Magi Craft Meister

"Look, that's the desert"

"You really are full of rocks and sand!

"... interesting view"

Jen, Hannah and Elsa watched the Harihari Desert from the top of the fence.

This is the town of Ismal on the western edge of the Empire of Shouro.

It is a town surrounded by stone walls about five metres high. This fence protects the town from the 'Sandworm' that inhabits the desert.

The walls can be as thick as 1.5 meters and can also walk up during normal times.

Jens watched the desert from above.

Jen, Elsa, Saki, and Hannah were heading west aboard an automobile built by Jen.

It's slower than "Conlon 2," but for that matter, it has the advantage of having a slow view of the previous towns to go.

Followers are Reiko, Edgar and Aal. Edgar, among other things, was a driver for me.

The town of Ismal, also the southern tip of the Harihari desert, had decided to stay for a few days and go because of its rather special environment.

"Father, Mr. Saki and Aal are coming"

Seems like a well-eyed Reiko admitted the two of us in the distance.

Then ten minutes later, Saki and Aal came under the fence.

"Kufu, Jin, look, it's an interesting plant, isn't it?

Saki has just returned from exploring the desert (even though only near the entrance) with Aal.

"... Cactus?

What Aal had in his hands was succulent plants full of lizards.

It seems that it would be a kind of cactus or a plant adapted to a dry climate even if it is not.

"Um, you have no idea. But I want to classify it as a specimen."

Saki has also gained knowledge of modern Japanese high school students from Jen. Nevertheless, that doesn't exactly apply to this world as it is.

"Well, I enjoy working on that too!

Jen's automobile is equipped with an ultra-compact transfer gate (warp gate) that can be moved by humans if crawling on all fours. If you use it to send it to Penglai, you will use it as a specimen.

"But this outfit is hot!

I jumped up the hood and Saki blurred.

Now all the lines are woven with hooded capes. To prevent sand from breaking in. But when the sun hits, it's steamy and hot inside.

Saki, who had walked all the way here, was getting sweaty, to the extent that she could bear it if she stood still.

Afternoon sunlight glistens, and the temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius.

I'd be comfortable in the shade because it's dry, but I'm wearing hooded long sleeve trousers to avoid the sand. Moreover, because the cuffs and ankles were tightened with strings, the clothes became steamy.

Then it's time to go back to the inn.

"Yeah."

"Agree!"

They are staying at the 'Rose Pavilion in the Sand', the biggest inn in the town of Ismal right now.

I'm not dissatisfied with the room, the food. But the only grievance is still 'water'. Nearby to the desert, the water supply is poor.

The bath, of course, doesn't even have a shower. I wipe my body with a cloth at best.

"If you can't stand it, let's go to Penglai."

"Kufu, somehow, you're 'unique to traveling with Jin'!

I used to be a pain in the ass Saki, but since I woke up to the comfort of the hot springs, I've totally liked bathing.

Today is April 5th.

The last time I took a bath was on the 3rd, when I returned to Penglai to celebrate Reiko's birthday.

It's only the second day I can't take a bath anymore, so I decided to just wipe my body tonight.

"Kufu, you remind me of the old days"

Saki squeaks as he asks Aal to wipe his back.

"... Saki sister, I won't be proud"

I told Hannah that Elsa, who was having her back wiped, was a little frightened.

"Hot Springs, Kimochi is good!

"Yeah, Hannah, I agree"

Now Elsa answered as she wiped Hannah's back.

The rooms rented are two large and small rooms. Jen and Reiko are in the small room, and the later members are in the big room.

Speaking of Jen, he finished wiping his body, and now he was brushing Reiko's hair to do it.

"Thank you, Father"

Reiko, who hasn't spent a long time alone with Jen, is in a good mood.

"Please also celebrate my birthday the other day"

On his journey, Jen returned to Penglai with Reiko and overhauled Reiko's body.

"Oh, keep it up, please"

"Yes, I dedicate myself to you, Father, and to your children, whom I have yet to see."

"Oh, man."

"Hehe, Father, please let me hold your child quickly."

Jen was relieved to say that he fully admitted to Elsa that such a line would come out?

Earlier the next morning, Jen went out for a walk in the town of Ismal. The offering is for Reiko only.

All the women came out of the inn softly, saying that it was pathetic to wake them up because they still seemed to be asleep.

Due to the proximity of the desert, the morning air is cold and a little cold even in the hood.

"Father, you got bonito ahead of you, Mr. Oliver's shop."

"Oh, is that it?"

Quite a splendid shop. From what I hear, he accompanied the mission during the first negotiations with Mitsuho.

I would like to take a peek at the store, but it is still too early for opening time, so Jen went ahead barely. In front of you is the fence that surrounds the town.

"Oh, this is..."

I found a nostalgic plant in an earthy, exuberant place beneath the fence.

I'll gently pick it at my fingertips. Fine soft hair dense, small leaves similar to daisy leaves.

"Definitely," Yomogi. "

Isn't it growing a lot if you look at it?

Jen let Reiko help him and picked about two grabs. I'm going to be indiscriminate more than that, so I'll stop.

"Father, what are you going to do with this?

"Spring flavor... make grass cakes"

He said he used Hahakogsa a long time ago, but now it is common to use Yomogi.

Whatever recipe Jen learned from Dean.

1. Boil the washed yomogi. At that time, add a little salt and a pinch of Heavy Cao.

2. Expose the boiled yomogi to cold water and rinse in a rind bowl.

3. Cook up the upper new powder (the powder of humoured rice) and boil it in hot water.

4. Combine with the crushed yomogi and mix in a rind bowl.

5. Round it to its edible size and eat it with yellow powder or acne.

There are ways to get into rice, but there were no mortars or pestles in the facility, so when it came to grass cakes, it was this.

"I miss you."

Jen was also helped a lot. It was a young child who would fetch yomogi, and Jen was primarily in charge of the rind bowl.

"You won't make it to breakfast, but you'll make it to lunch. Reiko, fetch me some up-and-coming flour, and some yellow flour."

It is, of course, from Penglai.

Because Penglai also has lots of stock of red-eyed beans (azuki) and round beans (daze).

Jen was thinking of using the inn cafeteria to make grass cakes.

"Father, then why don't you have lunch in Penglai?

I can say that I was carrying the superior new powder because it is well preserved, but what about Akon and yellow powder?

If that's what you're going to do, Reiko insisted that you should go to Penglai once rather than being forced to eat in this town.

"Sure...... But eating on the go is something else."

Even those that can be eaten at home feel delicious when eaten in the open air.

"Then why don't you make it in Penglai and eat it here?

"Oh, well, then, okay"

I don't even know if there's a rind bowl in the inn cafeteria, not to mention a sergeant. So far, Zhongcao is a specialty of Kaina Village, because it is not very popular.

Following Reiko's advice, Jen decided to make grass cakes in Penglai.