Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta ore wa Meikyuu o Samayou
Author: Hiru k.u.ma
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Shaved Ice The monsters inside the community were pretty much all defeated, so the temporary tents outside began to increase.
The monsters outside the wall didn"t come attacking since then, and seem to be living according to their nature in the wilds.
We pa.s.sed our days peacefully, as if the violence from the previous few days was a lie.
With the coming of the peaceful days they yearned for, I began to see the expressions of the citizens and adventurers loosen.
However, among them, President Bear and Ramis must be worried about the other levels; from time to time, their expressions would be tinged with a shadow.
Hyurumi and Grandpa have been secluding themselves to deal with the transfer circle one way or another, but it seems like they haven"t been able to make any headway at all.
It would be nice if there was something to change the mood, I thought; with a timing like they were reading my mind, the citizens held a summer festival.
It seems to also serve the purpose of being a congratulatory party for succeeding in seeing off the siege, and President Bear cooperatively gave his consent.
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The plaza in front of the Hunter"s a.s.sociation was decorated quickly. That said, there"s a shortage of goods, so they weren"t able to make it very showy.
The preparations were done in a few hours, and a festival that felt very handmade, like a cultural festival, was held, but it seems worth it just to have a place for everyone to enjoy themselves as much as they wanted for the first time in a while, so everyone is looking forward to it.
I also intend to enjoy myself today without worrying about the difficult things. We"re holding the festival to drive away the gloomy feelings, after all.
It"s a little dreary that there"s no more than four stalls, but they still had a bustling crowd of all genders and ages.
But even so, I won"t lose.
Right now, summer is in full swing. Even if the sun went down, it"s so muggy that you can"t call it a pleasant evening even if you"re being polite. Because of that, the product I"m providing is shaved ice.
I"ve already had ice cream as a product, but if it"s a summer festival, then you need shaved ice. I won"t give on that.
In terms of business, the cost-performance of shaved ice is far superior. Even though it"s just syrup on ice, the customers also seem satisfied, and the cost from my side is practically nothing. The point conversion was also surprisingly cheap.
I"ve already chosen the in my functions. A picture of a bowl of shaved ice is stuck on the white body.
Photographs with plenty of the three colors of syrup, green, red, and yellow on shaved ice tempted you to buy. The flavors are melon, strawberry, and lemon, the most standard of standards.
However you need to take caution, since this vending machine"s ice can be poor in quality, and if you eat it in winter, the off-season, the taste of the syrup can have degraded.
Ho -wever, this is where my dexterity comes into play. I broke the ice into fragments as small as possible, until it was like powdered snow, and poured plenty of syrup as fresh as possible on without being stingy.
When I did so, how should I comment on the result? Haven"t I made shaved ice that just looks delicious?
There"s also the effect of the hot weather, and the shaved ice sold like it was flying off the shelf.
"Kaaaa, so coooold-! I can"t get enough-"
"Oh geez, Karios-san. Your mouth has red syrup around it."
Karios and his girlfriend were eating shaved ice in front of me, displaying their harmonious relations.h.i.+p.
His girlfriend smiled warmly while wiping the syrup stuck around his mouth.
Yup, it"s really heart warming. I have no intention of saying anything boorish at this festival. Here is where I should tell Karios how to eat chaved ice deliciously.
"Put it yo ur mouth"
"All at on ce."
"N, so shovel it all in at once? Alright."
Without any doubt, the merry-making Karios stuffed his cheeks with the shaved ice in one go.
As for the result? Any j.a.panese person would know.
"Uguaaa, my head hurts, oooooow"
"A,are you alright?"
Fuhahaha, shaved ice is something you should eat slowly and calmly.
His girlfriend patted Karios" back worriedly, and the moved away. I don"t feel like I"ve done anything bad at all.
As I watched over the two of their circ.u.mstances, they moved to a bench a little aways and sat down to see if the pain in his head had subsided.
"Geez, it"s because you ate it in a hurry. I"ll feed you. Ah."
"Oioi, ain"t it embarra.s.sing in a place like this?"
"Karios-san, are you not going to eat it?"
"C,can"t be helped. Just one bite, kay? Ah."
… Dammit, Should I swap the syrup and put tabasco all over it?
Come to think of it, I wonder if I can change the syrup"s flavor. Three flavors is a little bleak. If I can have more fruit toppings, then it will be more popular.
Oh, I have . I placed a small table in front of me, and placed the bag of cut apples from the
These apples are cut into easy-to-eat sizes, and they are even mixed with honey and caramel flavoring, so I can use them as shaved ice toppings. Let"s take out others, like bananas and other fruits.
Next I became the ice vending machine and manipulated a large amount of ice to make a large bowl of ice on top of the table. I used and lined up picked strawberries and other peeled fruits on to of that.
I was engrossed in the work, and when I came to, there were a crowd of people in front of me. They"re peering this way full of interest.
It wasn"t my intention, but it seems like a performance draws in customers. If there"s an audience, should I raise the speed further?
Next I became the Shaved Ice Vending Machine once again, and this time I produced chest the shaved ice, without syrup, in plastic bowls. I lined them up and slid them on the table in front of me.
I"ve secured plenty of them, so shall I display another new function I took here?
It"s a standard vending machine, but I haven"t used it once so far; I became the .
It"s major enough that you wouldn"t need an explanation after all this time, but it"s a vending machine that pours the drink you selected into a paper cup.
Normally it"s a system that would pour water, or perhaps soda water, into the concentrate in the paper cup, and then put ice in it, but this time, let"s use the concentrate itself.
Using , I move the shaved ice without syrup to the place where the paper cup usually is. And then, I released a concentrate of j.a.pan"s famous white probiotic milk beverage on top of the shaved ice.
When I put the juice concentrate on like this, it becomes a subst.i.tute for syrup. With this, the syrup types have increased by many times.
Furthermore, I"ll use the fruits prepared beforehand as toppings, and it"s done.
"Oh, Hakkon, what"s this? Ain"t this way tastier looking than the ice from before?"
"Yeah, it"s cute, and looks really delicious."
Mixed into the crowd that appeared before I knew it, Hyurumi and Ramis were watching while gulping.
"Ta ke it as"
"You" d li ke."
The Hunters a.s.sociation are covering all of the charges, so you can take whatever you want.
When I said so, everyone rushed in to the special shaved ice all at once, and I sold out before I knew it.
I"m glad it was more popular than I thought, but more importantly, I can use for simple cooking.
It"s just that can only manipulate my products, so I can"t use a kitchen knife. I haven"t seen a vending machine that sells cutlery before, so I don"t have any cutlery among my products.
If I had cutlery, I might be able to do close combat, so it"s a little regrettable.
"It was delicious!"
The voice of an energetic child brought me back out of my sea of thoughts.
Grasping an emptied shaved ice bowl, a small girl smiled happily. -oh, is this the granddaughter of the old couple among my four regulars?
"It was delicious-!"
"Thank you very much."
She said the same thing twice, so it seems likes responding was the right thing to do. Her smile became even bigger.
"Hey, hey, Hakkon. What kind of magic tool are you? You"re not a weapon or armor. A business magic tool?"
"I haven"t thought about it, but wouldn"t he be an all-purpose goods provisioning magic tool or something?"
"Hyurumi, that"s too long. Wouldn"t all-purpose magic tool be fine?"
Hyurumi and Ramis answered accordingly to the child"s honest question.
But I"m troubled about answering such a question that way. I think there isn"t something in this world like me. Should I respond honestly?
"Ben dee ng"
"Ma shuhee n."
Ugh, I"m severely lacking the sounds to say vending machine. Was this pus.h.i.+ng it? I said just that last "shuhee" at my fastest speed, but did they hear it as "shee"?
Just connecting two sounds together takes an unbelievable amount of concentration, so it"s a feat that can"t be done recklessly.
"Bendeeng ma … sheen?"
"Ye s ye s."
I have to be satisfied with this for now.
When the day I can speak more fluently comes, let"s officially name myself.