Mister Ajikko 29

Volume 4 Chapter 3 3 Types of Patties

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Waiter 1: Look at that! Look at the number of people!
Waiter 2: We have more people at Genesis than at the other restaurant!

Owner: Hahahahaha!

Owner: Look at that, Abe-kun! We're winning!
Owner: As expected, people are enjoying your hamburger steak more than that other restaurant's!

Abe: I'm not pleased.
Abe: Not pleased at all...


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Abe: No matter how few, there are still customers in Toroi Merai, right?!
Abe: All the customers should be coming here!

Abe: I am the army commander for the Aji Shogun Group, I am said to be superior in meat dishes!

Abe: Even when I've put all my efforts into this dish, the fact that my dish is being compared to a kid's is strange!

Abe: Still...
Abe: We have one hour left until the conclusion to this match!

Abe: One by one, the fame of this dish will spread!
Abe: In the next one hour, there will not be a single person left in Toroi Merai!!

Abe: I am a special person.
Abe: Therefore, the dishes I make are special as well.
Owner: ...

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Man: Oi! Hurry up and let me in!
Man: I've been waiting for over an hour!

Waiter: I'm sorry for the wait.
Waiter: Please come this way.

Man: Geez...
Man: For a popular restaurant, they could do with better service...

Man: I'll have the harburger steak set!
Waitress: Certainly!

Man: Hmm...

Man: At any rate, I'm happy to be here...
Man: To be able to eat the dish cooked by Aji Shogun Group's right arm chef, Abe Jirou!

Man: All the hamburger sets he made were exceptional...
Man: I wonder what surprise is waiting for me in this dish?

Waitress: Thank you for waiting---!

Man: Ho...!
Man: How rare! A wrapped hamburger steak!


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Man: What a tender piece of meat!
Man: The hamburger steaks I had before were wonderful, but this takes the cake!

SFX: Bite

SFX: chew chew

Man: This is delicious!!


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Man: The hamburger is thoroughly well-roasted...

Man: Furthermore, it's overflowing with meat juices...
Man: It's so good my cheeks feel like exploding and dropping off!

Man: Oh, the sauce is actually beef stew...
Man: If the beef stew was by itself, it has no equal!

Man: It seems a lot of extravagant ingredients and time went into it...
Man: As expected of the famous chef! Pushing the boundaries!

Customer: Oi! Our food hasn't arrived!

Man: The veal in the beef stew is cooked well and has a great flavor
Man: Looks like that I get to enjoy the taste of both hamburger steak and stew at the same time!

Man: Hmm, what is this...?
Man: This smell and taste...

Man: What the...
Man: There's roasted Shimeji mushrooms laid on top!


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Man: What a well-rounded flavor...
Man: The combination of the steak and mushroom...

Man: And also...

Man: The garnish of...
Man: glazed carrots

Man: And buttered asparagus

Man: The carrots remove the grassy smell while sweetening the stew...
Man: The asparagus takes away the pungent saltiness...
Man: This is a truly amazing flavor!

Man: However
Man: what's the meaning behind this paraffin sheet?

Man: ...I see!!
Man: It's to get the meat tender and to get as much of meat juices out as possible!


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Man: The paraffin sheet ensures that the exterior of the meat won't get burned as well as produce a environment where the meat is steam-baked! This makes the interior of the meat cook fully too!
Man: Moreover, it also prevents the meat juices from flowing away from the meat leading to a very juicy dish!

Man: The mixing of the meat juices into the stew produces a deep flavor...
Man: This is a thoroughly well-planned dish!

Man: Wahaha! Bravo!
Man: This kind of dish! At such a cheap price! Today really is heaven!

Man: Fufufu...
Man: Fufu..


Page 59

Crowd: Not yet?! / Oi! Hurry up!!
Crowd: I'm starving here!!

Abe: One hour has nearly gone by...
Abe: It's time for the end of this match!

Abe: How's that, boy!!
Abe: Have you realized the harsh reality of the world of cuisine?!

Abe: Wha...

Owner: WHAT---?!


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SFX: cacophony

Crowd: Hey, hey!
Crowd: Stop pushing!

Crowd: O...oi...
Crowd: Look at the crowd over there...

Crowd: Wow, that's amazing!
Crowd: Looks like Genesis's hamburger steak isn't as good! Anyways, let's get a bite!

Crowd: Is it really that delicious?
Crowd: Maybe we...

Crowd: We too...
Crowd: Let's try it out!


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Marui: WAHA!
Marui: WAHAHAHA!

Marui: Look at that crowd!
Marui: Two hours after opening, there's a sudden reversal!

Tamere: How wonderful...

Genjirou: Hmm!

Young Master: Ok ok ok...
Young Master: Don't push, please don't push...

Young Master: Youichi-kun, how are you with the cooking?!

Youichi: Leave it to me!


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Man: I don't get it
Man: can a dish that's produced by a run-down restaurant like this really be that delicious?

Mum: Sorry for the wait!

Man: Ah...

Man: AHH!

Man: What is this...?!
Man: There's a skewer going through! A barbeque?!


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Man: There's bread wrapped around the hamburger steaks, like straw bales!
Man: Also, there's no sauce anywhere!

Man: The only seasoning I see is black peppercorns sprinkled on one side!

Man: Is this really it?
Man: Is this dish really more delicious than Genesis's Chef Abe's?

SFX: Slice

Man: wow...
Man: It's so soft...

SFX: chew chew


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Man: I can't believe it...!
Man: This is...delicious...extremely delicious!!!

SFX: chew chew

Man: The unbelievable tenderness! It surpasses Genesis's!
Man: Not a single bit burnt, yet still fully roasted through!

Man: Also...
Man: This non-stop flow of meat juices!

SFX: chew

Man: I'm mesmerised!
Man: The deliciousness of the meat juices!!

Man: The bread that's wrapped around the outside...
Man: It's absorbing all the meat juices that's flowing out!


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Man: There's also these peppercorns and their crisp taste...
Man: Their piping heat doesn't mask the flavor of the meat but instead lifts it up to a whole new level!

Man: Scrumptious!
Man: Delectable!

Man: !!

SFX: Reveal


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Man: What is this?!
Man: Cheese?!

Man: There's cheese inserted...
Man: inside the steak?!

Young Master: Ehh...?!

SFX: MOment of reveal

Man: Somehow...
Man: The thick gooey cheese in the center somehow expands the flavor of the hamburger steak!

Young Master: You-chan, this is...?!

Youichi: Secret Weapon Number 3!


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Youichi: I put a small block of cheese in the center of the patty!
Youichi: Then, when the meat is being roasted, the cheese will melt and the flavor of the hamburger steak rises!

Young Master: Wah...!

Man: These onions stuck in between the hamburger steaks...

Man: They're all uniformly roasted with a light-brown color...
Man: Were they roasted over a charcoal fire along with the bread?!


Man: Yum...Yummy!
Man: The fragrance and the sweet taste of the onions just opens up my appetite!

Man: Hmm, this...
Man: is garnish?

Man: What is this?
Man: I've never seen this kind of garnish before!


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Man: This is...green peas mash!

Man: The taste and smell is incredible.
Man: It ties everything in the dish together!

Man: Tenderness of the meat, the amount of meat juices, the method of roasting, the seasoning and the garnish

Man: Everything about this dish is carefully and wonderfully planned!

Man: Marvelous!
Man: Incredible!

Man with thick eyebrows: This is really delicious!!

Man with pencil-thin eyebrows: I even planned to eat Genesis's hamburger steak after this...
Man with no hair: No matter how many I eat, I still have room for more!

Customers: Manager, who is the one
Customers: who thought of such a scrumptious dish?!

Young Master: It's this boy right here!
Young Master: Ajiyoshi Youichi-kun!!


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Customers: That small boy created such a wonderful dish...? / Bravo!!
Customers: Incredible!! / You're a star, boy!!

Youichi: Ehehe...

Man with thick eyebrows: About the secret of its deliciousness...
Man with thick eyebrows: I have one thing that I don't get

Man with thick eyebrows: No matter how delicious it is, three hamburger steaks is...
Man with thick eyebrows: how did you make eating three steaks possible?

Youichi: Hehe, the secret...
Youichi: is this!!

Customers: What...three patties?!
Customers: Not only that, even the colors are different!!


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Youichi: The patties all have different ratios of beef and pork mince!!
Youichi: Meat juices have a rich taste...to prevent that over-richness feeling, I made three types of patties!

Man: I see!
Man: Even after I ate Genesis's hamburger steak, I could still wolf down a lot of your
steaks!

Man with normal eyebrows: Oho
Man with normal eyebrows: After hearing all that, I'm feeling hungry again!

Woman with beard: I want another set!
Man in same panel: I'll have another too!

Youichi: All right, all right, I'm coming!

Owner: Complete defeat...right?

SFX: gritting teeth


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Abe: Dammit! It's only a change in the ratios of the meat in the patties...
Abe: how can there be such a big difference in taste!!

Owner: That's up to the tastebuds of the customers
Owner: And this is the result you see before you

Owner: The difference in number of customers all result from that difference in taste...!

Abe: ...Do as you like!!

Owner: Hahaha...
Owner: It's our loss...hahaha!

Abe: Boy!
Abe: There won't be a next time...!!


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SFX next to owner: laughing

Marui: Even the Aji Shogun Group's number one master chef...
Marui: couldn't win against Youichi's plan.

Marui: Youichi is stronger than we thought...
Marui: He has a lot of potential in him!

Genjirou: Hmm!

Young Master: This really is delicious! I can just keep on eating!
Youichi: Young Master, that's enough!!