Chapter 5

"O, it's gentle on the stomach!"

Simplicity is the best.

After much deliberation, thinking that explaining in detail wouldn't get the message across, the head chef exclaimed, "Oh!" in admiration. Then he looked at me with sparkling eyes.

"This soup is gentle on the stomach, is it? Amazing! Miss, where did you learn this? Most people don't know the effects of ingredients!"

"Um, well..."

It's just that I was a health enthusiast in my previous life!

But I can't say that.

Because I was a corporate slave, staying up all night for a few days was normal, and I thought I would ruin my body if I continued like this, so I decided to at least make my food healthy...

Thinking that way, I started learning on my own and got a bit hooked. With the enthusiasm of "This will make me healthy!"... Ah, I didn't get involved in anything suspicious! I didn't click on any suspicious ads! I just got hooked on making healthy meals with ordinary ingredients!

While making excuses in my head, I tried to think of something.

"I... read a book..."

Is this too much of a stretch? And if no one knows the effects of ingredients, does that mean such books don't exist...?

I was nervous about being found out, but the head chef's eyes sparkled at my excuse.

"Where can I read that book?"

"Huh?"

This is bad, he's taken the bait. And I don't even know if such a book exists in this world.

"Well, actually, I accidentally lost it..."

"Oh... I see..."

The head chef looks disappointed. He must have wanted to read it. I feel bad. Maybe I should have come up with a different excuse.

But his interest is a blessing in disguise!

"But don't worry... I remember everything!"

I wasn't a health enthusiast for nothing!

When I said this to the disappointed head chef, he lifted his head sharply.

"Really?"

"Yes."

I didn't actually read a book in this world; I just remember the knowledge from my previous life.

But that doesn't matter. I need their cooperation to achieve my happy slow life!

I smiled at the head chef.

"I'll teach you about ingredients gradually, and I hope you'll be mindful of my health in my meal plans?"

"Of course! Please teach me!"

Yes!

Now the meals in this mansion will be manageable. I can gradually teach the head chef, and he can teach the other cooks.

I'm too thin right now. I haven't been eating properly because my stomach is too weak.

But if I pay attention to my diet, I should gain weight gradually.

"Actually, if we could make Japanese food, that would be best..."

After all, Japan is well-known worldwide for its healthy cuisine. There are plenty of healthy ingredients and dishes.

"Japanese food...?"

The head chef, picking up on my whispered words, tilted his head.

I hurried to explain.

"Um, like fermented soy sauce, or dishes made with dashi from dried sardines and kelp... like natto... it's healthy... and I want miso soup..."

Miso soup. I want miso soup. When I realize I can't have it, I really want it. I miss that gentle taste of miso and dashi...

I want to add tofu too. As I daydreamed about miso soup, the head chef, who had been listening, said, "Ah."

"I remember hearing about a seasoning called Miso in a distant foreign land..."

"Really!?"

I asked eagerly, and he told me, a bit taken aback.

"I've only heard of it, but I've never seen it... It definitely exists in a foreign land..."

I can get Japanese seasonings!

When I checked the kitchen, I didn't find any ingredients or seasonings suitable for Japanese cuisine, so I thought they didn't exist in this world and gave up.

I was excited, my eyes sparkling. Oh, God! When I realized I had been reborn with a weak body, I cursed, but now I can be grateful. I see a glimmer of hope!

"Order it right away!"

"I can't."

"...What?"

The head chef said firmly.

"Why not? It exists, right?"

The head chef did say it exists. If it exists, it should be possible to order.

As I asked, a bad feeling crept over me, and he looked apologetic.

"Well... it's extremely rare and hardly available on the market... It's also very expensive... No! The financial resources of a marquis's family shouldn't be a problem, but it's almost a mythical item... No one knows when or where it will be available..."

What!?

I was shocked and stumbled.

No... to raise my hopes and then dash them...

I can't have miso soup even though my mouth is already craving it!?

It's sad... just sad.

The head chef, trying to support me, was flustered. Our head chef is so kind...

Seeing him flustered, I calmed down a bit.

"It does exist, right?"

"Yes! Of course!"

Hearing the head chef's words, I regained my motivation.

It's good to know it exists! Since it's in this world, I should be able to get it if I have the opportunity...!

I'll instruct the person in charge of the mansion's supplies to go to the market every day and buy any Japanese ingredients or seasonings they find!

"I will definitely eat it! Miso soup!!"

"Ooh!"

The head chef and the other cooks were energized by my determination.

Well, even if we put Japanese food aside, the head chef and other cooks should be able to prepare food that I can eat properly if I guide them. I can consider the food problem solved.

So, what's left is—

"Building up stamina!"

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