603 Twenty-eighth Day of the Blue Moon ③ - Sweet Hours

Thus three kinds of confectionery were to be delivered to your ladies with the bell of Jomtien.

To avoid flavor comparisons today, cooks will also be on the spot. Being a cooking assistant, I decided to pull myself back along with I-Fa and let them watch everyone struggle.

"Well, all of them are strangely shaped confectionery. My heart starts pounding before I say it."

With Eurifia at the head, everyone's eyes shining. Though Odifia and Arishna are faceless, I guess they feel the same inside.

"You're going to wonder which one you're going to get your hands on... isn't this sweet shade very nice?

"Yes, I'll take it from here."

That's what I said, and Littier pulled one plate in hand.

On a single plate, there are several bite-sized confectionery. It was a prepared treat by Siri-Low.

All confectionery was finished before the bell rang, so we've already finished your tasting. Siri-Low's prepared confectionery tasted more delicious and yet stranger than the one prepared at the last tea party.

As for the shape, on the base like pie dough, something like cream is fluttered. In fact it was like a cream made from whipped caron's milk, which was pale pink because of the fruit sauce elaborated.

Rittier, who soaked it up from the plate with a silver fork and carried it to her mouth, circled her eyes "well".

"You have such a gentle colour, but you have such a vivid taste... and what a strange mouthfeel. It's like bubbles."

Indeed, its pink cream had a texture that was so fine that it disappeared from the side that touched the tongue.

Then, the sweetness of the fruit blends in intensely. It is also a temporal taste of the heavenly fruit, made from a blend of different fruits. The combination of berry acidity, citrus flavor, and momomo roundness was also seen in the previous confectionery, but it was thought that the formula would be different again.

And it is the presence of ingredients hidden in the cream that adds further colour to it.

He noticed it. Merrim raised his voice, "Oh."

"Besides the fluffy part above and the fuwano fabric, you're still using something. I didn't even notice you were giving me a tour of the cook."

"Looks like this is some kind of fruit. But it seems to be a tongue I don't remember at all... what the hell is this?

As Rittier looked back at the cooks, Siri-Low gave her a bowl of grace.

"You will be an ingredient called Remirom, brought from a land called Baldo. The classification is not fruit, but vegetables."

"Remirom? That's the first name I've ever heard...... so sweet, is it a vegetable, not a fruit?

"Yes, Remirom is originally an ingredient with a strong flavour, so it is soaked in Panem honey for a long time and then simmered in fruit juice"

Remirom is a broccoli ingredient. Though I have had several mouthful experiences, I could not realise it was Remirom on more tastings than I had just had.

A slightly unique texture, Remirom, was further tailored to a strange texture by Siri-Low's cooking. Each grain of flower bud was bright and slightly bouncing, and the sweetness of honey and fruit juice seemed to linger from it.

(Well, this isn't broccoli itself. If they bring up the unique characteristics of Remirom that I don't know, you're in good hands)

Whatever it was, Siri-Low's confectionery was delicious.

Ladies and gentlemen are eating the sweets satisfactorily.

but in it, Odifia had one quietly cheeked another treat. Eurifia laughs "hehe" when she realizes it.

"I'll see, that's Tour-Din's treat. Gigi leaves seem to be used, so I was wondering if they are."

Odifia is moving her mouth enthusiastically, while she nods cozily. Around its mouth, Gigi's cream was all over it.

As I had declared in the cook, what Tour-Din did was a new piece of cake made from Gigi leaves.

Nokimi Gigi is used for cream, sponge cake, and fabric coating. It's a gingi-made chocolate cake.

However, it is not as obscure as Gato Chocolate. The sponge cake is baked fluffy and soft, and the cream is sweet. Because the chocolate sauce that coats it is sweet, the sugar content is carefully calculated.

Also, the cream is scattered with crushed lamampa fruit when it comes to peanuts, which adds a different texture. Furthermore, the lack of glamour in black monochrome means that the top is decorated with a bit of pure white cream. Here, Tul-din's, which was on Gigi's leaves, was a finishing touch that should also be called aggregation.

"Oh, this is delicious, too. Though Tour-Din often makes sweets with gigi leaves... this might be the best."

That said, Eurifia glanced at Alishna.

"How about that? But this Gigi leaf must have been delivered from Sims."

"Yes, it's delicious. Such a delicious treat, I don't know anything else.... Deal, how about it?

"Yeah, it's delicious. That should be called Sim's ingredient?

The tone is polite, but you look a little shaky. Arishna in return was still more faceless to perfection.

"But this confection, Jagal sugar, it must be used. Sims and jagals, both ingredients, that's what it is, it's the flavor. This kind of treat, you can say it, if it's Selva, I think."

"... I guess so"

Dial looks a lot like he is shutting up. As for himself hating Sims and the people who live in the land, I guess it's a lot of complicated mood.

(But Arishna has been friendly with Dial for a long time. If I push one more, I guess I can also make friendship with Dial)

Anyway, Alishna can't go back to her hometown. And since they are in no way involved in the war against Jagal, it should not have seemed harmful for them to be friends in the West.

"Really, both treats seem extraordinarily tastier than last time. I'm so impressed with you."

While stating so, Rittia dropped her gaze on the last plate.

"So, this is what you did, uh... could you have been Rimi-Lou?

"Yes, it's Rimi-Lou! If you think it's delicious, I'd love it!

Littier also smiled graciously, as Limi-Luu smiled.

"This looks so strange in here. I can't imagine the taste at all."

"Yes! Asta taught me, it's a new treat! Um... what was that name?

"In my hometown, it would be a treat called 'Bomochi' or 'Calf'."

Yes, I used a few chaskas left to teach Limi-Lu how to make them.

I don't really understand the difference between "Bomochi" and "Calf" even if I try. Together, it was not difficult to make those confectionery by means of braised fruits similar to beans and kimchi powder that could be made by grinding tau beans.

Chaska makes use of its original rice-like properties and cooks them up in dust. It was further crushed to the point where the grain remained slightly, and filled with braised fruit fillings and kiki powder.

Moreover, the fruit of the brake is prepared with both crushed and peppered filling. Three kinds of confectionery were prepared, in addition to those covered with kimchi powder.

"Oh, you're surprisingly stiff. … I guess I should say that the elasticity is amazing rather than stiff"

Saying it that way, Eurifia cut the 'Bomochi' of the pepper filling with a knife and a fork. The other ladies, other than Odifia, were engaged in the same task.

It was still Eurifia who carried it to his mouth and gave him the first voice of surprise.

"Well, this... tastes really strange. I have no idea what it's made of."

"That's Chaska!... Ah, it's Chaska!

When Rimi-Lou answered well, Eurifia pointed a pleasant gaze.

"Limi-Lu, you can talk as much as you like, like your brother.... but yes, this is Chaska. Although I heard that Asta's hand had devised a different way of eating… this really doesn't taste like Chaska."

"Oh, and Eurifia already, the original Chaska was spoken of,"

When I snapped my mouth from behind, Eurifia smiled, "Yes."

"Even at Castle Genos, we got some chaskas. The chef, Dia, made it a brilliant dish... but it seems like a completely different dish."

"That's a very strange taste. But I think it's delicious."

Both Merrim and Rittia, who state it that way, were smiling at me satisfactorily.

Instead, Deal is clouding only one eyebrow.

"I've heard of the name Chaska. This is also the ingredient for Sims."

"Yeah! But that kiki powder over there is made of tau beans! Tau's beans are Jagal ingredients, right?

"Huh? Is this Tau's bean?

When Dial rounded his eyes, Rimi-Lou said, "Yeah!" He nodded.

"Plus, I use a lot of Jagal sugar! Sim's ingredients and Jagal's ingredients are both important!

"Ugh. That's what Polearth said when he said it was the strength of Genos to taste it both ways."

Eurifia now carried the "Bo Momochi" of the quinoa powder into her mouth.

"Oh, this one's delicious, too. It's so delicious that you want to thank Genos for being born. I'd be delighted if Jagal and Sim's guests were lucky enough to visit Genos."

"Yes. Fortunately, I think"

"... right. If I had stayed in Jagal the whole time, I wouldn't have had a chance to say something like this."

Arishna answered each one without a look on her face and Dial seemed to have none. After I see him, Eurifia turns back towards me.

"Asta, you've already told Castle Town how to handle these chaskas, right?

"Yes, through Jan, head chef of the Count Dalaim family, let me tell you. It's just that Chaska hasn't gotten to much of the castle town yet because he hasn't had enough."

In the meantime, the people of the woods bought out a large quantity of chaskas to be used in two feasts. That should have been due to the generosity of Vulcus, who was the first to cut Chaska's sales route, and Polearth, who is involved in managing distribution.

"I'm sure Chaska will want a number of humans in the castle town as well. In anticipation of that, Polearth sent a messenger to Sim."

"Huh? Are you a messenger?

"Yeah. Use the example, the road cut open by the woods. He said he ran Totos without pulling the carrier, so I guess the word gets to Sims in less than a month."

Eurifia smiles with a very satisfied face.

"Also, before that, Varcus seemed to have told Sim's merchants that he wanted more chaskas... looking forward to a new day of chaska delivery"

I could wholeheartedly agree yes.

Eurifia nods one and then turns back towards Lifreia.

"By the way, you're much quieter, Refraia. Were you satisfied with today's treats?

"Yes, of course. Every treat is so delicious, I'm obsessed with it."

I took it. It was facetious, and Refraia replied that way. Indeed, the confectionery on the plate appears to be decreasing faster than anyone else.

"If you had done a taste comparison or something, you would have made a lot of noise. I think I wanted to throw all the stars at all the sweets."

"Oh, that's certainly true. If I were you... would I have thrown it to Rimi-Lou with novelty"

"Oh, but even Tul-din and Siri-Low's confectionery..."

And Merrim, who said so, shyly lowered his mouth.

"... and I guess it was supposed to make a scene like this. It was really delicious like you couldn't win or lose."

"Yeah, really. Not only are you two by the woods, but Siri-Low is so young, he's amazing."

That's how I said it, and now Rittia's got her eyes on me.

"I hope they will all sift Giva's cooking again. Me and Merrim have never spoken of Asta's cooking yet, so we're looking forward to the day."

"Yes, it would be an honor to have the Count Dalaim's cook at your disposal any day."

"Princess Lifreia was invited to a feast by the woods the other day. I was very jealous when I heard that."

And Merrim smiles and raises his voice, too.

"Speaking of which, now we're inviting the people of Jagal to the woodside, right? Uh, are you the architects or something?

"Ah, yes. We've been looking after people since last year, and this year, we're going to ask them to rebuild the house."

When I answered that way, I heard a light tone with Kashan.

When I looked him in the eye, Dial just put the cup of tea on the plate. Apparently, he made an incorrect sound, "Excuse me," he said, lowering his head gently, and then sticking a strong gaze at me.

"Asta, are you inviting the people of Jagal to the woods? It's the first time."

"Ah, yes. Lately, it's finally settled. Until then, I thought I'd better not say anything."

"... When Princess Lifreia was invited to the woods, I was urged to give up my seat on the grounds that I was a people of Jagal. So now we invite the people of Jagal to the woods."

Dial was smiling briskly, but his mouth was pinching. It is the people of Jagal, who are not comfortable hiding their hearts and minds.

"Is it possible that I, too, am those Nerwian people who have faced each other in the stalls?

"Oh, yes, that's right. There are also a large number of people who have been hired in Genos, but they all seem to be born in Jagal"

"So this is an act of deepening interaction with the people of the South, not the people of the West, right?

At last, Dial began to shake his shoulders with a mess.

Merrim and Rittia are frowning worryingly, and Eurifia looks like she's laughing and plumping Odifia's mouth.

"Er... is Dial interested in a settlement by the woods?

"... if you weren't interested, you wouldn't have even spoken up at the feast the other day"

"Oh, that's right. So should we talk to the architects to see if Deal can invite you along too?

Then Arishna looked more like Dial.

"I'm very jealous, I think. Even this time, the people of the east, to invite, will not be forgiven."

"... you were invited to a place called Silver Star Hall the other day, weren't you? At that time, it was a dinner party for the people of the east, wasn't it?

"Yes, but forestside settlements, invited, I envy you"

Alishna's eyes, reminiscent of the lake at night, are pointed at me more softly.

It is as comfortable as being served a delicious meal by a black cat that has been removed.

"Sa, that's just hard this time. The East and South are in a bit of a complicated relationship..."

"I'm confused. I just envy you, I think."

"I'm also jealous of Odifia"

And suddenly Odifia also spoke.

Eurifia can flatter her mouth like she's in trouble.

"Does Odifia just want to meet with Tour-Din? I could still look at you like this today, but you haven't had enough?

"... Odifia wants to be with Tool-Din more"

"Then let's invite Tour-Din to Castle Town, shall we?... Tour-din, may I invite you again soon?

"Yes, of course!... I'm sure the Chiefs will forgive you if it's an act to deepen the bond"

While stating so, Tour-Din nearly smiled at Odifia.

Odifia is nagging and shaking her body on the chair.

"I'm sorry. Because his father is leaving Genos, Odifia seems to miss him a lot.... well, I'm looking for you from the beginning."

"Ko, I'm honored. I am also very pleased to be able to deepen my bond with Odifia."

At a distance of a few meters, Tour-Din and Odifia were staring at each other only about you.

I'll see what that looks like for a while, and then Refraia calls me.

"Hey, Asta. I suppose this will put an end to your work, but do we have to go home soon?

"Huh? That... depends because these two are holding off on giva hunting jobs"

Refraia's eyes moved from me to the two hunters.

Ai-fa is leaning down his ankle like a jerk.

"I hear that today's work in Castle Town lasts until a moment downstairs, so I hope to return to the woodland for its inscription"

"Then there must still be about a half an hour left. Eurifia, until then, why don't they just let this place calm down?

"Calm your hips? You mean we'll have seats?

"Yeah. It's like everyone in this room is hoping to deepen ties with the people by the woods. It's my chance, so why don't you just sit back and talk to me?

"We don't need a chair or anything like that for us as escorts."

And the way Ai-Fa calmed down, he snapped his mouth.

"I would like to ask the chair only for Kamado's number. Let's keep it behind us."

"Right. Then let me carry the chair."

Eurifia said so lightly and turned her attention to Siri-Low.

"Of course you can join us, right? You made a promise until one moment downstairs."

"Ha... but I am not a forest folk"

"Isn't that why you want to bond with the people of the woods, too? You've never been invited to a woodland feast before, have you? I'd love to hear that story."

As Eurifia rang the bell, she was able to tell the surnames to bring in additional chairs.

"I guess it's hard to tolerate having cooks sitting in their seats at an official dinner party or something, but it's a tea party today. You don't have to think hard about anything."

"Yeah, I'd be very happy to talk to the folks by the woods slowly,"

Merrim and Rittier are laughing happily, too.

And even here, Tour-Din and Limi-Lu were smiling.

In the meantime, Odifia is moving her legs under the table. When a new chair was thus brought in by the hands of the surnames, the young princess looked back to Lifreia.

"Thank you, Refraia"

"What could it be? I don't remember you thanking me."

"I'm very happy with Odifia because I can chat with Tour-Din."

"Yes," Refraia smiled.

It is a serene smile, since the feast of rapprochement.

"Then you should have a chat with me. I'll let you do the same."

"Yeah," Odifia nodded.

At the behest of Eurifia, one of the chairs is brought closer to its replacement.

"Come on, Thur-din is here. Can Asta be by Refraia?

"Yes, thank you"

The chairs were arranged two by one, left and right, so me and Siri-Low were to line up near Refraia. Behind us is Ai-Fa, behind Tour-Din and Limi-Lu, Joo-Run, stands down softly.

Odifia looked back at Tour-Din by body and looked at him.

Tour-Din smiles softly, looking back at it.

Of all the people out there, it never seemed like that was the only special air being created there.

(Congratulations to Odifia of the Marquis of Genos and Thur-din, the family of the Chieftains, for being so intimate... oh my god, it also seems impeccable to think that way)

It didn't matter who you were, it took you so long to get to know each other. Odifia delighting in delicious confectionery and Tour-Din finding happiness in Odifia delighting - even me and I-Fa once were supposed to be just that at the beginning.

That's how the deepening of the bond between me and I-Fa led to a great deal of change by the woods. If so, will the deepening of the ties between Tour-Din and Odifia also bring about a great deal of change for Genos?

I thought so, but that was another ruthless story. Me and I-Fa didn't deepen our bond because we wanted to imitate something big.

(Keep your heart full, you just have to get along. Then I'm sure the woods and Western gods will lead us to a happy end)

While I was thinking that way, I decided to deepen my bond with Refraia and the other ladies.

That half hour was as if in a golden light - and Tour-Din told me in embarrassment, on the way back to the woods.