Chapter 93

"Potato potage soup, it's complete~~"

Finally, she adjusted the taste with salt to complete it.

"Yay~~~!!"

As usual, the cheers erupted. Joy is something you can never have too much of.

However, every time I think about it, it's really an incredible amount. How many hundreds of people does this serve? Apparently, the number of people has decreased compared to before.

This is because King Felix and his team got rid of the previous king's parasitic entourage and streamlined the business.

It means they reduced waste, right? It's easy to say, but it must have been incredibly difficult.

"By the way, if you change the potatoes to other vegetables, you can make a different potage soup?"

My personal recommendation is pumpkin.

But, King Felix, who doesn't like sweet things, might not like it. It can be quite sweet.

"Rina, you're really amazing."

Rick muttered, impressed. He seemed even more impressed by Rina, who could easily create new dishes one after another.

"I think you guys are amazing too? You manage your own work and still learn new dishes like this."

Even though it's their job, I think it's amazing to make such a large amount. I just learned from books and TV. Moreover, I admire and respect Rick and the others for making it work as a job.

"Is that so... thank you."

Rick scratched his head, embarrassed. Even though he's about my father's age, he looks kind of cute.

"Well then, I'll get back to making bread."

Rina went to the oven where the dough should have finished fermenting.

She opened the oven and removed the cloth covering the bowl of dough.

"It's really fluffy, isn't it?"

Rick looked over, seemingly very interested.

"It's because it fermented. Now, I'll knead it to release the air..."

On a floured surface, she lightly kneaded the dough to release the air, then cut it into six equal pieces.

"Ed, go wash your hands. I'll let you knead your own bread."

Of course, I'll give the freshly baked bread to Prince Edigedilus too, so I thought I'd let him make his own.

"Really? Is that okay?"

His eyes were bright, and he seemed eager to try.

"Because it's fun?"

Kids always love this kind of thing. My younger brother loved it too, and status doesn't matter.

"Then, I'll do it!!"

Prince Edigedilus headed to the sink, looking excited.

"Rick, do you want to try too?"

Eventually, Rick and the others will end up making it. So, it's good for him to get a feel for it as the head chef.

"...I'll try..."

He seemed oddly determined. Rina laughed, thinking he was too serious.

"I washed my hands and even cast a purification spell."

He apparently cast a spell thoroughly.

"Then, just like I do, knead it like this... That's right, you're doing well, Ed."

As Rina explained, Rick and Prince Edigedilus kneaded the bread seriously. Prince Edigedilus was quite good at it.

"...It's so fluffy."

Prince Edigedilus moved his hands firmly, surprised by the fluffy dough.

"The dough is completely different."

Rick, while kneading the dough, was also surprised by its softness.

"Finally, we'll shape them into balls and put them on the baking sheet."

Essentially, it will be a soft baguette-style bread. Rina made two with both hands and placed them on the baking sheet. She let Rick do the last two. It's better to gain experience.

"Are we going to bake them now?"

Prince Edigedilus said excitedly.

"Sorry, we need to let them ferment a second time."

No, we're not baking them yet. We'll let them ferment a second time to make them even fluffier.

"Another fermentation?!"

Rick was shocked. He was surprised by the amount of work involved.

That's why I don't want to do it.

Making bread is fun when you do it occasionally. I can't do it every day.

"After about 20 minutes of fermentation, we'll bake them."

Everyone watching seemed disappointed and surprised that it wasn't time to bake yet.

When you start making it, everyone will have a hard time.

Rina laughed, thinking she probably wouldn't want to be involved in making this bread regularly.

Thank you for reading.

Just knowing that someone is reading... it's a great motivation to write.

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