163 – Red Bean + Ice + Fruit
“It’s crappy! Fool! Really stupid! I’m disappointed!”
The kitchenette installed in the observation post.
A pouting voice resounded from within.
A disgruntled voice is accusing me.
‘Oh, that’s noisy. I thought you would listen well……. Should I grab the horn one more time?’
Currently facing Eros.
His face was full of grumpiness.
Would you seriously stick out your mouth and shoot at me?
Between the bloody eyes, the purple eyes are cold. Those eyes glared at me from earlier as if threatening me.
But it wasn’t scary at all.
Is it just like a kitten’s mandible?
It’s annoying to accept, but insignificant things are cute on the other hand.
“… A cheeky monkey! A crap that I can’t eat even if I give it to you! Me~long!”
Could it be because I kept not showing much reaction? The more you criticize me, the more intense the expression. He sticks out his tongue and openly provokes me.
When was the first time you said you would help?
It’s not even funny anymore.
It seems that education is lacking.
When I passed out earlier, I didn’t stop.
By the way, anyway…….
“Hey, Ms. Eros… ? Is it troublesome if you keep muttering and moving around?”
“Chii-! Know what?! He needed my hand, so of course I expected him to ask for that kind of thing…… !”
Eros soon came out and avoided her gaze and shook her head! Give it back
Do you get upset after misunderstanding yourself? When it comes to a small topic, it is very revealing.
I was dumbfounded by his appearance, but
I’m just pretending to be pouting with words,
Even though he grumbled, he was still listening to what I had to say.
‘Well… …. I asked for something completely different from what I expected, so it must be steaming.’
That’s right, what I’m asking of Eros now is…….
ㅡ Dalgrak, Dalgrak… !
ㅡHwijeok, Hwijeok!
ㅡ Bubbling bubbling… !
Steam rises from the pot on Eros’ hand. I was standing in front of it, rummaging through the contents with a wooden spatula.
Yes. I was boiling ingredients using Eros’ two hot palms as induction.
The body of Eros, the dragon of love, was quite useful in many ways. Because it was possible to heat only with his body temperature without a wood fire like now.
With this method, there was no worry about smoke from the wood fire, and there was no worry about Sonya’s barrier breaking down because it wasn’t direct heat.
“By the way, Ms. Eros? You’re not from the clan of flames, so how are you able to radiate such scorching heat from your body? I didn’t know that this was possible……. That’s great, I was honestly surprised.”
“Huh, heh… ! Why should I tell you that? And using a dragon’s hand as a furnace……. This is very rude! I know?!”
The guy who still grumbles with his head turned.
My question seems absurd.
But I feel more relaxed than before.
It was simply a mix of compliments, but I can already feel the heart of Eros shaking. If I touch it a little more here, it seems that his pouting heart will break down more easily than I thought.
Then, shall we have another drink here?
“As expected, Ms. Eros seems to have a very broad heart. Thank you for working so hard for me……. Really, if it wasn’t for the lady, he would have been in real trouble.”
“Cheet! That, knowing that such an obvious candy coating would ease my mood… ?! Seo, if it wasn’t for Sensei, you wouldn’t have stayed quiet!?”
“It’s okay. I am always grateful for treating my body.”
“Ah, I’m glad you know, well… …. Still, treating me like a tool is really the worst-♡”
Let me deliberately choose words that are good to hear
The hard tone of Eros softens.
It was an obvious baptism of compliments, but
As expected of her simple personality, she instantly feels better and uses her original tone.
ㅡ Chideok, Chideok… !
By the way, the viscosity of the contents inside the pot has changed to quite thick, probably because they are almost all boiled.
ㅡMorakmorak… !
White steam continued to rise from the pot Eros was holding. The subtle and sweet flavor fills the inside of the guard post.
“By the way, teacher? What are you cooking from now on? I can smell it for the first time! Something sweet smells…… ?”
“Oh, you mean this?”
ㅡJurruk… !
I held up the wooden spatula I had been stirring the contents in front of Eros’ eyes. Then, the dark red liquid that was swollen and crushed by the boiling water flowed down in a lumpy manner.
“… It’s called red bean.”
“Red beans?”
“Yes. It is a red bean grown in the East.”
“Wow… ?! Beans? I really hate it-!”
“It’s okay. This is material for Miss Sonya. And when it’s finished, you won’t feel the bitter taste of beans at all.”
“Lie~! I will never eat it!”
“Well, I won’t force you. By the way, Miss Eros? Can I ask you to make it a little hotter? I guess I’ll have to blow off the moisture over high heat now…….”
“Three, strong fire~? Do not be ridiculous-! I know what a real cookware I am… ?!”
Huh? Anyone can see it now, it’s a cooking tool……. Wasn’t it?
“… And no matter how much the roots of the love clan are in the flame clan, it’s impossible to heat up any more!”
“Ah, that was it.”
Somehow, I heard that my body had a lot of heat… ….
I would have thought he had split from the flame clan.
Come to think of it, it was different from Raylin, but
The chatty and hot side seemed to be similar to some extent.
Anyway, the other clans must have been divided into several branches from the original lineage called the ancestors. Perhaps each clan has a genealogy or something like that.
“But how long does it take? My arms are getting sore now…… ?”
“Please hold on just a little longer. It’s almost done.”
ㅡ Seuk, seuk, seuh… !
As I chatted with Eros, the water in the pot was almost gone before I knew it. The stuff that was bubbling like red bean porridge and creating bubbles has already boiled down quite a bit.
Although she was in a hurry to ask for a strong fire,
The heat of Eros was quite usable.
That’s right, it’s already in the finishing stage.
Now all you have to do is add sugar and a small amount of salt and mix.
Ah, it is good if starch syrup is added in the middle, but honey is added as soon as there is no starch syrup.
“Sniff sniff… ! What, what? Does it smell much sweeter than before?”
Eros, who was holding a raincoat, murmured as he smelled the red beans that had fallen asleep on his own.
“Look at that. You said I wouldn’t be bad, right?”
“Hmph, but I will never eat it! I barely knew how to fall for the sweet smell…… ?”
I put sugar and honey in it,
Of course, the smell must be sweet.
I’ll try to secretly add it later.
I bet you’ll never notice.
Anyway, with this, the main material is complete.
Cool down the well-simmered red bean paste and you’re done.
The temperature was well below freezing.
It will take care of itself and it will cool down to eat right away.
!
I put the red bean paste in a bowl,
I took out the knife provided in the kitchen.
A square, large kitchen knife resembling a Chinese cleaver.
There were other decent sized kitchen knives,
These knives were easy to load.
In other words, it is suitable for cutting materials at once.
“Oh, you want to use a knife again? Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Ummm… ….”
Eros snooping around and intervening.
He asks if there is anything else I can help with.
Contrary to his grumbling appearance, he must have wanted to help me.
I’m afraid he’s not Sonya’s friend.
The outside and the inside are different but similar.
Cute. If you’re going to do that, don’t even show off what you don’t like in the first place.
“… Then, Miss Eros? I will be cleaning some fruit, so could you bring me some snow in this bowl?”
“Eh-? Eyes? Do you need some water?”
“No. The eye itself is needed. Never melt it and bring it back as it is.”
“Huh? I’m going to do something weird again……. Anyways okay! I’ll be right back!”
“Yes, it’s cold outside, so be careful.”
“Queup? Thing… It feels good to be worried about you. It won’t take long, so don’t worry!”
After that, the guy runs to the entrance of the guard post.
Maybe it’s thanks to the likability that reached the worship stage,
Even if she grumbles, she listens to me pretty well.
Anyway, shall we begin in earnest now?
‘First of all, this… ….’
I trimmed the specialties of Valkyrie Island that I had gathered from the bush earlier.
ㅡSuddenly, tak… !
First of all, when you hit a dango fruit that resembles a mango with a knife, the peel splits in half easier than expected.
“Huh? What? It must have been very hard, right?”
The outer shell, which looks like a coconut, splits open to reveal bright yellow flesh.
ㅡ Tak-tak-tak… !
It is easier to cut than you think.
It was a strangely light blade.
But I didn’t really care.
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Just diced dango fruit.
When I cut it into bite-size pieces,
This looked exactly like a mango.
“This is enough for dango fruits… ….”
Next up is the drill apple.
Come to think of it, this one was pretty hard too.
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Judging by the sharp and rough outer shell,
I remember Laylin peeling it with her hand.
‘Maybe this is like a dango fruit…… ?’
But now, I had a Chinese sword in my hand that cut off the hard skin of the dango fruit at once.
ㅡSeoguk, percussion… !!!
I was dubious and struck down the mid-esophagus once again.
But why…… ?
ㅡDegururr… ….
The peel cuts so easily.
It felt like cutting my tofu.
Even the wooden cutting board has the tip of the knife embedded in it.
Strangely enough, even if the knife holds well, it holds too well.
Maybe the knife was well sharpened?
“… Heh? After all, you mean you’re good at handling knives? I recognized her from the day she cooked for me earlier.”
“Huh? Miss Eros? When did you go?”
Eros’ voice cuts in as he pauses, startled by his own knife cutting.
In the meantime, a heap of snow had been poured into the bowl.
“I just came back~! It’s over as soon as it snows right in front of you, so how long will it take?”
“Ah, well… ….”
“Teacher? What the hell is your real identity? Just be honest with me.”
“Yes? Stasis?”
“Don’t pretend! You can see everything in my eyes~? Where did you learn swordsmanship? Yes-?!”
Eros throws out an absurd question.
I said something similar during the day earlier.
Are you saying that I am good at using daggers or something?
By the way, it’s all-you-can-eat swordsmanship?
I just grabbed a kitchen knife?
Ah, I did go to kendo for several months when I was young…….
“Never. Is it just a normal material trimming?”
“No-! To cleanly cut a drill apple with such a blunt blade……. Isn’t that usually impossible? Is not it?”
“Yes? Is the blade dull?”
“You didn’t even check the blade before using it? Huh~ ♡ Take a closer look?!”
“Huh? Ka, what is this blade…… ?”