CH 46.3

We arrived at the Magical Schenker Group headquarters, surprising the slave guards guarding the entrance of the headquarters. I quickly grabbed Seele and Hunt, who were in charge of cooking, and moved to the kitchen.

By the way, the hole is in the back of the headquarters. It is also disguised so there’s no need to worry that it will be found for now.

I may have to tell Laura-san about the magic crystal plant eventually but I also have a feeling that I should take this to my grave if possible.

It’s complicated, isn’t it? A man’s heart sways that much.

「A refreshing food that you’d want to eat in summer? Just boil some thinly sliced pork and put them on a salad?」

「Yeah, please.」

「So, I’m going to make that somen? It’s similar to pepperoncino but without eggs desu yo ne?」

「That’s right.」

I’ve already introduced Laura-san to all of our main slaves but many of them are still too nervous to speak properly.

Seele and Hunt were well-educated when they were still with the slave traders. They never looked at anyone other than me, their master.

As expected, education is important.

I hope these two will be in charge of basic education for slaves in the future.

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As I watched Seele, the pink-haired dancer, begin to boil water, I started making the noodle soup.

As for the oil dressing, there are many kinds and they are quite extensive so I’ll just use the seasoning that exists here for the cold shabu shabu.

I put the dried seaweed and dried sardines into a pot of water and boiled it.

I heard that there is a big difference between adding them to water before boiling and adding them to boiling water but I’ll have someone else verify that later.

「Put the dried seaweed and dried sardines in water and boil them…..」

Laura-san is standing beside me, taking notes on the procedure.

I’m grateful.

After a while, the water started to boil.

I feel like…. my grandmother who makes miso soup like this at my parent’s house in my previous life.

The procedure for the broth of the noodle and miso soup is the same, I guess.

「Master, the pork has boiled up.」

「Ah, well, put it on ice and cool it down.」

「Cool it down?」

I scooped water with a ladle and poured it on the plate while using magic. Ice started to form on the plate.

Seele began to arrange the meat one by one on the plate.

Was this how it was supposed to be chilled….?

Well, if not, let’s improve the recipe in the future.

「You, this is something that can’t be made unless you’re a mage, right?」

「Ah….」

Laura-san, who was looking at the ice sullenly, had pointed out an essential problem.

That’s right, if we use ice, no chef can make it.

No no, wait a minute, there must be a way.

「No, there should be a magic tool for ice making….」

「If it’s our house, that might work.」

Laura-san gently patted my head.

It’s the same with somen noodles. It needs to be cooled by ice too.

Both these dishes seem to be noble food.

In this world, there is neither CFC nor compressor so cold food in summer is expensive.

Well, the good news is that I have no problem with that.

Let’s think of a solution later.

Speaking of cooling, air conditioning the house is just as difficult as cooking.

We could cool it down with magic but it would soon get too cold and even freeze the whole house.

Magic is like a bullet. When it is fired, it is fired. It is extremely difficult to control.

Of course, there are magic tools for cooling but they are not widely used.

Those kinds of luxuries would make even nobles hesitate to use them.

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While I was thinking about that, the meat seemed to have cooled down.

I put it on a cabbage and radish salad and poured oil dressing on it.

The pork shabu shabu is ready.

I grabbed the meat and salad together using chopsticks and threw them into my mouth. The coldness in my mouth feels nice.

The aroma of ground sesame mixed with the dressing and the complex flavors of sugar and spices go well with the pork.

The crunchy vegetables are also cool and refreshing.

And I could eat as much as I wanted.

「This is good」

Laura-san, who tasted the pork shabu shabu, smiled and stuck up a finger.

「It’s cold and delicious.」

Seele seemed to like it too.

In any case, I’m glad we succeeded with just one try on one of our menus.

Hnn?

Something pulled me through my leg.

I looked down and saw a green gorilla clinging to my right leg while pointing to the place where Hunt was.

Looks like she’s done making the somen noodles.