Sizzle… sizzle….
The okonomiyaki was coming along nicely as it browned on the griddle. The sauce was yakisoba sauce, but it still gave off an incredibly appetizing aroma. If we had mayonnaise, it would be perfect—but eggs are probably expensive in this world, I thought.
“Oniichan, is the yakisoba ready yet?”
“It smells so good!”
“I want to eat it!”
“Just a moment—I’ll cut it up now.”
Drawn in by the smell, Shiro and the others peeked over with sparkling eyes.
Since it was convenient, I served the okonomiyaki-style dish into the containers Ao had made.
“Be careful, it’s hot.”
“““Haaah, so yummy!”””
Shiro and the others were beaming as they happily devoured it. Nearby, Sue and the others were also casually enjoying it without hesitation. When a dish can make children smile like that, the adults aren’t going to stay quiet either. One after another, they came to receive portions of what I had cooked.
“Ooh, this is really good. The fluffy batter is packed with plenty of vegetables and meat.”
“If this were after work, I’d be washing this down with ale in one hand.”
“The meat’s great too. Honestly, with a dish like this, you could easily earn back what you spent working.”
It seems that in my past life, people from western regions often ate okonomiyaki as a snack alongside alcohol. Maybe people in this kingdom, especially those from the western areas, share the same kind of sensibility.
Either way, I was relieved that everything—including the meat—was a huge success.
“Shun, let’s add this flour-based dish to the stall menu.”
“It looks like it could be a main item. The prep doesn’t seem too difficult either.”
“Yummy!”
In addition to the former Margrave and Emilia-sama, even Kent-chan gave his full approval. Well, it is simple to prepare, so adding it to the menu shouldn’t be a problem.
And just like that, we finished lunch without issue.
“After this, I was thinking of helping Ao. Is that alright?”
“Yes, I will assist you.”
After finishing the post-meal cleanup, I decided to go help Ao.
The group in charge of the wedding preparations—mostly the women—were laughing and chatting excitedly, and the atmosphere around them was far too lively for me to casually step into.
I had dragged Toria-chan into my group as well, but in this case it was better to stay out of Sue and the others’ way.
“Just need to carve this part down, right?”
“Yes. Then I will clean up the wood shavings.”
Following Ao’s instructions, I began using wind magic to carve down the base section, while Toria-chan gathered and cleaned up the resulting scraps.
Yeah… it felt like I was properly doing adventurer work for the first time in a while, and it was honestly quite rewarding. It’s not that I dislike cooking—but in both the eastern and northern frontier territories, it had been nothing but cooking, cooking, and more cooking.
Just then, the cat beastman who had gone to the church arrived, leading three people toward us.
One man and two women.All of them were wearing church robes, so there was no doubt—they were affiliated with the church.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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