It’s Called Tonjiru Because It’s Ridiculously Delicious
“Now that I’ve tasted this, there’s no going back to those bland meals with only a faint salty flavor.”
“That’s true. Now that I’ve tasted this… I don’t think I could live without miso anymore.”
“Onii~chama, Ari will become Onii~chama’s bride!”
Yeah, yeah. Ari, you want to marry me?
Well, we’re siblings, so marriage is impossible, but hearing how much Ari loves me still makes me honestly happy.
“Ari~ why do you want to marry your Onii~chama?”
“Because if I marry Onii~chama, I can eat delicious food, right? Onii~chama is useful.”
Huh? Wait. If she said she wanted to marry me so she could eat good food, I’d still get it. But what was that? Onii~chama is useful? What’s that supposed to mean?!
“Ari, you mustn’t call your Onii~chama useful. He’s a Onii~chama who is helpful.”
Mama, that’s awful.
Helpful basically means the same thing as useful!
“Ari, what about Papa?”
Eh? Papa, do you want Ari to call you useful? How desperate are you to be liked?
“Hmm… Papa is… hmm… Papa is Papa.”
Ahaha, that’s true. Papa is Papa.
For Ari and me, he really is Papa.
“By the way, something’s been bothering me for a while. Why is pork soup called tonjiru?”
Umm… well… the ton in tonjiru comes from the kanji reading for pork… how am I supposed to explain that? I can’t exactly give an explanation from my previous life. What do I do…
“Ah, I’ve got it. It’s because it’s ton-believably delicious, right? Right? That’s it, isn’t it?”
Papa solved it on his own.
The meaning’s different, but… well, let’s just go with that.
“Papa, that’s amazing! You figured it out!”
He’s grinning like an idiot. Tighten that face up.
“See? See? Papa is amazing.”
Hehe, maybe I lifted Papa’s spirits a little.
“Say, Kai-kun. That story earlier about fish bones becoming fertilizer, tell me more about it.”
Mama’s eyes are practically sparkling with money signs.
Mama’s really amazing.
That children’s table chair, the Kai Chair. Ever since Mama spread it around at her tea parties, word of mouth among the wives of our vassals made it spread everywhere. It’s still selling really well. The table part can even be removed, so kids can probably use it until they’re about five.
“Alright, Mama.”
“Then I’ll set aside some time for it.”
Huh?
Feels like I just remembered something… what was it again?
It had kind of a mean-sounding name. What was it… Nyah-nyah… nyaah…
Ah! That’s it, Viscountess Iida.
Appraisal Eye-kun said she looked like she was thinking about something bad, but nothing has happened since then, right? Maybe it was just a misunderstanding?
Was Appraisal Eye-kun’s “maybe?” actually wrong?
“Sebas.”
“This pork soup is too delicious. Extremely delicious. It’s ton-believably delicious, so it’s called tonjiru, what a magnificent name it has. It seems Kaito came up with it.”
“Yes, yes, it’s wonderful. Truly too wonderful. Young Master Kaito is a genius.”
“Ahh, miso soup truly is marvelous. Kaito, who created and discovered such a wonderful thing, is remarkable, but we must also give thanks to the Goddess of Ikaruda, who granted Kaito this knowledge. And this food… it ought to be spread to many people. Don’t you think so, Sebas?”
“Yes, Master, you are exactly right.”
“Indeed. But before that, the people who serve this household should eat their fill first.”
Everyone looked so happy.
Seeing them this pleased made me happy too.
““““““““““Thank you very much!””””””””””
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