Chapter 1496 Seeking More Possibilities of Baby Castellas ?
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After visiting the Human Realm, we decided to go to the Demon Realm to look for possibilities for baby castellas as well. I think we had already gathered more than enough ideas, but of course, Kuro wouldnāt compromise, so we came to the Demon Realm.
The first place we visited was Lillywoodās castle. Well, Lillywood-san is a kind person who would willingly receive us even if we suddenly visit her, so asking her about baby castellas should be easy.
[ā¦ā¦And so, do you have any good opinions in mind?]
āā¦ā¦Ummm, Kuromueina? You do realize that, in the first place, I donāt eat foodā¦ā¦ā
[Ahh, now that you mentioned it, Lillywood only drinks liquids.]
āYes, itās not that I canāt eatā¦ā¦ but since I donāt need to, I donāt.ā
[I seeā¦ā¦ So, do you have any good opinions in mind?]
āEh? A- Arehh? I already told you that but youāre still going back to that question!? E- Errrā¦ā¦ā
Pushing her absurdity on Lillywood-san, who doesnāt eat in the first placeā¦ā¦ but because of that, Lillywood-san may have a different point of view from ours, so I can understand why Kuro wants to hear her opinion.
While I was thinking about this, the door to the room opened and Camellia-san, pushing a cart in, entered.
[Lillywood-sama, I brought you some tea.]
āAhh, Camellia. You have come just in time. Unlike me, you eat food, right?ā
[Eh? Yes, but I only eat teacakes served with teaā¦ā¦]
āThatās enough. My apologies, but wonāt you answer Kuromueinaās question?ā
[H- Huh, understood.]
In contrast to Lillywood-san, who basically only drinks liquids and hardly consumes anything else, Camellia-san is the type who enjoys eating and drinking based on her taste, such as drinking tea and eating sweets normally.
After being urged to sit down by Lillywood-san, Camellia-san listened to Kuro asking her question once again before she started thinking about it.
[ā¦ā¦Eriā¦ā¦ Rosemary, who is also one of the Seven Princesses, often makes cookies and other sweets using rose petalsā¦ā¦ and I heard about something from her. Flower Spirits have the power to make flowers that are their origins bloom, but if they like it, to some extent, they can also change their natureā¦ā¦ So, depending on the Spirit, even flowers that are originally not edible may be edible.]
[Ohh, I seeā¦ā¦ That would turn out to be something different from ones made with herbs, so that sounds great. If non-edible things can be made edible, it seems that it will widen my optionsā¦ā¦ This is great!]
Indeed, just as Kuro said, that was an interesting idea. For example, Spica-san, the Spirit living at Isis-sanās place, might be able to make edible Blue Crystal Flowers.
If that were possible, there would be more options for ingredients that have never been used before. However, since she said āto some extentā, there may be some things that canāt be edible even if theyāre modified.
[Thank you, Camellia-chan. That was quite helpful.]
[No, being able to become helpful is an honor.]
[Iām done with my business here, but didnāt Kaito-kun have business with Camellia-chan as well?]
[Kaito-san does? Yes, what is it?]
What Kuro talked about was probably the matsutake mushrooms that Kaori-san mentioned back at her shop. Since she had already brought up the topic, I explained the situation to Camellia-san and asked her if she could help me get in touch with Lanza-san.
[Yes, thatās fine. Please visit anytime on a day convenient for you, Kaito-san.]
[Thank you very much. That would be greatā¦ā¦ Iām not sure if Lanza-san will agree to it, but I really wanted to acquire matsutake mushroomsā¦ā¦]
[Even so, thatās quite curious. Both Kaito-kun and Kaori-chan seem to be very interested in that matsutakeā¦ā¦ but Neun doesnāt seem to be that interested in them.]
[Unnn? Is that so?]
[Unnn. She didnāt seem to be that enthusiastic about them like you two. Rather than those, it seemed like she wanted shiitake mushrooms instead, asking Raz to raise them for her.]
[Heehhhā¦ā¦]
That certainly is a little strange. Since she likes Japanese food that much, I think it wouldnāt be strange for Neun-san to want matsutake mushroomsā¦ā¦
While I was tilting my head, wondering about it myself, Kuro called out to the guy behind me.
[Hey, Shalltear. Did Neun not like matsutake mushrooms?]
[No, that isnāt the case. This is more like a generational difference between them. Roughly speaking, in Kaito-sanās world, the position of matsutake mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms in societyās eyes used to be reversed. Matsutake mushrooms were a cheap ingredient that can be found anywhere, while shiitake mushrooms were a rare ingredient that was difficult to cultivate.]
[Eh? Is that so? I didnāt know that.]
[In the past, matsutake mushrooms could be harvested everywhere in Japan, but the environment has changed in the process of infrastructure development, so the number of places where matsutake mushrooms can be harvested has decreased. In contrast, because a stable cultivation method for shiitake mushrooms had been established and they had been widely cultivated, the supply and demand for shiitake mushrooms were completely reversed, making matsutake mushrooms the rare, luxury ingredient for the recent era. Neun-san was born and raised in an era when the stable cultivation method for shiitake mushrooms was just beginning to spread, and the way she sees it, shiitake mushrooms are more expensive than matsutake mushrooms.]
I see, so there were such circumstances huhā¦ā¦ Speaking of which, Neun-san was the First Hero, and based on the things Iāve heard from her, she should have lived in an era more than 100 years ago, so itās inevitable that thereās such a difference in values.
No, but that asideā¦ā¦ This guy seriously knows too much about Japanā¦ā¦