Chapter 77
As the hunting festival ended without further incident, Virgo returned with a spectacular victory . This was natural because of her level, but she should have more confidence in herself now . I felt like I did something horrible to the other participants, but if Virgo was not there, people would surely have been eaten by the dinosaur, so I guessed this made it somewhat even .
Anyway, we would be having a victory celebration tonight . It would be a modest celebration using the dishes made by Libra, Dina, and Karkinos . It didn’t really matter, but I would not be cooking . It wasn’t that I couldn’t cook, but I only knew how to throw in some ingredients to make simple dishes like fried rice . Honestly, it would look kind of bad .
On the other hand, there could be no complaints about the dishes made by Dina and the others, be it in terms of taste or appearance . What bothered me was that Libra actually tried taste-testing the food . As a golem, how did she even tell the tastes apart?
“I don’t know the taste, but the sensor on my tongue can analyze the components . Thus, it would be possible to select the seasoning that Ruphas-sama likes the most by comparing with past data . ”
…What exactly was a golem?
Mizar, you were trying too hard . It felt like he had advanced golem technology by a hundred years . It was weird . A golem was supposed to be an autonomous lump of rock or metal, so how did it become an android?
“Okay, the kasserole is here . ”
Dina gave a beaming smile and put the pot in front of us . With a whole pot’s worth, we had quite the luxurious meal today . This must be the French dish known as a casserole . I remembered this dish involved mixing chopped vegetables, meat, and cheese in a soup, which was then cooked in an oven using a heat-resistant container .
Having said that, it was as one would have expected from a different world . There were ingredients that could not be found here (in Midgard) and also others which were used that could not be acquired there (in Japan) . The oven was not a high-performance type like what was available on the other side . Instead, it was an old type built with bricks .
The result looked like a casserole, but was actually something else . There were so many similarities that it gave off an eerie feeling . It was as if technology and knowledge of the other side were flowing in and being utilized…Was I overthinking this? For now, I should just ask about it .
“Dina, this is…?”
“Kasserole . It is a typical home-cooked dish in Draupnir . Its definition is somewhat ambiguous, since it is considered a kasserole as long as you dump meat and vegetables into a pot and cook it . ”
“That’s kind of sketchy . ”
“It’s a dish from the country of the beastkin . ”
The casserole I knew of was more clearly defined than this, but it did not seem to be the case here . Simply put, under Draupnir’s definition, whatever was cooked in a pot was considered a kasserole . It did not matter how it was made or what ingredients were used .
This was like an inferior imitation…It was as if the concept was given to people who knew nothing of it, resulting in an inferior imitation that came to be spread as the genuine thing…No, there was actually a setting like that in the game .
Most of the dishes and technology of this world were provided by the goddess to the humanoids, so the humanoids had not done much in terms of invention or trial and error . This was originally the excuse that the administrators prepared for the meta-question posed by players, “If this is a different world, why is it so similar to Earth?” But perhaps, the flow of knowledge and technology from Earth into this world was actually real . It was not impossible . After all, it had already been proven by the fact that a person from Earth could be brought over through the use of X-Gate .
“Even with that, to a beastkin, this is considered fanciful food . ”
“Even though it’s so sloppy?”
“Yes . Beastkin have very strong stomachs . They usually eat some lightly cooked meat or vegetables . In severe situations, they would even eat it raw . ”
It was fine to eat it raw? In regards to this, I guessed they really were animals . I listened to Dina’s explanation as I ate the casserole—no, kasserole . Hmm . It tasted a little like gratin . It wasn’t bad . Well, this had been somewhat modified to make it easier for us to eat . Originally, it would probably taste a lot more random and crude .
“So what are the plans for tomorrow?”
Karkinos asked while passing the fruit juice to Virgo . Aigokeros and I had wine instead . Although I did not drink much on Earth, I found it quite delicious after gaining this body . I sipped a bit to moisten my throat and answered him .
“I originally planned to leave Draupnir, but I’m changing the plan . Since I’ve found out that the Archer may be nearby, I intend to stay and search for a while . ”
“Yes . Tomorrow, we will split up and search . ”
“Hmm . That damn horse . Adding more troubles onto Ruphas-sama’s hands . He should have rushed over to present himself as a loyal servant . ”
Although Karkinos did not seem to mind the Archer much, Aigokeros was considerably dissatisfied . Uninhibited by the liquor, he was ranting about being a loyal servant . Was he drunk already? This was just the first glass .
“Hmm . Tomorrow, let’s split up in groups of two . As for the grouping…Let’s see . Dina and I, Libra and Karkinos, Aries and Virgo, and finally Aigokeros and Scorpius . ”
“What, no way?!”
When I divided everyone into groups, Scorpius, who had been sitting beside me regardless of her being a nuisance, made an expression as if it was the end of the world . She then glared at Dina in anger, while grinding her teeth . On the other hand, Dina’s face turned blue under her gaze as she shed cold sweat .
“Ah, uh . Ruphas-sama, I wish to make a change . If this goes on, I will be assassinated by Scorpius-sama . ”
“Oh—…Hmm . Let’s do it like this then . Dina and Aigokeros will be one group . Scorpius will come with me . ”
What should I do? Scorpius was seriously annoying .
Back in a good mood again, Scorpius held onto my arm and pressed her cheek against me . Anyway, I decided to conclude tonight’s meeting . All that remained was to take a bath and then go to sleep . It wasn’t important, but I would always reject Scorpius who continually came running to wash my back . I felt that something bad would happen if I let her in with me .
Sometimes when I was in the bath, she would sneak into the dressing room and then get caught by Libra . She always insisted on using the bath after me, so Libra had to replace the bath water and clean the bathroom immediately after . Sometimes, when I woke up in the middle of the night, I would see Scorpius hanging from the ceiling after being caught by Libra . Somehow, Libra was so reliable that I couldn’t do without her anymore .
Now, if only she wasn’t a ponkotsu herself…
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