Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

Chapter 844: Memories of Swan Race and Culinary Culture Corps’ Accomplishments

It is already fall.

Looking back, it feels like summer ended with the swan race but we did a solid summer harvest and have planted fall crops.

As for the swan race in Village Five……

Events have been held smoothly without any trouble.

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That’s an exaggeration, isn’t it?

It is true that there were no big troubles but there were a number of small ones.

Crowding due to the unexpected popularity of the swan race.

Swans fighting against each other just before the race was to start making all the swans stop from running.

Adventurers, who were not familiar with Village Five, targeted the shells of the pond turtles who were managing the ponds.

Regarding that issue, the residents of Village Five had subdued them before the spiderlings, who were guarding the pond area, managed to move.

The spiderlings said it was amazing with excitement.

By the way, adventurers often carry weapons.

I don’t want the residents of Village Five to do something dangerous like that.

And of course, the spiderlings too.

Those dangerous people should be left to the security forces.

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Right right.

There was also a deficit due to a miscalculation of multipliers.

It was a simple miscalculation, or rather one big number that should have been tallied was overlooked.

It was discovered at the last minute, just before the race, and they wondered whether to correct it or not but decided to leave it as it was because they thought that the value of trust weighs more than making a big change in the multiplier just before the race.

The race officials had hoped that the swan with safe multiplier would win but at times like this, the swan that they did not want to win won the race as expected.

We ended up in red.

The angel, who made the calculation mistake, looked pale but I thought it was a good learning experience for everyone.

As long as it passes through a person’s hand, human error is inevitable.

Thus, I did not punish her severely, but I didn’t punish her lightly too since I wanted her to feel guilty.

No snacks for 10 days.

I hope you will do your best to prevent the occurrence of the same thing in the future.

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Although I’ve listed a lot of troubles, there are some good things to talk about.

First and foremost, we are making a good amount of money.

There was a deficit due to a miscalculation but there was enough surplus to make up for it.

We also now have enough wild ducks and ducks to hold wild duck races and duck races.

So now, there are not ten races at a time but twelve to thirteen races.

Next, the area around the road connecting to Village Five and the shrine has developed greatly.

Food stalls have become full fledged stores and the number of houses has increased.

There were a few houses that looked like they were waiting for an earthquake but the Village Five council have issued guidelines to correct the problems so there are no problems.

Also, the number of people who can read has slightly increased in Village Five.

This is due to the effect of opening a class to teach letters near the pond where the swan race is held.

The classes were funded by the Village Five council.

The classes were held on a daily basis and students did not have to attend every day.

The students can choose to attend when they want to learn.

I wondered if guests of the swan race were attending but I was told that the small children accompanying adults who were enjoying the swan race were being left in the class.

I wish they would let the children see the swans.

However, I guess they don’t want them to get too absorbed in the race.

Also, there’s a new employee.

A swan caretaker.

He’s also helping the house in swan races.

We’re also keeping an eye on everyone to make sure there won’t be some kind of cheating and as of now, there hasn’t been any cheating related problem.

This isn’t about trust or reliability but deterrence by keeping a watchful eye.

Even if fraud is committed, the person watching can prove the innocence of the person being watched.

There are benefits for both parties so there are no complaints from employees about having a watchful eye.

By the way, I didn’t tell the employees who were watching them, but they are actually the spiderlings.

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I forgot.

My share of the swan race, a merchandise store in a good spot.

The main items are swan plushies knitted by the spiderlings using yarns that are commonly available in the market.

Several varieties which are modeled after the swans in the race are sold but the most popular ones are Odette in her swan form and Odile in her black swan form.

Odette and Odile are not in the race but they are in the show between races.

Many people wanted them.

I’m also selling stone and wooden swan statues that I personally made.

A lot of people are interested in them but the price is set too high so I haven’t sold a few.

The only people who buy them are those who win big. Sooner or later, the space for sales may be taken over by plushies.

As a side note, the first thing I made was a giant swan carved out of pure white stone and I put a lot of effort in making it.

That was purchased by Odette.

It is currently displayed near the pond where the swan races are being held.

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I guess that’s about it.

As for the swan race.

Hnn?

Loo?

Ah, yeah, ehto.

What?

Let me just say that Loo’s private room is full of good luck charms.

And I think some of the angels’ rooms are in a similar situation.

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Fall is kind of busy but I have some spare time after the fieldwork is done.

I was called to Village Five during this time.

As for why, the culinary culture corps has asked us to witness the result of their work.

The culinary culture corps has three missions.

First, to research and document the local cuisine of each region.

Cooking in this world is limited to grilling and boiling but I thought, the world is big.

There must be many different cuisines in places I don’t know about.

I want them to find them out.

Another one is to research seasoning and cooking utensils in various regions.

There is no way that they don’t exist.

Therefore, I would like them to obtain those seasoning and cooking utensils.

The last one is to spread the cuisine that is spreading in Village Five throughout the region.

This is my selfishness.

I hope that the spread of culinary knowledge will give birth to new dishes.

The mission of the culinary culture corps is to do all of those and this time, they will be presenting the local cuisine of each region.

This time, the culinary culture corps will be presenting the local cuisine of each region, along with the introduction of local seasonings and demonstrations of cooking utensils.

That’s basically the presentation of the first and second missions.

Unfortunately, the 3^rd mission is not going well.

As for why, many seasonings are exclusive to Village Five.

Miso, soy sauce, mayonnaise, and the spice seasonings……they can only be harvested from Village Four.

Hmm, it seems like we need to think about increasing the production.

I will consult with the Goroun Company later.

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For now, we will only be concentrating on the presentation of the accomplishments of the culinary culture corps.

At the place where the presentation was to take place, there was a line of food stalls.

They were stalls serving local cuisine from various regions.

I see.

The best kind of presentation.

It is easy to know where the seasoning or cooking utensils are.

The members of the culinary culture corps also did their best to reproduce the local flavors.

By the way, me and Youko aside, the residents of Village Five who are interested in cooking are here too.

Of course, there are a lot of chefs among them but the majority are just normal residents who want to enjoy nostalgic dishes.

Most of the residents of Village Five are immigrants from various places.

Their reasons for immigrating differ but some may have left their hometown without wanting to.

Those who have left their hometowns have been trying to recreate the taste of their hometowns in Village Five but some of the dishes cannot be reproduced or are half baked because the seasonings and cooking utensils are not available in Village Five.

However, the members of the culinary culture corps have procured seasonings and cooking utensils that are not available in Village Five and the dishes have been reproduced.

Moreover, the cost of the dishes was exceptionally low.

There was no reason for them not to come.

「This taste, yeah, this is it……」

「I thought I would never taste it again……」

「Ugh, this is the dish my mother used to cook for me……」

In front of each stall were a number of weeping people.

The scene made me glad I had invested in the culinary culture corps.

「By the way, village chief.」

What’s wrong, Youko?

「Please try this.」

Youko offers me a dish from a nearby food stall.

Stir fried……no, it’s grilled.

It is made with ingredients I don’t know so I can’t predict what it will taste like.

There is no point in holding back so I took a bite.

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I look at Youko.

Youko nodded slowly.

It doesn’t taste good.

No, honestly speaking, it tastes bad.

The texture isn’t good either.

Youko checked with the members of the culinary culture corps and they are sure that it’s supposed to be like this.

Some residents are crying upon eating it.

I guess this is the right nostalgic taste.

I tasted dishes from other stalls one after another but I didn’t taste anything good.

……

So, I asked the crying people.

These food stalls that serve food from everywhere, if we were to open business and sell them at normal prices, would they come and buy?

「Hahaha, no thanks.」

「At that time, I thought it was the most delicious thing I’d ever tasted.」

「If you can add soy sauce. Yeah, soy sauce.」

「I think miso would make this better.」

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Ah, let’s just be thankful that we got new seasonings and unusual cooking utensils.

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Oni Maids: It’s a cooking presentation so it’s should be our time to shine…

Village Chief: T-tomorrow, I’ll take you there tomorrow.