"I'm sorry, but I've kept you waiting."

　A middle-aged man, Hasta's father and chef at the restaurant, bowed as he spoke.

"Hasta seems to have caused you a lot of trouble this time, but let me thank you. I'm a disshot."

　Holding his extended hand, Ray quickly observes the man standing in front of him.
　I'm still in my early 40s, but it's probably because I cook every day in the cafeteria. His arm muscles were so well developed that he seemed to be much better suited for battle than an adventurer of rank H. There is something called a cooking octopus in his hand, which suggests that he is a cook at heart.
　Perhaps after the busiest hour of the day, his face had a silent but gentle expression on it, and Ray saw the man and felt that he was more of a craftsman than a cook.
　The present time is around mid‐night. It's still time to go to the bar at night, but since this Manjokutei is a dining room, there are no guests already. Dischott itself had washed up with Enedra and other employees, and today's work was already over. Alka, Hasta's sister, has already been taken to sleep in her room by Enedra.

"It's Ray. Now, let's get down to business. We were able to secure more than enough Gamerion meat as requested by Hasta. One regular size and one rare species. Especially given that rare species are over 8 meters tall, the amount of meat won't be a problem..."
"...more than eight meters?"

　I guess you got what Ray meant. a slightly frowning disshot

"There's a hut where you can tear down the monster that Hasta will fetch for you, but that's it."
"Oh, but the bleeding is over, and we can manage it just by dismantling it."

　Dischott looks somewhat relieved by Hasta's words.
　Next to it, Enedra was drinking tea with a smile.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about dismantling today. Tomorrow or later will do. I'm afraid I'm not so good at dismantling it, and I'll leave it to Hasta."
"It's all right, leave it to me," I've been doing it since I was little, so I'm good at disassembling monsters."
"I'll help you, too, and I'll be able to do something about it."Dischott nods, but... Ray interrupts there.

"As for that matter, Hasta has asked me to come up with an idea for cooking. So, if possible, I want you to focus on that."
"...a cooking idea?"

　a suspicious look at Ray But it's not surprising. After all, Ray looks only about fifteen years old. As a respectable adult, Ray is just a child. Does such a child know about cooking? His expression, if not his words, says so.

"I've been learning magic from my master. I'm reading a lot of books there. There were a number of recipes among them that would have been lost."
"Look, Father," Didn't you hear that Zeno-san, a skewer restaurant, got advice from Ray and his sales increased?"

　Hasta must have remembered the face of an acquaintance. nod softly

"Now that you mention it, you've said such a thing. I see, you're...

　He nods a little and begins to listen to his acquaintance, who actually gets advice from the boy in front of him, saying that he is increasing his sales.
　Watching it, Ray opens his mouth, drinking a cup of tea and gathering his thoughts.

"What I teach you is a dish called 'udon.' --or rather, it should be called cooking."
"Udon?" I don't remember hearing of it. What kind of ingredients are they?"

　an unfamiliar ingredient to oneself as a cook This stimulated her curiosity, and Ray turns his gaze toward the kitchen.

"Well, if you're serving bread here, of course you have flour, don't
"Oh? Oh, of course. It's natural to use it for cooking.""Then bring me the flour,"
"All right. I'll bring it right away."

　Saying so, Ray suddenly thinks inside, looking behind Dischott as he heads to the kitchen.

(I think there were several types of flour, such as strong flour and medium flour, but... were bread-making and udon-making the same flour? Well, if it doesn't work, I have to throw it all into my profession.)

　With that in mind, dischott returns to the dining room with flour in a paper bag in his hand.

"Here's the flour we use. However, I don't know if it's the quality you want, as I only buy bread from a bakery."
"Don't you make bread?"
"... Is there something wrong with you?"

　When Ray mutters, Hasta unintentionally asks him, but Ray shakes his head slightly.

"Well, according to the book I read, it's made from flour that makes bread. Well, it's flour, and there's no problem."
"...I hope so,"
"As I said before, all I know is knowledge. I haven't actually made the ingredients, so all I can teach you is how to make the ingredients that I learned from books. Also, how did you eat the ingredients? With that in mind, I want you to listen."
"Do you mean that I have no choice but to make fine adjustments?"
"Well, I'm looking forward to being a cook. Now, how to make it. The ingredients are very simple. flour, salt, water That's all."
"...what? Is that all?"

　The ingredients are too simple to be simple, muttered Enedra, who was listening next to Dischott.
　It's the same with Husta and Dischott, though not in words.

"Oh, how to make it is to dissolve salt in water and mix it with flour. And then..."Ray explains how to make udon as much as you can remember.
　At first, I was somewhat skeptical about the lack of ingredients to use, but I was nodding and muttering something, perhaps because I thought I could do it while listening.

"So, cut it into strips and boil it in hot water. It's time to boil that you have to be careful. It depends on how thick the dough was cut..."

　Look around while explaining, one's hand. turn one's eyes to one'

"It was about one-third the thickness of my nails, and I think it was about 10 minutes. As for the boiling, study the hardness that you feel is just right for you, though I'm sorry."
"There was no amount of flour, water, or salt in the recipe. How much is it?"
"Ah... flour is about half the size of the paper bag, and a light pinch of salt. There's about a glass of water. I'm sorry, but you can adjust it while actually cooking."
"I see,"
"So, boiled udon is washed in cold water to remove the sliminess, and if you want to eat it warm, warm it up in hot water, and if you want to eat it cold, it's the same..."

　Ray glances out of the dining room.
　The season is already close to winter, and it is judged that few people like to eat cold udon noodles at this time of year.

(Well, as long as there is no soy sauce, I can't even make soup.)

"When it comes to eating warm, what exactly.
"Well, for example, the vegetable soup I was given to eat today. I hear you put it in there. It would be a good idea to put a little thickly seasoned meat on top. ...that's the meat of the Gamerion we've had today. You may also eat it with a thick stew."

　Ray said so, leaving curry udon in his mind, and he was deeply disappointed that there was no curry in this world.

"What do you think, honey? Do you think you can do it?"
"...I honestly don't know." I don't know...it's not as preservative as bread, but I think it's highly likely as a dish. It's worth trying."Dischott returns to his wife, Enedra, with uncontrollable curiosity and excitement on her face.
　After all, as a cook, he must be attracted to unknown dishes and ingredients.
　Ray then opens his mouth to further fan the curiosity of such a discott.

"There's another cooking method called yakidon."
"Yaki udon?"
"Oh, it's the same as when you remove the sliminess of udon noodles in cold water, but you fry them with vegetables and meat. As for seasoning -- I read a book that used soy sauce -- do you know that?"

　a question with little hope
　Or, as long as the Zepail family had Takumu Suzunose, who was from modern Japan like Ray, soy sauce might be available. It was a question I asked with that in mind, but the reality is that I can shake my head so easily and not so sweetly.

"No, I've never seen or heard of such a seasoning. I don't think it's in this town of Gilm at least. If there is any possibility, there may be some in the royal capital."
"I see. I'm afraid I can't help it. Then, it's the seasoning of yaki-udon.

　mutter to that extent and suddenly come to mind.

(Since there is salt yakisoba, wouldn't it be okay if there were salt yakisoba noodles? Well, salt yakisoba's salt sauce has many other seasonings besides salt.)

"Salt,"
"Is salt all right?"
"Oh, but it's not the usual salt." It's a salty sauce made by mixing salt with various other seasonings. ...I learned this from a book, but there is a dish called yakisoba that is close to yakisoba. There seems to be a kind of yakisoba called salt yakisoba."
"Salt? ... I see. Let's consider it. Then I'm going to start eating udon now...Then Enedra grabs Dischott's clothes and stops them from standing up.

"Honey, it's not good to overwork your roots," Also, if you start making udon now, you'll only be able to make it in the middle of the night. Then, I think we should make it tomorrow by the end of the day and taste it together. Will Mr. Ray help me with the taste?"
"Me too? No, I don't mind..."

　Ray glances at Hasta, who is watching the story unfold in silence.
　Hasta opens her mouth somewhat troubled, perhaps realizing the meaning of the stare.

"Oh, sorry mother. I'd like to try new dishes, but I'd like to dismantle Gamerion."
"Now that you mention it," Well, but can you disassemble the meat by yourself?"
"Well, if you tell me to do it, I can do it." I can't believe I'm the only one in that amount."
"And if you don't have Ray, you won't even know if you're successful in the first place?"
"... well, I can't help it." Then, Ray, I'd like my father to go first tomorrow. When it's over, will you come and help me?"

　Having been told that by his mother, he must have had to withdraw as a hustler of parental affection. He tells Ray with a sigh.
　Ray nods while looking at that kind of husta.
　To be honest, Ray has never had a noodle dish in this world, and he disassembles Gamerion, a monster for a limited time. I honestly felt that I didn't care which way I chose, because I had no choice but to gain.

"OK. Then what time should I come tomorrow?"
"After the morning peak, it's until noon... about nine in the morning. As for the lunchtime preparation, I will finish it now, so there will be no problem."
"There's a tasting issue, so you'd better keep your breakfast light."
"Well, let me do that,"

　Make a small nod and leave your seat to return to the inn."Well, then, will you be going back to the inn soon for tomorrow?" ... Hasta, you've been on the move for most of the day, and you're tired, aren't you?"

　I left the city of Gilm early in the morning, fought against the small fish, and moved to the grass where Gamerion appeared, and after that, I was forced to fight against Gamerion by myself to the very last minute, and after that I encountered a rare species of Gamerion, although I did not fight. He protected Ray from other monsters while he was bleeding the rare species he had knocked down, and then hurried back to the city of Gillum.
　No matter how confident an adventurer is in his physical strength, this is exhausting.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah But strangely enough, I don't feel tired."
"That's because I'm nervous. You know what I mean, don't you?"

　He's older than Ray and has been an adventurer for a long time. Hasn't he got a grip on his physical condition or something awkward about him?
　Watching the situation, Ray would say hello to the three and leave the full house.