Uvogin and Nobunaga's eyes lit up at the same time.
They exchanged a glance, then sat down at the table in perfect unspoken agreement.
"No wonder I seemed to catch a whiff of something delicious when I came in."
Uvogin chuckled. "I thought it was just my imagination."
Nobunaga nodded slightly as well. "Then we'll wait properly."
11 Swish!
After the two sat down, Morin took out the Gourmet Tablecloth again and spread it over their table.
"Where did that come from?"
At first, they wondered whether Morin had performed some kind of magic trick, but then their attention shifted to the tablecloth before them.
Uvogin said, "It's pretty nice-looking."
Nobunaga:
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"Mm, it could be traded for quite a bit of black rice."
"Do you two have anything you'd like to eat?"
Before ordering, Morin deliberately asked them.
"Just bring us whatever you think is good!"
Uvogin waved a hand grandly, utterly carefree.
"Then I'll decide."
Morin smiled and nodded, then snapped his fingers.
"Let's start with two roast suckling pigs to whet your appetites."
The moment his words fell, food instantly appeared atop the Gourmet Tablecloth before everyone's eyes.
Two fragrant, tempting Roast Whole Pigs, roasted to a golden, crispy perfection, appeared before them all.
Their aroma instantly spread throughout the entire room.
"Gulp!"
A particularly loud swallow could be heard clearly.
"These are... roast suckling pigs?!"
Nobunaga and Uvogin stared blankly at the two suckling pigs on the plates before them, which seemed to continuously waft out their fragrance and say, "Hurry up and eat me."
"Slurp!"
Nobunaga kept smacking his lips, while Uvogin simply wiped away the drool that was about to pour from his mouth like a waterfall with the back of his hand.
Even Machi, who stood nearby with her arms crossed and had been prepared to watch the show, could not help swallowing slightly despite already being full.
"Please, help yourselves."
Morin made an inviting gesture.
Uvogin and Nobunaga first looked at Morin, then both raised their heads and exchanged another glance.
If it had merely been food a little better than black rice, they would not have hesitated so much.
But the aroma was far too rich, the color far too enticing, and the urge to eat was simply overwhelming.
Most importantly, the two suckling pigs had appeared out of nowhere, which made them somewhat wary.
The two looked over at Machi together and found that she had no intention of saying anything.
In that case...
"Eat!"
Uvogin immediately reached out and tore off a pig leg.
"Although I don't know how these dishes appeared, since you've already made such a gesture of treating us, then of course I'll do as promised and eat my fill!"
Nobunaga nodded repeatedly. "That's right. Something this good—even if there really is a problem, I'll accept it!"
He set his longsword aside, rolled up his sleeves, and dug in with his hands as well.
By then, Uvogin had already stuffed the pig leg into his mouth.
After just one bite, Uvogin's body paused slightly, and then—
"Delicious!!"
A fierce light erupted in his eyes as he shouted through a mouthful of food, startling Nobunaga, who was also eating.
"You're too loud!"
Nobunaga voiced his displeasure, his own mouth equally stuffed.
At the same time, he did not forget to give the same assessment. "Delicious!"
Uvogin had no time to care about Nobunaga's displeasure. After wolfing down the pig leg in just a few bites, he continued displaying his exceptionally bold eating style.
Nobunaga was not eating slowly either, but compared to Uvogin, he was completely outclassed.
Very quickly, under Uvogin's whirlwind eating, his entire roast suckling pig disappeared into his stomach.
And with Uvogin's extraordinary bite strength, he did not even spare the bones.
After crunching them a few times, he swallowed them all.
Well, although he did not yet possess the bite strength he would later use to bite off half a Shadow Beast's skull, his teeth were still nothing to scoff at.
"Tsk, tsk!"
After finishing one suckling pig to immense satisfaction, Uvogin made a contented smacking sound.
However, he was clearly still not satisfied.
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He glanced sideways across the table.
Nobunaga had also finished most of his pig, with only one hind leg remaining.
Like Uvogin, Nobunaga was now eating the meat without spitting out the bones, crunching on one in his mouth.
Uvogin grinned broadly.
The sharp teeth that had just crushed a pig bone gave off a faint chill.
An opportunity like this would not come twice.
Seeing this, Uvogin fully demonstrated what it meant to be quick-eyed and quick-handed, moving faster than one could blink!
Whoosh!
A blur flashed past. The pig hind leg Nobunaga had been about to pick up somehow ended up in Uvogin's hand. Nobunaga: "...!!"
He stared blankly at his empty plate, then at Uvogin, who was hugging the pig leg and gnawing on it.
"?????? Uvogin!!"
Nobunaga was beside himself with rage as he roared:
"Get over here and die!!"
He instantly grabbed the hilt of the longsword at his side.
"Let me finish this bite before we fight!"
Uvogin said indistinctly, rapidly chewing the pig leg and stuffing all of it into his mouth.
"Alright, come on!"
With his mouth working furiously, Uvogin assumed a fighting stance toward Nobunaga.
Nobunaga watched Uvogin's mouth and throat bulge as his lips trembled incessantly.
"Gulp?!"
Uvogin swallowed.
"My pig leg!!"
Nobunaga cried out in heartbreak.
"Isn't it just one pig leg?"
Seeing Nobunaga's bloodshot eyes, Uvogin said this.
But then he paused, realizing that those words really were too infuriating, and added:
"Worst case, I'll pay you back later."
"Pay me back?!"
Nobunaga pulled his sword from its sheath and tossed the scabbard aside, roaring:
"How are you going to repay the pig leg you owe me?!"
Machi sighed and prepared to step forward to stop them.
She knew that the final outcome would be the two of them fighting, after which the matter would be dropped.
But the problem was... this was her fucking home!!
If the two of them wanted to fight, could they at least go outside?!
"Alright, don't ruin your friendship over one pig."
Morin stepped forward first, then snapped his fingers again.
"I said it already. This meal is on me. There's plenty of pork!!"
Two more Roast Whole Pigs appeared on their table, complete in color, aroma, and flavor, and clearly from the same batch as the first two.
Nobunaga:
Uvogin:
The two exchanged another glance.
Were they still fighting?
Fight my ass!!
Almost simultaneously—
Nobunaga threw his katana aside again, while Uvogin once more tore off a pig leg first.
In the end, the matter was perfectly resolved when Uvogin compensated Nobunaga with a pig leg.
"Burp?"
Both of their bellies were round and bloated, and they were so stuffed that their eyes were starting to roll back.
"I... I can still eat."
Uvogin said with difficulty, his mouth covered in grease.
"If you eat any more, you'll turn into a pig!"
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