For Hurt and Dusty, every ingredient is a main ingredient, but without a central ingredient, they cannot be combined.

However, thanks to Carlo's perfection of a good hamburger steak, the other ingredients are now moving forward.

So I made a hamburger with the recipe Carlo had left me and came to Hurt's with it in my hand.

Hurt, wearing an apron, seems to be talking with a female customer.

What is it? Can't the kids eat the potatoes? What a waste to hate potatoes, which are cheap, keep well for a long time, are good for your stomach, and are good for you!

'Yes, yes, he doesn't like it, and he won't eat it if I mix it in a little bit. Is there any good way to cook it?

Hurt's glasses glittered as the female customer asked, slightly taken aback.

I have a recommendation! Peel the potatoes, slice them thin, and bake them. Put some tomato sauce and cheese on it and bake it! They may not like potatoes, but few kids don't like the combination of cheese and tomatoes! And then you can mix it into a gratin!'

Although his enthusiasm for potatoes was unusual, what Hurt was saying was simple and reasonable.

Then, even children who say they don't like potatoes would eat them.

It looked so delicious in my imagination.

I see... I think he will eat it then. Okay, I'll give it a try. Give me six potatoes.

'Thank you very much! I have some tomatoes you recommend for a tomato sauce to go along with it.''

'Uh-huh, well, that too.

When Hurt took the opportunity to sell the tomatoes from the store, the lady customer smiled and bought them with gusto.
The other day.

Hurt's enthusiasm for vegetables is so high that most of the first people he meets are put off by his enthusiasm, but he captivates everyone with his natural eloquence and knowledge.

It is interesting to listen to him and very informative because it is related to our daily diet. And most of all, you can tell that they love vegetables, so you don't feel pressured even though they are doing business.

He really is like a mirror of a son of a green grocer.

While I was admiring the shop, Hurt turned around after seeing off a female customer.

Oh, Tori. Have you come to buy our vegetables? I got some good potatoes today and I recommend them, okay?''

'I'm sorry, but I'm not shopping today. Carlo finished the hamburgers for me.

'Oh, it's finally done!

'I brought you a burger with a different meat, try it.'

Half-size hamburger I made in advance. Hurt grabbed it out of the wrapper and ate it.

Oh, it's more satisfying and impactful than the last one!

It seems that Carlo's hamburger with hamburger steak is better than my hamburger.

It's quite an evolution to be able to tell just by taking a bite.

Perhaps because he was hungry, Hurt gobbles up the half-size hamburger.

'I should choose leafy vegetables that can compete with this meat, right?

'Yes, leafy greens are a key part of the burger too.

'I'm on it! I have already made a rough selection!

Upon hearing my words, Hurt picks up a basket and hurriedly pulls out ingredients from the display shelves.

He showed me what looked like two leafy vegetables.

One was a kind of jade lettuce, more than twice the size of a regular lettuce, and the other was a lettuce wrapped like a flower petal.

I know the latter as bouquet lettuce, but not the former.

What kind of ghost lettuce is this?

What is this big lettuce?

I point and ask, and Hurt says, "I'm glad you asked.

It's the king of lettuce we've been growing in the village where we've been stocking up lately!

''King's lettuce?''

It is a leafy vegetable grown from a seed planted from a demon called Vegalitas. The best feature of this vegetable is its overwhelming size, which befits the name of a king. Its freshness and texture are also first-rate.

''Are seeds from demons safe?''

Both meats used for the hamburgers are demon meat, but I am a little concerned about the ingredients of a demon I have never heard of.

'The meat has been confirmed to be safe and is in cultivation. I assure you it is safe. Try it first.

Hurt puts a basket in front of me, and I slowly reach for the king's lettuce.

The king lettuce is easily removed from the root. I had imagined that it would be hard because it was bigger than ordinary lettuce and its leaves were more magnificent, but it seemed to be not so.

I took a bite of the lettuce to try it out, and the crispy texture spread in my mouth. And then, more to the point...

''It's fresh and sweet.

''Right? I could eat it as it is without any dressing.'

Hurt smiles somewhat proudly.

Indeed, the freshness and sweetness alone are enough for me to eat. Even children who say they don't like vegetables seem to eat them.

I can use this king of lettuce in a hamburger!

'Yeah, but that's not the only thing you can put in there, there's also bouquet lettuce.

Hurt offered me an additional lettuce, the bouquet lettuce, which I also know. It is so named because it looks like a bouquet of flowers. It is characterized by its tender leaves and bright colors.

The 'king' lettuce with its freshness and crispness, and the bouquet lettuce with its softness. I suggest using these two types of leafy greens.

I see, so you accentuate the texture by using multiple vegetables like in a salad.

That's what I mean. You understand quickly since you are serving food at an inn.

When I make a salad, I pay attention not only to the taste, nutrition and color, but also to the texture.

I want to enjoy even the texture of the salad. Thanks to these efforts and Hurt's careful selection of vegetables, salads are quite popular in our house.

I'm going to try it out.

He takes the hamburger steak and bread out of the packet and sandwiches them between the king lettuce and bouquet lettuce that Hurt gave him.

He then eats the new hamburger on the spot.

The taste of the bread and the finished hamburger. They are very tasty, but they lose moisture and the texture is similar.

However, the addition of the king lettuce and bouquet lettuce gave a harmony of different textures and freshness to the burgers.

By adding color and texture in addition to taste, the hamburger has become one more delicious and easy to eat.

Yes, it's definitely tastier now.

'Hahaha, I know you will! I made several sandwiches and burgers for this day, and it was trial and error!

Yeah, no wonder you were so well prepared.

Hurt must have done a lot of experimenting and thinking to come up with the answer so far.



'Yeah, adopt these two! I'd like to say, but how much does king lettuce cost? I don't want the purchase price to be too high since I'm selling them?''

I use bouquet lettuce on a daily basis, so I know how much it costs.

But this king of lettuce is unpredictable.

It is a lettuce that exhibits wonderful texture and freshness, but it is useless if the purchase price to sell it is too high.

'...... Wait a minute. Is this for sale?'

'Huh? Didn't I tell you?'

'I didn't hear you.'

Hurt was told clearly, and in retrospect he realized that he had never said anything like that.

I turned around and realized that I had never said anything like that. And we'll split the proceeds among the four of us.

I thought it was just a hobby of Tori's as usual, but I like it too. That sounds like fun.

Hurt lifts his glasses with a snap and grins.

Surely by now he's doing whatever he wants with the proceeds from the hamburger sales: ......

'If we make good money, we can stock a lot of rare vegetables and invest in farmers! You'll be able to buy tons of vegetables that you couldn't get your hands on before!''

I hadn't thought about it at all. As usual, my desires were centered on vegetables.

'Wow, you invested in a farmer at that age.

'I'm having my favorite vegetables grown for me. It's only right that I pay for them, isn't it?'

No, that's true, but it's rare to find a kid who goes that far for vegetables.

So, what is the price of king lettuce after all?

'Well, to be frank, I don't know the price because it is still in the cultivation stage and not much of it is on the market! I've been keeping a small number of them at my place lately just to see how they are doing.'

When I asked him, Hurt told me firmly.

I was afraid of not knowing the price.

'Well, I think the price will be fine. Even if they become explosively popular, they will sell them at a low price only to my store, so there is no problem.

If Harte is so confident, it must be all right.

'Hurt, how dependable you are ......!

''You had been dismayed when you heard that the vegetables were made from the seeds of demons, but now you've lost all your doubts. ......''

I don't care if it's from the seed of a demon. As long as it tastes good and is cheap, that's all that matters.

So Hurt suggested a different kind of tomato, and we adopted it.

Now we have all the vegetables we need for the hamburger.

All that's left is for Dusty to finish the buns.