Chapter 337

337 Bear-san, Making Ice Cream .

Cliff left the room, saying he still had a job to do .

I’m drinking the tea Lala-san served while watching Noa playing with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

Noa holds their paws, touched their ears, touched their tail, and stroke their heads .

This life is the best .

Time to relax .

[Oh right . Yuna-san, I have a request . ] Noa

[Yeah? What is it? I will not give you Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear . ] Yuna

[Of course, I want Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan, but that’s not it . Don’t assume that my requests are only about Bear-san . ] Noa

Eh, I was wrong?

But I wouldn’t say it because the conversation won’t progress if I do so .

[So, what is it?] Yuna

[Is it okay if I invite Misa to the sea? I don’t think that she had ever seen the sea either . That’s why I want to take her with us . ] Noa

That was an unexpected request . Certainly, it’ll be a shame if I don’t include Misa in the three-little girls + one Shuri . (ちびっ子三人組＋一人シュリ)

I was good friends with her in the royal capital and she invited me to a birthday party .

Also, even if I add one or two more people, it doesn’t change anything .

[Sure, no problem . ] Yuna

[Really? Thank you . Then I’ll write a letter now . ] Noa

Noa gladly released Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, and prepared a pen and a piece of paper to start writing a letter .

But, Misa? I wonder if Gran-san will be with her because she can’t come alone . Her parents wouldn’t come after all .

Ah, it doesn’t make sense if Marina’s party were not the ones escorting Misa when she comes here . If that happens, the number of girls will increase .

If Gil came along, it would become like an event from harem mangas and novels .

But what about the reality?

If it’s the opposite situation, if it’s one girl and the others are men, it’ll become a dangerous situation rather than a reverse harem . (TC: gang ba . . ahem)

To be clear, it’ll only become more dangerous . But are they happy because they have different genders?

There should be no girls who attack men, right?

……I don’t know .

While I’m praying that no other extras will tag along, I watched Noa write a letter .

[I’m done writing . I’ll ask Lala to send it . ] Noa

Noa darted out of the room, perhaps Noa wants to send her letter as soon as possible .

Then, after Noa handed the letter, she came back along with Cliff, they told me to .

She asked him if we can take Misa with us, but Noa’s voice seems apologetic .

[Think about Yuna’s troubles a little . ] Cliff

[But Misa also wanted to see the sea . ] Noa

[You…] Cliff

Cliff was astounded .

[Don’t be so angry, there’s no problem with it, also it’s my way of thanking Misa for inviting me to the birthday party . ] Yuna

[What are you talking about? That was Old Gran and Misana’s way of thanking you, so you can’t thank them for that . ] Cliff

Well, there were various things, but it can’t be helped .

[Well hey, I was called to the birthday party . ] Yuna

[Anytime you were called to a birthday party, it was because they were grateful to you, that should be the end of it . ] Cliff

That’s true . That’s why we invited everyone and not only Misa .

[Well, she’ll love to see Fina as well, so just forgive her already . ] Yuna

Cliff seems to be convinced of what I said .

The next day, Fina and Shuri came to my house to deliver the eggs, so I caught them . Then, the two children who have been captured were invited into the Bear House .

[It’s so hot today . Isn’t it hot for you Yuna-oneesan?] Fina

Fina asked me while wiping the sweat on her forehead .

My appearance is the usual Bear Costume that looks hot . In that regard, Fina and Shuri were dressed in light clothes and were cool and cute .

[As I said before, it’s special clothes . ] Yuna

[But Yuna-oneechan it’s so cool in here . ] Shuri

If you don’t open the windows, the Bear House will always keep the temperature right . So you can live in the snow or in the desert .

[Here, have cold water . ] Yuna

I prepared cold water for the two children walking outside .

[Thank you . ] Fina

[Thank you . ] Shuri

The two of them drank plenty of water .

[So, are you free today?] Yuna

[Yes, I have nothing to do . Maybe you have a dismantling job for me?] Fina

[Oh, yes, but today is a different matter . ] Yuna

I’d like to ask her to dismantle the Scorpion, but today is no good .

[A different matter?] Fina

Actually, I’m thinking of making ice cream before going to the sea . You can eat it while riding on the Bear Bus or at the hot seashore . I want to feed it to the children .

[I’m going to make cold sweets today, so I’m going to have you help me . ] Yuna

Nevertheless, I have to make a lot for everyone when we go to Mereera . If you think of it as one per person for several times, it will become a huge number . It’s kinda lonely to silently make it by myself . I miss the lonely-pudding-making in the royal capital .

But this time it’s not a food for royalty, so you can get them to help me . However, Flora-sama may eat the ice cream I made .

But let’s not talk about that .

[Is it a cold snack?] Fina

[Yeah, when we go to the sea, I’m thinking about eating it together . ] Yuna

[A shaved ice?] Fina

[No . A food called ice cream . ] Yuna

I did some research (Crimonia only), there was something like a shaved ice, but no ice cream .

[I want to eat shaved ice . ] Shuri

Shuri spoke in a small voice .

[Shuri, do you want to eat shaved ice?] Yuna

[……Un . ] Shuri

I can make as much shaved ice as she likes . Just shave the ice and sprinkle with syrup .

And so I prepared plates, I made ice and used wind magic to scrape the ice . With the sound of , the finely shaved ice accumulated on the plates .

Finally, sprinkle it with fruit jam, honey, and sweet syrup . There is no syrup such as lemon, melon, strawberry, or Blue-Hawaii like in my former world . So I’m just sprinkling jam or sweets on it .

After I prepared the shaved ice, they started eating it deliciously .

[This is shaved ice!] Shuri

[Have you never eaten it?] Yuna

[Yes, this is my first time, after… Umm… until last year, my mom…] Shuri

So it was . They had no father, and their mother, Tirumina-san, was bedridden . And living every day back then was hard, they had no money to buy shaved ice .

[You can eat as much as you like . I’ll make as much as you want . ] Yuna

[Thank you . ] Fina

[Cold and delicious . ] Shuri

The two eat the shaved ice deliciously .

A few minutes later…

[Yuna-oneesan, it’s cold . ] Fina

[Yuna-oneechan, my stomach hurts a little . ] Shuri

The two were eating too much shaved ice, making them feel cold and getting stomachache .

[You ate too much . Look at both of you . Here warm-up with tea . ] Yuna

[Thank you . ] Fina

[Thank you . ] Shuri

It’s bad to make them eat it, but when I saw them eating it deliciously… It’s my bad habit of wanting to give them more . That’s why Tirumina-san said, (「ユナちゃんはフィナとシュリに甘い」)

Both the director and Cliff made the same expression when I’m giving sweets to the children in the orphanage and being too soft to Noa .

Maybe it’s because you have a lot of experience in , but it seems that if you like yourself, you’ll get sweeter .

(TN: No idea about this: ボッチ経験が長かったせいか、自分を好いてくれると甘くなるみたいだ。)

Maybe I don’t want to be hated, so I think that’s what happened .

I try to analyze my own behavior so far .

Even if I try to cure it, I couldn’t . I gave up on it, thinking that this is me .

After that, we rest until the two are in good shape .

After resting for a while, the two got up . It’s a secret, but I used a little magic .

[So, you’re ready to make cold sweets, right?] Yuna

[Yuna-oneechan . Is it delicious?] Shuri

[If you make it well, it’ll become delicious . For the time being, I will make you remember how to make it, so please do your best . ] Yuna

[Un!] Shuri

[Understood . ] Fina

The two replied energetically .

However, whether it is delicious depends on how well it is made .

The task is easy to remember, but the problem is the amount . I can’t remember the number of eggs, milk, and sugar because my memory is vague .

If I have a computer here, I can check it in one shot, but there is no way to ask for something that is not there . I will make it using the information in my vague memory today .

But I should be able to make it with the correct amount of sugar . It should be okay if I add milk while mixing it with eggs .

There is no choice but to bet on the Bear’s Intuition .

First, prepare egg yolk, milk, and sugar . It’ll be basic ice cream .

Put a few egg yolks in a bowl and stir . The problem is the amount of sugar, but I don’t remember it . For the time being, I, Fina, and Shuri are mixing it in varying amounts and adjusting it appropriately . Then add the milk and mix .

Then put it in the freezer .

[Yuna-oneesan, is this all right?] Fina

[Once it’s frozen, it’s complete . Though, I don’t remember how much we’re doing . ] Yuna

For that purpose, the three people changed the amount while making it .

Also, there must have been a way to make ice cream from fresh cream . I also make cakes, so it might be easier for me to make a lot of them .

I’m going to give Fina and Shuri a little bit of time to change the way they make ice cream, then adjust the amount of sugar when we make another batch of ice cream . The cooling time should have been one hour at the earliest, and up to five or six hours long .

Well, I can check that from time to time .

[Ahh… Shuri . Don’t lick the cream . ] Fina

[I’m sorry,] Shuri

Shuri ate the cream made by me . Fina noticed it .

[Look, there’s some cream on your mouth . ] Fina

Fina took out a handkerchief and wiped Shuri’s mouth . They really are good sisters .

While watching those two, I concentrate on making ice cream .

Then I tried some of those ice cream . There’s time to set and you can’t tell which one can be delicious without tasting it . For the time being, I will try to make many variations .

[Can I mix it Yuna-oneechan?] Shuri

[Just a little . ] Yuna

We tried adding fruit that tastes like orange, adding other fruits, trying tea that is similar to matcha, and trying different flavors of ice cream . To be honest, I don’t know which one will succeed . The difficulty is not knowing the quantity .

[Shuri, you’re putting too much sugar!] Yuna

For a moment, Shuri tried to add more sugar .

I can’t help but be too sweet to the children, but it’s not good to put in too much .

[And don’t forget to make a note of the amount of ice cream you made . ] Yuna

And while making various ice cream, the batch of ice cream we made at the beginning hardens .

[Well, let’s taste it . ] Yuna

[Yes . ] Fina

[Yehey~] Shuri

We first tested the ice cream that I made .

Yeah, it’s delicious . It’s delicious .

[It melts in my mouth . It’s strange . ] Fina

[It’s delicious . ] Shuri

Both of them happily ate it .

Next, we tried the ice cream made by Shuri .

It’s too sweet .

[Shuri . I think you added a lot of sugar . ] Yuna

[Because the sweeter the better . ] Shuri

Well, Shuri’s ice cream was too sweet, but it also tastes good . Today we had various ice cream making and tasting parties . The ice cream, which has not yet set, is to be tested tomorrow .

And I plan to make a lot of delicious ice cream from the ones I made today .

I hope it tastes good .

Author’s Note:

And that’s why Misa will join .

I referred to how to make simple ice cream . (Please note that it was not how it actually made . )

But I wrote shaved ice properly . I don’t know if it’s delicious though .

Is it the oyster ice of Azuki? (あとはあずきのカキ氷かな？)

※ I am very sorry . After I post another episode this year, I’ll take a break .

I will resume in January around the 6th . (It’s scheduled)