Chapter 378 - Rip!
“A seat has opened up over there for you.” After a short while, a customer left, and Yabemiya guided Elizabeth toward the newly vacated seat.
“I don’t like sitting together with others.” Elizabeth looked at the seat that Yabemiya was pointing to, and her brows furrowed slightly. At that table, there were two big and burly orcs chomping on roujiamos and a dwarf who was feasting on a spicy grilled fish, opening his mouth to pant from time to time as sweat poured down his face.
“Sorry, but when we have an excessive amount of customers, we are unable to provide independent tables for our customers. If you’d like to, you can perhaps wait for a while longer, and see if a more desirable seat opens up.” Yabemiya could see what Elizabeth was thinking, and she immediately offered an alternative. Even though all customers were the same in her eyes, asking Elizabeth to dine at the same table as orcs and dwarves wasn’t a good option.
Elizabeth was already preparing to leave, but she hesitated upon seeing Yabemiya’s earnest expression, nodding in the end.
“Oh, a new seat has opened up; you can sit over there.” Yabemiya looked around, and her eyes lit up when her gaze fell upon Vivian’s table as the customer sitting across from Vivian was getting up to leave.
Elizabeth took a glance at Vivian, only to find that he was a male human, and a relatively clean one at that. There were two female humans at his table, and both of them appeared quite refined as well. As such, she strode over to that table, and sat down across from Vivian.
Vivian was just about to taste her super spicy grilled fish, and was slightly surprised to see Elizabeth sit down across from her. She looked up at her with a smile, and offered, “This is the super spicy grilled fish; it’s super delicious. Do you want to have a taste?”
She had grown up in the city lord’s castle, and had seen countless powerful beings during her life thus far, among which there was no lack of even giant 10th-tier dragons. As such, she was not fearful in the slightest in Elizabeth’s presence. On the contrary, she was rather fond of such a beautiful Frost Dragon.
Elizabeth glanced at the grilled fish in front of Vivian, and replied in a cold voice, “No.”
At the same time, she cast a glance at Vivian as well. If a man dared to speak like that to her under normal circumstances, he would be dead already.
“That’s a pity, then.” Vivian shrugged nonchalantly. She picked up a morsel of succulent fish with her chopsticks before slowly putting into her mouth. The nostalgic burning sensation, followed by that blissful sense of numbness, immediately followed. Her sense of taste then quickly returned, and the crispy fish skin, as well as its delectable flesh, began to melt in her mouth.
The succulent flavor made Vivian close her eye involuntarily, while the scorching sensation in her throat made her want to scream. Sure enough, the super spicy grilled fish was completely different compared to the medium spice version. She had never tasted anything so spicy in her life, and she couldn’t imagine what the insanely spicy grilled fish could possibly taste like.
“Rip…”
Vivian could feel the binding around her chest tearing again, and her expression stiffened, but she quickly relaxed. She had worn her loosest item of clothing today, and even though she had ordered a spicier fish than she had the night before, she wasn’t concerned about her clothes being torn open.
It’s so spicy that I want to scream, but it’s so delicious as well! Vivian exhaled as she stared at the spicy grilled fish in front of her with glowing eyes. She swallowed one mouthful of fish after another, using its delicious flavor to suppress the scorching sensation in her mouth.
Heat spread through her entire body, and water vapor soon began to rise around her. That was frosty energy that was being forced out of her meridians, and there was clearly less energy being expelled compared to the day before, but the effect was still very apparent.
What is that? Elizabeth looked at Vivian, who was completely immersed in her spicy grilled fish. She had already grown accustomed to the aroma wafting within the restaurant, and even though it was a little bothersome at first, after getting used to it, she discovered that it wasn’t actually unpleasant. Instead, it was a little… alluring?
That was right, it was alluring!
This was an aroma that she had never encountered before. She didn’t know what kind of food was releasing this aroma, but it was the first time that she discovered that human cooking could be so alluring, even to the extent that she was beginning to salivate.
The most pronounced aroma that she could smell was most likely coming from that platter of red fish. The sharp spicy aroma was not to her liking, but the other captivating scents that intermingled with it struck her with the urge to give it a try.
Looks like cooked fish smells completely different from raw fish… Elizabeth thought to herself. She looked on as Vivian feasted on her spicy grilled fish with a blissful expression, and she swallowed involuntarily. It appeared that this dish really was very delicious.
“What would you like to order?” Yabemiya strode over to Elizabeth with a smile. She felt as if there was an indescribable connection between herself and Elizabeth, one that she had never experienced from anyone else. However, she didn’t know how to ask about it, so she could only keep her questions to herself.
Elizabeth pointed at Vivian’s grilled fish, and replied, “I’ll get one of those.”
“Didn’t you say you didn’t want this?” Vivian looked up with a perplexed expression. She stuck out her tongue, and she felt as if it no longer belonged to her.
“I changed my mind.” Elizabeth gave a very direct reply.
Well, at least you’re not pretentious… Vivian was speechless. If it were her, she would have definitely invented an excuse to make herself feel less awkward.
“Do you have a problem with that?” Elizabeth asked.
“Nope.” Vivian shook her head, and continued to dine on her fish.
“That’s the spicy grilled fish. It has four levels of spiciness, and comes in three sizes. You can have a look at the menu before making a decision. If you don’t like spicy food, then I suggest…” Yabemiya provided an introduction as she pointed to the menu on the table.
“I’ll get the same one that he’s got,” Elizabeth replied.
“That customer ordered a super spicy grilled fish; are you sure you would like that?” Yabemiya asked. She was a fan of spicy food, but the medium spicy grilled fish was already quite spicy to her. The super spicy and insanely spicy levels were presumably a further step up from that.
“Yes.” Elizabeth nodded, and didn’t say anything else as she looked at the ring on her right thumb.
“Sure, please wait a moment.” Yabemiya nodded before turning toward the kitchen.
Dragons don’t usually eat cooked food, right? If she’s never had any spicy food before, but she’s trying the super spicy grilled fish now… her clothes look pretty tight… Vivian glanced at Elizabeth, and a hint of curiosity appeared on her face.
A short while later, Elizabeth’s grilled fish also arrived.
Elizabeth looked at the grilled fish that had been placed in front of her, and picked up her chopsticks in an awkward manner, almost as if she had never used them in her life before. She struggled momentarily before finally extracting a morsel of fish, and placing it into her mouth.
Many customers in the restaurant were looking at her. Even Mag had stopped what he was doing in the kitchen, and turned to look at her with a curious expression. Everyone was wondering how a giant dragon would react after tasting the spicy grilled fish, especially an icy beauty like her.
What the hell is this?!
A scorching sensation instantly exploded in her mouth, and her face immediately became flushed. A burst of heat quickly circulated through her body, and it felt as if there were countless pairs of hands tickling her at once. What was even more alarming to her was that her dress of snow and ice was slowly tearing at the seams!
“Rip!”
A sharp tearing sound erupted.