180-Sheila Kaiju Strategy 3




 
So, what do you make with all this soy sauce and miso?

I'm going to make a grilled onigiri and a gohei mochi. The main ingredients for both are rice, so it's easy to make them.

 Both of these dishes are easy to make with rice.

 Once you make them together, you can learn them instantly and add them to your culinary repertoire. And the taste of soy sauce and miso is simply easy to convey.

We say that, but we don't have any rice in the house right now.

'I don't even have one at my place. I mean, I haven't seen you bartering lately.

'Right! I like rice, too, and I wanted to eat it, but there's hardly any.

 That too. Before I went to Kagura, even my stockpile of rice was so low that I was stockpiling it with spatial magic.

 Now that it's been a month since then, most houses probably don't have any rice.

 I bought most of the rice from Tory and unloaded some of it into the Celia cafeteria, and Bartolo bartered with the villagers to distribute it, but it's not like he grows it here.

''It's okay. That's what I thought, so I brought some cooked rice with me today.

'Oh! That's great!

 I said with a spare expression on my face, but it wasn't long ago that I realized that there might not be any rice in Thor's house.

 But I'm saving food through spatial magic, so that's not a problem for me.

 I've saved a lot of rice that I've cooked in subspace. I'm not going to be able to get it out of my pocket when Thor and the others are out of sight.

I bought a lot of rice from Kagura the other day. It will be available again for the time being.

Really? Then we should be ready to barter.

Now you'll be able to eat your rice!

 Hearing my words, Asmo and Sheila-san say happily.

 It's completely my favorite rice that's partly available to me, but it seems to have grabbed the stomachs of several villagers, including Logan.

 I don't want everyone to start wanting it, but it's a blessing to be able to share the food I like.

''Well then, let's get ready to go.

Oh!

 When I tell them what tools and ingredients I need to make the roasted onigiri and gohei mochi, Thor, Asmo and Sheila start to move.

 Not to mention Thor, Asmo and Sheila, who are next door neighbors, are also very quick and efficient, probably because they know their way around the kitchen. They take out and arrange the dishes as if they were in their own kitchen.

 While everyone is distracted by the preparations, I secretly activate my spatial magic and take out some lunches from the subspace.

 When I open the lids, I see that they are filled with hot white rice, and it looks as if they were cooked just a few minutes ago.

 Yes, the spatial magic is doing its job properly. As long as I have this, I can eat hot food at any time, which is really great.

 Appreciating the ability of spatial magic, I place the bento box on the stand.

''I'm ready!''

 Then Thor's vigorous voice sounded like he was ready to go.

In that case, let's make some regular onigiri first.

How many people do we have? About three each?

It's more like five.

I want five.

Okay, five apiece!

 Oh, two would be enough for me, but I didn't think I was going to eat that much....

 I mean, even Gohei-mochi uses rice, so this is definitely not enough. Maybe I was starving because I haven't eaten rice for a while now.

 Laughing bitterly at Thor and the others, I took additional rice out of subspace at the edge.

 Then I activated my water magic and floated the water ball in the kitchen.

 Then I wash my hands with the soap I had in the kitchen and jab my hands in the water ball and jab it.

 Thanks to it being summer, it's nice to stick my arm in the cold water like this.

'Me too, please!'

Wow, that sounds like some fun!

 Thor, Sheila, and Asmo come in as well as I put my hands in the water pots and swoon.

 It's a lot easier than filling the tub with water all the way from the water pots and washing my hands.

 I release the dirty water ball and flush it into the kitchen and float a new water ball for the three of us.

 Then all three of them immediately thrust their arms out in front of them and put their arms into the water poles.

''.........haha''

 A sigh seemed to escape from the three of them.

'It feels so cold,'

I want to keep my hands in here.

I'm just happy to be wrapped in cold water.

 The three of them murmured as their expressions relaxed. Their expressions look very happy.

 The sight of three people lined up with their arms outstretched in a water polo is somewhat surreal.

 I can understand why the three of them look so happy, so I watch them for a while and then open my mouth.

'Now, I think it's time you washed your hands properly,'

Yes, sir.

 As I said this, the three of them pulled out their arms and washed their hands with the soap, as if they were reluctant to leave. Then I jabbed them in the water ball the same way, jabbing them and removing the soap.

 When I finish washing my hands like that, I release the water ball and flush it into the kitchen.

 The three of them looked at it somewhat disappointed as they finished washing their hands.

 They were already completely dirty and would have been warm from sticking their arms in it for so long.

'I'll do it again later, so for now let's make some onigiri.

'Yes! You should've made dinner!

 As I said this, Thor shouted as if he remembered and resumed his action.

 As I put the rice out on a platter, Thor, Asmo, and Sheila grab it with their hands and make a triangle out of it.

 There's a way to let the soy sauce flavor soak in more, by mixing the rice with the soy sauce sauce sauce first and then baking it, but I'm afraid of failing and crumbling it, so I decide to smear the soy sauce on top of it.

"Hey, Asmo. That's too big, isn't it?

 A large rice ball was formed in Asmo's hand, which was the tip of Thor's gaze.

 Its size is more than two sizes larger than normal. It's a size that reminds me of a softball.

'When it comes to onigiri, you need something this big.

'Yes! It's just a little Thor.

 Apparently, this is about the average size in Asmo's house.

'No, no, it's just bigger, right? Hey, Al?

 Thor asks me to agree with him.

'Well, onigiri varies from family to family. You can make it big, you can add special ingredients, you can mix it up with something else.

 It's as simple as grabbing cooked rice, but it's interesting to note that each family will have different flavors in different ways.

 Some families mix in ingredients that go beyond what you might expect, and you may be surprised at how often they do so.

 There are many onigiri that are delicious even with surprising ingredients, so I'd like to respect the individuality of onigiri in this world as well.

'But this time I'm going to bake them with a layer of soy sauce, so I think they should be a little smaller so they can soak up the flavors better.

Well I'll make it smaller then.

 When I told them to make it smaller, Asmo and Sheila began to make their rice balls smaller, shivering.

 I should have told them a little earlier.

And this time, make sure you grip it a little harder. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing. Especially Thor.

I'm wooing.

 When I warn him by name, Thor replies lazily.

 Asmo and Sheila-san may be used to it, but Thor is not used to it and his shape is a little distorted.

It seems that he doesn't seem to have a firm grip on some parts, so if he bakes them with soy sauce as they are, they will definitely collapse in the middle.

 After making the two rice balls, I decided to help him with the unfamiliarity of making them.

Oh, I haven't tasted rice in a while.

It's got a nice sweetness to it.

 On the other hand, Asmo and Sheila-san had finished making their own rice balls and were bringing the rice grains that had arrived in their hands to their mouths.

 It's nice to eat small grains of rice because you can really taste the rice. The subtle sweetness of the rice grains is addictive.

 After making rice balls for all of us, the next step was to make the sauce.

 However, it's very simple: just mix soy sauce and sugar, and it's done.

 It would have been better if there was dashi (Japanese soup stock), but it's an improvised meal, so we don't need to worry about it.