Ingredient
Edible plant cultivation plant
What kind of place is that?
Are you planting plants in the soil?
If that's the case, the nutrients in that soil are completely controlled using some amazing technology that I don't really understand.
Is there such a thing as a completely clean plant, free from pests and diseases?
Or maybe they don't even use soil?
There were a number of holes in an object that looked like a metal plate.
Plants grow from it
Are the roots exposed on the underside and floating in the air constantly being sprayed with nutritious water?
"This is the edible plant cultivation plant!"
Detou Nee-san guides me down a long pure white hallway until we arrive at a green door.
"Here, hold that card key up against the black board over there."
There was a machine the size of my palm in the direction Nee-san was pointing.
"Umm, maybe like this?"
When I brought the card close, a short beep sounded.
Several cylinders stuck in the door are released.
After that, the green door opens with the sound of air being released.
"………Here?"
"That's right?"
There is no soil
There's no plank.
In fact, there are no plants
"You grow plants here, right?"
"That's right. Look there."
I look in the direction she told me to.
It's a pool filled with green liquid.
Yes, this is a plant.
"Algae?"
"I heard that the algae is actually a brown algae, a species of the order Bacteriaceae."
No, I don't want to know the name.
"What else are you growing?"
"I heard that this is the only one they grow?"
I see, this is the only thing they've grown.
"Oh, Detou and Ain were also here."
I can hear someone calling out to us from the side.
A person who looks exactly like Detou Nee-san.
It's Dean Nee-san.
"Onee-chan"
"Detou, Ain looks kind of tired... are you okay?"
"Ah, no, it was an unexpected sight…"
"Yes?"
"Detou Nee-san said that you don’t grow anything other than this plant. Is that true?"
"It's true. This bukuno is a completely edible plant that contains all the nutrients necessary for human consumption."
"Then what are the ingredients for everyday meals?"
"You mean the paste? It's all derived from Bukuno. Only the seasoning is synthetic seasoning, everything else is the same."
I see
I was vaguely aware of it, but maybe that clay just had a different flavor?
"…Hmm?"
"Ain, what’s wrong?"
I guess you could call it a preconceived notion.
It's very bland, but since it's such an amazing piece of equipment, I was imagining something like fully automatic control.
But that was betrayed by the sight in front of me.
"Is collecting algae done by hand?"
In front of our eyes, people are scooping up algae by hand.
Removing moisture with a net or something
"I heard that this plant is not very good for machines."
"I heard that metal rusts quickly."
Is that so? That's why it's done by hand.
The people working are lightly dressed.
I noticed that there was a pattern on the shoulder.
To everyone working
"Nee-san, what are the markings on those people’s shoulders?"
"That's the lot number."
"Ah, I see, Ain hasn’t seen the elves yet."
Elf
In the words I know, it sounds like a Homunculi.
It seems that all the chores and simple tasks are done by elves.
"They have quite white skin."
"We have removed all functions on the elves that aren’t necessary."
It's like a doll
One person among them
There was one person in particular that caught my eye.
So much so that I can't take your eyes off it...
"Ah! What? Did you like that girl?"
"T-that’s not it!"
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