Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi

Chapter 626: No Problem with a Super Rich Breakfast

Eguchi Ren: It’s been a while. I managed to get my parent admitted to a facility. That said, it was not our first choice, so, we’re still seeing how it goes. I do hope they get used to it, but I’m still a little worried…

It all depends on how well the person and the facility click. I am also aware that caregiving does not end with leaving one’s parent at the facility. However, I don’t have much time to provide care at home, and I do want to continue with the updates, little by little.

I am really sorry for keeping everyone waiting.

It will be a while before things get back to the previous groove, but I will do my best to increase the speed of my uploads little by little. Thank you to everyone for your encouraging words.

I am especially encouraged by those who have experience as caregivers. I was really surprised to find out that there were a lot more readers with caregiving experience than I had expected.

I am just grateful to have so many understanding comrades who knew just how difficult being a caretaker could be.

I hope everyone will continue to enjoy Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi.

Gumihou: Yay! The above update was posted on 17/9/2024. On my side, I shall continue to make fanfictionsas well and post these whenever there’s a lull in the uploads from Eguchi-san’s side.

“Fuaa~ahhh~”

I yawned and rolled my sore shoulders.

“Ugh, I really shouldn’t have recklessly agreed to the ‘Endless Steak’ quest…”

Yesterday, while Viktor’s family and the [Dawn Brigade] settled in, I set off to the kitchen to prepare the ‘Endless Steak’ for the Gluttonous Quartet, who would not stop bugging me about it.

Fer kept hounding me, shouting something about ‘Get grilling already!’ while the rest started up a chant of ‘Meat, meat, meat!’

Under everyone’s urging, I decided to cook in the vast garden. [1] After all, quite a lot of people had just arrived in the mansion, so it was probably best to let the employees get to know each other without the employer hanging around them.

Right, now that I have decided on the location, let’s pick out the meat. Let’s see… there’s Gigantic Minotaur, Special Dungeon Beef… let’s throw in some Grilled Dragon Turtle and Leviathan Munière in between. After some consideration, I decided to bestow the Gluttonous Quartet some Earth Dragon, Red Dragon and Green Dragon meat.

That’s right.

Go ahead and gorge yourselves on the Endless Steak Hell!

Mwahaha!

[1] …Was totally the plan, but like a fool who never learns, I had underestimated my familiars’ appetite. The Gluttonous Quartet devoured everything, and I had no choice but to keep grilling and grilling.

By now, I had also set out some portable stoves to help with the cooking. Thankfully, I was able to use the oven to ‘rest’ the meat, so that saved me from having to cover each steak with aluminium foil…

[1] It was all thanks to that steak sauce! Or should I say, the various steak sauces that made these meat gluttons eat and eat and eat, barely stopping to catch their breath as they caught each piece of steak I threw at them.

I knew I really should not be shocked by their appetite any more, but… to be honest, although it was horrifying to see them devour these super thick pieces of steaks one after another, it was pretty fascinating as well. Like watching a car crash in slow motion or an incoming tsunami… ṞἈNỘBЁ𝘚

Just looking at them eat was giving me heartburn.

That was when I started on the Grilled Dragon Turtle and Leviathan Munière.

“Umu, what happened to the steaks?”

“Master, you promised us endless steaks.”

“”Meat! Meat!””

“”Eh, I like these. It would make the next batch of steaks even tastier!””

“I suppose Dora-chan is right, these are good as snacks.”

I stared at them, horrified. Meat as snacks? What?

“…Are you guys for real?”

Speaking of which, all I had for dinner was a single piece of Leviathan Munière served on a bed of salad. Because I just can’t…

Sadly, I could not properly savour the Leviathan Munière since I had to keep grilling and grilling. [1] It was only after they had started to slow down on their eating that I served up the Dragon Steaks.

[1] Naturally, the Dragon Steaks were greeted with great cheers of happiness and approval. Thankfully, I managed to convince the Gluttonous Four not to eat anything else after the dragon meat, as it would be a pity to ‘ruin their palate’ with ‘inferior meat’.

[1] I ignored the fact that a lot of people in this world would protest about how Gigantic Minatour and Special Dungeon Beef are ‘inferior’ meat.

Thus, the reason for my sore arms this morning. Not to mention…

“I still have to prepare breakfast…” I sighed to myself as I made my way to the kitchen. “What should I make for breakfast? After that meat, meat, meat feast yesterday, surely something light would be good? Hmm, hmm, a breakfast of white rice, warm miso soup and pickles would be just right for now.”

My breakfast of choice.

“Oi, what are you muttering to yourself about?” Fer’s voice snapped me out of my Japanese breakfast daydream.

“Fer? Oh, everyone’s here too,” I said, a little bewildered. [1] I woke up early today feeling peckish since I only had one piece of Leviathan Munière yesterday. Which was why I was in the kitchen, but, “Wait, don’t tell me you’re here for breakfast?!”

[2]

“Yes, Master. We’re here for breakfast.”

“All meals must contain meat, otherwise, it is not a proper meal!”

“”That’s righ~ There’s nothing better than meat in the morning~!””

“”Morning meat~ morning meat~~””

I glared at the four of them. Even the word meat was giving me heartburn. “Haven’t you had enough meat yesterday?”

Fer gave me a withering look. “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Master.”

The rest of the Gluttonous Quartet nodded seriously at this ridiculous claim.

“Hahhh… Fine, I get it. You want meat for your breakfast,” I sighed as I stuck my hand into my [Item Box].

[1] While I was rummaging through the pile of stuff in my virtual space, I felt a prickle at the nape of my neck and looked up to see that all four of my familiars were still in place, staring at me with unblinking eyes.

“What now?”

“It will be meat, right? Master?”

“Umu,”

“”It has to be meat.””

“”Meaty~””

[3] “Didn’t I already say so? You want me to change my mind? Sure, I heard that mushrooms are a good meat subst-”

“NOOO!”

[3] “Then, unless you want a breakfast of boiled mushrooms, get out of my face.”

Fortunately, they all left after that.

[1] I wasn’t really serious about the boiled mushrooms claim, but that’s only because I don’t have enough mushrooms to make them a breakfast of boiled mushrooms… unless I buy the mushrooms from [Net Super].

[1] “Maybe I should make them boiled mushrooms for breakfast. Mushrooms are good for health, right?” I grumbled to myself as I checked the contents of my [Item Box]. While I had promised them meat for breakfast, I made no promise of giving them a meat-only breakfast. “There’s plenty of rice and shredded cabbage, so maybe a meat bowl of some kind?”

The reason why I have so much precooked rice and shredded cabbage is that I live in constant fear of not having rice to eat. [1] I still remember that time when I had to eat karaage (?) with bread because I was out of rice.

[1] Not that bread was bad, but I was really craving rice at that time. As for the shredded cabbage, I had my employees shred a few sackfuls of cabbage that one time, and Theresa would now help me shred more whenever I happened to be at home. So long as there was cabbage to be shredded, I would leave the manor with more shredded cabbage in my [Item Box].

[1] I was really grateful for that because otherwise I would have to expend energy to wash and stir-fry vegetables for one person. It was just easy to eat shredded cabbage with meat. Of course, pickles are great too, but there are times when I just want something fresh in my mouth.

Speaking of fresh…

“That’s right, since those fellows don’t like light meals or freshness, how about letting them have their fill of something rich, creamy and suuuper heavy~~”

I grinned.

Honestly, I don’t know whether my plan would work against fellows who could crunch up greasy fried food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but since I suddenly felt like making it, they can just eat it.

“Let’s have a Super Rich & Creamy Teriyaki Mayonnaise Pork Bowl!”

With the menu decided, I bought all the extra ingredients, such as super large squeeze bottles of mayonnaise from [Net Super], and got to work.

First, the pork. Thin slices of Dungeon Pork should be thoroughly coated in potato starch for frying. I dumped the meat slices into a bag with potato starch and shook them up.

After that, fry the meat in a large shallow pan until the meat starts to change colour. Once the meat starts to change colour, pour the seasoning sauce made with soy sauce, sake, mirin and grated (in-tube) garlic.

The extra frying oil gave the dish an extra touch of richness.

When it was time to serve, I piled up the rice into large bowls and… after some hesitation, placed a handful of shredded cabbage on top before piling on the delicious Teriyaki Dungeon Pork. Then, for the pièce de résistance, I squirted mayonnaise on top in a grid pattern.

The final touch was a sprinkle of sesame seeds and finely chopped green onions.

“And thus, the luxurious and tangy Super Rich & Creamy Teriyaki Mayonnaise Pork Bowl is done~”

I just knew it was delicious, but just in case…

I served myself a small pickle bowl of rice topped with a slice of meat, sesame seeds and spring onions, and took a bite.

“Hmm, yes, it’s as good as expected, but not something that should be eaten in the morning.” Otherwise, it would sit like a rock in my stomach all day.

“Still, this should be no big deal for those guys…” I muttered to myself as I assembled the food as quickly as I could. If I delay any longer, [1] someone would surely poke their head in and accuse me of ‘sneaking food’.

“Your meat breakfast is here~” I said with my best professional smile as I set down the heaping bowls of Super Rich & Creamy Pork Bowls.

“Umu, as expected, meat is the best.”

“This looks wonderfully delicious, Master.”

““A mountain! A mountain of meat is the best!””

“”Meat~””

“You guys still aren’t tired of meat after eating it all day yesterday?”

“What is this blasphemy!?”

“Meat is life!”

“”This is especially true after I had Master’s cooking””

““Sui likes Aruji’s cooking most~””

“Not to mention, yesterday’s meat and today’s meat are different.”

“Indeed, the type of meat aside, there’s also Master’s great range of cooking…”

“”Ou, I will never get tired of meat!””

“”Sui wants to hunt more meaty~””

So, in other words, I am to blame?

Hahh…

I watched as the Gluttonous Quartet swallowed their food. Naturally, they all asked for seconds of the Super Rich, Super Meaty Teriyaki Mayonnaise Pork Bowl. I guess morning means nothing to them.

Just watching them eat was enough to give me a second heartburn in two days.

After a while, I decided the best breakfast would be a very light bowl of Ochazuke. With finely sliced pickles and a light dashi broth.

As I sipped at my Ochazuke, I watched the Gluttonous Quartet gobble up their Pork Bowls.

[Gumihou: By the way, Ochazuke is rice with some topping (pickles, fish flakes, salmon etc and dashi broth)]

[1] Added details. The story went straight to ‘next day’s breakfast’ after half a page. Filled some gaps.

[2] Adjusted familiars’ dialogue to reflect their personality

[3] Since I set a precedent of Muko+spine, I should maintain it