Just as I was wondering what to do while Elia and the rest were busy preparing the food...
“What happened with you two?” [Ryouma]
When I looked behind , I saw Kanan and Michelle exit the kitchen.
“Not getting in the way is also a form of support, you know.” [Kanan]
“Kanan is bad at cooking, you see. And as for , well I’m bad at all the topics taught in Girl Power.” [Michelle]
“I don’t think that’s sothing to be proud of though.” [Ryouma]
So that’s why they’re here. Then in that case, how about I give them a tour of the house? After all, these two do seem like they’d be interested in the prototypes I have in the workshop and in the storeroom.
Thinking that, I tried to call out to them, but before I could, Sebasu-san walked out of the kitchen.
“Ryouma-sama, are you still here?” [Sebasu]
“Yes, what’s the matter?” [Ryouma]
“Do you have any claymore corns? The young ladies wish to use it for the salad.”
“It’s a bit early for harvest, but just a few pieces should be fine. Should I get so?” [Ryouma]
“Yes, please.” [Sebasu]
As Sebasu-san said that, he lightly bowed, and then he went back to the kitchen.
“Can we co too?” [Michelle]
“We’ll help out.” [Kanan]
Like that I ended up taking the two girls, and we teleported through my dinsion magic. Our destination was the passage near the experintal district where the claymore corn fields were being cultivated.
“Please wait a mont. ‘Exchange’” [Ryouma]
In an instant, I imdiately changed into my work outfit that was stored inside my Dinsion Ho through the dinsion magic, ‘Exchange’. As my body and my arms grew heavier and my field of vision grew narrow, I knew that my magic was a success.
When the two girls saw that, they were shocked. Although it was only added protection over my body, from the outside, it still looked like I just transford.
“I just changed my clothes with dinsion magic.” [Ryouma]
I gave a rough explanation, but apparently, that’s not what they were shocked about.
“...Are those supposed to be work clothes? It just looks like an armor to though.” [Kanan]
“It really doesn’t look like sothing you’d wear to pick so corns. You look like you’re about to go to war. I an you even have a shield with you” [Michelle]
Well, it is true that this outfit covers the entire body from head until the tiptoes in tallic armor. And then there’s even a shield, which I made by transforming a lump of adamantite and then burying a plank of a king sticky sli’s hardening liquid to create a window I could peek out of. Aside from the basket on my back and the sickle I have in my right hand, everything else could be considered odd for soone going out to harvest crops. But that only holds true for normal crops.
“This much is needed in order to safely harvest claymore corns.” [Ryouma]
“Seriously? Is that really still a vegetable?” [Michelle]
When I said that, Michelle frankly replied.
I replied back that claymore corns are just regular corns that’ve mutated from too much fertilizer from the scavenger slis, but I guess it’s only normal for her to be at a loss after hearing that.
Because claymore corns have been affected by magic power, the portion that could be eaten is about 1m long, making them look just like great swords. Moreover, claymore corns don’t even need a month to grow to a consumable size. It can even be eaten raw. So with all that and how delicious it is, it’s only natural that the duke and his family would praise it lots. At the sa ti, however, due to its faster growth, it also spoils faster. When that happens its kernels will beco hard and will beco unsuitable for eating.
Once the kernels harden, every individual piece will beco sharp. Should pressure greater than what it can handle be applied to it, the claymore corn will blow up and scatter to the surroundings with enough force to kill a man. I tried it out with so store-bought shields and armors once, and the kernels actually managed to penetrate them. In fact, they were so tattered that anyone could tell that repair was impossible.
When I saw the strength behind those kernels, I couldn’t help but liken them to the guns and rifles back in my previous world. If it weren’t so delicious, there’s no way I would bother cultivating such dangerous crops.
When I explained that to the two girls, they were finally able to understand why I would wear such heavy armor.
“In any case, I’ll go and harvest so now. I’ll co back imdiately, so I’ll be needing your help then.” [Ryouma]
As I said that, I gripped the shield, and I teleported to the isolated room or the experintal room where the claymore corns were being grown. What appeared before was a room with no entrance as wide as two classrooms, inside of which were full of giant corns.
There were several small holes above in the ceiling just like the ones you’d see on the walls of a music room, and several lights from the light magic, ‘Light’, could be seen here and there, keeping the room bright. Behind the ceiling were a number of light slis, who poked their body out of the small holes, shining their light over the claymore corns. There were also water slis who would water the crops in place of the sprinklers.
As I reinforced my shield and armor with ki, I approached the claymore corns. When I was close enough, I swung my sickle at one of the bigger crops.
“And safe! Now, I’ll just take this...” [Ryouma]
After I cut the claymore corn, I put it inside the basket on my back through ‘Telekinesis’. I did the sa thing after that until I was able to gather 3 claymore corns. Then I went back to the Michelle and Kanan.
“Sorry for the wait.” [Ryouma]
“Ah, welco back. Did you get so?” [Michelle]
“As you can see here, I’ve gotten so splendid ones.” [Ryouma]
“Uwa~ that’s really big. It’s my first ti seeing corns so big.” [Kanan]
“You sure those won’t explode.” [Michelle]
“As long as you pick them before they spoil, they won’t explode.” [Ryouma]
After that, we teleported back to the kitchen. They didn’t want the surprise to be spoiled, so Michelle and Kanan were the ones to bring the claymore corns.
Afterwards, we went to the workshop and to the storehouse just as planned. First, we went to the workshop which I used for smithing and crafting. When we got there, a certain tool caught Kanan’s interest.
“Uwaa, what is this chisel? Not even my family has a chisel this luxurious...” [Kanan]
What caught Kanan’s attention was none other than the chisel I use for engraving. Chisels were normally made out of steel, but mine was made out of adamantite. It might look expensive, but since I was the one who gathered the materials and crafted it, it didn’t cost a single penny. I did have to work hard though.
As for where I got the adamantite, I got it from the mining spot written in my inheritance. But since I was able to mine it from a shallower area, it was relatively easier. Well, at least compared to mining orihalcum and mithril anyway.
When I first went to the mining spot, I accidentally stepped near an undead snake’s nest, and over 10 of them ca rushing at . Naturally, I ran away. After I learned the advanced ice magic, ‘Blizzard’, I was able to freeze the undead snakes, and was finally able to arrive at the shallowest area in the deeper parts of the Great Forest of Shurus... The danger in the deeper parts is seriously no joke.
Going back to the topic.
A special hearth was needed in order to process the adamantite, but that was no issue.
The special hearth would normally require using a dragon’s scales – which is known to be impervious to fire – for its interiors, making it extrely expensive. But in my case, I was able to get so scales from Rheinbach-sama’s ignis dragon. As thanks, I would send so produce from ti to ti. Although he did tell not to, since the dragon would apparently shed its skin periodically anyway.
After that I took aluminum oxide from the earth in the mine through the use of alchemy, and mixed it with the king sticky sli’s concentrated hardening liquid plank. I molded the resulting compound into bricks, then I used those to build the hearth. For the interiors, I pasted the scales I received in three layers. And with that, the hearth was ready to go. I thought of using aluminum because I recalled it being resistant to fire and heat. When I tried it out for real, it was able to endure the heat, and it didn’t show any signs of breaking.
After that, all that was left was an issue of patience and endurance. In any case, as I continued to process the adamantite, the end result was a durable and extrely easy-to-use chisel provided ki was used. But as a lot still relied on having good materials, it was still necessary to continue patiently practicing.
When I brought the two girls to the storeroom, Michelle noticed the magic formation drawn inside the garbage, and she imdiately started talking fervently. It was especially fiercer when she found out about my prototype that made use of a magic formation that generated wind.
The magic formation only really gathered the surrounding air and sent it upwards. I’m only really using it to work as ventilation by bringing in air from the outside. As for the prototype model...
“I see. So by using the power of the wind, you were able to create a transportation device.” [Michelle]
“It’ll probably still take a year to finish though... Ah, please don’t turn it on. You’ll just end up crashing into the roof.” [Ryouma]
In front of us now was the prototype model, the magic-formation-based hovercraft that I created. However, on top of just creating this based on so faint mory, the effect of the magic formation is too specialized and is also incomplete.
When Michelle saw the hovercraft, she fell into a deep thought. Kanan and I distanced ourselves a bit to give her so space as we talked about our own respective inventions.
Surprisingly, I found out that Kanan was actually able to make magic tools.
“I thought you couldn’t make magic tools?” [Ryouma]
“Actually, although I’m an enchantnt magic specialist, there’s still a way for to create magic tools. Since I can’t rely on my own magic, I just have to borrow soone else’s.” [Kanan]
“In other words, you’ll be imbuing the magic tool with soone else’s magic?” [Ryouma]
“Right. But the only ones who can use this thod are enchantnt magic specialists. Moreover, the person cooperating with can’t be just anyone. If my compatibility with my partner isn’t good enough, then it’s not possible. Finding such a person is really difficult, so most people either give up or die before finding one.” [kanan]
Dying before finding? Is it really so difficult to find? When I said that, she replied, “That’s why I decided to go to the academy.” Apparently, she was hoping to et a magician who could beco her partner.
“But when I went to the academy, my partner aside, I couldn’t even enter a group. So I was really shocked when Miyabi invited to join hers. After I joined them and talked about my situation, we tried it out with and Elia, and as luck would have it, we actually succeeded... I really couldn’t believe my eyes back then.” [Kanan]
Kanan embarrassingly admitted that she actually cried because of how shocked and touched she was.
As we continued to talk like that, Sebasu-san entered the storehouse. Apparently, supper was ready so he ca to call us. Michelle was still imrsed in her thoughts, so Kanan had to forcefully shake her awake, and then we teleported back to the living room. The three girls, Elia, Miyabi, and Riera were setting up the table, waiting for us.
After a short exchange, we went ahead and started eating. The nu was simple, including items such as salad, soup, and pasta, but regardless, they all looked delicious.
First, I tried out the soup.
“...Delicious and relaxing.” [Ryouma]
“I’m glad you liked it.” [Miyabi]
“We made a lot, so go ahead and eat as much as you want.” [Riera]
Looks like the ones in charge for this soup were Miyabi and Riera. If I’m correct then they should’ve boiled so vegetables along with so dashi made from cut jerky. In other words, it’s the at and potato stew of this world. If one tried, I’m sure it could be made even while camping outside. It’s sowhat reminiscent of minestrone soup, but there seems to be sothing different...
“Hmm... did you add so guribushi?” [Ryouma]
When I asked whether they made the dashi out of the guribushi, it turned out my conjecture was correct.
“You did well finding out. We heard from Miyabi that Ryouma-dono likes dragonewt food, so we tried using guribushi.” [Riera]
After Riera’s response, I took another sip. As I thought, it’s really delicious.
Next let’s try the salad.
On the dish before were vegetables and claymore corn stir-fried in butter, mixed with croutons. The texture of the vegetables complented well with the croutons’. And the aromatic dressing made from seeds roasted sour did a wonderful job bringing out the taste of the vegetables, resulting in an otherworldly delicious salad.
When I gave my thoughts on the dish, Sebasu-san bowed his head. Apparently, Sebasu-san was the one in charge for the salad.
Then finally ca the pasta’s turn. According to Sebasu-san, he didn’t help out at all except for so final tasting, the whole dish being done solely by Elia, who worked on it full of devotion from start to finish. The dish doesn’t look bad at all, but...
“at sauce?” [Ryouma]
“I based it on the pasta you served during your store’s opening party.” [Elia]
“Now that you ntion it, I did bring out sothing like that... I can’t believe you still rember that.” [Ryouma]
“It was delicious after all. That aside, please go ahead and taste it before it gets cold. I’ve seasoned it well.” [Elia]
“Then in that case, I’ll help myself.” [Ryouma]
It looks exactly like a at sauce spaghetti. But how’s the taste? As I thought that, I twirled the pasta around my fork, and I took in a mouthful. When I chewed, I received a shock that left speechless.
“R-Ryouma-san? Does it not taste good? I did taste it, but...” [Elia]
Elia panicked when she saw my appearance, but it didn’t taste bad at all. But with my current state, I was only able to say a few words.
“How nostalgic.” [Ryouma]
“Eh?” [Elia]
Although it looked exactly like a at sauce spaghetti, the taste was a lot closer to the dandan noodles served at the Chinese restaurant near the company I worked at in my previous world. It was cheap, delicious, and had plenty of serving, so I dropped by frequently to buy that 400\ dish. Unfortunately, the place was shut down so ti ago before I left my world, so I stopped being able to eat there. I’ve already completely forgotten about it actually. Eating this sure takes back...
As spiciness and sourness with a hint of umami mixed together, nostalgia stirred within as I gradually tasted the pasta. Of course, I ate it along with the soup and the salad. Seeing like that, Elia and the others heaved a sigh of relief, and they continued eating.
After eating...
“I-It hurts...” [Ryouma]
“Well you did eat yourself full.” [Elia]
“You even had two more helpings of Elia’s pasta.” [Kanan]
After eating a little bit too much, we rested for a while and drank so tea. I didn’t really feel like drinking, but there was still a cup of tea before .
“That sure was delicious... and nostalgic.” [Ryouma]
“I’m glad you enjoyed it.” [Elia]
The overall combination was a bit odd, but it was definitely delicious. After I asked them how they made it, I figured I could put it on the restaurant’s nu if Elia doesn’t mind.
Actually, didn’t she just use that chili-like ingredient I ca up with in that dandan noodle-like pasta? If Elia could easily use an ingredient she tasted for the first ti and co up with sothing delicious, wouldn’t that an that she’s actually really talented at cooking?
After that, we talked a bit longer regarding various topics such as the tournant the cooking, the girls’ training, and what they’ll be doing from tomorrow. When Elia and the rest were about to go ho, I thanked them again for the delicious supper, and I sent them off.
“See you tomorrow. Take care.” [Ryouma]
Elia happily waved back to my words with a smile, and then she went back with Sebasu-san and the rest of the girls through dinsion magic.
Now then... My stomach’s finally cald down a bit, so I think I’ll do so light training before calling it a day...
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