"Great, but I don't think it's enough!"
"My congratulations, Blaise, this food is a real abomination!"
"That means a lot coming from you, Sherman. Bon appetit!... Oh, and Collette, you might as well stop and chew from time to time."
"Huh, that's a waste…! But I'll try. Now give me, give me!" Again the same scene could be seen, that girl named Collette devoured plate after plate-like Sherman, and Blake felt that he was filled just by seeing them, he was about to approach when someone new came down the stairs of the place and sighed when he saw the scene in front of him.
"Sigh… That girl is a glutton. She always devours food without a second thought. I bet if you gave her a log dipped in chocolate, she would eat it." Whoever said that comment, was a boy similar to Collette, he had almost golden blonde hair with a blue hat on it as well as his eyes, he wore a large orange suit and a small mocking smile could be seen on his face towards Collette.
"I heard you, Rusk! And I already told you, it's called lightning-fast metabolism! I can't help it, I need to eat!"
"Hmph! I prefer quality over quantity." With nothing to say, Rusk passed Blake without paying attention and left. Once he saw that the situation had calmed down a bit, he approached the restaurant counter and introduced himself to the cook.
"Nice to meet you, I don't think we know each other, right?"
"I would say no, I don't think we have introduced ourselves. You're that boy who lives in the Sharance tree, right?"
"The news seems to fly, yeah, I'm Blake. Pleased to meet you!"
"Haha, I'm one of the people who knows everything that happens in town. My name is Blaise, nice to meet you, Blake. I am the head chef here at Blaise's, if you want homemade food, you are always welcome."
"It's good to know..."
"Grrooww!"
"I see the problem, just wait a few minutes."
"Huh... It's okay" Blaise didn't even bother to ask him anything else and with a variety of swift movements, he began to cook. Blake saw that he could no longer stop him, so he resigned himself and thought about taking a seat at the same table as the others.
'I hope I have enough coins.' And just as he sat down, pigtails started talking to him.
"Hey, you! You're going to LOSE!"
"Eh, lose? In what?"
"At the food contest, duh."
"Food contest? I don't think it's a good idea to compete against you."
"What?! Why are you looking at me like that?! It's called lightning-fast metabolism!"
"I don't even know what you're talking about!"
"Liar! You look at me with jealousy! You're just jealous of my metabolism!"
"Huh, no, to be honest, I've never been jealous of someone else's metabolism..."
"I can see it in your eyes! I can see it in everyone's eyes! They all want my metabolism! I am not to blame for their jealousy!"
"IT'S FINE. I'm not jealous of your metabolism. You can be sure."
"Good! You better not look at me that way again, friend!... So, are you on a trip, or are you new to town? I've never seen you."
"It's true, I just moved in so to speak. My name is Blake."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Collette. I'm usually working here in the restaurant... Or eating!"
"Haha, it sounds like the food must be really delicious."
"Of course! But don't think you can eat more than me!"
"Easy, I don't think I can. I'm sure you can eat ten more dishes than me."
"Hehe, after all the food is the best, especially the one that dad prepares, it's the best in the world!"
"Jojojo! You're not right Collette, your father is the worst chef I have ever met in my entire life! I don't know what would become of me without his disgusting food! Oh, I see you are not here too, Blake, you will be horrified by the flavors of Blaise's kitchen"
"If you say so, it must be true, haha..."
"Sorry for the delay, I hope you like it." A saucer was placed in front of Blake, as soon as the smell reached his nose, he couldn't help making his mouth water, the aroma it gave off activated many emotions in his head you could see with the naked eye that it was curry, but it looked incredibly appetizing, and he couldn't wait any longer to try it. And so he did, he took the spoon and began to taste the dish.
As soon as the spoon touched his tongue, Blake felt as if an electric shock went through his entire body, the taste was something indescribable, and once it reached his stomach, he felt a warmth that ran through his entire body at the same time that it made him feel in heaven of the flavors. The feeling was so incredible that he did not realize that he had already finished with the plate a long time ago.
"W-What was that? That was the most delicious thing I've ever tasted! What kind of curry was that?"
"Haha, it seems like it was the right choice."
"Jojojo, it looks like Blake came out of the food realm!"
"It's not fair, dad. You hardly ever make Royal curry!"
"It's that today is special, Blake must feel welcome to the town, plus I can't lose a potential client." Actually, Blake wasn't listening to anything they were saying, he was still enjoying all the explosions of flavor that he felt in his mouth, and if no one was actually present, he would start licking the plate clean right now. He was still engulfed in that pleasure until he heard the voice of the system.
[Consumed: Royal curry.
HP Rec + 80%
RP Rec + 75%
RP Max -50%
STR + 30%
INT + 30%
Duration: 12hrs.]
'Yes, yes, whatever you say, system.' So a few minutes passed until Blake sat up at the table again and saw that there was more food than before, but he didn't feel the need to try anything else, so he began to look for all the coins that he had with him at that time to pay and thank for the food.
"Don't worry, Blake. Is on the house, I hope you liked it enough so that you come back again."
"Of course, I'll be back again, thank you very much!" Already a little more relaxed and grateful that he did not have to pay, Blake saw Blaise return to the bar to wash the large number of dishes that did not stop arriving.
"You are very lucky." Collette was looking directly at Blake, hoping he would feel some of her pain.
"Indeed, even for me it is not difficult to make Blaise prepare that dish for me, it is not his specialty."
"I think so, it was unbelievably delicious."
"On top of that, he gave it to you for free! I would have to work a whole month to collect the necessary coins to pay for it." Although it seemed that the conversation was fluid, they had never actually stopped putting food in their mouth.
"Really? Is it expensive?"
"Expensive?! It costs thirty-six thousand coins! It's the most expensive dish in the store!" At that point, Blake began to sweat and wonder how a dish could be worth that amount. He only had less than 300 coins on top of him. If it hadn't been given to him for free, he would have to work washing dishes for a long time to pay for it.
'It seems that luck is still on my side.'
"Jojojo! I think the price is not very accessible." And there he finished the meal with both blondes looking with narrowed eyes trying to decipher the comment of the robust green-haired man and wondering if he was making fun of them or not.
[Progress... Saved.]