“Do you need anything else? Since we’re out, let’s buy everything we need.”
“We’re not going back?”
“Yes. I doubt anyone will be back at this time. Are you hungry? Should we go eat?”
Isana seemed hesitant at first, but nodded not long after. Looking around, I saw several restaurants on the streets. Since it was the first time after a while that we were going to have a proper meal, I thought it would be best if we were to go to a high class gourmet restaurant. So among the restaurants, we chose the largest and the busiest one.
Isana once again protested but gave up since I argued that the more people there were, the less likely we’ll be noticed.
“Welcome.”
“My apologies, but do you have anywhere we could converse privately? Somewhere the eyes of others won’t reach will do.”
“Of course. Is it just the two of you? Please follow me.”
After respectfully answering, he led us to corner within the restaurant. As I had requested, it didn’t look like many people frequented that area.
After seeing that we were seated, the waiter began to discuss the menu.
“What would you like to order?”
“Hmm. What should I… Excuse me, is there any specialty dishes that your restaurant recommends?”
“In the lunchtime, I would recommend ‘One taste one miracle’ or ‘Unforgettable bliss.’”
“Huh? What’s that?”
One taste one miracle? Don’t tell me even the menu names are odd… The methods of describing the season and time was a big enough annoyance as it was. I desperately hoped that nothing else was named in such manner.
But the waiter mistook my reply as a question about the ingredients of the dishes and began to go into detail without hesitation.
“‘One taste one miracle’ is a seafood dish filled with shells and fish along with shrimp essence broth. ‘Unforgettable Bliss’ is bacon and beef stew along with lamb as a side. Those two are the most popular in our market.
For dessert, I recommend ice cream with red cream.”
Ho. Listening to the descriptions alone made my mouth water. But I couldn’t eat… I once again felt resentful of my needlessly superior body. Sighing inwardly, I gazed at Isana.
“What would you like to eat, Rai?’
“Um, the second option. I’m not really a fan of seafood.”
“Then… I’ll order ‘Unforgettable Bliss’ with ice cream and tea for dessert.”
Because it seemed rather I odd for me to just watch Isana eat, I decided to order something extra.
“Since I’m not too hungry, is there anything light I can have?”
“Yes. This young master will have the ‘Unforgettable Bliss with ice cream and tea while my Lady can have vegetable soup. Thank you for choosing our restaurant. I hope you have an enjoyable time here.”
…. Damn it. I got mistaken for a girl…. Again. I no longer had the patience to even get angry much less explain myself by correcting their errors. I simply gave a solemn smile and nodded. But the moment my eyes meet the waiter’s, his face turned into a bashful crimson. I struggled to resist my urge to leave.
If only there was sex change surgery in this world…
Seeing how I was grumbling to myself, Isana burst into laughter as if something was funny.
