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My previous memory insists that soy sauce is for grilled onigiri.

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Surely the savory smell of soy sauce on a grilled onigiri would be appetizing.

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It would also add a little sweetness.

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But there is a big barrier to using soy sauce.

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Soy sauce is expensive in this world.

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To make up for the lack of food, we need to spread the word about rice.

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To do so, we need "easy to make, inexpensive, and familiar tastes.

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I think this is important.

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In this case, it would be better to improve on the familiar sauce.

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This is to reduce the sense of resistance as much as possible.

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For the time being, I took a little lick of the sauce in this town.

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It tasted strongly salty and less sweet.

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If I use it as it is, the rice will absorb the sauce and it will taste quite strong.

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Next to me, Mr. Druid also licked it to check the taste.

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How do you feel?"

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I think it tastes just fine. Well, it's a taste I've been familiar with since I was little."

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I see.

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For the people in this town, this is the taste they are used to.

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I wonder if they would feel the taste is blurred if I reduced the salt.

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I think you can make it any way you like.

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Really?"

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Yeah, we'll give you our opinions, no problem.

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Oh, I didn't make it by myself.

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We all make it together.

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Yes. Please give me your opinions as you go along.

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"Roger that."

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I'm starting to feel more relaxed.

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All right!

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What's the base of this sauce, Mr. Storekeeper?"

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"Ah, here it is."

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What he served me was a black liquid in a large bottle.

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I was told that it is the base of all sauces.

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I took a little and tasted it.

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Ah, it tastes a little like soy sauce.

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It's okay.

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I want to add sweetness and richness.

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If that were the case, you would have found honey and stewed fruit in the basket.

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I add a little bit of the sweetness I was taught and taste it.

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I ask for their opinions as I have them taste it as well.

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The owner suggested adding some stewed fruit for a richness, and the taste was much better.

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The owner's knowledge was amazing, as he had done a lot of research on the subject.

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We spent almost an hour trying to add more fruit juice and medicinal herbs to the dish.

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A sweet and tasty sauce was created.

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I never thought to add medicinal herbs to the sauce. I had never thought of that.

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The owner, who was making the sauce with me, was impressed with many things I was doing.

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The sight of him made me a little uneasy.

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Could it be that I am doing something wrong again?

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I quietly asked the druid working next to me and he whispered that he was fine.

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Relieved, he continued, "I'll tell him later not to spread the word about Ivy.

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Oh, I knew I had done something.

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I bow my head in a small way and ask Mr. Druid for a favor.

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I don't know what I did, so it's impossible for me to deal with it by myself.

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I'll just leave it to him, since he knows what's going on.

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'All right, let's bake it. Do I put this sauce on before baking?"

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Well, I apply it before baking, let it soak into the rice a bit, and then apply it again after baking."

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Funny, I don't remember making grilled onigiri before.

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I wonder why?

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Oh, I left the rice as it was after cooking.

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It might have gotten cold and hard.

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I hurried to check the inside of the pot.

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The surface of the rice had slightly dried out.

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You failed.

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What happened?"

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The rice dried out."

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The owner checks the inside of the pot.

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Can't you make onigiri anymore?"

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No, it's fine. It may lose some of its flavor.

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I heard that a wooden rice chest would be good, but is there anything we can use instead?

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Do you have a wooden container?　It's useful because it regulates the moisture content of the cooked rice."

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A wooden container?　If it was made of banana wood, I would have it.

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Bana tree?

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Does that have a sterilizing effect, like banana leaves?

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If that's the case, it might be pretty good.

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The owner brought me a container that was round in shape and even had a lid.

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It may look like the rice chest I remember.

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He said, "Thank you. I actually put freshly cooked rice in it, but I forgot.

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Borrowing the container, he pours in the rice.

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It's still slightly warm, so I guess it's not a problem.

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I wash my hands in water with a banana leaf floating in it and make onigiri.

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From memory, it is said that you should not grip the rice tightly and with force.

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But this seems to make my hands too strong if I am not careful.

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I managed to make six onigiri.

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I look at the onigiri lined up in a row and sigh a little at the ...... distorted shape.

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It looks so easy to look at, but it's so hard to actually make.

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I brush them with the sauce I made and put them on the grill.

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After a while, a savory smell spreads around the area.

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It smells so appetizing!

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The owner's words make me happy.

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If there is no problem with the heat, the dish is ready.

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The base of the sauce was closer to the soy sauce flavor than I thought, so it was easier than I thought.

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I'll ask for the ingredients later.

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Hey, stepdad. Is that the smell of grilled rice balls?　It smells really hungry."

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A woman comes from the store.

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She is much younger than the woman I saw earlier.

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She is much younger than the woman I just saw. It's the smell of the sauce of grilled onigiri (rice balls) cooking. Ivy, this is my brother's wife.

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Nice to meet you, Ivy.

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At my greeting, his eyes widen a little and he looks surprised.

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Surprised at that.

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'So you're Ivy. I wanted to meet you, that idiot is rude. I'm so sorry my brother-in-law has been such a pain in the ass."

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Do ...... that?　

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You forgot my name again.

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Is your brother, Mr. Druid, called 'that idiot' by your sister-in-law?

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'No, I was protected by the square keeper and Mr. Guilmouth, so I'm fine.

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Oh, did I sound a little sarcastic?

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I've heard about you from Guilmas. I've been warned by the vigilantes.

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I see.

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It's tough on the family.

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I mean, I guess he's finally waking up, so there's still a chance, but not that one.

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Sister, you are harsh.

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And then there's "that idiot's" father and his brother.

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Really. But still, it smells really good.

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The owner's wife came too.

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Is the store keeper going to be okay?

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Are you guys good to watch the store?"

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I'm fine. Not many people come at this time of night. I'll recognize you by the sound.

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His wife and sister are staring at the grilled rice balls.

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I think I'll make some more onigiri.

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Can we have some too?　I thought it was just a little bit of "rice," but not this smell. I can't stand it.

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His wife's words make me happy.

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Smells attract people.

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It would be a good advertisement if we grilled them in front of the store.

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Yes," she said, "I'm sure it would be a great publicity stunt. It's all right.

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The lid of the wooden container is opened and additional rice balls are made.

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It doesn't matter because there are still plenty of sauces to be made.

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Put the newly made rice balls on the net and coat them with the sauce.

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One additional coat of sauce is applied to the rice balls as they are cooked.

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The druid brings a plate, so I move it from the burnt onigiri to the plate.

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'Um, when you eat it, please give me a taste.'

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He hands the plate to his wife and sister.

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'Huh, you guys.'

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I can hear the owner's slightly dismayed voice, but the two of them don't seem to mind and start eating their grilled onigiri.

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These two women look somewhat alike.

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Their facial features are different, but the atmosphere is similar.

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They are delicious. It's different from the usual sauce, so it's kind of fresh.

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This sweetness is good. Delicious."

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I am relieved at their impressions.

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Good.

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Now if they twist my head even a little bit, I have to start over from scratch.

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I transfer the grilled onigiri to a plate and hand it to the owner and the druid as well.

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I give the owner and the druid a plate of grilled onigiri. I got it first. ......

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Neither the shopkeeper nor the druid would say whether they were concerned or not.

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The food tastes better when it's warm, so please eat it. The next one will be baked soon."

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After saying thank you and thank you for my words, we both start eating.

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After all, they look like each other.

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I mean, this one is a father and son, right?

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It's delicious," he said. The slightly burnt part of the sauce is quite tasty. This sauce will do the trick!

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Good.

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