Chapter 55
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1288 words
And so I was going to participate in a cooking contest so that I could buy eggs .
After the villagers who had informed me of the contest left, I checked my surroundings . No one around, right? I stored my carriage . Then I went towards the square along with Norn and Bell . Eggs! Eggs!
When I arrived at the plaza, it was filled with people .
In the middle of the square, there were five simple stoves lined side by side, and on the opposite side was a table and chair .
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And there was a stubborn looking person sitting in the chair . The person had some gray hair settling in, but his physique still looked quite solid . I guess that person would be the village chief?
It seems that some people had already started cooking at their stoves . What kind of dish were they making?
As I watched the situation, one person stepped forth . The person enthusiastically brought a plate over to the village chief .
“What is this! Do you think this will be enough to convince me!”
But the person was met with great rage . Additionally, the dish that he brought forth was scrambled eggs . What to say… . .
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Despite that, the village chief still brought a bite to his mouth . Yep, it looked like there was perhaps a bit too much seasoning……
“All you did was cook it! And there’s too much salt on it! Rejected! Leave!”
Just cooking that… . . just what was he thinking .
Then the next person went up . There were fried eggs on the plate .
“Are you making fun of me! All you did was put salt on it!”
I was already thinking this with the previous person . But at least cook some ham or bacon and serve it with some chopped cabbage .
Next was a boiled egg . Ah, sheesh… . .
The results were terrible . I couldn’t bear to watch anymore .
“Are there anymore people who wish to take on the challenge!?”
It was honestly quite difficult to go out in this sort of atmosphere . Never mind, let’s just go .
“I’m not a merchant, so will that be alright?”
“Huh!? What are you going on about!? If you want eggs, just participate! It doesn’t matter if you’re a merchant or not!”
He was a very lively old man . But that was fine, I didn’t dislike that .
“Then I’ll join . ”
“Hey, wait a minute . Take that hood off before that . ”
“Can’t I just join like this?’
“What kind of person hides their face when in a contest! If you don’t take it off, you won’t be allowed to participate!”
“…… . Understood . ”
There was no helping it, so I gave up .
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I removed my hood .
Eh? I didn’t give up on participating? Wasn’t I trying not to attract attention? Eggs are more important right now! It’ll be fine! I’m wearing my glasses!
When I lowered my hood, the surroundings became momentarily quiet . But then it started to get loud immediately . The glasses were useless! But ignore, just ignore it!
Hm, but what’s this? Somehow, Norn also seems a bit unhappy? Eh? Did she also not like standing out? No, but the eggs? The eggs! If I can buy them, we’ll be able to eat egg dishes! Okay?
After taking care of Norn’s mood, I headed to the stove . There was a cooking stand and various cooking utensils .
“Eggs don’t have to be the main ingredient, right?”
“I don’t care . However, that doesn’t mean you can just use it! It has to be used to complement the eggs!”
“Understood . ”
I took out a bottle from Storage from under my cloak and placed it on the cooking stand . This bottle contained the other main ingredients .
At first I was thinking of making omurice . But due to what happened at the inn, I didn’t want it to follow the same troublesome pattern of my cooking method being copied .
“Hey! What is that!?”
“Onions . ”
“………Onions? That black-looking thing?”
“Yes . ”
And it wasn’t black, it was a yellowish-brown color .
Additionally, I was planning on making onion soup this time . I would be using onions and eggs . It was better to use simpler ingredients for this sort of thing .
I placed hot water inside of a pot and began heating it . Since the water was already very hot, it started boiling really soon . I scooped some of the yellowish-brown substance from the bottle with a spoon and placed it into the pot .
The identity of the yellowish-brown substance was fried onions .
The recipe was very simple . I just had to add oil to a frying pan and fry sliced onions over low heat without burning them until the color turned yellowish-brown . However, the cooking process took about an hour .
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It took a bit of time, but this was the only way to cook it . But this would also allow for a surprisingly delicious soup to be made . And I only had to melt the substance in hot water .
In short, this allowed me to make instant onion soup .
But I also added some changes this time around . I added a bit of salt and pepper to adjust the taste, add freshly sliced onions to change the texture . Then I cooked them over low heat so that the crunchiness wouldn’t disappear .
When the onion was finished cooking, I turned off the heat and poured a beaten egg into it, then I closed the lid and let the egg cook from the residual heat . Since the eggs wouldn’t become fluffy if I had kept the fire on .
After a while, I removed the lid and began stirring slowly . Yep, all fluffy .
“Finished . ”
I took the soup dish to the village chief .
“……That was quick . ”
“Yes . ”
“So you also added in that black-looking thing? Will this be alright?”
“You don’t have to force yourself to eat it, or you can just reject it . If you’re worried, I can eat it first to show you . ”
“No, I saw you taste it earlier, so I know it’s alright . And this smell…… . I can’t help but try it out . I’ll eat it!”
Right, the smell was quite intense . It had spread around the square and everyone was looking over here with a hungry-looking face .
After giving a brief glance to his surroundings, the village chief brought a spoon to his mouth and then froze . But he started moving immediately and brought a second spoon to his mouth . And then a third .
“……What is this . ”
Yes, just what could this be~
“It’s frightfully good . It’s my first time eating something like this . This rich taste…… . this is an onion? The taste of onions . But this is the first time I’ve eaten one with such strong flavors . And the eggs . This egg is very nice . It’s fluffy, but not overwhelmingly so, and also makes the soup even more delicious…… . these are my eggs…… . ”
The gourmet report was positive but was this a pass or fail?
“Did I pass?”
“You passed, I have no complaints!”
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Yahoo!
“Ren! What are you doing!?”
As I was celebrating, Lily and Arisa ran through the crowd and came up to me .
“Lily . ”
“Everyone’s looking at you, sheesh! Ahh, you have to hide your face……”
Lily pulled on my hood . Ah, I totally forgot .
“Um, if I made a dish and it passed, I would be able to buy eggs……”
“That doesn’t mean you have to show your face in this place!! I thought you didn’t want to stand out, Ren? Aren’t your danger senses a bit weak? And it’s also a delicious dish that even we haven’t eaten yet…… . ”
“Um, I’m sorry?”
“I don’t accept it!”
The relentless Lily was also cute . I wanted to kiss her .
“Lily, isn’t this person not reflecting at all~?”
T-There’s no such thing .