Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 264: The Chef is thrilled
Nero came back with all kinds of fruits …… which was fine, but behind him came the head chef and brother Alex with Mira in his arms.
“Nero told me. Is it finished already? Then you need to show the head chef how to use it.”
“To be able to eat the dried fruits made by Julius-sama again…! I’m so thrilled!”
The head chef, who has become a believer in dried fruit for some reason, is in tears. I never thought he would be so happy that he would cry. If this spreads to the general public, it would be a big problem, wouldn’t it? Well, I’m sure brother Alex will take care of it.
“It’s in shape now, but we won’t know if there are any problems until we try it out.”
“I see. May I also observe?”
“Of course.”
Apparently, as the person in charge of “Operation Dried Fruit Specialty,” he wants to know what kind of magical tool it has become. You’re serious, Brother Alex. I’m planning to leave everything to the head chef though.
“It’s not possible to dry different kinds of fruit at the same time, but it can dry one type at a time on its own.”
“By itself? Don’t you have to turn them over and check their dryness like you did before?”
“Yes, that’s right. When you hear a sound, it’s done. The magic tool will stop automatically.”
“How ……”
The head chef looked at me with wide eyes, stunned. You’re right, all those meticulous notes you had written earlier have gone to waste. I’m really sorry about that.
“That is, of course, if it performs as planned.”
Saying that, I tapped the brand new “Automatic Dried Fruit Production Magic Tool”.
The head chef cut the fruits for us on the spot. As you would expect from fruits that have passed the head chef’s discerning eye, they all looked delicious enough as they were It would be a shame to make them into dried fruits.
Mira looked at me with her eyes as if she wanted to eat it, but I hardened my heart and somehow managed to endure it. I was able to endure it because I was me, but the kind-hearted head chef would not have been able to do it.
I put it in the magic tool and pressed the start button. All that remained was to wait for the sound.
Ding! And a sound like a bell rings. I should make it ring several times because you might miss it if it rings only once. It might also be good to make it a melody.
“Julius-sama, is it done already? It feels like the time has been shortened.”
“I am impressed head chef. You really noticed that. I made some improvements to shorten the time. I didn’t expect it to be this short, though.”
When I explained that I placed the fruit on top of the wire mesh and attached dehumidifying magic tools on the top and bottom, he exclaimed in admiration, “wow.” He may not have fully understood how it worked, but he seemed to understand how amazing it was.
The time it took to make dried fruit was reduced from about 30 minutes to about 10 minutes. This makes it easy to make a lot of dried fruit. When I took out the finished dried fruit, the sweet aroma filled the workshop just like before. It seemed to have been completed without any problems.
“Kyu!”
“Brother!”
Immediately Mira and Rosalia put their hands out in front of them. It’s a begging pose. Oh well, there’s no other way. I hand them the dried fruit and encourage brother Alex and the head chef to have some too. Of course I give some to Nero and Lelie as well. I’ve run out of my share, but looking at the reaction of the people around, the results of the outcome is obvious.
“This is delicious. It passes the test.”
“I didn’t expect it to taste this good when it was cooked all on its own. What do I do…?”
“Chef, you don’t have to do anything!? I just want you to be the chef who cooks delicious food just as it is!”
For some reason, the chef started to feel depressed. You don’t think you lost to the magic tool, do you? That’s not true. I’m sure the dried fruits he made with care tasted much better.
“It’s delicious, brother. I didn’t think you could really make dried fruit just by putting fruit in it.”
“Kyuu”
“That’s what the magic tool is for. With a little improvement, you can even make dried fish ……”
“Dried fish? Julius-sama, please tell me more about that.”
The head chef approached with great vigor.
Thus, a new culture of dried food was born in the Margrave Heine Frontier territory. By drying fish, it became even more delicious to eat.
Dried fruits and dried fish quickly spread throughout the territory. As a result, the Margrave Heine family could not keep up with the demand, so they decided to get into the business in earnest.
With brother Alex at the helm, a new trading company was to be established under the Margrave Heine family. Of course, sister-in-law Daniela also joined in as well. Since one automated dried fruit production tool was not enough, I ended up making a total of three units.
It has been decided that we will make more in the spring, as they will be sold outside the capital. I was thinking of leaving it to a magic tool maker to make them, but according to my brother Alex, he still wants to keep the technology exclusive. So for the time being, it looks like it will be just me and Rosalia making them. Boo-hoo.
Rosalia’s “Dishwasher/Dryer” is also almost finished. It has a more complicated mechanism than my “automatic dried-fruit-making magic Tool,” so there was a hard time adjusting the water flow, warming the air, and balancing the dehumidification. But Rosalia was able to pull it off. I have no doubt she’s grown a lot as a magic tool maker.