Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 488

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Road To Curry

「It’s time to go back」

 After teaching her obstacle slide, sand wave slide, and sandboard jump technique, Maya suddenly said that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Eh? You’re back already?」

 She was really excited when I taught her the new methods to play the sandboard.

 I thought surely she would want to play them all day though.....

「Dad, he’s not very good at inn’s work……」

 She bluntly said the reason she had to return with a somewhat wry smile on her face.

 Her dad made some time so his daughter - Maya - could play, but it seems like he’s capability to help in the inn is not great.

 Her dad made some time and said to go play, but I guess she’s still worried about work at the inn.

 What an admirable kid she is, even though she has a choice of continuing to play without worrying about it.

 I wish my sister - who is obsessed with snowboarding somewhere - would also learn a bit about when to quit.

「Okay. Then, let’s leave it here for today」

「I’m sorry, even though I’ve troubled you to make time for me」

 Maya looked apologetic, I guess it’s because she stopped our game midway.

 Although it was short, it was obvious that Maya wanted to play more with me since she really got into the games I taught her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Even so, being able to worry about others feeling like this, what a good kid she is.

「Don’t worry about it. It’s fine as long as you’re having fun」

 It doesn’t matter whether you’re playing for a short time or a long time. The most important for me is whether you enjoyed your time spent playing or not.

 I’m not angry since it was really fun I was also able to explore new methods of playing sandboarding with Maya.

 Maya happily smiled when I said that.

「I will practice the games you taught me before the next time I see you! That time let’s play again, okay!」

「Un, I don’t know when will it be but see you later」

 I vaguely replied while sending off Maya as she ran off to Jaisal hugging her sandboard.

 I don’t know if it will happen soon or will take some time, but I genuinely want to play sandboarding with Maya again.

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 I parted ways with Maya and returned to Jaisal.

 Due to the fact that I ended up playing games and whatnot, I haven’t been able to do much sightseeing.

 I walk around the market while stuffing my mouth with the springy bread that looks like Naan.

 Un, this chewy texture is irresistible. It has the smell of wheat but it has a strong sweetness.

 It would be great if they put olive oil or sauce on them, but it’s also delicious to be eaten as it is.

「Ahー, eating something like Naan makes me want to eat curry」

 Speaking of Naan, what comes to mind is curry. I personally like eating it with rice, but eating curry with Naan is also not bad.

 I end up impulsively remembering curry, maybe because I’m eating bread that looks like Naan.

 That indescribably spicy taste. A dish that combines its richness, sweetness, and spiciness can only be described as curry-flavored. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Even though I have been reincarnated in this world for many years, I have never forgotten that flavor.

「Yaa, boy」

 As I was recalling the flavor of curry in my memories, a voice suddenly called out to me.

「Ah.....the shopkeeper who sold me the Lassi juice the other day」

「I wish you don’t say it in a way as if I force you to buy them」

 It’s the ojisan who ran the nasty spice business of selling me Lassi juice after making me try his spicy spice and making me in agony as he just shrugged his shoulder after hearing me.

 I will never forget your dirty trick that day.

「I don’t need Lassi juice, you know?」

「Don’t give me that suspicious look. I called out because I just got a rare spice from the capital, Lazerica (ラジェリカ)」

 That Lazerica is the capital city of Lazur kingdom.

 Is it a spice procured from the place with the largest population in Lazur kingdom….I’m curious what kind of spice is that.

「Please show me」

「Aah, sure」

 

After saying that, the shopkeeper took out a small box that was different from the display shelf.

 Then he took out a small bottle from the box, opened the lid, and showed me a small amount of the spice.

 It’s a small, yellowish spice around 5 millimeters long with an elliptical shape. There was a unique smell I had smelled somewhere before.

「……could this possibly be, cumin?」

「Ooh, how knowledgable of you to know of it. It’s called cumin, a spice collected near Lazerica. It’s a luxury item that can be used for meat, vegetables, or stew dishes」

 Speaking of cumin, isn’t it one of the representative spices for curry?

「Can I try it a little?」

「Aah, sure」

 When I put the cumin in my mouth, I can taste a refreshing, minty sensation similar to a peppermint, a slightly bitter taste, and then a hint of spicy taste.

 It’s not very strong, but it has a unique taste that lingers for a long time.

 No doubt about it. This is the same as cumin in my previous life.

「By any chance, is there a dish called ‘curry’ in this country? It has a brown, thick, and rich soup……」

「Hm? I’ve never heard of such soup though?」

 I thought that since there is a cumin so they might have curry, but it seems like it doesn’t exist.

 There was soy sauce and miso in Kagura so I thought there would be curry but there doesn’t seem to be such a dish.

 Or maybe the shopkeeper just doesn’t know about it and it is possible that it exists somewhere.

 Although, it’s a fact that there were spices that were absolutely important for curry. So I need to make sure that curry exists. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Even if it doesn’t exist, curry is a dish made by combining plenty of spices.

 It is said that there are close to 60 spices that can be used to make curry in my previous life, but you can make a simple curry with just 3.

 Smell, color, and the mixture.

 I’ve already found cumin for the smell part, what’s left are the other two.

 If it’s Lazur kingdom with its abundance of spices, I may be able to find the most suitable spices for the remaining two parts.

 After finding them, the challenge is what to do with the gathered spices, but.......I guess I will have to secretly research how to make curry after I get home.

 I can just give it and leave it all to Bartolo, either saying I bought it from some Lazurian who does business in the royal capital or from Tori.

 It might take some time and it may be impossible to reproduce the perfect flavor like in my previous life, but there is a good enough possibility of being able to recreate a flavor close to that.

「How much is this?」

「One bottle cost 8 gold coins」

「Expensive!」

 I couldn’t help but shout at the shopkeeper’s reply. Are you sure it’s that much for such a small bottle?

「I told you it’s a luxury item, right? But it will be a little cheaper if you buy it directly in Lazerica」

 I hadn’t heard any information about cumin due to the shock of finding them, but come to think of it, I feel like I’ve heard about it from someone.

 Oh well, even Royal Feed costs an amount of money so it can’t be helped if it’s a luxury item.

 This oasis is quite a distance away from Lazerica so when you think of the traffic of goods and effort needed to transport it, it is natural it will be expensive. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Is that so. Then, please give me all the cumin here」

 There is the possibility of eating curry after all. I can still afford 8 gold coins.

「I thought it would be great if you could pay in gold coins but I didn’t expect this. I’m happy about it, but I only have this cumin, you know」

「Eehー……then, can I purchase in large quantities?」

「I also don’t go to Lazerica that often. And I don’t have that many connections over there so it’s difficult」

 What the heck. I won’t be able to develop curry satisfactorily with just this one bottle.

 I don’t know the method to cook curry perfectly so I wish I could get a lot for research purposes.

「Okay then. Then please give me one」

「Ou, thank you for your purchase」

 When I paid him 8 gold coins, the shopkeeper handed the cumin to me while grinning.

 After securing the cumin from the shop and leaving the place, I sat in the shade and thought about it.

 In order to accomplish the task, I need to find the other two ingredients among the many.

 Although now I have one in my hand, I won’t get the amount I need unless I go to Lazerica.

 And then, even if I successfully accomplish the goal of gathering all three, I will also need some time to research how to make curry.

 There’s no guarantee that there will already be the completed product just like the time in Kagura and it won’t necessarily be a good thing.

 And yet, as expected……

「I want to eat curryー」

 Maybe it’s because I remembered the taste of eating naan from before. Or perhaps it’s from the nice smell of spices that hit me.

 To me, the desire to eat curry won over the hassle.

 Curry has an attractive flavor that can move even someone who hates troublesome things like me.

 I can’t go against curry.

 And even if I go to find them, I can immediately use Teleport.

 I don’t need to go on a journey of crossing the desert and putting my life on the line like a normal person.

 I can just take it easy and use Teleport just like when I came to Jaisal.

 Then, I will buy a lot of cumin and the rest of the ingredients needed to make curry.

 It’s never a bad idea to use Teleport magic to increase the range of places I can easily reach.

 There should also be no loss for me to look at the capital city of Lazur kingdom in preparation for selling water in the future.

「Can’t be helped then. Shall I go to Lazerica then?」

 But, let’s stay in the shade for now.

 The wind right now is cool after all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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