The Gourmet Demon

Tohru looked around at the interior.

Touching here and there, clearly very pleased.

The main thing was that this interior's patterns were very distinctive - they weren't just golden flowing patterns, but also had various dragon elements.

The leather prints showed dragons flying, standing upright, breathing fire, attacking.

The fabric patterns showed dragon nests, sleeping, stretching, snoring.

One fierce, one adorable.

Tohru and Kanna loved looking at it, staring at the interior piece by piece slowly.

"Look at it slowly on the road, let's go first."

"Mm!"

The car started and drove out of the alley.

When passing Anteiku coffee shop, Hayashi even waved at Irimi Kaya who was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, indicating they were leaving.

Irimi Kaya was a bit puzzled.

She came out to look, then looked toward the alley, only to discover that today there were actually no customers already waiting in front of the midnight diner!

What was going on?

Irimi Kaya hurriedly went back to tell the others.

Then Koma Enji, Touka, and the Fueguchis all came out to look.

Remembering what Hayashi said yesterday.

Kirishima Touka was a bit stunned.

"The shop owner... what he said was all true. How did he do this?"

How could he make people come when he wanted them to come.

And make people not come when he didn't want them to?

On the other side.

The small van slowly drove toward the market.

Though it had only been three days since they'd been out.

The three were obviously in much better spirits, much happier overall.

"Haven't seen them for three days, but it seems there are much fewer CCG in District 20."

Looking out the window, Hayashi noticed there were far fewer CCG personnel than before.

There were still some, but no capable team members could be seen.

Basically all lower-tier CCG members.

At this time.

The car stopped at an intersection for a red light, and the mall's projection ads and roadside propaganda signs let Hayashi discover the reason.

Tohru looked at the billboard content: "Seems like they really angered the CCG. The public criticism is also very loud - they're already fighting."

Hayashi looked at the billboard content.

"Regarding the tragic incident in District 13, CCG will immediately execute a revenge plan. Starting today, we will eliminate harmful ghouls and fully implement the ghoul elimination plan. New ghoul detection devices will appear soon and will be installed in major public areas to prevent any ghouls from appearing!"

Various declarations and plans had been spreading everywhere for two or three days.

The projection declarations were fine.

But the paper ones and posters had already been graffitied and crossed out by many people.

In places with few people.

They were even written over with words like: clown, garbage, useless, salary-stealing waste, and similar vocabulary.

That this kind of impact could appear wasn't just because CCG had lost face badly.

Hayashi shook his head.

"When a public department's credibility and authority are attacked, that's a more serious threat than losing lives. At this point, saying more just means making more mistakes."

Yes, CCG was being criticized so harshly by the public this time.

It was really a credibility and authority problem.

Just after fooling the public saying they'd won.

The next moment they got slapped in the face by ghouls.

District investigators were killed - who knows how many.

In the end, they couldn't even defend their building and ran away.

This kind of disaster.

From humanity's perspective, it was a collective embarrassment.

How could people tolerate this?

Seeing this, Tohru turned to look at Hayashi: "So Miss Sen's next move should be all-out war with CCG, right? That means she's not far from exposing herself, is she?"

"Yes." Hayashi nodded: "CCG is already furious and doesn't care about details anymore. At this point, Aogiri Tree going to all-out war with CCG is completely justified."

"As for Takatsuki Sen... I guess she's waiting until she plans one big operation, and after it succeeds, she'll use that opportunity to reveal herself."

"Right." Tohru nodded.

The small car drove along.

When they reached the market and parked, the three went shopping.

At the familiar place to buy vegetables.

The owner was an old grandfather.

Seeing Hayashi, Tohru, and Kanna.

He kindly asked: "Wow, long time no see. Have you been busy these past few days? Seems like I haven't seen your family for many days."

Being called "your family."

Tohru's tail swayed happily back and forth.

Hayashi smiled and nodded: "Yes, the shop was too busy the past few days, couldn't help it."

The owner was also very happy to hear this: "Being busy is good! Being busy means making money."

"Yes, just a bit tiring."

"That's true, you need to balance work and rest."

The three bought vegetables, exchanged greetings, and left.

The grandfather owner was still saying goodbye from behind.

Then they went to other small shops.

At the meat shop: "Yo, long time no see, young man."

The owner also greeted them.

At the seafood shop: "Oi, young fellow, why haven't you come for so long?"

The owner still greeted them.

When buying things, if there were people around, the owner would round down the price. When no one was around, they'd even give discounts, saying to come often.

The three returned with laughter and conversation all the way.

Having this kind of impact really wasn't because Hayashi or Tohru used any abilities.

It was really because this family was too memorable.

The man Hayashi was handsome and charismatic.

The woman Tohru was beautiful and charming.

Kanna, mistaken for their daughter, was cute to death.

Like the looks and charm from Spy x Family.

When the three went out together, they were easily remembered.

So after they shopped more.

Any shop they frequented.

Would remember them.

All had good relationships.

After buying various groceries.

The three put the groceries back in the car.

Then went shopping around.

Passing a bookstore.

"No need to buy books, we haven't finished reading the ones at home yet." Hayashi thought, then looked at Tohru: "Do you have anything you want to buy?"

"Yes." Tohru raised her hand: "I want to buy a clothes drying rack, the outdoor kind. The second-floor balcony isn't enough for drying bedding."

"Good. What about Kanna?"

Kanna looked left and right, then turned back: "Don't know."

".... Then let's browse first and buy if we see something we want."

The three entered the mall.

First floor department store, second floor department store, browsing everywhere.

Kanna saw ice cream and wanted some.

Hayashi bought it for her.

Kanna licked it and immediately frowned: "Not good."

"Not as good as what Hayashi makes."

Hayashi smiled: "Finish it. I'll make ice cream for you when we get back."

"Okay."

Kanna swallowed the rest in one bite without even chewing.

The three went to look at drying racks.

All metal, requiring assembly, and the metal was very thin.

Tohru looked for a long time, unsatisfied with all of them.

Hayashi thought and suggested: "How about we go back and make a pure wooden one ourselves?"

"!" Tohru's eyes lit up: "Good!"

"Then let's go home."

The three stopped shopping and went straight home.

Back in the car.

The small car headed directly home.

Kanna and Tohru began admiring the car's interior, the two beauties crawling around to look.

Tohru even turned upside down with her butt up and head down to see the floor mat patterns.

"Smack~!"

Hayashi gave her a slap.

"Can't you look at the bottom part when we get home? Sit properly."

Tohru wiggled and crawled back up to sit properly.

The small car drove slowly.

When entering the crowded streets, it slowed down even more.

Kanna and Tohru looked at the scenery outside the window.

Chatting from time to time.

Tohru watched all kinds of people, recording everything in her eyes.

At this time.

Tohru noticed something.

She looked for a while, then turned to ask Hayashi.

"Hayashi-san."

"Hmm?"

"Can ordinary people have those bang-bang-bang handguns, like the ones on TV?"

"No."

Hayashi shook his head: "The vast majority of Asia consists of gun-prohibition countries. Never mind ordinary people - even few official personnel can carry guns."

"But I see that group of people all have guns hidden in their clothes." Tohru pointed outside the window.

"???" Hayashi immediately looked in the direction Tohru was pointing.

He saw a few people, not too far away, getting into a taxi and leaving.

The guns weren't visible from the outside.

Tohru, with her perception, knew of the firearms' existence.

After Tohru pointed them out.

Hayashi also got a faint feeling about those people.

Was this the Gun Devil ability's perception?

"Those people getting in the taxi?" Hayashi asked for confirmation.

"Yes." Tohru nodded.

Hayashi didn't see their faces clearly, didn't recognize them.

Even if he had seen clearly, he probably wouldn't recognize them anyway.

After all, who remembers random passersby characters?

Especially armed ones.

They could also be CCG personnel, or agents, etc.

"Don't worry about it." Hayashi shook his head: "As long as they're not coming after us, let public security handle this kind of thing."

Public security matters - he was too lazy to meddle.

If he really wanted to get involved, he'd need to know their identities first. Thankless work.

Better to go home and make ice cream.

Back home.

The car stopped.

Hayashi and Tohru carried the groceries back.

Then Hayashi began making ice cream.

"What flavor ice cream do you want?" Hayashi asked: "Watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberry, mango - all available, all delicious."

Kanna raised her hand: "Watermelon flavor ice cream."

Tohru raised her hand: "Strawberry flavor ice cream."

"Good." Hayashi nodded: "Then I'll add some shaved ice too. I bet you've never had that either."

Sure enough.

Hearing about shaved ice, both indeed didn't know what it was, never having tried it.

Full of surprise and curiosity.

Hayashi turned toward the kitchen: "You'll know in a moment."

In the kitchen.

Hayashi made the shaved ice first.

Shaved ice was the simplest.

Strawberry flavor used strawberry juice mixed with water.

Then Hayashi gripped an iron plate.

The iron plate instantly became extremely cold.

Then he poured the strawberry juice water onto the cold iron plate.

Upon contact.

The strawberry juice water began slowly freezing, becoming semi-solid.

Hayashi used an iron spatula to flip it repeatedly. After several times, it became ice shavings.

This was shaved ice.

Watermelon flavor was made the same way.

Hayashi made a large basin.

After finishing.

Hayashi called: "Tohru, Kanna, the shaved ice is ready, come get it."

Both were there instantly.

Hayashi handed the two basins of shaved ice to them.

"This is shaved ice. When it's cold you can eat it with a spoon, when it melts you can use a straw to drink it. Same either way."

"Okay!" Each hugged a basin.

They grabbed spoons in the kitchen and started eating.

One spoonful in their mouths.

Both widened their eyes.

"Delicious!!!"

Strawberry shaved ice had strawberry flavor, watermelon shaved ice had watermelon flavor. cough cough Anyway, it was delicious.

After finishing the shaved ice.

Under Tohru and Kanna's watchful eyes.

Hayashi began making ice cream.

This was slightly more troublesome.

"First we need to make cream."

Hayashi beat a bunch of eggs, removed some yolks, then began vigorously beating the egg mixture.

He took an egg beater and put it in the pot.

"Super micro vibration."

The egg beater instantly whipped the egg whites, turning them into foam-like milkshake.

"Then add milk and sugar, beat again, then heat."

After mixing milk and sugar, he put it in the oven to heat, then took it out to stir. Repeating this turned it into cream.

With cream ready.

The ice cream method.

Was to add milk and your desired flavor to the cream base, stir, then freeze.

Hayashi added watermelon juice to one portion.

Added strawberry juice to another portion.

He stirred by hand while cooling the ice cream.

Finally, when it solidified, the ice cream was ready.

Two whole large buckets!

"Ice cream's ready, eat up."

"Me first, me first!" Tohru grabbed a spoon wanting to dig in.

But Hayashi knocked her hand.

He used a clean spoon to scoop large bowls from both flavors, then pushed them toward them.

"Try it this way."

Tohru and Kanna just focused on eating.

Both scooped out a spoonful to taste, and again widened their eyes.

"This is also so delicious!"

Kanna ate several mouthfuls enthusiastically.

Commenting: "This is ten thousand times better than the mall's!"

"Haha~"

Hayashi laughed and started eating himself.

He scooped from Tohru's ice cream and took a bite.

Kanna also offered her ice cream, letting him scoop a spoonful.

Pochita came running at the smell.

Hayashi scooped two spoonfuls into Pochita's wooden bowl.

"Woof~!"

So Pochita also happily started eating.

Hayashi ate two more bites of ice cream.

"Beep~~~"

At this time, his phone received a message.

Taking it out to look.

It was actually from Makima.

Makima: "Is the shop free? I have news here. The devil hunters have started moving, but I don't know the exact time. I'm sending the entire Division 4 team over under the pretense of a group dinner to protect you. Don't worry about me here."

Devil hunters were moving?

Makima knew in advance?

Seeing this, Hayashi remembered that group of people he saw when going out.

And about this assassination matter - Makima knew about it originally.

So in the original plot, Makima was deliberately fishing for law enforcement.

She not only used her subordinates as bait.

She even used herself as bait.

"Really ruthless... this bad woman."

Shaking his head, Hayashi began replying.

Hayashi: "I'm free starting today. Have they already come? Actually, I don't really need protection here. Just be careful yourself."

What protection did he need? Devils would be lucky if they didn't run when they saw him.

But Makima probably genuinely wanted to express care and love.

Makima: "Already on the way. Power is very happy. Don't worry about me. I have a contract with the cabinet. These days I'm thinking of ways to reasonably get the remaining Gun Devil meat fragments from the cabinet for you to consume."

Hayashi: ....

Wait, you're really working to support your husband.

The Japanese cabinet only has a few Gun Devil fragments, and you still want to trick them over for me to eat.

Well, consider you half a bad woman then.

But speaking of meat fragments.

Hayashi remembered again how she fed him that night.

And Makima's cold yet cat-like nuzzling expression, simply the epitome of playing hard to get like an aloof cat.

Plus as a human body, she would also tremble and curl up.

Hayashi ate a bite of ice cream and continued replying.

Hayashi: "Don't force it too much."

Makima: "Mm, then how about tomorrow?"

Hayashi: "Sure."

Ending the chat.

Hayashi went to the restaurant and replenished the ice sculpture that had been cooling 24/7 with magic power, keeping it from melting.

Then he sat on the sofa.

Eating ice cream while reading a book.

Without the oppressive feeling of being packed in the afternoon, he felt completely relaxed and happy.

Finally back to his previous life!

"Beep~~~"

At this time, his phone rang again.

Hayashi picked it up and saw it was a friend request on social media.

Opening it to look.

[Avatar] [Name: Nakiri Erina]

[Message: Adding from business card, long admired your culinary skills, hope to have the opportunity for culinary exchange.]

Erina?

She could actually take the initiative to add people?

With curiosity, Hayashi accepted.

After accepting, the other side seemed to freeze up.

The typing indicator above appeared and disappeared, back and forth - she was probably typing then deleting, deleting then typing again.

Finally she managed to say one sentence.

Nakiri Erina: "Coming again this afternoon, please take good care of us, shop owner!"

Hayashi laughed: "Alright, thank you for your support."

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