Who Is the World’s Strongest Appraiser? ~Living in Another World With Satisfying Meals~

The Staff Meal Tonight Is Egg Rice Bowls Made With Leftover Dinner

They sat facing each other, hands joined, and recited together. Then, both Yuuri and Urgus took their spoons in hand.

It was like, “Let’s go, hot and fluffy egg donburi!” Yuuri took about half a spoonful, while Urgus piled his high.

Scooping up both the egg and rice together, they brought it to their mouths. The fluffy, creamy egg absorbed the savory taste of the oak meat and bean sprouts’ broth. The crunchy texture of the onion and carrot added a perfect accent. And most importantly, the white rice, soaked in the broth from the egg and soup, was absolutely exquisite! Hot rice with hot egg donburi. The perfect dish had been completed.

“It’s delicious.”

“It’s really good.”

The two enjoyed their egg donburi, interspersing bites with the hearty vegetable soup. As for the fruit, it was still chilling in the fridge. They had both agreed not to let it get warm, so dessert would stay in the fridge until the very end. Although they didn’t usually get along that well, for some reason, they were always in sync when it came to food. Urgus ate heartily, while Yuuri ate more slowly and methodically.

Despite Urgus eating more, he finished first. After saying “Thank you for the meal,” he took his dishes to the sink. He glanced at Yuuri, who nodded. Understanding the signal, Urgus went to the fridge and returned with two servings of fruit. He set the fruit plate in front of Yuuri, but kept staring behind him, his face showing some discomfort.

When Yuuri turned to see what was going on, he found…

“…Is that today’s breakfast?”

“…………Good morning, Lelei.”

Lelei’s face was sparkling, and Kurresh was waving one hand, seemingly exasperated. Lelei’s eyes were fixed on the egg donburi. Being part cat beastman, her senses were more developed than normal, so the delicious smell of the egg donburi must have lured her in. Kurresh grabbed her shoulder, chiding her for eyeing someone else’s food, but she probably only heard half of it. Seeing Lelei, Yuuri smiled awkwardly. He was very, very troubled. After all, this was the “makai” (staff meal) — Yuuri and Urgus’s breakfast. The rest of the group’s breakfast was a standard morning meal with bread and bacon eggs.

“…Today’s breakfast is bread.”

“Huh?”

“The others are having bread with bacon and eggs?”

“…Huh?”

Lelei tilted her head, confused. Yuuri patiently explained that the others were having bread, and that the egg donburi was made from leftover ingredients for him and Urgus’s staff meal. Kurresh, ignoring Lelei, was eating the fruit for dessert and asking Urgus to “flip the bacon and eggs on both sides.” Apparently, Kurresh liked it when Yuuri flipped fried eggs, so he had requested it. Lelei stood frozen for a moment. But that only lasted briefly, as Yuuri, deciding to just go ahead and finish the egg donburi, began eating again. Lelei didn’t say anything, but her eyes and expressions conveyed more than words ever could.

“…Well, there’s only about two bites left, but… want some?”

“I’ll take it!”

“Hey, you! Don’t take Yuuri’s food so early in the morning!”

“But it smells so good! It smells like meat!”

“There’s no meat in it. It’s just eggs.”

Lelei, sitting next to Yuuri, eagerly moved her bowl closer and smiled brightly. Despite Kurresh’s chiding, she insisted it smelled like meat. However, the egg donburi only looked like it contained vegetables and eggs. There was no meat in sight. But since it was made with last night’s oak meat and bean sprout broth, it made sense that it would carry a meaty aroma. There were small bits of meat in the broth too, after all.

“Ah, this is made with the broth from last night’s oak meat and bean sprouts, so it might smell like meat.”

“Huh?”

“Honestly, I can’t really smell the meat, though.”

“I can smell it! And it’s delicious! It’s so good, Yuuri! Next time you make the oak meat and bean sprouts, make a donburi set too!”

“Sure, sure.”

“…And you, stealing someone else’s food, don’t you feel any remorse?”

Lelei happily ate the remaining two bites of egg donburi, savoring each one. She seemed to really love it. Kurresh’s complaints weren’t getting through to her. After finishing his fruit, Urgus headed back to the kitchen, saying he’d prepare something. As he left, Lelei called after him, “Make the bacon and eggs soft-boiled!”

Later, when Ali found out about the situation, Lelei received a crushing Iron Claw as punishment. The end.