Chapter 39 (1/2)

Chapter 39 – At the new house.

「Alright, all done.」

The first thing I did after returning to the inn was to draw a glyph on one of the gla.s.s bottles.

Ah, a glyph? Before, because I was a magic technician in my previous life, I can draw glyphs. Though I don’t have the tools.

Although the effects are inferior without an official tool, a magic tool can more or less be completed.

It also reduces the time it takes to engrave a glyph. The effect of this glyph accelerates the time within the gla.s.s bottle.

From my memory, it takes approximately six days to make the yeast.

Most likely, the speed of time within the gla.s.s bottle has been accelerated manyfold. Ah, if I had done it yesterday, it could’ve been completed tomorrow if it went smoothly…

I washed the apple and cut it into the appropriate size, added water and sugar and…

Finally, I closed the lid with a cork and lightly shook it, with that, the preparations are completed.

Afterwards, I’ll check on its situation whenever I can and stir it.

Now then, I’ll leave it in the room and go have dinner.

Having my last dinner in this inn, I told the innkeeper I’ll be moving tomorrow morning.

Since I still have a few days left from paying the inn fees in advance, I’ll be given a refund tomorrow morning. The innkeeper hated to part with me and said he would treat me to some alcohol, I politely declined.

After finis.h.i.+ng my meal, I returned to my room then entered the bath.

Thinking that this will also be my last time taking a bath here, I felt somewhat moved.

When I returned from the bath and was drying my hair, I accidentally noticed it.

The bottle that was cultivating yeast.

I thought I misjudged at first, however, when I took a better look, it had clouded with a subtle whiteness.

Huh…? This situation, should only happen after one day if I’m not mistaken…

It’s been… less than two hours since I prepared it. Eh? The acceleration is over ten times?

For the time being, I shook the bottle lightly, then removed the lid and checked it.

It really has turned cloudy after all…

Even using an official tool to make a high quality magic tool, it should be around five times at the most.

If I think about it… magic?

Is it because I’m from a different world, the glyphs I draw have a stronger effect…?

When I look at the glyphs that were filled in with magic, I feel like it has slightly dimmed.

Although it isn’t clear at this point, it’s possible that the glyphs I’ve filled with magic has a powerful effect, but the duration is extremely short.

What I mean by that is, it’s probable that it’s necessary for me to stir the bottle every two hours tonight… My sleep…

pichichichi… chirpchirp

Good morning. It’s morning.

Because I woke up many times throughout the night, I’m lacking sleep.

Just as expected, the magic tool’s acceleration effect is a little over ten times. And the glyph too, it has faded over time.

Right now, the glyph only has a faint glow remaining.

Eh? How did the yeast turn out?

It looks to be almost completed.

The foam which appeared not long ago has just began to settle, it should stabilize in just a little longer.

Completing my morning preparations, after gathering my luggage, I ate breakfast, cleared up the accounts of the inn then returned to my room.

For the finis.h.i.+ng touches to the na

turally cultivated yeast, I filtered it with a clean cloth and moved it to a different bottle.

The bottle which was used to cultivate yeast was washed clean.

The glyph is already at the point where I can’t tell whether I can see it or not, that’s how pale it is.1

So the duration a little over half a day.

Finis.h.i.+ng dressing, I bid farewell to this inn which has taken care of me for approximately twenty days.

After looking around the room once more, I descend to the first floor.

As well as some parting words to the people of the inn, I head towards the real estate agent-san to receive the keys to my new home.

Entering the boarding house, my first job is to tidy up the items I carried in two days ago.

There’s a surprising amount when they’re all piled inside the living room.

Firstly, the tableware and kitchen utensils were carried to the kitchen and put away.

After completing that, I carried the daily life articles into their respective rooms.

Just as I thought I had finally finished tidying up, my ingredients arrived immediately.

After putting away the newly arrived ingredients, it had already became lunch time.

For today’s lunch, since I was running around tidying up, I had nothing prepared.

I decided to have something light from a stall on the main street.

Finally being in an environment where I can cook, and my first meal is from a stall…

After finis.h.i.+ng lunch, I pull myself together and start my dinner preparations.

Since it’s been so long, I want it to be a little luxurious.

Firstly, I make bread from the natural yeast that had completed earlier than planned.

However, because it takes time for the yeast to ferment, I’ll use magic again.

Mixing the wheat flour and yeast, I leave it to ferment in a bowl that’s been temporarily made into a magic tool.

I make pasta in the meantime.

With ingredients such as wheat flour and eggs laid out, I mixed them together.

After I finished mixing, I kneaded and kneaded it, then placed it in a new bowl.

In the meantime, I prepared the soup and had the garnishes arranged.

At the time those had finished, since it seems the first stage of the yeast’s fermentation had completed, I divided them up into pieces and rolled them up, then placed it inside the pseudo-refrigerator.

I take a temporary break, I’ll resume making dinner after the break.

At least until both the pasta dough and yeast appears to be completed.

I’m making the popular pastas in j.a.pan, the long pasta spaghettini and macaroni.

Until those preparations are done, I head over to Garam-san’s store even though it’s slightly early.

When I arrived at the store, it seems it was roughly finished so I immediately tried on the clothing.

I put on the breastplate, then proceed to put on the wrist and leg parts.

Since I’m wearing hotpants today, I get slightly sore when it touches my skin.

When I conveyed that,

「Oi, jou-chan. Normally, ya’d wear it on top of trousers.」

and laughed.

If it’s something I can wear on top of my bare skin, then it would be chausses, or tights? ‘It’ll be fine if you put on something like an over-kneesock then wear it on top’, is what he instructed me.2

It seems the clothing store has some if I go there.

Since there wasn’t any other problems, I left the rest to him and headed to the clothing store.

Getting straight to the point, they had it.

But, how do I say it, it was different from what I imagined…

If I were to simply speak, thick garter stockings? I think? The colors were nothing but black and white.

It’s not suspended by a garter belt, but the belt on your pants.

It seems there’s also a type that attaches onto a garter belt.

For the time being, I purchase several of them that are black on both sides.3

I returned to the boarding house and prepared dinner.

Since there wasn’t an oven, I cover the base of a kiln with a large frying pan, with an iron plate slightly raised and placed within it, it becomes a pseudo-oven.4

I lined up bread dough above the heated iron plate and closed it with a lid, afterwards, I adjusted the firepower as it baked.

As I was preparing, I hear a voice from the direction of the entranceway.

It seems someone has come, but…. Did the real estate agent-san forget to tell me something? Or some sort of delivery?

For the time being, I suspend my cooking and head to the entranceway.

As for who it was…

Again, it was that person…

「Good evening, Sakura. I’ve come to congratulate you on moving.」

「Prince…. Didn’t we just part the day before yesterday…」

「Ha ha ha. I thought perhaps it’s been too long since I’ve had Sakura’s cooking, don’t you think? The reason why I came here is to celebrate your change of residence.」

In other words, you came to cheat a meal ne?

「Haa…. Is that okay? For the time being, since I’m in the middle of preparing, please come in.」

I left the Prince in the living room, then resumed the preparations.

With the bread being baked on the side, I boil the pasta and macaroni.

I decided to make a simple peperoncino today.

Once the pasta had completely boiled, I divided the macaroni into a separate bowl.

I fried some garlic, bacon and chilli peppers in olive oil inside the kiln, then threw in the cooked pasta. After leaving it to cook for a little while, it’s completed.

Next, I place the soup that I prepared earlier inside the kiln.