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After being treated like a princess by Katharina and being asked about various things, the visit is over and I am back at my familys mansion.

She seems to be longing for a princess in a fairy tale, and she seems to have completely thought of me as that princess.

As I thought that I shouldnt destroy a childs dream, I answered the question while somewhat lying to her.

If she knows my real life, its too far from the image of a princess.

“Thank you for visiting for my sisters sake,” said Helmut as he thanked me.

During the visit, I had lunch with Katharina to observe her eating habits, but the amount she ate was small and the menu was almost always the same.

This is probably what Im looking for.

The true identity of the disease has been plaguing Katharina since childhood, isnt it malnutrition and a frail constitution caused by eating small and unbalanced meals

You might think that an aristocrat who should be wealthy, albeit on the lower end of the hierarchy, wouldnt suffer from malnutrition.

But, even in earths aristocrats, it seems that there were many patterns of illness due to unbalanced nutrition because they were choosy with their food and eating unhealthy amounts of it, rather than malnourishment from lack of food.

Nowadays, medical science and nutritional science have advanced greatly, and everyone knows that it is better to eat a well-balanced diet.

But medicine and nutrition were developed only a hundred or two hundred years ago.

It wasnt until around the end of the Meiji Period that vitamins were discovered, and those were an everyday item in modern Japan.

Of course, even before that, you had your grandmothers wisdom and folk remedies, such as what to eat at what time, and what to eat to make your body strong.

However, many superstitious things have no scientific basis, and there are many things that are completely ineffective or even counterproductive.

Of course, if youre a gluttonous aristocrat, you probably wont suffer from hunger, but on the contrary, since youre in a position to decide what you would or would not eat, you were probably plagued by illnesses and poor physical condition from bad diet, compared to commoners who just ate whatever they can and naturally maintained a balanced diet.

Looking at Katharinas meal today, Im certain that there is a problem with the menu.

There is no doubt that this poor menu for almost every meal is one of the causes of her poor health.

Perhaps other illnesses are eating away at Katharinas body.

I wouldnt know about those, but if I just improve her diet, she will definitely be better off than she is now.

However, it is difficult to say what to do.

Its not like Helmuts parents just thoughtlessly continued to make their daughter eat unbalanced meals.

They had probably already started to try to feed her other things and to begin with, they wouldnt know what to try to feed her to try and make her better.

From my feelings about her symptoms, I can theorize it would be better to let her take in protein, calcium, and vitamins.

There may be other things that are lacking, but its easier if I dont think about it too hard and just let her eat a well-balanced diet.

The question is, then, what is a balanced diet menu Things are different here than on Earth.

Not all ingredients and seasonings are exactly the same.

Without an ingredient list, I couldnt even tell exactly what nutrients Katharina was lacking.

If Katharina would eat anything, it would be fine to feed her something different every day if she just ate anything, instead of having a lot of likes and dislikes and very unbalanced meals.

She wouldnt be suffering from this weakness and malnutrition, to begin with, if it wasnt for that.

Next, even if I try to improve her malnutrition by feeding her various ingredients and seasonings, how do I get her to eat them She wont eat anything she doesnt like.

Also, I havent tested it, so I wouldnt know, but maybe she has some kind of allergy which is why she cant eat most things.

Instead of forcing her to eat anything, it may be necessary to research little by little and find out if she is a picky eater or if she cant eat things due to allergies.

After all, this world is overwhelmingly poor compared to Earth, no, compared to modern Japan, which had all of its needs overwhelmingly satisfied.

Even the spreads of the Margraves manor, of someone who is comparable to or even surpasses the Dukes, tends to be so deprived that it makes me sad.

There are no seasonings such as salt, sugar, oil like olive oil, vinegar such as wine vinegar, herbs and spices, and the wine used for stewing.

Im hardly in the kitchen either, so they might be using substitutes, but when I eat the food that is served at our home, thats all I can think of when I eat it.

Ive never even seen any sauces or even spices.

The fact that cooking and seasonings are well developed is proof of wealth.

In a country or world where there is nothing to eat that day, neither culinary arts nor seasoning will develop.

Im sure well be able to somehow find ways to eat things that are thought to be inedible, and the wisdom and technology related to food preservation will develop further, but enjoying meals is a luxury in itself.

Well, even with all that said, nothing will be solved if you just yearn for something you dont have.

Protein and calcium come from milk and eggs, and vitamins are from vegetables, fish, and pork.

Its just my imagination, so I dont know if its correct, but this is the image that comes to mind with my lay persons knowledge.

These are easily available in Japan.

If you collect such ingredients and cook various dishes so that you dont get bored, your malnutrition will eventually improve and your weak constitution will heal.

The problem is that in this world, they dont exist.

There are similar substitutes.

But there is no guarantee that they will be exactly the same.

For example, eggs from that same modern earth may count as different ingredients depending on whether they are chicken eggs or not.

The main ingredients may be similar, but since they are not exactly the same, even a dietitian cannot say which one is better or worse unless they know each ingredient.

And meat and vegetables can be managed to some extent.

Regardless of whether its the same thing as Earth, were not malnourished because we usually eat it, so were probably getting the necessary nutrients.

More importantly, the problem is the lack of access to high-quality, nutritious ingredients such as milk and chicken eggs, as well as fish.

Cooking methods and seasonings are important for Katharina to eat various ingredients, thanks to her choosiness.

Among them, it is very painful if I cant use nutritious and easy-to-use ingredients like milk and chicken eggs.

The width of my possible dishes is limited and I dont know any alternative nutrition sources.

I know there is something similar to a chicken egg.

Even in our home, it doesnt come out much.

Modern Japan is the only country in the modern world where hygiene is so thorough that chicken eggs can be eaten raw.

Its not that theres no custom of eating raw eggs in foreign countries, but rather that they dont eat raw eggs because they cant be safely eaten raw.

People may not believe that Japanese people eat raw eggs, even those from countries called the most advanced countries of the modern world cant do the same, but in this world thats probably far behind modern era technology, why would you even worry about raw eggs You dont even have them to start.

If it is freshly harvested in the morning at a nearby livestock farm, you would, but were at a state where theyre impossible to distribute to the wider public.

I basically cant leave my house.

Since I cant go out into town and look for ingredients, Ill ask Helmut and Isabella to gather ingredients from the town.

I go into the forest behind my house and look for natural ingredients.

I cant go out into town, but if I go deep into the forest, I wont say anything.

On the contrary, there were many times when I was forcibly tossed into it for training purposes.

Once I decided on my future plan, I felt a little better.

Lets sleep now and do our best from tomorrow.

Two weeks after I went to visit Katharina, I, no, we collected various ingredients and seasonings.

If I go into the kitchen without permission, the chef of the house will protest, so I ask Helmut and Isabella to buy various things and repeat the tasting in the outdoor kitchen made further inside the training ground behind the mansion.

Its not like Im a picky eater myself.

If you dont know what kind of ingredients and seasonings are available and what kind of taste they have, you cant cook.

So first taste it and then think about how to cook it.

Most of the seasonings available around here were just what I expected.

Vegetables are mostly similar to earth, so its not too much of a problem.

As for meat, if you translate it into modern Japanese, there is something called beef here.

However, this beef is different from the Wagyu beef and Holstein beef that you imagine in Japan.

On Earth, the closest expression would be “bison.”

With its splendid horns, huge physique, and ferocious personality, it is rather a dangerous animal that would rather attack first.

Its definitely different from the laid-back Holsteins youre imagining.

Of course, this Holstein is just in my imagination, and if you actually raise them, they become more ferocious than you think…

However, milk and chicken eggs are almost impossible to obtain.

There is milk other than cows milk, but I dont know if there is a problem with the necessary nutrients.

However, I want to use it regardless of the ingredients source because the menu will be very different depending on whether or not there is milk in the dish.

However, the amount isnt that large and it seems that it is not always available.

I have eggs, but I can only get fresh ones every morning at the place where I raise them.

There are only a few places in Carruzan where you can breed them, and even House Carruthers, the most powerful and prioritized family in the territory, cant get a place for them.

Thats why I decided to keep chickens myself.

Im also translating this into modern Japanese terms, so I call it a chicken, but its actually a little, no, quite different from the chickens of earth.

They were originally raised not for eggs but for their meat.

I bought a few live chickens before they are slaughtered and kept them in the coop I made in the forest behind our manor.

If this works, Id like to keep a cow, too, but its difficult to take care of them.

To tell the truth, Ive kept about the chicken issue and havent told Father.

No matter how much I can keep cows, it will be too big and Ill definitely be found out.

The coop is surrounded by walls all the way to the top.

Outside it, there is a space surrounded by fences, although the top there is not closed so that they can be left free.

When no one is watching, such as at night, I put them in the coop so that they are not attacked by natural predators or other animals, and in the morning, I or one of my attendants releases them and let them roam along the fence.

In this case, even if you dont have much knowledge, chickens will walk around and eat food on their own.

I asked Helmut and Isabella to inquire about simple breeding methods when they bought these chickens, but in the end, Im still an amateur.

Finally, I got almost everything I wanted: vegetables, meat, milk, and eggs.

Speaking of luxuries, I also wanted fish, but since the capital Carruzan is not near the sea, sea fish are rarely available.

If its a river fish, you can get it occasionally, but the fish caught near the town, somewhere downstream has a slightly strong smell.

Some of the fish upstream in the depths of the forest are better, but there arent many people who go to catch them, so they are rarely available.

Occasionally, I can get it while Im in the forest and forced to survive.

In any case, it is impossible to get it now or stably get it when I want it.

I have the prospects of cooking, so next time I have to go to Fathers office.

Until now, hes listened to my requests many times, but what about this time… I headed there while my heart was pounding, this feels like its going to be tough.

I came to my fathers office and stood in front of his desk.

Of course, Marius is also here today.

When Father calls me for some secret business, Im informed in advance, but when I visit of my own volition, theres almost always someone else there.

Well, its not inconvenient for Marius to hear it, so I dont have to worry about it.

“Father, Ive come with a request for you,” I said.

“…Is this request related to what you are secretly doing in the depths of the forest” Father asked.

Aah~……, it seems Ive been found out, after all… its not like I was trying to hide it, though.

The chickens may smell and cry loudly, so if youre just keeping them in a remote place and if youre trying to hide them, youd have to get serious about it.

One of the three of us was going deep into the forest to take care of them every day, so if you observe a bit, youll soon notice there are things deep in the forest.

“I could say that it has something to do with it, but… it was prepared because as a prerequisite for the request I am about to make now, so it has nothing to do with this,” I said.

“Oh… then what do you want” Father said.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at me.

I feel uncomfortable as if hes searching my heart, but I shouldnt panic or look away.

I calmly state my business.

“I want Helmuts sick sister, Katharina, to be treated at our house,” I said.

“Therefore, I have come to ask permission for Katharina to be given room and board.”

“Are you saying you can cure Helmuts younger sister, Flora” Father asked.

He did not make a clear yes or no with his reply.

If I make a mistake here, everything will be ruined.

I choose my words carefully so as not to make mistakes.

“I cant say for sure that she can be cured,” I said.

“But, there are ways to improve her condition.”

“Didnt the entirety of House Royce fall to cure their daughter” Father asked.

“How can you cure a disease that neither doctors nor healing wizards could treat, Flora”

House Royce would be Helmut and Katharinas family.

Helmuts full name would be “Helmut von Royce.”

“My idea is neither difficult nor unknown,” I said.

“Helmut and the others may have also thought of trying this method.

But for some reason, they appear to have given up.

I want to try myself and find a way to make it work.”

“Then what is this illness of hers” Father asked.

“You say that you will treat her in this mansion but wont it spread to our family”

Worrying about whether you will get sick means that you are thinking about what to do if I accept.

If this is the case, will I be able to get permission soon

“There is no name for the disease,” I said.

“If I had to give it one, I would saymalnutrition.

Its like poor health caused by an unbalanced diet, and if it continues for a long time, the body will weaken and other illnesses will occur.

Its not something you should just ignore because its a problem with the food you eat, so its not something you can spread to other people, and treatment will take a long time, but the patient should be able to gradually recover by improving their diet.”

“I see,” Father said.

“Such legends and customs certainly exist.

However, if you say that it will cure illness, it has not been proven.

And if you say that it can be cured by improving their diet, there is no need to bring her to our house.

You should tell House Royce about this and tell them to change their diets.”

Certainly, even in this world, there are folk remedies that treat food-related illnesses, such as grandmas bag of wisdom and superstitions.

In Japan, when you have a cold, there are pickled plums, green onions, and so to treat it.

There are very few people who fully believe in it, as the effects are not so clear and some seem to have no effect at all.

Its like a charm that only works once you get better.

Besides, as my father said, if she was malnourished, we dont have to bring Helmuts sister to our house to give her proper meals.

But they cant do that, so Im saying that I want to invite Katharina to our house.

“As I said earlier, even Helmuts family should have tried to improve their diet,” I said.

“But, that doesnt necessarily mean it will work and she will be cured, but because shes such a picky eater with such strong aversions to food, would she really just eat anything if you tell her to Thats why Katharinas unbalanced eating habits and malnutrition havent improved until now.

“And you think you can improve her condition if you bring her to our house and you feed her, Flora” Father asked.

“There are foods that humans need in order to live and grow.

If you dont eat them because you dont like them, like Katharina, you will lose your internal balance and become malnourished.

If its up to me, I can make Katharina eat the ingredients she needs.”

This is a half bluff.

Actually, I cant help but worry about whether the food Im thinking about will be enough to nourish her.

If its the ingredients of earth, I can think of a balanced meal menu to some extent, but its just a gamble whether its enough with the ingredients of this world where I dont even know what theyre made of.

But thats why I think I have to watch the symptoms and add accordingly.

I dont think there is anyone other than me who can think that far in this world.

And the food in this world is not very tasty.

Mostly just salty, or at best stewed with herbs and wine.

It may be different if its court cuisine, but even the table of the Margrave is at such a level that its not that much better than the commoners table.

If its me, I can make dishes with flavors that dont exist in this world, by referring to Earths cuisine.

Japanese parents also thought about various dishes that would make even picky eaters eat foods they disliked.

“I will allow it,” Father said.

“However, I will also have our familys doctor check the condition of House Royces daughter.

Please know that if her symptoms do not improve for a long time, I may send her home regardless of what you say.”

“Yes! Thank you, Father!” I said.

Hooray! Permission has been granted! I havent said anything to Helmut and Katharina, but I have to go tell them now!

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