Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, Volume 2


 
 
 Table of Contents
 
 Copyright
 Character Page
 Chapter 1: Medic Risurisu and Her Bread
 Chapter 2: Forest Crab Soup
 Chapter 3: The Dreadful Prison Cooking
 Chapter 4: Expensive Fruit (For the Griffin)
 Chapter 5: Fancy Shellfish Soup
 Chapter 6: A Giver of Chocolate
 Chapter 7: The Slave Elf and Mythical Beast Steamed Buns
 Chapter 8: The Unexpected Hunting Trip and Grilled Meat with Cheese
 Bonus Chapter: Expedition Cooking with Mell and Ulgus
 Afterword
 Other Series Pt. 1
 Other Series Pt. 2
 Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, Volume 2
 Mashimesa Emoto
 
 Translation by Emma Schumacker
 Illustration by Tera Akai
 Title Design by Arbash Mughal
 Editing by Elijah Baldwin and Charis Messier
 Proofreading by A.M. Perrone
 
 This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
 
 Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, Volume 2 
 ©2017 by Mashimesa Emoto
 Original Japanese edition published in Japan in 2017 by
 MICRO MAGAZINE, INC., Tokyo. 
 English translation rights arranged with
 MICRO MAGAZINE, INC., Tokyo.
 
 English translation ©2022 Cross Infinite World
 
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 Chapter 1: Medic Risurisu and Her Bread
 
 A few months had already passed since I moved from the Fore Elf Forest to the royal capital. Work was starting to come more naturally to me. At first, I was sure there was no way I’d be able to make it through any expeditions, but I was surprised to find out how much my knowledge gained from a life in the woods came in handy. I even felt a sense of accomplishment by being able to contribute to the team. My life as a knight wasn’t too shabby.
 But I never would have dreamed that those expeditions would provide me with opportunities to cook. It was quite difficult to think up nutritious meals and cook them at the campsites with what limited ingredients I could find. But all those worries faded away whenever the members of the Second Expeditionary Squadron tasted my meals and told me they were delicious.
 The brilliant work of my squadmates was what allowed me to devote my time to cooking for them. Yes, they were indeed brilliant, although they were also quite the group of characters…
 Captain Ludtink was always fearlessly cutting down monsters with his longsword. He had a rough way of speaking and the face of a bandit, but he was someone I knew I could trust.
 Vice Captain Velrey was a woman, but she had a beautiful style of fighting that utilized her dual blades and impressive speed. She was like a caring older sister who always looked after me.
 Garr, the wolfman, was the quiet sort of fellow, but he was kinder and more gentlemanly than any man I knew. He would always help me out and tell me to take breaks when I was running out of steam on expeditions.
 Ulgus, the archer, was one year younger than me—an outgoing, energetic young man. He never failed to praise my cooking as soon as he took a bite. I thought of him like a little brother.
 Finally, there was Zara. Despite his beautiful features, he cut down monsters with a long ax, earning him the nickname of the “Ferocious Ax-Wielding Prince.” We shared interests in embroidery and cooking, so we often spent our days off together. He was a shockingly gorgeous man with a hobby (or is it a lifestyle?) of cross-dressing.
 Together, these members made up the Second Expeditionary Squadron.
 🦀🦀🦀
 TODAY, once again, we were receiving orders from our glaring captain.
 “We’re going to Mount Nitron to exterminate monsters. Prepare enough supplies for three whole days.”
 Mount Nitron was a three-hour trip by horseback from the capital city. The landmark was sometimes called the “White Mountain” because of its many limestone deposits and white trees.
 “Mount Nitron has plants called ‘streese’ that make up its forests. They’re full of magical energy, but something out there’s been stripping their bark, so it’s up to us to inspect the scene and exterminate the enemy,” he continued to explain.
 It was said to be a primeval forest worshiped as a sacred ground throughout history—only now, some kind of thief was sneaking in to steal the bark.
 “The bark of these streese supposedly get used in all sorts of enchanted tools, so it fetches a nice price on the black market, although another unit’s already looking into that.”
 We were assigned this mission by the higher-ups of the Royal Order, who believed it was perfect for the “select elites of the Second Expeditionary Squadron.”
 “Be ready to depart in thirty minutes, all of you.”
 We saluted Captain Ludtink, accepting these orders, and separated to prepare for our journey.
 I first went to grab my bag of necessities. I found it and slung the bag over my shoulder—inside were shirts, undergarments, handkerchiefs, and other things I kept packed away. Next, I headed to the food storage shed outside our barracks and began to stuff a large sack full of food.
 Three days’ worth of rations was no easy feat to haul around.
 Zara showed up during the process to lend me a hand.
 “Oh, Melly! This looks