Tsuki Ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu
Chapter 89: Gossip - Mio, Cooking and Heroes (1)

“Ehm, seaweed with thickness and hard dry fish... yes?”

A woman who does not fit in with the market streets of the port city.

The rampant sales of various goods were going on on both sides of the street, and the calls of the shop owners were shouting out loud.

That the place where there is no grandstand is a road, making it an elaborate labyrinth with irregularly shaped paths.

People who are seen while walking down the street are usually naked at the top or wearing thin clothes. The number of muscular men is high.

She was clearly unfamiliar in this place, a girl wearing an almost black indigo blue outfit was definitely an out-of-place existence here.

The so-called kimono attire was probably one that no one in this port city had seen before.

Also, her hair may or may not reach her shoulders, shiny black hair that has been beautifully trimmed. His long crevices and eyes were black, and his red lips were extinguished. The beauty that exuded a striking color was clearly visible in everyone's eyes.

His clothes and appearance, with the combination of the two, made people walk alternately and look twice. That person is one of the strongest gems of Kuzunoha Company, Mio.

His representative, Makoto, is currently in Academy City and finished opening a shop there. Tomoe who had been acting with him all this time, had accepted the assignment from Makoto and was in a far away place, so Mio was currently alone.

But he's not free.

For the sake of pioneering the port city as Makoto had said, he advanced through the road north of Tsige and arrived at this city located on the sea.

This is not a big city. Compared to Tsige, this one size is clearly smaller.

Other remote areas have land lines for distribution of goods called gold highways, but the growth of the city is somewhat constrained.

To walk on human feet and only take a few days, one will be able to ask a few questions.

Whatever the case may be, this location is a blessed port city of the Qur'an to some extent, having no direct connection to the special procurement lines of the world's borders and even when they could potentially receive the highest class merchant ships, he said, they have not reached that scale. A sad city.

Even so, it is definitely not necessary to compare it to Tsige in sea products. There were many materials that Mio saw for the first time and opened on the market.

However, it seemed that the thing he was looking for or something close to him, he was still unable to find it. Mio stopped her legs and sighed.

"I can't find anything close to seaweed and tuna"

What Mio was looking for were ingredients that were quite common in the Makoto world.

Merely, Makoto did not ask for it.

After Mio separated from Makoto, she enjoyed her food and she often visited famous restaurants and bars in Tsige. Makoto had accompanied him to a meal while walking around and had already received the food he recommended, but despite the breadth, there were still limits. There were a few places he had yet to visit, but it was clear that he would soon hit rock bottom. For Mio who likes Makoto and good food, this is a worrying situation.

Then the opportunity came.

Tomoe nonchalantly said this.

"Then, isn't it okay for Mio to make the food Waka likes?"

To Mio, these words were literally divine revelation.

To make food.HIM.

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For the girl who had just eaten the food given to her, the impact of those words made her body stagger. And then he looked at Tomoe with a serious face, as if he was looking at a genius.

Exactly like that.

If he made it himself, he could create what he considered an ideal taste. Even the taste that Makoto wanted, she might be able to make it too, that was what she thought.

To begin with, he tried to recreate the food he had eaten up until now. But he's dumbfounded.

He had no idea of the cooking process.

Cut, bake, boil, fry; that level he can manage, but the next step he can't.

There were people in Asora who could cook, and she was mostly taught by orcs in cooking that improved her abilities.

Even so, he could not reach the level of the food he ate at Tsige. Mio, lowering the number of requests she received in the Adventurers Guild, revisited the restaurants and bars and bowed her head to the cooks there.

He challenged several times and failed. And Mio who was beginning to understand the basic part of cooking, had felt a kind of respect for people whose food she could not replicate. Therefore, for Mio who wants to be taught the recipes and techniques, it is only natural to lower her head. On the other hand, the store owner and the cook who saw this, could not bear it.

In Tsige, the adventurers and people related, there was no one who did not know of Mio's whereabouts. And the person himself suddenly lowered his head and asked to teach him to cook.

The cooks showed such respect that people would not know who was asking for help, and practically in an instant they accepted his request. Merely, there was also an agreement about competing stores and secret recipes, so there was a part that they could not teach him; that was what they prayed to Mio with visible sweat. Of course, Mio nodded at their words. He told them that it was okay to just teach about a certain few foods, and he did not intend to be a hindrance in their business, so it's okay not to tell him his secret recipes and techniques.

So, letting go of bed time, Mio went to the cook's kitchen to be taught and there was a case when she matched the time with them and accompanied them. After 1 month, Mio was able to recreate her food, not at a perfect level, but she was able to understand the basic needs of the food in Tsige and imitate it.

Complex parts like hand and sauce skills, he still had not reached their level, but it was an acquisition level that would shock anyone.

This might be a stray, but Mio who usually treated the adventurers coldly, used formal language with the cook. And therefore, in restaurants, bars, and inns close to that connotation; his behavior with adventurers became tame.

And now. Mio's destination in this port city is a recreation of Japanese food.

Food world Mr. Makoto. Before heading to the Academy, Makoto explained about his home world. And Mio, seeing that it was impossible to meet with that sight and food, was truly sad. By the way, he really had no particular impression of Makoto's bloodline. Shiki is very excited and makes a fuss, so she accepts Tomoe's iron fist, but Mio honestly doesn't mind which country Makoto comes from, no, no matter which world she comes from, no matter what world she comes from, that's not gonna change. He was only the sole master and an irreplaceable existence. That's why, no matter what in the past, he wouldn't mind Instead of boring things, his interest in the Japanese food Makoto ate was more important.

The foundation of Japanese food is different from Tsige food. Instead of using meat, it gave the impression that they were using more sea products and he thought that the port city would be some kind of clue, but ...

"not good. First of all, not a lot of dry stuff. From the Japanese food I saw in those memories, the only thing I could recreate was the sun-side fried eggs. I asked Tomoe to work with me and find a way to cook, but it seems that seaweed and tuna are indispensable. Rice and miso were remade by Tomoe so, leave it to her, I have to gather various ingredients and learn different ways of cooking, however. ”.

Mio who one day has decided to provide Japanese food for Makoto in Asora, has considerable hopes of a port city, the Koran.

However, the reality was that he was unable to find the ingredients and the important dried fish was truly rare. To the extent that he questioned whether this city did not really study such a type of manufacturing.

"Dry fish? Something dried in the sun? Hmph, around this area there is no one who will dry to eat fish and if they plan to take it to a distant place, they usually freeze it ”

“Here the most important thing is freshness. To go through the trouble of drying it. There may be a house that dried for one night, but. ”.

“The amount is a little, but in places like souvenir shops and wholesalers there may be”

He went around and asked, but the answers he received were all unreliable. However, there is little information about dried fish. The problem is seaweed. Even when telling them their characteristics, they all made faces like they had never heard of it before, making Mio sad.

After touring the market, Mio decided to go check out the beach.

Being taught that the place to dry the fish was on a sandy beach, he thought maybe he could get information from people who actually practiced it. He felt like he was depending on a straw.

“What it is. It makes a strange smell. Like raw, or more like. Fuh ~, when there should be sea plants flying around the beach. Why can't I find him? ”

While looking at the job from a distance, Mio was desperate because there were only fish there. Glancing at one part of the beach, there was a black blob there and Mio noticed that it was swept away by seaweed.

In places with pebbles scattered everywhere and wood put together, the pedestal is made in a place that is easily exposed to sunlight. Fish are placed there. The small ones are left as they are and the others are split.

In the end, he could not get any new information from the workers. However, he doubted his own thoughts and approached the black blob located on the beach.

One of the workers said: “That's marine garbage”, but Mio doesn't mind.

“There are some that are warm to the touch and some that are skinny. Kind of pretty much. When I looked closely at the color, there was green and blue, and there was even red. It feels. ara. Crispy and savory. Saying his trash, is futile. This one ... well, a little sticky is worrisome, but edible. The lukewarm one had some white powder attached to it-desu wa ne. Heh ~, this one has a strong taste. The smell is like the smell of the beach, the aroma is fragrant. White powder is not a poison. From what I got, the dry part became hard but the taste got stronger. Isn't this enough to qualify as material-desu ka? Geez, they really don't have ” insights

To have Tomoe check on him, Mio looked for one whose current condition was good. The people drying the fish gathered in the distance and saw his strangeness with disgusted faces. However in the middle, someone suddenly faced Mio's existence, raised both of her hands and started shouting.

But Mio who was concentrating on choosing seaweed, did not notice it.

Some people saw the source, but Mio concentrated in her mouth. After they made a fuss, Mio finally noticed it. But it's been too slow.

“It.... What happened? Ah, maybe you were curious after seeing me eating seaweed? Eh ?! ” (Mio)

A sudden clash came from behind.

If it was a normal person, it would definitely be a fatal attack. That was how powerful the attack Mio received.

Mio who had stood up from her squatting position with both hands filled with her harvest, had completely let her guard down. If he had spread out the "network" and expanded his area of perception, it would have been a different story, but Mio was not very good at the perception of her surroundings. Without proper preparation, he received the attack and was thrown.

Mio was on the inside of the beach in a place a little far away, attacking from behind as she tested the seaweed.

The loud sound of water mixed with the sound of waves being raised.

The material he carefully selected and was in his hands, released due to a surprise attack. And it was swept away by the waves and disappeared into the high seas.

“…”

Mio stood still.

On his shoulder, there was a ferocious silver ferocious beast hanging down on him, biting him hard. With his hind legs he kicked Mio's body several times and from his moving jaws, one could see that the beast was still continuing to use its power. However, Mio did not show any reaction.

From the sandy part of the beach, there was a shadow running to where Mio was, and it was reflected in her field of vision.

"... I've been soaking wet" (Mio)

A cold piercing sound was heard.

The big wolf that would reach the ground if he stretched his legs, stopped his kick. That was the identity of the beast that attacked Mio.

But the large and ferocious beast was afraid of Mio's words and weakness became present in her eyes.

From his throat, an unreliable groan sounded.

“…”

Using his right hand, Mio casually grabbed the silver wolf that bit his left neck.

It was an unexpected show of strength from a woman, but just like that she pulled the wolf that was on her shoulder and smashed it into the sea.

Mio's shoulder didn't have a single wound. It only left a small mark on the kimono he was wearing. The cloth resisted the attacks of wolves that were definitely not ordinary beasts. It was not an ordinary kimono.

On the other hand, that wolf, just by being hit to the ground, was so weak it could not even stand properly. He pushed his body up with his front legs, but his hind legs did not do the same. He could only look at Mio while groaning weakly.

"Dead, you bitch" (Mio)

Mio took out a folding fan from her chest and closed it.

Looking at the wolf with cold eyes that showed no mercy, he swung it in his breath.

That's really a paper-thin difference.

The dark shadow entered the space between Mio's attack and the wolf, and ran past while holding back the wolf.

It must have been a desperate sprint. Without taking any distance from Mio, the shadow posture was shattered.

“…”

Mio, with her dangerous cold still surrounding her, stopped her movements and looked at the intruder standing on her knees.

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An unusual voice echoed in that place. Intruders who think about what sound is, concentrate on the source of the sound.

In the sea that precedes Mio's folding fan swing…

Regardless of the disturbance, the wave-carrying sea suddenly split apart.

The sea had split within a few tens of meters of where Mio was and the ocean floor was open.

It was just a phenomenon that lasted for a few seconds, but the intruder held its breath and stared at the scene.

"Owner? Then accompany it "(Mio)

Mio swung her folding fangs without hearing the answer from the intruder who lost her words due to the previous phenomenon.

"I'm sorry!!"

The swung arm trembled, and stopped. Because he bowed his head with everything he had, when he thought he would stand up.

“…”

Maybe it interests him. Mio's hand stopped and she waited for the next words of the intruder.

“When I went to check the beach, this little guy suddenly attacked you and. I understand that you are angry, but please, forgive us. Care of your injuries and repair of that kimono; I will definitely do it! "

Mio slowly lowered her folding fan, and plugged it back into her chest. She forgave him, or rather, it was because this one had attracted her interest.

In a place where one did not know the name of a kimono, the black haired girl here said it as if it was natural. The girl in question stared at the lowered folding fan, and it seemed like all of her strength had left her.

“... I am not injured so no need treatment. Also, fix my kimono? It's a pity, but this isn't something you can fix ”(Mio)

It seemed like he was a little down due to the trace of fangs in his kimono, but it was not torn. Actually, the only damage such as damage was the drifting seaweed and he was soaked.

"I-I'm sorry"

"Let's see, if you help me out and treat me to dinner, I can leave it as if it never happened" (Mio)

“If there is anything I can do! Regarding dinner, let me treat you! Thank you very much! Uhm.. ”

“Mio-desu. And you miss? " (Mio)

“Hibiki. Mio-san, I'm really sorry. This child also reflects so ... "(Hibiki)

At the place he showed, there was a wolf wrapping its tail, but he still sent a hostile gaze to Mio. It doesn't seem to reflect at all.

“Considered?” (Mio)

"Sorry! Horn, back! " (Hibiki)

The silver wolf was enveloped in light and disappeared into the Hibiki belt. Seeing that, Mio narrowed her eyes slightly.

"The wolf is a spirit that lives in tools?" (Mio)

"I don't know in detail, but it's like a guardian beast" (Hibiki)

"… I saw. Then Hibiki, can you help me sort out the seaweed which is in good condition? ” (Mio)

"Seagrass? Uhm... is it for wakame or seaweed? Mio-san is a cook? ” (Hibiki)

Mio's eyes widened upon hearing Hibiki's indifferent words. For Hibiki, the real reason to ask about her being a cook was because she actually wanted to proceed by asking Mio what exactly she was. Of course, he did not really expect that Mio who easily split the sea, became a cook.

“?! That! Is there seaweed among these ?! ” (Mio)

“Eh ?! Ah, uhm, it might be a big one there ”(Hibiki)

"This one?! Or maybe this one ?! ” (Mio)

Where did the previous intensity go. He now held the seaweed in each hand and looked at Hibiki with eyes that emitted a different kind of intensity.

“T-That Mio-san holds on your right may be.. kelp I guess...” (Hibiki)

"Not only was it not sold, but it was dropped ?!" (Mio)

Throwing away the one on his left, Mio held the seaweed (possibly) on her right with both hands and looked at it seriously.

(Eh? Was he really a cook or something like that? I've heard that the desert before the city called Tsige is a place where common sense doesn't work but ... will that common sense not work starting from the outside? ? He was unharmed after being attacked by the Horn and was able to easily split the sea with a folding fan. For such a person to be a cook ..) (Hibiki)

Hibiki looked seriously at Mio.

“Uhm, Mio-san. Which you throw may be something called wakame and used in miso.I mean, as an ingredient that I think will be suitable for soup ”(Hibiki).

Just from his appearance alone he was not sure, but Hibiki followed his explanation on the other side which was ruthlessly thrown onto the beach. Soon after, Mio again held the wakame and washed it with sea water.

“Wakame! Right, it's wakame! Oh, Hibiki-san! I thank Waka-sama for this meeting! " (Mio)

“Uwa !! Mio-san, what exactly is Waka-sama? Or rather, sorry, sick, smelly. Please let me go ~~ !! ” (Hibiki)

In his left hand wakame, on his right seaweed; holding the two, Mio hugged Hibiki with enough vigor and strength, nonstop.

Mio doesn't realize it at all, but that's how the heroes Limia Otonashi Hibiki and Mio meet.