Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 15 [Parts 1 to 5] by Ren Eguchi

Author:Ren Eguchi
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 4: The Philosopher’s Stone

I let out a sigh of relief after we finished eating breakfast—which, as planned, had consisted entirely of pre-made food. The gluttonous quartet had wanted plenty of meat, of course, so I brought out ginger-fried meat bowls for them to stuff their faces with.

The members of Ark and I, on the other hand, had eaten miso soup with Chinese cabbage and shiitake mushrooms, plus rice balls with wakame mixed into them, rolled omelets, and pickled cucumbers, which made for a nice, light, Japanese-style breakfast all together. Maybe a little too light in Feodora’s case—when I offered her one of the ginger-fried meat bowls, she’d gratefully scarfed it right down. I couldn’t have been more grateful to my past self for having made extra food to save for later in my Item Box every time I had a moment to spare back in Karelina.

Anyway, breakfast was finished and I was busy partaking in a laid-back after-meal break. Not to say that I had any plans to do anything other than rest up that day, of course. I’d also served my familiars and Ark’s members some 100% orange juice, which I figured wouldn’t raise any uncomfortable questions. I’d used earthenware cups from my Item Box to do so, by the way. Serving orange juice in anything other than a clear glass felt sort of wrong to me, but glasses would’ve likely caught our guest’s attention in a way I preferred to avoid.

I, meanwhile, was enjoying the clink of ice in a cup and the delectable aroma of coffee. Seeing as we were currently smack dab in the middle of a seemingly eternal summer, iced coffee felt like the perfect drink for a coffee aficionado like me. I’d bought some slightly fancy grounds from my Online Supermarket, and had brewed it the night before, so all I had to do now was pull it out and enjoy.

I’d chosen a Kilimanjaro blend, which was, in my opinion, the best possible option to make iced coffee with. I’d used about twice the quantity of coffee grounds as I normally would to make the brew stronger, setting up the dripper right above a pitcher with ice in it. That had cooled the coffee off almost instantly, preserving its aromatic qualities, and since I’d kept it in my Item Box, it came out all but fresh brewed and I got to enjoy its scent all over again.

“Hm? What’re you drinking, Mukohda?” Gaudino asked. His eyes were as sharp as ever.

“This?” I said. “It’s a drink from my homeland. It smells great, but fair warning, it’s pretty bitter.” If you drink it black, anyway. I’d come up with that explanation in advance, so I was able to give it casually and naturally. I wasn’t technically lying either.

Feodora’s eyes had instantly lit up at the thought of trying a totally new drink, but she’d lost all interest just as quickly the second she heard the word “bitter.” I chuckled at her conspicuous mood swing and

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