Ch.74 Order Complete, Are You a Big Eater?

I couldn't help but looking back and forth between the menu and Takemaru-san.

I know about roast beef, but I've never heard of roast bison.

If I take the name literally, it would still be a nicely grilled cow meat, but...

I wonder if they're wandering around while emitting a delicious smell.

Won't other monsters eat them?

"That would be a mud buffalo roast beef instead of black bison, is that okay?"

When the clerk told him, Takemaru-san lowered his gaze to the menu and checked the name and picture of the dish he had just ordered.

He was ordering by pointing at pictures, but it seemed the name of the dish he's spoken was different from the picture he was pointing at.

"Oh, that's true. Well, let me have the mud buffalo instead then, please."

"Certainly."

This is a poor way of communicating by Takemaru-san.

The dish listed on the menu is roast beef, not roast bison or anything.

Before ordering the roast beef, he had looked at the menu and said the names of the dishes. However, when it came to the roast beef, he only glanced at it. He pointed at the picture and looked at the clerk while ordering.

Perhaps that's why roast beef is now referred to as roast bison, a mixture of black bison and roast beef.

I must have remembered it wrong, though. In the end, he chose "Mud Buffalo" instead of "Black Bison."

This mud buffalo is more or less a water buffalo.

It's trivia-like information that anyone can find out by having it appraised.

I'm pretty sure the buffalo in this case is referring to water buffalo. If bison are cows, then buffalo are definitely cows too. Probably.

…I think it's just different because it's a member of the bovine family. I don't remember exactly, but a cow in water should still be a cow.

By the way, water buffalo live near water.

As you might guess from the name, they apparently use water and mud to regulate their body temperature.

I also found out about it when I happened to turn on a quiz show on TV.

I also think I heard something about their meat being tough or something, though.

I guess the reason why mud buffalo meat can be made into roast beef is because it's not a normal buffalo but a monster.

Like water buffalo, mud buffalo prefer water areas and cannot live in places without water.

The closest body of water to Marathos is the wetlands in the second area.

It's a muddy land, so it's hard to say if that counts as near water, but i guess it's close enough.

They must have frozen the mud buffalo they killed with ice magic and transported it to Marathos.

"The page for salads... There it is. One Caesar salad, one cold shabu-shabu salad, and..."

By the way, I just want to confirm something. we're ordering a lot, but will we be able to eat them all? Will all these fit in our stomach?

If we have any leftovers, we can pack them up and take them home, but then we'll end up eating the same thing tomorrow, you know?

"One bolognese pasta and one oolong tea."

"Sweet and sour chicken and orange juice for me."

"I'd like a soft-boiled egg, a madness chicken salad, and a cup of oolong tea, please."

"300g Marathos beef fillet steak and neapolitan pasta with one oolong tea."

Maybe we're ordering too much. But that just means they're hungry, so maybe it's okay. It's after the battle, after all. While I was thinking this, everyone else had finished ordering. It's my turn to order what I want to eat.

"Um, one potato salad and one apple cider, please."

I turned towards the clerk and opened my mouth.

I can remember about two items without looking at the menu, so I don't have to use telekinesis to flip through the pages to check them.

"Did everyone finished ordering?"

After I finished ordering, Takemaru-san called out to everyone.

""Yes."" "Yes."

"All OK."

"It's fine. If it's not enough, we can add more later."

If it's not enough, we can order more?

It's like he's certain that we'd definitely finish our meal without leaving any leftovers. They seem to be very hungry after all.

"That's right. Clerk-san, that's all for now."

"Let me check your order."

Once the clerk has finished inputting our order into the tablet-like thing, they'll repeat the name and quantity of the dish we ordered.

When they're done, they put the tablet-like thing in their apron pocket, bowed, and left our table.

"Takemaru-san, you ordered some extra roast beef, but will you be able to finish it?"

"Of course. I don't order more than I can eat. But even if I don't finish it, it can be saved for breakfast tomorrow, so don't worry about trying to finish it all. Just enjoy it."

"Indeed, it's a special celebration party after all."

"Of course, it's best not to leave any behind."

So Takemaru-san is a big eater. I'll remember that.

"That's right. Shuuto-san and Kaito-san, can I send you a friend request?"

I've added Mimia-san to my friends list, but I haven't done it to the other 2 yet.

Unlike Mimia-san, we haven't talked or did things together much, so I'm not that close with them. But that's something that will change in the future.

They are nice people and I would love to be friends with them.

"Eh, ah, yes. Please."

"Of course."

"Ah, can I ask for Takemaru-san's too?"

Oh no, I forgot about one person. I thought I'd already sent a friend request to him.

I guess that just goes to show how much we had become friendly with each other.

"So this me is just an afterthought?"

"You're not an afterthought. What's "this me" anyway? You don't refer to yourself like that."

"Huh? I'm just trying to be annoying."

"You say that yourself?"

I open the menu and send some friend requests.

A window appears in front of the three of them. Their fingers touch the air.

The first person to join my friend list is Takemaru-san, followed by Shuuto-san, and finally Kaito-san.

For some reason, Takemaru-san had his finger in the air even before I send the request.

His fingers were moving, so he might have been sending a message to someone while we were talking.

As a result, he was added to the friends list immediately after I send the request.

It seemed like he really wanted to be part of my friends list.

Takemaru-san never misses an interesting opportunity.

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〘Mud Buffalo〙

A monster resembling a buffalo.

They prefer waterside areas and regulate their body temperature by dipping themselves in water and mud.

They can freely manipulate the mud around them, and by covering themself in mud they can increase their defensive powers. They rarely use mud as an offensive tool.

Since they cannot generate mud themselves, their defensive power is limited if there is no mud around them.

Their method of attack is to charge and stab with their impressive horns.

If they hit you in the wrong place, you would not be blown away, but will instead be penetrated and turn into their horn decorationss. Of course, you will take a lot of damage.

〘Marathos Beef〙

Branded cattle raised on several farms in Marathos. A common livestock.

A little amoutn of fruit is mixed into their feed, giving the milk and meat a slightly fruity smell and taste.

Not only is the milk produced by them tasty, but the meat is also highly valued. The meat is tender, finely marbled, and very beautiful.

They are traded at a fairly high price.

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