Volume 1 Chapter 6 Mr. Lucian's Realistic Sausage
I'm holding a paper bag filled with fresh intestines and chunks of pork as I head back to the cafeteria.
I change the sign on the door from "Closed" to "Open," unlock it, and step inside.
I walk through the empty restaurant and place the paper bag on the kitchen counter, then grab a knife, a cutting board, and a manual meat grinder from the shelf.
"It's time for judgment... Get ready..."
The chunks of pork are innocent, but the cheating man is guilty.
I put the slightly thicker and realistic intestines into a bowl in the sink and wash them with water from the faucet that has a water magic stone attached.
The water magic stone lasts about a month until it runs out of water.
When it stops working, I can exchange it for a new one at the magic stone shop.
The old magic stone isn't disposable; it can be recharged, but it takes about 2 weeks to do that.
A water magic stone for kitchen use costs around 10,000 rupia.
Since I also use it for laundry and bathing, it ends up being quite expensive compared to using rainwater, river water, or well water.
Still, since the cafeteria is a business, the water from the magic stone is the safest. I want cute girls and children to eat safe food, so I use the water magic stone.
I think men can just drink muddy water.
No, I only think that, but I do use the water from the magic stone to prepare meals for Mr. Lucian and the others.
"...Mr. Lucian, to toy with a maiden's pure heart is the worst...! Mr. Lucian is just like my father and Sir Stefan; all men are the same... It's terrible..."
After washing my intestines, I trimmed the extra fat off the chunk of pork with a knife and cut it into pieces that would fit into the meat grinder.
I cut the meat into pieces about the size of my 2 clenched fists and stuffed them into the grinder.
I wiped my greasy hands with a clean cloth and turned the handle of the meat grinder.
As I cranked the handle, the minced pork squished out of the grinder's opening.
"It's all my father's fault, that cheater...! Going to a brōtḥel, I mean, it's not that the people at the brōtḥel are bad, it's their job, and they have no guilt, but still, having children is a no-go, that's cheating..."
It seems there are many kinds of brōtḥels.
This is something I heard while living quietly in the Rest priest's household.
Since I, as a woman, had little presence, it seemed I didn't catch the attention of the servants, whether I was walking down the hallway or anywhere else.
I was like a fairy hiding in the priest's house.
Because of that, I often overheard the servants' gossip.
I learned about men's desires from their conversations.
So, I had never actually seen a man's naked body.
I wasn't close enough to Sir Stefan to see him naked.
"I believed that one day, I could marry a wonderful person who wouldn't cheat... Stupid Sir Stefan, just go away... ugh, it hurts, Mr. Lucian is also an enemy of women...!"
I cried while turning the handle of the meat grinder.
Before I knew it, minced pork was piling up in the bowl I had placed at the grinder's opening.
Mincing meat is the most fun part.
How should I put it? It gives me a sense of power.
Even someone like me, who feels like a failure, can turn pork into mince! That feeling of being all-powerful is amazing.
"Receive my sadness and suffering, and become delicious, meat...!"
After finishing mincing the meat, I chop up some herbs and lemon zest and start mixing them into the mince.
My hands get greasy from the fat while kneading the meat, but the squishy feel of the meat isn't so bad.
Pork mince is great. It never lets me down, and it's delicious whether grilled or boiled.
"Alright. Now I just need to stuff this into a realistically sized sausage casing."
What exactly is a realistically sized casing?
It seems that Mr. Lucian prefers sausages that are quite realistic in thickness.
I've been making them about the size of my thumb, so I think a slightly bigger size would look tastier.
I made them smaller so that cute girls and kids could eat them easily.
But still, the only customers at my shop are muscular men.
It's sad.
"Time for the sausage filler to shine!"
Now that the prep work is done, I fit the cleaned casing onto the sausage filler and put the pork mince into the machine.
This also works by turning a handle, which pushes the mince into the casing.
If I turn it too fast, the casing might burst and look messy, so I need to be careful.
I turned the handle slowly.
The mince was pushed into the casing, filling it tightly, and the once soft, thin, white membrane became firm and taut.
It's so much fun.
"Making thin and small ones was fun, but making thick ones is enjoyable too... But when I look at them, I still get annoyed... Mr. Lucian... My cooking is just normal cooking. I wish you wouldn't spread weird rumors...!"
As I turned the handle, I mumbled to myself.
At the right moment, I squeezed the sausage casing to shape it.
I made a sausage that was just the right thickness to fit in one hand and a bit too long to hold with both hands.
The fresh flavor of herbs and lemon was refreshing, and after boiling it, if I grilled it until crispy, it would definitely be delicious.
No doubt about it.
After all, rice is the most important thing.
I prefer meals that are nutritious and filling, like those from a public diner.
I do admire cafes and fancy tea shops, though.
They're tasty, but pancakes are only good because I eat them occasionally; I still think of diners as the basics.
I want to protect the healthy growth of children.
I'm ready to provide them with affordable meals.
But for the muscular ones, it's full price. The knights get paid properly, so that's only fair.
"I did it! Mr. Lucian's realistic sausage...!"
After stuffing all the casings with minced meat, I decided to praise myself for a job well done.
No one else is here to praise me.
It's important to give yourself a pat on the back.
"...Lucian, what happened?"
Suddenly, I heard a voice and jumped, my whole body shaking.
Before I knew it, a man in a black robe, who looked like a mage, was sitting at the counter, staring at me.
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