Isekai Yururi Kikou ~Raising Children While Being an Adventurer~

then.

“They are easy to eat, so they are good when craving something to eat.
I would like to make some for Rebecca-san to taste and also make a share for Joule and others.
Allen, Elena, will you help me?”
“”Yea!””
“Allen wants to try doing roundy-round, too!”
“Elena too, Elena too!”
“Sure, why don’t you give it a try?”
“”Yay~””

Once the grilled portion was consumed, we began mass production.

“It’s about time.”
“”Yay~ err… like this?””
“Right, right, looks good.”
“”Round and round♪””
“Oh~ you are doing great.”
“”Ehehe~””

Allen and Elena dexterously managed to make the shape of takoyaki.

“Just keep twirling it around a bit more, and when it’s as brown as the one you just ate, it’s done, so take it off and put on the plates.”
“”Okay~””

Just as it was almost ready, there was a knock at the door.

“Coming~”

It seemed safe to leave Allen and Elena with the hot plate, so I left and opened the door.
Rebecca-san and Velio-san were there.

“Huh, what happened?”
“The servants reported that they smelled a good fragrance coming out of your room.”
“Takumi-kun, what are you making?”

I didn’t think it smelled that much, but the smell of grilled octopus seemed to have leaked out of the room unexpectedly.
It seems that the servants had reported it to Rebecca-san.

“Sorry about that.”
“Nono, Takumi-kun, don’t get us wrong.
It’s not like we are criticizing you.”
“That’s right.
I came here with Velio-san to ask you to let us join you.”
“Is that so? In that case…”
“Onii~chan.”
“It’s grilled~”
“Alright~——It seems you came just at the right time.
Please, come in.”

I invited Rebecca-san and Velio-san into the room and led them over to Allen and Elena, who were placing takoyaki on the plates.

“We will sprinkle, so.”
“Pour the sauce~”
“Okay, alright~”

Then, Allen and Elena who were waiting for me with the seaweed salt and katsuobushi were hurrying me to pour the sauce and mayonnaise on it.

“There.
Then, you can let Rebecca-san and Velio-san eat it after you sprinkle.”
“”Okay!””
“Obaa~sama, eat~”
“Velio Onii~sama, eat too~”

Allen and Elena happily presented the finished takoyaki.

“My, oh my! This is delicious!”
“Truly.
It’s very delicious.”

The takoyaki seemed to suit Rebecca-san and Velio-san’s palate.

“Takumi-kun, what kind of dish is this?”
“It’s called takoyaki, or octopus dumplings.”
“”… Octopus?””

However, when Rebecca-san and Velio-san heard the word “Octopus”, a bewildered expression showed up on their faces.

“Uhm… there’s octopus inside the dumplings… are you bad with octopi?”
“Takumi-san, octopi are that, right? The strange creatures living in the seas, right?”
“Yeah.
Those squishy creatures with lots of unidentifiable hands or feet, right?”
“Y, yes, I think that’s it.”
“”……””

Rebecca-san and Velio-san were dumbfounded.
Is octopus perhaps something that shouldn’t be eaten?

“U, umm…”
“Octopi are surprisingly delicious, aren’t they~”
“Indeed.
Their texture is quite amusing too.
I never thought of eating them since they look like that, but I think it’s a waste to dispose of them now.”
“Indeed~ But would people accept them, I wonder?”

Apparently, they thought that octopi were inedible, so when they caught them, they were immediately discarded.
But they are apparently going to make a policy to stop it.
I was relieved that they were not angry with me for making them eat something strange, and that they accepted it… The Ruven family really is broad-minded~

“Wouldn’t it be fine if we present them in dishes like this one?——Takumi-kun, do you have more octopus dishes that are easier to make? I would like you to tell me if you do.”
“Yes, I have a few suitable ones.”

Velio-san asked me to tell him if there were any more dishes in which octopus was the main ingredient so that people would accept it, so I taught him how to prepare octopus dishes I could quickly think of, such as octopus karaage and octopus with vinegared miso.
Velio-sama told me that he would prepare an equivalent payment for it, but I refused.
They are always taking care of us and it’s also my apology for letting them eat octopus without telling.
When I said that, Velio-san backed off.

“Still, you are always full of surprises, Takumi-san.”
“Yes, indeed.”

I admit that I did scare them this time, but I was a little unhappy with the “always” assessment.