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Finishing The Hot Pot1
「Haaー, it’s warm until the tip of my toes」
As I muttered that while lying face down on the table, Nord-tousan cleared his throat.
This deliberate gesture is often used by Nord-tousan when he wants to be heard. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Being a perceptive person, I somehow raise my face and glance at Nord-tousan.
Even though he was charmed by the warmth of the kotatsu until just now, now he has a serious expression on his face.
How strange. I didn’t do anything particularly bad today.
The matter with the battle pencils has also become such a big deal, but things have proceeded smoothly without problem so there shouldn’t be anything to worry about.
「……Al, are you planning on selling this too?」
I wondered just what’s the reason for such a serious expression, but it seemed like Nord-tousan was worried I was going to sell the kotatsu.
Certainly, he would become worried if something like this casually came out from his son after the battle pencils.
「No, I haven’t thought about selling it at all. I’m just going to place this in the mansion and My Home to spend my time comfortably」
「Is that so. That’s good then」
I guess he’s relieved hearing my answer, Nord-tousan made himself comfortable without asking any more questions.
It’s not like I’m making it to sell or anything.
It will be better to keep things within the range where they could be used to be enjoyed by yourself, your family, or friends if too many troublesome situations arise because of that.
「Ohー, you all really gathered in such a small table」
The chef, Bartolo entered the room while saying that.
He’s holding a big pot in both of his hands while wearing thick red mittens.
There was a really nice smell coming out from the hot pot, but I couldn’t help but be curious about the strangely cute mittens. Did someone give it to him or did he buy it himself? It’s a mystery.
Mina places the pot stand on the table and then Bartolo places the big pot on top of that.
Opening the lid, there were a lot of ingredients inside the pot simmering.
「Today’s hot pot is chicken stock hot pot. I’ve made it with a sufficient and solid broth so it’s definitely delish, y’know?」
「Ooh! That sounds delicious!」
There were a lot of chicken wings floating in the pot.
Maybe it’s because the umami from the chicken has merged with the hot pot that it’s releasing steam with a really nice smell.
Smelling it completely awakened my appetite. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After Mina set up the cutlery, Elna-kaasan picked up the ladle and started serving the ingredients.
「What would you like to eat Nord?」
「Please get me the chicken wings, cabbages, and mushrooms」
After Nord-tousan said that, Elna-kaasan served those to him.
「Come now, I will also get Al’s share」
「Eh? That’s unusual?」
「……so it seems like. Al don’t want to eat hot pot, eh」
Crap. I thoughtlessly let slip such a remark due to the unusual sight.
「It’s a lie, I was just kidding I’m sorry」
When I smoothly apologized to her, Elna-kaasan took my bowl as if saying it couldn’t be helped.
「What do you want to eat?」
「Lots of chicken wings, cabbages, and spring onions」
「You’re as plain as always」
The bowl was filled with plenty of food and placed in front of me while being told that.
It looks really good.
「Me too please」
As Elna-kaasan receives Eleonora-neesan’s bowl, she silently serves the ingredients.
「Wait a minute. Why didn’t you ask me what I wanted?」
「Even if I asked, Eleonora would just say you want a lot of meat, right?」
「Tha, that’s not true……」
Eleonora-neesan said such a thing, but her eyes were completely swimming around.
I’m sure she was going to say something like 「A lot of chicken wings!」.
「Uwa, there’s a lot of vegetables」
The bowl that was returned to Eleonora-neesan was filled with a lot of vegetables.
Why don’t you get the second serving and more by yourself? This is probably the kindness of a mother who wants her daughter to eat a lot of vegetables while she can make her.
「Sylvio what do you want to eat?」
「A lot of cabbages, shiitake mushrooms, chives, and onions」
「You are not going to eat the chicken wings?」
「I will eat it later」
It’s up to you whether you want to eat the meat at the start or later.
Just that, the later it gets, the fewer the meat left.
Looking at the fierce sister beside me, you can easily predict such a future.
「I will get Elna’s share」
「Thank you」
Nord-tousan serves Elna-kaasan’s share last.
Considering efficiency, it will be faster for Elna-kaasan to get her share by herself, but this kind of consideration is nice.
Nord-tousan scooped the ingredients with the ladle and handed the bowl to Elna-kaasan.
It looks like chicken wings, spring onion, shiitake, cabbage, and carrots are equally put inside the bowl, but the fact there is a single chicken wing hidden in the cabbage suggests that he knows Elna-kaasan very well.
I noticed it but I didn’t say anything. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Well then, let’s eat」
Everyone already had their share and along with Nord-tousan’s voice, Eleonora-neesan was the first who moved her hand.
「Hot!」
「That’s what happens if you don’t let it cool a bit」
「Shut it」
Eleonora-neesan replied and blew on the chicken wing *fuuーfuuー*.
It seems like she wants to eat meat first no matter what.
I also want to eat cabbage first, but this hot pot has a rich and well-concentrated stock, and it must have accumulated quite a bit of heat in it.
I mean, I’m currently inside the kotatsu. So there’s no need to rush.
I blow on the soup and slowly take a sip of the soup stock.
「Aah, a nice taste of chicken soup stock came out」
「It makes you want to keep on drinking it, right」
Sylvio-niisan and Nord-tousan also appear satisfied with the soup that has thoroughly soaked with the chicken stock.
The umami from the chicken and sweetness from the vegetables fully came out in the soup.
I let the soup cool down while drinking it bit by bit and then brought the cabbage to my mouth.
Hmーm, it has absorbed the soup’s umami.
And yet, this crunchy texture is irresistible. Even though it’s a vegetable it’s very satisfying, I really like cabbage in a hot pot.
The spring onions have become soft and a sweetness fully came out from the onions.
The chicken wing is so tender and its skin is very soft. There was the umami and saltiness when I ate it, accentuating the mild-flavored hot pot.
「It’s more delicious compared to the hot pot we ate in the summer」
「Yeah, and now that you mention it, Al, neesan, and I ate hot pot in Al’s cold room」
「So you did something like that?」
「You should not eat a hot pot in the summer to begin with」
When Sylvio-niisan said that as if recalling that event, Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan commented with an astonished expression on their faces.
It may certainly be a stupid thing to do, but that was that and it was a good thing to experience.
I continue to eat the ingredients from the hot pot, drink the soup, and repeat it.
Eating the warm hot pot warms your body from the inside, while the kotatsu is warming your body from the outside.
This supreme combo is wonderful.
Eating the hot pot makes you warm. Entering the kotatsu makes you warm and relaxed.
「Eleonora-neesan, you’re taking too many」
「Ehー, really?」
By the time I finished refilling my bowl and was on my second bowl, Eleonora-neesan was already on her fourth bowl. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
We should save the hot pot, considering Sylvio-niisan is only on his second bowl.
Perhaps she sensed that too since Eleonora-neesan put down the ladle for now.
Although, Eleonora-neesan is 13 years old. She’s at an age where she has a hearty appetite and exercises daily, it’s natural for her to want to eat more compared to us.
「Here you goー, Bartolo-san asked me to bring additional ingredientsー!」
Just as I was thinking of asking Bartolo to bring additional ingredients here, Mina entered the living room just at the right timing.
There are a lot of additional ingredients on the plate Mina is holding. Of course, they also include chicken wings.
「Just right!」
「As expected from Bartolo」
「He also said to leave the simmering to Alfried-sama!」
……oi.
Oh well, since it’s not a gas stove, you will need to bring the hot pot to the kitchen if you want to simmer the ingredients.
I understand that it will be quicker to simmer it here since there are still ingredients left in the hot pot, but I’m not happy about it
「Okay okay, it’s fine to just simmer it right? Mina, add in the ingredients」
「Yesー!」
Mina added all the ingredients from the plate she brought into the hot pot, then I made the hot pot float with Psychic, and placed a fireball underneath it.
The hot pot is placed a little higher, but if you lean forward properly you will be able to serve the ingredients.
「Alfried-sama, what about the last meal2?」
「What does Eleonora-neesan and Sylvio-niisan like?」
「Rice!」
「I’m also fine with that」
Eleonora-neesan strongly insisted on rice while Sylvio-niisan said that while smiling wryly at her.
「Then, rice it is」
「Understood!」
「What is that ‘last meal’?」
After Mina left the room, Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan tilted their heads in curiosity.
「You won’t be full with just the ingredients in the hot pot alone, so we add rice or spaghetti into the remaining soup at the end」
「I see, it is something to think about carefully」
「Putting spaghetti aside, how would it be when you add rice to the soup?」
「Then, I guess Elna-kaasan will not be having the last meal」
「Wait a minute. I did not say I will not eat it」
Even though I point that out, it looks like she also wants to eat it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Well, I guess it won’t give a very good impression when you add rice to the soup.
I mean, the rice will just float around scattered, and it doesn’t look good either.
However, such a thing will become useless in front of the deliciousness of the last meal.
Until the ingredients in the hot pot are cooked, everyone will cherish what’s left in their bowl.
And then, everyone will eat them again after the additional ingredients in the pot are cooked.
Everything will be gone in no time if all 5 of us eat them, what remained is the amber-colored soup stock made from the concentrated flavor of all the ingredients.
「Then, I will add the riceー」
Then Mina came and added rice to the pot, gently stirring it, and served everyone their portion.
Me, Eleonora-neesan, and Sylvio-niisan already experienced and are used to the deliciousness of the last meal, so we immediately started to get our hands on it.
「Un, delish!」
「The soup’s umami soaked into the rice!」
Seeing Sylvio-niisan and Eleonora-neesan deliciously eating the rice, Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan started to cautiously eat them too.
「Ara, this is delicious」
「This is good」
However, Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan also started to heartily eat them, maybe because they also realized how delicious it was.
Then, the last hot pot was gone, and everyone was full.
「Fuu, it was delicious. I wonder if I ate too much」
「I never thought there was such a way of eating like that at the end」
「It’s a delicious way of eating suitable for the end, right?」
We won’t be able to stop ourselves from eating the last hot pot from now on. Even if we’re already full.
And, it’s even better to lie down in the kotatsu with your stomach full. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
TL note:
1 & 2 : It refers to the final stage of the meal when additional ingredients, such as noodles or rice, are added to the remaining broth in the pot to make the most of the flavorful broth and ingredients. It's a way to conclude the meal by using up the remaining contents of the hot pot and enjoying every last bit of it.
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