Three months after returning from Klausner territory to King's Capital.

The season is gradually heading into summer.

It's the second summer I've been in this world.

Even when I came back, at the request of the royal palace, I headed to the other side to crusade the demons.

Some places, like Klausner territory, require urgency, while others do not require urgency but are set to go by political decision.

As far as the latter is concerned, it already looks like a flat-headed, blue-white-faced, high-ranking civilian came to ask for it.

Don't tell me you felt just a little pathetic.

Interim management, it's tough, isn't it?

If you eat something sweet, will it heal you a little?

I thought so and was very pleased when I gave him the pound cake that was the snack of the day as a souvenir.

Luckily, the specialty of that territory was what I wanted, so I decided not to hesitate to get paid.

It was famous for its territory, its livestock production.

It's Mr. Pig who's raising him.

And as a reward from the territory, from the territory there to the laboratory, we were to have the pork wholesaled very cheaply.

The clerk who gave him the pound cake said he worked hard to negotiate with the realm.

Really, at an amazingly cheap unit price, it was enough for Jude, my parents' merchant, to roar.

Now we have more menus in the laboratory cafeteria again.

Sausage in ham and bacon......

You made a lot between jobs.

Of course, it was very popular with the researchers at the Institute.

I never made ham or anything, but the cook at the lab knew, so he told me.

There was smoking in this world, wasn't there?

Most importantly, I smoked salted meat as a preserved meal, so I improved the recipe a little bit.

Even so, during salting, I just tried adding herbs like thyme, sage, and laurier as well as salt.

After that, I made it the way I've always made it.

It was a lot of work to do alone, but the cooks were happy to help, so there was no problem.

That's how I spent three months, but it was time for me to rest.

Not from the director.

From the royal palace.

Either that or it could have been close to a plea to rest.

The Knights have been stuffed with work these past few months, so I guess it's time to get some rest.

The director also told me to rest, so I obeyed him greatly.

Nevertheless, I didn't stop doing anything at all.

Work in the laboratory continues.

He also made potions in the lab the day after the arrival of the royal palace.

Look at me like that, I can't unravel the look on the director's face.

Then, the study group at the Royal Palace resumed as well.

As always, I learn a lot about this world, starting with magic.

One of them, in a class of manners, occasionally held a tea party as part of the class.

At first, Liz was the only participant, but Ira has also invited you lately.

The three of us with Liz and Ira were still having a tea party today in one of the gardens in the Royal Palace.

Although it is branded a tea party, one way or another today's meeting is close to a breakfast party.

I tried to serve a different dish for a party I held earlier than usual.

It's not a treat, but a dish that's going to be on the breakfast menu.

"Mm-hmm! It's delicious!

"I'm glad it was in your mouth"

Ira gets bored holding her mouth down after a bite of cut bacon.

You don't have to hear the words that went on, but if you look at the look on your face, you'll know you liked it.

"I've had smoked pork before, but it smells better than what it was then."

"I also tried to elaborate on the wood I use when smoking."

"That's why. Are you also using medicinal herbs for this smoking?

"Yeah, I am. I was wondering if it would taste like I just salted it normally."

"So delicious! Even in Japan, I've never eaten so much delicious bacon."

Today's tea party was also a revelation of ham and bacon made at the lab, but it seemed good to Liz and the others to appreciate it.

Lined on the table are salads of medicinal herbs and leafy vegetables just picked in the morning in the field of the laboratory, crêpe dishes pinched inside with cheese, onions, bell peppers and square-cut ham, and baked bacon in crisps.

I don't care what you think. It's more of a dinner party than a tea party.

"I'd love to have an eyeball grill with this bacon."

"Oh, good."

"I just want the sauce, but you don't, do you?

"I'm afraid not. I wish I had soy sauce at least."

Ira looks like a saucer for eyeballs.

I am a soy saucer.

Either way, I haven't seen you since you came to this world.

With soy sauce, I'd have more repertoire of dishes.

I think about that, answering Ira.

"Is it Shaw Yu?

"Yeah. It's a common seasoning in the country we were in. Ira said the sauce was seasoned."

"Really?

"Uster sauce, to be exact, or something called medium thick sauce."

"Uster sauce is hard to make, isn't it?

"Right. I've only used over-the-counter products, so I guess I can't make my own."

"It's a shame. I wish they were made somewhere in this world too..."

"Really hey"

Uster sauce is made by adding seasoning and spices to the vegetable soup.

I know that far, but I don't even know the detailed ingredients.

You only remember blurry, don't you?

Even if we try to make it, we'll need trial and error.

So even if you ask me if I can make it, I just have to say I can't.

Liz was listening with interest, so I just talked a little bit about Wuster sauce that I might have an idea of.

But Liz didn't seem to know either.

Too bad.

"If I was talking, I'd be dying to eat something really bad."

"You want an eyeball grill with sauce on it?

"There's that too, but there's a lot more."

"Right. Neither do I. Especially rice!"

"I want to eat too!

"As long as you have the ingredients, you can make as many as you want!

Although the daily dietary situation has improved considerably since the establishment of the dining room in the laboratory.

It's a matter of ingredients, and many things can't be made.

I have never made Japanese food, especially because I have not been able to find ingredients that can be considered a necessity, such as rice or soy sauce.

It's been a long time since I've wanted to eat Japanese food because I accidentally put it on the topic.

Um, can we do something about it?

"I've never heard of rice before."

"Rice is the staple food of our country. I cooked a cereal called rice. It's a white grain."

"Is it a comedy? It's a grain I wouldn't ask around here, but maybe it's in another country."

"Another country."

Liz is right, even if it's not in this country, it might be in another country.

Shall I ask the classroom teacher at the Royal Palace if he has a country that grows cereals similar to rice?

My parents might want to ask Jude at the merchant.

I'm sure you know more about it than I do.

"Shall I look for you for a moment?

"If that's the case, I'll look for you."

"Thanks, Liz"

"No. Instead, treat me when you have a new dish."

"Of course!"

Liz says she'll look for me, too, and I kind of see hope.

Difficult things on their own, we could all figure it out.

All right, do you want to sit back and look?

After that, the conversation about the ingredients continued, and I couldn't help but try to talk to the people they were close to.

And he decided to report on the progress at the next tea party and dissolved the tea party that day.