Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 376

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Strange Man Who Likes Eel

After enjoying the scenery from the shrine to my heart’s content, I Teleported under the bridge at the dry riverbed where I met Kojirou. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

This place is closer to Kagura’s downtown and it is almost impossible for people to see me Teleport here.

After confirming that there was no one around and no one saw me appear there, I started walking.

There is a large river making a pleasant sound of flowing water right in front of me.

Roundish stones were lying under my feet, and each time I took a step, they made scraping-like sounds.

Un, this truly feels like being in a Japanese-style riverbed.

It has a different pleasant sensation from the large river in Eric’s territory.

If I’m not mistaken, I should have met Kojirou around here.

Recalling the time when I met with Kojirou, the image of him wearing a fundoshi1 came to my mind so I immediately stopped thinking about it.

He said with a smile that he was going to quit his job but to think that he was Kaede-san’s brother.

Moreover, he’s also the guard for the eldest son of the Shogun and the person considered to be the next Shogun, Shuichi.

Although, no matter how great Kojirou may be, no matter how great of a swordsman he may be, I don’t have any regret for supporting his decision to quit his job.

No matter how impressive the work being done is, it’s not okay to crush people with grueling labor.

Kojirou seriously said he wanted to quit because the work was so tough, so it was the correct decision to quit.

It would be too late if he became like me in my previous life. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I wonder if Kojirou is still doing his special training to make unadon right now? Or maybe, he already opened his unadon restaurant?

As I walked on the riverbed while absentmindedly imagining how Kojirou was doing right now, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a blue samue2 on a large Japanese-style boat fishing with a net.

Looking into the distance, I can also see several people pulling and setting nets in the river in the same manner.

As to be expected from Kagura, a place with abundant water resources. I can see fish swimming in the river just by walking on the riverbed like this.

It’s a rare sight to see in Koryatt village.

「Hey-ho! Hey-ho!」

The uncle strongly pulls the net while making a lively shout.

When I tried to see what he was trying to catch, I saw long and thin creatures inside the net that were pulled up.

The fish reflected the sunlight shining down on its body, shining brightly even from afar. Rather than that, doesn’t it look slimy?

I feel like I’ve seen that fish before.

Gathering my mana into my eyes and zooming on the fish, I saw that it was an eel inside the net.

Huh?  Why is he catching eels, I wonder? People in Kagura should have avoided eels since they’re bad and can’t be eaten.

As I stared at him while thinking it was weird, the uncle tilted his head as he looked at me, I guess he noticed me staring at him. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Oーi」

When I tried waving and calling out to him as I wanted to ask about it, the uncle in the blue samue suddenly turned his face away.

And just when I got slightly shocked at being ignored by him, the uncle tidied up his net and took the paddles.

I wondered just where is he going, but the uncle skillfully maneuvered the paddles and turned his boat toward me.

Apparently, the uncle went out of his way to move his boat so he could listen to what I said.

And when I smiled in relief, the uncle mischievously smiled as though he succeeded in pranking me.

He has a rugged face, but he looks to be quite a friendly guy.

「What’s the matter?」

「I was wondering why you were catching eels. Eel is not good even if you cook it, right?」

Though I know it will be delicious if you cook it with the proper method, I pretend not to know that fact on purpose to find out his reason for catching them.

「Aah, that’s true, but recently, there was a strange guy who liked them. He regularly purchased them so I caught them since he asked me to」

Hearing his answer, I was convinced somehow.

That person is Kojirou. Definitely. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I’m sure he must have regularly purchased eels so he can practice his unadon.

「Heeー, so there were some strange guys, huh. Even though it doesn’t taste very good when eaten」

「I also thought like that, but that guy is so persistent in saying that eel is delicious, you know. But you know, it’s eel, slimy, and has a lot of bones」

Hahaha, I can easily imagine Kojirou getting worked up, and having a heated debate saying that it would be delicious if it was cooked properly.

Since the keyword ‘unadon’ still hasn’t appeared, it’s safe to say that the restaurant is still not open yet.

I’m sure he’s slowly taking his time preparing the unadon and making the tare sauce to go with it.

I also taught him other dishes like eels grilled without seasoning (shirayaki) and omelet-wrapped eels (umaki).

Still, it would be tough to open up a new restaurant in four months if you include the development and the skill in making the menu, securing the supply route, and the store opening, huh?

Moreover, I don’t think Kojirou would be convinced if he could only do it a little better than me.

I saw the unadon Kojirou made, which didn’t seem like it was his first time making it, but it looks like he’s still not satisfied with it at all.

So from that feeling, I get from him, I take it he may not open the store until he’s satisfied with it.

And if he’s going to open his store, then he hopes the first customers will be me and Roomba and I feel a little relieved at that.

I mean, it would be too much of a shock if he opened his restaurant without saying anything after I taught him how to cook them.

「Say, uncle, would you be happy if you could eat eel deliciously?」

「I won’t be able to imagine how happy I am at that time. I mean, there are a lot of them in this river!」

After saying that, the uncle showed me the contents of his net in his boat.

There are a lot of eels wriggling inside the net with their skin glistening under the sunlight.

It’s shocking how many he caught just by one cast of a net. If all of these can be turned into something tasty, then the uncle and the locals will definitely be happy.

「By the way boy, where did you come from? You’re not Kaguran aren’t you?」3

「I came from the Misphilt Kingdom」

「Hoeー, I really don’t know that place」

After making small talk with the uncle with that sort of feeling, I parted with the uncle.

The back of the uncle who changes the direction of his boat smoothly using the paddles is very manly.

After seeing him off, I start to leisurely walk downtown. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Wowー, I was so happy that Kojirou is doing his best so he can open his unadon restaurant.

I feel like meeting and talking with Kojirou for a bit, but I don’t know where he is and I think I’m going to end up meeting with Haru and Shuichi if I do that.

Then it’s going to be complicated if they ask me to stay over or ask ‘when did you arrive’ or such.

It’s not like I’m afraid of meeting with Kaede-san, y’know?

Though there is some part of her who thought that at some point I was the one responsible for Kojirou quitting his job or the one instigating the whole thing, she should have been able to remain calm and understand the situation now.

I would like to think so since she’s an adult, but there is a part of me that tells me that it’s dangerous to get close since it might not turn out like that.

I’m sure she will understand if we just sit down and talk about it calmly.

「――my sister will just say that unadon is bad and then she will challenge me to a duel while saying something like 『You just continue being a swordsman rather than making something like this』」

The moment I thought about it, Kojirou’s parting words suddenly came to my mind.

Un, I really should not meet Kojirou after all. It may bother him if I were to suddenly come over. And Kojirou must be busy making unadon.

I want to meet him as a guest at his restaurant rather.

I continued to walk toward Kagura’s downtown with that thought in mind. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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TL Note :

1. Reminder, traditional Japanese men's undergarment/loincloth.

2. Monk’s working clothes

3. カグラ人, literally Kagura people/person

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