627 Again "Silver Star Hall" ④ - Confectionery and Fun

"This is the end of the day, sweets."

As that plate was arranged with the words of Varcus, the pleasant cheer rose from everywhere.

It is mostly the women who are cheering. It seemed to give a fresh look to the human expectations that favored sweetness.

Western-style, baked confectionery. White and black fabrics are layered in turn, with red and white sauces hanging there. Fluffiness and tickling the nasal cavity were sweet aromas of caron milk and fruit.

"Your black fabric is made of banaam black fuwano, plus gigi leaves. Let's have a little bitterness, but I think young people can eat it without any problems."

After stating it that way, Vulkas looked blurry and Tour-din better.

"Lord Tour-Din has been making sweets to add gigigi leaves to Fuwano for a long time. Am I offended by my imitation of the technique?

"And it's outrageous! That's the technique Asta learned in the first place..."

Tour-Din smiles awkwardly in a frightened manner. Even in the meantime, those eyes were nailed to Varcus' baked confectionery.

"It's delicious! You look, you look so beautiful!

This one looks like innocence itself, with Rimi-Lou lifting his hazy voice.

but his eyes looked more worried about Varcus.

"But this... are you using alcohol or something?

"No. Bringing liquor to confectionery is a technique that Lord Timaro is supposed to be good at."

Listening to Vulcus' reply, Rimi-Lou spreads his grin on the full face again. Nearly a year later, it should be noted, Rimi-Lou seemed that Timaro's confectionery was traumatic.

(In the meantime, you're supposed to have a mouthful of non-alcoholic Timaro treats too, but that's pretty deeply rooted)

Nevertheless, now it is also a joke. I brought the sweet to my mouth with the utmost comfort.

Really, the vibrant sweetness spreads through your mouth.

This was quite, waking sweetness.

(Sweet is this white sauce? Sweet as condensed milk)

But as you chew on the fuwano dough, its sweetness softly tames your tongue. The dough itself also had a sweet flavor, but there was a really classy flavor, which seemed to be beautifully harmonious with the sauce of caron milk.

(Intensely sweet at first, but not as persistent as pulling later, and this is just great)

And the red sauce seems to use more than one fruit, which was quite sour.

However, the acidity is not too strong, and this is also in harmony with the fuwano dough. In sweetness and acidity, it is intense enough to surprise people, but eventually becomes loosely tamed. It was a taste that was finished under such exquisite calculations.

Besides, the dough is also seasoned with white and black. The white fabric is a royal sponge cake that takes advantage of the flavors of caron milk and kimmus eggs, while the black fabric has a softer cookie finish that takes advantage of the aroma of the gigigi and the light texture of the black fuwano.

With white and red sauces, white and black fabrics, four flavors exist, and they exchange synergies. You can also enjoy a variety of delicacies by adjusting the amount of food you carry in your mouth. This was also a brilliant piece, assembled under elaborate calculations.

"Oh, it's so delicious. You'll loosen your face by accident."

Yun-Sudra, who turned her back on this one, said so, rocking the sidetail. Tul-din, who sat in front of him, is also smiling with a full face.

"Yeah, really. I'm so spared that I'm done eating.... Odifia would think so too, wouldn't you?

"Yeah," he nodded, then Odifia leaned to Tul-din's ear.

Still, did I whisper that I prefer the treats that Tour-Din makes - but? Tour-Din had raised his voice like he was surprised "well," then he had his eyes happily narrowed.

"Really delicious! I was already hungry, but if it was this treat, I'd want to eat more."

Limi-Lu also looks satisfied. Not so obsessed with dessert, Ai-Fa was still eating that treat satisfactorily.

"Hey, all this was delicious! Lord Varcus, we had a great time today!

"I'm afraid," said Varcus, as Polearth raised his voice that way.

"That concludes today's dish. If it were meant to be, I would just like to invite my disciples here to say hello...... before I do, I would like to see you entertained, would you mind?

"After-hours? After-hours, I don't hear much about after-hours. What the hell kind of entertainment did you prepare me for?

When Eurifia asked with interest, Varcus nodded facelessly "Yes".

"Before I do that, I would like to apologize to you all for one thing. As a matter of fact, only one of the six dishes served today was a dish made by a human being other than me."

Eurifia rounded her eyes properly.

Of course I did, it was in the same mood. Only Polearths is smiling.

"No, actually, I was consulted beforehand by Lord Varcus about this pastime. And I'm the one who gave you forgiveness, so if you're dissatisfied, please do it for me."

"I'm not dissatisfied, but I can't believe it was all about human dishes that weren't Varcus... maybe that means one of your disciples did?

"No," Vulcus shook his head sideways.

"It will be a dish at the hands of the young Roy, as the name has just been raised."

Now it's time most of the humans in the dining room started blurring.

What you know is about Odifia with the hunters by the woods.

In it, Raina-Lou was raising a confused voice.

"Oh, wait, Varcus. Is that a true story? I can't believe Roy made one of those dishes... I can't believe it..."

"Yes. If that's what you thought, I'm fortunate. So, which of the six dishes did Lord Roy serve… it will be your pleasure today to guess"

When Varcus mentioned it that way, Polearth also smiled and nodded.

"If I could get the answer in the right direction, I wouldn't need the price of cooking today. Wasn't it, Lord Varcus?

"Yes, if it was an indistinguishable feat from my dish, let's just say that the dish was worth the price. Otherwise, however, the harmony of the six dishes would have been disrupted, so it would be very difficult to pay the price."

Then Rayna-Lew asked, "Why?" He raised his voice.

"I have no idea why Varcus would do such an imitation. It is Varcus who is entrusted with the Kamado of this shop, so I don't think you can forgive me for such imitation of human dishes without disciples there."

There seemed to be an unserious look on the side of Raina-Lou, visible from my position.

Vulcus, with his green eyes at the time of the people of the south, is blurring back at it.

"... if you've offended me, I apologize to you more than once"

"I'm not offending you, I'm just wondering. I didn't allow Roy's apprenticeship. Isn't it too sensible for you to incorporate that dish into your own cooking?

Raina-Lou is a sword screen that is likely to stand up now with a kick in the seat.

Then, so that he could deceive it, Polearth raised his voice with a swooning laugh.

"Well, let's just say I make a seed. Actually, this is Lord Roy's hiring test."

"Recruitment...... exam?

"Yeah. If we don't get the answer now, Lord Roy will have created a dish that doesn't suck with Lord Varcus. That's what I'm talking about when I try to welcome him as my fourth apprentice."

Rayna-Lew seemed to stare at Polearth as she ate in. but if I look you in the eye, all you can see from me is hindsight.

After a while, Raina-Lou snapped "I understand," sighing around.

"If you, the partitioner, acknowledge me, I cannot complain. I'm sorry to hear about the extra mouth."

"No, no, this is the one who imitated the deception, and I'm sorry. I was only hoping you'd enjoy it as a pastime, but I guess it didn't suit the mood of the people around the woods."

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"That Lord Roy was talking about being invited to the woods every once in a while. If you don't like it, the folks at the woods don't have to take part in this pastime."

"No. I'm sure Roy is ready to do this, so I want to face it with all my heart, too"

Rayna-Lew had responded that way with a powerful voice.

"Also by the woods, falsehood is considered a sin. Even if it may be inconvenient for Roy, I hereby promise to give you the answers that I believe to be true."

"Yeah. Present one answer at a time, because if you get the most answers right, it means Lord Roy's defeat.... Well, thank you, Lord Varcus."

When Varcus nodded "Yes," the old woman began to hand out small pieces of paper before each of them. Fill in the answer here, I guess.

"I would like you to write there how many dishes Lord Roy has made.... Er, I hear that the folks at Moribe are also learning to write letters and numbers. Is there a problem?

"The only thing you're learning is Kamadoku's number. We're refreshed."

So the hunters' share was to be represented by Kamadoku, who was by them.

"Hmm," worried is Mim.

"That Roy is handy to the disciples of Varcus. All six dishes were made in the same way, and all of them were brilliant and prosperous, so I can't tell."

"... then why not think in harmony of the six dishes?

When Varcus answered with a blurred voice, a bright glow dwelt in Mim's light.

"I see. If that's the case, you have an idea"

"Oh, really? I have no idea."

Eurifia thinks with a very pleasant face. Next to it, Odifia had put her brush down early.

In addition, the people by the woods, without distinction between men and women, have already all come up with answers. The hunters, starting with Ai-Fa, probably took the trouble to haunt their heads because they have little interest in such a pastime.

After all, there seemed to be only one answer as to whether or not to know a lot about the inside. At least, I'm able to come up with an answer as a logical conclusion. One of the last things that bothered me in Kamado's turn seemed to be Yun-Sudra, who didn't interact so much with the Vulkas.

"Okay, looks like you could all write. Now, let me collect it."

An old woman collects a piece of paper and delivers it to Polearth. As we partitioned it, Polearth's eyes narrowed delightfully.

"Whoa, whoa, not surprisingly, the votes don't seem to be spreading. Nearly half the humans voted for the same dish, otherwise... it seems we're only divided into three kinds."

"Oh, and how did that turn out?

"We have eight appetizers, six confectioners, four meat dishes, and two chaska dishes."

Polearths laughed funnyly and looked around at the people on the spot.

"It's no fun to ask the right answer all of a sudden, so shall I share my thoughts on this one first?... First of all, who voted for the Chaska dish?

It was Dial and Larvis who raised their hands.

Dial looks back at Larvis and smiles with a grin.

"I knew you made Larvis a Chaska dish, too. I felt that way."

"Hmm. May I ask why?

"Yes. There is no such clear reason. However, I heard that you were being greeted by people from the woods, and that the dish was made by Asta's method, so I just expected it that way."

That's how Dial seemed to slightly shrug his luxurious shoulders wrapped around his dress.

"And you were talking about Chaska being a Sim ingredient, weren't you? Perhaps because of this, we, the people of the South, have turned our eyes more stern than the other dishes. Without it, there was no reason to think that the dish was inferior to other dishes."

"I see. That's a unique answer for the people of the South."

Polearth smiled and nodded, dropping his gaze on a bunch of pieces of paper.

"So what's next... four votes, meat dishes? Who put the vote here?

The hands raised here were Polearth, Odifia, Tolsto and Sanjula.

Odifia looks back at Rin and Tour-Din.

"Was Tul-din a bastard?

"Yes. Odifia was a meat dish, wasn't it?"

"Yeah......" Odifia unfortunately lays her eyes down. Tour-Din was smiling at it so that he could fool it.

"I chose meat dishes for the same reasons as Miss Deal just now. I was wondering if they would have had a chance to deal with Gibba meat if they were being greeted by the forest people."

"Yes, I thought so, too. Also, since giva meat is originally a delicious ingredient, even young cooks wonder if they can cook such a brilliant dish..."

When Tolst gave his consent, Sanjula also took a ride on it.

"I feel the same way. It was all brilliant food, so that's all I could think of, why,"

"Is that what Odifia thought?

As Eurifia asked, Odifia nodded coldly.

Though it seems quite wise to reach the same conclusion as Polearths and others at the age of six, the person makes an extremely unfortunate aura disappoint.

"So next... six votes, sweets."

I raised my hand here: me, Tour-Din, Limi-Lu, Raina-Lu, Sheila-Lu, and Mim.

Yun-Sudra is eating bubbles at that unified facial rash.

"Wow, all the Kamadu numbers besides me by the woods were the same answer. Couldn't you give the same answer as the Astas because I am immature after all...?

"No, I don't think that's the point. We had a lot of interaction with Varcus and Roy, so I guess we got to the same answer."

"Yes. Varcus once said alternating heavy and light dishes was the modus operandi. And I thought that the sweet seemed too heavy."

Sheila-Lou nodded loosely, too, when Raina-Lou said so.

"I thought so, too. Not that that sweet was that heavy, but I think the closing of the six dishes seemed slightly out of harmony"

"Yes, I also thought in harmony that only that sweet would have floated a little"

"Rimi, I thought that was like a tea party treat! So, Roy was close to Siri-Low, and Siri-Low was so good at making sweets, I wondered if he could make them so delicious."

"Yeah. And Varcus was researching confectionery as the closing of six dishes, so he said that the confectionery served alone was about as good as Siri-Low's. Together, the answer seems to be confectionery."

When I put it together that way, Polearth said, "I see!," he struck his hand.

"Exactly when so many cooks keep their mouths shut, they're out of step convincing. I'm starting to think this is Lord Roy's victory."

"... So let me tell you the answer?

"No, no, before we do that, let's also hear about the people who chose appetizers. Uh, all that's left is Princess Lifreia, Eurifia, Musul... and the faces of the hunters by the woods."

"I just thought that if Varcus were to leave it to the others, it would be either an appetizer or a treat. I knew Varcus would value order and harmony, so I thought it might be either the first or the last."

After stating so, Refraia smiled all the time.

"So I chose the appetizer because the confectionery was more luxurious... but when I heard what Asta and the others said, I was completely unsure."

"Right. I thought if I was as good a cook as Varcus, I'd leave it to the others as an appetizer, but I wasn't thinking enough."

Musul is nodding, as he agrees with the words of Refraia and Eurifia. After confirming that, Polearth let the hunters by the woods circle his gaze.

"So how about the Lord Ai-Fa? Oddly enough, though the hunters by the woods all seem to have given the same answer."

"... Roy, I heard the apprentice's number, so I let him choose a dish that I didn't think would be the best. But isn't this just a unanimity because we don't like raw meat"

"Uh, at least, I am. It's not a matter of yummy and unpleasant meat."

"Hmm. Maybe it's just as comfortable as the people of the south avoiding Sim's ingredients"

Sin-Luu replied that way too, but Georg-Zaza was silently shrugging his shoulders. I'm not particularly interested in this kind of entertainment.

"Shall I ask Lord Varcus for an answer? Which dish was made by Lord Varcus, Lord Roy?

"He made it... the last time it was served, it would be a treat"

Varcus answered that very lightly, without much appearance.

"That would certainly have been impeccable as a single treat served at a tea party or something. But it's too heavy for the closing of the six dishes, and the intensity of that flavour disrupts harmony. As Lord Asta and the others said."

"I see! Now, that means Lord Roy's victory. I'll be happy to pay for the food."

"Yeah, even if I ask you the answer, it's still incredible. Siri-Low himself would still be able to make such a stunning treat if he was an apprentice."

People on the side of the castle speak in a soothing manner.

But as far as I was concerned, I was breathing relief inside, and Raina-Lou, who turned his back on this one, was out of his shoulder strength in a relieved manner.

(If the discipleship story was ruined because of us, I'm sorry.... but as a result, it's like I could have won thanks to the ii-fa's)

Varcus' disciples were coming up from the chef while I was thinking about it.

Roy, standing on its last seat, lays his eyes down with a tenacious face. I guess I haven't been informed of the outcome of the battle yet. Siri-Low, next door, was also gently eager to see Roy as he bit his lips off slightly.

"I will now say hello. Today's dishes were made by me and these four people. My disciple, Lord Roy, asked me to take only confectionery."

"Yeah. They were all brilliant dishes.... So, you still don't tell them the outcome of the pastime? Lord Roy doesn't seem to care."

When he was nodded by Pol Earth, Varcus looked more at Roy with an emotionally uncharted look.

"The guests, up to eight of them, had chosen appetizers. Only six people chose confectionery, so the battle will be your victory."

Roy shook himself as if struck by the current.

"Oh... is that true, Varcus...?

"You can't throw up a lie or anything in front of your people. Now I must acknowledge your apprenticeship, so in future I will remove my honor and call you Roy"

Roy calmed down and brought it to neighbor Siri-Low.

Siri-Low pushes his body back into the jar as he blushes.

"And hold on. It's in front of you, isn't it?

"Oh, oh, sorry to show you the ugly..."

"Haha. You look like you've come up with a lot. Not so long ago, I was hoping to be an apprentice to Lord Varcus."

When Polearth cheerfully responded, the smiling bozzle still raised her voice, "Right."

"When I couldn't get results with this pastime, I was promising to leave us. If you put it to him, it was literally a battle to move on and off."

"Yeah? Does leaving for you mean... you won't even be allowed to help your apprentice with his work? That was a lot of tough conditions."

"Yes, he has been helping us with our work without a single paycheck. They've spent nearly a year in that state and have finally run out of storage. If we weren't granted a formal apprenticeship, we wouldn't have been able to stay with us."

To Bozzle's words, Eurifia spoke "well".

"You said you've been working for almost a year and you didn't get your full salary? You were supposed to be helping Siri-Low work at the Tea Party and at the Count Saturas dinner party, right?

"Yes, but I was just helping myself, so I didn't want to get paid by Varcus."

That said, Roy turned his challenging glance to Varcus.

"But now you can finally recognize me as your apprentice. Regards, Varcus"

"Yeah. I guess you should learn to reconcile yourself with other dishes first. The cooks by the woods seem to have noticed the disturbance of the Nokimi harmony."

"Yes, under you, I will let you learn"

With a challenging glance, Roy bows his head deeply. The Polearths and Euriphias had warm eyes, and Raina-Lou had extremely serious eyes, each watching over their appearance.

(I'm sure Roy will lift his arms as well when Varcus can get his hands on it. Neither can we.)

At the same time, I was caught in one thought.

It is about the mood of Varcus.

(I guess it was Roy's side that brought this battle on, but there's no reason for Varcus to accept it. Originally, Varcus insisted that he couldn't afford to hire any more apprentices.)

Still, did Varcus agree because there was still something to feel in Roy's arms?

At least, I think that treat Roy made was the Siri-Law treat served at the tea party and a non-suffocating one. Moreover, he had a proper castle town sweet-like physique while incorporating Tour-Din's method of throwing gigigi leaves into the fabric of Fuwano. If I could show off all that skill, would the servant Vulcus be moved to heart, too?

(Besides... Varcus should have also known that the people by the woods were not taught to eat meat raw. Yet why did you bother choosing to cook raw foods for an appetizer)

Is that because he tried to make the people by the woods think that it was Roy who made the appetizer - and so on, too much of an idea?

But anyway, Roy was officially admitted to discipleship. I wanted to live with that fact now.