Chapter 361: Dungeon Meat Festival
Translated by Zzonkedd
Edited by Gumihou
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Otherwise known as big delete chapter: Starting count 2100
On the day of the Dungeon Meat Festival.
Stalls lined both sides of the main streets with plenty of people stopping by this or that booth for grilled skewers, stews and other meat related food. [6] The atmosphere was similar to a festival day in Japan.
There were visitors from locals as well as tourists who came just for the festival.
โThank you for your purchase~โ [3] I waved off a pair of parent and child who bought a hotdog from my stall.
โBig brother!โ
โOh, itโs Lewis and friends. Hello again.โ [5]
โWow, I heard that your stall is right at the end of the street, but this is really riiight at the very end,โ [7] commented Lewis.
โYes, well, thatโs what happens with late applications,โ I said.
My โstallโ consisted of my custom made barbecue stove [6] and an earth magic raised table. [1] Sui, Fer and Dora-chan were napping at the back while I operated my stall.
They complained about not being able to go have fun and eat food from other stalls. However, I somehow managed to convince them to relax today while I operate my stall. [5]
โHumph, tomorrow and the day after, we will eat all the stalls.โ
โโฆ could you please say it in a less scary way?โ
โBig brother! You donโt have many customers due to your bad location,โ
โThatโs true, but I still have customers,โ [3] I said, perfectly happy to slowly entertain the few customers that come by instead of dealing with a crush of people.
โBy the way, that looks really delicious. You put a whole sausage into the bread we made?โ
โThatโs right, I cut a slit here and stuff the sausage in. Then pour some of the tomato sauce over the meatโฆโ
Gulp!!
Lewis and his little friends were all staring at my homemade hotdog.
โIt looks really goodโฆโ
โOi, this is merchandise, so I canโt give it to you for free. However, you are welcome to have it for 6 iron coins.โ
โAwwโฆโ [5]
Ahem, I know it sounded kind of mean, but I really donโt want them to develop a habit of thinking they could get free things randomly from me. [6] Furthermore, I properly paid them a silver coin each for their labour, so I know these kids have money.
The kids huddled together on the side.
โWhat should we do?โ
โThat hotdog thing looks really good,โ
โBut I want to try stuff from other stalls too,โ
โThen again, everything that brother made is delicious,โ
โTrue, true,โ
โ6 iron coins is a little expensiveโฆโ
โItโs meat and a whole sausage stuffed in a bread, how is that expensive?โ [5]
โHmmโฆ alright, Iโm gonna buy one!โ Lewis broke off from the huddle to hand 6 coins to me.
โThank you for the purchase,โ I said as I put a sausage on the grill and made a cut into the orphanage made bun. [6] The bread ended up being something closer to a whole grained French baguette with a crispy crust rather than the soft, pillowy brioche buns that I could buy from [Net Super]. Still, it was good enough to pass as a local hotdog.
After stuffing the sausage into the bun, I slathered on the thickened sauce and handed the hotdog to Lewis.
โWoah, looks really good.โ
โIt doesnโt just look good, it tastes good too!โ I promised.
Lewis took a large bite, [3] โDelish~~โ
Seeing Lewisโ happy face, the others could no longer resist and all ordered a hotdog too.
When they finally have their hotdogs in hand, everyone mimicked Lewis, opening their mouths wide and taking a large bite.
โDelicious~~~โ [5] [8]
โBread and meat, yummy~~โ
โThe sausage is really delicious and juicy~~โ
โSilly, the sauce is what makes it good. The sour tanginess really ties it all togetherโฆโ
Goodness, even though these guys are orphans, they really know their food. [1] Is it because Rosendal is a gourmet town?
Anyway, with the kids eating so deliciously in front of my stall, others began to drop by too. Specifically, an elf.
โOne please,โ said the elf.
โThank you, thatโs 6 iron coins, please.โ
I handed the elf a hotdog and watched as the mouth on that elegant face dropped open wide and bit off one end. After some contemplative chewing, his eyes suddenly shot open and he devoured the whole thing in a few bites. Woah, thatโs too incredible.
The elf exhaled and said, โOh my, that was really good. I always come to the Meat Festival in search of good food. [5] Looks like I found a winner today. Another, please.โ
โSure,โ
The elf devoured the second hotdog more slowly, โHm, delicious. Not only is the sausage very juicy, but it is also generously seasoned with salt and pepper too. The concentrated tomato sauce on top lent a moderate amount of acidity to the meat and brings out the flavour well.โ
Well, this elf sure has a lot to say.
โHahh, apologies, when it comes to good food, Iโm afraid I have a habit of thinking out loud,โ
Yeah, yeah, youโre a noisy gourmet elf, I get it.
I already had some experience with gluttonous elves. [5] [4] โMy name is Gabriel, Iโm a merchant. I have been visiting the Dungeon Meat Festival since its conception.โ [5] [6] โI seeโฆโ
โFor some reason, my feet always led me here during this time of the year. I usually sell my wares between the Royal Capital and Bischoff,โ
[6] โBischoff?โโItโs a city located between here and the Royal Capital,โ said Gabriel with a smile.
โI have some elf friends,โ I said. โYou guys sure know how to enjoy your food.โ
โFufu, youโre right. Itโs part of our nature.โ
โHey, is that why we always see lots of elves during the festival?โ piped up Lewis. [5]
โMmm, itโs considered part of a yearly pilgrimage for some,โ said Gabriel-san dreamily. [5] โFarewell, I shall come again tomorrow.โ
โAhem,โ I said. โApologies but I wonโt be operating my stall tomorrow.โ
โWait, what?!โ Gabriel-san actually looked shocked. In factโฆ was that a single tear crystallized at the corner of his eye? โWhyyyy???โ
โUhm, I only plan to open my stall for one day.โ
โI see, wait. Hold on,โ Gabriel-san rummaged through his [Item Box], looks like he must be magically quite powerful to have one.
โHere! Please fill up this basket!โ
The basket looked large enough to contain 10 hotdogs. [5]
โSure, I have no problem doing that, but youโll have to eat them soon, they won’t keep wellโฆโ [5]
โOh, itโs fine. Iโll most probably eat everything by the end of tomorrow.โ [5]
โIf thatโs the caseโฆโ I grilled and assembled 10 hotdogs. As expected, it all packed nicely into the basket.
An hour later.
My stall was mobbed by a sudden wave of elves.
โEh? Whatโs going onโฆ?โ
While I rushed to fill out orders, I heard the elves talking amongst themselves.
โGabriel is right, these are great.โ
โLuckily we met him, otherwise we wouldnโt have come to this end of the street first.โ
โThis stall only operates for a single day, letโs order more. 10 for me please!โ
โMe too! 10 here!โ
Ughh, so itโs that Gabriel guyโs fault!
[4] โHi, big brother, looks like you have quite a lot of customers now.โ [4] โLewis! Itโs Lewis! Great! Are your friends here? Help me out, Iโll pay!!โ
Sometime laterโฆ
โW-we somehow survived itโฆโ
Lewis and his little friends were drooping on the side. Thanks to them, I managed to barely survive the assault from those elves.
I was just trying to think of the best way to reward the kids when an old man stopped in front of my stall.
โHey, this is your stall? The one where loads of elves just left?โ
โYesโฆโ
[8]โRight, Iโll have one of whatever they just bought.โ
โMe too,โ
โTwo here, please,โ
โAnd hereโฆโ
โWoah, w-wait, everyone, back to work!โ
Somehow, the orphanage team and I managed to survive this second assault.
This went on untilโฆ
โSold out! Weโre all sold out. Apologies but thereโs no more.โ
The sausages were all gone and so was the tomato sauce.
โWoah, that was intense,โ said Lewis.
โWeโre so tiredโฆโ
Lewis and the orphanage party looked quite worn out.
โThanks to you guys, I was able to survive this,โ I said. โHereโs 2 silver coins for your trouble.โ
โWait, really?โ
“Yes, you deserve it.”
โHey, thanksโฆ wait, youโre paying us 2 silver coins per person?!โ
โWhy not? You really saved me back then.โ
โWoah, awesome!!โ
Fatigue seemed to have left the kids as they bounced to their feet and cheered.
โRight everyone, time to eat delicious food!!โ
โYeahhh!!โ
You guys still have plenty of energy, huh?
โSee you later, big brother!โ
Ah, youthโฆ
I turned to my familiars, โWell, shall we go home?โ
โHey, arenโt you forgetting something?โ
โHm?โ
โFood, food!โ
โAhh, right, right, sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.โ
โโGrr, the smell of food is so strong here that my stomach keeps growling!โโ Dora-chan also sounded pretty hangry.
โโMaster, Sui hungryโฆโโ
โSorry, sorry everyone. Iโll buy whatever you want!โ
โHumph, itโs only right,โ
โโFood!!โโ
โโSui get to eat lots~!โโ
Thus, my exhausting first day as a stall owner ended with a tour of all the nearby stalls until my familiars were satisfied to leave.
Word count: 1558
[Gumihou: Operating a stall sounds pretty fun, but really, all those wowee yum and numerous โopen their mouth really wide to chompโ remarks were unnecessary.]
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1 orphanage bun costs 5 iron coins. Mukouda is losing profit if he sells hotdogs for 6 iron coins. That means the sausage costs only 1 iron coin. Unless he considers paying the buns as donations.
The buns are probably a for donation thing, since he could totally buy real koppe pan from [Net Super]
One Piece has an “official pirate recipe” cookbook published. Amazon has it at:
URL: www {DOT} amazon.co.jp/-/en/Sanji-ebook/dp/B098DQMSWD
A preview version can be seen if you go to nyaa.si and search for “one piece pirate recipe”.
There is this small possibility that after millennia or so promoting food culture to world, with so many fans that are like believersโฆ a new God can emerge. Then there are at least few God which cloud be considered a mateโฆ
Maybe not only elves could be possible nowโฆ Like some extremely rare Emperor Slime which can transform into human โฆ almost human girl. In you patient enough to wait few hundred years waiting her to mature ๐
BTW. Thanks to Gumihou it is now much fun to read!
Thanks for the treat.
Mukoda seemed a bit against the orphans, since they were kind of expecting more freebies, but they had to put their differences aside once the big baddie entered the scene, the army of gourmet elves. Not sure how many but at least some of them long lived foodies should have some combat experience, yet they jumped at the food even with Fer nearby. On the bright side, that one dragon crazy elf of a guild master didn’t somehow manage to get there, so Dora didn’t get more PTSD.
Thanks for the third chapter this week! Awesome translation and editing as always! May God bless you!
There goes his remaining good opinion about elves. He should remind himself not allow Gabriel to know his secret shop. For now it is safe since the dwarves won’t snitch at least to elves.
Time to scratch the whole race off the possible heroines list, maybe Mukouda can find himself a cute demon or something, to spend his extended lifespan with.
That ship already sailed in Doran
That was only a couple weirdos, there was still some hope, but this stampede proves it’s a racial problem.