Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Chapter 85: Pyonkichi and Obento

「Made it!」

I finished cutting an apple in the mansion’s kitchen, a cute bunny-san.

The light yellowish color of the flesh matches extremely well with the vivid red color of the skin.

The apple bunny’s arch on the back is soft and beautiful, giving people the impression that it was a real bunny.

The body part is cut so that it can stand stably, while the technique of the maker can be seen from the finished, unmarred silhouette of the whole bunny. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Placing them on the plate alone like this, makes them look like they’re eating grass. This is not just a mere handiwork any more.

Especially the protruding ears, they are wonderful.

The taut bunny ears are the best that I have made in my whole life until now.

I don’t know whether it’s my skill that is good, or it’s the apple’s quality, but I made a fine one.

I recreated the round and cute eyes with the apple’s seeds.

Doesn’t it look too cute already?　Eating it would be wasteful. But, the apple’s properties is that the flesh color will turn brown when the cut surface is exposed to the air.

Even though it’s cute, I have to quickly eat it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Aah, I can’t do such a distressing thing!　But, if it stays like this, then it will turn brown.

No, if the color changes then it will just become like a wild bunny………nah, the color of apples will not change to such a pretty color.

It will turn yellowish rather than brown. And still it won’t look like a wild bunny at all.

And above all, the taste won’t be good when you eat it later.

This is the worst pattern that will not make me and the bunny happy. This alone has to be avoided.

Haa!　Speaking of which, I’ve heard that the discoloration can be delayed considerably if you add a little bit of diluted salt water on it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I took a little bit of salt from the kitchen and dissolved it in water, then I covered bunny-san with it.

With this, you will be able to live longer.

I smiled at the small and quiet-looking bunnies that were lined up on top of the plate, as I walked to my room.

I sit on the chair inside my room, then I look at the plate placed on top of the desk.

「Ahー, so cute. At this rate, if I add more salt water on you guys, it will be able to preserve your freshness forever, don’t you think?」

Saying such a mild joke, I gave those cute bunny ears a nudge.

Naturally, I haven’t even eaten one yet. No, it took considerable courage to destroy such beautiful works right?

That said, you guys are cute. Should I give them names or something?

That’s right names, names――

「Ara, it’s an apple isn’t it. Let me have one okay.」

「Pyonkichiiiiiiiiii!?」

Suddenly, it was eaten by Eleonora-neesan who soundlessly came from behind me.

M, my cute Pyonkichi only has three seconds to live after I gave it a name before losing it’s life.

The moment I breathed life into it, it became like this. I shouldn’t have named it.

「What, you’re so noisy. There are eight of them, so it’s fine I take one right. Rather than that, isn’t it a bit salty?」

Eating half of Pyonkichi, Eleonora-neesan looks dissatisfied as she chews on it.

The reason it’s a bit salty is because I add salt water on them, it’s a treatment to prolong their life.

「That’s not the point isn’t it!?　This……you should appreciate their appearance! Just look at their ears!　It’s cute just like a bunny isn’t it」

I tried to make an appeal to Eleonora-neesan while showing the other bunny-san, but she didn't look interested as she took out the eye-part of Pyonkichi. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

What a terrible thing to do………

While I was still shocked, meanwhile Eleonora-neesan,

「No matter what kind of shape it changes into, it will just be the same if it enter your stomach.」

After saying something that wouldn’t be said by girls her age, she threw the remaining apple bunny into her mouth.

I can hear a light crunching sound from Eleonora-neesan.

Food is not all about taste, it is also influenced by all sorts of factors such as the fragrance and plating, the atmosphere of the food itself, and a person’s state of mind. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Using the five senses takes up around eighty percent of a human’s total perception. In other words, appearance is a very important factor.

I have to make this stupid sister understand it.

If I didn’t, then she won’t be able to think about Pyonkichi.

「Today, Eleonora-neesan will have a vigilante corps training for the whole day right?」

「Yeah, that’s right. Does Al also want to come?」

Eleonora-neesan was surprised when I asked her that suddenly, but then she answered cheerfully.

Did she think that I’m interested in vigilante corps training or something?

「I would like to respectfully decline.」

「……why is that」

As I flatly refuse her, contrary to my polite words, Eleonora-neesan looks dissatisfied as she pouted.

What is it, why do I have to train even when it’s not a training day? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Even though the time for training has already increased ever since I got back from the royal capital.

Maybe, Eleonora-neesan complained to Nord-tousan that he should increase the training time.

Sylvio-niisan said that Eleonora-neesan looked bored, when Nord-tousan and I went to the royal capital.

And to stave off her boredom, it seems that she has been working Sylvio-niisan really hard.

While I was at the royal capital, Sylvio-niisan has been training vigorously with Eleonora-neesan the whole time, and so he has become a bit stronger.

No matter how I tried to strike him, I feel like I can’t get even one blow through. Moreover, his defensive strength seems to have improved.

I’m quite attracted to the thought of being able to meet with Ema-oneesama if I went to the vigilante corps training, though. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

However, I don’t think we will definitely have the time to talk comfortably. Eleonora-neesan will just stay with me all the time, and without a doubt she’s going to ask me to join the training.

Anyhow, when Eleonora-neesan is training all day, Bartolo is going to make her a bento for lunch.

That being the case, today I’ll make the obento.

And then, I will teach her about the importance of appearance.

And in order to hide the smile I was about to show, I turned my eyes away, pretending that I lost interest as I brought an apple bunny to my mouth.

The crunchy apple’s texture and fruit juice that spread inside my mouth tastes really good.

The peculiar sweet and sourness of apples are perfect, but the saltiness is spoiling it.

……ah, I ate it just like usual, although I disguised it with a smile. I’m sorry.

「……well, whatever. You can come anytime you wanted to okay?」

Eleonora-neesan sighed when I refused, then she went and grabbed another apple bunny over my shoulder, and ate it.

After that, she walks briskly towards the door, closes it improperly with just one leg and leaves.

Uh, even if you said something like,「You can go to the toilet anytime you wanted, okay?」, I still won’t go, alright. 2

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I can’t eat the rest of the apple bunnies since they’re too cute.

Because of that reason, I give the leftover’s apple bunnies to Sylvio-niisan.

It is by no means because I add too much salt water, therefore spoiling the taste, and also not because it tastes bad. It’s just that the apple bunnies are so cute, I couldn't eat them all.

When I went down to the first floor, I could smell the sweet smell drifting in the air - coming from the kitchen - even today. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

When I drop by the kitchen, I can see the master of the kitchen, chef Bartolo, kneading something that seems to be a cookie dough. I giggled, seeing Bartolo’s large build kneading and shaping the dough so cutely.

「……what are you laughing at.」

Maybe he noticed me peeking from the kitchen’s entrance, Bartolo sullenly glared at me.

Bartolo is scary when he has such a fierce look on his face, but maybe I didn’t think much about it since the kitchen is filled with such a sweet smell.

Rather than that, I was surprised and I wanted to laugh out loud, and I wanted to ask him 「You’re making snacks with that kind of look on your face!?」. Such a gap in looks.

「Good morning, Bartolo. You’re also working hard today, I see.」

「What do you mean ‘working hard’. It’s your fault that I ended up here only making snacks, day after day!　Why don’t you help me a little, huh!」

When I casually raised my hand to greet him, Bartolo started to keep on complaining. Please respond to my greeting properly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「No way. You manage to get your hands on it thanks to me negotiating with Elna-kaasan right?　You should thank me instead. She was reluctant to buy it at first you know?」

「Gugugu, you wretch」

「More importantly, let me use the kitchen for a bit.」

I went past in front of the frustrated Bartolo as I entered the kitchen, and his expression brightened when I said that.

「Oh!　You want to help me making snacks?」

I told you I’m not going to help.

「Noo. Leaving that aside, have you made the bento for Eleonora-neesan?」

「No, I haven’t made it?　You’re going to make it, kid?」

「Un, there’s something I want to try………」

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「I’m off!」

「Wait a second」

I called Eleonora-neesan to stop in a hurry, when she was about to rush out of the entrance holding a wooden sword. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

What about your bento and water? You will be training for the whole day, right.

「What? Al also wanted to come along?」

「I’m not going. Look, here’s you bento. Bartolo asked me to give you this. There’s also a towel and water bottle inside.」

「……you’re unusually thoughtful today.」

When I passed her the basket containing the bento, Eleonora-neesan stared at me.

So rude. Had I not always diligently looked after Eleonora-neesan?

「It’s not ‘today’, but ‘today too’.」

When I said that, Eleanora-neesan snorted *hmph* and put her hand on the door.

When she opened the door, the bright sunlight shone on the entrance.

And then Eleonora-neesan looks back as her ponytailed reddish-brown hair swayed and,

「Then, I’m going.」

she said that while unusually letting out a small smile.

「……kid. Did you really give her that bento?」

Bartolo called out to me, who was standing alone at the entrance. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Un. It’s in order to teach her the importance of appearance.」

「Certainly, if you were to look at it, anyone would think so. I wish I could also add an insect or a centipede made of a nori3 on top of the rice.」

Noon. Eleonora-neesan came back and dashed into the mansion, forcibly dragged me to the training place.

That is, after she asked for a new bento from Bartolo.