Chapter 102
I prepared a big table in the hall of the house and took a seat .
「The first martial arts festival of the Big Tree Village, I would like to start the evaluation meeting . 」
One of the civil servant girls, who acts as the chairperson, declares .
Aside from the civil servant girls who belong to the festival executive committee, representatives of various races are sitting around the table .
There are also the oni maids who were the cooks and props men of the festival .
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「First of all… . for your work for the first martial arts tournament, thank you for your hard work . 」
Everyone responded .
「The festival can be called a success . However, there are still problems . Let’s reflect on those in order to improve the festival next year . 」
The meeting progresses steadily .
Because I know all of the arrangements beforehand, the problems I heard are things I already know of .
I have a feeling that it’s like reporting to those who don’t know of them yet .
「It was troublesome that we have not antic.i.p.ated the arrival of several guests . We should have thought of that . 」
Though all of them are relatives, it is still a matter of concern .
We failed to antic.i.p.ate that .
「The outsiders, the beastkins from Howling village and the lamias also joined . 」
Right .
Because we only know the ability of the citizens of the village, we don’t know where to a.s.sign them .
Since there are partic.i.p.ants that we have a little idea on how much ability they have, it probably added some element of liveliness .
By the way, hearing about not fully understanding one’s ability… .
「I would like to add two more people for that, revelry Bulga and black spear Stifano . 」
Dors group were the ones who informed me that .
「I already did . When I was still a child, those names can be heard from the fairy tale that my nursemaid use to tell me . 」
When one of the civil servant girls said so, the other civil servant girls agreed .
「Fairy tale?」
「Yes . It’s a famous fairy tale in the demon lord’s territory . It is a story about the archdevil Gucci who kidnapped the princess and fought with the armed forces of a great country . They are archdevil Gucci’s subordinates . 」
A name I heard before came up… .
「It’s a fairy tale series with many volumes . However, even though there are several versions of the book, it always ended when the archdevil Gucci is punished by a dragon . 」
Punished by a dragon .
There are occasions where fairy tales are stories based on facts .
Next time we meet, I’ll ask about it…
「Those two, do you think they are the same person who appeared on that fairy tale?」
「Same person? No way . 」
「What are your grounds for denying it?」
「My grounds? Because Bulgsan and Stifano-san are both good people . They are not the ones who’ll do cruel things like the Bulga and Stifano in the fairy tale . 」
「… . . certainly . They probably got their names from them . 」
「Yes . In addition, there are a lot of people who got their names from characters of stories . It is understandable given that they are feared and possesses strength . 」
「I see . 」
That’s right .
It’s true .
That’s is something that can be considered as the common way of thinking .
Why did I ever think that the characters of that fairy tale are those two?
…… .
It is probably because they are stronger than I had expected .
But they are doing the complete opposite of what the people they were named from have done .
Ah, and neither of them won so I guess they are not that strong?
After all, they only have the same name .
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「We got derailed . Back to the evaluation meeting… . how about the foods?」
To my question, one of the oni maids raises her hand .
「Everything was well received but they were not much different from what we usually serve . I wonder if the food were enough to give off a festive atmosphere . 」
Right .
I also thought of preparing food that will give off a festive feeling .
Speaking of festivals, what I really imagine is stalls .
Food that can be served on stalls… . . candy apple!
It is made by covering the apple with candy… .
It is just a normal sweet apple so cast aside the idea .
And if there’s no sour apple, it will be pointless .
I decided to raise a sour apple tree .
I also thought of strawberry candy but strawberry is sweet too .
It might be a good idea to harvest them before it gets sweet but I thought that it will still become sweet once it was dipped in sugar .
While the everyone is at lost, a beastgirl speaks .
「Won’t it be alright to serve normal candy?」
She’s exactly right .
Let’s just make candy .
We can use the fruits as fragrance and flavoring .
It is extremely popular .
It is regrettable but I already challenged making cotton candy .
TN: Start of a flashback .
Raw material for making cotton candy is sugar .
I know how to make it since I saw it on TV .
First is putting sugar on the can… .
Can?
Can?
…… .
……… . .
Then, as a prototype, I’ll use a bamboo cylinder .
First is making numerous holes on the side of the bamboo cylinder .
Next, put a wire on the top of the bamboo cylinder… . . I don’t have a wire .
Let’s use a thick thread from Zabuton as a subst.i.tute for a wire .
Then, tie the bamboo cylinder above using the thread… .
Above?
I can see the sky .
I’m sorry, spiderlings .
I’ll hang the thread to your web .
Thank you .
I put sugar on the suspended bamboo cylinder .
I lit a bonfire under the bamboo cylinder .
The sugar on the bamboo begins melting .
When the sugar begins to melt, it is time to spin the cylinder sing the thread .
The melted sugar moves to the side of the bamboo cylinder because of centrifugal force and jumps out of the holes .
As it jumps out of the hole, the sugar becomes filamentous and will turn into threads as it cools down with the help of ambient air .
With the use of a stick, collect everything!
However, as it is still being heated by bonfire from below, the sugar that jumped out was not cooled but hit the flame directly and burned .
Failure .
I had Loo cooperate with me and rechallenge it by using magic fire .
I went well somehow……
I finally understand the concept of the cotton candy making machine .
It’s just sugar strings scattering around .
It’s still noon but I decided to take a bath .
I abandoned the idea of making cotton candy .
At least we have a finished product . Loo took a bath with me too but she ate the cotton candy immediately after we finished making it .
「Great! I feel like I’m eating cloud!」
She loves it so let’s make a proper cotton candy machine after the festival .
After hearing about it from Loo, several people, Tier, Rasuti, Hakuren, and Frau, gathered before me .
I was again covered with sugar when I made cotton candy again for these ladies .
I really should make a proper cotton candy machine after this .
I also tried making various things… .
During the festival, we didn’t serve a new kind of candy .
Afterward, with the cooperation of the oni maids, I cooked several dishes for the festival but… .
It can be considered as an extension of our everyday food . There is no festive feeling .
It can be considered as an extension of our everyday food . There is no festive feeling .
If there is something like that, I should have cooked it .
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「Though I was able to make some dishes using the ingredients Michael-san sent, I have not thoroughly researched on how to season it so it is already a misstep . 」
Right .
Though it was not bad, it is a little roughly seasoned compared to our usual meal .
「Normally, when we speak about festivals, it means that we can eat delicious food and fill our stomach . However, in this village, the everyday food is delicious and there’s a reasonable amount of them too… . 」
That’s right .
「We never considered the surroundings that’s why our preparations are insufficient . I was too much focused on sweets back then . 」
「That said, candy is delicious and the cotton candy is really superb though it was not served during the festival . Also, isn’t there the thing called crepe? I recall that it is fruits with cream that is wrapped with thin bread… . It was a shame that we were not able to prepare some for the festival . 」
「Ah, yes, thank you for your input . However, the people who have yet to taste it are staring so…」
「I’m sorry . We should have suggested foods to cook . I’m really sorry . 」
The oni maid tried to bow but I stopped her .
「We are exactly conducting an evaluation meeting because of things like that . Now, let’s think about countermeasures . 」
「Counter measures?」
「Ah, I mean what kind of food will give off a festive feeling?」
I asked that question to everyone .
「It should be a food that we don’t usually eat . 」
「Should it be large? Being large gives off a good impression . 」
「During New Year festival, we eat preserved food from previous year . 」
「During harvest festival, we cook using newly harvested crops . 」
「Is seafood a bad idea? I think grilling a h.e.l.lketch will be flashy and will certainly give a festive feeling . 」
h.e.l.lketch…ah, squid .
「Ah, then I think buburu gutsugutsu grill will give off a festive feeling . 」
Buburu gutsugutsu grill, grilling on top of a turban sh.e.l.l .
「Both are seasoned with soy sauce . I feel the magnitude of Florsan’s achievement again . 」
「Speaking of soy sauce, baked corn is good . Even if it is a normal dish, it is rarely served . 」
「It is also big . Though I can eat a whole bunch myself . 」
Various opinions come out .
「Though it is called a festival, I think the food should be easy to carry and easy to eat . Everyone took their food to their seat and continued to watch . 」
Indeed .
「The nearby eating s.p.a.ce was not used much . 」
That was regrettable but it was utilized during the second half since we arranged the food there .
「To summarize it…It should be big, easy to carry, easy to eat, and seasoned with soy sauce? 」
「I think there is no need to limit it to soy sauce . There are also other seasonings . 」
「However, their smell is not that attractive . 」
「I won’t deny that . 」
For the time being, all opinions were recorded on paper .
「I won’t deny that . 」
For the time being, all opinions were recorded on paper .
「Let’s wrap that out for today . Regarding the festival foods, I’ll think about it but it will be good if you think about it too . Even idea is good enough . Thank you for your hard work . 」
Now, I’ll bring them to the place where our next agenda lies .
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Now, problems regarding the progress of the martial arts tournament .
「When the contestant was called, s/he will not come out immediately . 」
「Waiting for the match to resume is boring . 」
「But I think it is necessary to give them time to recover . 」
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Things to be done if someone obtains victory unfairly .
「Maa, something must be done for it . 」
「Should we prepare a number of people for that?」
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Other various things .
It was a long evaluation meeting .
Maa, other things are even beyond what the committee can do .
However, we understand that if we can’t do anything about those next time, it might damage our reputation .
Maa, I don’t want to conduct another martial arts festival anymore… .
「I’m excited for next year . 」
「I’ll win next time!」
But the atmosphere forbids me to say that .
But I’m the village chief .
I’m in the position where I can decide that .
So I have to tell them firmly .
「Ma, maa, I don’t want you to be upset but next year, we’ll also decide what kind of festival we’ll conduct using lottery . It means that there is a possibility that it won’t be a martial arts tournament . 」
Un, I did my best .
I did my best .
「I see, then, does that mean that we’ll be making a martial arts society in order to have a martial arts tournament again?」
「So we’ll basically conduct a martial arts tournament and a new festival . 」
Everyone looked at me with eyes full of expectations .
……
「Le-let’s carefully consider it . 」
I did my best… . I really did .
I prepared a big table in the hall of the house and took a seat . The first martial arts festival of the Big Tree Village, I would like to start the evaluation meeting . One of the civil servant girls, who acts as the chairperson, declares . Aside from the civil servant girls who belong to the festival executive committee, representatives of various races are sitting around the table . There are also the oni maids who were the cooks and props men of the festival . Please support the translator by reading at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations dot com First of all . for your work for the first martial arts tournament, thank you for your hard work . Everyone responded . The festival can be called a success . However, there are still problems . Let s reflect on those in order to improve the festival next year . The meeting progresses steadily . Because I know all of the arrangements beforehand, the problems I heard are things I already know of . I have a feeling that it s like reporting to those who don t know of them yet . It was troublesome that we have not antic.i.p.ated the arrival of several guests . We should have thought of that . Though all of them are relatives, it is still a matter of concern . We failed to antic.i.p.ate that . The outsiders, the beastkins from Howling village and the lamias also joined . Right . Because we only know the ability of the citizens of the village, we don t know where to a.s.sign them . Since there are partic.i.p.ants that we have a little idea on how much ability they have, it probably added some element of liveliness . By the way, hearing about not fully understanding one s ability . I would like to add two more people for that, revelry Bulga and black spear Stifano . Dors group were the ones who informed me that . I already did . When I was still a child, those names can be heard from the fairy tale that my nursemaid use to tell me . When one of the civil servant girls said so, the other civil servant girls agreed . Fairy tale Yes . It s a famous fairy tale in the demon lord s territory . It is a story about the archdevil Gucci who kidnapped the princess and fought with the armed forces of a great country . They are archdevil Gucci s subordinates . A name I heard before came up . It s a fairy tale series with many volumes . However, even though there are several versions of the book, it always ended when the archdevil Gucci is punished by a dragon . Punished by a dragon . There are occasions where fairy tales are stories based on facts . Next time we meet, I ll ask about it Those two, do you think they are the same person who appeared on that fairy tale Same person No way . What are your grounds for denying it My grounds Because Bulga san and Stifano san are both good people . They are not the ones who ll do cruel things like the Bulga and Stifano in the fairy tale . . . certainly . They probably got their names from them . Yes . In addition, there are a lot of people who got their names from characters of stories . It is understandable given that they are feared and possesses strength . I see . That s right . It s true . That s is something that can be considered as the common way of thinking . Why did I ever think that the characters of that fairy tale are those two . It is probably because they are stronger than I had expected . But they are doing the complete opposite of what the people they were named from have done . Ah, and neither of them won so I guess they are not that strong After all, they only have the same name . Please support the translator by reading at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations dot com We got derailed . Back to the evaluation meeting . how about the foods To my question, one of the oni maids raises her hand . Everything was well received but they were not much different from what we usually serve . I wonder if the food were enough to give off a festive atmosphere . Right . I also thought of preparing food that will give off a festive feeling . Speaking of festivals, what I really imagine is stalls . Food that can be served on stalls . . candy apple It is made by covering the apple with candy . It is just a normal sweet apple so cast aside the idea . And if there s no sour apple, it will be pointless . I decided to raise a sour apple tree . I also thought of strawberry candy but strawberry is sweet too . It might be a good idea to harvest them before it gets sweet but I thought that it will still become sweet once it was dipped in sugar . While the everyone is at lost, a beastgirl speaks . Won t it be alright to serve normal candy She s exactly right . Let s just make candy . We can use the fruits as fragrance and flavoring . It is extremely popular . It is regrettable but I already challenged making cotton candy . TN Start of a flashback . Raw material for making cotton candy is sugar . I know how to make it since I saw it on TV . First is putting sugar on the can . Can . . . Then, as a prototype, I ll use a bamboo cylinder . First is making numerous holes on the side of the bamboo cylinder . Next, put a wire on the top of the bamboo cylinder . . I don t have a wire . Let s use a thick thread from Zabuton as a subst.i.tute for a wire . Then, tie the bamboo cylinder above using the thread . Above I can see the sky . I m sorry, spiderlings . I ll hang the thread to your web . Thank you . I put sugar on the suspended bamboo cylinder . I lit a bonfire under the bamboo cylinder . The sugar on the bamboo begins melting . When the sugar begins to melt, it is time to spin the cylinder sing the thread . The melted sugar moves to the side of the bamboo cylinder because of centrifugal force and jumps out of the holes . As it jumps out of the hole, the sugar becomes filamentous and will turn into threads as it cools down with the help of ambient air . With the use of a stick, collect everything However, as it is still being heated by bonfire from below, the sugar that jumped out was not cooled but hit the flame directly and burned . Failure . I had Loo cooperate with me and rechallenge it by using magic fire . I went well somehow I finally understand the concept of the cotton candy making machine . It s just sugar strings scattering around . It s still noon but I decided to take a bath . I abandoned the idea of making cotton candy . At least we have a finished product . Loo took a bath with me too but she ate the cotton candy immediately after we finished making it . Great I feel like I m eating cloud She loves it so let s make a proper cotton candy machine after the festival . After hearing about it from Loo, several people, Tier, Rasuti, Hakuren, and Frau, gathered before me . I was again covered with sugar when I made cotton candy again for these ladies . I really should make a proper cotton candy machine after this . I also tried making various things . During the festival, we didn t serve a new kind of candy . Afterward, with the cooperation of the oni maids, I cooked several dishes for the festival but . It can be considered as an extension of our everyday food . There is no festive feeling . If there is something like that, I should have cooked it . Please support the translator by reading at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations dot com Though I was able to make some dishes using the ingredients Michael san sent, I have not thoroughly researched on how to season it so it is already a misstep . Right . Though it was not bad, it is a little roughly seasoned compared to our usual meal . Normally, when we speak about festivals, it means that we can eat delicious food and fill our stomach . However, in this village, the everyday food is delicious and there s a reasonable amount of them too . That s right . We never considered the surroundings that s why our preparations are insufficient . I was too much focused on sweets back then . That said, candy is delicious and the cotton candy is really superb though it was not served during the festival . Also, isn t there the thing called crepe I recall that it is fruits with cream that is wrapped with thin bread . It was a shame that we were not able to prepare some for the festival . Ah, yes, thank you for your input . However, the people who have yet to taste it are staring so I m sorry . We should have suggested foods to cook . I m really sorry . The oni maid tried to bow but I stopped her . We are exactly conducting an evaluation meeting because of things like that . Now, let s think about countermeasures . Counter measures Ah, I mean what kind of food will give off a festive feeling I asked that question to everyone . It should be a food that we don t usually eat . Should it be large Being large gives off a good impression . During New Year festival, we eat preserved food from previous year . During harvest festival, we cook using newly harvested crops . Is seafood a bad idea I think grilling a h.e.l.lketch will be flashy and will certainly give a festive feeling . h.e.l.lketch ah, squid . Ah, then I think buburu gutsugutsu grill will give off a festive feeling . Buburu gutsugutsu grill, grilling on top of a turban sh.e.l.l . Both are seasoned with soy sauce . I feel the magnitude of Flora san s achievement again . Speaking of soy sauce, baked corn is good . Even if it is a normal dish, it is rarely served . It is also big . Though I can eat a whole bunch myself . Various opinions come out . Though it is called a festival, I think the food should be easy to carry and easy to eat . Everyone took their food to their seat and continued to watch . Indeed . The nearby eating s.p.a.ce was not used much . That was regrettable but it was utilized during the second half since we arranged the food there . To summarize it It should be big, easy to carry, easy to eat, and seasoned with soy sauce I think there is no need to limit it to soy sauce . There are also other seasonings . However, their smell is not that attractive . I won t deny that . For the time being, all opinions were recorded on paper . Let s wrap that out for today . Regarding the festival foods, I ll think about it but it will be good if you think about it too . Even idea is good enough . Thank you for your hard work . Now, I ll bring them to the place where our next agenda lies . Please support the translator by reading at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations dot com Now, problems regarding the progress of the martial arts tournament . When the contestant was called, s he will not come out immediately . Waiting for the match to resume is boring . But I think it is necessary to give them time to recover . Please support the translator by reading at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations dot com Things to be done if someone obtains victory unfairly . Maa, something must be done for it . Should we prepare a number of people for that Please support the translator by reading at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations dot com Other various things . It was a long evaluation meeting . Maa, other things are even beyond what the committee can do . However, we understand that if we can t do anything about those next time, it might damage our reputation . Maa, I don t want to conduct another martial arts festival anymore . I m excited for next year . I ll win next time But the atmosphere forbids me to say that . But I m the village chief . I m in the position where I can decide that . So I have to tell them firmly . Ma, maa, I don t want you to be upset but next year, we ll also decide what kind of festival we ll conduct using lottery . It means that there is a possibility that it won t be a martial arts tournament . Un, I did my best . I did my best . I see, then, does that mean that we ll be making a martial arts society in order to have a martial arts tournament again So we ll basically conduct a martial arts tournament and a new festival . Everyone looked at me with eyes full of expectations . Le let s carefully consider it . I did my best . I really did .