Is this the furnace? Is it fueled by wood?

'No. Picking up wood is a pain in the ass, so we channel the magic into this circular board. Then high heat is generated and you can cook it.

That's convenient.

''We can't use the 'magic heater' unless we can hire someone with magic power or someone like that, though. This itself is actually quite expensive.



　We decided on a place to sleep and since it was evening, I decided to make dinner.
　I could have left it to the two of them, but then all I would have to do is boil the leg meat of another boiled sand scorpion, so I would be in charge of the cooking.

　I was amazed to see that there was a stone hearth set up beside the tent, and instead of burning wood, a pot could be placed on a gray circular board and cooked like an electric heat cooker.
　When I was in the barracks, I only took cooked meals, and I was only treated to the occasional meal out from Major Thunder, so I wasn't familiar with the cookware of this world.

　I heard that you need to lock up your magic power, but it's like an electric heat cooker, so it's better and more efficient than burning wood.

''It's difficult to adjust the firepower,''

It's expensive to have that function as well. You can adjust the heat by lifting the pot. I don't do that, though.

　In Mew's case, he only boils the legs of the Sand Scorpion, so there's no need to worry about the heat.
　It's just boiling water, if you put it that way.
　And Lalabelle-san doesn't even do that........
　Is it any wonder she's a princess?

Can you cook, Mr. Tullow?

'As well as humanly possible by the standards of the world I'm from. I haven't cooked at all since I came to this world.

　After Kana's death, I lived on my own, and I cooked for a living.
　I'm not that good at it, but I could cook enough to get by on a daily basis.

'Leave it to me for today,'

　Since I'm going to be taking care of you, I've decided to make dinner tonight.
　However, I won't be cooking anything so elaborate.
　I made a salad with vegetables, cut up some sandy lizard meat, sprinkled some salt and spices on it and grilled it steak-like.
　I fried the vegetables for garnish, steamed potatoes that looked like potatoes, and for soup I made crab oyster ball soup with sand scorpion leg meat and sand lizard eggs that had been melted.

　There's not a lot of seasoning in this world, so I guess that's about as far as my skills can take me.

'Wow, that looks delicious. It's been a while, I have more than two dishes to cook.

'True. And I'm surprised the Sand Scorpion had a method of cooking it other than boiling it.

'Master Lalabelle, there's another way to cook them. It doesn't taste that different.

That's right, too.

....

　My cooking skills are at the level of an ordinary person, so I felt embarrassed when Miu Miu praised me for my cooking skills.
　As for the number of items, the two of us had only eaten boiled sand scorpion leg meat so far, so I wondered if I could compare it to that.

''You're a good cook, Taro-dono, aren't you?

　I don't think so, but I certainly didn't feel bad when a beautiful woman praised me.

'Well, shall we take it then?'

　The three of us started to eat dinner together, but as expected of a well-bred young lady.
　They were eating elegantly.
　Not to mention Lalabelle who was a princess, Miu Miu was also born into a noble family, so she seems to have been trained in good manners.
　Rather, my ancestors, whose ancestors were just plain samurai, may be more suspicious of my manners when it comes to eating.

''It's been a long time since I've had so many items, and this sandy large lizard meat has been a long time since I've had it.

Yes, the meat from the Great Sand Lizard is nice and refreshing.

　The sand large lizard is the weakest of the sand beasts, but it is also the most numerous.
　Their meat was widely enjoyed by royalty and common people alike.
　I used to eat it every day, and I think it tastes just like chicken.
　Probably no one would suspect it if they were told it was chicken and served to me.

'It's been a long time since you've had raw vegetables, Lady Lalabelle.

Yeah.

　There are no fields in this oasis and no edible wildflowers ... have they not searched for them?

We don't know much about edible wildflowers and such.

Yeah. I don't want you to get a stomach ache from eating weird food in here.

　I can see your point, but I don't think it's a nutritional balance to have just the body of a sand scorpion leg every day.
　I would get bored before that.
　

''The soup is delicious too.''

'I didn't know you could cook the meat from a sand scorpion's leg like this. Mister Tallow is amazing.

　Really?　
　The meat of the sand scorpion leg resembled a crab, so I just made it crab oyster ball soup style.
　There was no broth, so it was relying on the meat of the sand scorpion's leg, so it didn't have much flavor, but the two of us, who hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, were drinking the soup with relish.

''It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a feast, I've enjoyed it.

It was good.

'You said your cooking was normal, but you're good at it.

　Where do I put my standards, but am I the better cook of the three of them?

'I'm honoured by your praise. By the way, since I'm a guest here, would you like me to prepare the meal?

　That's part of it, but it's also because if you leave it to these two, you'll end up with boiled sand scorpion leg meat for every meal.　
　Then you'd be better off cooking it yourself and getting a decent meal.

'I would very much appreciate it.

'You are most welcome. I always prepare the meals, but they always end up being boiled sand scorpion leg meat.

　Does this mean that until now, only Miu Miu has been preparing meals?
　Lalabelle-san is a princess, so she can't do that?

''Lalabelle-san is a princess, you know.

'Formerly, though. The current Lady Lalabelle is an Earl since she's descended from the family.

　Come to think of it, instead of receiving this oasis as a fiefdom, he was removed from the royal family's register, he was pulled out.
　Even so, since he's Count-sama, I don't think he'd cook for himself.

''Before, Lalabelle-sama said she would do it herself, so I left it to her, but it was boiled raw or overcooked and became dry. So that's why I'm doing it.

Sorry for my clumsiness.

　She was very beautiful, Mr. Lalabelle, but unfortunately she was a mess.



'Well, let's go to bed then,'

'There's no entertainment here, so I'll just go to bed at night.



　When dinner was over and night fell, it was soon time to go to bed.
　Naturally, there are no streetlights in this oasis, and there is a "magic lamp" that glows with magic power, but I want to save my magic power just in case.
　Naturally, they seem to go to bed when it gets dark.
　Instead, they start their activities at the same time the sun rises.

　It's an early bedtime and early wake up, which would have been impossible if we were in Japan, but it's a healthy lifestyle.
　Except for the fact that the sand beasts might attack us.

'Does anyone need to stand guard?'

Don't worry about it.

　As I recall, sand beasts were less likely to raid an oasis with fewer people?

Sand Scorpions are active at night, but sandworms don't move much at night because they can't see at night.

　In other words, night is the time when the Sand Scorpion goes to attack the Sandworm, so it's safe in reverse.......
　Since it's not a large amount of meat for the three of us, it's probably more nutritional efficient for the Sandworms who can't move at night.

''But, just in case it happens, aren't you prepared for that?

Oh, please don't skimp on that. I've got intruder detection equipment all around the outer edge of this oasis.

　Is there such a convenient device?
　Although the fact that Miu-san put it up, it must be a device that works with magic power.

''This is also just in case.''

'As a matter of fact, when we first arrived here, there were a small number of Sand Scorpion raids every night. They thought we looked really good. But after about a week of killing the Sand Scorpions that attacked us every night, they've stopped coming to warn us.

'I think the sand scorpions around here have learned. That sandworms are safer to eat.

　Still, they were attacked at first.
　I couldn't help but be amazed at the ability of these two men to not come in fear of the Sand Scorpions.

'Mr. Taro, it's warm in the tent, isn't it?'

Yes.

　It was a heating machine placed in the middle of the tent, about fifty centimeters in diameter, semi-circular in shape and made of what looked like a ball of stone.
　It was said to slowly emit heat over time as it replenished its magic, and the inside of the tent was warmer than I had expected.

''How long does it have to operate?''

It's a half-day.

Is there a way to turn it off?

''No, it's not that complicated a function. It takes about half a day to fill up with magic power, so to reduce the operating time, we have to adjust the amount of magic power we can put in.

　It's hot in the desert during the day, so it's miserable if you screw up adjusting your magic amount.
　Okay, so that's why it's so early in the morning.
　It's going to be hot, so they have no choice but to go outside the tent.

''I'm trying to be careful as well, but it's difficult to fine-tune the amount of magic power.

I see.

　Should I be the one to do this too, starting tomorrow?　　
　I was told that there's a lot of magic, and if I'm adjusting the amount of magic I can put in and other difficult things like that, I might be able to learn magic too.

''With the fact that we're going to start working in earnest tomorrow, let's go to bed for today, shall we?

'Yes. It's hot again tomorrow.

Master Lalabelle, you're wrong about being early.

It's the same thing. It's hot in here.

It was hot in King's Landing, too.

　Fortunately, the tent was bigger than I thought it would be, and it was nice that the three of us didn't have to sleep in a huddle together.
　The bedding was a blanket instead of a mattress and a blanket instead of a comforter... two blankets, but these were the ones we had misplaced from the ship.
　Lalabelle and Miu didn't have more than enough bedding for all of us, so it's a good thing we borrowed them from the ship.
　Naturally, we also had pillows.
　For some reason, the three of us ended up sleeping in a river shape with me in the middle.

　It seems that Mr. Larabell, the lord of this place, is not in the middle.

'Did you take out your bedding too?

Yes, it's good to know.

Even if you didn't have bedding, you could still sleep wrapped in the same blanket.

Oh no, that's not what I'm talking about...

　How is it possible for a man and woman who just met today to sleep wrapped in the same blanket?
　No one else is here but us, so I don't get any criticism from them.
　But still, Miu Miu seems to have a more brazen or aggressive personality.

''Don't lick the night in the desert, you know. If you're cold, you're welcome to come in anytime.''

Yes, sir.

　But to seduce an old man who has as much s*xual desire as anyone else.
　I suppose I'm a girl and therefore vulnerable to that sort of thing, but is it a sign of my age that I'd like to see a little more flow if we were to get into such a relationship?

Miu Miu, men don't like those kind of women.

　And here, Larabell-san nailed Miu Miu.
　As expected of an adult woman........

''In any case, Taro-dono can't escape from here. There's no need to rush.''

That too, I suppose.

....

　Dear Kana, you are in heaven.
　This is the first time I have felt my chastity in danger since I came to this world.
　I don't think about anything right now, and I'm going to sleep for tomorrow.