# E12 - Pork Soup - Croquettes
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**[00:04] Master**
All right. That'll do.
**[00:09] Master**
Order up.
**[00:13] Aletta**
Good morning.
**[00:15] Master**
Morning.
**[00:20] Aletta**
That's a new smell.
**[00:22] Master**
Yup. It's pork soup.
**[00:25] Aletta**
Pork soup?
**[00:26] Master**
Because it's Meat Day.
**[00:28] Master**
We're substituting pork soup for miso soup.
**[00:32] Aletta**
Meat Day?
**[00:34] Kuro**
Good morning.
**[00:36] Master**
Oh... M-Morning.
**[00:38] Aletta**
Good morning, Kuro-san.
**[00:40] Kuro**
Good morning, Aletta.
**[00:44] Master**
We've got a busy day ahead, ladies.
**[00:47] Master**
Fuel up.
**[00:49] Kuro**
Yes, sir.
**[00:52] Aletta**
U-Um, Master?
**[00:54] Aletta**
P-P-P-Pork s—
**[00:57] Master**
What is it?
**[00:57] Aletta**
N-Nothing! Never mind.
**[01:05] Master**
I'm planning on serving it
up for our staff dinner.
**[01:08] Master**
Can you hold out until then?
**[01:12] Aletta**
Y-Yes, sir! Thank you!
**[02:53] Adelheid**
* Once, four heroes lived*
* on the Eastern Continent.*
**[02:58] Adelheid**
* Recipient of the divine*
* protection of the god of light,*
**[03:00] Adelheid**
*Saint Leonard.*
**[03:03] Adelheid**
*The world's greatest magic user,*
**[03:06] Adelheid**
*Sage Artorius.*
**[03:08] Adelheid**
* A half-elf who spent the majority*
* of his long life on the battlefield,*
**[03:13] Adelheid**
* and who could wipe out hordes*
* of monsters with a single sword,*
**[03:16] Adelheid**
*Sword God Alexander.*
**[03:19] Adelheid**
* And finally, endowed with even*
* stronger divine protection, magic,*
**[03:24] Adelheid**
*and sword skills than the other three,*
**[03:25] Adelheid**
*Hero Yomi.*
**[03:28] Adelheid**
* The four joined forces and put an end to the*
* centuries-long war with the evil demons.*
**[03:37] Adelheid**
*However,*
**[03:38] Adelheid**
* as the price for slaying the demon god*
* pulled into our world by the demon lord,*
**[03:43] Adelheid**
*they lost Hero Yomi.*
**[03:49] Adelheid**
*This was about seventy years ago.*
**[03:55] Adelheid**
* Leonard went on to become*
* pontiff for the god of light.*
**[03:59] Adelheid**
* He led many believers, stabilizing*
* the influence of the god of light.*
**[04:06] Adelheid**
* Artorius advanced magic so much that*
* he went down in continental history.*
**[04:12] Adelheid**
*He became the Great Sage, and still uses*
**[04:14] Adelheid**
* his sharp mind to come ever closer*
* to the secrets of magic.*
**[04:17] Adelheid**
*Finally, Alexander*
**[04:20] Adelheid**
* became a legendary mercenary who drifts*
* from battlefield to battlefield.*
**[04:24] Adelheid**
* Minstrels sing songs of*
* his peerless beauty and*
**[04:29] Adelheid**
* his affairs with fair*
* ladies wherever he goes.*
**[04:36] Adelheid**
* One day, Alexander's*
* wanderings took him to*
**[04:41] Adelheid**
* an old friend in the capital*
* for reasons unknown...*
**[04:45] Artorius**
Alex. Glad to see you
looking as well as ever.
**[04:49] Alexander**
Wish I could say you look
the same as ever, too.
**[04:53] Alexander**
But you've aged. You're an old geezer now.
**[04:57] Artorius**
What brings you here today?
**[05:00] Artorius**
Something must have happened
for you to come see me.
**[05:04] Alexander**
That's right. Always liked how
you get straight to the point.
**[05:08] Alexander**
Actually, I'd like to go to this
restaurant in another world.
**[05:13] Alexander**
I heard about it from an acquaintance.
**[05:15] Alexander**
They said they saw someone like Al there.
**[05:19] Alexander**
There's something I'd like to eat.
**[05:21] Alexander**
Take me there.
**[05:23] Artorius**
I see. Then I'll show you the way.
**[05:29] Artorius**
Only, we'll wait until evening.
**[05:31] Alexander**
Evening? Why?
**[05:33] Artorius**
It's better to go when it's empty.
**[05:37] Artorius**
And...
**[05:38] Artorius**
No good could come of having
you meet the other diners.
**[05:44] Lionel**
Three more large pork cutlet rice bowls!
**[05:46] Lionel**
Also, another bowl of pork soup.
**[05:49] Kuro**
Understood. Wait just a minute.
**[05:55] Kuro**
Master, three large pork cutlet
rice bowls and a bowl of pork soup.
**[06:00] Master**
You got it.
**[06:01] Aletta**
Master!
**[06:02] Aletta**
I have two more bowls of pork soup,
one with lots of butter and one with none.
**[06:07] Aletta**
I'll take care of the seishu refill.
**[06:10] Master**
Got it. Thanks.
**[06:14] Kuro**
Thanks for waiting. Here's your pork soup.
**[06:23] Sarah**
Today's soup looks good.
**[06:25] Aletta**
Yes! It's called pork soup.
**[06:27] Sarah**
Is it?
**[06:29] Sarah**
Okay, today I'll have my usual minced meat
cutlet and a minced meat cutlet sandwich.
**[06:32] Sarah**
Plus rice and pork soup, too.
**[06:35] Heinrich**
Wh-What?!
**[06:37] Heinrich**
Pork soup? Does that mean today is Meat Day?
**[06:40] Sarah**
Do you know something, Fried Shrimp?
**[06:43] Heinrich**
Tatsugoro—I mean, Sir Teriyaki mentioned it.
**[06:47] Heinrich**
Pork soup is a legendary
soup served only on Meat Day.
**[06:51] Heinrich**
Girl!
**[06:52] Heinrich**
Fried shrimp with rice and pork soup,
**[06:55] Heinrich**
and a fried shrimp sandwich for takeout.
**[06:57] Aletta**
Yes, sir.
**[06:58] Master**
Pork cutlet rice bowl
and pork soup, order up.
**[07:00] Kuro**
Yes, sir.
**[07:06] Master**
Uh-oh. Already this far down?
**[07:14] Aletta**
Master.
**[07:15] Aletta**
We need a minced meat cutlet and a
fried shrimp, both with pork soup and rice.
**[07:19] Aletta**
Plus, a minced meat cutlet sandwich
and a fried shrimp sandwich for takeout.
**[07:24] Master**
Comin' right up.
**[07:25] Master**
Let's send out the pork soup and rice first.
**[07:28] Master**
Can you get the rice?
**[07:29] Aletta**
Yes, sir.
**[07:32] Aletta**
Master, we're almost out of rice!
**[07:34] Master**
Got it.
**[07:36] Master**
Serve up what we do have for now.
**[07:38] Aletta**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[07:44] Lionel**
Delicious!
**[07:46] Lionel**
Two more pork cutlet rice bowls!
**[07:47] Lionel**
And can I get another bowl of pork soup?!
**[07:50] Kuro**
Coming right up.
**[07:51] Aletta**
Thank you for your patience!
**[07:52] Aletta**
Here's your pork soup and rice.
Your meal will be out soon.
**[07:56] Sarah**
*It smells great.*
**[07:57] Heinrich**
* It has more bits of food*
* in it than in the usual soup.*
**[08:04] Sarah**
*I see. What a sumptuous soup this is.*
**[08:09] Sarah**
*Where have I tasted this flavor before?*
**[08:15] Sarah**
*It's like the soup Mom made.*
**[08:20] Heinrich**
* It has a faint taste of the sea.*
* A secret seasoning?*
**[08:26] Heinrich**
*I haven't been home in three years.*
**[08:30] Sarah**
*It's been ages. Maybe I'll go visit home.*
**[08:37] Aletta**
Master!
**[08:38] Aletta**
Everyone seems to be really
enjoying the pork soup.
**[08:44] Master**
Are they? Glad to hear it.
**[08:47] Master**
All right.
**[09:20] Aletta**
Thank you!
**[09:25] Master**
All right. Gotta make tonight's batch.
**[09:28] Aletta**
I'm done cleaning up.
**[09:30] Master**
Good work.
**[09:32] Master**
Your lunch is on the table. Eat up.
**[09:34] Aletta**
Thank you!
**[09:38] Aletta**
Don't mind if I do.
**[09:43] Aletta**
It's delicious!
**[09:45] Aletta**
It's like I'm eating fried shrimp and a
pork cutlet rice bowl at the same time.
**[09:50] Master**
Well, it's a similar dish.
**[09:52] Aletta**
You're not going to eat?
**[09:56] Master**
I sure would like to,
**[10:00] Master**
but it'll have to wait
until after I finish prep.
***SIGN*** Pork Soup
***SIGN*** Western Restaurant Nekoya
**[10:08] Alexander**
Is this the entrance?
**[10:10] Arius**
Indeed it is.
**[10:13] Arius**
Now, shall we head in?
**[10:31] Adelheid**
I'm taking my leave. See you again.
**[10:40] Aletta**
You're all set. We look
forward to your next visit.
**[10:44] Adelheid**
Thank you for the delicious food.
**[10:50] Renner**
Brother, didn't you say today would
be the day you'd approach her?
**[10:54] Renner**
Why can't you even ask so much
as what her hobbies are?
**[10:57] Renner**
Pathetic.
**[11:02] Shareef**
My fair beauty is still recuperating
all alone, isn't she?
**[11:06] Shareef**
I couldn't ask her about hobbies now. I...
**[11:10] Renner**
Don't be ridiculous.
**[11:12] Renner**
If you aren't prepared to
spend the hard times with her,
**[11:15] Renner**
then your plan to spend your
life with the Imperial princess
**[11:18] Renner**
is only a fiction in your head.
**[11:25] Renner**
Hey!
**[11:25] Renner**
Wait, Brother!
**[11:27] Renner**
Here!
**[11:28] Aletta**
Th-Thank you!
**[11:35] Aletta**
Welcome!
**[11:37] Aletta**
Oh, Artorius-san!
**[11:39] Master**
Welcome. We've been waiting for you.
**[11:41] Master**
You're later than usual.
**[11:43] Master**
We were starting to get worried.
**[11:49] Artorius**
It's nothing. I have a
companion with me today.
**[11:52] Alexander**
Hi. So you're this chef from another world.
**[11:56] Master**
Y-Yes, I am.
**[11:57] Alexander**
I'm... well, you wouldn't know the name.
**[12:02] Alexander**
Anyway, thanks in advance.
**[12:03] Master**
Of course. Thanks for coming.
**[12:06] Artorius**
Well, he's not a bad fellow.
Please take care of him.
**[12:10] Master**
Don't worry about it. Better to be
spirited when you're young, anyway.
**[12:17] Aletta**
Today is Meat Day.
Will you be having pork soup?
**[12:20] Artorius**
Oh, is it? Of course I will.
**[12:25] Artorius**
We're lucky, Alex.
**[12:27] Alexander**
Huh. Are we?
**[12:31] Aletta**
What else can we serve you today?
**[12:33] Artorius**
I'll have my usual—
**[12:36] Alexander**
Croquettes.
**[12:37] Alexander**
I'll have the same drink as the old man.
**[12:39] Aletta**
O-Okay.
**[12:41] Aletta**
Croquettes, pork loin cutlet, two draft
beers, and two bowls of pork soup, right?
**[12:46] Aletta**
I'll put that right in.
**[12:47] Artorius**
I see. You were after croquettes, were you?
**[12:51] Alexander**
Yup.
**[12:52] Artorius**
I hear they have them in the Empire, too.
**[12:56] Alexander**
I already tried that.
**[12:58] Alexander**
But I hear that the croquettes here are on a...
**[13:02] Alexander**
totally... different... level.
**[13:11] Alexander**
Hey, that elf woman...
**[13:13] Alexander**
Isn't she dangerous?
**[13:14] Artorius**
You think so, too?
**[13:18] Artorius**
Even you wouldn't start anything with
such an unimaginable opponent, no?
**[13:24] Alexander**
Yeah. She's bad news.
**[13:26] Alexander**
A being you definitely don't
want to make an enemy of.
**[13:35] Aletta**
Thanks for your patience.
**[13:36] Aletta**
Here's two beers, a pork loin cutlet,
and your croquettes.
***SIGN*** Croquettes
**[13:44] Aletta**
Your pork soup will be out in
just a moment, so sit tight, okay?
**[13:48] Artorius**
Shall we eat?
**[13:50] Alexander**
Absolutely.
**[13:58] Alexander**
*So this is a real croquette?*
**[14:01] Alexander**
* The Empire's croquettes didn't*
* have such a crunchy coating.*
**[14:06] Alexander**
*And the inside...*
**[14:08] Alexander**
* These brown bits mixed in with the*
* cobbler's tubers... Are they meat?*
**[14:13] Alexander**
*In the Empire, it was only cobbler's tubers.*
**[14:17] Alexander**
Well, no time like the present.
**[14:25] Alexander**
*This really is on another level!*
**[14:38] Alexander**
* I think I understand why*
* he was so fixated on these.*
**[14:45] Aletta**
Here's your pork soup.
**[14:48] Artorius**
Could you bring us two portions
of rice, and more beer?
**[14:54] Aletta**
Sure! I'll have that right out!
**[14:57] Artorius**
That won't do, Alex.
**[15:00] Alexander**
What's the problem?
**[15:01] Artorius**
Sauce is the soul of a croquette.
**[15:04] Alexander**
Sauce?
**[15:06] Artorius**
In the other world's cuisine,
it's essential to fried foods.
**[15:12] Artorius**
This is it.
**[15:14] Artorius**
Pour it on top. It's an essential
flavor for the fried food here.
**[15:19] Alexander**
I see... On it goes, then.
**[15:31] Alexander**
I see what you mean.
**[15:33] Alexander**
The absence or presence of
sauce makes a big difference.
**[15:36] Artorius**
Doesn't it?
**[15:37] Alexander**
Hey... Can we get this in our world?
**[15:43] Artorius**
No.
**[15:45] Alexander**
I see. That's a pity.
**[15:49] Artorius**
Besides, our world is still nowhere near
being able to make this world's sauce.
**[15:58] Artorius**
Yomi said so, too.
**[16:01] Alexander**
Yomi?
**[16:03] Artorius**
Yes. Yomi...
**[16:07] Artorius**
is still alive.
**[16:11] Artorius**
Seventy years ago, in the final battle,
**[16:14] Artorius**
Yomi was thrown to this world
**[16:17] Artorius**
by the malevolent god's death throes.
**[16:23] Artorius**
Yomi even has a grandchild in this world.
**[16:30] Alexander**
Are you telling me the master of
this restaurant is Yomi's grandson?
**[16:35] Alexander**
He doesn't look like he
can use magic or a sword.
**[16:39] Artorius**
Of course not.
**[16:42] (Flashback) Yomi**
He doesn't need swords or magic here,
**[16:45] (Flashback) Yomi**
but I want to at least pass
on our cooking skills.
**[16:49] Artorius**
She told me herself.
**[16:53] Alexander**
I see...
**[17:01] (Flashback) Yomi**
I was created
**[17:05] (Flashback) Yomi**
to defeat the demon lord.
**[17:17] Alexander**
So she was enjoying life in this world.
**[17:22] Artorius**
Yes.
**[17:25] Alexander**
I see.
**[17:28] Alexander**
Well, let's drink. A toast to Yomi's survival.
**[17:33] Artorius**
Yes, with gratitude to this
world for taking Yomi in.
**[17:50] Maid**
Princess Adelheid, you're still recovering.
**[17:54] Maid**
You mustn't move so quickly.
**[17:57] Adelheid**
I know.
**[17:59] Adelheid**
It's just been so long since I last got to
visit Grandfather and Great-Grandmother.
**[18:06] Adelheid**
I'm so looking forward to it.
**[18:15] Alexander**
"I have no father.
**[18:18] Alexander**
To me, my mother
Adelheid is my sole parent."
**[18:25] Alexander**
Hmph. What nonsense.
**[18:27] Alexander**
Dying before me, your father...
So much for filial piety.
**[18:35] Alexander**
I ate croquettes at that restaurant.
**[18:40] Alexander**
They were good.
**[18:55] Alexander**
Addie...
**[18:56] Alexander**
I'm sorry
**[18:59] Alexander**
for back then.
**[19:02] Alexander**
It was all I could do to get the both
of you out of the old Imperial capital.
**[19:09] Alexander**
I'm sorry.
**[19:10] Alexander**
By the time the war was over,
**[19:13] Alexander**
you were already...
**[19:16] Alexander**
I'm sorry. I'm sorry...
**[19:24] Adelheid**
Excuse me. Is something the matter?
**[19:29] Maid**
Princess Adelheid,
you shouldn't talk to strangers.
**[19:33] Adelheid**
But this is Grandfather Wilhelm
and Great-Grandmother's grave.
**[19:39] Adelheid**
How could I ignore someone kind
enough to visit their grave?
**[19:44] Maid**
But...
**[19:49] Adelheid**
Where did he go?
**[19:55] Aletta**
Thank you.
**[20:00] Master**
I'm beat.
**[20:04] Aletta**
Good work today.
**[20:06] Kuro**
Good work today.
**[20:08] Aletta**
Today was really busy, wasn't it?
**[20:11] Master**
You said it.
**[20:15] Aletta**
That reminds me.
**[20:16] Aletta**
Since the pork soup was a substitute
for miso soup, it was free, right?
**[20:21] Master**
That's right.
**[20:23] Aletta**
C-Can the restaurant afford that?
**[20:27] Master**
Don't worry about it.
**[20:28] Master**
Meat Day is only once a month,
***SIGN*** Meat Day!
**[20:31] Master**
and the meals make the money back.
**[20:35] Master**
My granddad was always saying...
**[20:39] Master**
"Extra service at a restaurant should
be provided with food, not money."
**[20:44] Master**
It was something like his last request.
**[20:49] Master**
Besides...
**[20:51] Master**
They all ate it so happily.
**[20:55] Master**
Can't hurt to do it once in a while.
**[21:01] Aletta**
Master...
**[21:05] Master**
Let's have a late dinner, then.
**[21:08] Master**
Our staff meal will be grilled butter
soy sauce rice balls, pork soup, and...
**[21:14] Master**
I know. How about Japanese omelettes?
**[21:18] Aletta**
Thank you! I'd love that!
**[21:20] Master**
Kuro, do you want seconds?
**[21:23] Kuro**
Yes.
**[21:25] Master**
Sit tight. I'll start it soon.
***SIGN*** Western Restaurant Nekoya
***SIGN*** Restaurant
to Another World