[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-776":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1395281,1848,"Chapter 776: At The End Of Winter","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-776",776,"\u003Cp>Chapter 776 – At the End of Winter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The days are getting warmer but it’s not spring yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nyunyudapnes say it’s still winter which means it’s still winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, I thought of making a nabe tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s getting warmer but the nights are still cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There shouldn’t be any problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shall I cook then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha, actually, I’m not sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about crab nabe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crab that Miyo sent me from Shashaato City via Village Five arrived a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was not those giant crabs but normal size crabs that are easy to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already eaten all the crabs we ordered from the seakins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I would have to wait until next winter to eat crabs but I was sent with crabs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fufufufu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m looking forward to tonight’s dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it is still winter but it’s almost spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, the villagers are already preparing various things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their main priority is the preparation for the spring parade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The civil servant girls and the high elves are already discussing the route of the parade over a map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think as the year goes by, the distance that the parade travels seems to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it’s not just what I think, that’s definitely what’s happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, there are a good number of residents who look forward to the parade so I don’t really want to reduce the scale of the parade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if it gets too big to handle, I will stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain elves are holed up in their workshop, making parts for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said they were also preparing for the parade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about those who were lying down in the corner of the workshop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, result of an all nighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said they were having fun so I let them be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess it’s the same fun you’ll feel when you’re preparing for a cultural festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know how you feel but don’t overdo it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kitchen, Flora and the oni maids were surrounding several small barrels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrels were filled with miso, which are Flora’s handmade. She was presenting the result of her research to the oni maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I tried changing the manufacturing process and even the places they take place when I feel like they’re going to give me a good result.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never stopped researching for the perfect miso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s because village chief’s demand’s standard is too high.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That is so.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there’s nothing wrong with miso tasting good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oni maids also commented……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Given how much the flavor change, it is already a different dish so I think we shouldn’t call it miso.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m afraid that my taste will be different.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Right. I prefer this whitish miso.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I think this black miso seems to be easier to use.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Isn’t it more red than black?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I think the normal miso is good enough for me. I’m already used to its taste.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oni maids tasted some of the miso Flora brought and they seem to be using it in cooking dishes to try them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Should we ask Ann-sama and Ramurias-sama for their opinions?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Not a good idea. I’ve heard that your sense of taste changes during pregnancy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ah, that’s true. However, it’s impossible not to consult them….」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The kitchen is in our hands until Ann-sama and Ramurias-sama return. We must decide upon ourselves and serve it with pride.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I agree.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything’s going to be okay even if Ann and Ramurias are not here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Fufu, leave it to us.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I’ll leave it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, about the miso….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What about it?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can combine different kinds of miso to get even more flavor. It is called “combined miso”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「………………….ehto, combine?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, you are free to combine them as you wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Free, are we?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taste and preferences differ for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no right answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I think you should try 1:1 first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I said that, Flora made an indescribable expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Fufufu. Even if Ann and Ramurias aren’t here, we can still leave them to you, right? The combined miso you’ll made, I’m looking forward to them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey hey, don’t pressure them that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s okay. Just do what you can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t force yourselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Village chief, thank you for thinking of us. However, please leave it to us. We’ll come up with the formula ourselves and server you a dish that matches the miso.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oohhh, the “Leave it to us” aura is too dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, I’ll leave it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do your best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, don’t overdo it because it will definitely take time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s nno such thing as taste that everyone can agree on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t forget that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oni maids responded to me in unison and took the barrels of miso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While seeing them off, I looked at Flora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Since Ann and Ramurias aren’t here, they seemed to be a little distracted. This will stimulate them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’ll continue my miso research but for the time being, I’ll focus on soy sauce. We should be able to start selling miso we have on display there in summer.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I have prepared the miso this winter. We’ll have to wait for a few years before we can start selling them on a large scale given the production volume issues. The miso’s flavor changes slightly depending on the time of the year it is made which makes it very interesting.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, isn’t there a miso factory in Village Five?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only in Village Five but in Shashaato City too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be Mio that prepared the manufacturing plant in Shashaato City, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, she leaked some information and Michael-san prepared it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I’m not going to scold Miyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sure she just foresaw the result of what we’ve been doing and made preparations ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m grateful for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Flora awoke at the time she usually sleeps stimulated the oni maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Loo-oneesama will scold me if I just directly talk to them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess you wouldn’t want that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flora went back to her laboratory to go back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You change clothes and have your own bed in it but that doesn’t mean that place is your room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope she’s resting well enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t push yourself too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I guess that’s how a person that loves what she does acts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I looked away from Flora, I saw a group of suspicious looking people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a group of civil servant girls and angels who were doing something strange in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re digesting the fat that you’ve accumulated over the winter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are afraid of being marked by Fracia(who likes plump bellies)?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not a good idea to stay here too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll pretend I didn’t see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard a voice coming from one of the rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Youko’s voice, who had hurriedly finished her work in Village Five and returned to Big Tree Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They look like…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like Youko is having an intense meeting with the spiderlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, they are deciding on lines and locations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they planning to have a play?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can I watch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Village chief? You don’t have to be sneaky. Watch if you want. This is a matter of life or death.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiderlings nodded at Youko’s serious words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, you’re practicing greeting Zabuton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because I was targeted by the silver foxes that were invited by Youko for me to meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t harmed but the spiderlings got angry at her for putting me in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said they would report it to Zabuton as soon as she wakes up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I heard that even if she’s hibernating, she can still receive messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t really know the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maa, it was agreed that when Zabuton woke up, Youko would greet her in a cute outfit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It can’t be helped. I need to apologize properly.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A mistake is a mistake. Also, I don’t want the silver foxes to take the brunt of it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there anything I can do to help?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I already thought of having village chief to cover for me but….even if I was forgiven at that moment, I’m afraid something will happen later. There’s a possibility of that making her angrier. I appreciate the sentiment but I’ll refrain from doing so.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry to hear that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Whoah, don’t be hasty! I’m not refusing you to come along with us and soothe Zabuton when the time comes!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess the reason you didn’t say it clearly is because you don’t want me to be offended when I found out that I’m already included in that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That is….I’m grateful if village chief moves at the right moment.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>L-let’s think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also….aren’t the spiderlings angry at Youko?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are they practicing greeting and apologizing with you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hahahaha, these little guys did something that will anger Zabuton.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, you mean that time one of them was seen by a Village Five resident?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yeah. Because of that, we had to deal with it with a reasonable expense.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think that’s not enough expense though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think they were only cloths of the spiderlings, button I made, and Youko’s autograph, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They received those items and accepted the apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「They went out so I had to apologize for them. Now, there is nothing wrong with them apologizing with me.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laughing Youko aside, the spiderlings made a pose of remorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were so excited and let their guard down because they wanted to speak with others about clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it doesn’t really matter since they were already satisfied with our apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I guess it’s true that they scared those people a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Alright, break is over. Let’s resume.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko turns on her cute appearance and practices greetings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, she’s cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But isn’t that a bit too cute?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s a problem….I shouldn’t be. That’s a problem kon! I have to be naturally cute….」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko continued practicing diligently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly left the room, not wanting to disturb her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, Youko is practicing seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she practices makes others feel like they should work hard too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got to work hard too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, Hitoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko is busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, don’t watch her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t you come with me and take care of the farming equipment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, I’m going to polish my AFT until dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be a little while before I can use the hoe again but I’m sure it won’t be a bad idea to maintain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As per my request, crab nabe was served.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the broth was miso flavored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not the taste I was looking for but it was good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>",1809,"2026-06-05T23:08:33.717Z",1,"novelbin.me","39270a8d983451297630b25b58ca312b649099a9058aacf9d46f3725a31527a1","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-777","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-775",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]