Chapter 51 – Rescue 2 Part 3
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Translator: SFBaka
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Looks like the sushi rice has also cooled down enough, so let’s get to making sushi. Oh, it looks like everyone has noticed me busily cooking and gathered nearby. I guess they’re curious about what I’m making.
Man, it’s been a long time since I’ve made sushi. And now I have a live audience as well. Just to make sure I won’t disappoint them, I retrieved the ‘How to Make Sushi Like a Pro’ e-book from my personal database and updated Nanom using it.
I briskly washed my hands, grabbed some sushi rice, and started shaping it. I then put a salmon slice on top and finished making the first sushi piece. But it’s a shame that there’s no wasabi. I’ll certainly find it one of these days. I swear. I’ll pick up the pace now.
Oh boy. I got too into it and made quite a lot. I’ve finished making eighty pieces altogether. I better not make more since having too much of the same stuff could make one bored of the taste even if the food’s delicious.
Oh, right! I almost forgot. I did say I was going to make partially grilled salmon too, didn’t I? Hmm. I’ll need a burner for that. I wonder if I can substitute the burner with a fire spell?
I constructed an image of air and magicles mixing into a gaseous substance in my head. I’ll use the Fire spell first, and then adjust the output gradually.
The Fire spell was successfully cast, and a column of flames appeared in mid-air on top of my palm. The girls shouted in surprise. They were all watching behind me and were surprised when I suddenly conjured a five to six meter column of flames with my spell.
I’ll adjust the flame quality by gradually decreasing the magicle concentration and add in some more air.
「Please support me, Nanom.」
The flames gradually changed in composition. The girls made a racket once more. Good, the flame’s color has changed. It’s coming along well. It’s finally looking similar to a gas burner’s flames.
There we go! A more than five meter blue column of flames rose into the air along with a loud roaring noise. Man, that’s some intense heat. It’s also burning through my magicle reserves at a really fast rate. I’ll adjust the output until it’s manageable. There we go. I can now make aburi salmon with this. I’ll go make a portion of the sushi into aburi sushi as well.
“Alright! It’s finally finished!”
I finally finished making the sushi. This is probably the first time sushi has appeared in the history of this planet.
Oops. I also need to finish making the pork bowls. Since there’s a lot of sushi, I’ll just put in the rice and pork into bowls of a smaller size so everybody can finish their meals. I’ll just need to reheat this a bit, and the pork bowls would be done. We’ll use spoons to eat these.
I carried the pork bowls and a large plate full of toro aburi salmon slices, toro aburi salmon sushi, and regular toro salmon sushi onto the table. Oops. Nearly forgot about the shioyaki. I then put some soy sauce onto a small plate. There. Tonight’s meal is finished.
“Thank you for waiting, everyone. This meal is called sushi. It’s a recipe from my home town. And this is called pork bowls. This is also a recipe from back home. If you’re not partial to them, there’s also some salt grilled salmon slices and rice over here. Okay then. Dig in everyone.”
“…Alan, just what was that blue-colored flame earlier?” Cleria suddenly asked.
“Oh, that. I needed that in order to make a portion of the sushi. I need a high temperature flame to sear the salmon slices in order to complete the dish.”
“Um, I don’t think that’s what Ria is getting at, Alan,” Elna quipped.
“So this is sushi! This will be my first time trying it,” Sharon exclaimed.
“Sushi… But isn’t it simply raw fish slices put on top of balled up rice?” Cleria inquired.
“Well, it does look like that at first glance, but some rather detailed steps are actually needed in order to make these. That’s why I could only make just this much for tonight’s dinner. C’mon. Try some. Back in my hometown, this dish is extremely popular. If it’s alright with you all, try eating them with your hands. It’ll be a more authentic experience that way.”
I didn’t manage to make any chopsticks yet, so we’ll have to make do with eating by hand.
It looks like everyone’s curious about the dish, so I prepared a bowl of clean water so we can rinse our hands before eating.
“Okay then. I’ll try one first in order to show you the proper way to eat sushi. You pick up one piece like so and then dip it lightly into this small plate of soy sauce. Try not to dip the rice in and only dip the fish meat on top. And then you eat it. Just like this.”
I finished off one piece in one big bite. Ah! Delicious! This is it, man! It’s unfortunate that there’s no wasabi, but it’s still delicious! The rich taste of the fatty salmon meat just melts in your mouth. The pairing with the vinegar rice is the best! Sushi really is one of my favorite Japanese dishes.
Cleria and the others were used to eating raw fish by now, so they didn’t hesitate to eat up.
“Delicious! So sushi is something this tasty!” Selena gushed happily.
“It really is delicious! I wonder why? It’s just some fish meat put on top of rice, but why is it so delicious? The flavor of the fish and the sauce has seeped into the rice, creating a harmony of flavors!” Cleria seconded.
All the members of our party were apparently enjoying the meal, while our three guests were still on the fence about it.
“Eating raw fish meat… I’ll try one piece first, Arista-sama,” Karina offered with a resolute tone.
She picked up a regular toro salmon sushi slice and dipped it into the sauce. She then brought it to her mouth. Karina turned wide-eyed afterward.
“How is it!?” Arista inquired nervously.
Karina slowly gulped and swallowed the sushi. She took a piece of aburi toro salmon sushi next. She dipped it into the sauce, brought it to her mouth, and chewed the sushi with a serious-looking expression. She gulped down the piece again and quietly reached out for more.
“Hey! I’m asking you about how it is, Karina!”
“Ah!? I-It’s too delicious, Arista-sama! I didn’t imagine it would be this tasty!”
After hearing that, Arista and Natalie also hurriedly took some sushi pieces for themselves.
“It’s true! How amazing! To think raw fish can actually be this tasty!” Arista squealed in delight.
“It’s delicious…” mumbled an almost-teary eyed Natalie.
“This pork bowl is also really tasty, Alan!” Cleria exclaimed.
After hearing her, the rest of the girls also reached out for their own portions. The pork bowls were also rather well received.
Well, I do agree that they’re delicious. I used the bladeknife to process the meat, so the cuts were quite clean and raised the quality of the meat. The rich flavors of pork ribs, sweet-salty sauce, and fluffy rice were a perfect combo.
Since the salmon was quite rich in fat, I thought it would be a heavy meal and that we would be unable to finish it all. But it turned out to be the opposite. The entire meal disappeared in a flash. It looks like sushi was a resounding hit. The pork bowls got rave reviews as well.
“Thank you very much for the meal, Alan-san. It’s the first time I ever ate such delicious food.” Arista said as she bowed in gratitude.
“I’m glad they suited your taste.”
“Uu, I overate again,” Sharon groaned dejectedly.
“Do you all eat this kind of meal every time?” Karina curiously asked.
“…That’s right. At the very least, all the dishes that Alan makes are really delicious,” Elna replied.
“”That’s right.””
“Fufu. How enviable,” Arista elegantly laughed in amusement.
It’s getting dark already. Let’s have some after-meal tea first before resting up.
“We apologize for not disclosing our circumstances and identities until now, everyone,” Karina began.
“No, it’s alright. A lot has happened and I’m sure it’s been tough for the three of you.”
“Actually, I am the daughter of the Gantz Commerce Guild’s chief, Silas.”
“Arista-sama! Are you sure it’s alright!?”
“It’s fine. We can trust these people. There’s no problem with telling them.”
“I see. So you’re the daughter of the local Commerce Guild branch’s chief huh. So Natalie-san and Karina-san are your private guards, I presume.”
“That’s right.”
I see. The only other guild branch chief I knew was Cara-san from Gotania’s Magic Guild branch. So I guess the Commerce Guild really is thriving compared to the Magic Guild huh. Arista-san seemed to be just like a rich heiress after all.
An awkward silence then followed.
“Um, are you not familiar with Silas-sama, Alan-san?” Karina asked.
“Uh, is he a famous individual?”
“……He’s the Gantz Commerce Guild branch’s leader, Silas-sama, you know?” Karina reiterated.
I turned to the rest of my party members, and I saw everyone had blank expressions on their faces. Looks like everyone’s unfamiliar with the man as well.
“I’m sorry. The truth is, we just recently got to this country, so there are many things we’re still unfamiliar with.”
“…I see. If so, then it can’t be helped. It seems the bandits were very familiar with our chief though… Like I said earlier, Silas-sama is the chief of the Gantz Commerce Guild branch. He’s also the president of Silas Company, which is said to be the largest business firm in this kingdom,” Karina explained.
“I presume the reason I was targeted by bandits was primarily because of my identity as his daughter,” Arista elaborated further.
“I see. So that’s the case.”
“That’s why I would be able to give you a suitable reward for your help once we reach Gantz. Please look forward to it,” Arista offered.
Mm. It’s not like we helped while expecting a reward, but it is true that it took quite a bit of effort. It’s fine with me even if we didn’t get paid for our efforts, but I need to keep in mind the welfare of the rest of the party members as the leader, so I better accept.
“Thank you very much for your kind offer. We will certainly be looking forward to it then. Well then, now that we’ve finished tea, why don’t we all turn in for the day? I’ll take care of the night watch, so please have a good rest, Arista-san. You too, Karina-san and Natalie-san.”
“Thank you. We’ll take you up on that then. Please excuse us,” Arista agreed and bid good night.
Of course there’s no need to keep watch at night because of the escort drone and Nanom, so after cleaning up the table, I went to sleep as well.
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