" Alright sir, here's your clothes," the minotaur sales lady said as she walked in with a bag filled with some clothes.
" Thank you," Kenji said, as he stood up and collected the bag of clothes from her. He would have placed it in his spacial ring immediately if not for the advise that the old carriage driver had given him. And the fact that he didn't want to attract any attention to himself.
" So how much do all of these cost?" Kenji asked, wanting to get out if this place quickly and find out where that master Fubara is.
The lady smiled at him, a bit like a predator," well you see sir, the service that I have just given to you is the VIP service, and the fact that I had to go and hand pick these clothes myself is also at a cost, so the whole amount along with the cost of the clothes would cost you three hundred siver coins," she said with an almost devilish smile.
Realizing the situation that he was in currently, Kenji began to fume," but I didn't ask for the VIP treatment, and I thought that the service of picking clothes for your customers was part of your job. Though, it did seem a bit sketchy at first, but then again, I thought it was a part of your job,"
" Oh my gosh! Sir, are you claiming that i'm trying to rip you off here?" She said with a mouth that could fit in an orange.
" Don't look at me that way, you know exactly how you were acting to me, you even joked with me!" Kenji said, shocked by the outrageousness of this lady. How dare she try to scam him, he had dealt with so many people like this in his original world, and he had scammed a few of them himself, so there was no way that he was going to let anyone scam him, especially not in this new world.
" Sir, no matter what you think, you have to pay for the service wether you like it or not," she said, as her eyes glowed a strange red for a few seconds before reverting back to normal. She seemed like she was ready to apply force to the matter if Kenji kept on pushing her.
Even though he didn't understand this world, he knew that if he dragged this matter any longer, she was going to do something painful to him. And judging by what the holy servant and the king had said to him about his rank and strength, he knew he wouldn't be able to take this lady on.
Yeilding with a sigh, he pulled out the coin pouch that the old man had given him and brought out a gold coin," here, i'm sure gold is of a much more higher value than silver, so this should be more than enough, and i'm sure I should still have some change," Kenji said, as he handed the lady the coin.
She didn't seem to have heard what he had said, as the greed in her eyes must have taken over her body and mind. She took the coin in her hand and fiddled with it a little before turning to look at Kenji," thank you for the tip sir, I really appreciate it!"
Hearing her words, Kenji immediately felt angered," Tip?! I didn't give you a-," before he could finish his sentence, the death stare that the lady was giving him immediately sent shivers down his spine, and he had no choice but to swallow the words that so badly wanted to come out.
He angrily left, telling her that he would come back and she would regret it. But it seemed like she didn't care judging by the way she looked at the coin while waving him a good day happily, like an innocent sales girl.
After walking for a bit, he stumbled upon a few people who were talking about the same thing as the adventurers, but this time, it seems they were heading over there, and so he silently followed them.
After walking for about three miles, they turned around to look at Kenji," hey boy, are you following us?" One of them asked with an irritated look in his eyes.
" Ah! I'm so sorry big brothers, but I over heard that you were heading over to master Fubara's restaurant, and it was also the place I was headed but I don't know the way, so I thought that I could follow you big brothers to the restaurant," Kenji said with a flushed face.
" Hahaha! No need to be so flustered little brother, don't worry, I understand, you must be new to this town so of course you can follow us," he said with a welcoming smile.
Kenji exhaled a sigh of relief as he heard those words. Since he got to this world, it's either fake smiles or threatening looks that have greeted him, so it was a bit of a refresher when he saw that the smile on this man's face was genuine.
They then began walking together and started some small talks between themselves," hey little brother, is there a reason why you want to go to master Fubara's restaurant, is it due to wanting to watch the disciple trial?" He said, trying to instigate a conversation.
" Oh, that's not it at all big brother. On the contrary, I plan on participating in the trial, and hope to be picked by the legendary master," Kenji said in response.
" Alright, that is understandable, but little brother, you must know that the condition for winning this trial is to make a meal that the master chef hasn't seen nor tasted in his entire life of existence," the man said looking a bit concerned for Kenji's ambition.
" What?!" Kenji was suprised at those words. He had to make a dish that the master had never tasted before in his life, how is he supposed to know what kind of dish he had tasted before. But then a thought crossed his mind.
" Big brother, have you ever heard of a dish called Rice and Curry?"
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Hey my dear readers, this is just a stepping stone in Kenji's journey, don't worry, he's not going full into the cooking world, all he wants to do is just live a moment where his dreams have been achieved, so this is just a part of Kenji's journey, and his true journey would begin after chapter 12 or so. I also do not advise you skip the chapters before chapter 12 due to the importance laced in them.
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Hey, and i'm still waiting for you guys response, harem or not, once chapter 12 is done with, I won't accept any comment regarding this topic, so you either be quick, or just wait for me to pick in whatever, if you do complain about my pick in the future, I will outright rain down curses, 'cause I have given you a chance, and it depends on wether you take it or not. And if you're reading this after chapter 12 has been published, then I'm sorry, it's not my fault that you were late. Blame the webnovel God!
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See you guys in the next chapter, goodbye!