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I'm Glad I Bought It
After finding a new possibility of selling water, I arrived at Jaisal’s town market.
Although I said that, it’s not the type that has impressive stores lined up with high-quality goods like in the royal capital. It’s more of a meeting place made out of a simple cloth tent.
But, it’s surprisingly cool just by blocking the sunlight. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As expected, I guess the sunlight around this part must have reached quite the temperature.
There are not many kinds of ingredients in the market. There seemed to be many kinds of meat but there were few types of vegetables.
The few green vegetables lined up were priced aggressively.
It would be difficult to grow vegetables in desert areas.
But it doesn’t mean there aren’t any vegetables grown here, there are types of potatoes, root vegetables, leafy vegetables, and others that are resistant to dry conditions.
They are cheaper than the regular leafy vegetables.
However, this town has the kind of charm that makes it seem like such a lack of vegetables didn’t matter.
It is rich in spices.
There were various spices arranged, ranging from bright red powder that looked like paprika powder, black powder, brown powder, bean-like things wrapped in husks, dried leaves or something, sichimi pepper.....and so on totaling dozens of spices.
If you look around the shops you will find spices as if it’s something natural and they sell a wide variety of items on sale including the blends made by the shopkeeper.
This is the first time in this world I have ever seen such a large number of spices.
I saw a few spices from Lazur being sold in the royal capital, but they probably just cover a small portion of it.
「This is our signature spice. Would you like to try it?」
「Certainly, please」
As I was looking around for those spices, the shopkeeper offered for me to try some so I strongly nodded at that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Give me your hand」
And when I obediently give him my hand, the shopkeeper put a little of his special spice he took out from a jar there.
And when I licked it to try it, a sharp and spicy heat appeared, followed by an umami taste and bitterness.
「This is good」
「Right? It can also remove a meat's raw smell and accentuate the taste. You can also sprinkle it on vegetables or add it to soup」
He’s probably happy the spices he’s proud of are being praised. The shopkeeper then taught me how to use it while looking proud.
It’s true that this has a complex flavor but just adding this to a meat and grill it will make it a wonderful meat. Or rather, it will definitely go well with rice. Eleonora-neesan and Elna-kaasan’s going to be happy eating it.
I feel like I underestimated the wonderful effect of spices.
「Ah……but, this is kinda spicy!」
Even though I didn’t think so at first, it became spicy gradually.
It’s spicy like my tongue is burning.
「Is it spicy? I tried to make it less spicy so it will make it easier for anyone to eat though」
Is it strange to think that Lazurian finds this easy to eat?
「Give me water please」
「Two copper coins for one cup, that alright with you?」
Two copper coins for a cup of water, gimme a break. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Giving people spicy things and then charging them for water, what an unscrupulous business method.
「No, I’m fine」
I have a lot of money with me, but I couldn’t bring myself to pay a wastefully high amount just to acquire something.
I reluctantly put my hand into my knapsack and open my subspace inside and about to take out a water bottle.
Then the shopkeeper took this chance to give me a nice smile.
「By the way, I recommend this Lassi juice1 when you’re feeling spicy y’know? It’s sweet and tasty, it can also reduce spiciness」
「How much is it?」
「Four copper coins」
What the, I feel like I’m being led around by the nose by this shopkeeper.
But, I have no choice but to buy it if this ‘tasty drink’ can relieve me of this spiciness immediately.
The spiciness of the spices is so intense that it gives me a tingling sensation in my tongue and I’ve started sweating.
「……I’ll buy it」
「Thank you very much」
I’m actually so irritated by the shopkeeper’s bright smile, but I want to drink that lassi juice so I don’t care about it that much right now.
I don’t know about its actual effect of suppressing the spiciness, but I want to have something sweet to mask my taste buds right now.
I took the cup from the shopkeeper’s hand and took a large gulp of the white liquid juice inside.
「It’s sweet and refreshing!」
The sweet taste is spreading inside my mouth. It tastes like coconut milk, with a refined, refreshing aftertaste. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
And moreover, the intense burning spiciness has completely disappeared.
I didn’t think it would disappear so suddenly and quickly like this.
「Would you like to buy more lassi juice? It’s six silver coins per barrel」
「Please add two of that special spice. Then it will increase the chance of me to continue visiting your shop in the future」
When I paid him with a gold coin as I said that, the shopkeeper widened his eyes in surprise.
Then, the shopkeeper widely grinned.
「……hou, you’re surprisingly strong, aren’t you. Fine」
I felt good I was able to get back at him even a little at the very end.
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After buying a lot of the lassi juice and the spices from that shopkeeper, I store them inside the subspace after arriving at a deserted place.
As I was doing that, my stomach started complaining of emptiness.
Perhaps my appetite has been stimulated due to sampling the spices earlier since I feel hungrier than usual.
There is also the fragrant smell of spices drifting from the street stalls all around.
I can’t resist this anymore.
Looking at the stalls around, I saw all sorts of meat and root vegetables mixed with spices being sold.
The smell is very appetizing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「What is it?」
「Is this not spicy?」
「Ou, our soup is sweet and easy to eat even for children」
I’ve heard the same line earlier, but let’s eat it if it’s not spicy.
I paid the oniisan money and got a wooden plate with the soup in it.
There are no benches like at the royal capital’s square, but I see all sorts of people sitting and eating at the edge of the street or in the shade of houses.
I felt like it was a bad manner to sit on the bare ground, but I decided to learn from them since it's a different country with different cultures.
I sit on a steps of brick and drink the soup.
「Ooh, it has a complex taste」
This is also probably made using a mix of several spices. There was a harmonious mixture of umami, sweetness, bitterness, and sourness in it.
The tastes continue to change inside my mouth, it’s interesting.
「But, this is still spicy as expected!」
「Really? That kind of spiciness doesn’t count around these parts y’know?」
The guy who sold the soup turns around while smiling at me, I guess he heard me.
And the Lazurian around me also seems to be smiling, apparently that’s true.
Still, it’s not so spicy I can’t eat it, but it is still spicy enough for me.
But, it’s so delicious that I don’t feel it is a difficult dish to eat.
The spicy soup was mixed with meat and root vegetables making it an excellent and satisfying meal.
「What meat is this?」
There are square pieces of meat in the soup.
It’s so chewy and tastes like something I’ve never eaten before.
It tastes like beef but it’s not that juicy. It tastes strange.
「Aah, that’s the meat of desert crocodile」
「They are everywhere and cheap」
As I was staring at the meat on the spoon, an ojiisan who hung around nearby told me about it.
「Heeー, is that so」
Apparently, it’s a crocodile-like creature that inhabits the desert. There are other desert-dwelling creatures like desert skink lizard and desert lizard and they seem to be the main source of meat around here.
Desert crocodile meat, huh? No wonder I’ve never eaten it before.
It sounds interesting so let’s buy some of that meat to bring back.
Looks like it’s going to be fun trying to sprinkle some spices to taste it.
Bartolo will ask where did I buy the meat if I were to try it in the mansion so let’s try it at My Home.
The crunchy texture of the root vegetables reminds me of lotus root, it’s delightful. It tastes similar to burdock. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Aaah, spicy」
It eventually became too spicy to bear as I continued to eat the soup.
Unable to endure it, I drank lassi juice I moved to the water bottle earlier and the burning pain disappeared.
「Aah, I’m glad I bought it」
This soup is too spicy for me but I can eat it with the lassi juice.
Even like this, I have a bit more tolerance toward spiciness, but it seems like this ‘bit’ tolerance toward spiciness is not a match for the Lazurian. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Author note :
I started a new work!
『Relaxed Farm Life In Another World』
It’s a slow life story where the protagonist is blessed by the Plant God and cultivates a forest in another world.
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7408gf/
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TL Note :
1. ラッシージュース, lassi, rassi, lasshie,etc Probably something similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassi
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