Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 514

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SS Dorayaki

 

When I peered through the shop’s glass, I saw a sour-faced Kagura man inside. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 The man scoops a batter with a ladle and continues to pour it onto an iron plate.

 It looked like he was casually pouring it but before I knew it, it had become a completely round batter.

 I’ve seen crepe makers using a special tool to make a round piece of the batter, but I was surprised he could make such a completely round shape with just a ladle.

「……it’s a pro’s skill」

 Fascinated by the beautiful craftsmanship, I stared at the dorayaki being made with such vigor that it seemed like I was sticking myself to the glass. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 The man - upon noticing my presence - showed an uncomfortable expression while maintaining his sour look.

 However, his discomposure was only for a moment as he immediately returned to make the dorayaki.

 He puts the ladle into a bowl of batter and continues to spill the batter onto the iron plate.

 There are 15 of them, three rows and five columns.

 All the batters had no irregular shapes at all, they all drew a complete circle.|

 Amazing.

 The man spills the last batter and stares at them for a while, and then he grabs a small spatula and slowly turns the first batter over.

 And then, a clean golden brown cooked dough came out.

 That is undoubtedly the color of dorayaki dough. The man flips the first one, then he continues to flip the second, and the third with skilled movement.

 Clumsy things such as the dough being flipped and falling from the iron plate or onto the other dough didn’t happen. They perfectly fall onto their own spot as if they belong there.

 It’s like there is a field that separates them on top of the iron plate and it’s like he’s playing reversi.

 In an instant, all the dorayaki had been flipped over and then the man crossed his arms and closely watched them.

 Then, he grabbed the first dorayaki flipped over, and put it on the table behind him.

 Could that be the man’s wife? There was a woman wearing a kapougi over there.

The wife uses a long and narrow spatula to smear red bean paste on the dough and then she continues to cover the paste with the dough. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 So this is a husband and wife’s work. Their movements are awfully fast. It is so smooth and fluid it is impossible to keep track of when the filling is being scooped.

 The dorayaki is completed in no time at all.

 In the meanwhile, the husband is dribbling new batter on the iron plate again.

 While watching the task of putting the red bean paste between the dough, before I knew it, new dough was being made.

 Using a spatula, he flips them over again.

 It feels really good to see that moment he flips them over.

 It’s not like I was the one who did it, but just looking at them made me think so.

 This is probably the technique of a pro.

「Excuse me, please give me 5 dorayaki」

「Yessーs」

 As I was singlemindedly watching the movement of the husband flipping over the dough, a customer with a child suddenly came in.

 The husband didn’t react at all as the wife - who was filling the dorayaki with red bean paste - responded to the customer with a smile.

 In contrast, her husband doesn’t smile at all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 He is still looking down at the iron plate with a sour look.

 Just looking at him like that you could clearly understand that this person is not friendly. I guess his wife makes up for that.

「What are you doing?」

 As I was thinking like that, a female customer’s child asked me.

 The child must have found it strange to see me standing nearby like this.

「I’m watching him making dorayaki」

「……is that, interesting?」

「It’s fun to watch a professional using his skill. You should take a look if you have the time」

「A professional’s skill! I wanna see!」

 Although he is young he is still a boy. He suddenly became interested when I told him that it was a professional technique.

 Incidentally, the husband’s mouth corner is rising a little bit while he’s cooking the dorayaki.  He seemed a little happy.

 After making a little space, I sit down next to the small boy and watch the dorayaki being made.

「What he’s doing right now is cooking the dough. He uses a ladle to spread the batter onto the iron pan」

「It’s a beautiful round shape!」

「Right. Being able to make such a perfect circle in one dribble is truly the skill of a professional」

「I see」

 The boy responded very seriously when I explained it to the boy who came later.

 As expected, it’s good for the younger ones to be honest.

 The husband dribbled 15 dorayaki in no time at all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「And this is the part worth seeing. Using a spatula, he neatly flips over the dorayaki 」

 While the child is keeping his eye on the husband’s action with bated breath, the husband flips over the dough starting from the first batter he dribbles onto the iron plate.

「Uwaa! Amazing!」

 Seeing his appearance of flipping over the dough with agility, the boy shows an innocent joy.

 I think the speed at which he flips over the dorayaki is faster than when I was watching him before, or is it just my imagination?

「I’m done buying dorayaki let’s go homeー」

「Wait up. I’m watching a professional’s skill」

「Ara ara?」

 Even after his mother finishes paying the bill the boy doesn’t care. It looks like the child decided to watch the dorayaki being made together with me.

 The mother also didn’t blame him for it as she stood behind her child and decided to watch the dorayaki being made quietly.

 Letting her child do what they like without disturbing his interest. I think that is truly a good upbringing policy.

 As we intently watched the making of dorayaki, the dorayakis were completely cooked one after another.

 Then the wife swiftly fills it with red bean paste to complete them.

 The child also shows interest in her movements as his eyes sparkle. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Here you go, this is service」

「Waa, thank you!」

「Thank you very much」

 As we were watching the making of dorayaki intently, the wife gave us the freshly made dorayaki, and the child and I obediently received them.

 The freshly made dorayaki is warm. You can clearly tell that from the warmth even through the wrapping.

 When I took a bite of the dorayaki, the gentle sweetness of the dough and the mellow sweetness of the filling spread inside my mouth.

 It has a calming flavor that makes you feel at ease when you take a bite.

 This is it, this. This is the Japanese-style sweetness I was looking for.

「Mom can also have some」

「Is this okay? I’m sorry about this」

「No no. The owner also gets motivated when the children are watching」

 As the child and I ate the dorayaki, the child’s mother behind him also received a dorayaki.

 What a heartwarming exchange.

「Give me three dorayakis!」

「Mee too please give me 10 pieces」

「Yeーss, welcome!」

 Perhaps the passerby also becomes curious when there are several people gathering in front of the shop as new customers keep coming one after another. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Dorayaki, huh……been a while since I ate it, shall I eat some」

「I haven’t eaten dorayaki recently」

 When many customers lined up in the shop, they caught the attention of the passersby and attracted new customers.

 Ooh, even though I was the only person watching here at first, it became a large crowd before I knew it.

 Just as you’d expect since there are a lot of people now, the mother then pulled the child away to go home.

 When the place became this crowded, I couldn’t watch the making of dorayaki quietly anymore.

 I would also bother the customers lining up.

 It’s unfortunate I can’t watch the dorayaki being made anymore but I’m happy that the shop is flourishing so let’s also return quietly.

「……take this」

 Despite being reluctant I tried to leave the shop’s front but then the husband - who was making the dough - came out and gave me dorayakis in wrapping.

 It’s the first time he’s talking and he gave me 10 pieces of dorayaki so I was bewildered by his action.

「Is this okay?」

「……it’s thanks to you we have more customers」

「Thank you」

 He said that with a somewhat awkward smile on his face but I could clearly feel the husband’s feeling.

 I thanked him, obediently received the dorayaki, and left the shop’s front.

 And then I move to a deserted back alley and use Teleport to return to the shrine again.

 I walked through the shrine ground where there were few people unlike the food stands district and sat down on the stairs.

 I savored the dorayakis I received from the man while watching the mountains that were filled with autumn colors. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Un, it’s delicious」

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