Chapter 39
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 0 words
I stayed at the inn and started taking action the next day . But first of all, I need to gather more information .
Oh, Norn and Bell were outside the village . As expected, there wasn’t any place they could stay at .
“Um, excuse me . This is miso soup, isn’t it?”
“Hmm? Do you know about miso soup?”
“Well, yes . So I wanted to get the kelp needed to make this soup stock . ”
“Hey now, so you even know about that too?”
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When I listened to the explanation, it would seem that the recipe used for making the soup wasn’t something that was spread outside of the village . But it seems they could sell it to someone if they already knew about it .
It wasn’t like I could just say that I knew about it because I was reincarnated, I could only say that I was something of a local cuisine enthusiast .
So a local gourmet? Or something along those lines……
Anyways, in the end the dried kelp and bonito were sold to me . And I was given directions to the market . Which I was grateful for .
Hmm, maybe I should teach him a recipe that could be used with those ingredients as thanks? Nabe? But something too difficult would be problematic……speaking of which, the miso soup from earlier had tofu in it . Then how about yudofu?
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“Um . ”
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, I just wanted to express my thanks . ”
Apparently, the recipe for yudofu didn’t exist, so he was quite happy . Although, I only said that after making a kombu dashi stock, you could also boil tofu in it . I also decided to teach him how to make a ponzu-esque sauce using soy sauce, dried bonito flakes, and vinegar that could be used as a dipping sauce for the tofu .
Afterwards, I went to the market that I was given directions for .
Apparently, merchants would purchase ingredients from here, but merchants who couldn’t use water magic or possess ice-type magic tools wouldn’t buy much because the ingredients wouldn’t last too long . Although, none of that mattered to me .
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However, because of that, there was little value in catching a lot of fish . As such, the amount of fish caught was quite small and usually only enough for village consumption . So I suppose it was something that couldn’t really be helped .
Looking around, there were several fishermen sitting alongside each other with tubs and buckets filled with water .
When I took a peek, there were various kinds of fish inside . There were even fishes that looked like flounders, seabreams, and mackerels . Thus, I decided to just buy everything for now .
“Excuse me, please give me all of this . ”
“What? All!?”
“Yes, all . ”
“No, I can sell all of them if you really want them all, but are you sure? Won’t they go bad?”
“Don’t worry about it . Please give me everything . ”
“O-Okay . ”
After that, I went to the next person and bought everything, then to the next and next .
But there weren’t any bonito or tuna . I want to eat sashimi . Katsuo no tataki would be nice too .
I also still have quite a bit of yams left . I managed to find a lot of them growing in the forest near the river .
I was about to move to the next person…… . but I was called out from behind before I could .
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“Hey, you . Are you still planning to buy more?”
“Eh? Yes, I still want more . ”
“In that case, you should have someone go catch a bunch for you . You’ll be able to save more time and effort that way . ”
It seems if I tell someone beforehand that I would buy all of their stock, they would go out and catch a lot of fish for me . That was useful information . I will buy them . I will buy everything .
So I just have to negotiate with a fisherman about buying all their stock, let’s see who should I choose?
When I was deciding who to choose, a bunch of fishermen gathered around me and started promoting themselves . But as expected, I didn’t need that many .
“Well, then I’ll like to ask you since you were kind enough to tell me this info . ”
In the end, I decided to go with the safe choice of asking the person who had informed me . He was reluctant at first, but left immediately when I gave him a small gold coin in advance .
Well, I guess who wouldn’t be hesitant of a request from a suspicious person who was hiding their face under a hood, right?
Next up would be buying kombu and dried bonito flakes . I was taught where by the inn I was staying at, so I was able to purchase them without any problems . But I bought a lot since it was difficult to come across them .
I didn’t know when I would be able to come here again . Thus, I had to do this . It had nothing to do with greed . The merchant’s face stiffened a bit but I ignored it .
After that, I went to admire the beach . No, I didn’t say I wasn’t doing anything, okay? I was using Creation Magic to make salt . A lot of it . I also managed to catch some bitterns . Since soybeans were regularly sold, I suppose I should be able to make tofu by myself now? Having self-sufficiency was good .
After lunch, I continued on absentmindedly at the same spot in the afternoon . And as expected, it was starting to look suspicious, so I decided to explore along the coast at the edge of the village .
The area was quite rocky, so you would get injured if you fell . Dangerous .
However, when I looked closely, there was nori seaweeds growing, so I pulled them out and stored them . For starters, I didn’t take all of them, okay?
But now I could make nori seaweed sheets with this! Rice balls with seaweed! Ah, I could make makizushi rolls too, nori rolls would also be nice……perhaps I could even make seafood rolls? Slurp!
I thought about the various things I could make . But many of the ingredients I needed only existed here .
In that case, it would be better to have a lot in stock just in case, right?
After picking up the fish I had requested for in the evening, I returned back to the inn and enjoyed the seafood . I never thought I would be able to eat sashimi! And he was able to catch salmon and shrimp too . Amazing . I should immediately ask him to catch more tomorrow .
The next day, I went to ask the fisherman from yesterday for more fish . In addition, I managed to find shellfish when purchasing various things at the market . It seems that they would sometimes be found during dives . I must have this! And so, I bought all of it and asked for more to be harvested . As such, all the women in the village disappeared .
……Apparently, everyone went out to gather them .
Ah, would I be able to afford all of them?
I was a bit worried, so I went to sell some herbs to the guild, but the staff was overjoyed for some reason .
It seems that there weren’t enough of these herbs in stock since the village was located in a rural area . However, there was apparently a limit to the amount that could be bought in one day, so the staff was a bit depressed .
As such, I was able to purchase all the shrimp and shellfish .