reason was his own excitement.

"Will Lafra come back today?" Chen Ze glanced at the magic stone Lafra had given him. This object actually functioned as a means of communication; whenever Chen Ze needed her, he would press it, and Lafra’s stone would light up, signaling that Chen Ze was looking for her.

Although it was rudimentary, lacking even the most basic voice or texting features, the ability to connect across two different worlds was something Chen Ze considered extremely high-tech.

"Hmm...I bought this ring, and according to the delivery information, it should arrive today," Chen Ze said as he checked his phone.

After all, he was planning to propose, and although Chen Ze didn’t know how it was done in Lafra’s world, in this world, a diamond ring is usually required, despite hearing that the prices for diamonds had substantially fallen. Nevertheless, a one-carat natural diamond still maintained a high price.

Chen Ze had purchased a ring from a certain brand, which claimed that each man could only buy one diamond ring from them in his lifetime—and only one at that. This also gave many men the opportunity to express their true feelings.

However, there were risks involved; if the marriage turned sour and ended in divorce, it would be extremely awkward if the next partner also demanded a ring from the same brand.

"Yo, young man, you seem to be in a good mood today." After Chen Ze finished freshening up and went downstairs to open the door, the first to enter was, indeed, Joichiro Yukihira.

Chen Ze suspected Joichiro Yukihira had mastered his routine and could even ensure his visits coincided with Chen Ze opening his door daily. Luckily, Joichiro Yukihira wasn’t a pervert; otherwise, it would have been quite frightful.

"Yeah, I plan to propose to my girlfriend, but I’m still planning the proposal ceremony," said Chen Ze in high spirits, intending to glean some wisdom from Joichiro Yukihira, to see if he had any good ideas that Chen Ze could integrate and modify.

"Getting married, huh?" Joichiro Yukihira’s expression dimmed for a moment. Only then did Chen Ze remember that according to the setting of Food Wars, Joichiro Yukihira’s wife, Tamako Yukihira, had died of a heart disease.

"Right, I baked some bread, do you want to try it?" Realizing that he had inadvertently struck a nerve, Chen Ze quickly sought to make amends.

Recalling that Joichiro Yukihira and Soma Yukihira often battled with dark cuisine, Chen Ze decided to offer the fart-smelling bread he had made to Joichiro Yukihira, if only to change the subject.

"Oh? What kind of bread?" Joichiro Yukihira smiled, although the death of his wife would forever be an irreparable scar on his heart, he had come to terms with it much more now.

"The one baked near the volcano..." Chen Ze let out a sigh of relief.

"That bread? Its taste is indeed a bit strange; I’ve tried it," Joichiro Yukihira immediately knew what Chen Ze was referring to.

Then Chen Ze witnessed Joichiro Yukihira’s true culinary skills, as he managed to adapt that kind of bread into a new variety that followed the same preparation method but without the foul smell.

After that, Chen Ze learned how to use the interaction between ingredients and flavors to create other tastes. Although it was a bit niche, Chen Ze felt it surely had its uses.

"By the way, I’ve come up with a new dish. Do you want to give it a try?" Seeing Joichiro Yukihira ready to leave, Chen Ze remembered the Double Dragon Soup he had finished making the day before but hadn’t had the chance to try yet.

"Oh? Just give it a try yourself," Joichiro Yukihira said nonchalantly with a wave of his hand.

"It’s made with dragon meat," Chen Ze added.

Then Joichiro Yukihira’s steps halted, and he turned around, the excitement almost shining through his eyes.

"Dragon Meat?" Chen Ze could feel Joichiro Yukihira’s unusual excitement.

"Hmm." Chen Ze nodded, having made up his mind to do this. After all, Joichiro Yukihira had taught him for so long without holding back, and even though it was essentially a trade, Chen Ze still intended to give Joichiro Yukihira some more goodies.

Even if it meant trading Dragon Meat for Joichiro Yukihira’s travel recipes, the deal wasn’t a loss.

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"Manager~ I’m here~" Betty ran in, filled with vigor.

"Hmm, come and have breakfast." Chen Ze clapped his hands contentedly. Just now, under Joichiro Yukihira’s guidance, Chen Ze had come up with a new way to eat Dragon Meat, and this method was also relatively market-friendly.

"What’s this?" Betty looked at the two cakes in front of her, hesitant.

"These are Dragon Meat pancakes, I just made them. Do you want to try?" Chen Ze casually picked up one, intending to taste it first.

"I want the one you have." Before he could take a bite, Betty snatched the pancake away.

Chen Ze rolled his eyes, all too aware of her thinking; she was definitely worried he was trying to set her up. But since there was no actual trap, Chen Ze naturally picked up another pancake and bit into it.

It was like the finest meat mixed with just the right amount of spicy chili, tucked into a pancake. The taste was incredibly delicious, and each bite seemed to make the mouth water even more.

The flavor of the Dragon Meat was fully brought out, and Chen Ze had even added some seasonings to enhance the taste of the entire Dragon Meat pancake.

"It’s just that... it’s still missing something," Chen Ze quickly finished the palm-sized pancake, wiping his mouth.

"So spicy!" Betty gasped, fanning her mouth, as the pancake was indeed a bit too spicy for her.

"You better go change your clothes." Chen Ze looked at Betty, who was calling out about the spice while gobbling down the pancake, and shook his head. Was this succubus really not a hungry ghost?

"Manager, I’ve come for a meal, oh and also, the party is tonight. Remember to go on time in the afternoon," Betty had just run up to the second floor when Hastur walked in through the door.

"Hmm, I’ve already booked the ticket." Chen Ze nodded. Since he had promised Hastur, Chen Ze naturally intended to honor the deal.

But the thought of transforming into a long-legged girl and being ogled by a crowd, made Chen Ze feel like flipping a table. Fortunately, Hastur was handling all the details of the appearance and voice, or else Chen Ze thought he might go mad. freeweɓnøvel.com

"That’s good, otherwise those audience lords might unfollow." Hastur nodded in satisfaction, then sprawled out on the table.

Chen Ze glanced at Hastur playing dead on the table, wondering what those viewers would think when they realized the person they were pushing was Hastur.