258 - - Two hundred and fifty-six.

After listening to Nomos' unexpected concerns, I set Gina and the others a little more challenging training. If it works out, we will have a beautiful square in paradise and Gina and the spirits will get along even better.

Now, I'm going to process the coffee seeds into fine coffee beans. The first thing to do is to thresh ....... Speaking of threshing, that's where Sylphy comes in for me. She's at the brewery right now, but I'll summon her.

"Yuta, what's wrong?　What can I do for you?"

"Yes, I need a favor. Did you summon him now?　Nomos says you're in a bit of trouble. ......"

"No problem. Well, there's certainly a lot of discussion going on."

Sylphy tells me with a wry smile. It seems we are still a long way from a unified opinion.

"Ha ha, stop them when they get too passionate.

"Yes, I'll keep that in mind. So, what's the favor?

"Yeah, I need you to remove this kind of shell. Can you do that?"

He lays the seeds in front of Sylphy and asks her for a favor.

"Okay. I just have to take this shell off. Should I separate the shells from the seeds?"

"Yeah, that'd be great."

"Okay."

Sylphy holds up her right hand, and the seed is enveloped in a ball of wind and begins to spin at high speed. Inside the ball of wind, shells are peeled off from the seeds. I wonder if a sphere is more efficient in such a case, as it was a ball of water at the time of Rain.

When Sylphy unwraps the ball of wind, the threshed seeds and shells are placed on the table. If I roast these green seeds, they will become coffee beans, right?

"Thank you Sylphy."

"You're welcome. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"After roasting these seeds, I want to break them up into small pieces, so please help me again then. Also, I would like to borrow the power of nomos for roasting, is it okay if I summon it now?"

I also thought about asking Sylphy to roast them with hot air, but I'd like to do it by spinning the metal drum and roasting them with a jingling sound. It may be an extra effort, but the taste is important, isn't it?

I would like to make a coffee mill if possible, but I don't have a clue about its structure. I think it is most likely to grind the coffee between two metal parts, like a millstone, right?

"Yuta is too reserved. Nomos is Yuta's contracted spirit. You can call on him when you have something to do, and we can refuse to come if we can't."

I know that. But I know we're discussing it, so I'm not going to.

"Besides, it's not going to come together anytime soon anyway, so you never know when you'll be able to ask for help if you wait around."

...... is incredibly persuasive.

"Yes, I'll subpoena them now."

"That's good. Would you like me to stay with you?"

No, I'm fine. There's a lot going on at the brewery, so watch over there. Also, tell If that I'll call him when I'm done with Nomos."

"Okay. When you finish this coffee, please make sure I have some too.

"Yeah, when it's good."

He watches Sylphy return to the brewery and summons Nomos.

"What?"

He doesn't seem particularly grumpy or anything, so I guess he's okay.

"Yeah, I need you to make something for me."

Drawing a diagram on a piece of paper, he explains the roasting machine to Nomos.

"Hmmm, it heats a metal drum while it rotates. The drum has to have numerous holes in it, large enough to keep the seeds from falling out. How big is the drum itself?

"Well, the size should be a little bigger, because I want to be able to roast twice as much of that seed. It should be about the size of a barrel."

"Mm, okay. What kind of metal do you have?"

"Let's see, mithril and adamantite, and maybe copper and iron from pots and weapons dropped by demons."

"It would be a waste to use mithril and adamantite. If fire is to be used, the drum part should be made of copper. Iron will suffice for the rest. Give me copper and iron.

...... mithril, but there is a huge amount of adamantite, so in a sense, copper and iron are more valuable on hand. A mithril and adamantite roaster. ...... is in bad taste. Let's stick with iron and copper.

"Is this enough?"

Ask him about the copper and iron on the table.

"This is all you need. Wait a minute."

The metal starts to move and intertwine with each other like liquid. This is metal, isn't it? If I can handle metal so freely, I could at least make a car, if I only had the knowledge. ....... Industrial Revolution in Another World...... I'm sure Sylphy and his friends will stop me like they did with the bamboo dragonfly.

"Hmmm, something like this. Try it."

There is a rather large roasting machine in front of me. It is too big to store roasted coffee beans in a magic bag, though, right?　It may be a little too much, but it's cool and powerful, so it doesn't matter. Let's give it a try.

Grip the handle and turn the roaster around and around. The roaster spins smoothly even though it is not oiled. There is no strange shaking or catching.

"Thank you Nomos. I think it's perfect.

"Really?　Well, I'll try it and adjust it if there are any problems. And the handle gets hot, so put some wood on it.

"Okay, thanks a lot."

"Well, I'm going back."

"Oh, wait a minute. I'm sorry, but can't you make a tool like this?　I'd like them to be made out of ceramic, if possible."

Watch out, watch out, watch out. Even if the coffee beans are finished, it would be incomplete without coffee making tools. It's bad enough that I have to call you again and again, so I'll have them made while I'm at it.

All you need is a pot for pouring hot water and a dripper. And a pot to catch the dripped coffee. We can substitute a fine cloth for the filter, and have him make us coffee cups as well.　

"Hmmm... ...... this triangular thing could be fixed on top of the pot, couldn't it?"

"Yes, the triangular one is called a dripper, and I want you to make a hole where it meets the pot so I can see underneath."

"Okay. This should be easy."

Nomos, which makes various tools as easy as words. I thought the same thing when I was making glass, but I don't understand how ceramics can be made without heat.

"Well, I'll be back this time."

"Oh, thank you."

I see Nomos off back to the brewery and want to try out the roaster right away, but I need to attach the handles first.

He takes out a piece of wood and drills a hole the same size as the handle with a hand auger. Then, I shaved the wood into a cylinder, put it over the handle, and it's done. I'm proud of myself, but I'm getting pretty good at this. Now let's summon If and start roasting.

I guess a flare would be enough for roasting, but she loves to burn. It's going to turn to charcoal instead of deep roasting, so I'll ask iff to do it first.

"Hey, I'll help you out. What are you going to do?"

"Well, this machine, it's called a roasting machine, and I want to roast coffee seeds with it. I'm going to turn this drum around and around, and you're going to blow it with a constant flame from below. The intensity of the flame is ......"

I don't know anything about the intensity of a roasting fire. The best I can think of is low and slow. Medium heat, normal. High heat all at once. I'll split the seeds into three parts and try them all.

Now we have to decide on the color of the beans. The deeper you roast them, the more bitter they'll be. Would it be okay if I stop roasting as soon as the beans turn from brown to almost black?　Well, I'll consult with ifs and see what I can do.

"It's kind of a hassle, but that's OK. You'll have to try three times. Which one do you want to try first?　High heat?"

"Hmm, I'll try medium heat."

At first I thought low heat would be the safest choice, but if it burns more easily on medium heat, I'll go to low, and if it takes longer, I'll just go to high, so it's a win-win.

"Okay, then. When I start to turn the drum, fry the beans over medium heat, being careful not to burn them.

"Yes, any time you want."

I put a third of the seed in the roaster and turned it slowly, and If lit a fire under the drum. Finally the roasting. ...... What a long time it took. Well, considering that without Dolly's help we wouldn't have even gotten the coffee beans yet, I guess it's early enough.

After a while of spinning the drum around and around, a crackling sound started coming from inside. Are the seeds popping from the heat?　I feel extremely uneasy.

"What's that noise?"

"Yeah, just turn off the heat for a minute. I'll check inside."

"Yes."

I ask IF to turn off the fire, open the lid of the drum and look inside. ...... not quite there yet. Not the color of coffee beans I've ever seen.

"Not even close. Can you do it again?"

"Oh."

Start roasting again. After a while again, smoke started coming out of the drum. He opens the drum in a panic, thinking that it has been burned, but it is still not roasted enough. ......Roasting coffee is a rush.

........................

"Whew, that should be about right."

The lid of the drum is opened and the coffee beans are removed onto a plate. I smell something fragrant and get nervous. Have I succeeded in roasting the coffee on the first try?

"Is this really going to be a good drink?"

"Only if the roasting is successful. In my world, a lot of people drink coffee every day."

"Wow, that's kind of exciting. Hmm?　Yuta, the residual heat is still heating up, is that okay?"

"What?　Seriously?　No, you can't. We need to cool it down!"

Let's see, summon Dine to make ice ...... No, you can't freeze coffee beans. Calm down, calm down!　Yes, Sylphy!

"You made coffee beans?"

"Oh, Sylphie. I need you to air cool those beans for me. As soon as possible."

"Well, you're in a hurry anyway."

With that said, Sylphy's wind envelops the coffee beans. Thank you for your quick response. But the residual heat will burn the coffee beans. From now on, I'll have to roast the coffee beans in anticipation of the residual heat, or ask Sylphy to stand by.

"Yuta, how long do you let it cool down?"

"Oh, just until the coffee beans reach room temperature, please."

"Okay, that's enough then."

Oh, it was already cold. That's great, Great Spirit. Once again, I observe the coffee beans cooled down to room temperature. They look pretty good. It took quite a long time on medium heat, let's try it on high heat next time. It seems to take quite a long time on low heat, so I'll try coffee brewed with beans on medium and high heat, and if both don't work, I'll try on low heat.

"Thank you Sylphy. I'm going to roast the beans again. Iff, please use high heat this time.

I ask Shilfi and If to try roasting on high heat this time. I'm one step closer to my dream of drinking all the coffee I want. Let's keep our guard up.