Chapter 568 – [My Admissions Expedition]

There are two Continental Ten Rivers in the Great Forest of Urca.

In terms of simple forces, they are on par with the Empire, but strictly speaking, one does not belong to the Great Forest. Just residing

One of them is Pleione, the mother of Archione and Asterope. As she was suited to the field of the Great Forest, she could handle the field itself at will, so she possessed a force worthy of the name of the Ten Continents.

In terms of her simple personal strength, even Duke Magnus could defeat her, let alone her vistra change bag during her night, but that’s her story when he allowed her access.

If you want to attack from outside the forest, it’s obvious that you won’t be able to bring in an army.

Yes, in fact, you need to have this characteristic ability to be considered a continental 10 strong. Didn’t you know that a stand is a special ability rather than a kang spec? What? Jotaro? Hey, he’s unique.

And the rest of the Continental Ten. One of the goals of this trip to the forest was to meet her so-called sweets witch.

“If you visit the cookie witch’s house, it’s better to bring sweets such as sugar or honey. Then, she will serve you sweets with tea.”

“Ah, I’ve heard that story from my older sister. You must be a skilled confectioner, right?”

“Your Highness is also good at cooking, so maybe you can become friends with the witch.”

It’s always good to talk to people in this field. Besides, it doesn’t look like someone who has lived for 1,200 years, so I’m curious about the accumulated recipes.

I keep improving His status as a transcendental being is stagnant, but this is one step back in order to take two steps forward.

As a reincarnated person, the accumulation of knowledge does not stop. Even if my cooking experience is thousands of years, it is my nature to learn from those who have something to learn.

“Hmmm… In that case, I’d better bring some Japanese sweets. They’re perfect for souvenirs.”

“Is it Japanese sweets?”

“It’s a snack made from red beans used in one kingdom. I’ll have to send news first and ask them to bring it.”

[Bridge connecting space] Is good because of this. This is because it is perfect for moving small items or a small number of people even if it is not suitable for mass transportation.

“By the way, what’s for lunch today?”

“Vegetable tempura rice bowl.”

“Is it Tendon? No, but do you eat rice here too?”

“It’s a decent staple food. There are people in my country who like to eat fruit, but just like in a kingdom where rice is the staple food, rice is often eaten here as well.”

“But why is rice bowl on the menu?”

“Everything fried is delicious!”

“You’re fat!?!?”

Asterope’s taste was on the lacto side. Ummm……. As for what kind of classification it is, it is a name given to vegetarians depending on what they eat or don’t eat.

…… To be honest, I thought it was worth gaining weight. No, if you can’t eat meat or eggs, it’s as if you can’t eat half of the world’s ingredients.

The recipe I told Archione was not just a recipe for tofu, but also several recipes for vegetarians. There were also a few temple dishes, so if you use them well, it could revolutionize food culture.

“For now, let’s have a meal together, and when the Japanese sweets arrive, let’s go see the Cookie Witch.”

“In case you don’t know, I’ll tell you to prepare honey to take as a gift.”

In the past, in the Great Forest of Urca, there were few options to fry the ingredients. It was difficult to harvest enough grain to produce oil in this non-agricultural area, and if oil was needed, only a small amount was used, so it was sufficient to obtain oil from animals in the great forest or from some high-fat fruit.

It was all the more so because it was more like crushing rather than frying by omitting ingredients in oil.

Anyway, the vegetable tempura rice bowl, a specialty of Daesamrim, was very delicious. The fried tempura with fresh vegetables served with a sweet and sour sauce was good even without meat.

The eggplant was especially delicious. As expected, eggplants are delicious when cooked well, but among them, fried eggplants are a dish that makes even people who hate eggplants like them.

“Your Highness, I have brought you a gift set of Japanese sweets.”

“Ah, thank you”

I also had a gift for the cookie witch, so I decided to move.

Her residence is in the southern part of the Great Forest, so you have to use a separate [Bridge Connecting Space] To get there. It is only natural that the size of the Great Forest is at the national level.

It’s fortunate that there’s an elven village there, too.

Shortly thereafter, via the Elf Village, where we arrived via the [Bridge Connecting Space], We arrived at the southern part of the Great Forest again, and headed towards the Cookie Witch’s residence from there.

The closer I get to my sensitive sense of smell, the more complicated it smells. It wasn’t the smell of one kind of candy, but the sweetness that came from various snacks.

And when I arrived, there was a childlike heart.

“Wow!!”

“People who see it for the first time exclaim. Isn’t it cool?”

“I feel like I want to stick to it and eat it from personal greed.”

“Ah, then you’ll get scolded”

“You mean you tried that?!?”

As a reincarnated person, I pride myself on not being surprised because I have seen quite a few things, but the two-story house in front of me is something that shocked me by stimulating my emotions.

There is a difference between being able to make something and seeing the finished product in front of your eyes.

First of all, the basic appearance. The roofs and walls of buildings were made of biscuits. It’s a pretty hard biscuit, and it’s thick, so I don’t think it’s going to break.

In addition, decorations of whipped cream that looked like cream and piping bags were scattered here and there, and colorful sweets decorated the surroundings.

Other than that, there are things like eclairs and things that look like tarts, so I want to bite them.

………Shion would really like this. I like sweet things, so what if it’s a house made of sweets?

Personally, I don’t like playing around with food, but what I do and what others do are two different things. Besides, if you’re still alive, there’s no room for interference.

We headed to the door of the candy house. The grass and flowers in the small garden around it are not real, but objects made of sugar crafts. Mmm, it’s like being in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Oh, but no chocolate.

…….Fuck it, I decided to look for chocolate. If not, I will make cacao that can be grown here even if I ask Shion to improve the breed later.

“Cookie Witch, are you there?”

After knocking and saying goodbye, the door made of biscuits opened.

There was a woman who looked exactly like a witch in a fairy tale. Black Robe’s Curl Hat. But he was very young. To the extent that she is similar to or slightly above Asterope.

He must have lived hundreds of years, but his youth nonetheless can be attributed to his class and the amount of imagination he possesses. Unless it’s a special case like me, the higher the level, the slower the aging.

“Oh, welcome. Did you come to eat snacks again, Asterope?”

“No, witch. I have a guest today.”

“Then what about the sweets?”

“That’s not it”

“So that’s our Asterope.”

She laughed heartily. Those eyes were also my grandmother’s gaze, which I often see when I see someone who eats well.

When the candy witch’s eyes turned to me, I politely introduced myself.

“It’s called Worst Pawn Frontier. Nice to meet you, witch.”

“Oh my gosh, we have a valuable guest today. It’s Faye Pastry Patissier.”

“Hmm? Your name is…”

“Ah, I’m from a white church country. So first name, last name, and baptismal name. These three things are added.”

If you are an aristocrat, you will be given the name pawn, but it seems to be a characteristic of the White Church that other names are attached.

Come to think of it, I don’t know much about that side. I’ll have to study later. They may be rude, but don’t they say that if you know the enemy and know yourself, you’ll win 100,000?

“This is a gift. We made a new cookie this time…”

“Oh my goodness!!!”

She was exaggeratedly surprised. But it wasn’t a fuss, it was a genuine surprise.

Originally, it was a little rude to open a gift in front of the party unless it was something unusual like her birthday present, but it was clear that she was passionate about sweets.

“It’s a very pretty snack. Looking at the outside, it doesn’t look like it’s baked, uhm… A rice cake eaten in a kingdom? It feels similar to that, but it looks more fancy. Oh… This black inside Did you mashed red beans?”

“Do you know red beans?”

“I saw elves eating red bean porridge as a snack in a kingdom before. It was sweet enough, but it wasn’t too strong, so I put it aside for a while…”

“Because it’s not that sweet without adding sugar.”

She carefully looked at the colorful, flower-like wagashi and took a bite.

Chew slowly, savor the taste, then nod your head in agreement.

“It’s quite sweet. If you eat it as it is, you’ll be bitten. Maybe something like bitter tea would suit you… Oh, where is it? I know there was tea imported from a kingdom.”

She rummaged through the cupboard (which, of course, was made of sweets) and brought out tea leaves.

“This kind of tea would go well with these sweets.”

“Let’s talk while drinking.”

“Like!”

I came here and found someone I could talk to for the first time!!!

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I had a chat with the Cookie Witch. Most of the stories are related to sweets, but it is very fun to chat while sharing recipes with each other.

For the first time in a while, I was able to talk with a genuine smile. Hey, really, really, since I’m a noble or a member of the royal family, this suits me a lot better than keeping in shape. He has such a natural constitution.

Society is made up of an unspecified number of intelligent beings, and being arrogant means standing on top of it. In particular, if I, the Great Demon King, are arrogant, I will not be able to blend into that society and will not be able to see the society itself to be judged.

It’s enough for me to show an arrogant attitude when I’m working as the Great Demon King. Other than that, it’s my usual attitude to judge by looking at society.

Anyway, it wasn’t until after I ate a couple of Japanese sweets and drank all the tea that I had boiled, that the conversation ended.

In the meantime, Asterope ate about 4 pieces of Japanese sweets… Even if it’s bitter tea, wouldn’t it make you sick if you ate that much?

“It’s good to see him eating well. But he’s gotten better now… That kid was the thinnest among the elves even a few months ago.”

“Yes?”

“It’s hard to imagine if you look at my current appearance, but my appetite was so picky and even short that there was something wrong with my health. I’d rather look a little fatter than I am now.”

“I didn’t gain weight!!!!”

“Yes, it’s overweight for an elf, but compared to a human, it’s just about right. Rather, the flesh is attached here and there, so it must be very attractive to humans.”

Asterope looked at me and asked softly.

“Is that so, Your Highness?”

“Why are you asking me?”

“Your Highness is a human being and a man. At least here, Your Highness is the only one who can answer.”

To be honest, my heart is a little… Ah! Okay! I like small breasts! Ok!!!!

Anyway, minus my personal taste, it’s attractive enough. Among genres like that, six virtue elves account for a significant portion.

Speaking of elves, I’d definitely go for Deedrit… Huh? Don’t you know Didrit? You don’t know the epitome of the elf genre! Read the biography of Rhodes and come!

“By the way, Your Highness is quite knowledgeable. Have you ever made one yourself?”

“I do it when I have the opportunity. My position and my hobby are two different things.”

“Then can I see your skills? I want to know the skills of someone who knows a different recipe.”

It would be rude for someone else to say that, but she is one of the ten best in the continent.

The fantasy that flows from the cookie house itself is more than a fair amount of self-fantasy. This house may not be her self-fantasy, but that alone gives a rough idea of ​​how strong she is.

“Then let me show you my skills. Can I use some ingredients?”

“Yes, as you please. You may use any number of materials you have.”

I got up and checked the kitchen.

Even she eats three meals a day with sweets, so there are various ingredients, but other than that, there are tools for making sweets.

There’s one that looks like an oven… No, it’s not even a self-fantasy here. It’s the first time I’ve seen something like this. How did you make it?

Anyway, she was looking around and thinking about what to make, and decided to make it because there was something that would be perfect to show off her skills.

In original confectionery, as long as the recipe is followed, the average will come out unless it is something unusual like macarons.

What I will show you is not such a recipe, but a technique. If I had to show my skills here and now, I had to show that kind of technique.

After finding something like a chinese pot, some eggs, and some oil and starch, I made a fire in the oven.

“How about three points?”

Ah, come to think of it, if I don’t use this ability, I’ll lose my wrist?

Write, I wish my body would grow up a little sooner.

Instead, there’s one wolf girl who looks like she’ll try to attack you…