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The Usual Gift In My Previous Life
「Mel, can I interrupt you for a bit? I want to give you souvenirs」
「Ara, really? I’m delighted」
When I approached and called, she suddenly broke into a smile, making her previous figure of vigorously giving instructions like a lie. The switch is so fast and amazing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Here you go」
「……this is?」
「A hand cream I bought in the royal capital」
In my previous life, giving women hand cream had already gone past the go-to choice for a souvenir and had become an item people get tired of.
Because of how easy it can be used as a gift, you end up receiving it at every small occasion and then having several of them at home, which is a pretty big drawback.
But, hand cream in this world is quite expensive so people should be happy with it as a gift...right?
「It contains medically effective ingredients so you can use it when your skin is rough」
「…………」
「Mel?」
……eh? Could it be, it was a mistake to choose that as a souvenir? Are people getting tired of receiving hand cream even in this world?
「……Alfried-sama, thank you. I will use it with care」
Nervously looking up, Mel said that with a bright smile on her face. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It wasn’t the pretty smile from before, but a natural smile that overflowed with happiness.
「That’s good to hear. I thought you didn’t like it since there was a weird pause」
「No way, there is no woman who will be unhappy to receive a hand cream」
「Is that so?」
「If I’m to receive something, I’d rather it be useful. Also.....isn’t this hand cream from 『Florettaフロレッタ』.....」
「What is that? Is it really good?」
Mina asks while wiping the window.
『Floretta』 is one of the stores that Loretta introduced to me.
It is a general store run by a famous apothecary from the royal capital.
They mainly sell items that use apothecary knowledge such as medicinal supplies, soap, and perfume, not just hand creams.
「Right. This costs around a month of Mina’s pay」
「Eehh!? Just one hand cream.....!?」
「Hey, your hands stopped 」
Mina froze after hearing the specific amount of money to buy the hand cream.
But Mel scolded her without a moment’s delay so she recovered right away.
「Well, Mel was the one particularly burdened by our trip to the royal capital this time」
「Alfried-sama is so clever, unlike a certain someone」
When Mel said that while sighing deeply, Mina - who had been wiping the window - flinched in surprise.
I realized. Mina forgot to buy a souvenir for Mel.
……un, there is nothing I can do about this. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Okay then, I’ll go give Bartolo his souvenir」
Leaving Mina - who seemed to be asking for help -, I headed to the kitchen.
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When I arrived in the kitchen, I saw Bartolo sitting on a chair having his meal.
「Bartolo, are you eating?」
「Yeah, I’ve wrapped things up so it’s time for my lunch」
There are the leftovers from breakfast on the kitchen counter, such as rice, miso soup, tamagoyaki, kingfish, and chikuzenni.
It looks like the kind of meal a wife had after seeing her office worker husband and elementary-school child off.
「……what’s wrong, boy?」
「This is a sweet tamagoyaki, right? Can I have one?」
「You just ate before, didn’t you?」
「I ate dashimaki tamago earlier. Now I want to eat a sweet tamagoyaki」
Watching someone else eat makes me really want to eat too.
「Can’t be helped. Sure, go ahead」
Since I received Bartolo’s permission, I took one tamagoyaki and popped it into my mouth.
It’s fluffy and soft, and a gentle sweetness spreads inside my mouth when I take a bite of it.
「Tasty. Still the perfect sweetness as usual. Is there any tricks to make them like this?」
「The key is to use less sugar and add a little honey」
「I see. I’ll try it next time」
Even though I was the one who taught him how to make tamagoyaki, I ended up getting overtaken in cooking skills. As to be expected from a professional chef. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「So what do you come here for, boy?」
「Ah, right. I’m here to give you your souvenir」
I placed the wooden box I was carrying on the kitchen counter.
「Aah, spices bought in the royal capital?」
「There’s that too, but there is another one」
Even before we left the mansion, Eleonora-neesan and the others had told me repeatedly to buy the spices needed to make curry.
For Bartolo, they are the necessary work supplies to make the Slowletts satisfied. Naturally, they do not count as souvenirs for Bartolo.
「Really!?」
Bartolo stands up from his chair and leans forward.
He probably expected some leftover spices from Lazur.
「I think even Bartolo will be surprised by the souvenirs this time」
「Oi oi, is it okay to raise the bar that high? I might end up expecting it, y’know?」
「It’s fine. I’m sure I can go past that hurdle this time」
I returned Bartolo’s smirk with a bold grin of my own as I opened the wooden box’s lid.
「Hmm? Tomatoes, carrots, broccoli.....? But, they are the variety I haven’t seen before」
「Fufufu, what do you think?」
Perhaps it is because they are a completely different variety from the existing ones, as Bartolo takes them and starts looking at them from various angles. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It’s interesting to see Bartolo’s confused reaction.
「What’s more surprising is that these ingredients have mana.....」
As expected of a chef, he probably realized it once he put that into words.
I had the vision of a lightning strike with a crack behind Bartolo.
「Don’t tell me, Chaldean vegetables!?」
「That’s right!」
「Uoooooooohhhhhhh! Seriously! Are they really Chaldean ingredients!」
「You noticed them sooner than I thought. Are they that famous among chefs?」
「Of course! It’s impossible to cultivate vegetables containing mana anywhere else besides the sacred mountain Chaldea!」
I didn’t really get the explanation when Loretta handed them to me, but it looks like quite a famous topic among chefs.
「I had always thought of getting them to cook, but I don’t think you would bring them back with you, boy!」
「Did I manage to overcome the hurdle now?」
「Aah, this exceeded my expectations by ten times!」
I knew he would be happy but actually seeing him this delighted makes me really glad.
「Still, how did you get such precious ingredients? I heard that you can only get Chaldean vegetables by climbing the sacred mountain and going past dangerous roads or particular routes.....」
「I got them from the head chef of Misfid house. Ber-something-san」
I had always called him head chef in my mind and only found out his name at the end of the deep-fried skewers party so I can’t quite remember his name. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Perhaps it’s Bernard? The former head of the royal chef?」
I had heard he was a former royal chef but I didn’t think he was someone amazing with the title of ‘head’ too.
「Maybe it’s that person. Is he famous?」
「He is said to be the top chef in this country. Guess it’s not surprising you could get Chaldean vegetables if it’s him」
I am not very acquainted with him but apparently, Bernard is quite famous for having been in charge of cooking for the royal family.
「I never thought someone like Bernard would give you Chaldean vegetables. Did you present a new dish at the Misfid House’s mansion?」
「Un, he gave these to me after I taught him how to make deep-fried skewers」
「Oi oi, I was just joking but you actually came up with a new dish!」
Actually, I received a letter of introduction to a Chaldean farmer from Bernard but the sacred mountain of Chaldea is located at the border between the Holy Istanian Empire and the Kingdom of Aldonia.
On top of having quite the precipitous roads, I heard there are a lot of dangerous monsters along the way.
It might be possible for me to reach there if I were to use Space Magic’s Teleport but it will probably take a lot of time.
Even if I use Teleport, I wonder whether it’s best to head from the Holy Istanian Empire or the Kingdom of Aldonia? I also have to make a choice in that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Since it’s not a place I can go immediately and there is no guarantee that I will go there, I’ll keep quiet about the letter of introduction for now, even if I feel bad for Bartolo.
「Hey, boy. What kind of dish is this deep-fried skewers? Judging from the name, is it a sort of deep-fried food? Can you tell me how to make it quickly?」
Just as I was thinking about Chaldea, Bartolo asked me about that in a hurry for some reason.
「Eh? You’re more interested in making deep-fried skewers rather than trying to make dishes using Chaldean vegetables?」
He finally got his hands on his long-desired Chaldean vegetables.
Given how Bartolo usually acts, it won’t be surprising that he will start researching these vegetables, neglecting his lunch.
「No, I mean, of course I want to research about these Chaldean vegetables, but in my experience, when something like this happen――」
「Bartolo! I want you to make the deep-fried skewers Al showed at the Misfid house for dinner, please make it, alright!」
The reason Bartolo seemed strangely anxious became clear once Eleonora-neesan came to the kitchen.
「……this is how the missy will want to eat」
Quite a lot of time had passed before I knew it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
She must have heard from Elna-kaasan in conversation that we had had deep-fried skewers after her magic lesson ended.
「Please teach me how to make deep-fried skewers now」
And so, I taught Bartolo - who was feeling extremely nervous - how to make deep-fried skewers. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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