01x05 - Curry and Surviving the Winter

[bunniefuu]

light acoustic music]

[group gasping]

- It's finally done.

Our new house is complete!

Looking at it now, it is huge.

- Keep on digging deeper!

We're going to add a cellar!

- You want me to keep going?

- We need giant

support beams, too.

- And here comes the swing.

Fore!

Yep. I had an inkling it

would turn out like this,

but still.

- And Tia and I helped come up

with the new design.

Right?

- Of course!

We also addressed the requests

of the future residents

while you built.

- I'm a resident too, you know.

- It just wouldn't have

felt right, Hiraku,

if you didn't have

the nicest house here.

Let's tour the interior.

- [Hiraku] Whoa.

Looks a lot like the

house you live in, Lea.

- [Lea] Right now

we're in the main hall.

We designed it so that

everyone could gather here

and hang out.

And Hiraku, this is

your room here.

- Oh.

I like it.

- [Lea] And opposite your room

across the main hall is

the dining room!

- This is impressive.

- [Lea] There's a kitchen

in the back.

We even set up

more stoves outside.

- So this is the cellar, huh?

This will be great for

storing food and firewood.

- [Lu] I was hoping for

my own room!

- It was getting crowded with

all the people we have now.

- Looks like you

like your rooms.

- Yeah!

- So what's this room

over here then?

This one has a bolt lock

for some reason.

Why did they put one here?

I'll pretend

I didn't see that.

- It's really exciting

to finally see

your new house like this.

- I love everything about it.

[Hiraku laughs]

- Looking up at

that tree from here

makes it feel like

it's watching over us.

This house is great, Lea.

- Thank you for saying so.

After you've spent

the winter here,

I want you to tell me if you

feel any of its unsatisfactory,

so that we may fix it.

- As you wish.

There we go.

[Hiraku sighs]

In addition to my God statue,

I decided to make

some statues of my dogs.

I put them in front of the

entrances to the new homes.

Yeah. This is shaping up

pretty nicely.

[light upbeat music]

["Flower Ring" by Shino Shimoji

and Aya Suzaki plays]

- Hm.

This looks like

all the main ingredients.

- I overdid it out there,

and now I'm starving.

What are we eating

for our meal today?

- I'm going to try and see

if I can manage a new dish

we haven't tried.

- A new dish

we haven't tried yet?

- Yeah. It's a dish

called curry.

- [Lu] Hmm. I've never

heard of that.

- You're going to

try to make it?

Then does that mean

that this curry

is a difficult dish

to put together?

- Well, it can be easy, but

mastering it takes some work.

Usually you just add roux

to the pot and be done.

[both gasp]

- So that's the kinda stuff

you're into you?

- You savage!

- What are you talking about?

- Wow. I didn't know you planted

all these crop fields too.

- I've been working at it

bit by bit.

- [Tia] There are a lot of

plants here I don't recognize.

- Yep. That's because there

are a lot of plants here

that normally can't grow

in climates with snowfall.

With the almighty farming tool,

I can grow plants that

are really sensitive

to seasonal weather.

The almighty tool

really does it all.

Okay. Let's harvest the spices

we're gonna need for the curry.

First up is cumin.

- That's a cute sounding

name for a plant.

- It looks already dried out.

- Once the flower blooms,

the seed left behind makes

for a good spice and is most

responsible for curry's aroma.

- What a peculiar smell

this seed has.

- Next up is turmeric.

It's the thing that

gives curry its color.

The part we care about

is the root,

but the part that grows

above ground is pretty huge.

We dry out the root

and use that.

- [Lu And Tia] Dry out, dry out.

- [Hiraku] I ended up

asking the girls

to dry them out for me.

- Become dry, dry out!

- Magic is really handy.

Next, is coriander.

We grind the seeds up

in the powder to use.

- This one has a nice and

fresh fruit-like aroma.

- Yeah. The green leaves up top

are an herb called cilantro.

These always have

a potent aroma.

[wolf barks]

[wolves panting]

You want to eat this?

Well, I guess we like

different flavors.

- Did you see that?

- Yeah. That's a plant capable

of driving off inferno wolves.

I think that one will be

worth researching.

- Next we have black pepper

and cayenne peppers.

Great! These are all

the spices I'll need.

Wait, hold on.

I heard that girls think

guys who make their own curry

from scratch are

a pain in the a*s.

I wonder if that's really true.

[playful music]

All right.

This feels pretty authentic.

By the way.

Are you my only helper, Lea?

- [Lea] Yes. Lu and Tia said

they're busy with research.

They said something about

an all powerful

magical protection talisman?

- [Hiraku] Whatever.

We can handle it together.

- Yes.

[playful music]

- First, we start by heating up

rapeseed oil we extracted.

Then we go ahead and

add in the rabbit meat.

- Okay.

- While that's cooking,

we grind up all the spices

except for the cumin

into a powder.

- Is this enough for the meat

or does it need more time?

- It looks good.

Once you've got some

color on the meat,

take it off the heat

so it doesn't overcook.

Cook the cumin into

the leftover bits

and juices from the meat to

bring out the flavor and aroma.

Be careful not to burn them.

It's already starting to

smell like curry.

- Wow.

I've never smelled this before.

- Next, we need to focus on

sauteing the onions,

ginger, and garlic.

Smooth them around like so,

and then saute them

without burning them.

Now we add the diced tomatoes

and keep on sauteing everything.

- [Lea] Would you like

me to stir for a bit?

- [Hiraku] Thanks.

Once it's turned into a

nice paste, we can move on.

Spices in, boom.

We add salt, too.

Cook it a little more.

Then we add in the meat

and boiled soybeans

along with some water.

- It already smells delicious.

- [Hiraku] Now we let it simmer

until the meat gets soft.

- Do we just need to

wait for it now?

- Yeah.

We wait for it to cook.

I feel like I'm forgetting

something though.

What could it be?

[Hiraku gasps]

The naan!

- What is naan?

- It's naan, naan!

- It's naan, naan?

- [Hiraku] I was so focused

on the curry

that I forgot

about it completely.

Should I just make rice?

No. I want naan with this curry.

How many portions

do I need to make?

Me, Lu, Tia.

And if I add the elves, that

makes, well, it makes a lot.

It's the same recipe as bread

right up to where it rises.

The difference is that now

we roll the dough

out with a rolling pin.

- Right.

We're going to cook it now,

right, Hiraku?

- Yeah, that's right.

You're supposed to cook it

inside of the stove.

But I've seen people use

the outside of a pot before,

so we'll try that.

- What an interesting

little plant this herb

turned out to be.

- [Tia] It doesn't appear

to be poisonous.

- [Lu] What are they up to?

- I can smell

something appetizing

coming from over there.

And we haven't eaten yet today.

- Yeah, you're right.

- And here's the last one.

Great. And now for this.

It should be just about

done now.

- This is.

- [Tia] Curry, you said?

- [Lu] It's got a strange

color to it.

- [Tia] I'll need to work up a

little courage to try eating it.

- You don't need to be so shy.

I think it probably came out

pretty well.

You scoop up the curry

with the naan.

That's why it's flat like this.

Mm, it's great.

This is actual curry!

I can smell all the spices

throughout it.

- Oh, my!

This spiciness seems like

it could become addicting.

- The ratio of spices you use

changes the flavor, right?

This will definitely be

worth researching.

- Every bite I take makes you

want to eat even more of it.

- I'm so glad to hear you

all enjoyed it so much.

Well, it's got a

pretty unique taste,

so if you don't really like it,

there's no need to force

yourself to eat it.

Hey girls, would you mind

leaving a little curry

and naan for me too, please?

- Wow. It really does work!

- Well is is pretty spicy.

- I'm glad the

customers liked it,

but now I'm sold out.

This isn't the first time

it's happened.

- Wow, I'm stuffed.

- I definitely wanna

eat that again soon.

- [Lea] I've pretty much

memorized the recipe.

- [Lu] Let's change up how

much spice we use next time.

- [Hiraku] Well they

all liked it,

so I guess that's

what's important.

But still, eating just

a few bites of curry,

really makes you hungry.

Farming life

- [Lea] In Another

- World.

This year's winter

started to draw near.

Once the snow starts to fall,

we'll spend most of our days

inside the house.

We'll need to finish

our winter preparations

before that happens.

We should be all right

with this much firewood.

Hey! Zabuton!

I brought you something.

When it gets cold outside,

Zabuton hibernates at

the top of the tree.

Right. That's good.

I made sure to ask for extra

blankets ahead of time.

Thanks again!

We really needed these.

[hammer thudding]

Hey, good work.

- [Lea] You too, good work.

- Lea, along with the elves

are going to keep working

on the forge and some other

projects through the winter.

Huh?

I'm having Lu and Tia preserve

some food for the winter.

We season the meat,

then smoke it and dry it.

Kuro and the dogs won't

be able to hunt very well

during the winter

once it starts to snow.

That's why I want to stock up

on as much as possible.

[Tia yells]

Well, I think we'll be okay

as far as meat goes.

Right now, I'm working on a way

to preserve vegetables.

The vegetables go into

the boxes on top.

Then they're covered in a sheet,

and then we cover them

with snow.

It's called snow storage.

The bottom boxes collect water

from the snow to keep the

vegetables dry.

I'll try it out

as soon as it snows.

- Here I go!

I'm going to burn

all of you to ashes.

- [Tia] You're not

supposed to burn them!

- [Lu] I'm just messing around.

- I wish I could use magic.

[Hiraku yells]

Even though I knew it

wouldn't work,

watching them use magic

every day made me feel like

I needed to try it

for some reason.

I wonder why.

- Ignition may be

a low level spell,

but you still can't go and use

it without studying magic.

- Yeah, guess you're

right about that.

You all make it look so easy

that I just thought

maybe I could do it too.

I tried copying it,

but naturally, it didn't work.

- The golems Tia summons

are difficult to use even

among other magic users.

- [Hiraku] Then doesn't that

mean she's pretty amazing,

since she can summon a

bunch of them at once?

- Well, yeah, but I can do a lot

of cool magic too, you know?

- Of course, I know.

But still, you guys

are all amazing.

I'm glad that I have

you for help.

All I've been doing around here

is some garden work and cooking.

- What are you talking about?

You're the most

amazing one here.

- I am?

- Living out here like this for

as long as you have already,

that's not something

just anyone can do.

- If you say so.

- I do. No one's been able to do

something like this till now.

It's just you.

You're the only one that has.

- Really?

- Yep!

[light orchestral music]

- And so, winter had arrived.

The snow began piling up.

I think that's it.

We were spending

more time indoors,

so we needed things

to do for fun.

I started with

a classic, Reversi.

Then I built a chess set,

as well as a Majong set.

- Reversi?

- Yeah.

You play the game with

black and white pieces.

When you surround

the opponent's piece

you flip it to your color.

The game ends when

the board is filled

and whoever has

the most pieces wins.

Those are the rules.

- What a simple sounding game.

Is it really all that

fun to play then?

- How shortsighted of you.

It's the simple design

that allows

for complicated strategies

to be developed.

- You're right on.

It's amazing you know that

just from hearing the rules.

- It's nothing.

- Right!

I challenge you

to a game now, Tia.

- If that's what you desire.

After all, we've entered

a temporary truce,

since we started

living here together.

Then I suppose it's time

we settle the score.

- Let's try to relax some.

- [Lu] I'll be white.

- [Hiraku] That means Tia

gets to move first.

- [Lu] Uh Then I'm black!

- [Hiraku] Fine.

This is definitely a win

for the white team.

- Oh no! My hand just slipped!

- Lu's the type that

likes to hit the reset.

- Sorry about that, Tia.

Since we don't know where

the pieces were,

we'll just need to start over.

[Tia grunts]

What's that look for?

[fingers snap]

[Lu whimpers]

- [Hiraku] Pressing reset

doesn't work against her.

- Don't you find it embarrassing

to use your magic like that?

- Not as embarrassing

as flipping the board

because you think you're

about to lose the game.

You haven't learned

your lesson, have you?

- [Lu] We're playing

the best of three!

- Fine by me,

I accept your challenge.

- [Hiraku] ] It looks nice

and peaceful over there.

[Kuro's paw taps]

- What, here?

Oh, you're absolutely right.

- You're amazing, Kuro.

- He understands the rules?

You're actually playing

the game right.

At a glance, this seems cute,

but I can feel a terrifying

energy coming from them.

I better not challenge

any of them to a game.

- Ah, is your game done?

I'm sure I'm not gonna lose

to the dogs.

- Lu, I don't think

that's a good idea.

- Come on.

What do you say we play a round?

[Lu whimpering]

- [Hiraku] As I expected.

She didn't have the courage

to press the reset button.

Hmm.

- Let's see.

- [Hiraku] Even Kuro shouldn't

be able to fully understand

the game of Majong yet.

It's far too complicated.

- [Lea] This one?

- [Hiraku] It might seem

a little childish,

but I'm going to take

revenge for Lu now.

Riichi!

- [Lea] Ugh, then I call tsumo!

No, wait, I mean ron!

- [Tia] That's ron for me, too.

At least I think so.

- Double ron?

Wait, the yasume should save.

Huh?

Me? What?

Are you kidding me right now?

It's the 13 orphans?

- Hey isn't this hand

the one they call yakuman?

- It seemed complicated

at first,

but the game is pretty simple.

- [Lea] Let's see. Hiraku

doesn't have any points left,

so Kuro wins the game.

- Kuro, you're number one.

I figured playing only board

games all day wouldn't be good

for our health, so I built

a mini bowling set.

- Good luck, Hiraku.

- I'm definitely not just mad

that I lost at Majong.

Come on!

[all gasp]

- Eight pins, not bad.

- [Tia] The arsonist

and the serial k*ller

are really hard to

take down, aren't they?

- [Lea] The scam artist up

front is real tough, too.

- [Hiraku] These nasty sounding

titles are ones we've given

to each of the pins here.

They were just normal pins

I'd carved at first, but.

- Why must we hit them?

- Lu hit me with that question.

So I decided the best answer

was to take out the bad guys.

[pins clattering]

Yes!

- I'm up next!

- I don't know if it's

because they enjoyed the

simplicity of it,

but the bowling was

a big hit with them.

And so we spent our winter

inside together,

nice and cozy

while playing games.

And those days went by faster

than we thought they would.

[food bubbling]

The snow melted and spring came.

What a lovely morning.

It's gotten nice

and warm outside.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- [Tia] What are we

going to do today?

- There are a few things.

I just wanna finish

planting the crop soon.

I think it's time Zabuton

woke up from her hibernation.

We still have some

potatoes, right?

- [Tia] Yes, I believe so.

[hammer tapping]

- Based on the number of taps,

it should be coming

from this direction.

- Up there!

- Something big is headed here.

What is that thing?

A dragon?

- No, it's a wyvern!

- It can't be.

[intense music]

[wyvern roars]

["Feel the winds" by

Yui Hizuki plays]

[rustic music playing]