Magicraft Meister Part 3

Miyako, the capital of Mitskho, is surrounded by a moat. In other words, there is plenty of water.

The people of the Principality of Mimaka and the Principality of Norway, where Lakes Kotsi and Yato are located, seemed to be quite fresh in the eyes of the people of the Principality of Dalat.

We were then escorted to the guest house by Atar Mutu, the Emir of Dalat.

(Mutu at ......? Is he a descendant of Hiro Mutu or Mii Mutu?)

Jin remembered the old days.

And Jin's memory was further aroused.

"Oh!"

someone shouted in surprise.

There was a building there that looked even more Japanese than when he came here 400 years ago.

(I wonder if the past me has taught them anything?)

(I wonder if I taught them something in the past?) The workmanship that could only be that way was everywhere.

"This is also ...... splendid."

This was the comment made by a member of the group who was guided to the guest house after seeing the garden.

This place, too, had been further modified than it was 400 years ago.

(I hadn't seen the guest house when I came here with Rhodes. ......)

Jin also had a nostalgic feeling since it had been a long time since he stayed here.

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"It's kind of relaxing, isn't it?

This is the kind of country Mitsuho used to be.

Both those who seemed to be from Mitsuho and those who did not seem to be from Mitsuho seemed to be satisfied with the atmosphere of this guesthouse.

Jin also said,

"It's been a while since I've been here. ......

and he was relaxing in the tatami room.

Reiko also answered my question about whether Jin might have given me some advice 400 years ago.

"Yes, your father 400 years ago came here many times to give lectures on <>.

"I knew it. I knew it.

Because who else would be able to teach <>?

The < that existed in the details 400 years ago has disappeared.

Fusuma (sliding doors) are now sliding doors instead of hinged ones, and Kagamimochi (mirror-shaped rice cakes) are no longer displayed in the tokonoma (alcove) even though it is not New Year's Day.

"It's so relaxing. ...... It's the next best thing to Houraishima."

Jin.................... By the way, the next to Horai Island is Nido Castle in Kaina Village.

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Dinner was brought to each room.

It seems that they wanted to keep the dinner only for the people in the same country, since everyone was probably tired.

"Oh, I'm sure this dish was prepared by me 400 years ago.

"Yes, father. You are right.

That night, the menu was not white rice, but red rice.

"The beans are cowpea ...... black-eyed peas, aren't they?"

The color of sekihan comes from the juice released when the beans are boiled.

In this case, azuki beans (akame-mame in Ars) are often used, but cowpeas (kurome-mame in Ars) are sometimes used.

In some regions, cowpeas, which have a tougher skin, are used because the skin of azuki beans is soft and tears easily.

When he was at the facility, Jin was taught by the director to cook sekihan with cowpea, which was less prone to failures.

"It's a soup, not miso soup.

Jin thinks that sekihan is a soup. In this respect, he thought, his past self must have guided him.

"The tamagoyaki is sweet, too.

Jin likes sweet tamagoyaki. He could not forget the taste that the Director had made for him when he was a child.

"The vegetable tempura has a crispy batter.

This is thanks to the efforts of the five-colored golem maids, not Jin.

The trick is to use light flour and to dissolve the batter in ice water.

Also, don't mix too much.

The reason why they do not fry quickly is that the flour is kneaded and the gluten becomes sticky.

Some commercial tempura flour is mixed with starch (katakuriko) to make it less sticky .......

"The pickled vegetables are also well pickled."

Jin likes asazuke (lightly pickled vegetables). This is because he does not like sour taste.

In this respect, the cucumber and eggplant pickles served this time were to his liking.

The tea was hojicha (roasted green tea), which seemed to be freshly roasted and had a very nice aroma.

Thus, Jin was completely satisfied with the meal.

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The members of the three duchies, who had been divided into their own rooms, were also tantalized by the cuisine here.

"This is Mitsuho cuisine...... mmm, we wish we could cook like this."

"It tastes nostalgic even though it's the first time I've had it. I'm sure our ancestors used to eat this kind of food." "Yes, it's delicious.

"Yes, they are delicious. Our country should do its best to make this kind of food available to all of its citizens.

It must have been good for the principality to hear such comments.

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After a leisurely night, the morning of July 6 dawned.

"This garden is very charming in the morning light.

The people of the three duchies who saw the Japanese garden were often impressed.

"It looks very different from our culture.

I wonder why it was not handed down to the next generation, since many of them must have come from Mitsuho.

Such conversations were taking place.

"Good morning. Please have breakfast in the dining room.

The waitress made her rounds.

She, too, was not dressed in <>, but in a kimono and apron that Jin had instructed her to wear.

As a side note, "nakai" is an occupational name for a woman who serves and entertains guests at inns and other such establishments.

"Oh, this is..."

Breakfast was a buffet.

Staples such as rice, porridge, toast, and cobbler bread were served, along with Japanese and Western-style soups such as miso soup and consomme soup.

Sweet omelet, plain omelet, raw egg, boiled egg.

Grilled dried fish and sweetened small fish.

There are also a few meat dishes: grilled pig meat with ginger, bite-sized hamburger steak, dice steak.

Vegetable salad, oshinko (pickles), cut fruits.

Drinks are cold water, hojicha, green tea, black tea, kuhe, milk, fruit juice.

The people of the three duchies seemed to have overindulged in the menu, and were overfed.