Chapter 3 - 8 My Home My Life - Three of us shop together

I decided to try to see if I could recreate my former world of cooking for lunch.
I promised to feed Aina and Solte when they got back, so I decided to see what I could make first.
And I'll have to work on getting Shiro to eat vegetables in a good way, so I'll think about that too.

With that in mind, I went to the shopping district to the north of the central square.
There were food stalls near the central square, and the main street north of there was a marketplace of shops.
Yes, there is. Fruits, vegetables, fish and, of course, meat.
And then there's a bag of some kind of powder being sold.

“Come, come, come!　A basket of freshly harvested fruit, umuru berries, is 1400 Nord!” (Random people from store)
“Madam, there's some good meat in there!　We've got King Turkey, Piggle, and Black Morm such delicious parts!” (Random people from store)
“Come on!　It's the freshest caterpillar in the morning!　And the head is still there!” (Random people from store)

Wow......
That store is no good. Let's try not to just look at that store.

“Yes, I'll go ahead and tell Wendy and Shiro, but keep in mind, never eat caterpillars at my house” (Itsuki)
“I heard it's delicious, you know?” (Wendy)
“No matter how good it is, it doesn't matter if it's the best in the world, if it' s a bug, it' s all wrong. Absolutely no way. You can buy it and eat it yourself, but after you eat it, don't come near me for a while...” (Itsuki)

Sorry, but I can't because I feel like I have leftover bug juice, and leftover bug juice on me.

“Is Master not fond of bugs?” (Wendy)
“Not that I'm good at it, but I can't even touch it. I can't even look at it......” (Itsuki)
“Impossible, you said. I understand. I won't eat it either” (Wendy)
“Shiro too. I'd like to try them, but I don't like not being able to get close to Lord” (Shiro)

Thank you.
I'm really glad you understand.
So, from now on, that means no bugs at our table.

“Well, let's take a look at some things right away. Both of you, please explain” (Itsuki)
“Yes. Leave it to me” (Wendy)
“If about taste, leave it to me” (Shiro)

Of course, I'll use the appraisal, but I also want to hear what they say in person.
Let's take a look at the shops in the west area first.

“Hey, hey... Hey, there's the family with the pretty young lady over there!　Check it out!　I'll give you a service!” (Random people from store)
“Madam ... I'm a slave. Uhehe” (Wendy)
“Does that mean Shiro is a child?” (Shiro)

Shiro, I don't think it's possible for me and you to be husband and wife and Wendy to be the child.

“Oh, are you two slaves?　Either way, I envy you, mister!　Wouldn't you like to buy something from me to share that happiness with me?” (Random people from store)
“Ha-ha, do you mind if I take a look?” (Itsuki)
“Of course, mister!　There's some good stuff in here today!” (Random people from store)

He's an energetic old man.
What he sells is proper animal meat.

“Heh. Great marbling on those meat” (Itsuki)
“That's right!　It's excellent!　How sweet the fat is!　The Black Morm is not just skin, you know!” (Old man from meat store)
“Huh. Which part have most marbling?” (Itsuki)
“Anything is available!　There's a whole one of them!　I can give you the parts you want!” (Old man from meat store)

That's great.
By the way, I wonder if it's possible to understand ribs and loin here too?

“Ribs!　Ribs!” (Itsuki)

Oh, so he understands. That's convenient.

“Ribs have a lot of fat, so I would like to have a loin, filet, or rump as well. Oh, Anata-sama” (Wendy)

Anata-sama.... Somehow, just by changing the way of calling me, it changes the way I feel.
But the person who said it looks very embarrassed.
I think her cheeks are getting hot, and she's cute when she lays her face down in her hands.

“Yeah. I'd also like a tail. Can you get me a rose meat or something?” (Itsuki)
“Of course!　Tails stay on sale until the end of the day, but those things are great when they're cooked!” (Old man from meat store)
“Nice. Braised beef tail. I guess I'll have to buy some wine then” (Itsuki)
“I have it!　The one that goes perfectly with drinking and stewing!” (Old man from meat store)
“Oh, you're very good at business. Do you have any beef tongue?” (Itsuki)
“Eh...” (Shiro) (Wendy) (Old man from meat store)

Hmm?
Hey, what’s wrong, shopkeeper?
What happened to the energy and momentum from earlier?

“Lord, are you going to eat a cow's tongue?” (Shiro)
“That's just....” (Old man from meat store)
“It is kissing a cow, you know?　It's just a little bit tough” (Wendy)
“What?　You guys are fine with eating bugs, why can't you have a cow's tongue?” (Itsuki)

Are you kidding me?
I'd rather kiss a live cow than eat a bug, okay?

“Lord, is it delicious?” (Shiro)
“Yeah, it's one of the most popular part of the meat in my country” (Itsuki)

A lot of people ask for it first.
But those things are crunchy and tend to build up in your stomach, so if a person can eat all they want, they don't get in as much.

“But it's cow tongue, you know?　You know, it just feels....” (Wendy)
“Wendy also too, huh...” (Itsuki)
“Well, if you're willing to take it, I'll sell it?” (Old man from meat store)
“Yeah, I'll take it!　It's fine. I'll just eat it by myself” (Itsuki)

It’s fine.
I eat it alone as a snack.

“So, what are you gonna buy from me?” (Old man from meat store)
“Maybe a kilo each of ribs, loin, rump, rose and sirloin, filet and tail as appropriate. I want the beef tongue to cut through a certain amount of slack. And I'll have that red wine you mentioned earlier” (Itsuki)
“Hey,hey, the one who sell is happy but can you eat all of them?” (Old man from meat store)
“Yeah, please put all of them in here” (Itsuki)

Let's put the ingredients in a magic bag.
No smell comes out of it or anything, right?

“Huh. It's a magic bag. You know, this is even more generous than I expected. All in total, 114,000 Nord including extras, you know?” (Old man from meat store)
“Ahh, hold on a second” (Itsuki)

Come to think of it, money was in the magic bag, too.
That's quite an expense, even though I just sold the vibrators to Yashisu.
Well, but the accessories are selling well, so it's not that bad.
...... Money usage not getting crazy, is it?
There' s a lot of meat. Yeah. That is how it is.

“Thanks for purchase!　Come again, mister!” (Old man from meat store)
“Yeah, I'll have to be on the favored side since you don't seem to handle bugs” (Itsuki)

Store specializing in animal meat!　It's how I feel.
If there's a bug in line with the beef, I'm not come again.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but I can't do what I can't do.

“Oh meat! Meat o meat” (Shiro)
“Hey, Shiro. You have to eat vegetables, too” (Itsuki)
“I have more meat than I can eat. So, I eat meat. Wendy should eat vegetables. Anything more is ... dangerous” (Shiro)
“What does that mean?　I'm not fat!” (Wendy)
“That's right, Shiro. And you can't have meat all the time” (Itsuki)

People say that when a person loses weight, they lose weight through their breasts, and I don't want that supreme treasure to get smaller if it does.
No, I don't mean that's the only thing that makes Wendy appealing, but treasures are treasures, yes.

“Hey, you newlyweds over there!　If you are interested, you can go check out the vegetables from our garden. They're so fresh and delicious!” (Person from vegetable store)
“It's delicious they said, Shiro. Let's go check it out” (Itsuki)
“Ugh. I don't like vegetables” (Shiro)
“Look, look, let’s go” (Wendy)

Yeah.
It's amazing. These are all vegetables I've never seen before.
There are some similar ones, but I wonder if these are potatoes?
There are two burdock-like things stuck to it, though.

『 Moi - It is delicious if you mash it into soup because it has a lot of fiber. Inexpensive General Food. Walking around the fields with a bipedal foot』

Hmm......
It's potatoes. All right.
Moi it said, if reading it backward it is Imo. Yup.
I'm just terrified of this thing walking around on two legs, though.

“Master-sama. Everything looks delicious” (Wendy)
“That’s right....” (Itsuki)

『Piggymen - A green vegetable with a hint of bitterness. A child's natural enemy. If they can eat this, they can say they are adults. Walking around the fields on two legs. 』
『Crylsis - A classic salad staple. You're sure to have a good meal with this. Walking on two legs (omitted)』

......
What?
What is it?
Are the vegetables of this world bipedal by default?

“Hey, do vegetables walk?” (Itsuki)
“Yeah. Basically, they never leave the field, but they walk around” (Wendy)
“What's that for?” (Itsuki)
“I don't know...?　Are they moving to a place where more sun shine?” (Wendy)
“You don't know anything, do you?　That's because the vegetables are also exercising and squeezing their bodies. Because the more energy they have to roam around, the better they grow, the better they taste!” (Person from vegetable store)
“Isn't that going to be hard to catch?” (Itsuki)
“They'll be resting in the soil or hanging on the stems in their beds during the night. And while they're there, I'm harvesting them all at once!” (Person from vegetable store)

I see. At night, it's just like the vegetables I know.
Thank goodness. If I were to farm later on, it would be give me horror that vegetables keep wandering around at night.

“Well, I'll take this one, this one, and this one, and this one, for now” (Itsuki)

In the meantime, I'll buy a basket of everything that looks like potatoes and peppers and cabbages and carrots and a basket of tomatoes.

“Oh, as expected of a good-looking man, you're very generous!” (Person from vegetable store)

It's not that I'm generous, but we have a big eater in our house.

“We don't need that much!” (Shiro)

Apparently, the person in question doesn't like vegetables.
But with just a little ingenuity, it can be as tasty as you want it to be.

“Thank you. Can you carry it?” (Person from vegetable store)
“Oh, put it in this” (Itsuki)
“Ah, the magic bag?　Nice. I wish I could buy one of these, it would make it easier for me to carry my vegetables” (Person from vegetable store)
“I'm afraid it was handed to me as collateral” (Itsuki)
“Oya, I thought you were rich somewhere with two of these beautiful slaves” (Person from vegetable store)

I fiercely agree that she's a beautiful woman, but I'm still far from being able to live the rest of my life playing without working.
Oh, I'd love to be rich.

“Too many vegetables....” (Shiro)
“Don't be feel down for something like that. There's a lot of meat in there.” (Itsuki)

The magic bag has a limit, so I move the vegetables and meat into the magic space so that no one can see them.
With a magic bag (small), time passes, but in a magic space, time doesn't pass, and it doesn't lose its freshness.

“Master-sama, what are you going to make with these?” (Wendy)
“Hmmm, I haven't decided anything yet. we can substitute vegetables and meat, but I'm just wondering what happens to the seasonings and others.” (Itsuki)

Most of another world stuff is just in the middle of nowhere with no rice, or it's only in a very rural area.
But there was white bread, so there would be flour, or something close to it.
Then that thing could be made.
It's not Japanese food, though.
I mean, maybe it's already in this world.

“What shall we see next?” (Wendy)
“All I need is an oil and powder and then a store for condiments....” (Itsuki)
“Did you say oil, mister?　We're the best for oil!　We're the best at seasoning and booze!” (Person from random store)

As we were talking and walking, a beast-man with a healthy tan skin and a navel-gazing shorts tube top appeared in front of us from the side, energetically stopping us.

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