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Delivery of Autumn's Taste
「Kureto-sama, please wake up」
I opened my eyes as my body was being shaken and from the whispering in my ear.
Elza’s beautiful face appears in my field of vision. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hmm? Elza?」
「Good morning. You are going to sleep until the afternoon if you keep on sleeping so I woke you up」
As soon as I sat up, Elza quickly pulled the curtain’s window open.
As I checked the outside while narrowing my eyes at the dazzling sunlight, I saw that the sun had already risen quite high in the sky.
「Ah, you’re right」
It seems like it has already gotten too late to be called morning.
I guess I was tired from moving around for the whole day yesterday so it seems I slept so soundly.
I planned to show myself at Emilio’s place today so I’m glad she woke me up in the morning.
Even so, being woken up by a maid is such a luxurious life.
And such a beautiful maid at that.
The wind blowing from outside gently whirled up Elza’s silver hair.
Her figure standing by the window alone was beautiful like a painting on its own.
「Is something the matter?」
Perhaps it was because I stared unblinkingly at her that Elza turned around and looked puzzled.
「No, thank you for waking me up」
「Not at all」
I couldn’t say that I unintentionally got captivated by her appearance, so I smiled and lied.
「What would you like for breakfast?」
「It’s already late so I’ll just treat it as brunch」
「Understood. Then, please come down once you are ready」
「Okay」
Once Elza leaves the room, I change into casual wear.
I’ve heard that they will even have the maids help them change if it was a noble but as a genuine ordinary person, I didn’t have the courage to ask that of the maids.
I will do what I can do myself and ask for help to make things easier. That’s how I spend my time in the mansion now that I have maids. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Good morning, Kureto-sama」
When I walked out of the room and headed downstairs, I met Arche, who was holding cleaning equipment.
She is probably going to clean my room while I’m having my meal.
「Morning, Arche. I’m counting on you today, too」
「Yes! I’ll do my best!」
Arche energetically nodded when I casually greeted her.
It feels like I got energized too when I hear such a cheerful reply in the morning.
After washing my face at the washstand and fixing my hair, I quickly moved to the dining room.
After sitting in my seat, Elza came pushing a tea wagon.
「We have boar steak today」
What was placed in front of me was a boar steak made of the boar meat I handed over to her yesterday. On the plate are sauteed carrots, asparagus, mushrooms, potatoes, and other vegetables.
It also comes with a salad, a freshly-made baguette, and a soup that seems to be made with the boar bone stock.
Ooh, a steak for breakfast.....I was a little horrified at the thought of having that in the morning, but it is now just before noon. Considering that this is going to be a brunch, then this volume might just be necessary.
「Thank you for the meal」
I cut the boar steak meat with a knife and quickly take a bite.
The rich, savory flavor of the wild boar spread throughout my mouth. The more I chewed, the more the meat juice gushed out. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ooh, it’s softer and tastier than yesterday!」
「We let it sit overnight」
They had a limited time to prepare the meal yesterday but they were able to put in enough time and effort to make the meal this morning, huh.
I didn’t think it could be tastier than yesterday, so I was surprised.
I thought it would be heavy to eat steak for breakfast but, I am able to eat without any feeling of indigestion thanks to the onion sauce.
I’m sure this is also Elza’s way of being considerate.
It also pairs well with the baguette and the soup made of boar bone and meat has a very gentle flavor.
I keep putting them into my mouth that when I come to, I had finished the meal in no time, that it was hard to believe I had such an appetite as soon as I woke up in the morning.
Lulua puts the finished plate on the wagon and leaves.
「Okay then, I’m going to visit Emilio’s place」
「What would you like for dinner?」
If you just hear this conversation, it would be like the conversation between a married couple but it is merely a business connection between us.
「……up to Emilio, I guess」
「So you expect to be back late today. It has been a while since Kureto-sama visited Emilio Company so I’m sure they will give you a lot of work」
「Uuh, I feel like it’s really going to be like that」
I haven’t done a single work at Emilio’s Company ever since completing Arte’s request at the Nation Founding Festival.
I was told to prepare myself once the Nation Founding Festival is over, so let’s prepare myself to be busy for some time now. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I’m going then」
「Have a good day」
Elza politely bowed as I cast Teleport in the dining room.
Then my vision changed in an instant and I arrived at Emilio’s Company office.
「I thought of calling you to come, so I’m glad Kureto came here yourself」
「I came here since I feel like you’re gonna call for me soon」
「Oh, we get along well, huh!」
「We won’t be able to work together otherwise」
「Hmーm, although it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about that. It’s really typical of Kureto to give such a straight response」
Emilio had a slightly troubled look on his face for some reason.
……you, what kind of people do you usually do business with? I couldn’t help but to feel worried about Emilio’s business connection.
「Now then, let’s put the small talk aside and talk about business」
Once Emilio began broaching the subject, he started talking about the current circumstance of the Howling vegetables.
All the vegetables grown from spring to summer have been very popular and appear to be successfully branded.
And it seemed that it had also spread to the royalty and nobles’ dining table, not just the high-class restaurants.
Come to think of it, Arte also said that she had them before.
For them to have reached the nobles’ dining table means they are regarded as quite high-quality ingredients. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「And because of that, I want you to continue supplying me with autumn’s ingredients」
「Understood. I will discuss this with everyone from the farming families and select the best ingredients」
「Un un. If possible, I’d be happy if you could supply us with some easy-to-understand autumn’s flavor」
「Autumn’s flavor, huh.....what about mushrooms? I also brought some with me.....」
「That’s sounds good! Show me!」
When I told him I had the actual goods with me, Emilio leaned forward and urged me to show them to him.
I took out the wooden box containing the mushrooms I just gathered yesterday from the subspace.
I left some in the mansion for myself and the maids, but there are still a wide variety of them in the box.
Emilio suddenly grabbed a shiitake, brought it close to his face, and sniffed it.
「……hmーm, nice smell. It is in a different league in taste compared to the ones in the royal capital. This is probably because the mushrooms are preserved due to Kureto’s magic, but it is probably the mushrooms’ quality to begin with」
「Elza also said the same thing」
「You can trust what she said since she is also a good cook. I’ll check the flavor just to be sure」
Since Emilio wiped the shiitake with a cloth to remove any dirt, I took out a charcoal brazier set from the subspace.
I’ve had a meal before, but having a grilled shiitake is a different story.
After I lit the charcoal and set up the grill, Emilio arranged the shiitake on the grill.
The harvested mushrooms from Howling village are really thick, they are as big as a fist each.
As we grill them, the shiitakes slightly brown and give off a really nice smell.
At this point, it made me want to have some soy sauce, but unfortunately, I haven't found any soy sauce, so I have to endure it.
As the mushrooms cooked, the caps slightly shrank and thinned, and droplets of water began to form on them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Should be ready soon 」
「Yeah」
There’s no need to turn the shiitakes over on purpose. Once it has come to this point, the heat has fully penetrated the inside of the mushrooms so it’s ready to eat. Since there’s no soy sauce, I sprinkle some salt on them and carefully lift them up by the stem.
「Hot hot」
Naturally, the stem is also hot since it’s just been grilled but I endured it and took a small bite while blowing on it to cool it down fuuーfuuー.
The cap is so fluffy and really soft.
It’s juicy like meat, and the savoriness peculiar to shiitake bursts inside my mouth.
The savory essence of the shiitake is also hot, but even so, I can’t stop eating it.
It goes perfectly well with salt, and I end up eating them while being absorbed in the flavor.
「Hoot! But, it’s delicious!」
「Ahfuu, ahfuu, This is absolutely amazing! Quick, let’s bring them to the restaurant!」
Looks like Emilio is satisfied after having really tried Howling village mushrooms.
I’m really looking forward to the reaction from the restaurants’ chefs.
「Now then, since we’ve finished the Howling village’s business, next is Kureto’s work」
Once we’re done grilling the shiitake and eating them, Emilio began to broach the subject while carefully wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.
「Hey, will there be a lot of them?」
「Yeah, it’s to the point where it won’t be finished in a day even if you have Kureto’s magic」
When I tried nervously asking about it, he took out a stack of papers with a smile on his face.
「Ah, that’s a lot」
The documents contain information about export destinations and a list of goods to be exported.
Until now, it has only been 10 sheets of documents at least, but this time it is much thicker than that.
「They are requests delayed due to the Nation Founding festival, and also a lot of customers were put off. Now then, just as I promised, I’ll make sure Kureto does his best」
In stark contrast to Emilio’s genuinely bright smile, my face stiffened at that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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