547 - - Episode 545. Self-sufficiency as usual

Inspired by the snowy landscape, I challenged myself to make konnyaku, which I had thought would be difficult, in order to enjoy taro stew. It was quite difficult, but with the help of Dolly, who has a deep knowledge of plants, and Ruby, who has a long experience of cooking, we managed to complete it. For some reason, we ended up with white konjak, but since white konjak was sold at the supermarket, it probably wasn't a problem .......

The konjak was a success. But my original purpose was to have a taro stew party. Making konjak is just a preliminary step.

The success of konjak gave me a boost, and I succeeded in making tofu.

I had seen how to make tofu many times before, and the ingredients were easy to find. Moreover, with the Great Spirit of Water on my side, I could freely adjust the amount of nigari and the firmness of the tofu.

It was not very difficult, and I regretted that I had not made it earlier.

I also made deep-fried tofu from tofu. I wondered if the tamamos would go crazy over it.　I gave them a taste, but they reacted the same as Belle and the others, which was a little disappointing, understandably so.

And the huge pot that I had asked Mel to make was ready.

"I asked for it, but ...... it's so big!"

I came here to see the giant pot because it was completed, but when I saw the ...... real thing, it was incredibly large.

The giant pot I saw on TV for the taro stew event was six meters in diameter.

But it doesn't attract a lot of people like the huge events in Japan. Still, since many spirits will come to play with us, I think it should be about a third of the size of the giant pot.　So I simply asked them to make a giant pot with a diameter of two meters.

And I asked him to make two pots, one for soy sauce and one for miso. .......

Of course. If they are two meters in diameter, it is natural that they should be this big.

I had imagined the size of the pot to some extent, but the real one is so much more powerful. Is it a Goemon bath?　No, it's bigger than that.

"Well, Master, are you sure about this?"

Mel asks anxiously. Mel had come to me several times before I made the sculpture to make sure it was the right size.

I wondered why he was so anxious, but I guessed that Mel was a craftsman and had a very accurate image of the real thing.

No wonder he was worried. In a world where there are not so many big events, he would not be able to understand the significance of such a huge pot.

Well, I can only understand enough to knock people's socks off. Yeah, they say stewed food tastes better when it's made in large quantities, and this pot would probably make a very tasty taro stew.

Even if there's leftover taro stew, I can store it in my magic bag, so there's no problem.

"Yes, thank you. It's perfect."

"I'm glad."

Mel looks more relieved than happy to hear that he passed. He must have been very anxious.

If he had visited the site instead of concentrating only on making konjak, he could have relieved Mel's anxiety more and put too much burden on him.

It's sad that Meral and Merrill Serio have to be reminded of this again, and they need to be reminded of it.

"Mel, what do you want for your reward?　Money, materials, whatever I have."

I will reflect on this, but for now, I should reward the craftsmen for their work.

Mel wouldn't want a greedy reward, and it's quicker to ask.

Nomos looked at me when I said reward, but I'm pretty sure he meant give me a drink for my work.

I nodded that I understood, and Nomos began to stroke his ample beard with satisfaction.

I'll bring you a drink later so you don't forget. I'll also offer him some konjak and vinegared miso that Nomos liked.

By the way, when I tasted the konnyaku, Belle and the other little ones found the crunchy texture interesting, while Sylphy and the other big spirits responded quite well.

Well, when I say they reacted well, I mean that they thought it was a good idea. There were also factions of wasabi soy sauce, ginger soy sauce, and vinegared miso.

It seems that even spirits have different tastes.

"I don't want any rewards!　I don't need it!"

As I was thinking about this nonsense, for some reason Mel started to shake his head and refuse to accept the reward.

What's going on all of a sudden?

Well, when I calmed down Mel's flustered state and asked him the reason, it made sense in a way.

It seems that he is not paid just for making pots and pans, even though the knowledge of Damascus alone is worth a lot of money.

I told him that it was Nomos who taught me the knowledge and that this was different from that, but he stubbornly refused to accept the reward.

I was surprised that he refused to accept the reward instead of being greedy. I guess it's easier for Nomos to ask for a quick drink.

Anyway, I don't think he'll accept the reward no matter what I say, and I'll push him for some useful materials for blacksmithing when I see an opportunity.

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Now, we have two pots of great power.

When I saw the actual huge pots, I thought that if I made taro stew with them, all the little kids who came to visit Paradise would not be able to consume it even if they all ate.

Even though it can be stored in the magic bag, it would be sad to have a lot of leftovers.

The event I saw on TV was a huge event that gathered tens of thousands of people, and it was so fancy that they used an excavator as a ladle.

If we are going to hold the world's first taro stew party, I don't think we should do it halfway. My hometown has no relation to a prefecture where taro stew is popular, but as a Japanese, it is something to strive for.

It hasn't been that long, but let's have a big taro party to show off our snowy island.

Maybe the spirit kings will come if we invite them, and if we open up the snow island, there will be no problem if we invite more little kids.

I'm sure that senior spirits and above will consume a lot of alcohol while eating ...... potatoes, so let's leave it so that everyone except the spirit kings and their accompanying spirits can enjoy themselves at the sake island. We can bring the stewed potatoes to Sake Island as a gift.

"Hey Sylfie, how about inviting the spirit kings and others and having a big feast using that pot?

"Let's do it."

The answer was immediate. I think the reply came at about the same time as the

"You're sure it's okay to invite the king of spirits too, right?"

I have a feeling that the word "banquet" is the only word Sylphy hears, so I'll check it again.

"What?　Ah, the king of spirits. ...... I don't know if he can come or not, but it's no problem to invite him. I'll call Alvard and Yuta can invite him.

I knew I had only heard the word "banquet. Well, if the banquet is that much fun, it's worthwhile for me to organize it.

But I'm afraid I'm going to give Mr. Alvard a hard time again. I'll prepare a gift of spirits.

Okay, I'm getting into the spirit of things. I'm going to show the spirits how great the Japanese event is!

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"Now, I regret so much."

"Yuta's brother, we don't have time to sit around!　You've got to move your hands!"

"Yes!　I'll do my best!　

"Yuta's brother, what's wrong with you?　But it's okay if you're working with your hands!"

It can get weird.

After deciding on a big feast at the potato stew party, Sylphy immediately called Mr. Alvard and decided that the spirit kings would join the party.

Judging from the way Mr. Alvard was holding his stomach, it seems that a lot of coordination is needed behind the scenes, but at any rate, it seems that the participants will gather without any problems.

At that time, I was thinking that I wanted to have an enjoyable banquet, but I miscalculated. I knew before I made the pot that it would be too big.

I had also imagined that a large amount of ingredients would be needed to make a taro stew to fit the pot.

However, just as the size of the pot was more impressive than I had expected, imagination is only imagination.

Naturally, the actual construction of the pot would bring up various problems.

My simple idea was to have Dolly prepare the ingredients, Dine wash them, Sylphy chop them, Ruby and the others cook and I assist.

It was supposed to be a simple and foolproof plan.

No, in fact, the plan itself was not wrong. It was just a little too much work.

What's a giant pot two meters in diameter, you idiot?　And two. Whoever thought that people would be surprised by a big pot is a fool. That was me!

We got the meat in the labyrinth, and the vegetables we got in the labyrinth city and the ones Dolly prepared for us are enough. Mushrooms are also no problem since we harvested a large amount of them in the forests of the Kingdom of Rosofia.

There's more meat than can fit in a giant pot, of course, and Dolly has grown a lot of burdocks and other root vegetables until they're ready to be harvested, so there's more than we can use up.

Belle and the others are helping us with the harvest, Dine washes the vegetables and they become shiny in an instant, and Sylphy uses the wind and the ingredients are chopped to the right size in an instant.

Just as planned, maybe I'm a genius?　It was going so well that it was no wonder that I was so proud of myself. Until we started cooking: .......

I was so relaxed that I thought it would be a piece of cake if I left it to Ruby and her team, but the amount of food was too much and the assistants were too busy.

We were happy to see Ruby and her team cooking at an astonishing speed, but the assistants were so busy that they were dizzy.

Gina and the others have stepped in to help out, but there just isn't enough help at all.

I fry and mix and fry and mix and fry and mix and ...... keep doing the same thing over and over until I don't know what I'm doing.

No matter how much I cook, the pot never fills up and the endless work goes on and on.

I haven't even reached half of the pot for the soy sauce flavor, and there is still half of the pot and one whole pot for the miso flavor left. It is nothing but despair.

The banquet is in two days. How many more times will I have to repeat the same process until then?

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Yuta's brother had just finished an unusual ingredient, and then he said he was going to build a huge pot that made no sense and have a big feast.

As usual, paradise is interesting.

I didn't have a choice but to accept Sylphy's sister's offer to cook as much as I wanted and to learn recipes of dishes I didn't know.

But Yuta's brother ...... had better think a bit before he says anything instead of stirring the pot with his dead eyes.