Mmmm! Delicious! (Part 2)

Hikari: Good afternoon! I’m Yonaguni Hikari! For today's cooking project, I'm going to make stollen!

Hikari: So, today's teacher is this person! Xue-sensei!

Xue: You're so energetic, even though the cameras aren't rolling......

Hikari: I'm practicing because I want to do a cooking broadcast one day! Of course, you'll have to be there, Xue! We'll definitely get buzz!

Xue: .............

Xue: ......Okay, I'm going to read out the recipe. Do as instructed. Don't worry about the quality of the shot.

Hikari: Did you make an edit point now?

Xue: You're making it for Germany, take it seriously. And call me Master Wang, not Xue-sensei.

Hikari: I understand, Xue-sensei!

Xue: ......Well whatever, first of all, prepare the dough, which will take time to ferment. You’re going to knead the dough using strong flour and yeast.

Hikari: Wow! It's fun, like playing with clay! Knead, knead, knead. Knead, knead, knead. Kitten. Meow.*

Xue: Concentrate. Once the dough is sticky, let it rest. They say it takes about 30 minutes.

Hikari: Should I sing a lullaby or something for the Dough-chan?

Xue: Do whatever you like.

Hikari: It's been half an hour! Good morning, Dough-chan!

Xue: I never thought you would really sing for 30 minutes......

Xue: Look, now it's time for the next stage. Mix all the ingredients. Tear off the dough and knead it.

Hikari: Eh!? I can't tear off the dough I’ve grown! Think about it from the dough's point of view!

Xue: The dough wants to be a delicious stollen!

Hikari: You’re right! Full power! Uoooooooh!

Xue: Hey, there's powder flying around!? Hold back a bit!

Hikari: S-Something's making my nose feel itchy....... Ah......Ah......Ahh-!

Xue: !?

Hikari: -ACHOO! Sorry, Xue, I sneezed!?

Hikari: Huh? That fabric is......?

Xue: J-Just in time...... 

Xue: You be careful! If I hadn't protected the bowl, we'd have had to start over!

Hikari: Thank goodness! Thank goodness Xue is here! Keep it up and push on to the next stage! Breakthrough!

Xue: I have a bad feeling about this......

Hikari: Oh, it smells good~! It's baked!

Xue: Somehow, we made it here safely...... It's a miracle......

Xue: I’m about to sieve the flour and crush the nuts to pieces...... Finally, I'm going to hold my hand over the oven to try and preheat it......

Hikari: Heating up the oven with the energy coming from both hands! It's a laugh-out-loud routine! Did you find it funny?

Xue: I can't handle the fact that you're so serious about everything else! I'll do the rest! Give me the powdered sugar and the sieve!

Hikari: Ehhh!? I want to finish it up with the powered sugaaaar!

Xue: You're going to sneeze and wreck it anyway! Sit down and do nothing!

Hikari: No, I'll definitely do it! I want Ramo-san to have a wonderful Christmas!

Xue: You're the reason Christmas is so far away! I mean, the powdered sugar is flying all over the place!

Hikari: M-My nose is starting to feel itchy......

Xue: Hold it in!

Hikari: ........................!

Hikari: ......Phew. That was a close one............

Xue: Damn you, you......cut it out.......

Hikari: ......I know I'm causing trouble. But I want to do the finishing touches properly.

Hikari: Ramo-san always works harder for other people’s sake than her own. Like with the stollen, she only thinks about making others happy.

Xue: .............

Hikari: So this time, I want Ramo-san to be happy.

Hikari: Also, I want Xue to be happy as well.

Xue: Why do appear?

Hikari: I would never have got as far if I was baking it on my own! That's why I'm going to finish the stollen for you!

Xue: I think it will turn out better if I do it myself, right?

Hikari: I know that. But I want to do it!

Hikari: ......Is it no good?

Xue: ......Well, I wouldn't have even thought of making it without you. You're in charge Hikari, sprinkle the powdered sugar carefully.

Hikari: Yeah, I'll be careful! I'll go slowly!

Hikari: .........................

Xue: .........................

Hikari: ......Done, done! It's done! This is perfect! The perfect stollen!

Xue: Well, it's a passing score for our first time. But it looks delicious......I'm getting hungry......

Ramona: Oh! I knew it was the smell of stollen! You really baked some then?

Hikari: Ramo-san, nice timing! I was just about to call you now it’s baked!

Xue: By the way, I made most of it myself!

Ramona: Thank you, you two. I'm looking forward to eating it in a week's time.

Hikari, Xue: Eh!?

Ramona: Don't you know? Stollen takes a week before it's ready to eat. The more time you let it sit, the more delicious it will become.

Hikari: W-What should I do? I can't sing lullabies that often!?

Xue: You don't have to sing in the first place! What's the point of putting it to sleep in the first place!?

Xue: It's not written in the recipe-

Xue: -Are you kidding me!? It says, "It tastes better if you let it rest." It's written under the finished photo! In really small letters!

Ramona: So I'll leave you to it. But, thanks to you I can feel the joy of Christmas approaching once more. It makes my heart dance. Ha ha ha!

Xue: I went to a lot of trouble to make this. I thought I could eat it......!

Hikari: I can't wait a week~!!!

*'Knead' is 'kone', Hikari turns it into 'koneko' after a few times.

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Pub: 26 Mar 2024 07:24 UTC
Edit: 26 Mar 2024 08:50 UTC
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