The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 86. Roasted Boar

86. Roasted Boar

The landlady quickly returned with a tray in hand. On the tray, a thin wooden board was placed, and on it rested a chunk of Great Boar meat with a faint brownish color on its surface.

“Roasted Boar from the Great Boar… or should I say, Roast Boar. What do you say, Matsunaga-kun? Will you have some too?”

“Oh, yes, thank you.”

I had only thought of cooking or using it as hot pot ingredients, but Roast Boar? That’s something only the landlady could come up with. I’ll gladly accept.

Placing the wooden board on the table, the landlady immediately inserted a knife into the Roast Boar.

“Hmm… I thought it would be a bit tougher, but it’s as tender as raw meat. Tender meat is a must for good roast, so this one looks promising.”

Raising an eyebrow, the landlady muttered happily.

Then, the landlady deftly sliced the Roast Boar and presented it to me.

“I also brought some rock salt for seasoning. Would you like to try it with this?”

As usual, it seems the guest goes first. Well then, let’s accept her kindness and have a taste.

I lightly sprinkled the thinly sliced Roast Boar with rock salt and put it into my mouth with chopsticks. At that moment—

“Wow… it’s melting, dissolving…”

The Roast Boar melted and crumbled in my mouth without even chewing. While it was delicious when grilled, this texture is entirely different. The flavor of the melted meat juices spread throughout my mouth like steam, making me feel incredibly happy.

I’ve had roast beef at izakayas and supermarkets, but this is on a whole different level. Truly worthy of being called ingredients from another world.

But what about the landlady, who has eaten many luxurious dishes in this world? While there were apparently foods at the level of earth rats in this world—

I glanced at the landlady, who was currently swallowing the Roast Boar with satisfaction.

“Hmm… this is something I’ve never tasted before either. Quite impressive.”

Narrowing her eyes, she loosened her lips in admiration.

It seems even the wealthy landlady hasn’t tasted something like this before. I didn’t intend to compete, but somehow, I feel like I’ve won against the landlady, and it feels a bit good.

After that, the landlady and I silently continued to eat the Roast Boar—once the landlady set down her chopsticks, she rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

“Um…? What’s wrong?”

The landlady raised her head at my voice.

“Matsunaga-kun, I have a small favor to ask.”

“Oh, yes. Please, anything I can do.”

“Even though it’s something I received, I think it’s rather rude not to reciprocate… Would you mind if I shared a bit of this meat with someone else? I actually have a gluttonous younger brother, and it seems his time may be near. With meat this delicious, it would be more than enough as a souvenir for his journey to the afterlife.”

“Oh, is that so? Of course, please go ahead.”

“I appreciate it, Matsunaga-kun. I’ll make sure to repay this favor.”

“No, no, don’t worry about it.”

She’s taken care of me so much until now. If I can repay even a little bit of my debt with this, then that’s fine.

Thinking that, as I brought another piece of Roast Boar to my mouth, the landlady spoke after taking a sip of tea.

“Now then, Seina should be back soon, so once you finish that, Matsunaga-kun, get ready. You’re also going to visit that brother-in-law of mine.”

“Huh, am I also going to visit that brother-in-law of yours?”

“Yes, well, I won’t force you. Just returning the favor to you for letting him taste such delicious food. He had quite a wide business, so maybe he can help with your money-making schemes.”

Smiling wryly, the landlady answered. Hmm, money-making schemes in Japan are my biggest issue…

I’m not particularly keen on meeting the higher-ups, but if that’s the case, it seems best to go along with it. It might also serve as a rehearsal to meet the grandfather of Aihara, who seems like a VIP.

“Understood. I’ll accompany you.”

“Good, then let’s finish the meat for now.”

So, the landlady and I finished off the Roast Boar. After that, I returned home briefly, changed into a suit, and then went back to the Isezaki residence.

“Grandma, I’m back.”

Isezaki-san returned from school. It was still early for school to be over, but apparently, she had planned to leave early today to accompany her grandma to the hospital.

“Ojisan! Are you okay? Oh, um, did you come to see me…?”

Isezaki-san looked at me in the living room, fidgeting as she asked.

“Well, you see, various things happened, and I ended up accompanying for the visit as well.”

“Oh, is that so…? Um, why is Ojisan going to visit grandpa Juuzou?”

Isezaki-san, eyes wide, asked, and the landlady answered.

“I’m going to let Juuzou taste the souvenir I received from Matsunaga-kun. Then, I can’t avoid introducing Matsunaga-kun to him, can I? Once you understand, hurry up and get ready.”

“I don’t quite understand, but I understand that ojisan will also go with me! I’ll get ready right away!”

As Isezaki-san hurriedly left the living room, the landlady watched her go with a sigh.

By the way, the landlady, unlike her usual rock-style fashion, was wearing a traditional Japanese outfit. It seemed like a blast from the past, though her manner of speaking hadn’t changed.

“I’ll call the car now while we have the chance.”

With that said, the landlady left the living room. And that’s how I ended up inexplicably accompanying Isezaki-san to her relative’s hospital visit.