"You know, it's all right to grow demons, but isn't it a bit much to grow weeds as well?

This is what Lily said when she saw the demon I'm currently raising.
But what she said was the unvarnished truth.
Because what I'm raising now is a small fish that even a novice adventurer can hunt. The so-called slime monster in this world is a weed monster called a weedleaf.
Incidentally, they're weedy enough that even I can kill them.
Even the gourmet hero is puzzled by this. But.....

Maybe Kyou-sama has some deep thoughts. That's as good as Kyou-sama!

And as usual, I've been rejoicing in the fact that I haven't even gotten any results yet.
Lately, I've been wondering if this guy is a "sasuoni" character?

"So, really, why are you growing this stuff?

Well, I need something. I thought I'd make it with this.

"With this one?　I'm telling you, you can't eat him.

I know about it. It's a monster that looks like a lump of weed.
It's just a grass and you can't eat it whether you boil it or roast it. But...

this one has a use for it. I've been living in another world for a long time now and haven't eaten any. Japanese people are lonely without it.

I'm not sure what I'm talking about," says Lily, who increasingly questions what I'm saying.
However, as you might expect, I've raised her a bit too much.
Demons like a clump of weeds are already swarming all over the garden and invading the other demon zones.

"Well, it doesn't matter, but we don't want to have too many of them bothering the city.

"Hey.

I responded to Lily's advice appropriately.
I didn't know that it would come back to me later as real advice.





"What?

That's why there are so many demons. Isn't there too many of them?

Then I saw my lord smiling and with a black smile.
Later, a soldier came to my house out of the blue and took me to the lord's house in the blink of an eye.
The lord said that there were too many weeds growing, so he went down to town and walked around the city as usual.
Wow! Did those guys grow that fast? That's like a weed. That's fertility!

I've overlooked your demon cultivation until now because there was a certain amount of profit in the form of food distribution, but as expected, weeds aren't there. It is useless and inedible.

Perhaps the second half is the real story.
I'm sure it's a bad idea if you think about it, because it's inedible and useless.

"Kyou-san. I could easily kick you out of this town if I was in the mood. You know what I mean, don't you?　Can you stop growing weeds right now?

Scary!　This guy is scary!　Straight up threatening!

"No, no!　Wait, please!　They actually look like weeds, but they have their uses!　Can't you wait a little longer to see the results!

"...... says the weed has its uses. Surely you've devised a way to take a supposedly ordinary killer plant and turn it into a premium foodstuff. If you think about it.

He nodded curiously at my statement and said, "I'm a thoughtful lord.

"Fine. But please show me the results you speak of in person. If it satisfies me, I'll allow you to grow it. However.

If you're not satisfied with it . You know what I mean?　and a black smile.
Oh no! This guy is scary!





Kyou-sama, what is it you're doing?

Yeah, I'm making something out of this inedible guy.

I'm pulling out some of the so-called weed parts of the weed-leaf hair that grew up and letting it steam in hot water.
Shit, d*mn it, how did I do this? I was just trying to create some warmth in my days of peace and quiet.
Anyway, with a few more steps, it should be exactly what I had in mind. Maybe.





What is this?

Looking at it presented in front of him, the lord looks doubtful.
Well, that's true. After all, it's the first color of water I've ever seen. At first they were alarmed, wondering if it was poison.

"Here you go. And just so you know, it's not poison. I'll drink it first.



Then he urged me to drink it, and I drank it as well.
When the lord saw that, he finally understood and put it in his mouth.

...... This is it!　It's supposed to be just hot water, but the moment you take it into your mouth, you feel an indescribable astringency and fragrance. But it's not unpleasant at all; rather, it tastes great as tasty water!　What the hell is this tasty hot water?

"It's tea.

And I assure you.
Yes, I wanted to make a tea.
The weed leaves were called a weed. It was made by heating and drying them and then using the resulting leaves to make broth.
It's still rough and barely tasty water, but I'm confident it will get better with improvements along the way. Let's try to improve it next time when we have time.

"That's great, Kyou-kun. That's our pride and joy, Mr. Keogh. Please offer me this tea drink in the future.

When did I become the city's official demon grower?
Well, okay.
I've just learned that I can make tea with it, and I'm growing a kind of magic bean called "Jewel Beans", so if I succeed in growing it, I may try to make that condiment as well.
I saw a TV special on how to make it before, so it's impossible to make it exactly as it is, but I'm sure I can at least recreate the shape.
I didn't know that this idea, which I hadn't even thought deeply about, would lead to great results later on.