V3C63 (2/2)

Even though these 2 girls are so cute, to think that neither of them knows how to cook — I slightly thought to myself but well, everyone has their own weaknesses.

Come to think of it, Miri’s cooking skill was also absolutely hopeless and the person I’ve met who could cook the best since I’ve come to this world is Margaret-san (♂).

Maybe it’s a sign telling us that the era of females doing the cooking is ending on Earth and in this world as well.

After that, I told them what I would do it and I showed Haru the way to do a fillet and taught Carol the way to use a kitchen knife.

“Sorry, master … I am new to cooking.”

“Carol as well … sorry.”

“It’s fine it’s fine, don’t mind it. Since I quite like to cook anyway.”

Because Miri’s meals were made by me alone after our parents died in the accident.

I could cook decently. Of course, it is nowhere near to the pros.

I seasoned the meat with the salt we purchased from Florence and the pepper we purchased as a commodity in Belasra before skewering them together with leeks and roasting them over the campfire.

In the meantime, while heating up the frying pan, I placed the fat removed from the wolf meat on.

Actually, it would be better if rapeseed oil or olive oil was used but I’ll restrain myself there.

To the fillet fish, I applied flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs made by crushing the hard bread.

I made fried fish fillet using the frying pan.

Since it was completed right at the same time as with the barbecue, we waited for the iron skewers to cool down before the 3 of us ate.

“Barbecue … I seldom eat leek but it’s very delicious like this. The meat is also modestly tough.”

“This is the first time Carol tried this fish cooking style. It is crunchy and the flavor of the fish is trapped and concentrated within, it’s very delicious.”

The cooking was well received by the 2 of them.

Certainly, the fried fish was delicious. The meat was also good.

However, among the cooking I’ve tasted since coming to this world, it was still second to Margaret-san’s cooking.

I felt that the dishes I ate in Japan was a lot more delicious.

Moreover, above all else, I’d like some sauce or soy sauce for the fried fish.

Barbecue as well, it was unsatisfactory with just salt and pepper.

If that can’t be achieved, at the very least rice — I want to eat rice.

My quest for food looked like it still had to continue.

~Side StoryJofreli’s Journey~

The day Jofre and Elise departed from Belasra was the night the day before Ichinojo reached Belasra.

There was a huge reason why they left Belasra.

After the 2 of them finished eating a decent dinner after a long time, they purchased a large amount of feed for Centaur who was in the stable and crammed it into the item bag as well as purchased saddles for 2 to use on Centaur.

All that was left was to find an inn to sleep — that was the only plan.

But, Jofre looked at the eastern sky and exclaimed.

“Look Elise! The first star is shining!”

“That’s true Jofre. It’s really pretty.”

“Did you know? When the first star appears in the eastern sky, it signifies the day to start a journey. Not in the west or the north or the south but the east, if the first star shines in the eastern sky, then today is the day we depart.”

“Okay! Let’s immediately go!”

Setting off on the day the first star shines is, in essence, a simple saying to depart the next morning because the weather is good but for Jofre who only heard half of the saying, they ended up beginning their journey at night just like that.

“So, where are we going?”

“Of course, it’s best to ask the journeying pro.”

“Then, we’ll leave it to Centaur right.”

It’s not that the 2 of them have forgotten the result of leaving it up to Centaur.

They just merely strongly remembered the fact that as a result of entrusting it to Centaur, they firmly arrived at Belasra Town.

Incidentally, this Centaur — the species called Slow Donkey. Just like its name, they don’t really have speed but they are monsters with a lot of strength.

Furthermore, after eating 2 Rare Medals, its strength was raised greatly and its speed was now on par with ordinary horses.

It was also much stronger than Jofre and Elise.

To the extent that if the 2 of them hunted it, they would not be able to win against Centaur.

In spite of that, why is Centaur obeying the 2 of them?

The answer is quite simple.

It has not been obeying them since the start.

It merely lives whichever way it wants to.

That is Centaur’s living principle.

Therefore, Centaur let the 2 of them ride on its back and today it would travel appropriately as well.

That dignified posture felt like it was precisely a veteran of travel but naturally, none of them grasped their destination.

Author’s note:

The side story would continue another time.