Chapter 589 - Preparing an Enticing Aroma
Wednesday
Wednesday afternoon. Mion, El-san, and I, the three of us, were checking the items for the next quest.
For food-related items, there were 30 small barrels of wine, 30 bottles of Dried Grapeful, 30 bottles of Olive Oil, 20 boxes of Odapra, and 20 bags of Cuminon Seeds.
Then, for ingots, 5 High-quality Heavy Silver Steel Ingots, 3 High-quality Mithril Ingots, and 2 High-quality Green Gold Steel Ingots.
"That's quite a lot."
"Indeed."
We'll announce the quest during today's live stream, and I want to emphasize that we've already prepared the items. We were late last time, after all.
"Alright, then, could you transport them to the Dragon Capital tomorrow?"
"Ah, leave it to me."
The items will be transported from the island to the Dragon Capital, and then from the Dragon Capital to the Necropolis.
Until now, we'd kept them in the underground Large Transfer Room, but El-san said she would handle transferring them from there using the Transfer Magic Circle.
By the way, Argenta-san apparently immediately collected the Malt Whisky we sent yesterday…
"Alright, let's start preparing dinner then."
"Okay."
Today, I'm finally going to make curry.
I acquired Cuminon (cumin) during a previous live stream, and I plan to claim that Carmerie (turmeric) and Xiangcī (coriander) were obtained "thanks to Azure-san."
Carmerie and Xiangcī, which can only be found on the Southern Island, were announced during Bell-buchou's recent live stream, so people should infer that I got them from there.
It's a shame there's no rice, no Haku, but I'll have to make naan.
*
"Brother! Apparently, one demon has already been exterminated!"
"Huh?"
Miki rushed down the stairs as I was scooping out a large plate of stir-fried bell peppers and pork.
And a demon being exterminated, that must be about the IRO World Quest, but is it something to get so excited about?
"I get it, now go wash your hands."
"Mhm, mhm."
In the meantime, I dished out the rice and soup, and prepared some cold brown rice tea.
Miki returned and sat down just as I neatly placed the chopsticks.
""Let's eat.""
Hmm. The bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and pork, seasoned with oyster sauce, tasted great.
It was definitely a dish that makes you want more rice, so even Miki, who had been noisy earlier, was eating in silence.
The Chinese egg drop soup with bamboo shoots and enoki mushrooms also turned out delicious, despite being made haphazardly.
"More!"
"Alright, alright."
After finishing her meal cleanly, Miki remembered and began to tell me the rest of the story.
"Strange characters appeared north of the Demon Kingdom. When they realized something was off and pressed them, it turned out they were demons."
"Huh, so they're the mimicry type. Come to think of it, there were some in the Necropolis too…"
The demon disguised as Nat was easily exposed by Iincho, so if you know the person well, it's probably a disguise that's quickly found out due to subtle inconsistencies.
"You're slow…"
"Am I? It started in the Demon Kingdom, so the difficulty probably isn't that high, right?"
"Apparently, it was a woman with a naginata who exterminated the demon, you know?"
"…Don't tell me, Grandma?"
Miki grinned at my words.
Though it was secondhand information, apparently, she saw through a demon disguised as a male acquaintance, probably Grandpa.
"Well, there's no way Grandma wouldn't notice a fake Grandpa, right?"
"Mhm, mhm."
Apparently, there was no capturing or anything; it just got beaten to a pulp. Somehow, I almost feel sorry for the demon…
*
Before the live stream, I told Mion and Bell-buchou about it in the Virtual Club Room.
"As expected of your grandmother!"
"Mhm, mhm."
Mion was genuinely happy, but Bell-buchou seemed surprised, or rather, exasperated.
"Well, if it's Marie-san's grandmother, it makes sense."
"Even if it makes sense to you…"
Seth said the story was written on the Demon Kingdom thread of the forum, so Mion and I skipped it.
However, they decided to contact other guilds to get more detailed information in-game.
That's fine, but...
"Sensei isn't coming."
"No, he isn't. But there's not much going on today anyway, I guess."
I think we'll talk about the next quest at the mansion, then do some food porn, sing together, and that should fill about an hour.
"Oh, Brother. I have a favor to ask."
"Hm? In-game?"
"Indeed. The members of Silver Manor wish to try the island's wine just once."
"What, if it's just that, it's totally fine. I'll have Azure-san or Geira-san deliver it next time."
Seth is always helping them, and Marie-nee is always helping Season-san.
Ah, but Season-san is a first-year university student, the same age as Marie-nee, so alcohol is still a no-go for her, right? Maybe Torotoro Dried Papu Fruit would be a good substitute.
"Shou-kun, is there anything you'd like? If there's anything besides today's requests, I can procure it for you."
"Hmm…"
I glanced at Mion, who seemed to be thinking the same thing.
"Ah. Are there any fabrics you use on the mainland?"
"Oh, something like that. Then I might want some random seasonings too."
The people on the mainland probably put a lot of effort into their cooking, too, so it would be nice to learn about that.
It's a hassle to specify everything from here, so I'll just have them pick something suitable.
"Shou-kun. It's almost time."
"Ah, damn. Well, that's that!"
The curry is ready, but I have to bake the naan!
………
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*"Everyone, welcome to Mion and Shou's Relaxed Showtime!"
"This is Mion, your caster. Nice to meet you!"*
[Gossol] "
[Kokkuri] "World Quest info, please!"
[Newd] "Any food porn today?"
[Satenar] "Singing corner is fine too~! ヽ(´▽｀)/"
etcetc...
Yeah, no World Quest info, I guess.
Rather, if there's any info, I'll ask after the food porn.