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Icefall Kingdom, other world
THUMP
A banging was heard from inside the castle of Icefall Kingdom, and that came from the court room.
“Shouto!” A woman voice came up, chasing a young man, with splited bi-colored hair. “Shouto, wait! You can’t just stormed away like that! Listen to mom's explanation first, will you?” The woman grabbed the man's hand, stopping him.
“Shouto...” “Sister, I can’t right now...please leave me alone” 'Shouto' snatched his hand out of his sister's grab, and went on to his room. “Princess Todoroki Fuyumi?” a male voice came up behind her, Fuyumi turned and smiled sadly.
“What is it, Commander Yoarashi Inasa?” the tall man looked at the princess worriedly, “Is Prince Todoroki Shouto won’t join us for the morning meeting?” Fuyumi shooked her head, and walk back to the court room to comfort her mother, with Inasa following as well.
Shouto locked himself in his room for awhile now, and his empty stomach growled. 'I hate it...why HE has to come here?...' he though hatefully. He hardly could get the news out of his head, as he laid on the bed.
Musutafu
“Kaminari-kun!! Where is the onions?!” “I don’t know!! I put them on the kitchen table!!” “Well! I don’t see them here!!” “Try look for it more th- oh there it is”
Izuku sighed, massaging his temple, “Where were those?” “Uuuh on the dining table” “Yep, clean that table now” Denki groaned, but grab his cloth then clean the table clean. Today is Saturday, like any other days, both Izuku and Denki prepared all the ingredients. But today, the preparation is three times than their usual work day preparation.
Because Saturday and Sunday, the Midoriya’s door opens for customers from the other world. Denki still adjusting with the work schedule, but nowadays only small mistakes still loving with him.
“Midoriya! Have today’s soba arrived yet?” “Crap! I don’t think I informed them yet” “I’ll go, you just continue your work” Denki said as he quickly walked into the porch step, and wore his jacket. “Thanks! Be careful okay?” “Yea yea!” the door then gently slammed.
Izuku let out a sigh, then continues on the preparation. When the clock hit 8 a.m. Izuku went to flip the sign to Open, and the door will now appeared at the other world.
Icefall Kingdom, Other World
Shouto opened his eyes, stomach growling, seems the breakfast wasn’t nearly enough for him. 'I'm hungry...but I’m sleepy...' he though, sitting up holding his stomach. Suddenly, he felt magic around the room, not powerful enough to be a threat, but that was a bit odd. He then glanced at another door that went to his storage room, he got up and open the door. To find another door.
'Hm? Was that door always in the storage room?' he though, it has been four days since he moved in with his mother and sister at the Icefall Kingdom. Yet, he never found a mysterious door would appeared at his storage room.
Shouto walked closer to the door, and turned the handle.
Creak....
“Welcome to Midoriya’s!” a cheery voice came greet the prince, it was from a greenette boy. Shouto looked at him and at the place, curious, confuse as well. “Are you alone, sir?” the greenette came up to him.
“What...is this place?” “This is a restaurant, would you please come sit at here” Izuku pulled out a chair on the counter, motioning Shouto to sit on the chair, which he did eventually.
“Dear customer, were you came from somewhere cold?” “How...did you know?” “You’re shivering a bit, I’ll make you some warm tea okay?” Shouto just nodded, still surprised seeing the master of the place knew he was came from cold place.
Few minutes after, Izuku came back with a glass of warm lemon tea, and clay pot with tea inside. “Here you go, sir. Warm lemon tea, and free refill, if you would like you can add some sugar cube, enjoy” Izuku put the tray down, setting the glass and the pot in front of Shouto.
Shouto inhaled the tea aroma, that has some sweet sour mix. He then sipped the tea slowly, to avoid burning his tongue. 'Bitter...yet sweet and sour....this tea is not too bad, the tea taste, and the sour sweet from this lemon thing are a match. How bout adding some sugar then?' Shouto glanced at the sugar cubes, he picked one and then another onto the tea, he then swirled the sugar cube with a tea spoon.
After the sugar dissolved, Shouto sipped it again. “Ha? The sweetness didn’t overwhelmed the tea flavor” 'and the sourness is still there, this is such a good cup...maybe glass of tea' he continue to sipped the tea, and refilled it again after he finished with the first batch.
“Here you go, some chikuzen stew should warm you up!” Izuku put down a small bowl of steamed vegetables, there were potatos, lotus root, beans, and chicken that have beautiful browning color from the seasoning.
Shouto stared at it first, then picked up his spoon, and scooped up some of the vegetables and ate them. He chewed it, savoring the flavor of the vegetables. 'Amazing, these weren't just being cooked, the flavor is really balance, the potato aren’t so tough, do peasant always eat something so delicious like this?' he though, and continues to eat the chikuzen.
“I’m back!” “Welcome back!” a voice came from the back of the room, Shouto looked up to see a yellow haired man rushing in carrying a box. “Gah! Midoriya! Why you opened without me?” Denki whined at the greenette. “Midoriya’s always opens at 8 a.m. regardless what’s if the employees are present or not” Izuku chuckled.
Shouto glanced at the newcomer, then back to eat his chikuzen, while Denki put down the box in the kitchen. “Sero said that next week the shop going to closed for a bit, family emergencies” “Okay, tell him that we’re gonna ask for new batch after he get back” “Will do later” Denki said as he opened the box’ lid. From the box, there are many soba noodles in circular position. Denki took them out one by one, and prepared the boiler for it.
Back to Shouto, he has refilled his lemon tea, and finished the chikuzen. Now he is hungry, and can’t helped but be curious with whatever the yellow haired man brought earlier. “Master, what was the box that your employee brought?” Izuku looked at him, then smiled, “Those are soba noodles, would you like to try some?” “So-ba? Noodles? What is that?” “Well, maybe it’s easier to say that those are kind of like long kind of pasta thing, but those aren’t really pasta” “Heh, well I shall have those” “Then, I’ll prepare them in a moment”
Shouto nodded, then sip on his warm lemon tea. After doiling some of the batch, Denki then wash the boiled soba with cold water, and then give the ones that has been washed to Izuku. While Izuku, he poured some hot dashi broth into a bowl, then put the soba in, and topping it with two shrimp tempuras, a kaki-age (vegetables tempura) and chopped negi (onion leaves).
“Sorry for the wait” Denki said as he put the soba on the counter table in front of Shouto, “W-what is this?” Shouto asked, as he stared at the dish in front of him. “Tempura soba, it will warm you up, enjoy” Denki said, then leave the prince to eat the soba dish. ‘The dish does looks like pasta, but, I have never seen or heard, pasta with soup…does it goes well together?’ Shouto though, doubtful with the dish in front of him. But curiousity killed the cat, he picked his fork, then spin the soba noodles onto the fork. Shouto examined the grey noodles, then slurp it into his mouth.
“Hm!” Shouto chewed on the soba, savoring the noodles flavor that has been coated with the broth. The soba aroma chanted well with the broth, the smoothness of the soba also sit well for his throat, and feels like drinking. He then picked the tempura with his fork, the tempura looks fully fried with the batter covering the shrimp, and it is almost soaked with the dashi broth. Shouto blew it to cool it down a bit, then bite on it.
CRUNCH
Shouto’s eyes widen, the tempura’s batter, even though already soaked with the broth, it still holds it’s crunchiness. The chewy texture from the shrimp made the tempura taste better, and the kaki-age was just to die for, the vegetables are soft and suites well with the tempura batter. Shouto took a bite from the shrimp tempura, then slurp the soba noodles, savoring the different texture and the amazing taste from the shrimp and the dashi broth.
Then, the door opened.
“Hey Midoriya!! We’re her-!!” the voice stopped. Shouto looked from his seat to meet Eijirou, and Katsuki. ‘Great, those two are here as well…’ Shouto though, but ignored them as he continues to eat his soba. Katsuki caught Eijirou stopped walking, then look why he stopped. He then growled, spotted the ice prince, sitting on the counter, eating at Midoriya’s. “Half-half bastard…” he growled, gritting his teeth. Shouto looked at him, with stoic expression, “Bakugou.” “The FUCK why are YOU here?!” “The door appeared at the kingdom, so why not?” “Grrr, you better fuck off, half-half!!”
Katsuki threatened Shouto, his hands popped with small explosions, Shouto stood up readied his ice power, while Eijirou stared at the two worried, “H-hey you two-!!”
THUMP
Silence
Both men look at Izuku, who gave them scary smile face, “Both of you, if you’re going to fight, or worse arguing all day, I could banned you two forever~” Katsuki immediately went pale, Shouto just stared blankly, but deep inside he kinda scared of Izuku as well. Soon, the two royals stopped their arguing, Shouto went back to eat his soba, while Katsuki and Eijirou took their seats and ordered some food.
While eating the soba, Shouto remembered some of his mother’s cooking as well. Mostly it was pasta, but he love her pasta dishes. But, ever since the fight between his mother and his father, the Queen of Icefall, Todoroki Rei, has become more quite, and desperate. The fight was about who will took Shouto in their care, after Rei poured boiling water on Shouto’s left side of face. Even though his mother has done something horrible to him, Shouto can’t blame Rei for that, it was because of his father, Todoroki Enji, the King of Endeavor Kingdom, who has trained him too hard that he couldn’t have a normal childhood.
When he was seventh, Enji took Shouto into his care, alongside with his brother Natsuo. The reason was simple, because it was Rei who has hurt Shouto. For the next eight years, Shouto has become more and more powerful, that he has decided that he can’t take anymore training from his father, and has to re-evaluate himself. So he has arranged, that he shall lived with his mother for one year, away from his father.
It was hard to convince his father, but eventually he agreed, only with one condition, that he has to bring his bodyguard, Yoarashi Inasa along. It wasn’t any problem for him, it just the guy was really annoying, but he soon realized that it was how Inasa tried to get along with him. Shouto sighed, slurping the dashi broth not caring his royal status is on the line, when people watch a royalty slurping.
When Shouto finished, Denki took the bowl and went to the kitchen to wash it. Shouto then payed Izuku a gold coin, who immediately insist that the payment is too high. Shouto shook his head, and told Izuku to take it anyway, he then leave.
When Shouto out from the storage room, bunch of harsh knock came striking from his door. “PRINCE SHOUTO!! ARE YOU OKAY?” ‘Inasa…’ Shouto though, as he approached the door then open the door. “What is it, Inasa?” “P-prince Shouto?! Are you okay?! I have been knocking for over 30 minutes!!” “It..it’s okay, I have been at some place a while ago, so what is the problem?” “The Queen asked for your presence for discussing for your father’s arrival…” Inasa hesitated. Shouto nodded, then walked out of his room, passed Inasa. “Let’s go then, I can’t make mother wait too long” Shouto smiled, “Y-yes’sir!!” Inasa burst, accompany Shouto to the throne room.
“Thank you very much! Please come again soon!!”