「Haa… how regrettable」

「I should have secured it all beforehand… sorry 」

Sei apologized to me who sighed at the insignificant amount of umebos.h.i.+ in my possession .

「No, I just wasn’t fated for it . I will just look around for another good buy」

That’s right . Today’s objective wasn’t just the umebos.h.i.+ .

I came to look for ingredients for my new product!

「Say, Sei? Do you perhaps have agar?」

「Agar?」

Right, today’s objective number two is to obtain agar . There is something I want to make if I can get my hands on it .

「Umm, if I’m not mistaken… it’s from algae… you dry a seaweed, soak it in water, filter it by boiling, then you dry the hardened layer on top…? I think?」

I feel like something had to be added in while boiling, but what was that again?

「… You are looking for something strange, aren’t you?」

I don’t have the slightest idea, what is it? Sei is making such expression .

「You think so…? It looks probably like a whitish, smooth sponge… umm, it’s like a lump of soft texture…」

I could not explain it very well, so it appears that searching for it would be difficult…

「Oy, Lord . Isn’t it this thing?」

What Kurogane was holding was no doubt… agar!

「Yeah! That! That’s it!」

I rushed over to Kurogane and took the agar in my hands .

Yay… it was here, agar…!

I was at wits’ end as I would have to search for algae in the sea if it wasn’t here .

Going to the sea for a leisure swim is not a thing in this world after all… sea monsters live in there, so it can’t be helped though .

You are likely risking your life by going fis.h.i.+ng . Sea trade is possible because there are no big monsters thanks to the periodic subjugation, but… there are apparently Krakens and Sirens in the open seas .

… I wonder if Krakens are edible? It looks like it could be prepared like a big squid, doesn’t it?

「You did well understanding that this is agar, Kurogane」

A lump of soft texture, although I said it myself, what the h.e.l.l was that supposed to be?

「Ah, I can use appraisal after all」

Ha? To think Kurogane was a possessor of the appraisal skill! Kurogane’s worth is gradually increasing though!?

Gunuu… the appraisal skill which I desired… even though looking for ingredients would be so easier if I could use it!

… No, wait? Kurogane is now my contracted beast . Isn’t this almost the same as having my own appraisal skill!? (Is it not…?)

Alright, let’s appraise the mushrooms I was curious about the next time we go to the forest!

… Truffles, can we look for them?

Huh? Were pigs made to search for truffles? Why do I feel like I heard that doggies would eat them when they find them…? Let’s ask Kurogane not to eat them .

「Haa… how regrettable」. . . 「I should have secured it all beforehand… sorry 」.

Sei apologized to me who sighed at the insignificant amount of umebos.h.i.+ in my possession

「No, I just wasn’t fated for it . I will just look around for another good buy」.

That’s right . Today’s objective wasn’t just the umebos.h.i.+ I came to look for ingredients for my new product!.

「Say, Sei? Do you perhaps have agar?」. 「Agar?」. . .

Right, today’s objective number two is to obtain agar . There is something I want to make if I can get my hands on it

「Umm, if I’m not mistaken… it’s from algae… you dry a seaweed, soak it in water, filter it by boiling, then you dry the hardened layer on top…? I think?」.

I feel like something had to be added in while boiling, but what was that again?.

「… You are looking for something strange, aren’t you?」.

I don’t have the slightest idea, what is it? Sei is making such expression

「You think so…? It looks probably like a whitish, smooth sponge… umm, it’s like a lump of soft texture…」. . .

I could not explain it very well, so it appears that searching for it would be difficult….

「Oy, Lord . Isn’t it this thing?」.

What Kurogane was holding was no doubt… agar!.

「Yeah! That! That’s it!」.

I rushed over to Kurogane and took the agar in my hands Yay… it was here, agar…!. I was at wits’ end as I would have to search for algae in the sea if it wasn’t here

Going to the sea for a leisure swim is not a thing in this world after all… sea monsters live in there, so it can’t be helped though

You are likely risking your life by going fis.h.i.+ng . Sea trade is possible because there are no big monsters thanks to the periodic subjugation, but… there are apparently Krakens and Sirens in the open seas

… I wonder if Krakens are edible? It looks like it could be prepared like a big squid, doesn’t it?.

「You did well understanding that this is agar, Kurogane」.

A lump of soft texture, although I said it myself, what the h.e.l.l was that supposed to be?.

「Ah, I can use appraisal after all」.

Ha? To think Kurogane was a possessor of the appraisal skill! Kurogane’s worth is gradually increasing though!?.

Gunuu… the appraisal skill which I desired… even though looking for ingredients would be so easier if I could use it!.

… No, wait? Kurogane is now my contracted beast . Isn’t this almost the same as having my own appraisal skill!? (Is it not…?).

Alright, let’s appraise the mushrooms I was curious about the next time we go to the forest!.

… Truffles, can we look for them?. Huh? Were pigs made to search for truffles? Why do I feel like I heard that doggies would eat them when they find them…? Let’s ask Kurogane not to eat them