Chapter 23: Unknown Ceiling

I woke up thirsty and found a ceiling I didn’t recognize.

I looked next to me and saw an old man with a beard, or rather Master, sleeping.

For a moment I didn’t know what was going on, then I jumped up and found myself in a workshop.

I wondered if Antonio-san had noticed the noise, and came from the back room to check on me.

“Thank you for the food yesterday. I brought you some water.”

With that, he hands over a glass of water and places the jug on the table.

Ginjiro drinks all the water in the jug and expresses his gratitude as he has calmed down.

However, Ginjiro does not grasp the situation.

“Um … I don’t know why I’ m sleeping here, is there something wrong?”

I ask the apprentice fearfully.

I remember drinking whiskey and eating shaved ice. ……

“Ginjiro and Master had a few drinks and talked about shaved ice machines. In the middle of the party, something called Prosciutto? Didn’t you  remember you serve that and everyone ate it together?”

Ginjiro has no memory at all.

But on the table in the workshop, there were still several empty bottles of whiskey and a Prosciutto log with only the bones left.

“The prosciutto ham game was fun. I will do my best to make something like this wonderful knife.”

He smiles and shows me the knife on his hip, but I have no idea what he is talking about.

When I asked him for more details, he said that Ginjiro got drunk and served a log of prosciutto ham as a snack.

It is true that when I came to this world, I had bought a prosciutto ham log from Net store because I had enough money to buy it.

I think it was a 36-month aged Spanish ham, and the price was reasonable.

A knife was also included with the cured ham log, but I heard that there was a dispute over this knife.

The quality of the knife was good, but the finish was not so good from the perspective of the forge craftsman, so Master sharpened the blade to make a sharp knife.

They then played a game to see who could cut the ham best.

Antonio-san in front of me was the first, so Ginjiro gave him the knife.

I have no memory of this, but I don’t feel bad because he kind of admired it.

After that, the apprentices left the table and only the master and Ginjiro continued to drink.

In the end, they slept together on the floor.

Antonio-san cleans up the messy table top.

He asked about the empty whiskey bottles, so I asked Antonio to take them if he want.

Such clear glass is precious, are you sure? He asked me repeatedly, but I told him it was fine.

Antonio-san showed me the guest room, and Ginjiro fell asleep again.

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“Oi, get up.”

The voice sounded familiar.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Master standing there.

“I fixed the shaved ice machine you asked me to fix.”

I woke up from sleep and don’t know what he is talking about.

I thought about it for a moment, but in the first place, I had lost my memory of yesterday.

I probably asked for it, since Master said so.

Ginjiro liked to drink and considered himself a strong drinker.

He didn’t like to cause trouble for others, and he had rarely lost his memory until now. ……

I don’t think I’m bothering him because everyone is treating me well, but I reflect on it because I’ve been losing my memory continuously these days.

“How much is the repair cost?”

I don’t remember asking him to repair it, but the blade was new.

Ginjiro thought it might cost a lot, but Master refused, saying he did not need the money.

Ginjiro did not think that the master would withdraw what he had once said, so he gave him a bottle of whiskey in exchange for the money.

“You idiot, if I get this, I won’t be able to get any work done.”

He was verbally angry, but I think he was pleased because Master was smiling.

“Oh, Ginjiro-chan, I was so worried about you.”

When I returned to Hungry Bear, Clara was worried about Ginjiro, who had not returned yesterday.

“I am sorry. I had drinks at Hartman-san yesterday and stayed the night, which is why I’m returning just now.”

Again, Ginjiro reflects on this.

He feels grateful to Clara, who is just concerned about him.

“Clara-san, I have something I’d like you to try, do you have a spare time?”

Ginjiro wanted everyone at Hungry Bear to try the shaved ice that had been so well received by Master and the others.

If it was popular here as well, he thought it would be a good idea for a food stand at the summer festival.

From the item box, he takes out the shaved ice machine, which was repaired by Master, as well as the ice blocks, syrups, and other items.

Hanz and Franz are looking at it with great interest.

Lutz, the eldest son, offered to help, so I asked him to spin it around and shave the ice.

Thanks to Master’s new blade, the shaved ice is soft and fluffy.

“Pour this syrup over the top and enjoy. You can also add condensed milk if you like. Bernie-san likes honey, so you can put honey on it, too.”

Bernie and Clara eat shaved ice with lots of honey.

Lutz, who helped them, started eating after he saw everyone else eating the delicious food.

Hanz and Franz were excited about how cold their mouths were.

They enjoyed their shaved ice with plenty of condensed milk or fruit on top for a refill.

Lutz said he would have liked to serve it in the cafeteria if ice was available, but since ice is very valuable in summer, he gave up on the idea.

Ginjiro got a good response and decided to serve shaved ice at a food stand at the summer festival.