176 – Smoothness and Discord
Puff Cream.
Personally, this is my favorite dessert.
Small bread with a soft and sweet taste.
If you eat it cold, the taste is doubled.
Sometimes people think there is a separate cream called cream puffs, but to be honest, cream puffs have custard cream inside a bread called ‘shu’.
Therefore, it is safe to say that the core of puff cream is custard cream. The outer choux actually serves as an edible ice cream cone to contain the cream.
So, strictly speaking, the ‘Cream Puff Taiyaki’ I am trying to make is also a misnomer.
If I have to correct it, custard cream Taiyaki would be appropriate. However, as we are accustomed to, we will shorten it to puff cream Taiyaki, that is, Shubung.
‘Red bean buns are good, but shu buns are also delicious, right?’
I keep thinking about it because it’s a cold environment.
The warm and crispy outside of the bread,
On the contrary, the flavor of pure white cream is moist and sweet.
ㅡGulp… !
Appetite is sated by editing the memories that come on a cold day.
Although I like taiyaki puffs,
But that doesn’t mean I’m ignoring red beans.
There is no disagreement that red bean paste is the root.
Inexpensive, delicious, and ready to eat.
The best snack with all three beats.
Out of the various snacks sold on the street in winter, you can count them in three fingers.
Oh, the price has gone up a lot these days, so I didn’t have it as readily as before…….
‘Jeop, frozen custard cream is delicious too, but you mean the warm, sweet taste of the schbung is subtly addictive, right?’
When reminded of the taste that reminds me of that vague memory sold on the street, my saliva goes over again.
!
After deciding to make Taiyaki,
I split the egg straight away.
Since the red bean paste was already prepared,
I was thinking of making custard cream.
The key to custard cream is the yolk.
You don’t need that much.
For the current number of people, 3 to 4 are enough.
ㅡsssss… ….
Move the eggs over the egg shells that have been split in half, filtering the whites and putting only the yolks in a bowl. Then the… ….
“Mix this, too.”
「Nyorolong… ….」
I just flicked my fingers lightly,
The ghost that was stirring the dough approaches me.
With the whipper floating in the air.
How can I catch an object in the ghost theme?
‘If anyone sees it, they will think that a poltergeist phenomenon has occurred… Ah, since it’s a specter, that’s it, anyway…… !’
ㅡHwijeok, Hwijeok, Hwijeok!
The ghost is good at releasing the yolk.
ㅡSolsolsol… !
Pour a large amount of sugar over it.
To the extent that it’s a bit excessive.
Sweet taste comes from sugar.
「Nyoron…… ? 」
As I beat the sugar over the yolk, the specter turns back and stops his hand. It’s like asking me what this is.
What is it? It’s a new job.
“Can you mix that too?”
「… ….」
ㅡHwijeok, Hwijeok, Hwijeok… !
A guy who obeys my orders without saying anything.
This is super convenient.
Have a minion to help you?
It feels like being a Death Dragon.
Now, even if you are away from Derke, you can get help from the ghost. I think it will be much easier when dealing with ladies in the break room in the future.
Is this the power of the ghost army…… ?’
Right now it was limited to cooking,
No matter how you look at it, it seems to be the best skill.
It was so convenient and useful that it was incomparable to other SSR-level skills.
There was not even an activation condition or cooldown.
‘I should use it properly while receiving help.’
ㅡ Tal Tal Tal Tal… !
I poured the flour into the bowl for the last time. Derke picked up an almost empty bag of flour and poured out all the leftovers on the floor.
“It’s a relief that the flour didn’t run out at all… ….”
At best, it should only weigh about 20 grams.
「Nyorulong… ….」
Add the flour and the ghost makes a weak sound. It sounded like he was telling me to eat in moderation. In fact, the face, as if covered with white cloth, is crumpled.
‘What? Are you complaining about being a specter?’
No matter how much I inherited the Dragon Heart,
It seems that you haven’t fully acknowledged me yet.
Since it’s not Derke’s order, it must be annoying.
If a new platoon commander comes from the army, it must be the same reason that you are not trustworthy.
“It’s almost over now, so please suffer a little more. I won’t do any more once this is done. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
「Norong… ….」
After saying thank you, the specter reluctantly continues whipping again as if it had reluctantly agreed to the negotiations.
‘I’ll do it a long time ago.’
I never thought I would be able to live and soothe the specter.
As a new commander, there are two ways to deal with subordinates.
How to press with power and authority.
Or a way to adapt to the position of a subordinate.
In the case of the former, there is a high possibility of getting resistance from the subordinates.
If a superior who has not proven his skills just brushes off his subordinates, it is no different than an attack on power. They are more likely to die before the enemy on the battlefield.
That’s why I chose the latter method.
I decided to become friendly with the specter step by step.
It’s a high-class labor force that may be used over and over again, so you should treat it like that.
‘By the way, how many more can I command?’
ㅡ Whiik, Whiik… !
I stretched out my fingers and touched the air, just like Derke always did, to test the abilities of the ghost corps. I remember that the specters gathered when I did this.
But the result…….
“Howa~? White kid, what are you doing besides making? Will my sister help?”
“… ….”
Nothing happened.
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Just messing around in the air.
Laylin, who had been watching from behind, tilted her head with a puzzled look on her face.
“Kuhm… ! Then, could you boil some milk?”
She hurriedly lowered her hand with a clear cough.
Then, he shared the work with Raylin.
To evoke shame and embarrassment.
ㅡ Squeaky… !
I poured a full cup of milk into a glass.
“That’s easy! Is it enough to boil just this much?”
“Yes, I don’t need that much.”
What I’m trying to make now is a small amount of Taiyaki.
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Just this much will suffice.
Unless you want to fill your stomach with taiyaki bread alone.
“Then give it to me. I’ll heat it up right away.”
ㅡTurn Up!
Raylin snatched the glass lightly.
She lightly covers her cup with her palm.
And soon after…….
ㅡPpoggle, poggle… !
“You say your hand boils so quickly as soon as you touch it?”
“How is it? The heat of the fire dragon?”
“Awesome!”
“Uhuh, if I show my strength just a little more like this—”
“Now that’s enough. It’s difficult if you boil too much.”
“Oh, is that so? Too bad. My blood is still boiling……. When will my turn come?”
Laylin glared at me as she put down her cup.
Her white steam ripples from her.
How high could her body temperature be?
What are you thinking?
The eyes looking at me are unusual.
There is something ominous about the red flushed face and the flashing eyes.
I don’t know the details, but I’ll calm down and see. If it is attacked now, there is no real answer.
“Hey sister… ? First of all, Sophia-sama needs to calm down, and since it’s getting late, let’s go back to the dormitory later and then we’ll have some time for ourselves.”
ㅡSo-geun, So-geun… ….
I whispered in Reirin’s ear, deliberately calling her older sister.
I didn’t promise to kiss every day,
On a day like today, I needed compensation.
If I didn’t give Reirin a chance, it might end up being a whole roast someday
“Whoa♡ Suddenly calling me noona… ! Are you going to hold on?!”
“I’ll call you later. Aren’t things like that now?”
“That, that’s right… ! Then, can I go to the dorm room later tonight?”
“Yes, then I will kiss you today—”
ㅡPushuuu…… !
“… Uh? Miss Raylin?”
At the same time as I agreed, Laylin fell backwards with red nosebleeds.
Reacting so violently to the word “Kiss”… …. Maybe I won’t be able to sleep until this morning.
‘That’s it, I need to finish the urgent work first.’
Raylin, like she did last time, she’ll be like that and wake up soon.
ㅡ Slowly, slowly… !
I slowly poured the moderately warmed milk into the bowl. Divide slowly so that the egg yolks added to the dough do not cook.
ㅡ Guys… !
Then, if you boil it slowly while stirring continuously, the moisture will evaporate and the sugar will melt and become thicker.
ㅡ Chideok, Chideok, Chideok… !
Yellow thick cream shape.
Now we are really almost done.
Stir the cream until it becomes thick.
“It’s done.”
After taking it out of the fire, let it cool down to make a delicious custard cream.
“… Miss Sonya over there? Can you cool this off?”
“Yes? Ah yes! All right, sir!”
Sonya, who was poking Laylin on the floor with her finger, approaches me.
“… Can I freeze it like this?”
“No, no, just let it cool down a bit. We’ll have to heat it up again soon anyway.”
“If it’s something like that, I can do it like Raylin sunbaenim! Just leave it to me!”
“Yes, please.”
This time Sonya holds the bowl of cream with both hands.
ㅡ Kadeudeuk… !
Then frost forms around the bowl of custard cream. It looks like it was immersed in liquid nitrogen.
There is no such thing as a completely walking refrigerator.
But can we use the power of dragons to make dessert like this?
‘What, how is it? Everyone agreed.’
I shrugged and ignored it. The most important thing now is the completion of taiyaki.
The top priority was to dispel Sophia’s doubts by making delicious taiyaki, regardless of means.
Anyway, now all you have to do is add red beans and cream puffs to the dough you made in advance, and bake it in a pretty shape.
However, to make a Taiyaki mold, we need Derke’s cooperation…….
“Oh? Come to think of it, Miss Sonya? By any chance, Derke, haven’t you come yet?”
“Yes, I haven’t come back since I went out to blow my eyes earlier.”
“What? No way? I just need to open my eyes, but I still haven’t come…… ?”
In an instant, a strange sense of incongruity passes by.
No matter how you think about it, it was a strange thing.
I’m not the kind of guy who can go the other way…….
A bad feeling creeps up for no reason. It’s like something happened to Derke…….
「Nororon———?!」
It was then.
The ghost suddenly shouted,
It flies quickly toward the outside of the guard post.
Even throwing away the whipper he was holding.
‘What… ? Did something happen to Derke? If you don’t know, let’s follow right away…… !’