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Energy Called Youth
The next morning. I woke up feeling refreshed, without any discomfort like sour stomach, upset stomach, or pimples appearing on my skin. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
There was no situation where I couldn’t eat breakfast and I was able to have my breakfast as usual.
Even though I ate deep-fried food late at night, it did not affect my body the next morning.
I can’t believe this. So this is the metabolism of a seven-year-old kid, huh.
I have never felt the frightening power of youth more than it does today.
「What are you smiling at?」
Just when I was smiling at the wonderfulness of youth, Elna-kaasan gave me a suspicious look.
「Nothing」
「What a strange kid to smile at nothing」
「Elna, it is already too late to call Al weird now」
There’s no way I could get any empathy even if I were to explain about the wonderfulness of youth.
And if I were to explain it untactfully, there’s a chance she would think I just boast about my youth and I got punished for it.
It may sound harsh right now, but I have to endure it.
「Mina, can I have another cup of tea please」
「Understood」
When I asked for a refill for an after-meal tea, Mina - who had been standing by - took my teacup.
She pours the tea from the teapot in the wagon but no matter how long I wait Mina never withdraws.
Rather, she’s coming closer to my face.
「What is it?」
「*sunsun*……I can smell the smell of fried food from Alfried-sama」
It was late last night so I couldn’t take a bath. Hence there might possibly be some faint residual aroma from last night’s fried food.
Even though I was wearing different clothes when I was cooking, as expected from the gluttonous Mina. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Isn’t it just your imagination?」
「No, you have the same smell as Bartolo-san」
「Don’t say I have the same smell as Bartolo」
I’m sure she must be trying to say that I smell like Bartolo after he finished making fried food, but I want you to stop saying it like I have the same smell as an old man.
「Fried-food? There was no fried food for breakfast, right?」
「There was none」
「So why would Al have the smell of fried food coming from him?」
「I’m sure he was making fried food at night while we were sleeping! That must be it!」
「No wonder he seems to be in a good mood since morning」
While Nord-tousan is tilting his head in confusion, Mina and Elna-kaasan speak with conviction.
……how could they accurately guess it? It’s scary how quickly they can arrive at the correct answer.
「I got found out, eh」
「Eating fried food late at night is a terrible action, y’know! Alfried-sama!」
「That’s right! I have only been eating refined food in the Misfid house even though I’ve been craving fried food, having fried food alone is unfair!」
When I honestly confessed my criminal act, Mina and Elna-kaasan got angry at me.
「No wait, that is not what Elna and Mina should retort with, right! Rather than that, did Al borrow Misfid's house kitchen without asking!?」
「No, I properly got permission from Loretta and the chefs」
As expected, there’s no way I could do something as rude as borrowing the Misfid house’s kitchen without permission right? That’s why, I hope Mina and Elna-kaasan won’t say something scandalous like 「He bribed them」.
「I, is that so. Then that’s fine|」
Nord-tousan put his hand on his chest in relief. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Please have a bit more confidence in me, Nord-tousan」
「Sorry sorry. That is because if I take my eyes off Al for a second, you will expand a business-related talk or a strange incident will happen」
「Even I won’t cause trouble every single time you know」
Just as I finished clearing up their misunderstanding, Nord-tousan and I were called to Schugel’s office.
「Alfried-dono, could you please treat me to some fried food?」
「「…………」」
Nord-tousan’s exasperated gaze pierces me.
It feels like he’s saying, look at that, even though we were already busy now talk about business came up again.
Apparently, he received a report about last night’s cooking and the Misfid’s chefs were pleading to incorporate fried food into their recipe at all costs.
「The head chef personally asked me to do this, but I have never tried this ‘fried food’ so can not really judge. So as the present head of the Misfid house, I need to try this fried food first and decide whether to incorporate it or not afterward, so I would like to talk about it with Alfried-dono later」
He’s giving a praiseworthy stance, but I feel like the main point is that he wants to try it because it sounded delicious.
Or rather, was there someone with a high position in charge of the Misfid house’s kitchen last night? I thought they were just people on late-night shift or something so I just treated them casually.
When I glanced at Nord-tousan face, he silently nodded.
I guess he’s telling me to deal with the talk since he doesn’t know about the cooking and decided to leave it to me for the time being.
「Umm, would it not be fine if the Misfid house’s chefs make fried food themselves?」
「They said that the cooking method itself might be simple, but there are a lot of difficult parts such as the selection of oils, managing the appropriate temperature, achieving the perfect coating, and determining the proper frying time」
To notice such things in such a short time, I’m sure the chefs are working all night to attempt to make fried food dishes.
Deep-fried food might seem quite simple at a glance, but it is actually difficult to deep fry something deliciously.
A famous tempura chef has even said that it takes ten years to master how to judge the ingredients and how to deep-fry the moment they see them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The chefs who have actually tried likely realized that simply copying the superficial aspects of the cooking method would take a considerably long time.
「Furthermore, we would be criticized for stealing the recipe if the Misfid house’s chefs were to entertain guests from the high society with the food that Alfried-dono served in the Misfid house’s kitchen without compensation」
This is the first time I heard it will be served at the high society gathering, but it looks like Schugel is setting his eyes on such a development.
Our house has no intention of protesting like that, but it seems like they have their own pride as a Duke's house.
Certainly, if you think of the prospect of making it into food for social gatherings, it will make the best sense to buy purchase the recipe and pay the instruction fees officially from me.
At any rate, it seems like the Misfid house’s chefs and Schugel would like me to serve them fried food.
「I would like to present you with one Lighting magic tool as compensation for the food tasting」
I wonder if Loretta told him about how I want Lighting magic tools?
At this, Nord-tousan’s eyebrows twitch slightly.
Just to cook for Schugel alone will result in receiving a Lighting magic tool worth several gold coins, the compensation is pretty good
It would be a hassle if Schugel were to take a liking to fried food, purchase the recipe and I have to instruct the chefs on the cooking method, but at this rate, I could get quite the compensation in return.
In order to have a rich and fulfilling slow life, there’s no limit to how many magic tools I could have.
「Father, I am thinking of entertaining Schugel-sama with the food I cook, but what do you think?」
「I have no objection to that. Please serve delicious fried food for Schugel-sama」
Although this is in public, having such an exaggerated, overly formal conversation with Nord-tousan is a bit strange.
「Understood. If it would be fine with you, I would be happy to serve you deep-fried food」
Since I properly received Nord-tousan’s permission I also won’t get scolded this time.
「My gratitude. How about for dinner tonight?」
「There is no problem」
And thus, it was decided that I would entertain Schugel with deep-fried food. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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Thanks for the food... chapters!! 😂
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DeleteThanks for the chapters!
ReplyDeleteThanks as always for the translation.
ReplyDeleteAnd wow we are nearly caught up with the raws aren't we?
indeed, raw is at chapter 601 at the moment
Deletewhoa! almost caught up with raws! any chance you will translate the ln? cause I can't find anyone translating that.
DeleteThere's almost no difference with the LN besides some side stories only found in LN and the spin-off (vol 17)
DeleteI only have book 9-17
It's a bit hard to find new book of 1-8 through amazon, can only find second-hand and I can't find out the book's condition
aww. Not sure why he did a spin off for vol 17. Hope he post more on webnovel.
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