Chapter 206: Food Comparison Experiment

 

Today I went to my tower and worked on the remodeling of the summit. The castle apex looked like the top of a chess rook, and on top of that there’s a small house that looked like a hut with a conical roof.

I do feel a bit apologetic to the carpenters who worked on this, but it must go. And so, I demolished the roof and the walls leaving only the floor boards behind and chucked all the debris into 【Storage】. It’s been easy work thanks to 『Zanzenken』and 【Storage】. Actually, I planned to leave half of it as it is, but it’s not suitable for waterproofing.

I also smoothened the inner side of the rugged sawtooth walls of the parapet. The marble has already been cut into thin, round tiles, so after smearing mortar on the floor to make it evenly flat, I put them on. Marble doesn’t absorb water so the bath is also made out of it.

The marble slab might crack under its own weight if lifted, but it’s alright since I won’t be lifting it up in the first place. What a hassle waterproofing is. All that’s left to do is caulk the seams with some bitumen or soil asphalt or whatever it is that they call natural asphalt.

I 【Teleport】temporarily to the lower floor, climbed the stairs and made a doorway hole from the bottom, then added a few stairs to match the thickness of the ground. After which I made a drainage hole — the marble tiles are set to slope so this should be enough.

Alright, breaktime. Lunch!

Auro called me from downstairs while I munched on my onigiri.

「What’s up? 」
I went down to the entrance hallway.

「The craftsmen are in an uproar because of the sudden disappearance of the tower’s roof.
「That also happens. 」
Another roof will appear soon so I hope they’ll give up.

No way things ‘happen’ just like that!! — was what the silent expression on his face seemed to imply, but I just ignored him. Actually, I did consider doing this job in the nighttime so that it won’t be too conspicuous, but it’s hard to set things right when it’s dark so nope.

「Just do something about it, gloss over it or what not. Oh, how rare, Kiel isn’t with you? Ah, it’s already lunch time, huh. 」
「…Kiel and the others are currently occupied with the cutting of the cake. 」
Auro replied with a sigh.

Ahh —
「In the midst of that, I perfunctorily cut it so a pandemonium broke out. 」
Auro seemed refreshed when he said that.

「So they served it as dessert after lunch, huh. 」
「Soleil didn’t have any intention to take it out, however, Kiel and Marlou were about to battle the moment they caught sight of the box, so… At Soleil’s suggestion, everyone will take turns cutting it, but it seems doing so will take a huge cut on breaktime. 」

I considered using a weighing scale, but then they’ll probably argue about the amount of fruits.

Auro might be skipping lunch, apparently.

「Even if you go back now you’re probably going to miss out on the food. 」
「I don’t feel encumbered yet.. 」
「Okay, then I’ll be doing an experiment so come with me. Wait a bit. 」

Auro entered the hall while I dashed upstairs. I placed a plain and simple desk in the middle of an empty room then lined thinly sliced bread smeared with garlic and olive oil on the table. I was curious so I prepared this experiment for food comparison.

「I’m done, come up. 」
「What might it be? 」
He’s still polite, but he’s oozing of helplessness like someone who doesn’t have a choice but to stick around because he’s free.

「Nah, it’s just something I prepared to test what sort of combination you can taste. 」
Crops I bought in town, this world’s veggies that I planted in my fields, crops that resulted from crossbreeding this world’s produce with the ones inside 『Pantry』, and lastly, veggies from 『Pantry』.

「This is wine. 」
As for why I said it tentatively, it’s because this white foam is something that I made but haven’t tasted yet since I don’t drink. Next year, I’ll be an adult next year!

According to Chris, it’s sweet but not sticky and the white foam felt like they were dancing gracefully inside his mouth. Well, that’s what he said.

Auro heaved another sigh, then ate a mouthful. Well, I guess this is alright given that someone who doesn’t care one bit about food agreed to go along with my request.

「I cannot taste this. 」
「Yup. I bought that around here. 」

「This too doesn’t have a taste. 」
『Pantry』 fail.

「I can taste this one a little. 」
『Pantry』crops crossbred with the veggies from the field.

He took a sip of wine and he could taste it too, apparently. The grapes I used came from the 『Pantry』 grapes that I planted in the orchard.

「Mealtimes will be somewhat bearable if I have this wine with me. 」
Just how much do you suffer during mealtimes, huh? Ah, well, I guess it’s understandable. If someone who can’t taste anything has to endure everyone else clamoring for food then of course he’ll hate it.

「Ah, the taste is gradually becoming… This is delicious. What is this? 」
I finally confirmed it when he ate the field hybrids and he said it tasted the best. Plus, it seems that if we use ingredients like olive oil and spread it all throughout the dish, the flavor of the other ingredients will be mixed in and he’ll be able to taste it.

「I see. 」
Well, I did expect this when I gave him the cranberry cookie with strawberries mixed in cream the first time we met.

Even the deities who visit my house can’t taste anything from the 『Pantry』 that they themselves created completely on their own, save the ones they liked.

He could taste the medicinal tea that a skilled herbalist brewed, apparently, although it’s a different matter to whether it’s delicious or not. I’m guessing he can probably taste the vegetables that spirits mess with.

Seems like even in this situation, hybrids of spirits and substance have the best results.

「This is the last one, how is it? 」
I took out a cheese omelet. The cheese is made from the milk of a cow that ate the grass growing in my backyard, and the eggs also came from chickens there.

The cows don’t have calves yet they produce milk for some reason.

The barn where the livestock are is open to all spirits, so… I was going to bring them to the island, but I feel I can no longer do that now.

「Delicious… 」
Auro seemed dumbfounded.

「So you don’t like sweet stuff huh, Auro. Thanks for cooperating, I’ll give you something that isn’t sweet from now on. 」
So he can eat food that isn’t sweet like normal, huh. Thank goodness, congrats on that.

「Alright then, I’m going back to work. 」
「Please allow me to help you. 」
It’s rare for Auro to smile without faking it.

Hm?

「Nah, I’m more comfortable doing it on my own. 」
「Please consider me a useful tool you have at your disposal. I will never do anything that will hinder Milord and I will also smooth over the earlier incident with the roof. 」

Hm?

「Did you eat something bad? 」
He’s acting so weird. And aren’t you too close now? Weren’t we doing 2m social distancing up to now?

「I have partaken of a scrumptious feast. 」
Auro replied with a huge grin.

Eh? No, that’s just garlic bread, you know?

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Comments (3)

  1. G0emi

    Love goes through the stomach, or rather, tastebuds x’D

  2. Hikikomori

    Thanks for the treat.

  3. parrjustin777

    thanks for the chapter

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