Management of a Novice Alchemist: Volume 2 [Complete] by Mizuho Itsuki

Author:Mizuho Itsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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When summer had arrived in earnest, and it was hot even indoors, the frame for the freezer and refrigerator arrived. It was a slow delivery by Geberk-san’s standards, but only because it had taken time for the ordered lumber to arrive. But once it did, he did the same fine work as always. It was made precisely to the measurements that I’d given him, without leaving the slightest gap.

“Honestly, his work is perfect. I don’t even need to adjust it...”

When I was making the insulation and the cooling cores, I had thought to myself, Am I going to have to rework things once it arrives? But they slotted in just like they ought to. From there it was just a matter of applying waterproofing and installing the appliances in the kitchen, and then the job would be done.

“All right, time for a test. The refrigerator’s probably fine, so...I’ll try making ice in the freezer.”

That got finished faster than expected, so I decided to use the time to make a light snack.

“Chop up the dried fruit, and put in a little sugar and water...”

I put the resulting mixture in a pot to boil, and a sweet smell wafted through the air once it got all syrupy. Lured in by the scent, Lorea-chan popped her head in the door.

“Sarasa-san? Something smells good in here...”

“Yep. The freezer’s finished, so I thought I’d make something sweet. Do you want to have some?”

“Can I? Please!”

I opened up the freezer with a sideward glance at Lorea-chan as she gleefully took a seat at the table.

“Yep, looks like it’s frozen nicely.”

With ice from the freezer in my right hand, and a shallow bowl in my left...

Crunch! Sprinkle, sprinkle...

I made a pile of crushed ice in the bowl.

“Huh?! S-Sarasa-san! What was that?!”

“This? It’s magic. Master taught me how to do it.”

The magic crushed ice into fine, equal-sized pieces. It took a lot of careful control, so when summer came around she would say, “Time for magic practice!” and make me do it repeatedly.

I still had a long way to go, though. The texture of Master’s crushed ice felt totally different on my tongue.

“Now I just pour a whole bunch of this syrup over it, and...there’s your crushed ice treat! Go on, dig in!”

“H-Here goes.” Lorea-chan took her first bite. Her eyes went wide, and her face lit up with delight. “It’s cold! And sweet! I’ve never had anything like it!”

Yeah, because normal folks don’t get the opportunity to try frozen treats like this.

“Oh... Hey, Lorea-chan. Did you know it tastes really good if you wolf it down as fast as you can?”

“Whaa, but that feels like such a waste...”

“It’s okay. Really. There’s more where that came from. I mean, I can always make more ice. Go on!”

Lorea-chan looked reluctantly at her crushed ice. I smiled and nodded for her to go ahead.

“Really? Well, if you insist...”

I grinned as I watched Lorea-chan crunch away.

“Huh?! Urgh! M-My head hurts! Really badly?!”

“Yep, I’ll bet it does. When you eat cold stuff too fast, that happens.

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