Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

At noon one day, heavy snow falls from a thick, overflowing sky. Among other things, the room, which was always kept warm by the heating of the entire building by Petica, was as comfortable as the spring sun. Theori, who enjoyed reading after dinner, began to fall asleep in a long chair.

After putting a blanket on her and dropping her lip-friendly mouth, Alec enjoyed the lovely face for a while. The long, black eyelashes lying down are curved beautifully, and the shaped, plump lips open loosely for a gentle breath of sleep.

"... so cute."

--Sleep peacefully, looking forward to seeing it forever.

Love fills your heart with a slight sense of superiority that shows such a calm and defenseless sleeping face in front of no one else.

"I love you."

He murmured and once again dropped his mouth and smiled secretly at the edge of his mouth.

"... well..."

After stroking Shiori's cheek, Alec stood up gently and looked around the room. Take a nap yourself, or borrow Shiori's library and read.

By the way, Louis seems to be a pest control specialist and is not here right now.

And Alec looked at the kitchen, and he roared. Walk into the corner freezer and remove the chunks of alpha bison that you had stocked up on.

"I was going to do it with Theori... but it's not bad to keep it while I'm asleep."

Linus taught me how to make homemade smoke. I'm going to try that out right away.

It seems easy, but it may not be as good as I think it is the first time. But I tried something.

"Let's try it."

Alpha bison meat is a bit expensive. I decided to try a small amount if I failed and didn't want to waste everything. Cut out a piece of meat about one centimeter thick.

"... it looks delicious just to grill it like this."

Murmuring about that, I checked the procedure by going through the notebook.

"Salt and pepper on both sides and let them dry in a well-ventilated place for about 30 minutes..."

Remembering Linus's words that the smell disappeared and was delicious after shaking the liquor, Alec lightly sprinkled the remaining brandy in the vial and then salted and peppered it on both sides.

Although I wanted to grill it like this, I remembered that my mouth was sour and said that the moisture remaining on the surface was the cause of the failure, and I seasoned it according to the procedure and put it on a small plate.

It seems that it is better to dry the air outside depending on the climate, but since it is an empty pattern of hate on low temperatures, I decided to do it indoors.

"Open the window and put it by the window, or put it in the freezer...."

Return to the refrigerator after some thought. The cooler is said to have the fewest failures because it is always kept at low temperatures and humidity. In the first place, in the current season, when I put it out, it will freeze before it dries.

You're a beginner. Choose a way to make fewer mistakes. "

The knives and cutting boards used during drying were washed, and then smoking pots and plates, wire nets, etc. were removed and placed on the furnace. I decided to use the tea leaves of the black tea that I left behind because the smoke didn't agree with my mouth. Place tea leaves on the bottom of the pan and place a wire net with folded edges and legs, small plates, and a large wire net around. All we have to do is wait for the lean meat to dry.

As Alec looked at the clock and waited for nothing, he opened the freezer and took out the meat just in time. I can see that the water on the surface is flying and it looks rough.

"Oh, it's getting pretty dry."

Then smoke it back to room temperature to prevent condensation. This is a bad time to wait even longer, but this is also for delicious dishes.

He glanced back at the bench, but Shiori was still asleep. I'd like to be surprised if I could finish everything while I'm asleep.

─ Wow, wow, Alec!

Imagine a lover who surprises you like that and smile. I would have pointed out that if someone else had been here, it would have been more right to say that it would have been fun than laughing, but somehow Alec enjoyed the rest of his time while wrapping up the properly borrowed cookbooks on the shelves.

"... it's about time."

Touch the meat with your fingertips. It's not that big a piece of meat. The surface temperature has returned sufficiently to room temperature. Wipe the surface lightly with a clean cloth for cooking, just in case.

All right, let's get started.

Activate the furnace to ignite it and make it hot. After a while, the smoke rose.

"... mmm. Stay out of sight."

I didn't really feel it when I smoked in that big cave, but I really noticed the smoke in these enclosed spaces. Even the smoke vent on the counter was somewhat unacceptable.

"No, I think it's going to be a fire."

I opened the window in a hurry, but the smoke didn't blow out as I thought, and while I was doing so, Theori woke up in surprise.

"Alec!? What's wrong!?"

As the owner of this kitchen, she seemed to know the situation at first glance. Weaken the firepower of the furnace, place the meat on the wire net, and immediately close the lid and exhale. It also activated the wind magic for a short while, creating a flow of air and pushing the smoke and smell that remained inside out the window.

"The smell... may remain for a while"

The magic of the wind, Shiori, only smiled bitterly, but Alec dropped his shoulders like a scolded child.

"I'm sorry. It's not something I'm used to. I should've waited for you to wake up."

"Yeah, I'm sure you tried to surprise me because it was about Alec."

"Ugh... that's right."

It was completely visible. Shiori touched Alec's cheeks as she lowered her eyebrow buttocks and gently pressed her lips.

"Sweetie."

That's what she said and laughed, but she thinks it's pathetic as a man. Siori smiled gently at Alec's lips with her fingertips, telling her not to worry.

Should I buy deodorant later?

"... ahh"

The fragrance itself is by no means offensive, but the situation where this smell always floats indoors is a bit troublesome. The spray solution extracted from the herbs used to smell indoors should have been sold to Nils' shop. I have to stop by the pharmacy while I go out to buy it later. Smoking time seems to have passed while writing the item on the calendar in your brain.

Maybe it's time.

Too much smoking makes the meat harder this time. Siori, who stopped the fire at the right time, opened the lid and smiled.

"Wow, that smells good. It looks delicious."

The thinly sliced alpha bison smoked meat on the cutting board was smoked and baked on the surface, but the interior was fairly rare with a beautiful red finish. Looks like a delicious roast beef.

Want to try it?

"Yeah."

Throw it in your mouth and chew it several times. The surface was of baked meat, but the interior was moist and palatable, and the flavor of the meat condensed with the smell of smoke spread to the mouth.

"Nh... it doesn't smell and it's easy to eat. Delicious....."

"Oh, this is going to booze. Open the hidden red wine."

The other one, the hand stretches out. I see, I understand the meaning of Linus's words that he finished his meal with a tasting.

"There's still plenty of meat. Should I make more? Lori will be delighted."

Yeah, that's right.

You can see the slime shaking and enjoying the cuisine. The two smiled as they looked at each other, working carefully to avoid smoking too much next time. Cut the meat into large pieces and shake the brandy and salt and pepper on both sides, allowing the dextrous cilantro to dry rapidly with the wind magic.

"It's not freeze-dried, so I think I can do this."

"Oops, this is good. We can do this sooner."

"Yeah."

Confirm that there is no problem with the meat condition at the fingertips, then replace the smoke material and light it on fire.

Work while smoking with the magic of Shiori wind. When the smoke rises, weaken the fire and quickly add the meat to the lid.

The finished smoke tasted good again.

"This looks like a habit. Let's try some cheese next."

"Yeah, well, he said it might melt down, so let's put it on the plate."

Ah.

A cuisine where two people talk side-by-side. The pleasant hour was only a moment away, and the sun was about to set outside the window as soon as possible. After welcoming Louis, who had finished turning around as a customer, the two of them now set out with three people to the city where darkness was approaching. I'm going to buy some extra bettile grain bread and deodorant that will go well with the smoking.

Fun laughter, smiles. The fine, calm and happy hours produced warm air even as snow fell and frozen winds blown.

(--You 're happy.)

Alec smiles as he looks down at the lover next door. Lori at her feet trembled with joy.

This precious happy time.

We will continue to spend more of this time.

Although there are still problems that need to be solved, Alec walked through the city of Tris on a soft night, thinking it was only for this moment.