Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

Siori stared at Alec holding a tris perch next to the stewed mushroom stew. Appreciate the handwriting, which is carefully handled with a well-maintained and sharp knife. He said he wasn't good at eating birds, but he was used to fishing fish for dinner since he was a kid.

"Speaking of which, is it okay to eat Tris Perch raw? Like a parasite...."

"Fresh Tris Perch and tris salmon are fine. But you'd better avoid the other river fish. Be especially careful with alpha salmon. If you don't take Ella and cook her well, she'll break her stomach. I can fish well and it's delicious, but the one who parasites Ella is powerful."

With that, he takes out his internal organs, rinses them with water from the bowl, and cuts himself off from his bones. After a while of dismantling, Alec lowered his eyebrows and smiled bitterly.

"... it's hard to be seen so eagerly. It's illuminating."

Said Shiori, "When you murmur, your lips will sharpen."

"Alec, you're always watching where I work."

"Wow, that's what I was told."

"When I was in Silveria, Alec and Dennis sandwiched me on both sides and it was really hard."

…… I'm sorry about that. "

Alec, who started working again with his eyebrow buttocks down, somehow looked cute and giggled.

Eventually, Tris Perch, who became a beautiful fillet, was cut into bite-sized pieces that were even easier to eat. Sear the surface quickly with fire magic until the color changes, and immerse it in a pre-prepared marinade solution while hot. It's a short and time-consuming recipe that makes it easy to prepare marinades.

"Hmm, I think I'll bring some vinegar for cooking next time. Or maybe we could put it in a bigger jar and share it...."

I didn't have the wine vinegar for the marinate liquid, so I used the vinegar I used instead of the softener for washing. The fruit vinegar has a refreshing aroma of salt and pepper, vanilla, and a little sugar marinated liquid.

Sounds delicious.

"Isn't it?"

As she smiled at each other, Linus, who was making smoke a little further away, shouted, "Hey, it's about time."

"Are you ready?"

The smell of smoke floated around the nearby kiln. It has a smell characteristic of smoking with salt and tannins.

Open it...

The linus opens the lid of the pan. Suddenly white smoke rose along with a strong smell of smoke, which quickly dissolved in the air and disappeared. The unique scent that remains invites your appetite.

"Wow...."

Sounds delicious.

"It's totally candy. It was smoky enough."

"Hmm, this scent... I think I'll open the herbal liquor just for a moment"

"Do you smoke with herbal alcohol? It's strange."

Tris Perch's white, shining pale red, is now a beautiful candy color with gloss. Linus sliced the finished smoke thinly before placing it on each palm. It's a little tasting. The thinly sliced smoke, which seemed to melt at body temperature, was thrown into his mouth after he had cut it first.

The rich aroma of salty smoke spreads to the mouth, and the sophisticated sweetness of Tris Perch arrives late.

"Fuwow... it's melting..."

"Delicious....."

"This is...."

Linus laughed at everyone who had lost their vocabulary because they were so delicious. By the way, Louis is trembling softly. He liked it, too.

"Isn't it delicious?

"I've eaten Meniel at a restaurant a few times, but it's definitely better this way. This becomes a habit. It's like a luxury raw ham."

"Me too. But if you're a cook, you want to make use of that bright, light pink color, and even if you recommend it, it's hard for you to understand. What a waste of browning classy, high-end fish. It's not brown and it doesn't look bad."

I understand the cook's desire to take advantage of the appearance of the ingredients, but it is not bad to even pursue the taste alone. Of course, I wouldn't say if I could combine both, but it was hard to say as a Ciori who didn't have the technology to do so.

"Why don't you let them actually eat this?

"Yeah, I think so, but I always eat everything with the taste."

"It doesn't make sense to finish your meal with a taste...."

Ellen stunned at Linus, who laughed and deceived her.

Later, it seems that they managed to bring a tasting smoke to a trading partner, but the taste was resistant to serving brown soot lumps to customers as a beautiful luxury fish Tris Perch, and after all, it did not appear to be on the new menu - it is a face-to-face story. In fact, it seems that all the cooks who were captive of the deliciousness were adding to the bright dishes (enjoying evening drinks) by calling them "prototypes that failed to look." It is a secret that it was a back menu that was only revealed to customers later.

"... but I didn't think you could smoke with such simple equipment. I knew you were smoking in a hut or logs."

It usually hangs in a smoking shed or a cavity log and smokes for a long time. It seems to take days to process for long-term storage such as seasoning and drying, and I was surprised that there is a way to make such a labour-intensive fumigation within the same day.

Restore to room temperature and air dry ingredients with small iron pans, two wire nets, metal plates, and smoke chips on the pan lid. This smoke chip is nothing special, and it looks like it can be substituted for fruit tree debris, twigs, or tea leaves if not available.

"My village was quite mountainous, so I didn't get much of a hobby. Tell the Elder," You can't punish me for using luxury goods! What did they say? Because it's sold normally in Tris. "

That said, Linus laughed.

Place a flat grip of this smoke chip on the bottom of a round bottom pan, and place a wire net with four corners folded over it, like a leg, onto a small plate. I wonder if I can put the ingredients on this small plate, or if it is meant to catch the juice dripping off the ingredients during smoking. Lastly, cover the pan with a wire net and place the ingredients on top of it to cover it. You can easily smoke it by lighting it on fire for a few minutes to a few minutes.

"... is there a problem if the juice falls down?

"When the juice falls on the smoke chip, the smoke disappears or some weird smoke comes out, and the taste gets worse."

I see.

"Ah, be careful, even if the surface of the ingredients gets wet, smoke and water will react and sour. So be sure to wipe the water thoroughly before smoking, and let it dry in the wind for a while. When using cold ingredients, return to room temperature. Otherwise, the ingredients condense while smoking. Tris Perch is special, but if you're a beginner, start with something less hydrated. Boiled eggs, cheese, sausages and dried goods... ah, beef and alpha bison would be nice if I went to a little rich."

"Oh, that sounds delicious."

"Alpha bison... was that a beast?

"Yeah? Weren't you in Shiori country?

Linus looked strangely at the questions she casually asked during the conversation. Looks like a pretty common beast. Theoli nodded in haste. Alec's neighbor dropped in with a meaningful gaze.

"I see. Well, the ecosystem is different when it's as far east as it is."

However, Linus seems to have come to the conclusion alone. After nodding a few times with interest, he explained it for Shiori.

"Alpha bison is a beast that lives in the plains. If it's on the north side of the continent, it looks like it's everywhere. But since the lean meat is delicious, there are many places where it is used to being livestock. Brovite or Dima... and then Violette. But I think there are only a limited number of stores that I can buy because I have a small number of breeders and I only wholesale them to certain stores. Maybe it's not in Marius' shop.

"That's right. I don't think I've ever seen it."

That's why I didn't know. The contents of the Magic Beast Atlas are loaded all at once, but many of them do not remember the name or even the detailed description.

"Hmm... lack of study..."

"Siori is serious... when I was three years old, I still didn't remember half of the drawings. Just remembering your name is a big deal."

"I see. I only remember the beasts that poison me. That's right. I remember more now."

"It's nice to be a student, but if you stuff your roots too much, they'll flake. About the same time."

After being followed individually by a group of veterans, Siori nodded with a smile, feeling somehow subtle. Still, I was glad that everyone cared.

"But this pot is quite discolored. The smell seems to stick a lot."

"Ah, well, smoke comes out inside. It won't fall off just by washing it, so we'll prepare it for smoking."

"Then I think we should use a pot that we don't need anymore than a brand new one."

"That's right...."

"Put down my pot for smoking. If you live together, you won't need what I used to use."

"Yeah."

"... wow. A hard conversation for bachelors."

Everyone squeaks at Nils who mutters.

Alec, who was eagerly writing in his notebook with Theo, nodded satisfactorily.

"... alright. It seems a little difficult to adjust the firepower, but would you like to try it several times? Is there anything else you should be aware of?

"Hmm. I wonder how much clock I need. You should take your time until you get used to it. Because it smokes too much and the taste gets worse or the meat gets stiffer."

I see. I'll be careful. The hard meat, which tends to taste strange, is flat. "

"... the Knight's meal was over..."

When I heard that it was hard meat, Alec turned a blind eye to Nils, who had made his real face. He was a member of the medical corps in the Snow Wolf raid in Brovito, and his knighthood's failed cooking sounds like a garlic.

"I'll never do that again. But I have Shiori today. They all look delicious. Smells good."

Ellen smiled and Siori smiled again.

Well, it's time for dinner.

At night, a small cheer rose in the campsite surrounded by the pale light of purple sunflowers (Nato Holtencia). Enjoy your expedition and start a fine dinner party.

As Nils pointed out, the canapés were handmade by Linus, who had carefully brought in rye crackers and cheese. Ellen sprinkled herbs that became vanilla over the crackers with shredded cheese and fresh smoke.

Next to him, Alec puts the mushroom stew in a wooden vessel, and Louis transports it with skill. Nils, who had received the vessel, lined up on the table. At the end, Cili sautéed frosted mushrooms in butter, sautéed with stardust mushrooms and iridescent mushrooms in salt and pepper, and delightfully fried Tris Perch spine in the middle of the plate, and shouted loudly.

A table filled with delicious aromas, gorgeous air, and a smile.

"Delicious... happy..."

Linus murmured with thinly sliced frosted mushrooms on her cheeks.

Marbled mushrooms are large white mushrooms with plump hair on the surface. Inside, however, is a vibrant red color that looks like frozen beef, and the texture is close to that of soft meat.

When put in the mouth, the taste of frozen mushrooms with plenty of butter soy sauce spreads. Originally, the mushrooms themselves are flavorful ingredients. Combine this with butter and soy sauce from fermented foods with strong flavour, and the synergistic effect of the flavour will result in an uneven taste. It's like a fine Japanese beef dish.

"It's so soft and delicious... I want to try sukiyaki..."

Sukiyaki?

"Yeah, home-cooked. I think I can make it because I got you a taste and a drink the other day. I wonder if Alec likes the sweet taste."

Alec laughed with joy, as though he didn't hate the sweet taste.

"Huh? Next time you get the frosted mushrooms, can you make them?"

"Yeah, but it's actually made of beef, so make it when you get home."

"Oh, that's exciting."

It is unfortunate that there is no spring chrysanthemum or grilled tofu and raw eggs cannot be used, but you can still enjoy the taste of the hometown.

Luxurious because it is a rich kingdom. While secretly acknowledging that the drop was in this country, the next step is to roam the Rhinus homemade smoked crackers. It has a pleasant light-tooth feel of pomegranate and a rich, moist texture of cheese and smoke.

"... it's really delicious. This might be even more delicious if it's cooked on fire."

"Wow, stop it. You're gonna want to do it."

Linus, who had picked up the murmur he had dropped, quickly burned it with fire. The cheese that melted and wrapped in smoke became two baked colors. Looking at the timing, he threw it right into his mouth, saying "fever, ahh", but he seemed happy. Is it a simple pizza or something?

Umaaaaaaaaaaa

"Oh, that looks delicious. Can you do mine?

"Mine, too."

Alec and Ellen handed Linus the crackers one after the other, and took part in it until Louis. Nils spoke softly to Theori, who was looking at the situation with a smile.

"--Theoli, you know..."

Yes?

Whispering whisper. Is there something they don't want to hear? Nils' expression was soft but somehow serious.

"Could you and Alec be the first two watchmen tonight?

"Eh... that's fine, but..."

Alec wants to give you a break first. When he cut it out, Nils lowered his eyebrows and laughed.

"Actually, that's better. But maybe... Alec, I don't know if I'm sleeping well tonight, or if I'm sleeping well, I might have a bad dream."

Although the conversation seems to have settled down somewhat, Nils said that the hallucinations shown in the brain sip (Hugued Eta) may be slowing down for a while.

"Looks like you've had a pretty bad hallucination. Maybe she wants to talk to you, so why don't you two talk alone? If he doesn't say anything, it's fine."

"... okay."

He is implicitly asking for Alec. Is it because you are a lover or is there any other reason? Did you feel the suspicion of Shiori? Nils showed a little hesitation before saying, "I can't tell you much about it," he said.

"I hear you're hallucinating."

"... eh? Me?"

"Yeah, that's why it's a little rough. Now you may be confused by talking to everybody, but when you calm down, you may turn back...."

If Nils, a doctor, cares so much, I'm sure he does. I thought it would be better not to touch that, but if something I saw in my hallucinations gets hurt, I'd better have you spit it out here now.

"If I can help, please let me. Alec at that time... it wasn't unusual."

A hallucination that makes such a strong person fade and tremble. Speaking of which, the words I said at that time were the same as the words I said when I was in a nightmare.

And he didn't try to grab Shiori's arm and let go.

"... yeah. So, please."

"... yes"

Siori gazed at Alec as she swallowed the tasty mushroom stew. He was peeking into Linus and laughing at them.

The gaze turned towards us. He smiled at me with his soft purple blue eyes. However, there was only a small amount of haze left on his face.