233 - - 二百三十一话 レシピ

After getting some milk in the village and having Dine cool it down, I returned to the labyrinth city after a leisurely time.

"Martha, I'm back!

"Ah, you're back. Did you get the milk?

Yes, I got it all right.

"Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. He was wondering about that too, so tell him. He's going to cook with all the ingredients you gave him.

"Are you sure?　I'm going to get even more passionate about cooking, aren't I?"

"Ha-ha-ha, your request will motivate my husband because he can cook as much as he wants. I'll force him to take a break because he won't stop anyway, but I'll let him cook as much as he wants and force him to go to bed at night when your portion is ready."

I see, so you're asking me to make a bunch of different dishes in addition to a new recipe, and that's going to make Torque-san very excited. And since we can use meat from the dragon family, it should be fun.

I understand. Then I will give you the recipe for the new menu later.

What kind of menu should I give them?　I would have given him a recipe for rice dishes, but now that we have the milk and I want the commercial guild to work while I'm gone, I think a recipe using milk would be better for this request.

"Oh, I'm glad Yuta's recipe is so delicious, I'm looking forward to tasting it now."

When I left Martha in a good mood and went back to my room, Belle jumped on me and said, "Yuta, welcome home! She hugged Belle who was clinging to her chest, and said "I'm back" while petting Rain and the others who had gathered around. It's kind of heartwarming, isn't it?

"Did you get enough food I left for you?"

"Manpuku, but I'm sad that Yuta is not here." "Coo-coo, I want to be with you." "Coo-coo, I'm fine!" ............"

The quantity of dinner was not a problem, but he missed not being able to eat dinner together in a row. I also believe that Flare's words are tsundere, so I don't have a problem with it. That's why the Bells have been hanging around since I got back. I'm sorry, but I'm kind of glad.

"Sorry guys. I have to go check on Gina and the kids for a bit and then we'll have a lot of fun."

I'd love to play with the Belles right now, but I'd have to check on Gina and the kids and write up a recipe. I head to Gina's room and Sarah's room with the happy Belles playing with me.　　

"Oh, master, welcome back", "master, welcome back", "welcome back".

Hey, guys. Gina's not here. What's going on?

I thought Gina was in Sarah's room because she wasn't there, but she's not. Dolly's not here either. Is she out?

"He said he was going to stop by his parents' house for a while, but he hasn't come back yet."

He's probably taking his catch from yesterday. I hunted orcs and roughbirds at Gina's request on the way back from the labyrinth, so I guess he took them with him.

Sara looks a little worried, but if Dory isn't here, she's safe since she's with Gina. It's not that late, and I'm sure Mr. Pete has stopped her. I'm 100% sure that's not a problem, but just to be sure.

Sylphy, would you please check on Gina?

"Yes, I'll check the cafeteria. I'll check the cafeteria. ............ I've got the father talking to me a lot, but I'm sure he'll be all right."

You're early. And I knew Mr. Pete was holding you back.

"Thank you, Sylphy. "Thank you Sylphie. Sarah, I had a look at him and he seems to be all right."

"I see. Thank you, Master.

Sarah and the others are relieved. The atmosphere is somewhat better now, but Sara and the others saw how much they disliked me, and they too had been messed with by adventurers. Even though they knew Dory was safe with us, they were worried.

"You're welcome. I'm going to go back to my room now, I've got some things to do.

I patted the heads of the relieved Sarah and the others and went back to my room to think about what kind of food I should teach them. I can think of a lot of things I want to eat, but when it comes to recipes, I'm not so sure.

The first thing I want to eat is a cream stew. Butter is a problem, but pure white flour is a luxury. They say that white bread is the food of the aristocracy, and flour seems to be the bottleneck for dishes that use milk. Consomme can be substituted with similar soups, but dashi related dishes seem to be difficult as well. I'll put this in the recipe for the researcher.

If I can make béchamel sauce, I can make gratin and lasagna. I'll put this in the recipe for the researcher. I'm sure Mr. Toruku will be able to handle it. Martha will have a hard time. .......

The dish I can think of right now that would be easy to make is carbonara. I can make it with unadjusted milk and fresh cream, so I think I can handle it. But most of the dishes I can think of using milk are hot dishes. The reason why recipes using milk have not become popular is not only because of its perishability, but also because of its hotness.

As for desserts, ...... I am sad that there is no vanilla essence, but pudding and ice cream can be made with the current ingredients. Flour is the bottleneck for crepes and custard cream. It's not impossible to get them, but they will be expensive because of the high cost of eggs.

I manage to write up a recipe while racking my brains. The rest is up to Mr. Toruku. Oh, I remember that when you make ice cream, you should sprinkle salt on the ice, right?　I'm not sure, but I'll ask Mr. Toruku to try this too.

I've finished writing the recipe and am going to give it to Martha. I should give her the milk, too. Fortunately, the inn has a refrigerated room, so it won't go bad.

Martha, here's the new recipe.

"You wrote it already?　You work fast.

"Yes, but there are only two things I can make right away. The rest use pure white wheat, so it may be difficult to get the ingredients.

"What!　White flour!"

Mr. Toruku showed up. What kind of ears does he have?　Skill?

"Hey, where are you going?"

I'm going shopping.

"Don't be stupid. We still have guests. If you don't cook the meal, who will?

Mr. Torque gets angry with Martha when he tries to go shopping. I guess he wanted to go buy flour.

"Mwah, but it's a new menu! I'd better make it early and let Yuta taste it."

Oh, she usually doesn't go against Martha's words, but this time she is trying hard to resist. Does he have some kind of attachment to white flour?

"Do you think that's a good reason to leave your inn guests alone?"

Martha is putting pressure on me, as if the letters "gogogo" were floating in the background. Mr. Torque is completely intimidated, but he won't give up. I feel a snake and a frog hovering behind them.

"Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to do it. I'll go out for a while, you cook. If you can't get it, you'll have to put up with it. Karuk, you take care of the store.

"Okay."

Oh, the snake broke. I feel like I've just seen a huge upset. Well, if Martha doesn't go, I'll go.

"Don't worry, Mr. Martha, I'll get it for you.

"No problem, I'm just going to the commercial guild, I can't use a customer for something as trivial as this. I'm going out for a while. Kirk, you've got to be strong."

"Hey, wait a minute. I'll take care of the recipe.

As Martha is about to leave, Mr. Toruku hurriedly calls out to her. I know it's wrong to ask for the recipe at this moment.

Don't be silly. I'm not here. Cook well and pay attention to the chalk!"

Martha left after blasting Mr. Toruku. I'm sorry that Mr. Kark has suddenly been put in charge of the restaurant, but I wish him the best of luck. It's a bit awkward, so I'll give him the milk and go back to my room to play with the belles.

I go back to my room and pet the belles, who report that they had a good time playing outside. I rub them more intensely than usual and listen to their stories. They say that they played tag, Daruma-san fell down, and hide-and-seek in the town today.

They seem to have shifted their focus to playing since they have covered most of the food stalls. Playing tag and hide-and-seek in the city sounds like a lot of fun. Since they are spirits, they won't run into anything, so they seem to be playing as much as they want. While I was playing with Belle and the others, there was a knock at the door. It seems that Gina has returned.

"Master, I'm home..."

Welcome home. How are your parents?

Yes, he was fine, just a little bit more relaxed. My brother came back recently, and he was happy that he could make a lot of money by making things cheaper with the materials I wholesale."

You're too cheerful? ...... I can see the scene.

"Your brother came back?　Should I say hello too?"

"Hmm, I don't want to make a scene. My brother is overprotective. And my dad told him things, so he worried me a lot. I tried to clear up the misunderstanding, but he wouldn't listen to me, and the store is probably going to be a mess when the master comes."

...... one more person to hassle. Dolly, who came back with me, looks pretty bad with a bitter smile on her face. ...... that's it, I don't want to get too close. Dolly's smirk is making it more dangerous.

"Okay, I'm not going. Just tell her I said hi."

"Yeah. I'd really like to introduce him to my mentor, who's been very kind to me. ...... Sorry."

Gina says a little apologetically. It must be hard to have your family not listen to you. Well, I guess I should say hello.　I just thought, there's nothing wrong with that.

"I'm fine with it after we clear up the misunderstanding. I'm fine if you want to wait until after the misunderstanding is cleared up.

"Oh, right. It's getting a little late. I'm going to go check on him now.

I see Gina off to Sarah and her family's room in a bit of a hurry. I'll play with the belles again. Sylphy is looking at me kind of warmly, but I don't mind.