Compared to an ordinary chef,
Yuzuki's operations were neither unreasonable nor secret recipes; it was just a regular process.
You couldn't even understand why it tasted so good.
But when compared to other chefs,
You would find Yuzuki's operations increasingly pleasing to the eye, every step precise, without excessive movements and without mistakes!
In other words, his skills had been maximized.
What was also maximized was his handling of the ingredients.
No matter what the ingredient was, everything was handled perfectly, never wrong.
Finally, there was that little ability.
Thick cuts of beef, a bowl of pork slices, curry rice...
From a technical perspective,
The steak was fried in the pan until the last second, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The pork slices were fried at the same time, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Needless to say more about the curry.
Under Yuzuki's continuous operation, they quickly finished one after another.
"Oh~" Tohru exclaimed while watching.
She immediately went to make lemon tea, then brought the finished dishes to serve.
Meanwhile, Yuzuki went out to refill the coffee.
All the dishes were finally served.
Tohru took them out one by one, and soon the sounds of people eating filled the restaurant, almost without anyone talking.
Kirishima Touka's friend took a bite and exclaimed: "So delicious!"
Then she began to devour her food.
After delivering the food, Tohru and Yuzuki stood behind the counter, watching everyone engrossed in eating.
Tohru exclaimed: "Yuzuki-san, you're amazing!"
"Not at all." Yuzuki sipped his lemon tea: "But it is an honor for a chef to see customers enjoy their food until it's all gone."
"Mhm, mhm." Tohru wholeheartedly agreed.
After watching for a while,
Yuzuki patted Tohru on the shoulder.
"I'm going to sit outside for a bit. Call me if anything happens, Tohru."
"Just leave it to me."
Yuzuki went to sit outside, watching the sun slowly set, the sky darkening, and gradually turning into night.
He had just sat for a moment.
The restaurant door opened, and Makima, who had finished eating earlier, walked out.
She approached Yuzuki without hesitation.
Yuzuki noticed and turned to see a small head peeking from the doorframe; it was Tohru.
At first, he waved at Tohru, signaling that everything was fine.
Only then did Tohru retract her words.
Makima saw all this. She came and sat next to Yuzuki, asking directly,
"Food Devil, is Tohru the dragon you mentioned that you captured last night?"
"I didn't expect you to have such an ability. Can any creature that eats your food be captured, or is it just for certain foods?"
Food Devil?
Who? Me?
Yuzuki's mouth twitched, and he interrupted first.
"Wait, don't call me 'Gourmet Devil' again. Just call me by my name, thank you."
After speaking, he looked at Makima, waiting for her approval before continuing.
Makima smiled slightly: "Alright, Yuzuki. Then can you tell me about Tohru? It would be better if you have more stories. I'm very curious."
Seeing Makima's smile,
Yuzuki understood that the previous address was intentional.
It was just to start a conversation, then exchange information, and then naturally steer the topic to obtain the information she wanted.
Of course, she was also using her advantage as a customer; otherwise, if she weren't the owner, it would be difficult to respond like that.
Yuzuki smiled helplessly.
As expected of Makima, that wicked woman!
However, Yuzuki didn't hide anything. The existence of Tohru and himself would surely be revealed.
The sooner he said it, the fewer problems there would be.
Yuzuki sipped his lemon tea.
"As you can see, Tohru is the dragon you're talking about, but don't ask how she appeared; that's not important to you."
Makima's expression became serious, and she nodded after listening.
"Hmm, then why did she come?"
"Because she was bored, lonely, and so on, she came to meet me, then became my maid and shop assistant."
"Just because of that?"
"Just because of that."
"She doesn't want to conquer the world, exterminate humans, or eliminate Ghouls and Devils?"
"?, Do you think Tohru has nothing better to do?"
Makima thought for a moment: "Are there other dragons in this world?"
"Yes." Yuzuki nodded.
There was nothing to hide about this; sooner or later, it would be revealed.
"Will they all be like Tohru?"
"Not necessarily. I can only guarantee that the people around me are like this."
"Hmm."
Makima seemed somewhat pleased to hear about the dragons.
However, for her, it was actually not very useful.
Because she hadn't even asked about Tohru's combat power or various detailed questions.
Makima's main target was Devils.
So after talking about Tohru,
Makima propped her chin with one hand, looking at Yuzuki with pity in her eyes.
"Yuzuki-kun, actually, more than Tohru, I'm curious about you."
"There's a smell I can't identify. Like the smell of a Devil, like the smell of a human, even like the smell of an animal, and also a smell that indicates that you are nothing."
"Can you conquer a dragon? Does that mean you can conquer other creatures in the future?"
Makima's words left Yuzuki speechless.
It also made Yuzuki suddenly remember that Makima distinguished him through aroma!
For example, she didn't care who the Chainsaw Devil's host was.
She only cared about the Chainsaw Devil.
So now, Makima was staring at Yuzuki, and she truly recognized him by his scent!
At the same time, Makima's curiosity had completely changed.
She was curious about Yuzuki's ability, which resembled, or in her opinion, was the ability of a Devil.
Makima was the Control Devil. Her ability allowed her to gain different powers based on the level of control she granted to someone, whatever the method.
The lightest form is a superior-subordinate relationship, like her relationship with Hayakawa Aki and Power.
The strongest form is when everything is offered to her...
So, Makima was also curious about Yuzuki's method of "controlling" now.
She was curious how Yuzuki "controlled" a creature like Tohru overnight?
Makima knew how powerful Tohru was.
But Tohru could not kill Makima, due to Makima's unique ability.
Because of that, Makima didn't care at all about Tohru.
On the contrary, she cared about how Yuzuki controlled Tohru!