Fuyuki Canteen

Red and Blue Sword of Damocles

"Want to drink?"

To Munakata's surprise, Zhou Fang, who drank half a glass of wine in one gulp, asked him aloud.

The red-haired man lazily lowered his gilt eyes, held the wine bottle and continued to fill his glass, with an expression on his face that could not tell whether it was serious or casual.

Munakata recalled the tone of his invitation, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he meant to be courteous or not, but he glanced at the bottle of strong alcohol, considering his current physical condition, he still politely chose reject:

"I can't do it today. I was entertaining before, but I'm afraid I can't bear it now."

"Hmph. Are people like you going to participate in that kind of entertainment?"

Zhou Fang seemed to be interested, and asked rarely.

"It's just for work. After all, I'm just an ordinary civil servant who works at his desk all day long."

Munakata replied without changing his face.

Ordinary civil servants.

Is the King of Blue considered an ordinary civil servant?No, no matter how you think about it, civil servants who can wear swords are not ordinary.What's more, the person opposite him was the leader of the group of civil servants with swords, and even hung a sword of Damocles on his head like him.

Hearing his serious nonsense, Zhou Fang felt that the man opposite him was a little more pleasing to the eye than his usual pretense.He rarely faded the distressed expression on his face, and wanted to fight back against Munakata when he smiled, but the waiter's hearty voice intervened between the two of them not so timely:

"The beer stew and the tea bowl are steamed. This is the matcha dumpling from this guest. Please use it slowly."

In front of Zhou Fang was a tall and deep saucepan, and the beer stew he ordered seemed to be quite substantial.

What was placed in front of Munakata was small porcelain with a Japanese classical flavor, a small plate filled with turquoise dumplings sprinkled with finely ground matcha powder, and another tea bowl was covered with a lid to block the diners from exploring. It must have been steamed tea bowls.

At the same time, Zhou Fang and Munakata stopped thinking about continuing the conversation.

They fell silent tacitly, preparing to fill their long-empty stomachs first.

Munakata stared down at the chawanmushi in front of him, and lifted the lid.

A curl of water vapor suddenly rose from under the cover, briefly occupying Munakata's field of vision.He waited patiently for a few seconds until the white mist cleared before looking at the contents of the tea bowl.

In the porcelain-white tea bowl, the tender yellow and soft steamed eggs exude a slight heat, and the pink and crystal-clear shrimp, the snow-white fresh shellfish and the small shiitake mushrooms cut with a cross-shaped knife are half-sinking and half-floating on it, forming a An elegant shape like a blooming flower - shrimps and shiitake mushrooms are petals, fresh shellfish are stamens, and two bright green mint leaves are placed around as embellishments, the overall look is very pleasing to the eye.

Don't know how it tastes.

The stomach that is empty due to heavy drinking during entertainment needs such delicious and light hot food comfort.Munakata was rarely curious about the taste of a piece of food, picked up the spoon next to the bowl, dug a small spoonful and put it into his mouth.

When the trembling steamed eggs touched the tongue, Munakata was conquered by the smooth and melt-in-your-mouth taste.This control over the heat is amazing, he thought so, immersing himself in the delicious cuisine that only seasoned with a small amount of soy sauce and salt but still has a soul-stirring taste.

The teeth touch the tender and smooth shrimp meat, and bite off without hindrance.In the light fragrance of the eggs, there is a gentle umami taste from the river.Next is the elastic fresh shellfish. The bright saltiness awakens the appetite in an instant, and it looks a little prominent, while the special mountain aroma brought by the soft shiitake mushrooms harmonizes all the flavors well, making them become extremely harmonious.

Munakata savored the dish in front of him carefully, observing all the details.

Enjoying the feeling of scalding hot temperature flowing from the esophagus into the stomach, slowly filling the emptiness, he elegantly and quickly solved the chawanmushi, and finally gave it a very high evaluation.

Each condiment is properly handled and very delicious, but each condiment does not feel overwhelming at all, and the seasoning is also very careful and delicate. Everything is perfectly integrated in the all-inclusive steamed egg.

It is really a great chawanmushi, a great dish, it can be said that it embraces the most reasonable things in the world.

...Suddenly I want to chat with that chef.

Munakata thought so, but didn't put it into action, but suspended the rhythm of eating, and looked at Zhou Fang on the opposite side.

The Scarlet King obviously didn't think so much, but enjoyed the food in front of him to his heart's content.

Beer stew.

Munakata still remembered what he ordered, and he was a little surprised that the Red King, who likes high-calorie fast food, would eat French local stew, which was a bit unexpected no matter how you looked at it.But thinking that this is a dish with meat as the main ingredient, Munakata felt relieved.After all, he is a savage, and he has an obsession with meat.

Joking with Zhou Fang in his heart, Munakata glanced at the saucepan in front of the red-haired man.

Until now it is still steaming.Stir-fried onions and minced carrots are soft and rotten, and the fat pork belly is marinated with black pepper and other spices and then fried on both sides. It is also stewed with spices, French mustard, vegetable stock and a lot of beer. A rustic stew, the aroma of malt and meat hit Munakata's nose strongly.

Gee.

Good appetite.

Seeing Zhou Fang happily eating meat and drinking occasionally, Munakata couldn't help but feel that he had some appetite again.

But in terms of routine and physical health, a bowl of chawanmushi is enough, so he rationally looked away and looked at the small dish of matcha dumplings at hand.

Mochi dumplings with a grass-like turquoise appearance.Because of the fine matcha powder sprinkled on it, it looks a bit fluffy and cute.

Munakata has always been partial to Japanese food, and matcha is also his favorite.The matcha dango in front of him is a combination of his two hobbies. Although it is a dessert, Munakata is also looking forward to it.

In fact, the King of Blue doesn't hate desserts. He usually doesn't eat desserts in front of his subordinates, just because he doesn't want to be taken advantage of by the red bean paste made by Deputy Chief Awashima.

Now in front of him is Zhou Fang, so it doesn't matter.

Although the capable second-in-command of the Akagumi seems to have some personal friendship with Awashima, Shuo should not be the kind of person who would tell the team members what the Blue King ate by chance.Maybe he turned around and forgot.

After making the above reasoning, Reiji Munakata picked up the matcha balls with his fingers and began to eat with peace of mind.

The slender white fingers pinch the soft green balls, which is really a beautiful sight, but the owner doesn't realize it, and the only person who can notice has no time to appreciate it.

Take a bite.

The slightly bitter fragrance of matcha powder and the soft and elastic glutinous rice skin occupy Munakata's mouth.

The sweetness that exploded in the mouth was...?

cheese.

Based on the cool and refreshing feeling and the soft and sweet creamy aroma, Munakata made an accurate judgment.

The unattractive matcha dumplings hide a bursting surprise.The chilled sweet cheese flows wantonly on the tongue, showing its own sense of existence in an extremely arrogant way.For Munakata who has just been exposed to hot tea bowl steaming, it can be said to be a timely help, and the feeling of being a little hot around the body instantly becomes comfortable.

"Munakata."

The cup at hand was taken away by one hand, and then there was a crisp sound of colliding between the mouth of the bottle and the rim of the cup.

Zhou Fangzun called his name in a low voice, poured the amber liquid into his cup, and then pushed the cup back to Munakata Reisi.

Those eyes were looking directly at him, the gilt gold, which was usually dull except in the battle, glowed brilliantly under the warm light of the restaurant.

"Have another drink with me."

The red-haired youth said.

Munakata stared at Suho for a long time.It seemed like a long time, but in fact it was only a moment.

He made a decision.

The deep violet pupils behind the lenses softened slightly.Munakata raised the corners of his lips and responded:

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Fortunately, the Scarlet King is quite reasonable today, he understands that the two of them are in a restaurant and not a bar, just finish the bottle of wine on the table and count, otherwise Munakata who just got off the wine table tonight Might have to suffer a bit.

In the end, Munakata only drank the cup that Zhou Fang poured himself.When he finished drinking the glass of Turkey, he found that Zhou Fangzun had drunk the rest of the anisette in the bottle by himself.

After paying at the counter, Munakata and Shuo walked out of the restaurant.

The two kept a close distance, walking side by side on the quiet street outside.

There was no one there as far as the eye could see, only a street lamp was shining dimly.

They walked unhurriedly.

Zhou Fangzun took out a cigarette case from his pocket while walking, took out a cigarette and stood still under a street lamp, it seemed that he was addicted to cigarettes and wanted to smoke one.

Munakata also stopped in his tracks.He looked at the red-haired man under the lamp, and suddenly felt the desire to have one.

Then the Green King said:

"Give me one too, Zhou Fang."

The Scarlet King looked up at him, without any surprise, and casually handed the cigarette case to his eyes.

Munakata took out one, twirled it deftly at his fingertips, and held it between his fingers, with an elegant posture and a silent voice.

He suddenly remembered that he did not bring a lighter.

When he was hesitating whether to borrow it from the Scarlet King, there was a slight snap of his fingers in his ear.A scarlet spark flashed before his eyes.

"Thank you."

Zongxiang smiled.

The smile is subtle, but it's rare to be sincere, and it doesn't hide it.

Between his fingers, strands of white smoke rose up and dissipated in the air.

The red-haired man let out a low "ah" from his throat, and walked slowly past Munakata's side, smoking a burning cigarette, looking up at the dark blue and almost black starry sky.

Tonight is a full moon.

The light silver moonlight sprinkled the soles of the feet like flowing water, and you can still meet the stars when you look up.

The awe-inspiring brilliance of cyan, even after traveling through tens of millions of light-years to reach the eyes of the other side, is still so dazzling that it cannot be ignored.

The year-round tension in his heart quietly relaxed, and Zhou Fangzun showed a slight smile.

The old star he had seen was still twinkling in the sky above him tonight.

The author has something to say:

When revisiting KR:B, I remembered a detail.

After being forcibly suppressed by a power rampage, Zun looked up and saw a cyan meteor streaking across the night sky.

Four years after he became king, the blue king who was against him finally appeared, and that was Munakata Reishi.

Zhou Fangzun, who endured the unstable power, finally found someone who could become the wilderness of his dream for a short time.

The meaning of Munakata in my heart to Zhou Fang can be summed up with a music review I wrote for "BLAZE" before:

"...Since then, he has felt the long-lost joy of meeting his opponent. Zongshi is the only guy he doesn't have to suppress his strength to deal with. He finally doesn't have to wander around the wasteland in his sleep all day long, and he can also have a hearty battle You don’t have to worry about superfluous things, and you don’t have to be afraid of accidentally destroying important things, because Munakata Reisi is there. Only this man, even if Zhou Fang burns out, will still exist.”

The relationship between these two truly explains what is called an old enemy and a close friend.

The red king in K is really something I can't let go of after so many years.

Joke of the day:

Reiji Munakata: I'm just an ordinary office worker working at a desk.

Are you not sorry, Chief?Brother Zun will laugh when he hears this!Think about your luxurious office with its own tea room and the 1 yuan jigsaw puzzle for fishing props! (There are even white ones. Is the 1 yuan white ones played by humans?)

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