Chapter 62
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When you think about camping, you will think of curry, and vice versa.
To be honest, curry has that strange color that I’m not sure if people unfamiliar with it will accept, but I wanted to eat curry.
Sebastian and I consulted with each other about what to do and what not to do, and we would order spices and mix them, researching the suitable composition every day.
As one would expect, even Sebastian-san had difficulty creating the base ingredients from something he had never seen or tasted before.
And just the other day… We finally finished making something close to the curry powder I’ve always wanted.
I chopped the ingredients that will become the filling.
There were onions, potatoes, carrots (all similar-looking plants), meat, and those mushrooms that I had picked with Douglas-san.
In my experience, there are almost no mushrooms that don’t go well with curry.
I’ve never put matsutake mushrooms in curry, so I don’t know about that…
In fact, the more types of mushrooms you add, the more delicious and deeper the flavor of the curry will be.
The recipe is the same as traditional curry.
Lightly season the stir-fried ingredients with seasonings, add water, and let it simmer.
The only difference was that there is no convenient curry roux, but instead in the form of curry powder, which requires more effort to make into a roux.
However, this is not that difficult; you only need to make a roux by mixing oil, flour, and curry powder over heat.
Then, spread the roux with the broth and add it to the simmering ingredients. Simmer it again, and the curry is ready.
[Alexei] “This dish has an unusual aroma. Also, the color is kind of amazing…”
Alex-san, who was helping, frowned a little when he saw the curry being cooked.
[Chika] “It’s true that the color may be a little intimidating for first timers, but I can assure you that it tastes great!”
Leaving the task of cooking the rice to Alex-san, I decided to make another dish.
This is not something you would normally make while camping, but since I had gone to the trouble of making curry, I wanted to try making this as well.
I cut a slit into a very thick slice of sandwich bread and stuffed the finished curry into it.
The curry to be stuffed is divided into separate pots, then cooked over high heat after thickening to evaporate more water and make it thick.
Close the slits in the bread, dip them in the beaten eggs, then coat them with breadcrumbs and fry them in hot oil.
The large amount of oil used for frying was disposed of by Alex-san using earth and wind attribute magic.
It’s too convenient…
Initially, I would have made it from bread, but since I can’t make it that far yet, it became instant curry bread instead.
The rice prepared by Alex-san was also cooked and all the preparations were completed.
Theo-sama and my spouses were busy preparing the barbecue and grilling skewered meat, vegetables, and a large quantity of salt-grilled fish we caught today.
As Alex-san and I prepared the place to eat and dishes, I recalled something.
I took a deep breath away from everyone.
“Johan-san!!”
“Did you call me, Chikayuki-sama?”
As soon as I raised my voice, a presence appeared behind me.
I was the one who called him, but the way Sebastian-san or Johan-san showed up was really bad for my heart.
[Chika] “I knew you were here.”
[Johan] “My job is to protect Chikayuki-sama and your children.”
[Chika] “I appreciate that, but…we’re all going to eat dinner soon. If you don’t mind, would you like to eat with us?”
[Johan] “No, I’m at work, and showing my face to the kids is…”
[Chika] “It’s okay! Our children don’t care about such things, and this is my request! Let’s eat together!”
[Johan] “But……”
I grabbed Johan-san’s reluctant hand and forcibly led him to everyone.
[Gail] “Chika, did you bring Johan?”
[Chika] “Yes, it’s a hard task, and I want to at least let you guys eat something delicious.”
[Douglas] “Good grief. Johan, I’m sorry you had to go along with my father’s selfishness. I’ve often told him that we’re good enough on our own, but he won’t listen.”
[Johan] “No, Douglas-sama, I take pride in this mission.”
[Douglas] “Ah, you’re quite a stubborn person, too… Well, it’s okay, let’s have some fun together. Also, take off the mask that hides your face.”
[Johan] “But……”
As expected, Johan seemed to be concerned about his tough appearance.
I do think he is expressionless and tough-looking.
However, even though I feel that he is austere and cool, is there some kind of trauma?
“Come on, look. There’s no one here who cares about such crap.”
While saying this, Douglas-san forcibly removed the cloth covering Johan-san’s face.
Glanz-kun and Licht noticed this and ran towards us.
This must be the first time they see Johan-san’s face that was always covered before, so they are curious about the appearance of this stranger.
The small beasts at Johan-san’s feet looked up at his face with innocent expressions.
“Licht, Granz-kun, this person is Johan-san. He is a friend of mine and your father’s. Can you say hello?”
“Hey! Lich, here.”
“I am, Glanz!”
Johan-san seemed surprised by those two’s reactions.
“Aren’t you both afraid of me?”
Both of them looked like they didn’t know what he was asking about.
[Chika] “Hey, Johan-san, it’s all right, see? You don’t need to worry about our family.”
“Thank you…. Do both of you want to be my friends?”
“Lich, be you fyen!”1“Licht will be your friend!”
“Yoan, here, come!”
It was amusing to see Johan-san bent his knees, desperately trying to get into their eye level.
Those two bit the hem of his clothes and pulled him, and Johan-san was taken away.
In the meantime, Alex-san had finished most of the preparations.
I apologized to Alex-san for leaving my post behind.
[Alexei] “You shouldn’t worry about this much! In fact, I’m glad to see that Johan is so happy. Johan, who is my grandfather’s direct subordinate, has been on a lot of tough assignments and has been through many hardships. So…no, it’s getting a bit damp. Let’s call everyone over and eat before it gets cold!”
Prompted by those words, the meal began.
Glanz-kun was on Alex-san’s side, Licht was on Johan-san’s side, Hikaru was held by Theo-sama, and I was on Gail-san’s lap…and Douglas-san was next to us.
I felt sorry for Douglas-san, who was somewhat left out, but he told me not to worry about it since he was in charge of the barbecue.
For the time being, I handed out curry and rice to the adults, but the reaction was still not optimistic.
I guessed there is some resistance to the way it looks.
“Well, I understand how you all feel. However, would you be willing to be fooled and try just one bite? And please be careful, as it might be a little spicy.”
First, my two husbands brought spoons to their mouths.
The next moment, their eyes opened wide.
[Gail] “What’s this?! I’ve never tasted anything like this before. But it’s delicious, and the spiciness is addictive. It’s really delicious!”
[Douglas] “Certainly, it gives you a huge shock the moment you take a bite. As Doug said, it’s a totally unknown taste, but I can’t stop eating it. The more I eat, the more I want to eat the next one.”
As if pushed by their reaction, the rest of the adults also brought their spoons to their mouths one after another.
[Theo] “This… is really delicious, just as Uncle said. It’s definitely spicy, but there is more flavor than that, and the exquisite balance with the sweet rice is wonderful.”
[Alexei] “Wow, Chika-san is a genius. I could imagine how delicious it was from the smell, but I didn’t expect it to be this delicious. I’ll definitely ask you to teach me how to make it in detail next time!”
It was great that Theo-sama seemed to like it, too.
Alex-san, the person who invented curry is the genius, not me…
Nonetheless, the finished curry turned out really well, perhaps due to the large amount of mushrooms that were added. Despite the spiciness, it has a very rich flavor. I could eat as many of these as I wanted.
Come to think of it, I looked at Johan-san to see if he had already tried it, but he was frozen with a spoon in his mouth.
“Um, Johan-san, did you not like it?”
“N-no, it’s not like that. I was just shocked by how delicious it was…the cutlet sandwich I had before was really great, but Chikayuki-sama’s cooking skills are truly amazing.”
“I am very grateful to hear such compliments. However, neither the cutlet sandwich nor this curry would have been possible without Sebastian-san.”
“As expected of my master…I need to be more diligent and improve myself.”
No, I think you’re amazing enough…
Rather, Sebastian-san is an abnormal one…
On each adult’s side, the children were eating meat and vegetables to their heart’s content while Hikaru was slowly being fed the baby food prepared in advance by Theo-sama with a very satisfied look on his face.
“Yoan-shan, Lich wants to eat that.”
It appeared that Licht was begging Johan-san for curry and rice.
Johan-san looked at me as if he was troubled.
There’s no problem with feeding them curry, but I’m a little worried about the spiciness.
“It’s okay if he wants to try, but it’s spicy, so can you try to feed him a little bit at a time?”
Licht seemed very satisfied as Johan-san nodded and was fed the curry and rice little by little from Johan-san’s spoon.
Glanz-kun, who was watching this, started begging Alex-san to feed him as well.
“By the way, this bread also has curry inside. It has a different taste than rice, so please try it.”
With that said, my spouses acted faster than anyone else.
They bite into the curry bread in their hand without any hesitation.
“Ah, hot, hot.”
Douglas-san rushed to grab the water, probably because the hot curry had seeped out from inside.
[Douglas] “Whew, I almost got burned. This is also delicious. It’s crispy, and the curry is oozing out from inside.”
[Gail] “The crunchy outside and chewy texture of the bread, along with the rich curry flavor, blend together without fighting in my mouth, making for an excellent match.”
They both ate one, then brought the next one to their mouths, alternating between curry bread and curry rice.
The other three were also munching on the curry bread with relish.
The children, too, were satisfied with the curry bread they had torn into pieces.
[Theo] “I’m sure Grandfather will be upset, but even then, again, he’s been starving for Chika-san’s cooking lately.”
[Chika] “Please let him know that I will make it again anytime.”
Of course, not only the curry but the barbecue was really good as well.
The succulent meat and vegetables on the skewers were enough to satisfy on their own, and I got to eat them from Gail-san’s hands.
“This is Pops’ special barbecue! It’s not as good as Chika’s cooking, but it’s tasty too, right?”
Licht received a skewered salt-grilled fish from Douglas-san, held it in his mouth, and headed towards me.
“Mommy, this is Lich fish. Want eat?”
“Oh, this is the fish that Licht caught for me, right? Of course I’ll eat it!”
I bit into the grilled fish that I had received from Licht, and although it had peculiar characteristics similar to that of a sweetfish, it was also very tasty.
“Hmm, Licht, this is really delicious. Licht is really amazing at being able to catch such delicious fish!”
After I stroked his head, Licht happily wagged his tail and carried the skewered fish to Johan-san.
It was very heartwarming to see Johan-san behaving a little suspiciously yet accepting and eating the food.
Hikaru was left with Theo-sama, so I went to check on him, but he was sleeping peacefully with a pleased face, probably satisfied with his baby food.
Just looking at it made me happy.
After all, the four beastmen had tremendous appetites, so they cleaned up everything we made.
After a quick cleanup, we split into several tents and went to sleep.
For some reason, Glanz-kun was sleeping in Theo-sama and Alex-san’s tent.
I laid Hikaru down closest to me, and we were between Gail-san and Douglas-san.
Licht usually slept by curling up at someone’s feet at will.
All I could hear was the slight sound of the wind shaking the trees and the sounds of wild animals in the distance.
A quiet night passed.
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When you think about camping, you will think of curry, and vice versa.
To be honest, curry has that strange color that I’m not sure if people unfamiliar with it will accept, but I wanted to eat curry.
Sebastian and I consulted with each other about what to do and what not to do, and we would order spices and mix them, researching the suitable composition every day.
As one would expect, even Sebastian-san had difficulty creating the base ingredients from something he had never seen or tasted before.
And just the other day… We finally finished making something close to the curry powder I’ve always wanted.
I chopped the ingredients that will become the filling.
There were onions, potatoes, carrots (all similar-looking plants), meat, and those mushrooms that I had picked with Douglas-san.
In my experience, there are almost no mushrooms that don’t go well with curry.
I’ve never put matsutake mushrooms in curry, so I don’t know about that…
In fact, the more types of mushrooms you add, the more delicious and deeper the flavor of the curry will be.
The recipe is the same as traditional curry.
Lightly season the stir-fried ingredients with seasonings, add water, and let it simmer.
The only difference was that there is no convenient curry roux, but instead in the form of curry powder, which requires more effort to make into a roux.
However, this is not that difficult; you only need to make a roux by mixing oil, flour, and curry powder over heat.
Then, spread the roux with the broth and add it to the simmering ingredients. Simmer it again, and the curry is ready.
[Alexei] “This dish has an unusual aroma. Also, the color is kind of amazing…”
Alex-san, who was helping, frowned a little when he saw the curry being cooked.
[Chika] “It’s true that the color may be a little intimidating for first timers, but I can assure you that it tastes great!”
Leaving the task of cooking the rice to Alex-san, I decided to make another dish.
This is not something you would normally make while camping, but since I had gone to the trouble of making curry, I wanted to try making this as well.
I cut a slit into a very thick slice of sandwich bread and stuffed the finished curry into it.
The curry to be stuffed is divided into separate pots, then cooked over high heat after thickening to evaporate more water and make it thick.
Close the slits in the bread, dip them in the beaten eggs, then coat them with breadcrumbs and fry them in hot oil.
The large amount of oil used for frying was disposed of by Alex-san using earth and wind attribute magic.
It’s too convenient…
Initially, I would have made it from bread, but since I can’t make it that far yet, it became instant curry bread instead.
The rice prepared by Alex-san was also cooked and all the preparations were completed.
Theo-sama and my spouses were busy preparing the barbecue and grilling skewered meat, vegetables, and a large quantity of salt-grilled fish we caught today.
As Alex-san and I prepared the place to eat and dishes, I recalled something.
I took a deep breath away from everyone.
“Johan-san!!”
“Did you call me, Chikayuki-sama?”
As soon as I raised my voice, a presence appeared behind me.
I was the one who called him, but the way Sebastian-san or Johan-san showed up was really bad for my heart.
[Chika] “I knew you were here.”
[Johan] “My job is to protect Chikayuki-sama and your children.”
[Chika] “I appreciate that, but…we’re all going to eat dinner soon. If you don’t mind, would you like to eat with us?”
[Johan] “No, I’m at work, and showing my face to the kids is…”
[Chika] “It’s okay! Our children don’t care about such things, and this is my request! Let’s eat together!”
[Johan] “But……”
I grabbed Johan-san’s reluctant hand and forcibly led him to everyone.
[Gail] “Chika, did you bring Johan?”
[Chika] “Yes, it’s a hard task, and I want to at least let you guys eat something delicious.”
[Douglas] “Good grief. Johan, I’m sorry you had to go along with my father’s selfishness. I’ve often told him that we’re good enough on our own, but he won’t listen.”
[Johan] “No, Douglas-sama, I take pride in this mission.”
[Douglas] “Ah, you’re quite a stubborn person, too… Well, it’s okay, let’s have some fun together. Also, take off the mask that hides your face.”
[Johan] “But……”
As expected, Johan seemed to be concerned about his tough appearance.
I do think he is expressionless and tough-looking.
However, even though I feel that he is austere and cool, is there some kind of trauma?
“Come on, look. There’s no one here who cares about such crap.”
While saying this, Douglas-san forcibly removed the cloth covering Johan-san’s face.
Glanz-kun and Licht noticed this and ran towards us.
This must be the first time they see Johan-san’s face that was always covered before, so they are curious about the appearance of this stranger.
The small beasts at Johan-san’s feet looked up at his face with innocent expressions.
“Licht, Granz-kun, this person is Johan-san. He is a friend of mine and your father’s. Can you say hello?”
“Hey! Lich, here.”
“I am, Glanz!”
Johan-san seemed surprised by those two’s reactions.
“Aren’t you both afraid of me?”
Both of them looked like they didn’t know what he was asking about.
[Chika] “Hey, Johan-san, it’s all right, see? You don’t need to worry about our family.”
“Thank you…. Do both of you want to be my friends?”
“Lich, be you fyen!”1“Licht will be your friend!”
“Yoan, here, come!”
It was amusing to see Johan-san bent his knees, desperately trying to get into their eye level.
Those two bit the hem of his clothes and pulled him, and Johan-san was taken away.
In the meantime, Alex-san had finished most of the preparations.
I apologized to Alex-san for leaving my post behind.
[Alexei] “You shouldn’t worry about this much! In fact, I’m glad to see that Johan is so happy. Johan, who is my grandfather’s direct subordinate, has been on a lot of tough assignments and has been through many hardships. So…no, it’s getting a bit damp. Let’s call everyone over and eat before it gets cold!”
Prompted by those words, the meal began.
Glanz-kun was on Alex-san’s side, Licht was on Johan-san’s side, Hikaru was held by Theo-sama, and I was on Gail-san’s lap…and Douglas-san was next to us.
I felt sorry for Douglas-san, who was somewhat left out, but he told me not to worry about it since he was in charge of the barbecue.
For the time being, I handed out curry and rice to the adults, but the reaction was still not optimistic.
I guessed there is some resistance to the way it looks.
“Well, I understand how you all feel. However, would you be willing to be fooled and try just one bite? And please be careful, as it might be a little spicy.”
First, my two husbands brought spoons to their mouths.
The next moment, their eyes opened wide.
[Gail] “What’s this?! I’ve never tasted anything like this before. But it’s delicious, and the spiciness is addictive. It’s really delicious!”
[Douglas] “Certainly, it gives you a huge shock the moment you take a bite. As Doug said, it’s a totally unknown taste, but I can’t stop eating it. The more I eat, the more I want to eat the next one.”
As if pushed by their reaction, the rest of the adults also brought their spoons to their mouths one after another.
[Theo] “This… is really delicious, just as Uncle said. It’s definitely spicy, but there is more flavor than that, and the exquisite balance with the sweet rice is wonderful.”
[Alexei] “Wow, Chika-san is a genius. I could imagine how delicious it was from the smell, but I didn’t expect it to be this delicious. I’ll definitely ask you to teach me how to make it in detail next time!”
It was great that Theo-sama seemed to like it, too.
Alex-san, the person who invented curry is the genius, not me…
Nonetheless, the finished curry turned out really well, perhaps due to the large amount of mushrooms that were added. Despite the spiciness, it has a very rich flavor. I could eat as many of these as I wanted.
Come to think of it, I looked at Johan-san to see if he had already tried it, but he was frozen with a spoon in his mouth.
“Um, Johan-san, did you not like it?”
“N-no, it’s not like that. I was just shocked by how delicious it was…the cutlet sandwich I had before was really great, but Chikayuki-sama’s cooking skills are truly amazing.”
“I am very grateful to hear such compliments. However, neither the cutlet sandwich nor this curry would have been possible without Sebastian-san.”
“As expected of my master…I need to be more diligent and improve myself.”
No, I think you’re amazing enough…
Rather, Sebastian-san is an abnormal one…
On each adult’s side, the children were eating meat and vegetables to their heart’s content while Hikaru was slowly being fed the baby food prepared in advance by Theo-sama with a very satisfied look on his face.
“Yoan-shan, Lich wants to eat that.”
It appeared that Licht was begging Johan-san for curry and rice.
Johan-san looked at me as if he was troubled.
There’s no problem with feeding them curry, but I’m a little worried about the spiciness.
“It’s okay if he wants to try, but it’s spicy, so can you try to feed him a little bit at a time?”
Licht seemed very satisfied as Johan-san nodded and was fed the curry and rice little by little from Johan-san’s spoon.
Glanz-kun, who was watching this, started begging Alex-san to feed him as well.
“By the way, this bread also has curry inside. It has a different taste than rice, so please try it.”
With that said, my spouses acted faster than anyone else.
They bite into the curry bread in their hand without any hesitation.
“Ah, hot, hot.”
Douglas-san rushed to grab the water, probably because the hot curry had seeped out from inside.
[Douglas] “Whew, I almost got burned. This is also delicious. It’s crispy, and the curry is oozing out from inside.”
[Gail] “The crunchy outside and chewy texture of the bread, along with the rich curry flavor, blend together without fighting in my mouth, making for an excellent match.”
They both ate one, then brought the next one to their mouths, alternating between curry bread and curry rice.
The other three were also munching on the curry bread with relish.
The children, too, were satisfied with the curry bread they had torn into pieces.
[Theo] “I’m sure Grandfather will be upset, but even then, again, he’s been starving for Chika-san’s cooking lately.”
[Chika] “Please let him know that I will make it again anytime.”
Of course, not only the curry but the barbecue was really good as well.
The succulent meat and vegetables on the skewers were enough to satisfy on their own, and I got to eat them from Gail-san’s hands.
“This is Pops’ special barbecue! It’s not as good as Chika’s cooking, but it’s tasty too, right?”
Licht received a skewered salt-grilled fish from Douglas-san, held it in his mouth, and headed towards me.
“Mommy, this is Lich fish. Want eat?”
“Oh, this is the fish that Licht caught for me, right? Of course I’ll eat it!”
I bit into the grilled fish that I had received from Licht, and although it had peculiar characteristics similar to that of a sweetfish, it was also very tasty.
“Hmm, Licht, this is really delicious. Licht is really amazing at being able to catch such delicious fish!”
After I stroked his head, Licht happily wagged his tail and carried the skewered fish to Johan-san.
It was very heartwarming to see Johan-san behaving a little suspiciously yet accepting and eating the food.
Hikaru was left with Theo-sama, so I went to check on him, but he was sleeping peacefully with a pleased face, probably satisfied with his baby food.
Just looking at it made me happy.
After all, the four beastmen had tremendous appetites, so they cleaned up everything we made.
After a quick cleanup, we split into several tents and went to sleep.
For some reason, Glanz-kun was sleeping in Theo-sama and Alex-san’s tent.
I laid Hikaru down closest to me, and we were between Gail-san and Douglas-san.
Licht usually slept by curling up at someone’s feet at will.
All I could hear was the slight sound of the wind shaking the trees and the sounds of wild animals in the distance.
A quiet night passed.
TL/N: Happy Chinese New Year guys!! May we all have good health, good fortune, and all our wishes comes true in this year of the Dragon!!
When you think about camping, you will think of curry, and vice versa.To be honest, curry has that strange color that I'm not sure if people unfamiliar with it will accept, but I wanted to eat curry.Sebastian and I consulted with each other about what to do and what not to do, and we would order spices and mix them, researching the suitable composition every day.As one would expect, even Sebastian-san had difficulty creating the base ingredients from something he had never seen or tasted before.And just the other day We finally finished making something close to the curry powder I've always wanted.I chopped the ingredients that will become the filling.There were onions, potatoes, carrots all similar-looking plants, meat, and those mushrooms that I had picked with Douglas-san.In my experience, there are almost no mushrooms that don't go well with curry.I've never put matsutake mushrooms in curry, so I don't know about thatIn fact, the more types of mushrooms you add, the more delicious and deeper the flavor of the curry will be.The recipe is the same as traditional curry.Lightly season the stir-fried ingredients with seasonings, add water, and let it simmer.The only difference was that there is no convenient curry roux, but instead in the form of curry powder, which requires more effort to make into a roux.However, this is not that difficult; you only need to make a roux by mixing oil, flour, and curry powder over heat.Then, spread the roux with the broth and add it to the simmering ingredients. Simmer it again, and the curry is ready.Alexei This dish has an unusual aroma. Also, the color is kind of amazingAlex-san, who was helping, frowned a little when he saw the curry being cooked.Chika It's true that the color may be a little intimidating for first timers, but I can assure you that it tastes great!Leaving the task of cooking the rice to Alex-san, I decided to make another dish.This is not something you would normally make while camping, but since I had gone to the trouble of making curry, I wanted to try making this as well.I cut a slit into a very thick slice of sandwich bread and stuffed the finished curry into it.The curry to be stuffed is divided into separate pots, then cooked over high heat after thickening to evaporate more water and make it thick.Close the slits in the bread, dip them in the beaten eggs, then coat them with breadcrumbs and fry them in hot oil.The large amount of oil used for frying was disposed of by Alex-san using earth and wind attribute magic.It's too convenientInitially, I would have made it from bread, but since I can't make it that far yet, it became instant curry bread instead.The rice prepared by Alex-san was also cooked and all the preparations were completed.Theo-sama and my spouses were busy preparing the barbecue and grilling skewered meat, vegetables, and a large quantity of salt-grilled fish we caught today.As Alex-san and I prepared the place to eat and dishes, I recalled something.I took a deep breath away from everyone.Johan-san!!Did you call me, Chikayuki-sama?As soon as I raised my voice, a presence appeared behind me.I was the one who called him, but the way Sebastian-san or Johan-san showed up was really bad for my heart.Chika I knew you were here.Johan My job is to protect Chikayuki-sama and your children.Chika I appreciate that, butwe're all going to eat dinner soon. If you don't mind, would you like to eat with us?Johan No, I'm at work, and showing my face to the kids isChika It's okay! Our children don't care about such things, and this is my request! Let's eat together!Johan ButI grabbed Johan-san's reluctant hand and forcibly led him to everyone.Gail Chika, did you bring Johan?Chika Yes, it's a hard task, and I want to at least let you guys eat something delicious.Douglas Good grief. Johan, I'm sorry you had to go along with my father's selfishness. I've often told him that we're good enough on our own, but he won't listen.Johan No, Douglas-sama, I take pride in this mission.Douglas Ah, you're quite a stubborn person, too Well, it's okay, let's have some fun together. Also, take off the mask that hides your face.Johan ButAs expected, Johan seemed to be concerned about his tough appearance.I do think he is expressionless and tough-looking.However, even though I feel that he is austere and cool, is there some kind of trauma?Come on, look. There's no one here who cares about such crap.While saying this, Douglas-san forcibly removed the cloth covering Johan-san's face.Glanz-kun and Licht noticed this and ran towards us.This must be the first time they see Johan-san's face that was always covered before, so they are curious about the appearance of this stranger.The small beasts at Johan-san's feet looked up at his face with innocent expressions.Licht, Granz-kun, this person is Johan-san. He is a friend of mine and your father's. Can you say hello?Hey! Lich, here.I am, Glanz!Johan-san seemed surprised by those two's reactions.Aren't you both afraid of me?Both of them looked like they didn't know what he was asking about.Chika Hey, Johan-san, it's all right, see? You don't need to worry about our family.Thank you. Do both of you want to be my friends?Lich, be you fyen!1Licht will be your friend!Yoan, here, come!It was amusing to see Johan-san bent his knees, desperately trying to get into their eye level.Those two bit the hem of his clothes and pulled him, and Johan-san was taken away.In the meantime, Alex-san had finished most of the preparations.I apologized to Alex-san for leaving my post behind.Alexei You shouldn't worry about this much! In fact, I'm glad to see that Johan is so happy. Johan, who is my grandfather's direct subordinate, has been on a lot of tough assignments and has been through many hardships. Sono, it's getting a bit damp. Let's call everyone over and eat before it gets cold!Prompted by those words, the meal began.Glanz-kun was on Alex-san's side, Licht was on Johan-san's side, Hikaru was held by Theo-sama, and I was on Gail-san's lapand Douglas-san was next to us.I felt sorry for Douglas-san, who was somewhat left out, but he told me not to worry about it since he was in charge of the barbecue.For the time being, I handed out curry and rice to the adults, but the reaction was still not optimistic.I guessed there is some resistance to the way it looks.Well, I understand how you all feel. However, would you be willing to be fooled and try just one bite? And please be careful, as it might be a little spicy.First, my two husbands brought spoons to their mouths.The next moment, their eyes opened wide.Gail What's this?! I've never tasted anything like this before. But it's delicious, and the spiciness is addictive. It's really delicious!Douglas Certainly, it gives you a huge shock the moment you take a bite. As Doug said, it's a totally unknown taste, but I can't stop eating it. The more I eat, the more I want to eat the next one.As if pushed by their reaction, the rest of the adults also brought their spoons to their mouths one after another.Theo This is really delicious, just as Uncle said. It's definitely spicy, but there is more flavor than that, and the exquisite balance with the sweet rice is wonderful.Alexei Wow, Chika-san is a genius. I could imagine how delicious it was from the smell, but I didn't expect it to be this delicious. I'll definitely ask you to teach me how to make it in detail next time!It was great that Theo-sama seemed to like it, too.Alex-san, the person who invented curry is the genius, not meNonetheless, the finished curry turned out really well, perhaps due to the large amount of mushrooms that were added. Despite the spiciness, it has a very rich flavor. I could eat as many of these as I wanted.Come to think of it, I looked at Johan-san to see if he had already tried it, but he was frozen with a spoon in his mouth.Um, Johan-san, did you not like it?N-no, it's not like that. I was just shocked by how delicious it wasthe cutlet sandwich I had before was really great, but Chikayuki-sama's cooking skills are truly amazing.I am very grateful to hear such compliments. However, neither the cutlet sandwich nor this curry would have been possible without Sebastian-san.As expected of my masterI need to be more diligent and improve myself.No, I think you're amazing enoughRather, Sebastian-san is an abnormal oneOn each adult's side, the children were eating meat and vegetables to their heart's content while Hikaru was slowly being fed the baby food prepared in advance by Theo-sama with a very satisfied look on his face.Yoan-shan, Lich wants to eat that.It appeared that Licht was begging Johan-san for curry and rice.Johan-san looked at me as if he was troubled.There's no problem with feeding them curry, but I'm a little worried about the spiciness.It's okay if he wants to try, but it's spicy, so can you try to feed him a little bit at a time?Licht seemed very satisfied as Johan-san nodded and was fed the curry and rice little by little from Johan-san's spoon.Glanz-kun, who was watching this, started begging Alex-san to feed him as well.By the way, this bread also has curry inside. It has a different taste than rice, so please try it.With that said, my spouses acted faster than anyone else.They bite into the curry bread in their hand without any hesitation.Ah, hot, hot.Douglas-san rushed to grab the water, probably because the hot curry had seeped out from inside.Douglas Whew, I almost got burned. This is also delicious. It's crispy, and the curry is oozing out from inside.Gail The crunchy outside and chewy texture of the bread, along with the rich curry flavor, blend together without fighting in my mouth, making for an excellent match.They both ate one, then brought the next one to their mouths, alternating between curry bread and curry rice.The other three were also munching on the curry bread with relish.The children, too, were satisfied with the curry bread they had torn into pieces.Theo I'm sure Grandfather will be upset, but even then, again, he's been starving for Chika-san's cooking lately.Chika Please let him know that I will make it again anytime.Of course, not only the curry but the barbecue was really good as well.The succulent meat and vegetables on the skewers were enough to satisfy on their own, and I got to eat them from Gail-san's hands.This is Pops' special barbecue! It's not as good as Chika's cooking, but it's tasty too, right?Licht received a skewered salt-grilled fish from Douglas-san, held it in his mouth, and headed towards me.Mommy, this is Lich fish. Want eat?Oh, this is the fish that Licht caught for me, right? Of course I'll eat it!I bit into the grilled fish that I had received from Licht, and although it had peculiar characteristics similar to that of a sweetfish, it was also very tasty.Hmm, Licht, this is really delicious. Licht is really amazing at being able to catch such delicious fish!After I stroked his head, Licht happily wagged his tail and carried the skewered fish to Johan-san.It was very heartwarming to see Johan-san behaving a little suspiciously yet accepting and eating the food.Hikaru was left with Theo-sama, so I went to check on him, but he was sleeping peacefully with a pleased face, probably satisfied with his baby food.Just looking at it made me happy.After all, the four beastmen had tremendous appetites, so they cleaned up everything we made.After a quick cleanup, we split into several tents and went to sleep.For some reason, Glanz-kun was sleeping in Theo-sama and Alex-san's tent.I laid Hikaru down closest to me, and we were between Gail-san and Douglas-san.Licht usually slept by curling up at someone's feet at will.All I could hear was the slight sound of the wind shaking the trees and the sounds of wild animals in the distance.A quiet night passed.TL/N: Happy Chinese New Year guys!! May we all have good health, good fortune, and all our wishes comes true in this year of the Dragon!!
