The Winter Promise

Chapter 24: A Dish on the Cloud.

Beautiful scenery, fresh air, and wind that blows, making the atmosphere at Sunrise camp feel very comfortable and peaceful. If only I had come here alone to calm down it wouldn't have been bad either.

“Oi Mar, what are you doing there? Let's find a place to set up a tent!”

Riki called out to me who was enjoying the peace even though it had only been a moment.

“Iya! In a moment.”

I also saw my watch and the time was two o'clock in the afternoon past fifteen minutes. It seems that I have to quickly set up a tent and perform prayers.

We were looking for a place to set up a tent together. Even though there was a lot of empty land

to set up a tent, but we chose a place that has a beautiful view. So we didn't have to go all the way to see the sights.

“How about here?”

Riki suggested one place to me and Maul.

“Can only.”

Without further ado Maul approves of the place.

I still thought for a while and looked around to see if this place was a perfect fit for us.

Beautiful scenery, sloping ground surface and not too hard, and not far from the tree. This place is perfect for setting up a tent.

“Ok, I agree here.”

“Then the men help me set up a tent, while the girls please cook for lunch.”

Riki directly gave instructions to us.

“Good Sir!”

We all started doing our own jobs.

I opened my bag to take the two tents inside, and then I distributed the other tent to Riki so he could set it up.

“Woah! So many vegetables you carry in your bag!”

I was shocked when I saw the contents of the bag that Riki was carrying. Because in addition to sleeping bags and mattresses, he also brought a large amount of vegetables for people who want to go hiking.

“When did you buy that vegetable? I guess the time in the terminal, I didn't see any of those vegetables in your bag.”

“I bought it when we were at basecamp.”

“Then who processed all that? You know, I was so lazy to cook something complicated while on the mountain.”

Because it's so troublesome.

“Just relax Mar, we're not climbing alone this time. We leave this to the girls.”

Riki told me to look at the girls who were cooking not far from us. I also saw Miyuki and Rina who were busy cutting the vegetables just chatting.

Hee. It turns out Miyuki can cook too. I guess a princess like her can't cook because it's too

spoiled by both parents.

“Hey both of you!... Your hands stop.”

Maul looked at us very upset because we were busy talking while she was struggling to build a tent.

We also continue our work.

5 Minutes later…

“Fuuih.. Finally finished.”

I wiped the sweat on my eel and looked at the tent I had just set up so proudly.

“What do we do next?”

Maul asked Riki who was putting her bag into the tent.

“Looks like I want to pray first, already want ashar because.”

“You are right too, we do it in congregation only. Let's hurry!”

Maul suggested it to Riki.

“Ok! Mar you're the priest!”

“Why should I? Don't you yourself can too.”

“If for a business like this you better be the priest.”

“Good.”

And also if for this kind of business I don't like to argue a lot.

We also took the prayer mat in our bag and we immediately approached the girls to take a bottle of mineral water for us to use ablution.

“Where are you going?”

Miyuki asked the three of us.

“We want to pray.”

“Oh so.”

And we went to one of the big trees that were there for ablution. We strive to use water as minimally as possible for ablution purposes. Because the water we bring is not much and we have to save it until it goes down tomorrow afternoon. At least as long as the part to be washed is already exposed to water, that is enough.

At first Riki advised me to do tayamum, but somehow I was more sure if wudu by using water.

After doing the dzuhur prayer which continued with the mushrooming of the ashar prayer, we immediately joined the girls who were cooking.

“That they're done.”

Miyuki was waiting for us.

“What's up?”

“Can you guys help me cook rice? I'm not used to cooking rice using the stove.”

“Take it easy, if that leave it to me.”

Riki looks very confident, indeed if the business of cooking rice by using a stove is the expertise of Riki, because he is used to it.

“Then, we go for a while to pray yes... Come Rin!”

“Hum!”

Miyuki and Rina left us and headed towards their tent.

“You didn't pray Kirana?”

I saw Kirana who was still sitting and busy with her work.

“I'm not praying.”

“OK..”.

While waiting for Riki to cook the rice, I gathered the logistics we brought and tidied it together.

Waitaminute! Something caught my attention.

“This hard who brought it?”

I picked up one of the plastic bags containing rice that was different from the other rice.

“Now, do you know Mul?”

“I don't know.”

Riki and Maul do not know whose rice it is.

“What's Why Amar?”

Kirana asked me in wonder.

“It's okay, it's just that this rice is very different from the others.”

“Yes, you're right Mar!”

A curious maul came up to me and saw the rice as well.

“It looks like this rice is bigger and shorter.”

Maul took a handful of rice in her right hand.

“What are you two doing with my rice?”

Miyuki and Rina who had finished praying immediately joined us. Miyuki looked confused to see me and Maul who were holding the rice.

“So this rice is yours?”

“Yes, this is rice that is often used in my house.”

“What strange frying pan is also yours?”

I pointed at a box-shaped frying pan that had just been used.

“Do not call it weird, this skillet is commonly used to make tamagoyaki.”

Miyuki looks shy the skillet she brought I call weird.

Wait, tamagoyaki? What kind of food is that.

“Do you make tamagoyaki for this lunch?”

“What is it? New type food?”

I asked Maul who seemed to know what the food was.

“You didn't know it was Mar? It was a typical Japanese omelet.”

Oh. just an omelet.

“Asik, I can finally taste Japanese cuisine here.”

Maul is very happy.

“I also brought nori. If you like, tomorrow morning for breakfast I will make you onigini. As long as someone cooks rice for me.”

Nori's? The onigiri? What other food is that? He ate something I never ate.

“Just relax, I'll cook rice for you.”

Riki accepts Miyuki's request.

“Thank you.”

I don't know about the climb this time. Too many abnormal things are happening right now. Carry lots of vegetables, tamagoyaki, nori, and onigiri. I didn't find the impression of climbing at all from all that.

“What's Ar? You look so tired.”

Lina asked me who was trying to accept all of this.

“I can't find anything normal here.”

“Normal? Can't you cook while you're climbing?”

“That's not what I'm worried about. Usually when we are climbing, we usually cook instant food. Like instant noodles, nuggets, or any other instant thing.”

“I'm sorry to hear that.”

Lina was a little surprised to hear my words. Why is he grieving anyway. Is he trying to pity me for not eating good food.

It is true, on a mountain like this we must eat whatever we bring from below to keep our bodies warm and energetic. Even the instant noodle taste is not as good as usual when you cook it on the mountain. I don't know what's going on, whether it's because of the cold that's affecting the cooking or it's us that can't make the cooking taste good, but I think that's the real essence of mountain climbing.

“Soyal yesterday I heard from Miyuki when she went to the convenience store, she has never eaten instant noodles at all.”

“Create that? I just found out there are people in this era who have never eaten instant noodles.”

I was shocked after hearing Rina say about it. You know for yourself, there can't be anyone

who have never eaten instant noodles in this day and age. The taste is good, the price is cheap, and the manufacturing process is not too complicated to make this food is the favorite food of everyone from all classes.

“You two, hurry up here. The food is ready.”

Miyuki called us who were talking.

“Let's eat first.”

“Yup!”

We joined them and got ready for lunch. Even though the time was already showing at half-three in the afternoon, we still called it lunch.

I saw the menu there. There was only rice and an omelet that Maul said just now.

So this is called tamagoyaki, looks like an omelet rolled up. Just a moment, isn't it

did they cut vegetables? Where were all the vegetables that were cut.

I did not see the vegetable menu in the slightest there, not even the omelet in front of me

there are even a few vegetables.

“All right, please eat no shame.”

Miyuki invited us to eat her food.

“Then, let's eat.”

We also started eating the food that was served. I also just realized that the rice on my plate is quite a lot. At least with the nesting size he had, it should take three times of cooking to get this much rice.

Never mind, why do I think about it. It's better now that I taste the cooking from Miyuki. Let's see if this cuisine is as good as it looks.

I also tried the tamagoyaki he made, and prepared for the first bite.

Uhmm.. It's delicious! Although it tastes like an omelet, but there is a little other mixture in it. It's not just salty, but it's sweet and savory when you bite the omelet. Did he mix it with milk and sugar? Maybe when I get home, I'll try to make it.

“This is delicious.”

“Iya! I just felt an omelet like this.”

Riki and Kirana praised Miyuki's cooking.

“I'm grateful to be able to eat this here.”

Maul is over-exaggerated in praising Miyuki's cooking.

“It's delicious!”

“Thank you Rin.”

Miyuki looks happy that her cooking is being praised by her friends.

“How does Mar feel?”

Miyuki asked about the taste of her cooking to me.

“..Well.. It's good.”

“This you, if it seems good don't be shy.”

I was a little embarrassed when I heard that from Miyuki. I can't believe he knows what I really feel. He seems to believe in his cooking skills.

I looked a little at the mountains in front of me. Although this holiday there are some people who I think are troublesome and one person is the source of the problem. But I don't think this holiday will be as troublesome as before. It seems like tonight I can enjoy the stars very quietly.

“By the way what will we do after this?”

Rina asked the cool-looking RIki who was eating her food.

“Free, whatever you want to do. Anyway we're here for a vacation, so just enjoy your time.”

Good Rik, that's exactly what I want.

“I want to take a walk around here.”

Miyuki looks very excited and can't wait to explore this place.

“I also.”

“Ya, I'm also the same.”

Kirana and Lina seemed to feel the same way as well.

“It doesn't matter, but don't go too far.”

“Siap Boss.”

Miyuki agreed to the warning given by Riki.

“Mar, you keep watch over them.”

“Why should I keep watch where are you going?”

“I want to sleep first.”

I saw Riki's eyes with pretty big eye bags.

“Why don't Maul just keep up? I'm going to sleep too.”

“Sorry, I'm also sleepy.”

Maul also looks very sleepy, from earlier she always yawns continuously.

“This time..”.

“Just relax Mar, we can take care of ourselves kok.”

Miyuki was trying to convince me that I could sleep with them as well.

“Iya Ar, we are not little children anymore.”

“True what Sister Rina said, you are too worried Riki.”

It seems like this time it was me who had to give up on the two of them. I don't think they've slept from last night.

“Alright, I'll keep an eye on them.”

“Already Mar, you can sleep together with them.”

Miyuki's still trying to keep me from worrying.

“No, at least I'll keep watch here to watch you guys. It would be dangerous to let you

walk around this place alone. I don't want troublesome things to happen while I'm asleep.”

“Alright then, please help.”

The truth is, I myself need sleep to rest.

the End Chapter 24