Reincarnated as an Instructor in an Adult Game

Chapter 54: Let’s make a hot pot

The moment I stepped out of the bath with Fia and Leah, Erika and the others returned to the inn.

The fact that Fia and Leah ran over to Erika and the others with happy expressions was completely unexpected.

I tilted my head curiously — I wondered when they had built such a close relationship.

"We’re back."

"...Welcome home, Chale."

The voice came from right beside me. She was acting calm on the surface, but she was clearly surprised.

Think about it. If she had recognized with her eyes that no one was there, how could she not be surprised when a voice suddenly spoke?

Most people would be surprised... and it’s perfectly fine to be surprised.

I let out a small sigh and quietly asked Chale what I had been wondering lately.

"We’re heading back to the royal capital. What will you do, Chale?"

"...? You want me to come with you?"

Chale’s tone gave off the impression of "What are you asking?" as she answered.

I scratched the back of my head lightly and continued with a wry smile.

"No, when we get back to the capital it’ll just be normal life, right?"

"...Fufu, normal... fufufu."

"I think that’s not wrong."

"I am with Raide-san almost as if by royal decree. So unless the king or the prime minister tells me to leave his side, I will stay right beside him."

"I understand. If there’s anything you want to eat or need, just tell me. I’ll do my best to make it happen..."

"Thank you very much."

Even after thanking me, Chale kept smiling with a hidden glint in her eyes.

She seemed to have hit a laughing spot.

Honestly, I did know a bit about this world, but I hadn’t expected such an overreaction.

Since I knew the future, maybe she was using the information to make money or to claim a title... or perhaps she had received a mountain in place of a title... but even that had to be a bad luck draw.

...Honestly, it wasn’t bad luck for me.

I let out another sigh and approached the group who were chatting happily.

Around 2 PM.

It was a little late to depart, but that was when we were all in Santony. freewebnoveℓ.com

Outside the gate we had slipped through earlier, the five of us stood.

For the send-off were Flair-san, Fia and Leah, and Taylor.

Taylor had stopped by the outpost on the way to the gate and greeted us before coming.

With a wry smile, I said to the gloomy-faced Taylor,

"If anything happens, I want you to contact me."

"Of course I will contact you. But your movements are pretty fast, huh?"

"It’s something I learned from you. If you think it’s even slightly dangerous, pull back."

"...How do you remember that, but your body still moves first?"

"Personality... that’s all I can say. I’ll be waiting in the capital. You’re coming, right?"

"Yeah, once this incident is resolved... but"

Taylor let out a tired sigh. I reached out my hand for a handshake with a wry smile.

Taylor noticed and returned the handshake. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

We smiled at each other, said nothing more, then looked at Flair-san, Fia, and Leah.

Flair-san had a serious expression, lightly bowed her head, then looked up and said,

"Thank you. It seems the guard unit has started patrolling and will definitely stop by my house."

"That’s something you should thank Taylor for. I’m not involved in the guard unit’s movements at all."

"By the way... this girl seems to be interested in the guard unit."

"At that time you’ll know right away — you can smell happiness."

Even though Flair-san had kept a serious face, she turned bright red and lowered her head at Fia and Leah’s words.

The two girls watched Flair-san’s reaction with amusement, then pulled me in and hugged me tightly.

I braced my body and held them back.

It was a bit windy today, so the beautiful black hair of the two girls swayed more than usual in the crosswind.

They each buried their faces in my neck and spoke while still in that position.

"We’ll come back soon, so wait for us."

"I want to meet Croana too."

"Yeah, we’re waiting."

I tightened the hug a little and lowered them.

When I lowered them, they each kissed my left and right cheeks.

From the cargo bed of the departing carriage, I waved while shifting my gaze inside. I met Satour’s eyes.

Now Minty and Erika were driving.

Satour stood with arms folded and spoke to me seriously.

"Instructor, it looks like we’ll be camping tonight... Are you sure?"

"I really wanted to avoid it."

"At this time... well. No reports of bandits came from the guild, so I think it should be fine..."

"Hmm... In that case, it’s been a while since we last camped. How about making a pot?"

"Pot!?! Instructor’s pot!"

The one who reacted strongly was Roll.

Roll normally had a blank and quiet expression, so the three sisters were surprised.

That was because Roll loved pots.

Even though we were on the cargo bed, she would put her hands up in front of her chest, jump up and down with a big smile, and show how much she loved them.

Satour gave a bewildered look. Roll, being warned, gave a wry smile.

Occasionally during camping training we made simple pots, and that had been well received by Roll.

Because of that, when I told the adventurers to do camping training, they had somehow started joining in.

...It’s embarrassing even when the adventurers are this happy with my cooking.

I know I’m nowhere near a chef or Nimi when it comes to making similar dishes easily.

Still, the adventurers say my cooking is good.

They said it was because it was easy to imitate.

It was 8 PM. We had left the trees behind and taken a spot off the main road.

In a place where we could see all around, we decided to camp.

The three adventurer girls patrolled the surroundings, while Erika prepared the cargo bed for sleeping.

Normally, when camping, tents are pitched.

But since we didn’t have much cargo on the bed, there was no reason not to use it effectively.

Of course, the three adventurer girls and I would pitch tents outside and take turns on watch...

I put a short pot on the campfire, stirring the contents while checking on the sisters.

The sisters were currently cutting vegetables.

Attra-san was cutting boar meat, but she looked worried as she watched me.

"Um... is it okay to cut it this thin?"

"It’s fine, cut as much as you want. I think it’ll disappear quickly."

Smiling and nodding, I told her that. Attra-san continued cutting while still looking worried.

I understood why she was worried. Adventurers’ meals were hearty — thick-cut meat, grilled and eaten. A lot of it.

Yet I had asked her to cut it thinly and in large amounts.

I scooped up the scum from the pot and discarded it, smiling wryly at Attra-san’s expression.

"Are these vegetables okay?"

"...Are you even going to eat them?"

Nitch-san and Sera-san, who had brought a big basket of cut vegetables, were also looking worried.

One more characteristic of adventurers was that they didn’t eat vegetables.

There was a reason for that — in dangerous camps or battlefields, they didn’t pick vegetables that weren’t fresh meat or something they could eat.

...They got tired of eating vegetables alone.

I told the two of them it was fine and instructed them to set the basket down and rest.

This world had no soy sauce or miso.

Maybe there were some if I searched, but I hadn’t found them.

"If you’re missing Japanese food, don’t you?"

"I’d say I’m not, but that would be a lie."

"But I don’t think I can make it on my own."

The biggest reasons were materials, time, and manpower. The investment was huge.

If there was a convenient cheat, it would be easy to make.

But starting from zero and trying to create something like that would be too difficult.

Since I knew the knowledge, if someone wanted to make it, I would provide information, but I had no intention of actually making it myself.

If I were to do that, it would be easier to try the cooking methods that everyone here hasn’t tried yet.

This world’s seasonings had plenty of delicious options.

Otherwise, there would be no way Nimi’s meals were so delicious, and there would be a lot of room for improvement.

I took out the bird-type bone from the pot and tossed it into the fire.

The wet bone made the fire a little weaker, so I compensated with a magic tool.

It smelled good, but I decided not to eat it.

The bird monster’s smell was different.

I thought it was the opposite, but somehow they weren’t coming close.

Normally I would want to simmer it for hours to draw out the flavor, but for now it was enough as instant food.

Finally, I seasoned it with salt, pepper, and a secret white token I had powdered.

After a while, I added the meat Attra-san had cut.

At that moment, everyone was called. Roll rushed over at lightning speed.

...Seriously, that was scary every single time.

"It’s good? It’s ready!?"

"It’s not ready until everyone’s here..."

Once everyone was seated and had taken portions to their bowls, they all ate enthusiastically.

More than "enthusiastically," Erika and the three sisters were eating while looking surprised.

Erika was good at building friendships, and before we knew it she was chatting with the sisters.

While eating from the pot, we talked about whether it could be used as a stock.

...It could be used, but the material cost was too high, wasn’t it?

"It’s so good~!"

"Roll~! That’s my meat~!"

"Instructor, shall I add more meat?"

"Keep eating!"

I smiled while eating from the pot I had scooped for everyone.

By the way, sitting beside me, Chale was silently eating.

Because her appearance was invisible, I hadn’t noticed at first, but she was eating quite a bit.

The reason I noticed she was there was because I kept hearing "It’s delicious...", "It should be thin...", "It’s vegetables..." from her side.

I was happy that she was enjoying it, but I wished she would at least tell me where she was sitting first.