Chapter 462.1

Breakfast is important.

The next morning. I woke up early as usual, and after finishing my daily routine of yoga, I got ready and headed for the dining hall.

“Good morning.”“Oh my, Cristea-sama, good morning to you too. The rice has just finished cooking.”

When I entered the kitchen in the dining room, Suzaku-sama was about to take the earthenware pot off the fire.

“Thank you, Suzaku-sama.”“This much is nothing.”

Today Suzaku-sama had her hair pulled back into a single bun, giving her a crisp look.Perhaps it was because I told everyone to be thorough about hygiene when I taught them how to cook, she started to tie her hair in a bun when she cooked.

I recommended that she wear a triangular bandana, but she gently declined the suggestion. I thought it would look good on her.I took out my usual apron and bandana from my inventory, and quickly put them on.Kurogane and Mashiro wiped off the table, and I also asked them to prepare the cutlery.

“Now then, what should I use for today’s miso soup?”

As for the dashi (soup stock), Miria had left me kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) in a bowl of water, so I took it out of the refrigeration room and had Suzaku-sama strain it through a colander into a pot.I think a combination of kombu and niboshi (dried sardines) would be better for miso soup, so I’ll have to check with the Bastea Company next time to see if they have niboshi.I kept the rest of the dashi in my inventory.When I have enough saved up, I can chop them into small pieces, dry roast them, and season them with soy sauce, sake, mirin, etc. to make furikake.It can be used as it is as furikake, or as an ingredient for rice balls, as it makes a good accompaniment to rice!In the meantime, I took out cabbage from the vegetable room and cut it into chunks, and continued with carrots cut into strips and other easy-to-eat shapes.I simmered the cabbage and carrots in the soup stock, and when they were cooked and tender, I dissolved miso, and the soup was complete.

I divided the portions for Seiryu-sama and Genbu-sama in advance and gave them to Suzaku-sama, who will store them in her inventory, and deliver them later.