I'm currently on my way back to Xina, and I'm preparing a souvenir for Pina and Mogu.

　I only took the giant-footed Hireo catfish's from the Demon Nucleus and presented the rest to the scale tribe along with the horses. Although it's not edible, it seems to have many uses for bones, skin, and oil, so I received a water chestnut (water chestnut) seed native to this world in return.

　I heard they were harvested last year, and they taste great when boiled.

　Also, other tribes don't have the custom of eating them, and the water chestnuts I was given were supposedly of a cold-resistant variety. So I'm very happy to hear that it might be a good crop for the north where there are many wetlands. I'm also hoping for buckwheat noodles in this area. They are also resistant to wasteland and cold damage.

　Of course, there are reasons for wanting it.

　Fafnal's militarized country is a northern country with a lot of swampy, barren land. But the taxes are high and the number of refugees leaving the country is constant. As we met in Aegis Shield, many of them aim for different countries, and many of them die in the wild without being able to reach them. Many of them die in the wild.

　And it is also the country that the heroes founded and plan to visit. I would like to try to improve the food supply, like a domestic cheat, to get in, but potatoes and the like on earth are weak in this world because they can't use the magic element. There may be potatoes from this world, but the new continent has yet to be discovered.

　As an alternative, they were looking for buckwheat noodles, kudzu and water chestnuts from this world. It wouldn't be a sudden increase in food production, but if the crops could be expected to produce a steady yield even in Farnall, it would be enough of a card to draw out heroic information.

　But that's a story for the future.
　We'll keep most of it, but we'll snack on some of it.
　The food I'm going to try is a food from south-central Taiwan called water chestnut biscuits (Linjiaosu).

　The recipe says to pre-cook them, remove the shells, and make mayo fritters, but I wondered if I could make them, too.　Besides, I'm afraid of frying food in a moving car.

　Goddess says pots and pans are linked to the stabilizer and are safe but I'm scared so I don't use anything but pots and pans with locking lids.

　Therefore, I plan to boil and peel only, and then fry them on the portable gas stove when we arrive at the guest house. After all, the best part of deep-frying is to eat it while it's hot and cold, right?

'Lord, we've finished peeling. I'll get the batter ready for the next tray.

　The materialization of snow wind can be done with magic power, but the goddess-sama's divine power and faith are most effective. This time, I made a large amount of dedication, so if you're in the vicinity of a companion who has made a contract with the Goddess, or a shrine, you can maintain your materialization without difficulty.

　But I'm also worried that Yukikaze won't disappear if I distrust Goddess-sama.

''You've already made it?　The shell is distorted and hard, but Yukikaze is very handy.

　The water chestnuts in this world have four thorns like the demon chestnuts and are hard to peel off. However, Yukikaze's knife handling is at the level of divine work, it looks like she can peel laurel and other things by the meter.

''I'm a blade!''

　It's true, but... it's scary, because it sounds like a [sick] declaration, right?　I'm a flea heart, so be careful what you say. And yet, the heart-breaking thing continues.

　On the way home, a humanized Viville blocked the road.

'Ryou!　I've finished the meeting in the morning. Now, let's go spank them!

　His eyes are glowing with a red attack color.
　Now, how to fool them.........

I'm sorry, Vi. I'm sorry I punished you and I'm sorry about the bad guy and I ran off.

　The light of the attack colors subsides.
　Viville, cholo-cute.

'If Ryou is serious, of course he's serious. I think he actually hates me fighting, so he punished you first.　Glad you're here, but don't take a chance and wait for me to come to you next time!　You're supposed to be with me, you're my friend and ally.

　It's hard to overestimate Viville. I'm really mesa weak without weapons and friends. I'm afraid that at some point they'll find out...

'Don't worry, the other guy was a wimp, he couldn't even find us. Anyway, how about we have lunch together?　The Kishina donation is this afternoon.

'Dinner with you?　Are you sure?　You must be invited!

　Afterwards, he asked for an express delivery of a letter to the mayor at the gate guardhouse.

　The contents are [Operation successful, Nushi and other threats have been eliminated. We will have lunch at the guesthouse once and then head over. Master Shenlong Viville is accompanying us, and if you are in a hurry, you can come to the guest house.

　If you're in a hurry, the mayor writes in a big way that the mayor should come to you, but the person from Tet who was supposed to be in the supervisory role [I don't want to leave the Tet forest alone, I don't want to leave the Tet forest, even if it kills me! And then he spoiled it, and a troubled Viville, while he was on the move, appointed me as Xina's advisor....

　Well, I don't actually advise them.

　The dragons will inspect it occasionally, and if it becomes a capital of immorality, you can threaten to burn it. The standards are lax, so there's no need to worry about it, because it's not possible unless it's very unlikely.

　When I returned to the guest house, the hive I had taken in was neatly divided into beeswax, honey and beehives. But unfortunately, there was less honey than expected. Well, it's a natural product and a foreign species of bee. What could I do?

Good job on collecting the hives, guys. We went back to the meeting for lunch, but Kishina has been donated to Vivir. I'll be back to help with the formalities. I'm sorry I kept you waiting. And because of the endowment, Vi will be eating with us.

　For people in this world, it is painful to wait patiently in an unknown place. There are about two-six (Seneto) there as well, but they don't have as much indoor entertainment as on earth.

It's good to see you today. I'm going to borrow Ryou this afternoon, but I'll finish it today.

　That's why we all moved to the dining room. We started eating after doing the "Itadakimasu" (Pinna matches her wings), which has been established in our extermination division for some time now.

　The actual reason is simple. Everyone doesn't know the etiquette of the upper class, but it's the official etiquette in the Far East, and since the leader of the group is from the Far East, it can be fooled into thinking it's the etiquette of the group. It seems to be easy because it's also a declaration in this style.

You're not going to eat with them, Ryota?　We got to it first, though.

'I brought you a souvenir, so I'm just going to make you a dish with it. Feel free to go ahead and eat. The mayor and I were inspecting the swamp for sewage problems. The water chestnuts I got from the Scales were very tasty, like sweet chestnuts.

　I rented a small table and am cooking with the materialized snow wind. By the way, I'm frying them in olive oil instead of lard. Since I came to this world, my intake of animal fat has been high, [You'll get fat, right? And because the window flowers scared me.

　Now, the water chestnut fritters recipe is Taiwanese water chestnut pastry. With the addition of vivir, there are about 12 per person. The taste and texture is somewhere between chestnuts and potatoes, and I think it will appeal to people of all ages. By the way, it is said that the old water chestnut cake was actually made from water chestnuts.

Boiled water chestnuts can be made by the miko chief, but fried water chestnuts are also very tasty!　Did you crush the hardened bread and mix it into the batter?　I saw that there's something in the undercoat!　Ryou, ask for the recipe on the way home.

'Vi, it's essentially a souvenir of Pina and Mogu, so don't pick at it, okay?　I'll have the recipe ready. Water chestnuts are good for nourishment and tonicity, so it might be a good idea to serve them to pilgrims who come to the Tet Forest from far away.

　In the midst of all this talk, Pina, Midia, and Manya came crying and holding out a jar with a cork in it. Inside is fruit in honey. No wonder there's so little honey........

　That's a rabble-rousing zealot!　But I can't hate my kids when they reflect on it and offer it up instead of reopening it. So they decided to play a rhetorical game.

'Did the sweetness of the benefit package I asked for fail?　This is just too much honey, if you separate the containers and increase the fruit and juice, you'll be fine. It's a guest house fruit and it will save us money. But the quantity is too much, so the sweetness will be the same for a while.

　The trifecta concludes with the four of them and Vivir, who for some reason is joined by a humanized Vivir and ends up hugging Hishi. Window flower's sentence is embezzlement, but it's suspended. Apparently, there is no jail sentence if he does not misbehave for a while.

　The three of them are frightened when they hear of the embezzlement. But I reassure them that I'll be able to watch the situation for a while, and if they can confirm their remorse, I'll forgive them.

　Tighten where you tighten and loosen where you loosen. The spooning of window flowers works very well in maintaining the morale of the group members.

　However, window flowers are often the haters...essentially my role. I'm sorry if I don't make it up to you. I'll think about it more carefully next time, so just wait and see.