Chapter 329 - Easy Cooking with Magic
Once the comments settled down,
“Time for dinner, then.”
“Yeah. But there’s only one new dish, so please don’t get your hopes up too high.”
I stood up and headed towards the Storage.
The Selkie girls had already started making carpaccio and nanbanzuke...
“Kyoo?”
“Kyoo~♪”
They carried the finished dishes to the table.
The other Selkies were getting impatient, When will it be ready?, so I had to finish quickly.
“Alright, I’m making the main dish.”
“Yes!”
Even so, it’s not a difficult dish, and it would probably be delicious as sashimi, this...
[Pyurasu]
*A fish, about 50 cm long, found in coastal to offshore areas. Edible.
Cuisine: Generally cooked by grilling or simmering.*
[Taicoski] “Sea bream!”
[Molto] “Is it time for sake?!”
[Metaljeeg] “Sashimi?”
[Swivel] “Simply grilled with salt?”
etc.etc...
“That’s a big sea bream!”
“Yeah. It’s my first time seeing one this big too.”
In real life, this splendid red sea bream would cost at least ten thousand yen, probably even more.
I gutted it, seasoned it with salt and pepper, sprinkled a little Grapeful Wine, lightly coated it with Potato Starch, and then placed it in the frying pan.
“Sautéing it?”
“Poêlé, I guess? Cooking until the skin is crispy, that’s poêlé, right?”
[Nelson] “Sautéing and poêlé are tough, huh.”
[Master Chef] “That’s poêlé. Well, either is fine♪”
[Emdayk] “In Japanese, please.”
[Woody] “Already looks delicious...”
etc.etc...
A comment from the chat confirmed I was right, so I breathed a sigh of relief. I don’t really mind as long as it tastes good anyway.
“Once the skin is crispy and nicely browned, I’ll add the vegetables.”
I thinly sliced Melanza (eggplant), Curvita (pumpkin), Carrota (carrot), and Képa (onion), then applied [Heat Magic] to them, stir-frying them as warm vegetables. Ah, the chat is getting excited about the increased variety of vegetables, so I’ll have to talk about that later.
“Alright, I’ll take that out and make the sauce.”
“You’re making it in that same frying pan?”
“Yeah. It’s got good flavor.”
I added soy milk and a little Grapeful Wine. Seasoning it with salt and pepper completed the Soy Milk White Sauce.
“Pour this over what I just grilled, and finally, garnish with sliced Greenberry Fruit. Done!”
[Your Cooking skill level has increased!]
“Ah, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
“Congratulations!”
[Karuserun] “What’s your Cooking skill level?”
[Daytron] “
[Premal] “
[Master Chef] “
etc.etc...
“Thanks, thanks. That makes my Cooking skill level 9.”
Ah, now that I think about it, I forgot about making a knife out of Mithril.
“Kyoo?”
“Yeah, please.”
I guess I can leave the rest to the Selkie kids. Lupi and the others must be hungry too, so let’s eat right away.
“Thanks for waiting.”
“Kyoo~♪”
“~~~!”
“Ah, sorry. This is for Sweee and the others.”
For Sweee and the Fairies, I prepared Soy Milk Mochi made from soy milk and Potato Starch.
The preparation is almost the same as warabi mochi, but by kneading it with soy milk, it became a mellow and gently flavored dish.
[Fel] “Lol, a new dessert just casually dropped w”
[Ashleaf] “Huh? That’s not mochi, is it?”
[Venessa] “Is it shiratama?”
[Aiei] “First time seeing this...”
etc.etc...
“Ah, this is Soy Milk Mochi. You can easily make it by making warabi mochi with soy milk.”
I topped it with plenty of kinako and Blue Syrup. Ready to go.
“Alright, let’s eat!”
“Woof!” ““Bow!””
“~~~♪” “~~~♪” “~~~♪”
“Kyoo~♪” “Kyoo~♪” “Kyoo~♪”
Now, first, the Pyurasu poêlé.
I coated it thoroughly with the soy milk sauce and took a bite...
“Delicious...”
[Puree] “Ah-ah-ah-”
[Nonnonno] “Of course it’s delicious...”
[Master Chef] “The seafood umami must be thoroughly infused.”
[Marutai] “Makes you want some bread with that.”
etc.etc...
“It actually feels quite a bit like a white sauce. I wonder if I can make stew with this?”
“Ah, Shou-kun. Tell everyone about the goat that arrived.”
“Oh, that’s right! After Pan and the others joined the island residents, they brought an Ecryu, a goat...”
I haven’t milked her yet, so I don’t have Ecryu milk, but I want to make butter, at least. And then cheese? I wonder if cheese can be made with the Magic Brewer? If it can, I’m curious what the result would be...
“Butter, essentially, can be made by just shaking cow... no, Ecryu milk, right?”
“Eh, is that so?”
[Femra] “Seriously?!”
[Marionella] “You can’t use processed milk, right?”
[Subrock] “Freshly milked is fine.”
[Shakeena] “Ecryu butter is delicious~♪”
etc.etc...
The comments explained that in real life, not only low-fat milk but also homogenized milk won’t work. However, freshly milked Ecryu milk, naturally, doesn’t have those issues, so it seems it can be made quite easily.
“Put it in a lidded jar, keep shaking it while cooling it, huh. Thank you.”
“Is the cooling with [Cooling Magic]?”
“That’s right. And I thought I could use magic for shaking too.”
“Magic?”
I could do it by hand, but if I’m going to, it should be something that helps train my [Spatial Magic].
“Um, this...
I demonstrated by spinning a cup in my hand.
This would be the first time showing it on stream, so it was a good opportunity to introduce it.
[Galeso] “Fah?!”
[Juoza] “This looks like it could replace a hand mixer.”
[Rakan] “Is this [Spatial Magic]?”
[Master Chef] “Let’s make a food processor!”
etc.etc...
“Ah, a food processor! I’ll try to make one.”
“Shou-kun. Does that [Rotation Magic] continuously consume MP?”
“Yes. Just like [Fixed], it’ll be continuous as long as it’s active.”
Perhaps because the cup is small, the MP consumption feels low. If the object being spun is larger, or if there’s resistance, it might increase? But my MP natural recovery is enhanced, and I have MP stored in my pendant, so I have plenty of leeway.
[Acmon] “Are there other [Spatial Magic] spells?”
[Wasanco] “Rotation seems like it could have various applications.”
[Ashleaf] “Thinking of it as getting a motor is insane!”
[Deeas] “Where’s the grimoire?!”
etc.etc...
Thinking of it as a motor, there are so many possibilities. I could make drills, and if I can make gears, then electric... no, magic-powered trolleys too.
“I hope everyone can get their hands on a [Spatial Magic] grimoire.”
“Yeah. Ah, but mine was from Argenta-san, and the Dragonkin manage the Ancient City, so it’s probably the Necropolis, after all?”
I think the higher-tier Elemental Magic spells were [Barrier Magic], [Spatial Magic], and [Gravity Magic], right? It feels like they would be properly unlocked after the World Quest ends.
“Shou-kun, please introduce the other [Spatial Magic] spell.”
“Ah, that’s right, there was also [Positioning]. Um, I don’t think this magic is meant to be used alone, though...”
It’s said that you can measure a specified space and hold that information. The comments section is already speculating it’s magic for [Transfer] and [Teleportation], so I need to level up my [Spatial Magic] quickly.
“Ah, by the way, the information that can be recorded with [Positioning] cannot be shared or anything.”
“Even if it could, you couldn’t share it anyway.”
“Yes...”