Chapter 1828 – [Second Dimension Restaurant – Zombie Apocalypse Survivor and Rice Thief Set Meal]

Although the man’s appearance was grotesque, he had a thorough appearance considering survival.

First, the bag. Although it is a little frayed, it is a bag that doesn’t make a lot of noise when moved and can hold quite a bit of luggage. I’m not sure about the contents, but it probably contains various supplies necessary for survival.

And the outfit. I’m not sure about the weather over there, but he was wearing padding, and the padding was covered with something like duct tape. In the end, I don’t see the meaning of it because it is something that will end when you are stabbed, but if the other person is not a human, it is an understandable appearance.

A long time ago, I saw a kid who prepared like that. I remember that time.

There is nothing to look at when it comes to the weapon, the fire axe. It looked like it was stained with blood, but they wrapped something like rubber around the handle to make it easier to hold. It is quite interesting to see a survivor who values ​​practicality.

“W-where are you?! Are you…”

“Welcome, this is the other-dimensional restaurant Elysium.”

“A two-dimensional restaurant, huh?”

He looked around. The appearance of the neatly organized restaurant is clean and has a sense of life, something that is difficult to see in the place where he came.

Moreover, if you look at his appearance, he does not look like a skilled survivor who has been wandering around like that for a day or two. It seems to me that it has been going on for at least half a year, but since civilized society has collapsed by then it will be difficult to find places like this, so that may seem more persuasive.

“It seems like we’re all Korean, so it’ll be easier to understand if you know the otherworldly stuff that’s common in creative works. Similar to that, this is a place where people from all over the world come together and eat.”

“Uh…”

“First, how about taking a bath before eating? You can’t eat while covered in blood.”

“Look, I don’t have money or food or anything right now…”

“It’s okay. You can do it on credit today.”

The motto of Eden’s store, Elysium, is that anyone who is hungry can come and eat.

If the other person is honest and doesn’t cause trouble, treat them to a meal even if they don’t have money. Moreover, it looks like he is broke, but he is not just sending away a starving person.

I’ve allowed adventurer parties to take a bath before, so I can at least give them a bathroom. However, in order to stay, he has to maintain his authority, so it is impossible to let him sleep due to the burden it places on Eden.

First, I opened the dimension gate and sent him into the bathhouse. The bathroom was highly praised by the adventurer party, and is decorated almost like a hot spring resort, so you can take a good bath.

“Dad, what kind of customer are you?”

“First, in my father’s eyes, he is a zombie apocalypse survivor. Survival period is at least half a year, and although there is no food, he seems to have quite a bit of skill.”

“What, Dad, why are you so good at analyzing?”

“When it comes to post-apocalypse, isn’t your dad an expert? Come to think of it, while Eden was wandering around looking for a place to give birth, I saw a place that was equally ruined by the zombie apocalypse.”

“Then maybe he’s from there?”

“I guess not.”

First, it’s a very old story, and Shion and I sprayed the zombies separately, and at the end, Lulu came out and took care of the zombies by eating them. It’s probably either rebuilt by now or completely ruined, so there’s no chance.

So he comes from a new zombie apocalypse world that he knows nothing about. So he becomes more interesting.

“Mr. Choiak, why are you interested in that? I know what zombies are like, but why is the world destroyed by something like that?”

“Once a world has been destroyed, there is no need to destroy it again, so it can be taken lightly.”

“… Ah.”

Kana’s body trembled, as if she felt the fear of her opponent, the Transcendant and Great Demon Lord, once again. Since it’s an android, it doesn’t show a normal reaction, but it must be evidence of emotion.

Anyway, the guest came back after taking a bath. I looked refreshed after washing for the first time in a while, but I was also nervous.

Honestly, this is a natural reaction. If you come from a world where your survival is threatened, you have no choice but to be cautious. Actually, the adventurer party is similar, but at least society isn’t collapsing and ethics are in shambles.

“Thank you, thanks to you, I was able to wash well. It’s like a spring in the mountains, but if you don’t go in, you can’t use the water properly, but these days, it’s winter again, and it’s cold, so I can’t even do that.”

“No. We often have customers like that. Anyway, would you like to order?”

“Well, thank you for giving me food, but what do we sell here?”

“Tell me what you want to eat. It looks like we’re from the same planet and are Korean, even if it’s from a different dimension. Then, pretty much anything will work.”

“Uh… Then…”

He was worried.

If a person who has survived in a world where society has collapsed and civilization has been ruined can eat a healthy meal for at least half a year, what would they eat?

Simply put, it’s something you eat after not being able to eat what you want for half a year. Even though it varies from person to person, in the end, it’s bound to be something you desperately want to eat.

“Kimchi stew.”

“You mean kimchi stew.”

“Yes, please make kimchi stew with pork.”

“Okay. We’ll take care of the rest of the side dishes, so please wait a moment.”

Orders are accepted and water is dispensed through a cana. The water is not just water, but the essence of Eden’s water, so it will heal his injuries and restore his stamina.

Anyway, it’s kimchi stew. I ordered this very cozy menu.

If I had to choose the dish I am best at, it would be kimchi stew. Even Phantom, whose cooking level is higher than mine, can’t beat me in a kimchi stew competition. It’s a menu with a different level of experience… Even though I don’t cook it, Eden, to whom I taught the skill, makes it.

“Kimchi stew? It’s my first time eating it in a while, so I’ll have to make it well.”

“You can make it well, right?”

“I’ll pour out all the know-how I learned from my dad!!!!!!”

“Okay, try hard.”

Soon Eden started cooking. First, there was no problem with kimchi stew because the most important kimchi was always kept and stored in the best condition. No, Eden and I are Korean, so do we have any jobs without kimchi?

The kimchi made using the highest quality cabbage grown at Cherubim and various auxiliary ingredients was a good kimchi that I would say was delicious even when I tasted it. It’s well-ripened and not underripe or overripe, so it has just the right sour taste.

I used good red pepper powder… I told you all that because it tasted much better than sunflowers dried in the sun on a thatched roof.

Anyway, after chopping up the kimchi and pork and adding them, stir-fry them, add some cooking oil, and after they are cooked to a certain degree, pour in water and add other ingredients such as tofu and green onions. If expressed in detail, several more processes would be added, but the rough cooking process is like this.

Afterward, while the kimchi stew was boiling, Eden started making other side dishes. These are side dishes that would be torture to a Korean just by giving them a bowl of rice.

“First, egg rolls, then grilled spam.”

“Oh.”

“As a side dish, stir-fried zucchini and oyster mushroom vegetables. And kimchi.”

“Even if the stew is kimchi stew, it’s natural to have kimchi in it.”

Fresh kimchi and ripe kimchi are different!!!!! No problem!!!!!

Since ancient times, Koreans have been a people who eat kimchi as a side dish, even with kimchi fried rice. If the other person was Korean, there was no problem serving kimchi as a side dish.

Unless you have an aversion to kimchi and feel nauseous just looking at it, it’s better to serve it. Even if you don’t eat it, just giving it away is meaningful.

“And grilled seaweed.”

“Ah, it’s over. I could eat just kimchi and seaweed, but what kind of rice thief’s set meal is this?”

“That’s good. Shall we make a separate rice thief set meal by gathering only the side dishes that we crave ?”

“That wouldn’t be bad either. Ah, I think the stew is almost done.”

“Yes, I know.”

Eventually, the table is set.

The side dishes that you would find at a good value-for-money restaurant were ordinary, but they were excellent enough to fill at least one meal. The main dish, pork kimchi stew, contained a generous amount of pork, and the other side dishes were such that you could barely eat rice with just one dish.

It’s a menu that stimulates the appetite to the extent that, if it were Eden, I would have eaten it all by myself even if I had cooked rice in a cauldron. If the other person is Korean, they will like it very much.

Now that everything is ready, I prepare to hand out the prize. From the moment he smelled kimchi stew being boiled, he was shaking his butt and couldn’t hide his anticipation. His face not only shows hunger, but also a craving… It must be something special to eat Korean food for the first time in a while.

Anyway, I took out the food. The only complaint I have with the dishes prepared on a large scale is that one bowl of rice is not enough.

“A set meal of kimchi stew has been served.”

“This is it?!”

“Rice and side dishes can be refilled as many times as you like, so please let us know if you run out of food.”

“Yes… Yes!!!!!!!!”

Finally, he goes to eat.

Of course, the first thing I tried was kimchi stew. Push the spoon into the kimchi stew and scoop up the thick pork and kimchi along with the soup, putting it into your mouth even though it is hot.

As an ordinary human being, it was hot enough to put his mouth on it, but he actually liked it, bringing tears to his eyes. It has to be that way because the taste I remember turns out to be a more delicious dish.

“Ugh, kimchi stew, kimchi stew!!!! Ugh, huh!!!! Ugh…!!!!”

I chewed a large piece of tofu in my mouth, not caring that it would burn my mouth even though it had not yet cooled down because it was heated by the hot soup. Still, the tofu was still a bit hot, so I drank water to cool it down before eating it.

Ah, now that I think about it, the water I was drinking was pure water. You don’t have to worry about burning your mouth.

“Delicious… Delicious!!!!”

And the next thing he touched were side dishes. First, egg rolls and grilled spam. I don’t know about egg rolls, but Spam is just a ready-made product, but that’s why it’s a familiar product. He picks up an egg roll and grilled spam and stuffs them into his mouth at the same time, and also scoops up some rice to balance out the salty taste.

Because her cheeks are full and full, others might say that she eats unsightly, but no one here would see that appearance as unsightly. Eden looked happy even in the kitchen, so I told you everything.

“Eggs, eggs… Ugh, huh…”

“Would you like some more egg rolls?”

“Uh, huh, uhm… Can’t you just give me it fried? Well, soft-boiled.”

“Yes, I understand.”

It looks like you like eggs. If the world ends, it will be difficult to find fresh foods such as eggs and dairy products. At least Spam is canned food, no matter how you get it.

Not long after, about 3 fried eggs are fried and served. It is a sunny-side-up style fried egg that is fried in oil so that the edges are cooked through and look like fried food, but the yolk is soft-boiled.

“The fried egg you added came out.”

“Ah!!! Thank you!!!!!!”

He started eating again. The fried egg that came out was sticky because it was cooked all at once, so he cut it into one piece, put kimchi and pork on top, and stuffed it into his mouth as if wrapping it with a fried egg.

When the kimchi taste of kimchi stew, the fatty taste of pork, and the taste of the soft-boiled egg yolk mix to create an umami that is difficult to describe, add the rice again to the mouth that seems too salty, adjust the seasoning, and bring it to the best condition.

If you eat that much, it’s inevitable that you’ll end up skipping the meal. This is true even though I served the best rice with good quality rice.

“Please give me another bowl of rice!!!!”

“Yes, I’m leaving.”

For the rice refill, we once again serve Gobong rice. As he was devouring kimchi stew, fried eggs, rolled eggs, etc., He soon turned his attention to other side dishes as well.

Stir-fried seaweed and zucchini, and stir-fried oyster mushroom vegetables. Made by frying perilla in oil, it may be greasy when viewed as a whole meal, but it was a very delicious side dish. In the first place, if you get sick from eating something too oily, there is no problem because it is cut within the purity level of the water given as a substitute for water.

Anyway, he picks up the stir-fried zucchini and stir-fried mushrooms, puts them in his mouth, cooks them quickly, sprinkles salt on them, wraps them in rice, and eats them. The complex taste in your mouth is so rich that you have to eat it to know.

At the same time, if I feel like my throat is a bit clogged, I eat some kimchi stew. After eating side dishes and other things, he refilled his rice again.

“Rice, please give me another bowl of rice!!!!”

“I understand!!”

When I brought out the Gobong rice again, he dumped the remaining rice into the stew pot.

Although he ate all the ingredients and everything, he expressed his determination to eat every ounce of the soup. Perhaps that’s why they eat stir-fried zucchini and mushrooms as a side dish, mixing rice into the soup, and eating it as if they are drinking it straight.

Even though the world is different, we are still Koreans, but our appetite is so great that we eat 3 bowls of gobong rice and refill the side dishes. It also means that he was hungry… He must have suffered a lot.

He was crying while eating, but his blood sugar level was soaring. It’s okay to bring other desserts, but if you can’t eat them, you may have problems eating them suddenly, so bring out more purified water and have them drink it.

“Haa, haaaaa…!!!”

“Did you enjoy your meal?”

“Yes, it was delicious. It was amazing!!!! I never thought kimchi stew would be this delicious. Before the apocalypse, I thought it was just an ordinary side dish…”

“There are times when such ordinary things are delicious. If it’s okay, I’d like to hear the customer’s story.”

“Uh… My story?”

“It’s a personal curiosity.”

I’m very interested in post-apocalypse. Even if it’s the same zombie apocalypse, isn’t there a different taste?

If you look, there is a place where there are monster-like reinforced zombies that are not zombies, and there are places where there are zombies that just run without the enhanced species, and there are places where there are just ordinary zombies.

Even if it’s the same genre, there are so many different types that it’s fun to listen to. That’s why I’m asking that too.

“Then… I’ll tell you a story.”

Eventually, he slowly began to tell the story of his world.

Oh, wait a minute. I really want to bring some popcorn. This is fun to listen to while eating popcorn!!!!!