It Looks Like I Got Reincarnated in Another World

Chapter 33 - In The End, I Was Swayed

A few days later. Today, I was once again with the children gathering herbs near the river. But I was actually looking for things that could be eaten in the surroundings.

Over the past few days, the first edible thing I found was chili peppers. Along with the vegetable oil, I could now make chili oil.
　
And I also found raw peppers. Spices were quite expensive... I also found several other kinds of spices. I was hoping to make curry someday. But I still haven’t found any turmeric yet.

I also managed to find leeks. Which was good for stir-fry vegetables and miso soup.
　
Incidentally, there was common camellia within the area, so I was able to obtain more vegetable oil.
　
But what’s with the vegetation in this world? It was somehow strange in various ways. It might be interesting to look into it a little more.

Anyways, since I’ve mostly explored this area, I would like to move a little more upstream for today. As such, I was gathering a bit deeper in the forest than usual.

After walking for a while, I found a tree that had some fruit. This scent… the Japanese plum? Or some kind of plum? Well, never mind the specifics.
　
A scan from Appraisal showed that the plums were edible. The plums also looked ripe and ready for consumption. So I decided to have some right away. I brought one to my mouth. Yep, sweet and sour. Delicious.

I noticed that the children were watching me from a little further away, so I beckoned for them to come closer. They ran forth with their faces shining.
　
Everyone began eating with delighted expressions on their faces. In this world, sweets weren’t something that could be easily obtained. For commoners, and even more so for orphans.

I also stored some for myself. As I looked around for other things, the children asked me if they could take some home.
　
Well, isn’t it fine to just do what you want? Ah, but if they pick too much the plums might go bad, so pick in moderation, I guess?

While the children were taking their share, I explored the surroundings a bit more. Well… Oh, that’s yam? Tororo rice! Okay, let’s dig.
　
And so I dug them up. Or rather, I did it in one go using earth magic. Magic sure was convenient.

Shin noticed I was doing something again and approached me.

“Can you eat this too?”

“Hmm, there are various ways to eat them, such as mashing them, steaming them, or baking them, and such.”

“…Can we also take some?”

“Do what you want. Ah, but if you don’t dig them up carefully, it will break halfway, so be careful. And it also takes a while, so be patient.”

“Thank you very much, I will do my best.”

　Well, it really is pretty difficult.

Now then, let’s start gathering a bit more seriously. Thus, I started gathering herbs. But I quickly lost interest and ended up catching fish instead. Teehee~

Later in the afternoon, I gathered for a bit longer before heading back. I decided to head back earlier than usual. I informed the children that we were heading back, Shin and several others who were digging up the yams looked really tired. But everyone was smiling. Today’s gathering resulted in a feast with plums and yams. Oh? There’s sweat coming from my eyes.

I received my payment from the guild. Apparently, the guild also bought yams too, so Shin was agonizing over whether to eat or sell them. Me? I’m fine since I gathered them for the sole purpose of eating to begin with. The children agonized over it for a while, but before everyone left they gave a slight bow to me.

I returned back to the inn and shared the plums with Lily. Apparently, she hadn’t eaten something sweet in a long time, so she was quite happy. Afterwards, I ate dinner, took a bath, and went to bed like usual. I refrained from cooking for myself this time. Because the cook was glaring at me with quite a dreadful face, to be honest, it was rather annoying.