I Want to Make Rice Bowls
“Umm, so, I don’t really know what they look like exactly, so I want to have one made. I want to make a sample, so… can I ask Papa?”
“You’re right, I can’t quite picture this ‘rice bowl.’ It would be better to have one made. Sebas, are you there?”
“Yes, Milady, I am here. Shall I arrange for a sample of this ‘rice bowl’ the young master mentioned?”
Eh~ Sebas, since when were you here? How long have you been listening?! And Mama and everyone else aren’t even questioning it? Seriously? And of course, those absurdly sharp ears of his, as always…
“Yes, that would be good.”
Ah, right! Yeah, yeah! Rice bowls should be wood, right?
“Mama, umm, are the rice bowls going to be made of glass?”
“Yes, I suppose they would be.”
“Glass is fine, but if you think about holding it while eating…”
“Wait, Kai-kun. A rice bowl is something you hold while using?”
“Yeah, you bring it right up to your mouth and drink the soup directly.”
“Eh? Drinking soup by putting your mouth directly on the bowl… that would be quite improper for a lady…”
Yeah, that’s how you’d see it, huh?
But for me, it’s different. You’ve gotta hold the bowl and drink the soup, and eat with chopsticks.
Man, I want chopsticks too along with the rice bowls… but chopsticks might be too hard for now. They’re not something people can just pick up and use easily. Guess I should spread rice bowls first, then introduce chopsticks later?
“Mama? You know… isn’t it hard to sip something that delicious little by little with a spoon? If you drink it directly, your mouth is kind of hidden by the bowl, so it’s better, and you won’t spill it either.”
“Is that so? I can’t quite imagine it.”
Yeah, yeah, I’m almost there. Just a little more and I can convince her.
Push it, push it!
“It said so in a book too, that rice bowls are like that.
And also, if it’s glass, it’ll get hot when it touches your mouth, and it’s dangerous. So I think it’d be better to make them out of wood. Wood wouldn’t get as hot as glass, right?”
“My, young master, to think you’re even that considerate. How admirable.”
“Yes… wooden bowls, hmm… Glass has elegance, but wood has warmth. Perhaps we should try making both. Sebas, please arrange it.”
“As you wish, Milady.”
Yeah, yeah. That’s how it should go.
“Hey, Sebas. The image of the rice bowl is only in my head, so I want you to take me to the workshop too.”
“The workshop, you say? Hmm… I’ll need to obtain Master’s permission first. I’ll go speak with him. Young master, please wait until then.”
“Okay, got it.”
I need to get out of Mama’s room fast or Marle and everyone else are gonna pee themselves. No one wants an adult accident, right?
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