The restaurant that Ryoka Konoe brought to Tsukasa Higashino and the others is called Washotei.

In Japanese, 'tei' also means 'restaurant', which translates to Japanese restaurant or Japanese restaurant.

The door of this restaurant is very low, so it feels like a height of 1.9 meters.

In fact, the doors of restaurants on Japanese Sake House Street are basically so low, unlike the grandeur and grandeur of the Chinese, the Japanese are more prominent in being small and exquisite.

Konoe Lianghua lifted the navy blue curtain and walked inside.

The small restaurant called Japanese-style tei has a small area of yellow tiles, and there are only three tables on the right side of the aisle, and they are all the kind of single tables, which can't seat two people, and on the left is the bar counter, next to which there are low dining chairs.

Obviously, this is a bar-style restaurant, and the chef makes the food behind the bar and hands it to the guests after ordering.

At the top of the counter is a menu written on white paper.

Grilled fish set 700 yen, yakiniku set 750 yen, sushi set 700 yen...

Feeling the chic atmosphere of home in the restaurant, Tsukasa Higashino seems to be able to understand the mood of Goro Inokami in "The Lonely Gourmet".

The so-called street corner shop is probably this state of mind, right?

In the quaint taver-looking streets of taverns, discover the food... This is exactly what countless gourmets yearn for.

No wonder the title is called "The Lonely Gourmet", maybe many people are infected by the semi-travelogue of Goro Inotou who is not disturbed, so "The Lonely Gourmet" was able to get results in the previous life, right?

But that's not all.

"The Lonely Gourmet" begins with Goro Ininotou dealing with a difficult customer in every episode, similar to a goggle.

Although the characters of those customers in the TV series are mainly deliberately exaggerated to add to the audience's laughter.

However, Goro Inokashi's anxiety about dealing with these strange customers also reflects the true portrayal of Japanese overtime workers who are busy in Tokyo and face all kinds of difficulties.

What 'multicolored black', 'first this, then this, and finally like this, you know?' This is a familiar request for Higashino.

After all, some Party A is really unreasonable.

"I kind of understand the mood of Goro Inotou..."Tsukasa Higashino muttered to himself.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Yumi Takahashi's curious voice next to him: "What is the best food?" Cool flowers? ”

"Huh? I don't come here often to eat..."Konoe Ryoka said embarrassedly.

She was just about to explain something.

Then Higashino Tsukasa saw Uncle Chef walk out of the back room, and saw Konoe Ryoka with a happy face: "Yo, Miss Ryoka is coming to eat again?" You haven't been here in two days, and I'm worried... Is it still salt-grilled mackerel? ”

This overly familiar way of greeting made Tsukasa Higashino couldn't help but glance at Ryoka Konoe again.

Konoe Ryoka's face was already red, and she nodded to the chef silently, indicating that she would come as usual.

Then Konoe Ryoka turned around and whispered to Yumi Takahashi, "The boiled fish set here is delicious... But I prefer the salt-grilled flavor. ”

"Oh! Then the boss will bring me a boiled fish set. ”

Yumi Takahashi raised her hand and instructed the chef in a white chef's suit.

"Okay, I see, this is for you. I wonder what the other two would like to eat? While the chef was preparing, he turned his head sideways and asked Tsukasa Higashino and Aoi Fujiwara.

Tsukasa Higashino thought for a moment and decided to order a salt-grilled mackerel set like Ryoka Konoe.

After all, Ryoka Konoe is a frequent visitor here, so it's absolutely right to follow her.

On the other side, Aoi Fujiwara thought about it and ordered a barbecue set.

The four of them sat down and waited for the food to be served.

Fujiwara Aoi still looks worried, and from time to time she will glance at Konoe Ryoka.

Intrigued by her reaction, Tsukasa Higashino glanced at Ryoka Konoe as he drank the thirst-quenching barley tea that the shopkeeper had brought him.

Then Higashino Tsukasa was stunned.

Although Konoe Ryoka was still like that, he could clearly feel that the other party's eyes seemed to be shining.

The so-called hungry wolf saw the meat... That's probably what she looks like now.

However, considering that she still looked like she was lying on her stomach, Higashino subconsciously crossed out the word wolf and replaced it with a husky.

"Higashino-sensei."

Seeing that the food was about to come up, Yumi Takahashi also opened her mouth and whispered: "I think you should pay attention to Lianghua a little, she is really the kind of... Alas, anyway, you can see the two lumps on her chest, right? Nutrition is in the right place. ”

Tsukasa Higashino responded with a smile at this, and then, the plate came up-

First of all, Yumi Takahashi's boiled fish set is a great time to enjoy the cod with a yellow sauce and a slightly charred surface of the snow-white fish.

And the manager also gave side dishes and mushroom miso soup, the miso soup smells fragrant, and the soup is quite thick and mellow, which looks good.

Tsukasa Higashino nodded, it's okay, this small shop recommended by Ryoka Konoe feels pretty good.

Then there's Aoi Fujiwara's yakiniku set, a small dish of grilled meat with a light butter stain on the surface, and a delicately blended dipping sauce on the side...

It looks delicious.

Tsukasa Higashino was satisfied.

And then...

Then Higashino saw the chef bring out a plate.

"This is a grilled mackerel set."

The oily surface is browned, and the mackerel body is just hot, and the lemon and ground radish puree are placed next to it, which looks appetizing.

But—

Higashino Tsukasa looked surprised: "Are there so many?" ”

Yes.

That's too much, isn't it?

There are four mackerel alone, and there are all kinds of side dishes next to it, such as sesame mixed spinach, boiled hijikia...

The most important thing is that rice bowl.

Why is it so big?

Tsukasa Higashino glanced at it and felt half the size of his head.

"Huh? Oh... This is not for you, this is only for Miss Lianghua. ”

The chef laughed, and after handing the plate to Ryoka Konoe, he explained to Tsukasa Higashino, "Miss Ryoka is really amazing, she looks cute when she looks small, but the amount of food is really amazing." ”

It seems that they are on good terms.

Konoe Ryoka blushed, didn't answer, took the bowl and whispered "I'm moving", and began to eat.

"It's yours as a guest."

The chef brings out Tsukasa Higashino's set meal.

This time it's a lot more normal, it's just a wooden plate with a grilled mackerel body on it, and there is only one tail, unlike Konoe Lianghua's bowl, which has four tails.

Tsukasa Higashino looked at the grilled mackerel set on his plate, then at the grilled mackerel set of Ryoka Konoe, and then touched his head in confusion.

This... It's a little bit edible.