When Iâm cooking dinner, I hear voices from behind.
Turning around, Mr. Ginal approaches with his basket in his right hand.
âGood evening, as your father said.â
âHmm? What do you mean?â
The whole village has been noisy since around noon today.
The reason for this was that the adventurers who had told the investigation into the woods had returned.
âBecause the investigation team is back.â
âOh, sounds like youâve been hanging up on that rumor since noon.â
âYes. So your father said that Mr. Ginal would be here with information by the end of the day, so I should make it for dinner and wait. Oh, are you ready for dinner?
âDinner? No, because Iâm just back from my guildâ
Well, I made it into a dish like you could tell me you didnât want it, but Iâm glad you ate it.
âWould you like to eat with me?
âYes, because I make more.â
Meat marinated in sauce in golo soup of meat and vegetables.
I also make a lot of salads so no problem.
âRight, thanks. Ah, thereâs something I need to ask you, okay?
Staring at Mr. Ginal, a nervous face for some reason.
âNo, I didnât look much like Mr. Druid because I thought⊠sorryâ
âNo, because the blood is not connectedâ
âYes, but I became a family a while agoâ
âYes, I filed a report in the village of Hathahiâ\n
I remember how I felt then, and I smile.
Put your hands on your cheeks for a second.
I look at him wondering because Mr. Ginal is silent.
Iâm serious about something.
Is there something about being a family?
âWitnessâŠâŠ no, itâs nothing. Good for you.â
I feel like I said something, but you were too small to hear me.
âIvy, is this good for the meat?
Your father brought me meat wrapped in pana leaves.
With that said, Mr. Ginalâs the only one here.
Were the other two going to your fatherâs place?
âWhat about Mr. Garritt and Mr. Fische?
âI got a desk in front of the tent, so Iâll be there.â
See the amount of meat your father brought.
About 6 people instead of 2.
The dinner invitation seems to have been a success.
âThis was sauce pickled with fruit papasi bought in this village, right?
âYes, itâs the first time. So look forward!
Itâs the first fruit I used, so itâs a little exciting but delicious to taste.
Later, the question is how soft the meat has become.
I always get nervous when I start using it because there are fruits that soften me and fruits that donât change.
Until now, thereâs been no fruit to stiffen the meat, but one day youâre going to fail. \nI tried this fruit called papasi with a small amount of meat and it got a little softer.
Iâm looking forward to a well soaked condition now.
âMr. Ginal, all you have to do is cook the meat, so please wait at Mr. Garrittâs place.â
âOh, right. This, a souvenir.â
Bring me the basket Mr. Ginal had before me.
When I receive it, it smells sweet.
âItâs a popular treat in Wang Du, called Fina. Find it in this village stall.â
Take a little of the white cloth hanging from the basket and see whatâs inside.
Beautifully lined baked confectionery.
âLooks delicious. Thank you.â
âNo, it is. Iâll take it when I have something to take. Which one?â
âUh, can I ask for a pick-up plate and a glass?
âOh, Iâll take care of it. Looking forward to it.â
Mr. Ginal drops him off at Mr. Garrittâs and then goes in to finish dinner.
The meat is not so thick that it can be cooked immediately.
The soup that was simmering was also finished with the last adjustment.
Iâve already made the salad on a large plate, so just get it out of the magic back.
âIvy, did Mr. Ginal say anything to you?
âWhat? Uh, you donât look much like your father. You said you were family a while back, but you couldnât?
âNo, no problem⊠you donât look alike, do you?
âNo, itâs nothing. Donât take this.â
Father walks out in the direction of the tent with a large plate of salad.
He was whispering something, but what?
\nâHmm? Oh, Iâll have itâ
Tell me and your father how it went, as it were, the spoon Mr. Fische had.
ââ Iâll have it ââ
Mr. Ginal and Mr. Garritt are calm.
Again, these three are funny.
âYummy. What, really yummyâ
Mr. Fische is a little excited about his soup.
When I ask softly about the other two, they both look happy.
When I was sneaky happy with it, your father snuck up on me and said, âGood for you,â I nodded.
âThis meat is so soft. What kind of meat is that?
âItâs the cheapest Melme Iâve ever had.â
âWhat! Melme? That hard meat?
This village of Hataca has livestock production, and it is Melme that is kept there.
A mocking-looking animal whose whole body is covered with white hair.
It is kept a lot because it is relatively easy to grow, but the meat is a little stiff.
The flavour is unique and delicious.
âYes, thatâs Melmeâ
âNo, no, itâs that hard meat, isnât it?
I donât know if thereâs any Melme besides the Melme I know.
âUm, itâs a livestock breed, Melme.â
When I ask a little anxiously, Mr. Garritt panics a little.
âNo, because Melme is hard meat. Itâs like another meat when itâs softer.â
Surely I couldnât imagine it softening this far either.
The melt I put in the soup seems mellow.
The roasted meat is also juicy and soft.
I baked and ate a little to see how the meat tasted, but honestly it was stiff.
âYou wouldnât believe me if I told you it was Mermeâ
Two people nod at the words, Mr. Garritt.