Gentleman's Night Canteen

"Welcome... Shirou?! What's wrong with you!!"

Lan Meng, who was originally smiling, suddenly became serious.

If the person wearing tights, a scarf and a headscarf at first just made people feel that the other party might be in financial difficulties, then the headscarf and scarf have long since disappeared, and there is a dark red blood spot on the original black tights. Coupled with the sweat on the opponent's forehead and his seemingly pale face, it made him look extremely embarrassed.

Lan Meng greeted the other party almost at the same time as he pushed the door open, and lowered his body to hold the other party's shoulders.

Originally Shirou Emiya wanted to reject Lan Meng's help, but in the end he gave up. After all, he had already accepted such a big love from the other party, so was it even worse?

"Trouble you, Lan Meng, but don't worry, I was lucky. Although it was a penetrating wound, it basically didn't hurt the internal organs. Now the wound has been sealed by me, and it will heal soon."

Emiya Shirou's tone of voice was a bit flat, but Lan Meng didn't know what to say for a while.

Isn't that heavy?

So what counts as heavy?

Lan Meng, who didn't know what to say for a while, helped the other party to the chair, said 'wait for me', then went back to the kitchen and took out a bottle of 'Guan Ling Juice · Orange Orange Fruit' and brought it over.

At first, seeing Lan Meng holding a bottle of something, Emiya Shiro wondered if Lan Meng had prepared medicine for himself, but when he saw the blue solution, his brows frowned instantly.

If it weren't for his belief that Lan Meng would not harm him, he would have even poisoned him with the other party.

Lan Meng also seemed to be aware of the appearance of the 'Guanling Juice' made from the orange fruit in his hand and simply explained it.

"Don't worry, it's not a medicine, it's a concentrated juice made from a fruit that has a certain healing effect."

Juice that obviously has a healing effect sounds incredible, but for some reason Emiya Shirou felt that these words came out of Lan Meng's mouth very harmoniously, and he drank it without any hesitation.

The sweet and sour orange fruit is very delicious whether it is eaten directly or made into ordinary juice, and it is even appetizing.

But after condensing five cups of juice into one cup, the sour taste became more prominent for some reason. Even Shiro Emiya, who is a tough guy, couldn't help frowning due to the strong sour taste.

But fortunately, as he swallowed the juice, the sour taste in his mouth gradually subsided, and the gradually sweet taste slowly smoothed his brows.

Only then did Emiya Shirou have the time to feel his own wound.

A little itchy, but the pain did ease a lot.

There is no doubt that his wounds are being healed.

I don't know whether it was because the wound was healed, or because he had vented his anger before, Shirou Emiya, who looked a little dull before, couldn't help but make a joke.

"It's an unforgettable taste... It's the first time I know that the sour taste is so terrible. If I can, I would rather drink the bitter one."

Seeing Emiya Shirou whose expression gradually returned to normal and even smiled, Lan Meng breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time couldn't help but make fun of him.

"If you like bitterness, I have it here too..."

"Feel sorry."

Looking at Emiya Shirou who resolutely confessed, Lan Meng couldn't help showing a smile, and Emiya Shirou also showed a bright smile after the initial funny...

Chapter 36 I have stories, do you have wine?

Friendships between men are sometimes that simple.

One dish, one sentence, and a wonderful trust was born between the two.

Now that Emiya Shirou's injury has basically stabilized, Lan Meng naturally asked...or repeated the question he cared most about.

"In the end what happened?"

Faced with Lan Meng's serious expression, Emiya Shiro was silent for a moment and finally decided to tell the truth, but before that————

"Give me a drink, let's drink and talk."

When was the last time you had a drink?

Shirou Emiya couldn't remember anymore, because he never drank alcohol since he decided to dedicate his life to guarding the world, because alcohol meant nothing to him except to paralyze his nerves.

In order to hold more people with his own hands, he chose to give up on himself.

But at least today he wants to indulge in a long-lost indulgence.

Looking at Emiya Shirou's face full of vicissitudes, Lan Meng finally gave up on persuading the other party that "he is not suitable for drinking when injured", but in the end he just brought a bottle of wine from the back kitchen...at least the alcohol concentration is lower.

What Lan Meng didn't expect was that when Emiya Shiro saw the wine handed by Lan Meng, he not only didn't care, but even narrowed his eyes, as if he was remembering something, and then he was very skillful in Lan Meng's surprised expression. Pour the red wine into the decanter.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Facing Emiya Shirou's rhetorical question, Lan Meng felt a little embarrassed.

"I think Shirou, you are more suitable for spirits, because you feel like spirits to me. At first glance, it looks as clear as water, but it burns like fire."

Lan Meng tried to use more appropriate language to express 'you don't look like someone who can drink wine at all'.

I don't know whether Emiya Shirou didn't understand or didn't care. After Lan Meng finished speaking, he just shook the decanter and said something unexpected to Lan Meng in a relatively indifferent language.

"I used to be a good student... but a woman who looked like a young lady tricked me into drinking. Later, she also taught me something about red wine, and then I understood some things unconsciously... …Of course, when I’m alone, I still drink baijiu.”

When mentioning the so-called 'woman like a young lady', Lan Meng keenly caught the flicker in the eyes of the other party, but seeing that Emiya Shirou didn't seem to want to continue talking, Lan Meng didn't continue to ask more questions.

In fact, when Lan Meng silently handed the wine glass to him, Emiya Shirou also unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Emiya Shirou knew that he was a little strange today.

I don't know whether it's because Lan Meng's dish awakened the softest part of his heart, or it's just because no one has talked to him for so many years, he couldn't help but want to say something to Lan Meng.

Fortunately, Lan Meng is a good listener.

He silently picked up the wine glass and sat beside the other party, listening to Emiya Shirou tell his own story.

Since the other party lost all his family members due to an accident when he was young, but when he was buried in the ruins and could only wait for death to patronize, a man appeared in front of him, and the other party gave him a second life. Convenience is his hero.

Under the encouragement of the other party, he mustered up the courage to continue to move forward again, in order to be able to become a hero like the other party, which he did not forget even when the other party left.

He grew up strong and hard, trying to become the hero in his eyes. During this period, he also met a kind girl. The other party said that her smile was the driving force for her to move forward, but in his opinion, the other party His gentleness also gave him strength.

Originally, he thought that his life would end in such an ordinary way, but that accident more than ten years ago involved him in a cruel battle where either you die or I die. Knowing the sadness that girl went through, it's a pity that he was still too weak at that time, unable to hold him who had fallen into the abyss.

Although in the end he destroyed the abyss and buried her, but at that time he felt a emptiness, because the girl who used to smile would never come back.

Fortunately for him, another girl appeared by his side and accompanied him through the most difficult stage of his life.

But it's a pity that both he and the other party are proud and stubborn people.

In order to pursue the "ideal" in his heart, he chose to leave his hometown, and the two parted, and they never saw each other again...

"Da~"

With the sound of the wine glass colliding with the table, the wine glass in Emiya Shirou's hand was completely emptied.

The cheeks that were originally darkened by the sun may have been flushed by the red wine, and the other party who was always tense also rarely showed a relaxed expression.

But soon he shook his head, looking like he was trying to clear the alcohol from his head, and he didn't speak again until he felt a little more normal.

"Lanmeng, thank you."

I don't know whether the other party is referring to Lan Meng's reason for giving him the opportunity to make up for his regrets, or Lan Meng's willingness to listen to him, Lan Meng just smiled and shook his head.

"I should be grateful to you, Shirou, after all, your story at least taught me something..."

"Really? If it's useful to you, Lan Meng, then that's fine."

Shirou Emiya didn't care about what Lan Meng said to 'teach him', after all, he was just trying to vent his anger, and now that he's done talking, it's over.

Slightly drunk, he staggered open the store door, waved towards Lan Meng, and walked into the darkness, but what he didn't expect was that Lan Meng, who had been keeping silent at this moment, suddenly Open your mouth.

"Shirou, your story at least taught me to cherish the present. I don't know how many hardships you have gone through, but at least cherish the present! Maybe someone is waiting for you!!"

Lan Meng's words made Emiya Shirou, who was walking towards the distance, pause unconsciously, but then he walked towards the distance without turning his head.

Getting farther and farther away from Lanmeng's restaurant, walking alone in a deserted alley and looking at the bright starry sky above, for some reason Emiya Shirou suddenly thought of something.

'Would she be looking at the same starry sky as me? '

I don't know why this idea came up, but then he gave a wry smile.

"It shouldn't be possible, after all, the air in London is bad..."

While talking to himself, Emiya Shirou unconsciously quickened his pace, as if he was chasing something...

Chapter 37 'Gifts'

After Emiya Shirou left, Lan Meng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's not that Emiya Shirou put too much pressure on Lan Meng, after all, the two are more like ordinary friends drinking and chatting, but the only difference is that Emiya Shirou is mainly speaking and he just listens silently .

But the story told by the other party was too heavy, so heavy that Lan Meng couldn't breathe.

Lan Meng admires the other party very much, and admires the other party's desperation for his ideals, but if he is made to be like the other party, he may not be able to do it.

'Who told me to be an ordinary person...'

Thinking like this, Lan Meng didn't clean up immediately. Instead, she poured herself a glass of wine after a long absence and sat by the window looking at the moon in the sky in a daze.

As he said to Emiya Shiro before, his story gave Lan Meng the greatest experience of cherishing what is in front of him.

But at the same time, the two women who loved him in the other party's words made him extremely envious.

'I don't know when I will find my other half? '

After this idea suddenly popped up in his mind, Lan Meng was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.

'It looks like I drank too much tonight...'

While complaining about himself, he decided not to think about it, but to check what he had gained.

Unsurprisingly, the gifts given by Al and Merlin were just some coins that he received directly into the cash register, but these were small heads, and the real big ones came from Emiya Shirou.

"Sub-quests · Discussion · Completion

Reward: Recipe Tempura, gift from Emiya Shiro"

This is already the third recipe that Lan Meng has harvested. After a brief scan to make sure there is nothing special about it, he focused on that gift.

"Projection Magic Kitchen Knife, Japanese Kitchen Knife (Untitled)"

When Lan Meng first saw the gift, she unconsciously froze for a moment.

It is not surprising that the gift includes a kitchen knife. After all, the guest this time is different from the previous guests. He is also a chef, so it is really normal for the other party to include a kitchen knife in the gift. The problem is that it is a little strange that the two gifts are kitchen knives.

With a curious face, Lan Meng carefully checked the appraisal results of the system on one side, and then showed an expression of enlightenment.

Although they are all kitchen knives, there is a big difference.

"Projection Magic · Kitchen Knife

Category: magic

Grade: C

Effect: Consume mana to create any kitchen knife you have seen (level up to original level -1), its quality is related to user proficiency and mana consumption"

"Japanese kitchen knife (untitled)

Category: Weapons

Grade: B

Description: A Japanese kitchen knife given to a friend by the famous "Sword Magician" Emiya Shiro

Effect: "Hard"

Although both are related to kitchen knives, one is a real kitchen knife while the other is a kind of magic trick.

Both have advantages and disadvantages.

The kitchen knife that Shiro Emiya gave to Blue Dream can be used directly without any consumption, but at the same time, because Shiro Emiya is a Neon person, the kitchen knife he gave to Blue Dream is also a Japanese-style kitchen knife, which is more suitable for making fish dishes , if it is used to process ingredients such as stick bones, the durability may be crazy.

In contrast, 'Projector Magic Knife' is more versatile, but it needs to consume its own magic power and its quality is not as good as the genuine product.

It is generally not used in normal times, but it is better to use in some special cases.

It can be said that no matter which one is suitable for Lanmeng.

It might be difficult for him to choose one or the other, but it would be great to have both! !

Lan Meng, who was in a happy mood, directly chose to close the shop. Although there were not many customers today, there were only a few, but I have to say that Al deserves two... no, it should be three ordinary foodies, and he is just about to rest.

As always, close the store and go to Inazuma's residence and sleep.

I don't know if it was because he was in a happy mood or simply because he was tired. Lan Meng slept soundly today, but he woke up early the next day before dawn.

On weekdays, he gets up early to exercise.

That's right, as a chef, he exercises every day, because his teacher told him more than once that if he doesn't have a strong body, he can't even cook well. After all, those meat pieces that are close to the height of a person don't have enough strength and physical strength Can't do well.