Chapter 514 Workaholic Mukouda Cant Catch a Break

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Breakfast naturally consisted of things that I had already made ahead of time.

[1] The Gluttonous Quartet and Elf Grandma were fed with plenty of Ginger Grilled Rice Bowls. Loads and loads of it. I basically just treat her like one of my familiars. The only difference was that she doesnt speak to me via telepathy.

The rest of us gets a proper j.a.panese-style breakfast menu:

Miso soup made with Chinese Cabbage and s.h.i.+take Mushrooms

Wakame Seaweed Rice b.a.l.l.s

Das.h.i.+maki Rolled Omelets

j.a.panese-Style Pickled Cuc.u.mbers

[1] Since Feodora-san was eyeing our breakfast too, I let her have a set of the Standard j.a.panese Breakfast Set on top of her Ginger Grilled Rice Bowls.

Luckily, I was not idle at Carelina and made all kinds of odds and ends which now became useful when I needed to throw a bunch of things together for breakfast.

Right, now that the nice breakfast is over, lets take a break.

Its my day off after all! My day off!

Speaking of which, everyone, familiars, [Ark] were all given 100% orange juice to wash down their breakfast.

As for me, fufun~

First, I took out my nice ceramic cup from the[Item Box], along with a container of ice. I really wanted to use transparent gla.s.s for this, but since the people from [Ark] are here, lets refrain from it.

Ahhh, I can already smell it. The crackle of ice and the scent of coffee tingling up my nose~

As a coffee lover, having a tall gla.s.s of Iced Coffee in this everlasting summer is the way to go~

Today, I chose the Kilimanjaro Blend. Because the instructions on the back says that its the best type of blend for Iced Coffee.

To ensure the best aroma, I decided to double the amount of coffee used. Because iced things often lose their fragrance and taste. Its just natural for cold things to be less strong in terms of taste, also, the ice would dilute the flavour so double it is!

Speaking of which, I could totally make more Iced Coffee and store them in my [Item Box], right?

Hehehe, Im such a genius~

Hm? Mukouda-san, what kind of drink is that?

Gaudino-san was staring at my cup with wide eyes.

This? Its a drink from my hometown. Its pretty fragrant, right? Its quite bitter though, a lot of outsiders say its an acquired taste, I said in my best this-is-all-natural voice.

Feodora-san, who had also been staring at my drink, looked away at the word bitter.

Oho.

I guess she has a childs palate?

I held out the jug of Iced Coffee that I just had made for Gaudino-sans inspection. Would you like to give it a try?

Gaudino-san s.h.i.+fted closer, and stared at the contents of the jug for a moment before saying, The colour is kind of

Ah, I guess the pitch-black colour is putting him off? Should I serve him coffee with milk? Wait, do I even have milk in my [Item Box]?

Its really fragrant though he looked really tempted, but hesitant at the same time. I dont suppose you have any tea?

[2]

Oho, Leader is the type to buy tea wherever he goes, Gideon-san suddenly interjected.

Umu

, alcohol is a real mans drink, Siegwald-san said with a sniff.

I see, I said, a little offended by the real mans drink comment. I guess Siegwald-san wont want to try coffee either?

U-umu

,

Its not unmanly to like tea! Especially black tea!

Woah, did I stumble onto a landmine? Anyway, I do have some tea around somewhere, so

Would you like some Iced Black Tea? I said, eager to disperse the unexpected tension in the air.

You have some? Gaudino-san was immediately excited. Then, he frowned and said, But, Iced Tea? Arent tea best when hot?

Lets give it a try first, I said, I can always serve you hot tea if you dont like it.

Well

Then its decided, lets see hmm, lets go with some Earl Grey, I said as I started pulling out the box of tea and a teapot. First, I warmed the teapot with hot water and dropped two sachets of tea into it. After pouring in the hot water, I covered the pot and leave it to steam for three minutes.

While the pot was steaming, I placed ice into a ceramic cup to cool it down. Once the three minutes for the tea was up, I poured the tea into the cup of ice.

The clink of ice floating up is very pleasant. Especially on this hot island.

The fragrance may be weaker since the tea is served cold, but it should have a nice and refres.h.i.+ng mouthfeel, I said.

I see, oh, its really cold!

Indeed, since its cold, you can drink it in one go.

Ou, well, bottoms up! He chugged the gla.s.s of Iced Tea and sighed. Woah, thats

Refres.h.i.+ng right? Cold things are more delicious in this kind of weather,

Indeed, indeed, he sighed and said, Still, this is a really luxurious drink. Its not easy to get this much ice in one go.

Hm? Really? I mean, I have Sui so I could get her to make me as much ice as I like since she could create potable water. I guess for others, even if they want to make ice, they need to have access to potable water first.

This makes me even more grateful for simple things like having ice whenever I wanted.

While I was enjoying my Iced Coffee

Oi,

What is it, Fer? Its not lunchtime yet.

Tch, I know that. I just want to let you know that were going hunting.

Hunting? Now? We? Whos we? Todays a holiday!

Master may stay here, said Grandpa Gon in his benevolent elder voice.

What? But, what if a Behemoth attacked me like last time!!??

Was my knee-jerk reaction at being told that I would be left behind during a hunt. Thats right, I was still traumatised by my experience from Ura.n.u.s.

Up Ura.n.u.s for that!

That was an unexpected incident, said Fer.

Incident? Unexpected? I wanted to howl.

Do not worry, Master. There are only small fries on this island. Moreover, we shall also put up a barrier.

Fat lot good your barrier did last time! I shouted. I was kicked around like a soccer ball! Our poor magic stove died a pitiful death!!

Thats we shall anchor a barrier to that tree over there. On top of the barrier on Master, surely it will be safe?

The tree in question was a palm tree that just happen to grow by itself just a little bit outside the belt of trees that edged around the beach.

What sort of barrier? How big? I sulked. There was no way I could stop them. I mean, I probably could if I threatened to withhold food, but then

I

would have to deal with

their

sulking.

It is a barrier made by Grandpa Gon and I. There is no better defence in the world than this.

The barrier will be as tall as the tree and circle the area in a half sphere, Grandpa Gon rea.s.sured me.

And, you say there are only small fries here? I asked, completely ignoring Fer.

That is true, I would not lie.

Ughh, I somehow still feel uneasy I muttered to myself. So, um, will you be back for lunch?

Kuh lunch I havent thought of that muttered Fer.

Hmm, since today is a free day, I guess its fine for you guys to do what you want in your free time. How about I pack some lunch for your trip?

I am totally treating them like a bunch of kids going on a field trip, arent I?

What? Would Master really!?

Hoho, look at their excited faces~

Yes, yes, Ill make you a [3]

bento

, you can take it with you in the magic bag, I said absently, already flipping through ideas of what to make.

A

bento

?

Um, a lunch box. Something you can take with you now and eat later, I said as I rummaged through my [Item Box]. Sandwiches would be the best I think. You two go and make the barrier while I get your lunch ready.

Umu

,

Yes, Master~

What will Aruji make~~?

Bread! I love bread!!

Yes, Ill be making some Cutlet Sandwiches for you guys. Nice and meaty, and easy to eat, alright?

It did not take long for me to put a bunch of sandwiches together. I placed the sandwiches into four large container boxes. Theres no point giving them those cute single-serving lunch boxes. If Dora-chan cant finish his share, the rest could eat it for him.

Right, its ready. Heres the magic bag with your lunch, and heres a spare magic bag you can use to put your prey in if you need it. Have a good day~

Yay~~

Hyahoo!!

Umu

, were leaving now.

Thank you for the lunch boxes, Master.

After I waved them off, Gideon-san sidled closer to ask, Excuse me, Mukouda-san. But, where are Fenrir-sama and Ancient Dragon-sama going?

They want to go for a hunt, so I made them some lunch to go. Dont worry, I make sure they put up a barrier here so its pretty safe. Lets take it easy today.

Is that so Gideon-san looked relieved.

Well, I cant blame him.

I thought I heard someone say Behemoth, said Siegwald-san with a twitching face.

Ah, well, things happened, I said vaguely.

The [Ark] looked like they wanted to ask, but did not really want to know

Anyway, we spent the rest of the morning relaxing with Iced Coffees and Iced Teas, laying down on the beach, and relaxing.

At noon, we had some Cutlet Sandwiches.

Naturally, I made extra while putting my familiars bento together. Since there was a request, I also took out a crate of beer for Gaudino-san, Gideon-san and Siegwald-san. Ahhhh, beer, meat sandwich and sun.

What more could a man ask?

The sole beautiful woman in the group was currently stuffing herself with Cutlet Sandwiches, she has a sandwich in each hand and was taking alternate bites from both.

I had just closed my eyes when a sudden thought struck me. Wait, I seem to recall that we dont have much prepared food left.

Unable to sleep anymore, I got to my feet and took out my magic stove.

Lets do a little cooking to get ahead. I foresee many rough days where I would be too tired or traumatised to do any actual cooking.

Ughh, Feodoras staring is getting a little too uncomfortable. Why are you staring at my stove like that? In the end, I had to pretend she was just a weird statue. Now and then, I took pity on her and gave her something to nibble on.

At least she doesnt s.n.a.t.c.h food off my stove.

Hmm, arent they a little late?

I have made everyones favourites, but where are you guys? I mused as I stared at the setting sun.

Just how long do you plan to go hunting?

[Gumihou: Uh oh, what are those gluttons hunting now?]

[1] Adjust the text to better make fun of Feodora

[2] Make the tea/coffee interaction more natural

[3] Im going to a.s.sume that they dont know what a

bento

is. Also, give a bit more detail on their lunch box

has a new

Members.h.i.+p System

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