Chapter 445.2

Cristea’s cooking class.“Can you do it like this… Sei?”

When I looked into Sei’s face, it was all red.

“What’s wrong with you, Sei? Your face is bright red…”

When I held Sei’s hand, it didn’t feel particularly hot, but… did he suddenly get a fever or something?

“I, it’s nothing! I, I just have to make lots of this stuff, right!?”

Sei promptly turned his head away and started making the katsuobushi wholeheartedly.

“Y, yeah… I will leave it to you then.”

I don’t think he’s ill after showing this much vigor, so he should be fine.

“Erm, be sure to switch with someone else if you get tired. Then, let’s get the toppings ready next…”

When I turned around to ask what kind of toppings would others like with their miso soup, Byakko-sama was grinning for some reason.

“Byakko-sama, would you like to say something?”

When Byakko-sama is grinning, you need to be careful.While wary of what he was scheming, Byakko-sama’s grin deepened.

“Nyathing? Really? I just thought that spring was here.”“Hah?”“… Tora! Stop chatting pointlessly and help out!”“Yeah, yeah.”

When Sei warned Byakko-sama and he moved next to his side to receive katsuobushi, Sei punched Byakko-sama to his flank. However, Byakko-sama started grinning about something again while working on the katsuobushi.… What is this about?

“Now, now, Cristea-sama. Let’s leave the stupid tiger alone. And so, what do we do about the miso soup toppings?”

Suzaku-sama urged me because I was watching the two people’s act without understanding a single bit of it.I was concerned about the warm gaze Suzaku-sama was looking at me with, though.

“Ah, yes. Let’s see…”

When it comes to miso soup, tofu is the answer, but…Rock salt is the type of salt that is commonly used In the Doristan Kingdom, so I’m not sure we can get a similar bittern to that we would get by using sea salt.Since I’m making tofu, I would like to do it properly with bittern.Magnesium chloride contained within the bittern is apparently the component that hardens the tofu, but I don’t know how to get magnesium… I thought of using agar-agar or potato starch instead, but it just didn’t feel right.It’s not like I can get involved in the sea salt production either.I have heard that you can use chickpeas, vinegar, and lemon instead, so let’s give that a try next time…Speaking of tofu, I’d like to use wakame.

I have to harvest more wakame when I go to sea again.Let’s go with this and that today.I decided on the toppings after checking the stock in my food storage.

“I’m thinking of using cabbage and onions today.”

I often use them as toppings for miso soup, as they are both sweet and delicious when cooked well.Ahh, if only I had tofu, I could put in fried tofu too…!

“…! You are so rude, Sei!”

When I protested, everyone laughed unbearably.