We’ve got multiple updates today, this is the third one. We got some boar meat.
We decided to eat it together.
“By the way, how do you eat boar meat?” “Boiled peony?” Chiyu tilted her head and said. “Oh, I see.”
I answered, but I’ve never eaten boiled peony either.
Should I just imagine a regular pot?
“Before that, Sōsuke-kun, could you tell me about the food we have?” Shiun said with a serious face.
She had used the hair ties she had brought with her to tie her hair up in a bun.
It’s cute when she lets her hair down, but it looks good when she ties it up too. “O-Okay.”
I conjured a large wooden table for cooking and put the ingredients on it. Shiun examined them.
“Oh…! There’s kelp here, we can make dashi with this.”
I added, looking at what Shiun had picked up.
“That’s the stuff Chiyu collected from the beach.”
While I was chopping down trees, Senyuu had been collecting items on the wide beach, carrying a basket on her back.
All the shells I have in stock were collected by Senyuu, too. “They washed up.”
“They’re marked as ‘Edible’ in my Inventory, so it’s fine.”
「Yeah. And since Sōsuke put it away, it’s clean now, so I can use it without worrying.」
「I see. Still, it’s a dashi. If fish appear, we might be able to make katsuobushi too.」
「That’s great! Sōsuke’s ability is really amazing and versatile.」 Shiomi is excited.
I got the impression that he likes cooking. “‘Well done, Sasaki-kun.’”
I received the usual praise from Senyuu.
As a Japanese person, I would also want soy sauce and miso, but…
If I could make them, how long would it take for the ingredients to become available on this island?
Salt can be obtained from the sea, so if I can get soybeans, the way would be open…?
The complex manufacturing process can be handled by the ‘Craft’ ability.
「Yeah, but I think it’ll taste like a simple pot dish. We can add mushrooms too. For now, let’s go with this, but if we find some vegetables during future exploration, it’ll look better.」 「Ooh~」
I had a light breakfast, but hearing this made me hungry.
「And we could also grill meat seasoned with salt.」 「Grilled meat!」
「Since we don’t have a grill, we’ll probably have to cook it on a stone.」
「Leave it to me. I’ll generate a good one.」
「Hehehe, please do. If this is an early lunch, then let’s have grilled meat for dinner.」 「Sounds good.」 「No objections.」
Chiyu slurped her saliva.
「By the way, can you make a stove, Kousuke-kun?」
「Ah, yeah, that would be handy.」
When Shi-on mentioned it, I searched for the recipe and it seems like I can make one.
Since I didn’t see it yesterday, it’s probably one of the conditions to unlock the recipe.
Some recipes get added without me even thinking about them, so finding the ingredients is definitely an important factor. So, let’s make a stove.
Basically, it’s to concentrate firepower, so I just need to enclose the fire.
Of course, I need a hole to put the fuel in.
I still have plenty of ‘Stone’ in stock, so it was easy to generate.
Stone is really convenient… I’ll actively try to ‘Itemize’ rocks and stones I find in the future.
The generation is complete, so I’ll set it up. “Wah, thank you!”
Her face lit up with a smile like a star twinkling.
“I’m glad to help. I don’t have much cooking knowledge.” I immediately tried to light the fire.
Since we’re making a hot pot, I also set up a clay pot and a barrel filled with water.
“I’m glad I can be of some use.” She murmured happily.
I want to tell her not to worry, but she might still feel like she’s not contributing much.
Indeed, compared to the other members who have pretty obvious cheats, her ability is rather subtle.
If we were to interact with other factions, she would probably be able to contribute a lot.
「So, I can cook a little too, you know.」 「Haha, I know.」
I’ve cooked with my mom before, and she’s made me lunch a few times too.
It’s just that cooking normal meals and cooking with the ingredients available here are two different things.
「Ghnn… If we had eggs, I could make you some delicious omelets…」
Chiyu clenches her fists in frustration, her expression unchanged.
「Eggs would be nice. You could dip them in the meat broth like in sukiyaki.」
Shion looks happy talking about the ingredients. 「Wow, that sounds yummy.」
「Do you think chickens might be here too? They could be considered livestock.」
I hum in response to Chiyu’s comment.
「I wonder if they put animals that have been domesticated here.」
To be honest, the idea of suddenly having animals appear on the island is strange enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if some livestock showed up naturally. 「If they’re here, we can catch them and raise them.」 「That’s possible.」 「Ah…!」
When Shion suddenly shouted out while we were slicing boar meat with the stone knives, I asked, 「What’s wrong?」
「You know, yesterday, didn’t Shouko-chan summon sheep for us?」 「Yeah.」
Thanks to that, we got a lot of wool and were able to sleep warmly.
「So, the sheared wool didn’t disappear, right? Then—what about the milk?」
「Oh, so you mean milk…!」
I had a fixed idea that milk meant cow’s milk, so I didn’t realize it. 「What does sheep’s milk taste like?」
「Well, I drank it once before… It’s thick? Rich? You can’t drink a lot of it, but it seems to be nutritious, so it would be nice if we could get it.」
「I want it, but it’s a tricky situation. The meat of the summoned creatures couldn’t be used as food, right? I wonder if the milk is treated like a harvest item like the wool.」
「Considering our previous experiences, Shouko-chan’s perception is important.」
「Yeah. When Shouko comes back, we’ll ask her.」 「Okay, let’s do that.」
And just then, Shouko arrived at the perfect moment.
「Phew. Minori, you can do the rest yourself. Souma, please take care of Minori’s clothes.」
Shouko placed a laundry basket for me to put my clothes in.
「Oh, good job. By the way, Shokushi.」
I put it away and ask her. 「What is it?」
I asked her with excitement. 「Can you get milk?」
She froze for a moment, then her face turned red.
「Huh!? What!? Sexual harassment!?」
Then she crossed her arms, as if to protect her ample chest. 「Ahaha, Souzoku-kun…」 「I didn’t phrase it clearly.」
Shion gave a wry smile, and Senyuu calmly pointed out.
“No, that’s not it! I’m sorry! We were just talking about whether we could get milk from sheep right now…!”
I hurriedly tried to explain. I was glad that Yotsujo was in the bathroom.
Otherwise, I would have been scolded for being “lewd” here.
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