Chapter 152

Chapter 152 – Bear-san Makes A Shortcake

I had finally completed it . The devil’s food .

Using a spoon, I scooped up a bit of this white and soft thing and tasted it .

「So sweet!」

I finally managed to make cream, and making cream meant I could now make shortcake .

I had seen strawberries being sold in the town, and it had made me want to eat shortcake .

Now, after numerous attempts, I finally completed it .

I could even make many different flavours now; all I had to do was just add various things to the cream .

I could make cream puffs and many other cream related sweets .

First things first, though . I baked a sponge cake and added strawberries, covered it all with cream and topped it with more strawberries . My pseudo strawberry shortcake was complete .

Cream might have already existed in this world, but I had never seen any, and now, I managed to make it using my vague memories .

I cut off a slice of the shortcake and ate it .

It wasn’t as good as those made by Japanese professionals, but it was delicious enough .

Yep, it was totally worth going through all that trouble to make it .

As I was enjoying my shortcake, I heard someone knock at the door of my Bear House .

Who dared interrupt me when I was finally enjoying a cake after a long time!?

「Big Sis Yuna . 」

It was Fina . It was fine, then .

If it had been Cliff or Mylene-san who had interrupted me, I would have sent them away .

「Fina, why are you here?」

「Gold-san should have finished the knife by today, so we should go and retrieve it, right?」

「Oh right, now that you mention it…」

I had just shut myself inside the house the last few days, so…

「You forgot even though it was just a few days ago!?」

She scolded me sharply .

No, today was not a day for retrieving knives; it was the day I finally made cream .

I should be eating my shortcake now .

「Fina, I made something delicious . Want to eat it?」

Since it was finally complete, I had to have Fina taste-test it for me .

「Eat what?」

「I made a cake . 」

「A pancake?」

「No, it’s a bit different . It’s a shortcake . 」

「Shortcake?」

「A strawberry shortcake, to be precise . 」

Fina didn’t seem to understand what I was talking about .

It would be faster to just show it to her and make her eat it, then .

I took Fina’s hand and dragged her into the house .

「B-Big Sis Yuna!?」

Fina called out in surprise, but I decided not to mind it and dragged her to the room where the shortcake was .

I then made her sit down, cut off a slice of the shortcake and put it in front of her .

I also didn’t forget to add a glass of fruit juice .

「So, this is a shortcake?」

「Yep . Eat it and tell me how it is . 」

「What is this white stuff?」

「It’s cream . It’s sweet and delicious . 」

Fina timidly pierced a piece of the cake with the fork and brought it to her mouth .

Was she scared of putting an unknown thing in her mouth?

After eating a mouthful of cake, her expression changed, though .

「It’s delicious!」

Fina said and took another mouthful .

「Big Sis Yuna, it’s delicious . So sweet and soft . 」

Fina kept eating it without stopping her hand for a single second . There was even cream around her mouth .

「I’m happy to see that you like it . 」

The shortcake on Fina’s plate disappeared in an instant .

When she was done, I used a handkerchief to wipe the cream around her mouth and put another slice of my shortcake onto her plate .

The cake was too big for me to eat it on my own, after all .

We haven’t even eaten half of it yet; I honestly didn’t know if the two of us could finish it .

「Big Sis Yuna, is it okay for me to eat more?」

「Yeah, there is still a lot more . 」

She looked at the cake with a happy smile on her face .

Fina liked it as I had expected; she was a young girl, after all .

She acted as an adult most of the time, but I was happy to see her acting her age from time to time .

After Fina finished her second slice, she showed a satisfied expression .

「Fina, if you think it’s good, others will think so as well, right?」

「Big Sis Yuna, will you add it to the menu at your shop?」

「Hmm? I don’t plan on doing that for now . I only made it because I wanted to eat it, after all . 」

「Really?」

Fina seemed dejected .

「What is it?」

「Well, I would be able to eat it anytime if it was on the menu at your shop, but it must be expensive, being this good, right?」

「It’s not that expensive . The most expensive ingredient were the eggs, I think? And since eggs are easy to come by these days…」

「Why won’t you sell it at the shop, then?」

「It’s not that I never plan on selling it . I just haven’t considered it yet . 」

She was right, though, wasn’t she? If I added it to the menu, I could eat it just by going there and wouldn’t need to make it myself .

I should probably make another cake and present it to Morin-san and the other employees . There were quite a number of them, so I would have to make a lot of shortcake .

Completely forgetting about the mithril knife, Fina and I started to make the cakes together and in a few hours, managed to get a few of them done .

Yep, they all looked delicious . We didn’t just use strawberries as a topping, but other fruits as well .

Now, we just had to bring it to the shop for a taste-test, and if Morin-san and the other employees all liked them, it should be safe to add them to the menu .

Just as I was about to head to the shop, Fina finally remembered the other important thing .

「Big Sis Yuna! We still have to go to Gold-san’s smithy!」

Fina suddenly said with a slight panic in her voice .

I had been so focused on making the cakes that I had completely forgotten about the knife .

So troublesome .

The shortcake was of higher priority than the Black Tiger’s pelt right now .

There was no point in fetching the knife if we weren’t going to dismantle the Black Tiger straight away . Still, I promised Nelt-san that I would come to pick it up today, so there was no helping it .

I suppressed the urge to go directly to the shop and decided to go fetch the knife with Fina .

I put all the shortcakes inside the Bear Box; they wouldn’t spoil or crumble in there .

The Bear Box was really convenient; if I bought enough ingredients, I could just shut myself in if I wanted .

I would get fat if I only ate cake, though, so I had to be careful .

I had been going out a lot since I had come to this world, which also meant a lot of exercise .

How did the exercise work with the Bear Equipment, though?

Did I lose fat while I exercised (battled)?

I didn’t put up muscle, though, did I?

My Bear Punches and other quick movements were all thanks to the Bear Suit and not my own strength .

Anyway, I had never gotten fat even if I ate a lot since my body didn’t absorb a lot of energy due to my inefficient metabolism .

I did plan on having two big lumps of fat in a few years, though .

While I was imagining myself in a few years time, we arrived at Gold-san’s smithy and saw an Iron Golem standing in front of the shop in an imposing manner . It was really cool .

The day after commissioning the knives, I had met with Nelt-san and had talked about the Iron Golem only to learn that she also liked the idea of it standing guard in front of the shop . We hadn’t forgotten to add a sword and a shield, of course .

「Is it really okay for us to have it?」

「Yes, I would be happy if you put it on display . When I offered it to Gazar-san, he said that it would only be a hindrance and customers wouldn’t come anymore . 」

「He doesn’t understand the greatness of the Iron Golems, it seems . He has a long way to go as a salesman . 」

She had said while patting the golem . She really loved it .

Also, when I had offered her the golems, she had said that it would act as labor fees for the knives just like Gazar-san had done .

I had said that it was a gift, but Nelt-san had said that she couldn’t accept the labor fees when given such a splendid gift .

I had realized it had been meaningless to push the issue, so I had decided to just accept it .

I looked at the Iron Golem once more before entering the shop, which was tended to by Nelt-san this time around .

「Welcome . I have been waiting for you . 」

「Sorry for coming this late . 」

「It’s okay . You already paid, after all . Coming late doesn’t matter much after you paid . 」

She said and gave Fina the knife .

「How is it?」

Fina tightly gripped the knife and looked at the blade .

「It’s beautiful and easy to hold . 」

Fina looked at the knife with a smile on her face .

Fina… had become a bit dangerous .

「Thank you, Big Sis Yuna . 」

Well, she was happy and that made making the knife for her totally worth it .

「I will have you dismantle a lot of things in return, Fina . 」

「I will do my best . 」

Fina put the knife back inside its sheath and placed it into her item bag .

「It will take four more days to make the other knife . 」

「We’re not in a hurry, so you can take your time . 」

「It will still be ready in four days . If I don’t make Gold work, he will just keep sleeping . 」

「Okay then, but no need to rush him . 」

「If the knife gets dull, you can come anytime, okay?」

We thanked Nelt-san and left the shop .

Well then, should we go back and eat one of the cakes we had made?

Huh? The Black Tiger’s dismantling?

We could do that anytime .

Also, I wasn’t such a bad person to leave Fina to dismantling while I ate cake on my own .

So, when we got back to my house, we both ended up eating more cake .

「Big Sis Yuna, is it okay for me to take some for Shuri?」

「I plan on doing the taste-testing tomorrow, but having Terumi-san eat it in advance wouldn’t be a bad idea . 」

I said and cut a slice for both Shuri and Terumi-san before giving them to Fina .

「I want to hear Terumi-san’s opinion tomorrow, so please tell her to come over when she has time . 」

I asked Fina, and then we ate what was left of the cake .

Author’s note:

Preliminary announcement!

I will revive a special character next chapter .

Helena:「It’s finally my turn again?」

Yuna:「Huh, who are you?」

Well, that’s what I plan on doing at least . w

PS: I will ask you not to comment about the minute details of how she made the cream, please . I might add some more, next time .