450 - - Episode 448 Gourmet episode?

Wild boar roasted whole & mushroom party in a big forest. Charcoal-grilled natural shiitake mushrooms are being consumed at a furious pace in front of our eyes. No time to complain about nomos eating shiitake mushrooms as if they were swallowing them. I have to eat it too.

Slightly impatient, I carefully grab the shiitake mushroom extract floating on the surface with chopsticks so as not to spill it, and bite into the shiitake mushroom as if to pick it up with my face. It's a little crude, but it's the only way not to spill the shiitake mushroom extract.

They are hot. But I am prepared for that since I took them directly from the grill. When I put my teeth into the thick shiitake mushrooms, the unique texture and flavor of shiitake mushrooms fill my mouth.

...... thick-fleshed shiitake mushrooms are so delicious. The taste, texture and aroma are totally different. Even though it is not a soup, you can feel the broth in your mouth. ......What is this, it is so delicious. It's very rich.

It is a taste that a gourmet would be able to praise more than a page of manuscript paper can suffice. I'm not a gourmand, so I can only say it's delicious.

But perhaps it is because the mushrooms are so familiar to Japanese people that the flavor seems to soak into their bodies. Dragon's meat has a strong flavor that almost takes your consciousness away, but this one has a taste that makes you feel safe, as if you are wrapped up in a bedding.

In the words of a gourmet manga, the dragon's meat makes you feel as if rays of light are coming out of your mouth, while the shiitake mushrooms make you cry and say, "What the heck did they give me to eat?

"Yuta. It's gone!"

While I was basking in the afterglow of the taste, I heard Bell's voice. I turned my eyes to see Belle with her cute eyebrows furrowed in a pissed-off look, and the char-grilled shiitake mushrooms neatly gone. It's a wonder I've only had one bite.

"...... Let's have some ajillo next time."

"Ahi-yo!"

The furrowed brow is back, and Bell moves quickly to the iron pot for the ahi jockey. Lane and the others move with him.

Gina and Fukuchan also move to the iron pot for ajillo, so that I can no longer see the pot. I made it in a rather large pot, but I don't think it's enough.

...... The oil of ajillo is quite hot, so eat calmly. Be careful not to burn yourself, especially Gina and the others. Then you can eat it."

"Ahi-jo!"

Belle said ahi-jaw and stabbed the mushrooms with a child's fork. Did she not hear my words to calm down?　Also, you don't have to say "ajillo" because it's not the name of a special move.

The little ones and Gina also began to touch the pot one after another, perhaps triggered by Belle's action. Sylphy and the others seem to have given up on the children and are now concentrating on the drinks.

"Master! This is delicious!　It's easy. Can we serve it in our cafeteria?　Oh, but the vegetable oil is a bit expensive. Even if you want to make it in small portions, an iron pot is ......"

Gina, who had just eaten her ahi jjos, smiled at me and sank into a sea of thoughts.

Ahijo is a dish that doesn't take much time to make, but it's quite a hassle to clean up afterwards. I don't think it would be suitable for Gina's family's dining room.

Oops, I'm going to miss another meal if I keep talking about it here. Leaving Gina submerged in a sea of thoughts, I put my fork into the pot of ahi jio.

Oh, this is a shimeji. I put the fork in without any particular aim, but I'm a little happy to get my favorite mushroom.

Well, all the mushrooms in this ajillo are natural mushrooms, so I think I would have been happy with any of them, but let's not worry about that and be happy that I hit the jackpot.

The shimeji stuck in my fork, with its light brown umbrella and puckered body, stained with oil and shiny ......, somehow doesn't look so delicious. It reminds me of a greasy middle-aged man. Let's just eat it and enjoy the taste without thinking about anything else.

Putting all unnecessary thoughts out of my mind, I put the shimeji mushroom in my mouth. As you bite into the hot shimeji mushrooms with your mouth huffing and puffing, you will feel the crunchy texture and at the same time, delicious oil will spread in your mouth from the shimeji mushrooms that have absorbed a lot of oil.

The oil with a lot of garlic is covered with the flavors of many other mushrooms, and it lays waste to the inside of your mouth. I thought it would be better to use less garlic to make the most of natural mushrooms, but I was right.

The delicate taste may have been lost, but the natural shimeji mushrooms with a good sense of junkiness are ridiculously tasty. It's a taste that can be chained endlessly with ale and mushroom ajillo.

Now, let's move on to the next mushroom: .......　Are Sylphy and the others already in on it?　...... maybe, but I don't have time to savor mushrooms today. I'd better enjoy the mushrooms alone in the middle of the night.

"Now it's time for the main dish of the night, roasted wild boar!

After the shimeji mushrooms, I managed to get some maitake mushrooms and my ajigyo was over. Dipping the bread in the leftover oil was also very tasty, but I wanted to eat more mushrooms.

...... Well, the whole roasted wild boar is big, so I should be able to eat my fill. I'll enjoy mushrooms later.

The power word "roasted wild boar" makes the little ones even more excited. And when I take out a whole roasted boar and put it down in front of them, they cheer loudly. The reaction is as expected.

Huh?　Well, how should we eat it?　Is it appropriate?

"Gina. How do you think I should eat this?"

Biting into the whole thing sounds fun, but as a civilized person, a teacher of Gina and the others, and a contractor of Bell and the others, I reject it.

"I think it would be better if you cut it into pieces and eat it as you go. If you want, I can do it myself.

"Oh, please."

Thank God Gina was there. I only know the parts of a wild boar, like the loin and the belly.

"Okay. Okay, you take care of the dishes and get everyone lined up. I'll hand them out as I cut them.

"Yes, sir."

Oh, I'm so dependable that I've become an honorific. I'm a little embarrassed.

"Everyone, line up here. The order is ......, then Belle and her friends, Sarah and her friends, and Fuku-chan and her friends, please."

When I told them to line up here, they lined up in front of me with excited faces. They were so quick.

FUKU-chan and the others seemed to be taking it easy to keep pace with Sarah and the others, so their personalities are quite different. Well, it doesn't matter since they're both adorable.

Gina puts the knife into the roasted wild boar without hesitation. I want to learn from her boldness.

"Hmm. It's a little tough meat, and I think it's hard to eat if I cut it too thick. Master, can I cut it into pieces as if I were shaving it?"

Did you check the hardness of the meat with a knife? I don't know how to shave it, but I'll leave it to Gina.

"Oh, I don't know, so do it the way Gina thinks is best.

"Okay."

Gina nodded and moved the knife so that it was parallel to the skin. The meat is about one centimeter thick. If you cut the skin thinly, it looks like Peking duck.

Gina quickly inserts the knife and cuts the meat into pieces. As the meat piles up on the plates, she passes the plates to the belles in line one after another, telling them they can eat first. It feels like we're having a soup kitchen.

The belles who have received their plates are floating around, eating the meat and making noises about how delicious it is. The mushrooms got a good reaction, but the roasted wild boar is just as good.

No, most kids like meat better than mushrooms, and maybe it's the mushrooms that brought out the best reaction from the meat.

"Oh, ...... Uri ...... Speaking of which, is wild boar meat okay for Uri?"

I was going to ask Sylphy and the others later, but I forgot all about it.

Uli tilts his head adorably at my question. His clear child-like eyes are asking me, "Can't you give me some meat?　I felt a tremendous sense of guilt.

"Yuta-san. The spirit and the boar are two different things, even though they look the same. Some spirits don't like it, but Uri-chan doesn't seem to mind, so there's no problem if you give her meat.

Dolly came to my rescue when I was in trouble. If you don't care about it, there's no problem," she said, which was kind of loose but also very spirit-like.

Now that Uri's problem is solved and the wild boar meat has been distributed to everyone, I get to work on the meat. First, the surface of the boar, which is browned.

...... is delicious. The skin is crispy, as if the excess fat has been drained off, and it combines with the meat, which is very satisfying, and I feel that it has a wild flavor that is mixed with the deliciousness of the meat. ...... Well, it is delicious anyway.

Taste-wise, I'd have to give the edge to the dragon, but the atmosphere and the boldness of the whole roasted meat seems to compensate for the taste.

Another one!

As we gobbled up the wild boar meat, Bell and his friends offered us more. There's plenty more wild boar meat to go around, so don't hesitate to get more. I'll have another one too.

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"Kukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukk."

Late at night, when the trees and grass are asleep, a strange sound of laughter echoes through the forest. It is me.

"Yuta. Aren't you going to sleep?"

Sylphy noticed my laughter and spoke to me. Nomos and Dolly were also looking at me. That's right. The Great Spirits were still here.

"Yeah. I'm not going to sleep. I'm sorry Sylphy and the others, but I'll serve you some drinks and you can enjoy them by yourselves."

He takes out a barrel of ale and wine and places it in front of the Great Spirits. It is what is commonly known as a bribe.

"It's nice of you to add more alcohol, but what are you going to do with it?　It says on your face that you're doing something evil?"

...... seems to have gotten a little excited and his feelings are showing in his facial expression. It's nothing to hide, so I explain to Sylphy and the others what I'm going to do.

"I respect Yuta's feelings, but can't you just do what you normally do?"

Sylphy looks at me with a pitying gaze.

"It's important to create the right atmosphere."

I understand what Sylphy is trying to say, but I must be firm in my assertion that this is a non-negotiable point.

"...... Huh, Yuta has a strange obsession sometimes. Well, I won't get in your way, so I hope you enjoy it."

Good. Now that I've made my statement, I won't be interrupted by Sylphy and the others.

Thank you. I'll be behind the base, so just keep an eye out for me.

I ask him to keep watch and move to the back of the base. Behind me I hear Nomos' voice asking if Yuta is a child, but I don't care.

I let Belle, Gina, Fuchu, and the others sleep in the base camp, and I bribe Sylphy and the others.

Hmmm. It's time for grown-ups to have a late-night mushroom party.