Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Volume 8 [Parts 1 to 3] by Hisaya Amagishi

Author:Hisaya Amagishi
Language: eng
Format: epub

“It should be almost finished simmering.”

The cauldron that the mages were so gently bubbling had begun to let off a delicious aroma, drawing longing gazes from Volf and the others. Just then, knights came by with buckets, and everyone knew to swiftly retrieve the shallow pots for their camp stoves, into which went pieces of crab. With armored crabs being the size that they were, a single part of the legs was plenty. One side of the shell had been removed, so maybe the plan was to grill them on the lid-skillet—so thought Dahlia, but then a mage came with a silver case, from which he spooned a mound of rich yellow butter onto each piece of crab.

“Will we be frying it?”

“No, the butter will just be on top. The shell is so thick that frying it tends to dry out the meat. We are also fed a lot of butter and cheese on our expeditions so that we stay full for longer.”

“Not that we ever really get the chance to feast on crab, mind you—it’s mostly rye bread with a thick spread of butter that does the trick.”

“Yeah. If it’s a particularly long expedition, we’ll even soak the bread with olive oil. It’s hard to sleep on an empty stomach.”

“Oh, yeah! We used to do that a lot! Jerky and olive oil wasn’t very good, if I recall correctly.”

“Your journeys must have been very difficult...” The Beast Hunters seemed to painstakingly pad their meals with extra calories while out in the field. Imagining how everything would taste made Dahlia wince.

“What an expedition calls for is honey.”

“Haven’t you been having a whole lot of honey lately, Randolph? You’re gonna turn into a bear, you know?”

“Fret not. It is a restorative.”

As talk of expeditions turned to the topic of Randolph’s sweet tooth, the mage began flinging flame at the line of pots on the ground. Dahlia had never seen—or even heard of, for that matter—crab cooked by little fireballs. The fragrance of crab, butter, and then char filled the air, making her mouth water.

“Bon appétit!”

“Thank you so much.”

The mage turned over an empty stockpot on the sheet of waterproof cloth in front of Dahlia, making a perfect platform for the shallow pots. Judging by how smoothly he set them down, this was likely a common occurrence.

Everyone proceeded to stuff their faces with the grilled buttered crab, and Dahlia did the same. It was hotter than she had expected, likely from the added fat; she huffed and puffed as the crab scorched her mouth. It was noticeably sweeter than the crab she had yearly, and each bite had also been saturated with just enough salted butter. She spent as long as she could savoring the heavenly harmony of the grilled crab’s smokiness and golden melted butter before swallowing.

“Name me something better than grilled armored crab with butter!”

“Without a doubt, this is tastier than any crab I’ve had...”

As Dorino and Marcella lavished praise on the meat, Jonas shifted his rusty eyes. “I believe we have a guest.

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