Chapter 17: [Once, I'll only watch it once!] 】
Towards noon, there was an extremely clear dividing line in the fan-shaped village, in the area near the outer periphery.
With a large number of merchants, villagers, and ninjas, it is the most trafficked place in the village every day.
This is Konoha's food street, or entertainment street.
There are all kinds of places on this street, but the most prominent ones are, of course, the various food stalls and shops.
"Good Fragrance ......"
Immediately behind Itachi, Artoria shook her nose as she walked.
From time to time, she would unconsciously shake the hair on the top of her head because of the seductive scent that penetrated into her nose.
Itachi walked in front and replied casually, "Although the food here is rich in variety, the quality is actually average. ”
As a former queen, would Artoria be interested in this food?
"Quality...... Is it general? ”
Artoria looked at the stall to the side.
A scorching flame burned, and a black iron plate was erected.
On the iron plate, the milky butter slowly melts under the high temperature, and a fat meat steak is clamped by the stall owner with a clip and placed on the iron plate.
Sand –
The moment the hot oil comes into contact with the steak, the rustling of bubbles sounds.
The milky hot oil enveloped the fat meat, followed by an unimaginable smell of meat and frying wafting through the air......
Goo-dong.
Artoria swallowed, is this mediocre food?
Compared to Great Britain, which is economically and food-poor because of the constant war, this is really much better.
And just when Artoria stopped swallowing, on the other side, Itachi had already found a barbecue restaurant that was relatively suitable in terms of environment and customer flow.
As soon as he entered the room and took his seat, a waiter with a flattering smile on his face came to the table where he was seated.
"This little Uchiha gentleman, what would you like to eat?"
As he spoke, he kindly handed over a menu made of cardboard.
Uchiha......
Itachi's gaze was slightly stunned, not even a ninja, just an ordinary barbecue restaurant waiter can rely on the clan emblem on his clothes and recognize the identity of the Uchiha?
This was the first time he had eaten alone in a restaurant since he could remember.
But soon, he took out most of the money from his pocket, "It's just this big satisfying barbecue package, it's troublesome...... Set menu for 4 people. ”
"Four?"
The waiter was a little confused.
"Yes, trouble for four."
Itachi repeated his decision once.
Then, instead of looking at him again, he stopped at the barbecue grill in front of him.
This one...... How do I use it?
Thinking of this, he looked at the guests at the other tables next to him.
Next to him, the waiter didn't persuade much, lit the fire for the baking tray and left.
Anyway, this little boy from Uchiha has already paid for it.
"How does it work? Very creative business ideas. ”
When Itachi's gaze returned to his table from the barbecue, Artoria hurried up and sat down across from him.
As for this kind of business idea of cooking food and enjoying it by herself, she said that there is a lot of potential to explore.
"Hello, here's the barbecue set you ordered and the sauce."
Soon, another waiter came with a small cart and placed a large plate of beef on the table.
After that, the tongs, chopsticks, sauces, and other things are arranged.
The waiter was polite throughout the process.
Artoria made another timely comment:
"In addition to the business ideas, the quality of the service is also commendable."
"Maybe my previous assessment of your village's culture was a little too one-sided."
"It's not that there is no etiquette here, it's just that etiquette is more reflected in the type of work that is done in terms of service."
Itachi skillfully poured the cooking oil onto the baking sheet, and while waiting for the hot oil, he replied casually:
"The decoration of this store is on this street, which is considered to be mid-to-upper-class, and it should be aimed at more mid-to-high-end personnel groups."
"And at this point, from the moment you enter the door to the moment you are seated, there will be a waiter at the door, and the speed of serving food and the number of customers after ordering are controlled in a stable range...... Professionalism can also be reflected in all aspects. ”
"While they are looking for the quality of the food, they will also be looking for the quality of the service, and of course the price will be higher."
"But perhaps more importantly, it's also possible that they recognized me as someone from the Uchiha."
After a pause, he added meat and seasoning to the baking tray and continued: "Considering the value for money I eat to replenish my strength, there are actually better considerations for this street to eat more food for the same price. ”
"But at the same time, their customer flow is basically full, and they even need to queue up."
"Combined with my current situation, that is, I was about to faint due to physical exhaustion, so I chose this store that is relatively low in value for money, but can eat food faster."
With that, the ferret picked up a piece of meat that had been roasted, hurriedly put it in the sauce and dipped it into his mouth.
"yes......"
Artoria stared at Itachi and stuffed the juicy tender meat into her mouth with her chopsticks, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously, "...... Is it tasty? ”
"Not bad."
Itachi nodded, "But it's not as good as my mother's craft, after all, it's my first time trying." ”
"For the first time?"
Artoria was a little surprised, recalling Itachi's memories.
Then, she suddenly realized that this was indeed the first time Itachi had gone out to eat.
But why is he so professional in what he said just now?
"I used to be a little too passive."
Itachi saw her confusion and explained while roasting the meat, "In the past, I always only paid attention to the information that came to me, such as what my father taught me, I learned. ”
"And as a result, I missed a lot of the details behind the scenes, as if the tactical deployment of the team on the battlefield, the configuration of the enemy's team, and the summary after the actual firefight...... I didn't know any of that exactly. ”
"On the one hand, because my father thinks that I have come into contact with these too early, he just needs me to understand the cruelty of the battlefield and adapt to the identity of a ninja, but on the other hand, I have not taken the initiative to recognize it."
"This also leads to me not knowing what the casualties were in the battles that our team has experienced until the end of the mission, how many upper and middle ninjas there are in the opposing team, and who the more famous ninjas are."
Sound...... Is he trying to get out of the arranged route and try to find his own direction?
Artoria clearly understood what this meant, "So you're going to take the initiative to find out something now?" So you're asking me to mentor you? ”
After a pause, she was a little confused, "But what does this have to do with your barbecue?" ”
"Because I find that when I take the initiative to understand something, as long as I take it seriously enough, it becomes easy to learn and understand."
As he spoke, Itachi picked up the clip in his hand, and his movements were exactly the same as those of a middle-aged man at another table who was grilling meat for his wife and daughter.