"We're really closing now."
After processing the newly acquired information, Hoshino Sora couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief as he watched the few people leave. He had finally served all the customers, and it was now past 1 AM.
No, I must sleep two more hours today! I'll sleep until noon, and that way I can save time making breakfast.
Hoshino Sora stood at the doorway, thinking happily to himself. Aka Rika and the others had already finished tidying up, and Tohru, needless to say, could leave at any time.
However, just as Hoshino Sora was about to open the restaurant door to close for the day, the door was opened first by someone else, and a small figure squeezed in from outside.
"I smell Tohru-sama! Tohru-sama is here, right? Human, what did you do to Tohru-sama?"
She had gradient purple twin tails, a pair of dragon horns like white jade, and wore white stockings on her slightly chubby legs. She was about 1.2 meters tall, like an elementary school student.
At this moment, Kanna was incessantly questioning Hoshino Sora, her cheeks puffed out, seemingly angry. However, due to her cute appearance, even when angry, she wasn't scary.
Instead, she made people feel utterly charmed.
At that instant, Hoshino Sora suddenly understood why there was such a term as "daughter-lover" in the world, and why so many people liked Kanna.
Such a cute dragon loli, who wouldn't like her?!
If you don't like her, I'll punch you and make your nose crooked! I'll punch you until you like her.
Hmph ╯ ^ ╰
"Why does that voice sound so familiar? Kanna? Why are you here?!"
Because Kanna's voice was too loud, Tohru, who was at the back, noticed the doorway. Hearing the rather familiar voice, the girl's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Then she stepped forward and indeed saw the familiar figure.
"Tohru-sama! It's been so long since I last saw you. Where have you been all this time? I was so worried."
Seeing Tohru, the previously somewhat unsure Kanna immediately threw herself into her arms, then looked up and put on a pitiful expression.
"I've been here all along. I've decided to work as a maid in this shop, and I'll probably be staying here for a while. How did Kanna find this place?"
"I followed the scent Tohru-sama left behind when you moved. This is a shop run by a human! Tohru-sama, don't you hate humans? And you're wearing such strange clothes…"
Looking at Tohru's 'neither fish nor fowl' maid outfit, Kanna asked doubtfully, her eyes filled with concern. In her opinion, Tohru's actions were very abnormal.
"This is the normal maid attire for this shop. The Manager provides me with lodging and food, so I need to work here to repay him. That's how you become a good dragon."
Tohru explained, but Kanna didn't understand at all, her face full of confusion. Then she turned her gaze back to Hoshino Sora, squinting her eyes, and after a while, she said something shocking: "Did this guy seduce you with his body, Tohru-sama?!"
"Huh?"
Hearing Kanna's words, Hoshino Sora was momentarily stunned. What did she mean, 'seduce with his body'? This little girl doesn't look old, where did she learn these words…
No, this little girl doesn't look old, but her age should already be over ten thousand, right? Dragons are truly long-lived; even after living for ten thousand years, they are still essentially children.
"So, Kanna, why are you here? It's very dangerous to be seen by humans in the wild."
Tohru couldn't figure out why Kanna appeared there. It couldn't be that she just came to find her for no reason, could it? Thinking of this, Tohru's brows furrowed slightly.
"Tohru-sama, please come back with me quickly. I need you."
Instead of answering Tohru's question, she continued to plead, the pitiful look in her eyes intensifying, making anyone who saw her feel heartache and an unconscious desire to grant her request.
However, Hoshino Sora knew that all of this was just Kanna's disguise. This girl could go to the Oscars and definitely win Best Actress.
"I can't. I already have the Manager now. My stomach is already the shape the Manager wants."
With a hint of shyness in her eyes, her arms placed in front of her, subtly twisting her body, Tohru refused Kanna's request. After experiencing such a peaceful world, she no longer wanted to go back.
Besides, she couldn't eat the Manager's cooking in that Other World.
Thinking of the various dishes Hoshino Sora cooked, Tohru couldn't help but drool. For her to abandon the delicious food here and go back with Kanna? To return to that war-torn world!?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"How could this be? In that case, I'll kill you.
Bastard, bastard, bastard!"
Hearing Tohru's words, the pitiful expression on Kanna's face intensified. Seeing that she couldn't get through to Tohru, she turned and came in front of Hoshino Sora.
Her small fists rained down on him like a shower, but they felt weak, like she was tickling him.
And after hitting for a while, she got tired, hunched over, rubbing her legs, and panting heavily. But soon she gritted her teeth and continued to attack Hoshino Sora with her soft, powerless fists.
"Bastard, bastard!"
So cute!
This was Hoshino Sora's thought.
Indeed, when you have no strength, even anger will be seen as acting spoiled by others. Hoshino Sora truly understood the meaning of this sentence at this moment.
"Kanna, why have you become so weak?"
Looking at Kanna, whose attacks had no destructive power whatsoever, Tohru couldn't help but ask in confusion. Although this child's strength wasn't too strong, she shouldn't be this weak.
"Tohru-sama is the strange one! The magical energy here is way too low."
Rubbing her thighs and panting heavily, feeling the thin magical energy around her, Kanna couldn't help but complain. Her strength had been drained as soon as she entered.
"Ah, this…"
Is the magical energy in the Dimensional Restaurant very low? Is it precisely because of this that the strength of the dragons is suppressed, allowing him to do as he pleases in the restaurant?
"Grumble—"
As she spoke, Kanna's stomach rumbled. Clearly, she hadn't eaten for a long time due to her journey, and the pitiful expression on her face intensified.
It gave people a feeling of being utterly adorable and pitiable.
"You two can sit here and chat for a bit. I'll go make something for Kanna-chan to eat."
Looking at such a cute girl, Hoshino Sora didn't bother to care how many tens of thousands of years she had lived. Right now, he just wanted to make her some supper and then enjoy the sight of a beautiful girl reacting to his cooking.
That feeling was like he was doing it himself.
It's pretty weird, but he likes it!
"What a cute little loli."
As soon as Hoshino Sora returned to the kitchen, Aka Rika came up to Kanna. Looking at her small figure and delicate face, her eyes were filled with affection.
As she spoke, Rika boldly reached out her hand and began to pinch Kanna's face as if playing with a child. It must be said that a slightly baby-faced cheek felt really good to the touch.
While Rika was happily kneading, Asaka, seeing the face being kneaded into various shapes, couldn't help but swallow. Then she also extended her sinful hands.
"Ugh, Tohru-sama, save me!"
Caught in a pincer attack by the two girls, the weakened Kanna was like a lamb to the slaughter, completely unable to resist Aka Rika's tyranny.
For a moment, Kanna could only look in Tohru-sama's direction, wanting to ask for help, but found that Tohru had left at some point and was now standing by the kitchen door, peeking at Hoshino Sora cooking.
There was no way around it; before the food was ready, she was destined to be unable to escape Aka Rika's control. However, just pinching her face didn't seem so bad, it even felt a little comfortable…
Seeing that resistance was futile, she simply turned to enjoyment. This soft, passive resistance made Aka Rika press her advantage, feeling for the first time that human younglings were so cute.
No, dragon younglings.
"Then let's make typhoon shelter crab."
Standing in the kitchen, pondering what Kanna might like to eat, Hoshino Sora's mind naturally recalled the famous scene from his previous life where Kanna ate cicadas, but there were no cicadas outside in this season.
Therefore, Hoshino Sora chose to settle for the next best thing, as Kanna eating crab was also a famous scene.
First, prepare a large amount of garlic, make it into minced garlic and deep-fry it. The golden color is very beautiful, and this is the key to typhoon shelter crab.
Smash the garlic and cut it into small pieces, then rinse it with water to wash off the sugar in the garlic. The purpose of this is to prevent the garlic from burning during the frying process.
Heat a wok with plenty of oil over medium-low heat. Pat the minced garlic dry with kitchen paper, then put it into the hot oil and fry until golden brown. Once golden, take it out and spread it flat to cool. It must be spread flat, otherwise it's easy to burn.
Next, get three large swimming crabs, dismember them into easy-to-eat large pieces. The crab roe part needs to be cleaned separately.
After doing this, pat the cleaned swimming crabs dry with absorbent paper, then add pepper and salt for seasoning, and then add cornstarch and shake them.
In a pot with oil at 200 degrees Celsius, first fry the crab shell, which is the top cover of the crab, then fry the crab body. The middle frying time must be long, as this is a dry and fragrant dish.
Fry until dry and fragrant. The crabs after frying look golden and crispy, and can be crushed with a slight squeeze of a finger. At this point, all the raw materials for Typhoon Shelter Crab are ready.
Looking at the fried crab on the table, the golden-fried minced garlic, and the breadcrumbs just baked from the oven, Hoshino Sora nodded with satisfaction.
Heat a wok with oil, use the garlic oil from frying the garlic to coat the wok, then add minced ginger, minced garlic, fermented black beans, green chilies, dried chilies, and scallion sections and stir-fry for a while. Finally, pour in the cleaned crab roe as well.
Then stir-fry until fragrant, add the crab, salt, chicken powder, a little sugar, and cooking wine. After stir-frying over high heat, add chili oil, then pour in the thoroughly fried golden garlic.
With just a few quick stirs, all the golden garlic adhered to the steaming stir-fried crab. Finally, add the breadcrumbs, and holding the wok handle with one hand, quickly toss the wok in the same direction.
At this point, a traditional Typhoon Shelter Crab, complete with color, aroma, and taste, was finished. Turn off the heat and remove from the stove. The entire dish emitted an incredibly rich crab aroma, and was then served onto a plate.
"How beautiful!"
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