Chapter 1807 – [Cyberpunk: Dimension Runner]

Seeing the executives reacting as passionately as I did, Chairman Naomoto had a smile on his face as if he was also in a good mood.

Even if it’s a bluff, they now know the value of the bluefin tuna right in front of them. They react like that simply because they know that it is a food ingredient that is hard to find in this world, and that it requires great technology and effectiveness to grow and produce it.

Amid the commotion, Chairman Nao Moto cleaned up his conference room again. Since it’s time, I recommend eating. Of course, the ingredient is the bluefin tuna we brought.

“First, some people might not believe it, so let’s start by eating. If you taste it, you’ll know that it’s much more delicious than frozen bluefin tuna.”

In fact, frozen bluefin tuna is delicious enough if stored and thawed properly. But in a world like this, where the marine ecosystem has been destroyed, is frozen bluefin tuna really tasty?

And even if frozen, bluefin tuna fat slowly becomes rancid, so unless it is stored by freezing it over time, the taste will deteriorate no matter how well it is stored. The frozen bluefin tuna or synthesized bio bluefin tuna flesh here cannot even be compared to the bluefin tuna we brought.

Anyway, I move to my seat in the conference room. As Chairman Naomoto said that there was no need to worry about a place or tools to cook, there was a place inside the headquarters with a nice sushi restaurant-like interior, so cooking and entertainment seemed to be no problem.

The problem was other food ingredients… So, even when making sushi, the problem was the rice and wasabi to cook the rice with, but at least from what I could see, they were prepared with fairly high quality products.

“There is a separate facility to grow grains and plants exclusively for the high-ranking people. However, even if it is possible to grow plants, it is difficult to grow animals…”

“Oh, is that so?”

Seeing that I was a little puzzled, Kana answered on her behalf and cleared up her doubts. The following article may not have destroyed food culture at all. A high-ranking person would have been able to grow and eat anything.

But it will be expensive. Growing edible grains or vegetables in a place like this where the environment is ruined, and natural plants are hard to find is expensive, so it was highly likely that even a handful of rice was literally worth gold here.

“The assistant manager… Writes.”

The vinegar that goes into making sushi was prepared in advance, but unfortunately, the vinegar, salt, and sugar were all synthetic, so it had an artificial scent. Of course, since it was Chairman Naomoto who prepared it, the quality was good and the scent was faint, but it was not a very good ingredient for those with sensitive senses or when making delicate dishes.

If I had known it would be like this, I would have brought it from Cherubim. The problem now is that there are too many people watching, and the kitchen is open to take it out quietly. What’s the point of hiding, because dozens of people are watching and not paying attention…

First, there are not just one or two customers, but dozens. It looks like Kana will help with serving, but apart from that, the two chefs had to be busy to cover dozens of people at once. We also need to divide labor.

“Dad will prepare the bluefin tuna, and Eden, you will prepare the sushi.”

“Are you Han Seok-bong? I’ll cut the rice cake, and you can write!!!”

“It’s like catering, so Eden will do the main cooking. Dad will just have to take care of the performance.”

After changing into our cooking clothes and getting ready, we start cooking in front of the guests.

Eden prepares the rice for making sushi next to me, and I present a bluefin tuna disassembly show to keep the guests from getting bored.

In a world like this, where would you go to see bluefin tuna being dismembered? People’s attention is drawn to this because it is difficult to see bluefin tuna being dismembered even in the other side of the world unless you go to the fish market.

I didn’t care about their stares and started dismantling. Cut off the offending fins, cut off the head, and place it on one side for display. Then, the bluefin tuna is cut in half and its bright red flesh is shown to the guests.

“Oooooh!!!!!”

“An organic harness that cannot be compared to anything like frozen…!!!!”

Good response. So it’s more rewarding to make it.

I disassembled the bluefin tuna into each part, leaving the head aside for a moment and scraping off the bones with a spoon. As Chairman Naomoto was watching closely, he seemed to be very interested in the Negitoro area.

First, since there were dozens of customers, it was not possible to serve everyone the small portions. In particular, there are not many Negitoro parts scraped from the bones… Even if you collect them all, the amount is not much.

Still, you have to serve it, but collect it all, chop it up, put it in a ceramic spoon, and sprinkle a drop or two of soy sauce before serving. The soy sauce may have been synthetic, but the flavor was a bit weird, but when it was served, the executives said it was delicious.

“This is organic Maguro sushi…!!!!!”

“It feels different from the way it sticks to your mouth. No, how can it have such a rich, rich taste!!!!”

“Refills… Ah, that won’t work.”

By the end of the breakup show, Eden had also finished preparing to make sushi. Make sushi by mixing vinegared rice with the cooked rice, cool it, and prepare the raw fish separately to take out and make.

Men are good when you need exciting power, but women are better when you want to cook delicate dishes. No, I wasn’t trying to be sexist, but I was talking about the reaction you would think if you were going to make it anyway… Anyway, after my bluefin tuna disassembly show, Eden cut up the raw fish and started making sushi.

Because we had a lot of customers and had to serve it all at once, we had to make tuna belly sushi like some kind of supermarket assorted sushi, but it was still made quickly. And then give it to the guests one by one.

Even though it was frozen, they didn’t know the taste of the bluefin tuna they had just caught today, so they couldn’t say anything about the chewy and oily taste of the sushi. Just savoring the taste.

However, Chairman Naomoto expressed some dissatisfaction.

“It’s different from what I usually eat.”

“I’m sorry. Even though the kitchen is different, the invitations and things like that are different from what I’m used to.”

“Ah, I can’t help it. It’s my fault.”

Except for Chairman Naomoto, everyone else had a very satisfying meal. No matter how many implants you use or what you do, your sense of taste and such is the same, so it was fun to feed him like Chairman Naomoto, who was visiting the Second Dimension Restaurant for the first time.

To be honest, as a chef, I am satisfied if the customers respond well. Even if you’re like me, if you react like someone who ate the legendary nurungji stew to an ordinary dish, I’ll take care of it even if I lose money in service.

Anyway, after finishing the full course of bluefin tuna sushi, I finished it off with green tea. And after that, Chairman Naomoto mercilessly kicked them out.

“I think this is enough to convince you. It would be better to have a full conversation tomorrow, so let’s call it a day.”

“Chairman, the ecosystem restoration project is…”

“Shop.”

“… Yes, I understand.”

He’s a sensible guy. Even though I don’t know anything if I had tried to go any further, Chairman Naomoto would have cut my head off, either physically or professionally.

After finishing their meal, the executives left the room, but not many, but almost half of them were looking at them with regret. After that, the only people left are us, Chairman Naomoto, and Kana.

Chairman Naomoto, who remained, drank green tea and apologized for taking advantage of us first.

“First, I want to say I’m sorry. I dragged you into our company’s business and used you… So it’s natural for me to feel hurt. I can’t make any excuses for that, so if you want to criticize me, feel free to do so.”

“I was a little upset, but I chose the lesser evil instead of the worst, so I don’t really care.”

“Lesser evil, what does that mean?”

“If you think about it later, you will understand. In any case, the chairman made the right choice.”

To destroy the Earth’s environment and then jump to another planet to continue the legacy is an act no different from a virus. The Ling Empire that Bai Xi was in also collapsed in that way.

However, even if they used us, they are people who believe in the Earth until the end and want to restore its environment… I have no choice but to accept it, regardless of how I feel about it.

No, as a person it sucks, but as the Great Demon King, I am trying to persuade you to understand? Even if you can’t do it, if it’s a 50/50 situation, you should at least listen to the story and make a judgment. And in the end, the bluefin tuna raised in Cherubim is Eden.

“You probably know the situation roughly, but Naomoto Company is currently divided into two factions and planning for the future. One is the ecosystem reconstruction faction that you belong to, and the other is the space exploration faction.”

“I can understand the basics. But I’m surprised that the chairman chose reconstruction.”

“At first, I gave up and was actually inclined toward pioneering. But at that point, I met you.”

And Chairman Naomoto discovered the taste of bluefin tuna, which he had forgotten.

It doesn’t just mean gourmet food, but it also allows me to recall the emotions and memories I had at that time. People don’t change easily, but they can change if they go through a shocking experience, so he was the same.

“I want to return this earth to its original state and eat food made from ingredients grown here. For that, I can give you the Naomoto Company that I have worked my entire life to create.”

“What you said to Keter before…”

“You said you’d give anything to help me with my work, right? That’s not a lie.”

His determination to give away the entire company he had built was not a lie. I told you how sincere it is because even I can see it that way.

The person who is most greedy for power says he will give up the entire foundation of his power, so you have to believe him at least once. On the contrary, there is room for reflection for someone who could have enjoyed more by pioneering Mars and going there.

“For now, we plan to stay here, do some sightseeing, and spend time leisurely, but if there is anything we can help you with, we will help you.”

“Hmm, then first, there is land I bought, and I would like to build a separate ecosystem there and use it as the basis for an environmental restoration project. That is why I showed interest in Ms. Keter.”

“That’s easy. Let’s rest today and go there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and do whatever you want.”

“Oh, thank you for that. If you need anything, just tell me, I’ll listen to everything.”

“How far can you go?”

“Do we even need a nuclear bomb? Since the release of radioactive contaminated water in Japan, the management of nuclear materials has become stricter, so it is difficult to obtain one, but it is not impossible.”

“It’s okay as long as you don’t want to blow it up at headquarters.”

The guy named Silver Hand looks like he’s good at blowing things up. I don’t know if there is radioactive decontamination technology here, but if it explodes, it will be quite a hardship.

First, today’s work is over. It was getting late, and we had to go back and rest. When we wondered where we should stay, Chairman Naomoto told us where we should stay.

“Oh, and I’ve prepared a separate place for you to stay, so you can stay there. Everything has been prepared to the highest standard, so you won’t be uncomfortable.”

“There are four of us… It’s a bit difficult to live in one house.”

“Don’t worry, I own the entire building. In fact, I just bought it to use as a vacation home, and it’s a new building that I’ve never been in before, so use it however you like.”

I would really appreciate it if you did that.

We wrap up the day and head to the accommodation provided by Chairman Naomoto. I was able to get there comfortably because they provided a car like a limousine over there. When I arrived, I saw that it was a very tall penthouse building in a good location.

No, you gave me everything here? It seems like you are my wife. Ah, considering how much money there is, I guess it would be similar?

“Wow!!! Dad!!!! There’s a pool on the rooftop, but we’re the only ones there, so it’s actually a private pool for us!!!!!”

“We can have fun. First, let’s call Eve and Keter.”

“Do you want to see Keter’s swimsuit?”

“I’ve seen it before?! And why are you saying that?!”

“Hey, I know that.”

We went up to the top floor of the penthouse and looked at the scenery outside. The neon signs unique to the cyberpunk world create a dazzling night view, and the feeling of looking down on it from a high place is special.

Even in those moments, someone dies in a cyberpunk world. Oh, there’s a gunfight over there. I’m really dying.

Anyway, now that we are settled in, we call Eve and Keter. The two people must have waited a long time and without hesitation, they opened the dimension gate and entered the penthouse.

“I got scolded for waiting!!!!”

[I’m here… Aaaaah!!! The air is dirty!!!!]

“This is indoors, so the air purification equipment will be working, right?”

[Yes, but the outside is the problem!!!! Even breathing must be a problem here!!!!]

It feels like the indoor air has changed a lot since Keter came. It’s like the cool, refreshing forest air in the desolate air… Oh, maybe it’s because they’re half-plant-like, photosynthesizing and spewing out oxygen?

Anyway, it’s good. It’s a cool, apple-scented scent that I want to enjoy while leisurely drinking tea.

“Keter, daddy wants to see your swimsuit.”

[Oh!!!!! In that case, the swimsuit I wore before… Has already been shown to me once, so it will be less shocking. Then shall we show you something better!!!!!]

“Is there something?”

[There is a leaf underwear with a deep tradition and history that the master wore when seducing the Absolute One of Creation. I’m not using it for swimming, but it’s similar, so whatever.]

“That’s not a swimsuit, is it?”

[Aren’t swimsuits and underwear similar in terms of exposure anyway?]

“My mom said that swimsuits get wet on the outside and underwear get wet on the inside.”

“Ah, I understand that distinction.”

[Then it’s definitely underwear.]

“What are you guys talking about?!?!”

Anyway, what tempts the absolute being of creation?!

If you think about it, he is also a man and from the same family… No, isn’t he from the same family? Anyway, I could tell that he was the head of the family. At the very least, if the other person is lower than you, you are at a disadvantage as a man if he is an absolute person of the same level.

… Even the absolute cannot win in front of his wife. It’s an indescribable feeling.