Episode 12 Lunch

I came to the recommended shop that I had circled on the map I bought at the gate. The interior of the store has a brick arched ceiling, plastered walls, scratched but well-maintained desks, chairs, and floors. It looks pretty good.

"After a short wait, I sat down."

"What do you recommend?"

"It's boiled beef."

Guessing that I didn't know the name of the dish, I was told the ingredients and cooking method.

"Then that and water."

"Would you like some bread?"

"please"

"I'm hungry, and the name of the dish written on the blackboard didn't make sense, so I made a quick decision."

A cart soon comes rattling and stops next to the desk. On top of the cart was a chunk of meat the size of my face, boiled with onions and carrots on a silver tray, and a bunch of other parts I don't know where.

They carve it up on a cart and put it on a plate with a gravy sauce. In the meantime, another clerk brought bread and water.

Looking around the meat plates on the table, there were certainly many people eating the same dish.

There are three other small plates lined up on the bread plate, and it seems that the meat is dipped in the sauce inside to change the flavor.

"Oh, the meat is moist and soft and doesn't smell." If you don't know what part it is, it's delicious as well. I don't dare to use [Appraisal] because the results are likely to show internal organs.

For my taste, the bread was a little dry on the inside, but when eaten with the meat sauce, it was delicious without any problems.

"Leave the store satisfied." It's a secret that I thought it was a lamb dish because it was a butler's choice.

Today was a bit hectic on the way, but our initial goals were mostly fulfilled, and the information is more than that. I was able to secure two shops that would be difficult to shop without an introduction.

"That young man with a scary face... isn't that a young lady?" "I don't know what happened to her, but let's pray she's okay." He answered questions dutifully, and I feel like his priorities were a bit off, but he was a good person.

I was wondering if the book could be viewed freely, but it turned out that the store clerk would listen to my request and bring it out to show me.

The first book the clerk opened and showed me was called Anathema, and as soon as I opened it, I saw the words "If you steal or damage it, I'll curse you!".

"Until a while ago, books were more rare and treasured."

There's a book with quite a few curses written on it, but it's like the words pirates write in caves on Treasure Island, so please don't worry about it.

"There are some items that are truly effective in cursing, but please be assured that they will not activate if you purchase them legally at our store."

"It's slightly unsettling."

At the bookstore, I bought books related to architecture and books related to magic potions. I also wanted a history book, but I gave up because the books were ridiculously expensive. And when I bought the book, it came with white gloves, which means you can use them when reading.

"The quality is not good, but the paper is on the market." Even if it's paper made from plants or parchment, it seems that if you leave it alone, what you write on it will disappear cleanly in a year. Here it is said to be a prank of the spirit.

It seems that the only way to preserve it is to write it in the form of a book, and it seems that the procedure for parchment is easy, and the procedure and processing for paper books is difficult.

It is said that a spirit resides in the original book written by the author, and that when the book is loved and loved, the contents are given to the owner. If the power of the dwelling spirit is strong, the manuscript also has that power. According to the bookstore clerk, "proper books" are valuable.

I didn't get it at first, but I was convinced when I was told that if the book was a spellbook, I would be able to use magic. It will be expensive.

"Leave the royal capital and go home." Ah, I forgot to stop by "Spirit Branch".

I checked on Riche's condition and prepared dinner. All I had to do was put the vegetables and meat in a pot with a handle and bring it to the fire in the fireplace. After two or three hours, it becomes very delicious.

Take a chair by the window and read until it's finished. Candlelight is dark, so I have to read it while the sun is out. Fortunately, in this country, the sunset time is quite late and the night is short. This time of year the sun stays out until about eight o'clock.

"I'd like to convert a barn into a dispensing room." Ideally, I would like to add more rooms to this house. Ah, but I don't have to think too much about earthquake resistance, so it's a little easier, isn't it?

"Even so, shouldn't we make a lamp before the renovation?" "I don't have alcohol for fuel, but I have rapeseed oil in my pantry." If you put glass or finely polished metal on it and reflect it, it will be brighter than a candle, right?

"A light"

When I tried it, a magical faint light floated. Yeah, if you need it, you can do this too. I don't have to, but I also want a lamp.

The lack of materials and tools on the island resonates with me. When I moved to this house, I should have only had the desire to cook. Well, convenience is a good thing.

For a while, I pretended to have hunted new bears with horns and delivered them, went to the Alchemy Guild to take a tour, and visited farmers to help me learn what they were using specifically and how.

"I became friends with the Dinosso family who helped me." They taught me how to raise livestock and showed me the process of making cheese. I also helped rebuild the barn. He's strong, and his [Production Talent] shouldn't have been a hindrance.

At the end, he crushed and roasted a pig for me, so as a token of my gratitude, I gave him wine that was refilled in a jar and cookies that I bought in the capital but couldn't eat because they were too sweet. rice field.

I apologized that the cookies were bad because they were messed up, but I intended to give them to children, but it seems that sweets are rarely eaten here, so the adults were happy. Thinking about it calmly, I probably won't be able to go shopping all the time.

It seems that next time I will be busy making preserved food for the winter. I'll come help you again.

"In between, I collected materials for the expansion." I want to buy lumber and other large items, but it's too conspicuous to buy them when I'm not building a house in my neighborhood. Let's get it in a town you don't plan to go to.

"When I see cheap glass and iron, I stock up." Far from the sea, it would have been quicker to buy a broken glass bottle than to obtain raw materials for glass made of silica sand. It seems that adventurers often use potions to break bottles.

I want to be able to comfortably shut myself up before winter comes. I've heard that the weather is often stale here in the winter.

Compared to when winter was approaching on the island, it's easier and more fun, but I can't help it.

"Ah, let's think about what to do when you're shutting yourself in."