A Lonely Sensei's Daily Life (1) - 16

Today, Sensei craved gourmet food.

 

 

 

With the Abydos incident over, he felt relieved and had achieved his first real accomplishment. To celebrate, Sensei wanted to treat himself to a special meal.

 

 

 

When it comes to special meals, Sensei is the type to search for good restaurants online and go there.

 

 

 

But today, Sensei wanted to explore the restaurants in person. Leaving Schale, Sensei walked the streets.

 

 

 

The restaurant district was bustling with people during lunchtime.

 

 

 

"Where should I go... Today, I want meat. Like a steak."

 

 

 

With steak in mind, Sensei walked along the street when a certain restaurant caught his eye.

 

 

 

"The smell is good. But the price..."

 

 

 

Sensei found a steakhouse. But the prices were outrageous. 2,000 yen for a mere 200g. The lunch special was 1,600 yen, but it was still expensive. Still, he thought it was worth it for a steak... and it was a set meal that came with rice, salad, and soup, so he decided to give it a try.

 

 

 

Upon entering the restaurant, Sensei saw a few people... but not many. People were sparsely seated. He felt uneasy from the start... but he was hungry, and the smell was good, so he sat down at a table. However, he felt even more uneasy about the service.

 

 

 

There was no waiter to greet him, so he just sat down at a table. Ordering was done through a panel on the table.

 

 

 

"Filet mignon. 200g, it would normally not be enough... but I'm a high school girl now, so it should be okay, right?"

 

 

 

200g of meat and rice would be a bit lacking for a grown man... but Sensei decided to just go for it. If he was still hungry, he could always grab some street food on the way.

 

 

 

Since it was a tenderloin, Sensei ordered it medium. As he waited for his meal... the steak soon arrived. Sensei's expectant expression immediately contorted into a grimace upon seeing the dish.

 

 

 

"This is filet mignon... medium?"

 

 

 

"Yes."

 

 

 

The employee answered curtly and left. The steak wasn't served on a hot iron plate, but on a regular plate. At high-end restaurants, the plate would be hot enough to further cook the meat to one's liking. However, when he touched this plate with his finger, it was cold.

 

 

 

"...This isn't medium, it's well-done. And the surface..."

 

 

 

Normally, he wouldn't be able to tell since he wasn't well-versed in food... but now, Sensei examined the meat with the same gaze as a meat expert, perhaps because it was the form of the gourmet Kurodate Haruna.

 

 

 

The meat seemed to lack any Maillard reaction. The surface did show signs of being seared, but it felt more like sous vide meat that had been boiled. Feeling uneasy, Sensei cut into the meat.

 

 

 

The cross-section of the meat looked well-done to anyone... and it didn't look appetizing. He thought it might be okay if it tasted good, so he cut a smaller piece and ate it. He tasted the surface as he put the meat in his mouth and chewed...

 

 

 

"...The texture."

 

 

 

It tasted more like a Salisbury steak than a steak. Moreover, it wasn't just any Salisbury steak. It tasted like instant food... like a retort pouch steak. The sauce was also a generic, store-bought one.

 

 

 

Sensei briefly looked at the menu, his gaze fixated on the words that claimed they grilled fresh meat.

 

 

 

"This taste and texture, it's definitely frozen..."

 

 

It claimed to be fresh, high-grade meat. But in reality, it was just regular frozen meat that could be found anywhere.

 

 

 

The soup that came with it tasted like canned soup, the salad was a store-bought corn salad, and the rice was just plain, ordinary rice. Sensei was annoyed that they charged 2,000 yen for this. He felt a momentary urge to physically destroy the restaurant.

 

 

 

But he took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. Looking around, he saw that the other diners also had unpleasant expressions.

 

 

 

'Is the owner of this place a landlord... or are they just running a brazen business? Just how much do they think of their customers as pigs?'

 

 

 

He might as well have bought instant food. Sensei thought that even a meal kit would be half the price.

 

He glanced at the bomb in his bag. The bag that came with his transformation was full of bombs. He decided to continue eating, if only because he had already paid...

 

 

 

But the more he ate, the more stressed he became.

 

 

 

"I wanted to enjoy a good meal... How did I end up in a store like this..."

 

 

 

Muttering, Sensei clenched his fist tightly, his gaze repeatedly drawn to his bag. He tried to calm himself, thinking it was unethical to use it. But then he looked at the price again.

 

 

 

"Haa... I can't take it anymore."

 

 

 

In the end, after the second bite, Sensei put down his knife and fork and stood up. As he was about to leave, an employee grabbed his hand.

 

 

 

"You have to pay, right?"

 

 

 

"...Ha, are you asking for money after serving this garbage?"

 

 

 

"G-Garbage!? How dare you!?"

 

 

 

{S-Sensei?}

 

 

 

Sensei finally exploded at the employee's attitude. He opened his mouth and refuted everything one by one.

 

 

 

"What do you mean, when you're running this place with false advertising? First of all, you claim to use fresh meat, but it's frozen! I clearly ordered a medium, but what came out was well done! Moreover, it looks like it was cooked sous vide and then lightly seared on the outside, how is that a steak? If you had said it was a sous vide steak from the beginning, it wouldn't be like this! No, this isn't even sous vide. You're just passing off boiled meat as steak!"

 

 

 

"Uh, uhh..."

 

 

 

"And how long has it been since it was boiled? The taste and dryness of the oil suggest it wasn't boiled today, at the very least. It makes me want to gargle. And you used cooking oil instead of butter, at this price, shouldn't you be using butter? Or at least lard! The meat is terrible, the steak-making process is terrible! The price is a rip-off! The salad is a mass-produced corn salad, and the tomato soup is canned! Who would pay 2,000 yen for an all-remade meal made with ready-made products!?"

 

 

 

"Th-That's..."

 

 

 

"Consumers are no fools! I won't pay a single penny to a restaurant that deceives its customers like this. The service and taste were lacking even if it were half the price."

 

 

 

Sensei was about to leave when a burly Beastman emerged from the kitchen.

 

 

 

"What, you're gonna dine and dash? You got a problem with my food?"

 

 

 

A muscular bulldog Beastman. He was about 190cm tall with a burly, muscular build that looked like he could easily bench press 500 pounds. He cracked his neck and walked towards Sensei.

 

 

 

"Yes, I have a problem."

 

 

 

"You little brat, how dare──"

 

 

 

Sensei then pointed a gun at him. Right at... his crotch.

 

 

 

BANG!!!!

 

 

 

A single bullet infused with mystic energy. The bullet directly hits his member and two family jewels. For a second, he didn't react, not understanding what had happened. Two seconds, three seconds... Then, his eyes rolled back, and his hands instinctively moved. Clutching his crotch, he collapsed to the ground.

 

 

 

"A-Ambulance!!!"

 

 

 

"The boss is dead! She's not human!"

 

 

 

The employees rushed out in shock, and Sensei calmly tucked her hair behind her ear and leisurely left the restaurant.

 

 

 

"For a meal, shall we have some yakisoba?"

 

 

 

Sensei heads to a street food stall that specializes in takeout, planning to eat yakisoba. After all, yakisoba is usually decent anywhere.

 

 

 

However, he didn't know. There was a student from Kronos in the restaurant.

 

 

 

About an hour later... articles were posted on the internet.

 

 

 

{High school girl turns steakhouse owner into a eunuch at DU! Gourmet Research Society strikes again!}

 

 

 

{Gehenna's Egg Killer, Kurodate Haruna! Her methods are becoming increasingly vicious!}

 

 

 

{What is the reason behind her making men into "cock-a-doodle-doos"?}

 

 

 

{Male chefs are trembling in fear.}

 

 

 

"Wh-What is this...? S-Steak? Me, alone? I didn't even go to DU today...?"

 

 

 

"Haruna... Now you're making people disabled..."

 

 

 

"N-No, Fuuka-san! I came to eat the school lunch today, remember!?"

 

 

 

"Haruna could probably do it remotely... But still, making someone infertile is a bit much... I wonder if the reason you hate boiled eggs is..."

 

 

 

"I'm telling you, it wasn't me!?"

 

 

 

Haruna, who had kidnapped Fuuka to make her cook the fried eggs on the lunch menu, was in a very difficult situation, receiving a look of contempt from Fuuka.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the person involved in the incident, Sensei...

 

 

 

"Hmm~ Street food is the best, after all. Everything is delicious."

 

 

 

Was enjoying street food, completely unaware of the situation.