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Author:
すずの木くろ (Susunokikuro)
Translator:
Yukkuri Oniisan
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Chapter 82: A Peaceful Fine Day
Noon, the next day.
Kazura had received the water turbine generator and
the well-digging tools from the transport company, which he moved to the
agricultural tractor parked in the mansion garden before returning to Grisea
Village.
While the loud sound of the engine was roaring, he
exited the tree groves, and slowly traveled towards Valin’s residence.
Kazura greeted and waved towards the villagers that he
met midway and the villagers too were waving and bowed towards him.
The villagers were not deliberately gathered towards
Kazura, they were only returning his greeting when they met with him.
The villagers knew that Kazura was very busy and
couldn’t stay for long, so they were being careful not to be a hindrance to
him.
His travelled until the middle of the village when
Valetta ran approaching him from the direction of the residence.
It seemed that she heard the tractor’s engine sound
and so come to greet him.
Her expression was very bright, she seemed cheerful.
「Welcome back, Kazura-san. You have bought a lot of items…… It’s full with
tools that I never seem before.」(Valetta)
「I’m back. It full with big items that are very heavy, so I ended up
transporting it using the tractor. Sorry for the noise.」(Kazura)
Kazura shut the engine temporarily and greeted Valetta,
who then began peeking at the tools piled in the tractor’s cargo cart.
Then she found the blueprint file folder amongst the
items, after informing Kazura she took one and flipped through the pages.
「I had prepared two copies of that files, one of them is for Valetta-san.」(Kazura)
「Th-thank you very much!」(Valetta)
Valetta showed a delightful smile towards Kazura, and
then she nodded 「I see, I see」 while skimming the blueprint for threshing machine and winnower.
A winnower is a tool that separates threshed grain and
its husk by using the wind that was generated from hand-turned blades.
In the past, most Japanese farmer house would have one
of this.
「In threshing and winnowing, if we use this then it won’t cost too much time
and labor, right? …… If we have these detailed blueprints, then even I could
make it myself. Since it isn’t something that difficult to make after all.」(Valetta)
「R-really? Well, they are indeed tool that used in the past……」(Kazura)
Valetta made an astonishing remark, as she only
skimmed the blueprints.
Kazura didn’t know how serious her words were, but he
had a hunch that if it’s this girl then she could really make it by herself.
Valetta skimmed the blueprints for a moment and then returned
it back to the file folder on the cargo cart with a satisfied face.
「I had just prepared the food for the lunch. Since I had put my best effort
in it, please look forward to it! Also, I also tried to cook a sekihan[1].」(Valetta)
「Oh, then I will look forward to it. It’s been awhile since I had sekihan…… That
reminds me, I had bought several cans of adzuki beans back then.」(Kazura)
Amongst the large amount of groceries that he
purchased before in supermarket, other than canned side dishes,[2]
he also put other canned food that could be used in the dishes like canned
adzuki beans and whole tomatoes.
It was the result of his impulsive bulk purchase that he
purchased the whole shelf in the supermarket, but thanks to this the variety of
the dishes that could be cooked in the village increased too and the dining
table dishes in each house became extremely plentiful.
Since Kazura did buy some glutinous rice too, Valetta
should be able to cook a proper sekihan.
「By the way, sekihan is something that is cooked when there is something
auspicious. It’s a bit like a celebration.」(Kazura)
「It’s indeed a celebration.」(Valetta)
Valetta answered immediately and this answer made
Kazura tilted his head confused about the meaning.
「After all, Kazura-san has returned.」(Valetta)
Valetta said this with a heartfelt joyful smile.
Though it was a line that is quite embarrassing to say
for the speaker, she didn’t show any embarrassment at all, so her words might
have no especially deeper meaning.
Though, Kazura became a bit embarrassed by it.
「I-Is that so? Then, let’s return and have a lunch.」(Kazura)
「Yes!」(Valetta)
Even though Kazura was puzzled inside his mind about
why she was in such a good mood, he started the agricultural tractor’s engine once
more and then drove it towards the residence.
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When both of them arrived at the residence, Valin
already started to serve the sekihan in the pot at the sunken hearth into bowls.
Other than sekihan, there were salt grilled river
fish, (canned) chicken and tomato in basil stew, herb flavored-grilled potato
and (canned) sausage, thickly fried omelette (sweet version)[3],
stir-fried leaf vegetable and arcadia bug. The variety of the dishes was higher
than usual.
Though there were some dishes that he had eaten in
Japan before, this was something that Valetta cooked from trial and error using
the information she got from the book for Kazura’s sake.
「Oh, this is really an amazing feast! It’s been awhile for me to have an omelette.」(Kazura)
「This is the first time I ever cook this, so I don’t know if this suit
Kazura-san’s taste…… It might be a bit too sweet.」(Valetta)
Valetta said this as if feeling a bit embarrassed as she
made a smile.
Since it was the first time she cooks Japanese dishes,
she was a bit nervous inside.
「Hmm, that’s not true. I think the slight sweetness is delicious.」(Valin)
「Really? Then, I’m glad…… Wait, Father, does that mean you had eaten the
food before the meal begin!?」(Valetta)
「L-let’s eat before the food gets cold. We also have cold water that had
been just drawn from the well. Kazura-san, please have a seat.」(Vl)
Valetta was puffing her cheek from anger, so to dodge
the problem, Valin prompted Kazura to sit down.
Kazura made a wry smile while taking a seat at his usual
position in the room and then received the wooden cup with water and the bowl
with sekihan from Valin.
「Mou…… Even though I want Kazura-san to eat first.」(Valetta)
「Well, sorry, sorry. Since it’s so delicious, I can’t control myself.」(Valin)
「Well, in front of these delicious dishes, it will be cruel to ask someone
to be patient. Valetta-san really have an excellent cooking skill.」(Kazura)
「E-even if you say that…… Ehehe.」(Valetta)
The situation was glossed over by that ‘delicious’
talk, so everyone said 「Itadakimasu」 and then began to eat.
For the opening, Kazura reached for the omelette that
had been cut perfectly into eight pieces.
But if he looked carefully there was a strange gap
inside of it, so Valin only eaten the part from 2 pieces of it and then to
cover his track he joined them together.
This degree of completion was as if it’s an artist’s
technique.
「Then let’s have the omelette first…… Delish~! What’s this!? Compared to
every omelette that I ate until now, this is the top most best delicious‼」(Kazura)
Valetta’s handmade omelette had such exquisite perfectness
in both taste and frying degree.
The outside was colored lovely golden, the inside was
slightly half-cooked, a perfect omelette.
Even though it should have been cooked in a round pan,
but it was a perfect square, just how she could create this, Kazura had no idea
at all.
「Thank goodness…… Please eat the other dishes a lot too!」(Valetta)
「Hmm, everything is delicious. These dishes don’t lose even to the dishes I
ate in Havel-san’s manor.」(Kazura)
Valin who put the Arcadian bug stir fry to his mouth, expressed
his impressions and Kazura also nodded in agreement.
「That’s true. Or rather, I think I enjoyed the food made by Valetta-san every
time. This chicken tomato stew is also so delicious. Perhaps it’s the basil
effect?」(Kazura)
「I see, I see. Then, Kazura-san, Valetta will become a good wife, right?」(Valin)
「Gu-ho--!?」(Kazura)
「W-w-w-wait, Father! Ah, Kazura-san, water! Drink water‼」(Valetta)
「Ahahaha」(Valin)
Like this, the peaceful-like lavish lunch continued.
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Meanwhile,
In the campsite at the village entrance, Isaac was stood
still while looking towards the village’s direction.
Sorrow was floating at his back.
「Isaac-sama, the lunch preparation seems to be ready soon…… Is something
wrong?」(Havel)
Isaac turned back to look at the voice that came from his
rear and saw Havel stood with a fishing rod and a bucket in his hand.
Behind Havel, there was Mary, who was gripping a
fishing rod in her hand.
「Ah, I only think that a real genius might look like that person……」(Isaac)
「Genius?」(Havel)
「Ah, no, it’s nothing. By the way, have both of you been fishing in the
river? I haven’t seen you since this morning.」(Isaac)
「Yes, Kazura-sama have said that it’s fine to do as what we like, since my
imouto is with me, I decided to have a trip with her to the river.」(Havel)
Marie who was standing behind Havel made a surprised
expression as she looked at him after Havel said this words.
Isaac was also the same, this was the first time he
heard about this, so his eyes were blinking in surprise
「Eh? By imouto, you mean Marie? But, I think I heard that she is a slave……?」(Isaac)
「Indeed, Marie’s social position is a slave, but she is my imouto. Since our
mother is different, then it can be said that she is my imouto from different mother.」(Havel)
Without being especially perturbed by the word
“slave”, Havel answered Isaac’s question while smiling.
Isaac himself didn’t question in the least about Marie
accompanying them since she was a slave, he only has the impressions, 「That’s how it is.」
However, that feeling was only related to Havel and
Marie’s relationship, when it was related to Kazura then the story was
different.
「I see, so that how it was. Does Kazura-sama knows that she is your imouto?」(Isaac)
「No, since it’s not something that is especially essential to inform him
for…… However, since Marie has always received great kindness from Kazura-sama,
then when Kazura-sama returned tomorrow, I plan to meet him and express my
thanks for the current free time.」(Havel)
「…… You, while seeing Kazura-sama’s action for the whole time, weighed when
the time to say the truth, right?」(Isaac)
「No, I never have such intention. I don’t have any ulterior motive.」(Havel)
Havel denied with an honest expression, so Isaac scratched
his head.
He had vaguely noticed this since a long time ago, but
Havel was someone who have tendency to act calmly like this.
Saying from how the event happened until now, it was certainly
that Havel’s recommendation for Marie to Zirconia could be thought as a natural
flow of events, but the flow of events afterward appeared to be extremely well
too.
Havel might act like that since he judged that there
wouldn’t be a problem even if Marie was assigned to Kazura.
This matter itself wasn’t a problem, however, if there
was a self-interest motive to put Marie under Kazura’s patronage, then Isaac
wouldn’t let it pass.
「Havel, if you did something in secret towards to Zirconia-sama or me, then
I wouldn’t mind it. However, I hope you are sincere towards Kazura-sama. That
person, is someone who had answered us with sincere action and thoughts. You
must not do anything to take advantage of him.」(Isaac)
「That is of course. I swear that I don’t do any of such action.」(Havel)
Havel looked straight at Isaac’s eyes and reply.
Isaac wasn’t feel relieved inside at Havel’s action,
but he didn’t let it show on his face and retrained that feeling down.
Havel was an exceedingly excellent officer, someone
that Isaac depended heavily to watch over every minute details.
However, to change one’s action depending on the
superior’s attitude and moving in secret if it could be useful, though he
understands that this widespread practice in the society was a natural behavior,
for Isaac who has a honest personality more than others, it wasn’t a conduct
that he liked at all.
In the future, he must not leave everything to Havel,
even if he was really reliable, he needs to pay attention even more to the
situation and people’s actions around Kazura.
This might be too heavy for his shoulder, but it was
something that he must do.
「Don’t ever forget those words.」(Isaac)
As if to encourage himself, Isaac reminded Havel with
such words.
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Second chapter for today!
Now back to reading Saikyou Kenja no Kosodatte Nikki.
[1] Sekihan
or red rice is a Japanese traditional dish. It is sticky rice steamed with
adzuki beans, which give a reddish color to the rice, hence its name. Sekihan
is so strongly connected with celebrations that the phrase "Let's have
sekihan" has acquired the meaning "Let's celebrate."
[2] Yes.
Japanese canned their side dishes too. Like canned steam crab meat, fried tofu,
and even full course meal.
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ReplyDeletethis has been on my mind for a bit. why are the villagers not getting fat? its been stated that their abnormal strength comes from the massive different nutritional value of his food vs what they use to eat. so if each meal is equal to ?? days of regular food then after a point should they not gain weight?
ReplyDeleteBecause it's quality over quantity. The amount of food they eat is still the same, just the nutritional value of food is different. It's not that the food they eat is the equivalent of multiple meals condensed, but the absorbtion rate of what they eat. Take sugar for example; real sugar will provide more calories and more energy, while sugar alternatives provide no calories and no energy, and may even be harmful to health as the body thinks it's getting enough sugar when it isn't, in the worst case scenario suffering from hypoglycaemia and death ('tis why beware of "zero calorie" products)... speaking of which, is also the reason why people actually sometimes GAIN weight from consuming too much zero calorie/ diet products, because they need to eat/drink more to provide the same amount they would have normally gotten from a smaller portion of regular foods and drink.
DeleteAs for this other world, had they not been suffering from famine (no food), I bet they would have weighed more eating their own world's food vs eating Kazura's food which they only need less of to provide more energy.
Coz fantasy. Don't overthink things ffs
DeleteIndeed. Conversely, the opposite can also happen with calorie zero food... if continuing to only eat that type without supplementing with more other foods (thus gaining weight from the excess), you can also rapidly lose weight and die. It's a lose-lose situation, just like how every year a new study comes out saying something causes cancer, especially in excess. At this point, it'd be easier to tell us what doesn't cause cancer or is bad for us, because everything is simultaneously good and bad for us. Everything in moderation, as they say.
Delete[2] to be fair, the West also cans pretty much everything as well, (beside the common soups, legumes, fish, fruit, and corned beef/pork) such as canned bread, small sausages (side dish no bigger than your thumb), pasta with meat sauce, chunky beef stew, baked beans, crab meat (both real and imitation), whole clams,...to more uncommon things like freaking snake, kangaroo, and alligator. While not very healthy, I sometimes eat just canned meals when I'm too lazy to cook dinner. The world is a vast place...I'm fortunate enough to live in a city with a supermarket that imports foods for the shelves from other countries too, so I've already tasted a glimpse into what others eat across the ocean.
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