E7 - Ryoma and the Local Cuisine

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[00:01] Eliaria
    Mr. Ryoma!
[00:02] Eliaria
    I'm going to move to a dormitory
    in the capital soon!
[00:07] Eliaria
    This is the first time
    I'm moving and living alone.
[00:12] Eliaria
    I haven't told my family this,
    but I have to admit I'm a bit scared.
[00:17] Eliaria
    But!
[00:18] Eliaria
    I always get my emotional support
    from Mr. Ryoma, so I'll be fine.
[00:23] Eliaria
    I think there's a festival
    coming up in your town soon.
[00:27] Eliaria
    Please enjoy, along with
    the people at your shop!
[00:30] Ryoma
    Elia is moving out!
[00:33] Ryoma
    It'd be great if I could
    send her a gift or something.
[00:35] Ryoma
    But what should I give?
[00:39] Ryoma
    Oh, I remember, Miss Carla said once...
[00:41] Carla
    Between people who are close,
    gifts of clothing is possible.
[00:46] Carla
    It symbolizes the wish to
    make their new life go well.
[00:52] Ryoma
    Or something along those lines.
[00:54] Ryoma
    Hmm, I don't know how to
    pick clothes, though.
[00:58] Ryoma
    I don't even know what styles
    are in vogue or whatever.
[01:02] Ryoma
    What else...
[01:04] Ryoma
    Flowers... Gift cards... Gold coins...
[01:09] Ryoma
    No way.
[01:10] Ryoma
    Cleaner slime deodorant solution...
[01:13] Ryoma
    Something consumable that
    won't be a bother to have around...
[01:16] Ryoma
    Something handmade would be
    nice for this occasion...
[01:20] Ryoma
    I know!
[01:37] Ryoma
    All good.
[01:40] Ryoma
    Now I just have to let it sit for a while.
[01:43] Ryoma
    Handmade soap, done!
[01:46] Ryoma
    No, I can do better. If I change
    the composition a little,
[01:50] Ryoma
    I can improve the foam, feel,
    and other effects!
[01:54] Ryoma
    I know, I can also give it
    a look that Elia might like!
[02:02] Ryoma
    Done!
[02:08] Ryoma
    Hmm, Elia mentioned
    a festival in her letter.
[02:13] Ryoma
    I wonder what that's about.
SIGN    "Episode 7" "Ryoma and the Local Cuisine"
[03:57] Ryoma
    Mr. Callum, can I have
    a moment of your time?
[04:00] Callum
    Yes, Manager, how can I help?
[04:02] Ryoma
    I heard there's a festival
    coming up in this town soon.
[04:06] Ryoma
    I wonder if you knew anything about that.
[04:10] Callum
    Not to my knowledge.
    Should I look into it?
[04:13] Ryoma
    Oh, there's no need for that. Thank you.
[04:18] Callum
    Hmm, perhaps someone who's lived in
    this town for a long time might know.
[04:23] Ryoma
    I see. I know someone
    who grew up in this town!
[04:28] Ryoma
    Mr. Dolce, excuse me.
[04:30] Dolce
    What is it?
[04:31] Ryoma
    There's something I wanted to ask you.
[04:34] Dolce
    Hmm. A festival around this time.
    That might be the Founding Festival.
[04:39] Ryoma
    The Founding Festival?
[04:40] Dolce
    It's a festival celebrating
    the founding of this town.
[04:43] Ryoma
    What happens during that festival?
[04:45] Dolce
    A band of traveling entertainers
    come and perform.
[04:49] Dolce
    Also, many stalls open up
    along the main street.
[04:53] Ryoma
    Stalls? Do all the shops participate?
[04:56] Dolce
    No. Anyone can apply to open a stall,
    but it's not mandatory.
[05:02] Ryoma
    A stall...
[05:03] Ryoma
    If our employees are interested,
    it might be worth a try...
[05:09] Dolce
    After the festival, the residents sometimes
    do a town-wide cleaning activity.
[05:14] Ryoma
    I see. My shop gets a lot of support
    from this town, so I'd love to help out.
[05:20] Dolce
    I see. Well, that's all I know.
[05:25] Ryoma
    Understood, thank you.
[05:28] Dolce
    Don't mention it.
[05:30] Ryoma
    Coming to think of it, the people at my shop
    are all from out of town, including myself.
[05:36] Dolce
    I see.
[05:37] Ryoma
    Yes. Mr. Callum was introduced
    to us through Mr. Serge,
[05:40] Ryoma
    and is from a town called Louiam.
[05:43] Ryoma
    Mr. Fay and Miss Li Ling are
    from a country called Gilmar,
[05:47] Ryoma
    and Miss Selma worked at
    an inn in a different town.
[05:52] Ryoma
    Miss Jane, Miss Fina, and Miss Maria
    are all from the same village.
[05:58] Ryoma
    I'm so glad to have a local in touch with
    the community like you here, Mr. Dolce.
[06:03] Dolce
    I see.
[06:05] Callum
    Manager.
[06:06] Ryoma
    What is it?
[06:07] Callum
    My sister just sent word from Lenaf.
[06:11] Ryoma
    Miss Carla? Did something happen
    at the second shop?
[06:16] Callum
    Yes. Apparently, the cleaner slimes
    at the second shop
[06:19] Callum
    suddenly started to multiply rapidly.
[06:22] Ryoma
    The cleaner slimes?!
[06:24] Callum
    Yes. There were too many,
[06:26] Callum
    so Mr. Caulkin and the others were not able
    to enter into a contract with all of them.
[06:29] Ryoma
    Understood. I'll head over
    there immediately!
[06:36] Ryoma
    The slimes seem happy
    to have more friends.
[06:40] Ryoma
    Let's get there fast!
[06:49] Ryoma
    Wow, what a crowd.
[06:53] Carla
    Manager!
[06:54] Ryoma
    I heard the cleaner slimes multiplied.
[06:58] Carla
    Yes. This way.
[07:00] Caulkin
    Oh, Manager!
[07:03] Ryoma
    This is... quite a lot.
[07:06] Ryoma
    Are these all of
    the non-contracted slimes?
[07:10] Caulkin
    Yes. There are 75 total.
[07:14] Ryoma
    That's quite a growth rate. I need to
    finish up the contract right away!
[07:21] Ryoma
    All right, taming contract complete!
[07:24] Ryoma
    Looking forward to working
    with you, cleaner slimes.
[07:28] Caulkin
    Wow, he really tamed all of them.
[07:32] Ryoma
    Can you think of any reason
    why they multiplied so fast?
[07:37] Caulkin
    We already investigated that.
[07:40] Ryoma
    This is... Impressive,
    in such a short time-frame.
[07:45] Carla
    I think it's a great report.
[07:47] Caulkin
    Lobelia and Tony helped, too.
[07:51] Ryoma
    I see. The cleaner slimes
    stocked up on a lot of nutrition,
[07:55] Ryoma
    so they started making more
    deodorizing solution than we could sell.
[07:59] Caulkin
    So we put a limit to the deodorizing
    solution production,
[08:02] Caulkin
    but then they began to multiply.
[08:06] Ryoma
    Unless we let them spend some of
    their energy, they'll continue to multiply.
[08:11] Caulkin
    Moving forward, we plan to not limit
    their production of deodorizing solution.
[08:14] Caulkin
    Instead, we'll just discard the excess.
    That should prevent this.
[08:20] Ryoma
    That sounds good.
    Please proceed in that way.
[08:25] Ryoma
    They identified the cause
    and came up with a good solution...
[08:30] Ryoma
    I'm so glad these people
    came to work with me.
[08:34] Ryoma
    After that, I spent the whole night
[08:36] Ryoma
    discussing slimes with
    Mr. Caulkin and the others.
[08:47] Ryoma
    I guess I should say hi to
    Mr. Pioro before I leave.
[08:58] Ryoma
    Hmm? What's that?
[09:03] Ryoma
    What's that smell?!
[09:05] Pioro
    Hey, Ryoma! Good timing!
[09:08] Ryoma
    Mr. Pioro, what's going on?
[09:12] Pioro
    Some of my younger staff
    brought in some weird stuff.
[09:15] Pioro
    It's called "shappaya." Fermented fish.
[09:22] Pioro
    Check it out. Ugh, the smell!
[09:25] Pioro
    They say it makes great preserved food,
    but the smell gets everywhere.
[09:31] Ryoma
    I guess it's like "kusaya"
    from back on Earth?
[09:35] Pioro
    Ryoma, can you do something
    about this smell?
[09:37] Pioro
    Some kind of cool trick?
[09:39] Ryoma
    As usual, he has no reservation
    with making requests.
[09:42] Ryoma
    Wait...
[09:44] Miya
    Your new item will greatly improve
    the lives of cat beastkin!
[09:50] Miya
    I have nothing but
    the highest hopes for it!
[09:52] Ryoma
    I just thought of something.
    Can I run a little experiment?
[09:58] Pioro
    Yes! This smell is chasing our
    customers away. Please do something.
[10:03] Ryoma
    Got it. Come here, deodorant slime.
[10:09] Pioro
    What's this? Another new slime?
[10:13] Ryoma
    This is a deodorant slime.
    It can make a fluid that absorbs smells.
[10:19] Pioro
    This is different from the deodorizing
    solution that you sell?
[10:23] Ryoma
    Yes. The deodorizing solution wasn't good
    for dampening the smell over a large area.
[10:29] Ryoma
    But this deodorant slime can.
[10:32] Ryoma
    Go, deodorant slime!
[10:41] Pioro
    Wow!
[10:47] Pioro
    That smell is all gone!
[10:50] Ryoma
    The effect should only last
    about a day or so.
[10:53] Ryoma
    Here's a bag of
    the odor absorption solution.
[10:56] Pioro
    Wow, thanks, Ryoma!
    I have to repay you in some way.
[11:03] Ryoma
    In that case, could you let me know
    how long the odor absorption effect lasts?
[11:09] Pioro
    That's all?
[11:11] Ryoma
    It would help me a lot
    if I could get the experiment results.
[11:15] Pioro
    You're too modest.
[11:17] Pioro
    Oh, I know! At least,
    take a barrel of shappaya.
[11:21] Ryoma
    This one?
[11:23] Pioro
    Yeah. When traveling down a path with
    many monsters, just open this up and...
[11:30] Pioro
    It still smells!
[11:32] Pioro
    There, you'll send the monsters running.
[11:35] Ryoma
    Oh, I didn't know you could do that!
[11:38] Ryoma
    Thank you.
[11:39] Pioro
    Don't mention it. Have a safe trip back.
[11:42] Ryoma
    I will! Oh, by the way, I wanted to say hi
    to Miss Miyabi before I left.
[11:48] Ryoma
    Is she here?
[11:50] Pioro
    Oh, Miyabi is on her way
    to the royal capital now.
[11:56] Pioro
    Probably taking a nap in the carriage.
[11:59] Ryoma
    Oh, the capital...
[12:02] Ryoma
    Miss Miyabi, are you going to the academy?
[12:05] Miyabi
    Yeah, to make connections
    as a future businessperson.
[12:11] Pioro
    If she left a little later, I would have
    had her take some shappaya, too.
[12:18] Ryoma
    I get the feeling
    she wouldn't have enjoyed that...
[12:23] Ryoma
    Are you constantly absorbing
    while you're with me?
[12:28] Selma
    I'm sorry! Please, no more!
[12:36] Ryoma
    There!
[12:39] Ryoma
    Like Mr. Pioro said, the shappaya
    helped make my trip home safe.
[12:44] Callum
    Manager, you're back.
[12:47] Ryoma
    Yes, the issue with the cleaner
    slimes was taken care of.
[12:52] Callum
    That's good to hear. Mr. Serge wanted to
    schedule a meeting with you.
[12:58] Ryoma
    Understood. Should I head over
    to the Morgan Trading Company?
[13:02] Callum
    No, he wanted to visit you here.
[13:06] Ryoma
    Please let him know
    I'm available at any time.
[13:10] Callum
    Understood. Also, one more thing.
[13:14] Ryoma
    What is it?
[13:15] Callum
    The village where Miss Fina
    and the others are from sent a gift.
[13:20] Callum
    I think Miss Jane is on her break now.
    She should be able to give you the details.
[13:30] Jane
    Sorry, Manager. Our parents
    did this without telling us...
[13:34] Jane
    This is, um...
[13:37] Jane
    A bribe.
[13:38] Ryoma
    Wow! So direct!
[13:40] Callum
    It's not uncommon to see gifts like this.
[13:43] Callum
    I think some parents want to ensure
    their children are treated well.
[13:50] Ryoma
    I see.
[13:51] Jane
    They wanted to thank the manager
    and the other coworkers,
[13:54] Jane
    so they sent wheat and semesa.
[13:58] Ryoma
    Semesa?
[13:59] Jane
    Oh, it's a local crop from our village.
[14:02] Ryoma
    I see...
[14:06] Ryoma
    It has a pleasant fragrance.
    It might be a good way to flavor foods.
[14:10] Ryoma
    I guess it's like sesame from Earth?
    I'm grateful, but...
[14:15] Ryoma
    This is quite a large amount,
    it must be a burden.
[14:18] Jane
    Oh, don't worry about that.
[14:20] Jane
    Actually, they're leftovers
    that couldn't be sold.
[14:23] Ryoma
    Th-That sounds worrying...
[14:27] Jane
    Yes... Perhaps.
[14:29] Ryoma
    Um, please let them know that they
    shouldn't send gifts like this.
[14:34] Ryoma
    This won't change how you're treated.
[14:38] Jane
    I understand. I'm sorry.
[14:41] Ryoma
    I've never been a parent before,
    so I can only imagine, but...
[14:47] Ryoma
    This must be because they care
    deeply about you, so it's all right.
[14:51] Jane
    Manager...
[14:52] Ryoma
    I'll pay the proper price
    for the wheat and semesa.
[14:57] Jane
    Oh, no, that would be too much!
[15:01] Jane
    They sent it over without even asking.
[15:03] Ryoma
    We can use it to cook at our shop,
    please don't worry.
[15:07] Ryoma
    Also, if they keep
    sending out inventory for free,
[15:12] Ryoma
    it'll only further drive down the prices.
[15:15] Ryoma
    I want to pay the proper price,
    for the sake of the wheat and semesa.
[15:20] Jane
    At the very least, please pay
    as little as possible for it, then.
[15:23] Ryoma
    In that case, how about
    base cost plus shipping?
[15:29] Jane
    That sounds okay.
[15:32] Jane
    Thanks, Manager.
[15:34] Ryoma
    It's the least I can do.
[15:38] Ryoma
    I'll talk to Mr. Pioro sometime soon.
[15:41] Ryoma
    If the wheat and semesa
    are of good quality,
[15:44] Ryoma
    perhaps he can start
    buying from the village.
[15:51] Serge
    First, an update on the current situation.
[15:56] Ryoma
    A music box... Is it already complete?
[15:59] Serge
    Yes. This is just a sample,
    but we're already lined up to start sales.
[16:06] Serge
    They're building up
    general inventory as we speak.
[16:11] Serge
    We're thinking of revealing these
    at the Founding Festival.
[16:14] Ryoma
    The Founding Festival...
    So do you plan to sell them at stalls?
[16:18] Serge
    Yes. The tune to be played was
    provided to us by the Semroid Troupe,
[16:23] Serge
    who will be performing at the festival.
[16:26] Ryoma
    The Semroid Troupe? Who are they?
[16:31] Serge
    A group of traveling entertainers,
    led by a bard.
[16:35] Serge
    The leader is a young person, but recently
    their fame has been rapidly increasing.
[16:41] Ryoma
    Traveling entertainers.
    I can't wait to see them!
[16:45] Ryoma
    Where will they be performing?
[16:47] Serge
    We were thinking of using the empty lot
    next to this establishment.
[16:51] Ryoma
    Huh?
[16:52] Ryoma
    Coming to think of it, the business
    next door did move out recently.
[16:58] Serge
    If possible, we'd like to borrow
    part of this shop as a greenroom.
[17:05] Ryoma
    I see. The shop might be difficult
    to use for that purpose,
[17:08] Ryoma
    but we have extra rooms in the dormitory.
    Would that be all right?
[17:13] Serge
    Oh, that would be wonderful. Thank you.
[17:18] Ryoma
    Oh, no, I get your support all the time,
    so it's the least I can do to repay you.
[17:33] Ryoma
    Well, a lot happened today.
    Now what shall I do...
[17:38] Ryoma
    That voice... Miss Selma?!
[17:43] Ryoma
    Miss Selma, what's wrong?!
[17:47] Selma
    M-Manager, this smell...
    The food in this barrel, it's rotten...
[17:52] Ryoma
    Oh, no! I forgot about the shappaya!
[17:58] Maria
    Hmm?
[18:00] Fina
    What's wrong?
[18:02] Maria
    Can you smell that?
    It's quite familiar... Very fragrant!
[18:09] Jane
    You're right! This is...
[18:14] Maria/Fina/Jane
    It's semesa!
[18:16] Ryoma
    Oh, can you tell?
[18:18] Maria
    This aroma is so appetizing!
[18:20] Fina
    Yes!
[18:22] Selma
    It used to smell so bad...
[18:24] Jane
    Oh, really? I can't tell at all.
[18:29] Ryoma
    Yes. Actually...
[18:31] Ryoma
    At first, we tried using the deodorizing
    solution from the deodorant slime
[18:35] Ryoma
    to remove the smell from this shappaya.
[18:38] Ryoma
    That did work, and the smell
    was improved quite a bit, but...
[18:51] Ryoma
    Delicious! But this is,
    how shall I say...
[18:55] Selma
    Very distinct.
[18:58] Selma
    The smell is still lingering.
[19:01] Selma
    Maybe with a bit of flavor added through
    herbs or something, it might be better.
[19:06] Ryoma
    I see. Oh, I know,
    can we do that with the semesa?
[19:13] Ryoma
    So we squeezed some oil out of
    the semesa from your village and fried it.
[19:19] Jane
    The semesa aroma
    is working well with this!
[19:22] Maria
    I want to try it! I'll go get the others!
[19:27] Ryoma
    I'm glad they like it.
[19:32] Li Ling
    The food was delicious today as always!
[19:34] Li Ling
    It's thanks to the manager and Miss Selma.
[19:37] Selma
    You're welcome. What kind of cuisine
    do you have from your home country?
[19:42] Li Ling
    Are you interested?
[19:43] Li Ling
    I was actually starting to miss it
    a little, so I might try cooking it.
[19:50] Ryoma
    Like the semesa and shappaya today,
[19:53] Ryoma
    it's great being able to enjoy food
    from many different areas.
[19:57] Callum
    Hmm...
[19:58] Ryoma
    Mr. Callum? Is something wrong?
[20:01] Callum
    It might be a good idea to open a stall.
[20:04] Ryoma
    Huh?
[20:05] Callum
    At the Founding Festival.
[20:07] Callum
    We can provide dishes from different areas
    to people who come see the performance.
[20:12] Ryoma
    Our business does have
    employees from out of town,
[20:16] Ryoma
    so we might be able to make
    lots of different foods, but...
[20:19] Callum
    People tend to spend more during festivals.
[20:22] Callum
    Even without that, being able to communicate
    more with the locals would be a good thing.
[20:28] Ryoma
    Hmm.
[20:29] Ryoma
    If doing a stall makes the people
    in town happy, that's great, but...
[20:36] Ryoma
    What do you think, everyone?
[20:38] Ryoma
    It's extra work outside your usual duties,
    so I can't force you.
[20:45] Dolce
    I'll help.
[20:47] Ryoma
    Mr. Dolce?
[20:49] Dolce
    This is a good shop.
[20:50] Dolce
    I just joined recently,
    but I want to stay.
[20:57] Dolce
    So I'd like to help, if possible.
[21:01] Selma
    I enjoy having many people
    enjoy my cooking.
[21:06] Selma
    I'll help, too!
[21:08] Ryoma
    Miss Selma...
[21:10] Li Ling
    I'll show off some Gilmar cooking, too!
[21:13] Maria
    I can't wait!
[21:15] Jane
    I know! Can we use the wheat
    from our village in that stall?
[21:20] Callum
    As long as we can keep it stored fresh
    until the festival, it should be fine.
[21:25] Jane
    Yay! If we sold it at the stall,
    maybe it'll help advertise our village.
[21:30] Maria
    Do people really care about
    where the wheat is from?
[21:35] Jane
    Maybe not...
[21:36] Jane
    But anyway, I support this. It sounds fun!
[21:42] Maria
    In that case, we should start
    preparing the decorations!
[21:45] Fina
    Yes!
[21:46] Ryoma
    So it's settled. We'll be joining
    the festival as a stall.
[21:51] All
    Yes!
[21:55] Ryoma
    Everyone's looking forward
    to the Founding Festival.
[21:59] Ryoma
    I hope this goes well...
[22:03] Ryoma
    No, I'll work hard to make it go well!