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Secret Ordeal
「Yosh, well, let’s eat! Kureto, eat well today!」
「Thank you very much! Cheers!」
Andre and I toasted our wine glass. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The clear sound of glasses resounds in the living room.
Then we gulp down the wine.
「Ooh, it has a rich flavor and is easy to drink!」
As Andre had said, the wine had just the right balance of sourness and bitterness, it was very good. It was a great difference from the strangely sour and hard-to-drink wine at the dining hall.
「Right? The wine from our village is good!」
Hearing my honest praise for the wine, Andre was happy as though they were his own wine.
It’s probably because he likes wine but also because he simply likes the wine from Howling village.
I can tell that by looking at Andre’s innocent demeanor.
「Here is the gratin」
「Thank you very much」
While we were toasting and drinking the wine, Stella handed me the gratin she scooped and served from the large plate.
She kindly made it for me, so I decided to start eating the gratin.
Scooping the gratin with the spoon Stella also gave me, the cheese stretched out with the spoon. I wind up the long string-like cheese and put it into my mouth.
I thoroughly ches the gratin inside my mouth, while rolling it around since it was so hot.
The thick cheese twine around the soft and flaky potatoes. The combination of soft and flaky potatoes and cheese can’t go wrong. It has a subtle creamy taste and is very delicious. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「This is delicious!」
「I’m glad it seemed to suit Kureto-san’s taste」
When I told them my impression of the dish, Stella happily smiled at me as she said that.
「Hot!」
「Are you alright, Nina? Let it cool down a bit before you eat them」
「……un」
It looks like it was a little too hot for the children, Nina. She drinks water sparingly with teary eyes. Even her figure of doing that is cute.
「There are still a lot so please eat them freely」
「Yes, thank you very much」
Somehow I also feel like I have become a child myself due to her maternal quality.
If my mother were alive, she would probably smile like this, huh?
As I continued to eat the gratin while thinking like that, I noticed that it had a crispy texture.
Apparently, there were onions besides mushrooms in the gratin. Occasionally, the sweet taste and its chewiness add a nice accent to it.
The grilled surface is also crispy, Stella’s gratin is the best.
After eating a bit of the gratin, this time I reached out to the meat yukhoe called Tatar, which I was curious about.
I use a spoon to crush the egg yolk on top of the meat and try eating it just like that.
The flavor of fresh red meat spread inside my mouth. There’s no smell at all, probably because it has been through a thorough pre-processing.
The light mixed spices gave it a tingling my tongue, but the rich taste of the egg yolk mellowed the flavor.
「This Tatar is delicious!」
「It’s even more delicious if you spread it on the bread and eat it!」
Imitating Nina who eats it on bread, I also put some Tatar meat on the bread and eat it.
「You’re right! This is delicious!」
Nina happily smiles after I say that.
If the meat doesn’t spoil I would make a sandwich and bring back some with me. No, wait a minute. Could my space magic be able to store food? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It’s strange to eat in someone else’s house and ask to bring the food back with you so let’s not do that, but I absolutely have to store them the next time I find delicious-looking stuff.
I eat the salad as a breather while strengthening my resolution.
However, that ‘breather’ was something that won’t end soon.
「This salad, it’s sweet and tasty」
It is served with a lightly sour sauce but I think I will be able to eat it even without that.
「It was just gathered from our field after all. It’s fresh and sweet, right?」
「Does Andre-san also farm?」
「Yeah, but Stella and Nina are the ones who mainly took care of the field. I’m more of a hunter or a village guard」
「I see. No wonder you have a good physique」
I happened to catch sight of a few Howling village villagers, but among them, Andre’s physique stood out. Honestly, I think he looks more like an adventurer than me.
「So you have your own field. How nice」
I never did farmwork, but I feel attracted to the idea of having my own field and raising crops.
「Ooh, do you want to try it Kureto-san? Then you should stop being an adventurer and live in this village! Not only farming, I can also teach you about hunting, y’know?」
「That kind of lifestyle might be great if I settle down」
It may be difficult now since I still haven’t established my income and stability, but I may be able to do that in the future.
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The next day after I had dinner at Andre’s house.
I was accompanied by Andre in the morning to deliver the goods from the royal capital.
I didn’t know where Greg and Taylor’s house was, but it won’t be a problem since Andre is showing me their house.
Amidst the refreshing morning wind, we proceed along the field road.
It’s really quiet, with no sign of any crowd and their noise. There shouldn’t be any crowd here and you don’t have to be wary of any carriage that could suddenly appear and make you go to the edge of the road.
There weren’t many people around and I could hear the sounds of birds chirping in the distance
「What a nice village. It feels like time is slow when I’m here」
There’s no need to work so hard here and put on airs. Just that, time flows leisurely.
「Youngsters will find this place to be boring though」
「Boredom is a kind of luxury you know」
In my previous world, I was desperately living each moment that there haven’t been many situations where I could feel that way.
When you think it like that, I think being bored is also happiness. I mean, people won’t be able to feel bored if they don’t have the time. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「That may be the case depending on how you see it. I kinda liked that line」
「Please use that line when you need them」
As we walked along the field road while chatting like that, I saw several houses clustered together.
When we got there, Andre’s feet stopped.
「This is Greg and Taylor’s house」
「So they’re next-door neigbors」
「Well, I think that’s also why they both influenced each other」
Andre laughs *Gahahaha*.
That Greg and Taylor were probably childhood friends.
Those two run away from the village and become adventurers. It was quite a dramatic incident, but from the perspective of the people in this world, those kinds of things are probably common.
「Shall I call them for now?」
「Please」
Rather than someone unfamiliar like me suddenly calling them out, a familiar face like Andre will not make them become cautious.
After Andre knocked on each house and explained things to them, a nervous-looking man and a chubby aunty came out.
「I’m Greg’s father」
「I am Taylor’s mother」
「I am Kureto, an adventurer from the royal capital who received a delivery request. I came here to deliver letters and money to the both of you」
Saying that, I give the letters and the leather bags containing money to Greg’s father and Taylor’s mother.
Then, the two of them have somewhat perplexed expressions on their faces. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……money too?」
「Yes, is there a problem?」
「It was always letters usually though?」
Apparently, they were both surprised since the delivery this time contained money.
I guess it’s natural for them to feel confused since the delivery this time was different from usual.
「I only received the request from the guild so I don’t know the details, but you may find the reason for that in the letters」
Unfortunately, I’m not acquainted with Greg and Taylor so I don’t know the reason for this.
My job is just to deliver the goods. Of course, I didn’t look through the letters or pocket the money.
「That’s true」
After I told them that, both of them started to break the seal on the letters and scan them.
And after waiting for them for a while, Greg’s father folded the letter and put it into his pocket.
「Hm, so you receive the guild’s trust already despite being an F-rank」
「Is there something about me written in the letter?」
「The guild’s employee wrote that you could definitely deliver the items so it looks like Taylor decided to also send money this time」
Did they receive advice from Kusha, I wonder? I can deliver items safely and quickly since I can use Teleport magic.
「It seems like this is also a test of whether you will pocket the money or not, y’know?」
「I, is that so. Of course, I didn’t do that and the amount of money is correct, isn’t it?」
「Yeah, the amount of money is the exact same amount as written in the letter」
Taylor’s mother said with a smile and Greg’s father nodded to my relief.
Even so, the guild was deliberately mean. To think that the guild will also do an examination in such a simple request for delivery.
「Thank you for delivering these from such a long way」
「Please say hello for me if you meet our stupid sons」
After signing the request form, the two of them returned to their houses. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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