Volume 2 Chapter 10 Curry’s Sir Hero
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
To be honest, I don’t really like curry that much.
Of course, if you ask me if I like it or not, I would say I like it.
But I really don’t want curry every day; that’s how much I like it.
At home, we often had curry back to back.
They say the next day’s curry is tastier, but having curry 2 days in a row gets a bit boring.
Even if I get tired of it, once I start eating, I can’t help but finish it all.
That’s the scary part about curry.
I think having curry about once a week is best.
Since I came to this world, I haven’t really wanted to eat curry.
But just smelling that nostalgic scent makes me tremble with excitement now.
”This smell is curry rice. It seems Lord Hero is quite favored by Ho.”
It seems Ms. Floria knows about curry rice.
Apparently, guests favored by Ho are served curry.
”These days, some young ones easily give blessings, so I wanted to see with my own eyes if you are worthy of curry.”
”Blessing… could it be the Elf’s blessing?”
I feel like Ms. Erin said something like that when she kissed me.
”The Elf’s blessing is basically a letter of introduction for companions. In your case, it says you seem promising, so please help him out.”
That’s quite different from what I imagined.
I was thinking it would give me some kind of status boost.
”Humans with the Elf’s blessing greatly increase their spirit magic strength, but it seems it doesn’t matter much for you.”
”I’m not a magician, so it’s like having treasure but not using it.”
”That’s just how the world is. Now, I will specially treat you to curry rice.”
Thanks to the Elf’s blessing, I got curry rice!
Yay…
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The dining hall was still using the old VIP room as it was.
This building was originally built as a ball game arena, not a fighting arena, and could hold 50,000 spectators back then.
Now, where the audience seats were, dirt has been piled up and trees have been planted, turning it into a sloped forest.
It feels like such a nice facility is being used in a wasteful way.
The dining hall’s furniture is from a long time ago.
The chairs and tables have many scratches.
But they are still strong.
The old carpenters were good.
I feel like my crafting skill is getting better!
Antfolk wearing aprons serve the food.
They even wear wigs and headbands.
They are ant maids.
The antfolk have great bodies.
Their waists are small, and they have long, thin legs.
I don’t know if they have breasts, but they have 2 big ones, maybe D cups.
Their butts are small, but they look sexy.
Antfolk are cool.
The part of their body that is not covered reminds me of the beetle I used to have.
Is their hair a wig?
Only their faces are like humans.
They have big eyes, so they look like they are wearing SF goggles.
Being surrounded by many maids with goggles is like a scene from a SF movie.
”This maid outfit is also a culture that Hero brought!”
I thought so!
The Hero brought many cultures to this world.
The smell of the rice makes my stomach growl.
The curry is in a silver container.
It looks very good.
The drink is wine that the elves like.
It is sweet wine, like grape juice.
It is very expensive.
Beer is cheap, and poor people drink it like water.
”I will eat!”
I put the curry on the rice.
It’s very watery.
I mix it with a silver spoon and eat it.
It tastes like the curry from school.
The rice is not cooked well.
But it’s still good.
That’s how great curry is.
The familiar taste almost brings tears to my eyes.
Ms. Floria and Ms. Hóa are eating curry rice with no care in the world.
Ms. Nina is sipping on a special herbal tea.
It’s so quiet, the sound of my spoon hitting the plate is oddly loud.
”How is it? Is the curry rice delicious?”
Ms. Hóa seems proud.
Ms. Floria also looks satisfied.
Saying it’s delicious is the adult thing to do, I guess.
”Rice should be properly washed and soaked before cooking. The curry spices are good, but adding more roux would make it more authentic.”
I ended up saying it out loud.
In the end, I’m going to have to show them.
I won’t cook the rice, but making curry from scratch is quite a task.
Ms. Hóa insists on using expensive real flour instead of almond meal.
We’ll fry the flour with olive oil instead of butter.
Without a gas stove, I carefully adjust the weak flame of the dried twigs to slowly develop a golden-brown color.
They seem to use trimmed plants and dried branches for fuel here, and the ash makes good fertilizer.
As expected of elves, they’re very eco-friendly.
Once the roux is done, I mix it into the leftover watery curry, taste it, and add salt and spices as needed.
With the ants’ help, I think we’ve managed to make something decent.
I wanted some pickled vegetables too, but we just don’t have the ingredients.
I’ll try adding some pickled shoots that resemble asparagus.
”This is…”
”Such deliciousness!”
The two who ate my curry lost their words.
I thought it was a passable 60 out of a hundred, but it seems better than what they had earlier.
”You there! Quit being a hero and work here!”
It’s nice to be highly valued, but my cooking is just amateur stuff.
I don’t have the confidence to work as a chef, so I decline politely.
Ms. Hóa blessed me as we parted.
Her soft lips smelled a little like curry.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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